—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 1, 1977
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JAN. 3-9, 1977
Spell of warming before storming.
Fell timber now Richard Nixon born Jan 9, 1913 Full moon
Jan 5 Cattle need salt now Average length of days for the
week, 9 hours, 12 minutes Transatlantic phone (New York to
London) opened Jan 7,1927 Photography first used Jan 9,1839
If the family lives in harmony, all affairs will prosper
Ask the Old Farmer; A friend of mine told
JPjT me that when he was a young boy,
whenever he asked his mother what they
(J 1 1 jl were having for dinner, she Often answered
raßn LajUHn "bread and skip "He never found out what
9H hpKK. that meant Do you know 7 OA, Chicago
No second course
Tj Home Hints: Next time you braise shoulder lamb
x VNk chops, add some strips of carrot and onion to the
I * braising liquid You'll like the Favor
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Clear, very cold, sunny with light snow and milder
midweek, week's encbbnngs cold snap
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cold to start, then light rain or
snow, clearing - t
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins cold and raw, warming
midweek, then cold, rainy and freezing for weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cold and cloudy, then warm with
heavy ram, cool and cloudy for the end of the week
Florida: Showers to start, then a warm and sunny week
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal; Colckand snowy, then turning
mild and rainy, week ends sunny and cold
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Oklahoma
December 29,1976
Wednesday Feeder Cattle
Auction
'Estimated Receipts 1200
Same Day last week 1523
Moderatley active, feeder
cattle and calves generally
steady to strong in a clean up
affair; majority receipts
Day Old
for a safe start
Feeding of Pullets The new unproved Purina pullet
feeding program indicates new time periods and
poundage guides and poundage guides for pullets
under both normal and stress conditions.
What it is - A highly fortified complete ration for
mulated with amino acids, vitamins and minerals
balanced to energy for successful starting of chicks.
1. A highly efficient Chick Starter with proper amino
acid balance (protein guarantee 18 percent) for
optimum growth.
2. It may be used as a ration for stress conditions
during the period from 6-12 weeks of age.
3. Developed to satisfy both the needs of cage reared
and floor maintained chicks.
*A Purina Bio-4 Program Chow
Livability and Superior Egg Production depend to a large degree on the baby chicks first 145 days
in this world.
JOHN J. HESS H, INC.
good and choice 300-630 lb.
feeder Steers and Heifers;
moderate attendance
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
small lots Choice 300-500 lb.
37.00-40.50; 500-650 lb. 35.50-
36.00; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 lb. 34.00-36.50;
STARTED PULLETS AND THE FEED MAN
PURINA 810-4
BIOSTARTENA
ADVANTAGES
“Serving The Needs of the Agricultural Community” CAUL —717 442
Compared to Monday:
Demand and Commitments
moderate for beef as
reported by the USDA. Steer
Beef in limited comparison
3.00 lower. Heifer beef .50-
1.75 lower. No comparison on
cow beef; Boneless Beef
steady to 1.00 higher. Fresh
Pork cuts: Picnics steady to
.50 higher; skinned hams
steady to firm. Lamb steady
to 3.00 higher than late last
week; most advance on 65
lbs. down.
STEER BEEF
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 6450
3.00 lower. Good 3 600-800
lbs. 5950-6000 no comparison.
Good 2-3 Holstein 550-800 lbs.
6000-6050 no comparison
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 6125-
6250 .50-1.75 lower, Good 3
500-700 lbs. 5750-5800 no
comparison
COW BEEF
Canner-Cutter 1-2 350 lbs.
up 5100-5150 no comparison
Steer Hinds 145-190 lbs.
7800 no comparison, Fores
130-210 lbs. 5575 no com
parison
Few 595-616 lb. 34.25-34.30;
Good 300-500 lb. 32.00-33.75;
Good 474-800 lb. Holstein
Steers 26.50-27.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 29.50-31.00;
Few 500-550 .lb. 30.50-30.60;
Mixed Good and Choice 460-
530 lb. 27.00-29.00; Few Good
300-535 lb. #.50-27.00
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week,
feeder cattle and calves
SANITATION/VACCIN ATION/FEEDING
PROGRAMS TO FIT THE CHICK
What it is - A highly efficient complete growing ration
formulated with vitamins, amino acids and minerals
balanced to energy. To be fed to pullets from 5-10
weeks of age.
1. A highly efficient ration with proper amino acid
balance to promote optimum growth (15.0 percent
protein).
2. It may be used as a ration to be fed during penods of
stress from 10-20 weeks of age.
3. If pullets are control fed during the summer months
(not a normally recommended practice), Bio
Growena 1 can be fed during the period from 12-20
weeks of age to insure adequate intake of amino
acids, vitamins and minerals.
4. Developed to satisfy the requirements of both caged
and floor reared pullets.
*A Purina Bio-4 Program Chow.
East Coast Carlot Meats
December 28,1976
HEIFER BEEF
CHOICE 3 PRIMAL
BEEFCUTS
810 GROWENA 1
ADVANTAGES
READ LANCASTER F/
lamb carcass FOR FULL MARKET Rl
CHOICE AND PARIME rW rULL IVIMIArXC I
3-4 compared late
ALAST WEEK
55 lbs. down 9900-10100, few
10200 2.00-3.00 higher, 55-65 -
lbs. 9200-9300 1.00-2.00
higher, 65-75 lbs. 7900-6200
steady, 75-85 lbs. 6800-7300 no
comparison
FRESH PORK CUTS
Picnics 4-8 lbs. 4925
steady to -50 higher,
Spareribs 3-5 lbs. 5825 no
comparison, skinned hams
lbs. 7700 firm, 20-26 lbs.
7300-7325 no comparison, 26
lbs. up 6425 steady, Cheek
Meat load 5825 |
SMOKED PORK
Skinned Hams, bone in 16-"
19 lbs. 7800 no comparison,
skinned hams semi-boneless
17-20 lbs. 9600 no com
parison, Picnics 5-7 lbs. 5800
no comparison, No. 1 sliced
bacon vacuum pack 9850 no
comparison, Franks - 70
beef-30 pork, 10 per 1 lb. pkg
5400 no comparison
Boneless Beef 90 per cent
chem lean, fresh 6850-6950
steady to 1.00 higher
Boneless Beef 85 per cent
chem lean, fresh ltd 6450
firm
steady to strong; Cows in
very good demand and 1.50-
2.25 higher; Bulls fully 1.00-
2.00 higher. Salable receipts
for the holiday shortened
week near 2,600 head
compared to 3,051 last week
and 1,565 the same week a
year ago. Cows and Bulls
near 38 per cent of the cattle
receipts; feeders 54 per cent
of the total.
J. B.
KELLER
& BRO.
DAIRY
COWS MountJoy.PA!
REGISTERED COWS
Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation due 1-29-
bred to Charmcross
Heatherstone Lucky Typeblazer due 1-14- 1
bred to Pencor
Vigo Charmcross due 1-19-77,2nd calf, bred
Chief 2-2 334 15,428 590 3.8
Penn State Ivanhoe Star due 1-29-77, 2nd
Hercules 2-0 317 12,946 523 4.0
M D - Gaywinds Merry King due 1-11-77, 2 a
to Charmcross son 2-1 338 14,340 576 4
Rich-herd Marless due 2-4-77,4 th calf, fare
Duke 3-5 327 17,129 608 3.5
Fleetridge Monitor due 2-10-77,15 t calf heii
Citation
Klever Ormsby Sentator Dollar GP-60 di
Countdown 2-3 305 13,328 479 3.6
Ume-Hollow Ida Falls Style due 2-15-77 to
4-1 305 16,905 698 4.1
Also, High Quality Grade
Cows & Heifers
Transportation and financing aval
STEVE KELLER
717-653-2284
Office. 717-653-4851
PURINA 810-4 PRODUCTS FOR PULI
All highly efficient rations formulated on biol
available nutrient values and fortified wit!
acids, vitamins and minerals balanced to a
energy level.
810 GROWENA 2
What it is - A complete highly efficient grown
formulated with amino acids, vitamins and i
balanced to energy. To be fed during the pen
10-20 weeks or 5 percent production.
1. Bio Growena 2 contains optimum amino a
tification to' promote optimum growth i
percent protein tag guarantee).
2. Bio Growena 2 was developed to satisfy 1
needs of cage reared and floor maintained
3. Growena 2 can be used in a control feeding pi
4. It is a low fiber ration that will give highly'
growth rates in the feed utilization.
*A Purina Bio-4 Program Chow,
ADVANTAGES
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