—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 29. 1976 THE OLD MAY 31-JUNE 6, 1976 One could stand to be fanned. Keep fresh water before vour wild birds Henrv Ford tried his car June 4 1896 First quarter of the moon June 5 Memorial Dav Mav 31 Average length of davs for the week 15 hours, 10 minutes Snow in the Midwest this week in 1946 Battle ot Midway began June 5, 1942 Better to he alone than in bad company Ask the Old Farmer: An old will ex ecuted in Rhode Island gave a "flock bed" to one son Just what did he get 7 L IJ, Providence Not all old bed s were stuffed until leathers Some were ‘•luffed with flock ' which was odds and ends of wool combines Unt and so on Not a fancy article Home Hints To restore whiteness to dis colored handkerchiefs put them in cold water with a pinch of cream ot tartar OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Week begins and ends sunnv and very warm, cooler with light rain midweek Greater New York-New Jersey: Early part of week mostly sunnv and warm except for some morning fog, light showers over the weekend Middle Atlantic Coastal: Partly cloudy and warm most ol week, rainy and thunderstorms on weekend Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Generally cloudy cool and rainy all week, ram becomes heavy inland over weekend Florida: Week begins sunnv and hot in north, then showers by midweek, frequently heavy rain and warm all week in south Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Early week sunnv and hot in west, sunny and mild in east, then hot, intermittent showers most of week Greater Ohio Valley: Mostly sunnv and very hot all week, some thundershowers over weekend Deep South: Very hot to start, then showers, frequent in north and central, bv midweek, heavy rain weekend Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Sunnv hot and dry all week in the east, showers in west over weekend Northern Great Lakes: Early week sonny and hot with scattered showers, rainy in west and central latter part Central Great Plains: Beginning of week partly cloudy and hot, then some showers bv midweek, heavy in north continuing through latter part Texas-Oklahoma: Week begins variable, with a few showers, lat ter part of week partly cloudy and normal in south, hot in north Rocky Mountain; Partly cloudy and some light rain to start, then mild in north and south and warmer in central Southwest Desert: Mostly cloudv and cooler in west all week, showers midweek, normal temperatures in east Pacific Northwest: Moderate rain in south to start, then pleasant, light rain and cool temperatures at end of week California: Week begins cloudv and cooler than normal, some ram through weekend (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin NH 03444) 8 Martinsburg, PA May 24,1976 CATTLE 198. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows weak to $1 lower, spots $2 lower. Few Good slaughter steers 39.00- 39.50, Standard 33.00-37.00, few Utility 30.25-32.50. Choice slaughter heifers 36.10- Good 33.25-36.10, Standard 31.00-33.10. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 30.00-31.85, one at 33.00, Cutters 28.10- 30.50, Canners 24.50-28.00. One Choice slaughter bullock at 37.25, few Standard 32.00- 36.25, few Utility 26.35-32.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1360- 1720 lbs. slaughter bulls 35.10- few yield grade No. 2 1560-1950 lbs. 37.25- 38.60. Few Good 400-600 lbs. feeder steers 31.50-36.75, Medium 300-600 lbs. 21.00- 30.00; Good 400-600 lbs. feeder heifers 25.00-29.50, Medium 300-600 lbs. 22.00- 27.00; Medium 400-600 lbs. feeder bulls 19.00-27.25. Omaha Cattle May 27,1976 Weekly 51 Cattle compared with the previous weeks close. Slaughter steers 25-75 cents higher through mid week, and limited late sales 1.50-2.00 higher under an agressive demand. Heifers 50-75 cents higher at mid week, closing sales 1.00-1.25 up. COWS: Closed 2.00-3.00 lower and bulls fully 1.00-2.00 lower. Fleshy two-way feeder steers firm to 50 cents higher. Four day receipts 14,800 as compared 15,100 previous week and 15,200 a year ago, STEERS: Several loads Choice 3 1050-1150 lbs. 40.75- 41.00 early. At midweek, load Choice with end Prime 3-4 1283 lbs. 39.50 and load high- Choice and Prime 4 with few 5 1299 lbs. 38.25. Inn closings trade load Choice with end Prime 3 1234 lbs. 41.75, several loads Choice 2-4 1000- 1225 lbs. 40.0041.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 975-1225 lbs. 39.0040.00. Good 2-3 Martinsburg Auction CALVES 267. Vealers uneven. One Prime vealer at 74.50, Choice 64.00-69.00, Good 60.00-65.00, Standard 48.50-54.00, few Utility 110- 125 lbs. 46.00-49.00,90-110 lbs. 41.0047.00. 70-85 lbs. 36.00- 44.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 44.00-58.00; holstein heifers 80-105 lbs. 44.0049.00. HOGS 281. Barrows & Gilts fully $2 higher. Few US No. 1-2 220-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.00-52.50, No. 1-3 190- 235 lbs. 51.50-52.40, No. 2-3 185-245 lbs. 49.90-51.50, few No. 24 250-280 lbs. 46.50- 48.00. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 40.5042.75, No. 2-3 300- 550 lbs. 38.0041.00. Boars 30.5044.00. FEEDER PIGS 114. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-30.50 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 30.00-40.00 per head. SHEEP 15. Few Choice 35- 55 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 51.50-54.50. Slaughter ewes 12.00-15.00. 37.50-39.50. Standard and low-Good 2-3 36.50-37.50. Average of LS-214, detailed quotations, for Choice 900-1100 lb. steers this week 40.25, Choice 1100-1300 lbs. 39.95. Average weight steers this week 1151 lbs. as compared 1126 lbs. previous week. Average weight heifers this week 983 lbs. as compared 999 lbs. previous week. HEIFERS: Several loads Choice and Prime 3-4 1000- 1175 lbs. 39.00-40.00 at midweek. Closing sales Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs. 38.75- 40.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-975 lbs. 37.50- 39.00. Good 2-3 36.50-37.50. Small lots Standard and Good 2-3 35.00-36.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-3 26.50-29.00, a few smooth commercial heiferette type 30.50. Canner and Cutter 21.50-26.00. Mixed Cutter and Low-Utility 26.25- 27.00. BULLS: Few 1-2 1300-1700 lbs. 33.00-36.50, several in dividual 140.0041.00 earlier. Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. 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Few Prime vealers 72.00- Choice 56.00- 67.00, Good 46.00-57.00, Standard 42.0048.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 40.0044.00, 80-85 lbs. 35.0040.00. Farm calves, beef cross bulls & heifers 75- 105 lbs. 40.0081.00. FEEDER PIGS 127. US No. 1-3 2040 lbs. feeder pigs 35.00- per head. SHEEP 3. Few Choice 100- 120 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 44.50-51.50. Peoria May 27 Weekly Summary Cattle Receipts This Week Last Week ■Year Ago 4600 4900 4200 Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers and heifers steady, instances 50 higher. Cows mostly 1.00 lower. Bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Receipts about 70 percent slaughter heifers, 25 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 3-4 1100- 1325 lbs. early 40.25-41.50, late 39.75-40.75, yield grade 4 1300-1400 lbs. 38.00-40.00; Choice 2-4 950-1370 lbs. Monday 40.00-51.50, half-load 42.00; late 39.00-40.00; mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300 lbs. 37.50-39.00; Good 2-3 36.00-37.50. 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