Livestock market and auction news
Middleburg
Middleburg, Pa.
September 14
CATTLE 393. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market:
Now is the time
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safety conscious at all times.
Be safe and not sorry.
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TO INTRODUCE CORN
SILAGE GRADUALLY
Dairymen can avoid com
silage feeding problems by
gradually introducing their
cows to corn silage. Both the
rumen and the lining must
adjust to a major change m
ration such as the in
troduction of new corn
silage. This may require a
period of 24 weeks or more.
This means that corn
Fsilage should be fed in
limited amounts when silos
are first opened. Start with
levels of 20-30 pounds per
head daily and increase
gradually to a full-feed at the
end of several weeks. Less
digestive problems and
fewer production slumps
may occur when this
practice is followed.
Under normal cir
cumstances silage is ready
for feeding within 8-14 days
after ensiling. One of the
main problems that happens
when feeding too early is
that the silage is in the
heating stage. This can
reduce intake and may make
the animals more suscep
table to digestive problems.
ADVANCED AGRICULTURE, INC.'s 2nd ANNUAL FIELD DAY
★ DEMONSTRATIONS OF EQUIPMENT *
SEE THE MOST ADVANCED - PRACTICAL - ECONOMICAL TILLAGE SYSTEMS DEVELOPED FOR PENNSYLVANIA
OFFSET DISCS - DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHISELS - RIDGERS
LEARN FROM THE LEADERS IN AGRICULTURAL THINKING. AND SOME OF THE CONCEPTS WHICH MAKE FOR MORE PROFITABLE FARMING.
TALK BY INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST.
AERIAL SEEDING DEMONSTRATION BY AG ROTORS HELICOPTERS
High Choice and- Prime
slaughter steers 38.00-39.60,
Choice 24,900-1250 lbs. 36.50-
38.25, Good 33.75-36.25,
TO WATER SHALLOW
ROOTED PLANTS
The plants with shallow
roots - such as azaleas,
rhododendrons, mountain
laurel and flowering
dogwood need frequent
waterings. And it’s a good
idea to continue watering
these plants on a regular
basis until the ground
freezes in the fall.
A shallow-rooted plant has
most of its root system in the
upper three to five inches of
the soil. Since this is the first
layer to dry out, it’s very
important that the plants
receive at least an inch of
water each week throughout
the season.
Also, the more water your
plants can take up before the
ground freezes, the better
they will withstand the
winter conditions. Keep in
mind that when the ground
does freeze, there will be no
free water for the plants to
take up. But even though the
ground is frozen, the parts of
die plant above ground will
continue to lose water. For
this reason it’s important to
have as much water in the
plants as possible before
winter sets in.
1:00 P.M.
* FARM TOUR *
* EXPLANATION OF PRACTICES *
MILFORD MAST
ELVERSON, PA.
SEE THE RESULTS OF THE ADVANCED AG PROGRAM
• FALL FERTILITY & DECAY SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
• TILLAGE & TIMING
• COVER CROPS - WHY - WHEN & HOW
Standard 31.00-33.75, Utility
27.50- Choice slaughter
heifers 34.75-39.50, Good
32.50- Standard
30.50- Utility 25.00-
30.50. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 25.25-28.10, Cutters
24.50- Canners 22.00-
24.00, Shells down to 20.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks
34.50- Good 32.75-34.50,
Standard 32.00-33.00, Utility
30.00-32.00. Yield Grade No.
1, 1000-1650 lbs. slaughter
bulls 31.50-36.10, Yield Grade
No. 2 800-1250 lbs. 26.75-31.75.
Good and Choice 300-500 lbs.
feeder steers 35.0042.50.
CALVES 204. Prime
vealers 58.50-61.00, Choice
50.00-58.00, Good 42.0048.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 35.0040.00, Standard and
Good 90-120 lbs. 24.00-32.00,
Standard 22.00-24.50. Farm
Calves; Holstein bulls 90-110
lbs. 32.0045.00.
HOGS 568. US No. 1-2 200-
225 lbs. barrows and gilts
42.5043.35, No. 1-3 200-235
lbs. 42.1042.50, No. 2-3 185-
260 lbs. 41.5042.00. US No. 1-3
350-650 lbs. sows 33.75-39.00.
Boars 26.00-35.75.
FEEDER PIGS 169. US
Farm Calendar
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Harrisburg Farm Show
Building.
Alfalfa forage field day, 1
p.m. at Keystone
Dehydrator Farm, two
miles north of Route 22
off Route 512, near
Ackerman Grove,
Northampton County.
CONDUCTED BY DONALD SCHREIFER AND STUART HARNISH
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1976
215-286-9118
RAIN OR SHINE
YOUR 1977 GROWING YEAR STARTS THE DAY AFTER THIS YEAR’S HARVEST.
FARM
WHAT YOU DO NOW IS IMPORTANT.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Sept. 16,1976
Same day last week 6,868.
Moderately active, feeder
cattle and calves generally
steady with the weeks
declines or mostly 2.00-3.00
lower compared to late last
week; majority receipts
Mixed Good and Choice and
Choice 400-800 lb. steers and
400-650 lb. heifers; farily
large attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS;
Choice 350-500 lb. 39.0040.50,
two small lots Choice and
Prime 367431 lb. at 42.50;
Choice 500-600 lb. 34.75-37.00;
600-850 lb. 33.75-35.30, largely
34.00-35.00; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 lb. 34.25-39.25;
500-600 lb. 33.00-35.00; 600-900
lb. 32.25-34.00; Good 350-700
lb. 30.50-33.25; Few Good 710-
725 lb. Holstein Steers 27.25-
30.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 390-500 lb. 29.00’32.80;
500-705 lb. 29.75-32.60; Mixed
Good and Choice 400-660 lb.
27.25-28.75; Good 360-700 lb.
24.50-27.25.
For the week: Compared
to late last week: feeder
cattle and calves mostly 2.00-
No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
22.00-28.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-50 lbs. 30.00-36.50, lot No.
1-3 60 lbs. at 50.50 per head,
few Utility 10-15 lbs. 15.00-
20.00 per head.
SHEEP 17. Choice 80-110
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
40.0045.00.
* DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF
TILLAGE & FERTILITY MANAGEMENT *
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL STUART HARNISH 215469-6396
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 18,1976
SPECIAL YEARLING
SALE
Wednesday, Sept. 15,1976
There were 789 head sold.
All steers and heifers were
graded by Representatives
of the VDAC’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDAC standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
STEERS
Choice 500-700 lbs. 38.00-
39.00; 700-800 lbs. 35.75-38.00;
800-1000 lbs. 34.25-37.00.
Good 500-700 lbs. 34.00-
39.00 ; 700-800 lbs. 35.75-38.25;
800-1000 lbs. 34.50-37.25.
Medium 500-700 lbs. 28.75-
31.50; 700800 lbs. 31.00-32.00;
800-1000 lbs. 30.0032.00.
Common 500-700 lbs. 26.50-
28.75 ; 700800 lbs. 27.5030.00.
Short All weights 30.00-
37.50.
HEIFERS
Choice 500600 lbs. 25.75-
29.75; 600-700 lbs. 27.00-27.50.
Good 500600 lbs. 27.00-
30.00; 600-700 lbs. 26.85-29.00.
Medium 500600 lbs. 18.25-
23.00; 600-700 lbs. 20.6023.10.
3.00 lower; slaughter cows
under pressure and 50-cents
to 1.00 lower; bulls lost the
early advance to close
steady to weak. Salable
receipts near 22,000 head
compared to 16,110 for the
holiday shortened period last
week and 25,548 the same
week a year ago. Cows and
bulls near 15 percent cattle
receipts, feeders 84 percent
of the total.
7:30 P.M.
* SLIDE PRESENTATION *
Iverson
A,
X.,
South of railroad
★ MAST FARM :
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Yearling Sale
SPECIAL
YEARLING SALE
Hollins, Va.
September 9
There were 2,006 head
sold. All steers were graded
by Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDAC
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
Choice 500-600 lbs. $37.75-
39.00; 605-700 lbs. $40.00-
41.00; 705600 lbs. $36.75-
41.75; 805-900 lbs. $35.80-
37.40; 905-1000 lbs. $34.30-
36.50; 1005-1100 lbs. $32.90-
34.25.
Good 500-600 lbs
38.75; 605-700 lbs.
40.75; 705-800 lbs.
39.50; 805-900 lbs.
37.00; 905-1000 lbs.
34.30; 1005-1100 lbs.
32.50.
Medium 500-600 lbs. $34.00-
37.25 ; 605-700 lbs. $35.50-
36.50; 705-800 lbs. $33.30-
35.00; 805-900 lbs. $32.75-
33.80; 905-1000 lbs. $30.60-
31.75.
Common 500-600 lbs.
$28.00-30.50; 605-700 lbs.
$30.25; 705-800 lbs. $29.10-
30.30; 805-900 lbs. $27.30.
Short 600-700 lbs. $31.00-
34.50; 705-800 lbs. $30.25-
32.50.
Belief's Air Strip,
Call Ahead
For Pickup.
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STEERS:
$34.75-
$36.25-
$35.00-
$35.50-
$33.00-
$31.25-
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