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DEC. 20-26, 1976
Merry Christmas to all!
Winter begins Dec 21 at 12 36 PM First gorilla born in cap
tivity Dec 22,1956 New moon Dec 20 Many leaves still on
trees, expect a long winter freeze Average length of days for the
week, 9 hours, 2 minutes Plymouth Rock landing Dec 21,1620
Silent Night composed Dec 24, 1818 The great matt is he who
does not lose his child's heart
Home Hints* Use a net bag like the ones
oranges or onions come in for the babv's bath tovs Hang it on a hook on the
back of the bathroom door, and the tovs will 3ur-dry
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Three inches snow to start, then sunnv and less cold
by Tuesday, week's end brings 15" snow inland and rain on the
coast
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and fair all week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Showers through Saturday! Sunday
sunny.
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Warm and fair with ram bv Thurs
day, week's end is warm and sunny
Florida: Clear and warm to start, then cloudy, warm, fog and rain
in the northwest by Wednesday, sunny and warm for remainder of
week
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal; Rain and sleet through Satur
day, snow at week's end
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• Tax Investment Credit
• Waiver of Finance
(New & Used)
• Avoid Price Increase
Precision Engineered For Peak Performance
• BIG DISPLACEMENT 451 CUBE ENGINE
• 3 SMOOTH POWER SHIFTS IN EACH OF 4 RANGES
• NEW DIRECT POWERSHAFT ON INDEPENDENT PTO
• OUTSIDE CAB AIR FILTER —NO MESS INSIDE
• 4-POST ROLL PROTECTION
PARTS • SERVICE • RECONDITIONED EQUIPMENT
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CATTLE 153. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good $1 to $2 lower.
Slaughter cows about
steady. Few Choice No. 2-4
1100-1250 lbs. slaughter
steers 38.00-40.50, Good 35.00-
37.25, few Standard 32.25-
35.00. Few Good slaughter
heifers 31.25-34.25, few
Standard 27.00-32.75, few
Utility 23.75-27.75. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.00-27.00,
Cutters 22.75-24.75, Canners
21.00- few Shells down
to 18.00. One Good slaughter
bullock at 33.75. Few Yield
Grade'No. 1 1000-1600 lbs.
slaughter bulls 26.25-31.50.
CALVES 174. Vealers
grading Standard & Good $1
to $3 lower. Couple Prime
vealers 61.00 and 66.00, few
Choice 47.00-58.00, Good
38.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 33.50-40.50, 90-110
lbs. 28.00-32.00, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 24.00-28.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 100-120
lbs. 30.00-36.00.
HOGS 277. Barrows & Gilts
$3.75 higher. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.50-
41.90, No. 1-3 190-235 lbs.
39.80-41.00, one lot No. 2-3 245
lbs. 37.50. US No. 1-3 300-575
lbs. sows 25.50-34.00, No. 2-3
400-575 lbs. 22.50-24.50. Few
Boars 17.25-34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 72. US No.
1-3 2040 lbs. feeder pigs
10.50-18.50 per head, one lot
utility 75 lbs. 25.00 per head.'
Now?
Equal To
15%
Savings
WITH THE
VER-POPULAR.
CASE
08 PTO hp
AGRI KING
Quarryville, Pa. 17566
Ph. 717-786-3521
December 13,1976
1070
Belleville
Belleville, Penna.
December 15,1976
CATTLE 162. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows $1.25
to $2.75 higher. One Good
slaughter steer at 36.50,
couple Standard 30.75 and
35.35. One Good Slaughter
heifer at 32.85. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 24.50-27.60, Cutters
23.60-25.60, Canners 21.00-
23.25, Shells down to 18.00.
One Good slaughter bullock
at 36.00, few Utility 29.10-
30.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1200-1750 lbs. slaughter bulls
29.00-34.00. Few Good &
Choice 400-800 lbs. feeder
steers 32.00-35.50.
CALVES 208. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. $2 to $5 lower. Few
Choice vealers 60.00-66.00,
few Good 47.00-60.50, few
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
37.00- few 90-110 lbs.
22.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 18.00-23.50. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
31.00-
HOGS 278. Barrows & Gilts
$2.25 to $3 higher. US No. 1-2
200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
41.1042.40, No. 1-3 195-245
lbs. 40.3041.80, few lots No.
2-3 255-270 lbs. 36.50-36.90. US
No. 1-3 350-600 lbs. sows
25.50-31.00. Boars 13.50-19.75.
FEEDER PIGS 362. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
13.00- per head, No. 1-3
GOOD NEWS
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Auction
35-50 lbs. 21.00-32.50, No. 1-3
50-75 lbs. 30.00-36.50, Utility
20-40 lbs. 8.50-15.00 per head.
SHEEP 2. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
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