—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5. 1977
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MARCH 7 - 13, 1977
Hang on, spring is right around the corner.
Clean your cellar this week G I's cross Rhine River March 8,
1945 Last quarter of the moon March 12 Skunks are mating
now Average length ot days for the week, 11 hours, 38 minutes
First US paper money circulated March 10, 1862 Iceberg
patrols start out now One father is more than a hundred school
masters (George Herbert)
Ask the Old Farmer; In 1640
one of mv ancestors was on a
committee in Ipswich, Mass,
charged with sowing hemp
seed, flaxseed, and “card wyer
canes " Was this last item used
to make brushes to card wool
or flax 7 RD, Amarillo, Texas
Yes indeed They used stiff canes or twigs, splinters of wood and large
fishbones Maybe that's where the herringbone stitch originated
—>>
Home Hints Shellac is difficult to apply and is sticky unless it is mixed with
denatured alcohol before being used
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Clear with thaw to start, then ram and freezing-ram
by Wednesday, cold with flurries over weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Warmer with rain through Thurs
day, week's end sunny and cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Ram through Thursday, 6-30” snow and
sleet expected throughout the weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Mild with heavy ram, Friday
brings clearing and warmer temperatures
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Pa. Auction Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
February 25,1977
CATTLE 4854. Compared
with 6887 head last week, and
6660 head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday’s
summary; slaughter steers
uneven, Choice steady to 50
cents lower, Standard and
Good 50 cents to $1 higher.
Slaughter heifers steady.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1
higher. Slaughter bullocks
steady to 50 cents lower.
Slaughter bulls $1 to $2
higher. STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 40.00-
41.50, Choice 36.75-40.35,
Good 33.75-38.10, Standard
31.00- few Utility 27.25-
32.00. heifers; Choice
34.00- Good 31.50-34.70,
Standard 28.00-33.50, Utility
23.75-28.75. COWS: Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
26.00- Cutters 24.75-
28 00, Canners 21 50-26.00,
Shells down to 16 75.
BULLOCKS. Few Choice
36.50-38.75, Good 33.00-36.50,
few Standard 28.60-33.25.,
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1,
1000-2000 lbs. 32.75-38.60,
Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1500
lbs. 30 00-34 00 FEEDER
CATTLE Few Good 350-700
lbs steers 30,00-37.50
CALVES 3098 Compared
with 484 head last week,
and 4789 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $3 lower.
VEALERS - Few Prime
6*l 00-82.00, Choice 55.50-
71 00, Good 43.50-60.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs 35 00-50 50, 90-110 lbs.
28 00-39 50, Standard 70-90
lbs. 24 00-31 50, Utility 50-100
lbs 12 00-28 00. FARM
CALVES Holstein bulls 90-
115 lbs 33 00-48.50.
HOGS 5290 Compared
L & M FUR & WOOLEN ENTERPRISE
Qualify Electrified Moutons & Furs
C ' 2 Tannery Direct Dist Wholesale & Retail
- Check our Q UJ ' l *y- *’ r,ce Services'
• Woolen Hosp Pads Natural & All Colors
• Pa Largest Selection oi Woolen Products
• Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices
• See Us At Meadombrock Market m Leola
117 W Summit St, Mohnton Pa
215 777 2465
Hours Mon Fn 9 8 30, Sal 9 5
with 6951 head last week, and
8624 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts steady to
50 cents higher. BARROWS
& GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-235
lbs. 41.00-43.25, No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 40.00-41.40, No. 2-3
190-250 lbs. 38.20-41.00, few
No. 2-4 250-320 lbs. 32.50-
38.10, No. 1-3 125-180 lbs.
31.25-39.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. 28.00-37.00, few
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 25.00-
31.75. BOARS 17.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1016.
Compared with 1488 head
last week, and 1060 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs were
$3 to $4 higher. FEEDER
PIGS PER HEAD. US No. 1-
3 25-35 lbs. 14.00-25.00, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 17.50-31.00, No. 1-3
50-90 lbs. 27.00-39.00, Utility
30-50 lbs. 14.00-28.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES. 484 HEAD. ALL
SALES PER HUN
DREDWEIGHT. Feeder
pigs were $lO to $l5 higher.
US No. 1-2 35-60 lbs. 77.00-
91.00, 65-85 lbs. 68.50-77.00;
No. 2-3 30-40 lbs. 79.50-92.00;
No. 3, 25-40 lbs. 64.00-81.00,
50-55 lbs. 63.00-75.00; Utility
40-60 lbs. 46.00-63.00.
SHEEP 151. Compared
with 439 head last week, and
637 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady to
strong. WOOLED LAMBS:
Choice 75-105 lbs. 49.50-55.00,
Good 65-90 lbs. 34.0046.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 5.00-
18.00.
Greencastle
Greencastle, Pa.
February 28,1977
CATTLE 106. Compared
with the two weeks ago
market: Few choice 800-900
lbs. slaughter steers at
35.25- few Standard
30.25- individual Utility
at 26.75. Few Choice 800-860
lbs. slaughter heifers 33.10-
34.10, individual Standard
28.75. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 26.00-28.25, few to 29.00,
Cutters 24.00-26.00, Canners
22 10-25.00, Shells down to
15.00. Couple Standard
slaughter Bullocks 31.75 and
35.25, individual Utility 28.00.
Couple Yield Grade No. 2,
1335 and 1700 lbs. slaughter
bulls 31.10 and 32.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Good 500-600 lb. Feeder Bulls
34.00-35.00.
CALVES 203. Couple
Prune vealers 77.00 and
78.00, few Choice 61.00 and
67.00, Good to Low Choice
50.00- Standard and
Good 110-130 lbs. 36.00-50.00,
90-110 lbs. 31.00-34.50,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 30.00-
34.00, few Utility and
Standard 55-95 lbs. 26.00-
30.50.
FARM CALVES ACTIVE.
Holstein bulls 90-110 lbs.
34.00-
HOGS 35. Barrows and
gilts; US No. 1-2 220-230 lbs.
40.7541.00, Lot No. 2-3 200
lbs. 39.00, few No. 24 270-285
lbs. 35.75-37.00. Few US No.
1-3 320430 lbs. sows 27.00-
32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 29. US No.
1-3 3545 lbs. feeder pigs
18.00-25.50 per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
I HAY, STRAW AND EAR CORN SALE 1
♦ Every Wednesday at 12 Noon ▼
♦ HARVEY Z. MARTIN ♦
a North Maple Ave.,Leola, PA A
\ Home Phone 215-445-5303 A
We Buy On Orders.
Bus. Phone Wed. Only
717-656-7270
At David Good's Farm Eo' ,: '
i > s Farm Equipment Sale
Leola, PA
▲ We also buy hay and straw privately.
Omaha
Omaha, Neb.
March 3,1977
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
Compared with the previous
week close -
Slaughter steers and
heifers steady to 25 cents
lower. Cows 50-1.00 higher
and bulls firm to 50 cents
higher.
Four Day receipts 11200 as
compared 15,000 previous
week and 14,200 a year ago.
Despite moderate
marketings and a reduced
daily rate of slaughter, fed
cattle prices again came
under considerable
pressure. Prices were forced
sharply downward on the
opening session, much of the
early downturn was
recovered later with demand
improved to some extent by
storm conditions which
rolled across the trade
territory. Several midwest
packers were out of
operation because of labor
difficulties and some others
reduced slaughter quotas in
reflection of poor cut-out
results. There was strong
seller resistence to the
continued price decline in
fed cattle prices and
marketings were sharply
curtailed after Monday. The
Steer and Heifer supply was
mianly good to average -
Choice. Steers made up
approximately 37 and heifers
40. Cows comprised 16 and
feeders short 5.
STEERS: At midweek
high time, load Choice with
end prime predominantly 3
1276 1b5.38.00. Choice 2-4 975-
1300 lbs. closed 37.00-37 75
with many sales 37.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 950-1225
lbs. 36.00-36.75, Holsteins
34.25-35.00. Good 2-3 33.00-
36.00. Standard and Good 2-3
29.00-30.50.
-Average of LS-214,
detailed quotations, for
Choice 900-1100 lb. steers this
week 37.18; Choice 1100-1300
lbs. 36.98. Average weight
steers first three days 1141
lbs. companred 1135 lbs.
previous week. Average
weight heifers first three
New Holland
Dairy
Monday, Feb. 28
Reported receipts of 184
cows, and 15 heifers. Market
steady with last week s
market
Herd of 36 head, all stages
of production 345-760; load of
New York State fresh 410-
900, springers 725-950; load
of Pennsylvania fresh cows
530-615; load of Wisconsin
fresh cows 790-835; load of
Pennsylvania fresh cows 530-
790; load of New York fresh
cows 425-680, springers 530-
660; herd of 50 head, all
stages of production 260-750.
Locally consigned cows
450-700; springing heifers
475-610.
days 991 lbs. as compared
999 lbs. previous week.
HEIFERS: Six loads and
part loads Choice and Prime
3-4 957-1074 lbs. 36.75-37.00.
Choice 24 875-1050 lbs. 35.50-
36.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 34.50-
35.00. Good 2-3 31.00-34.00,
small lots Standard and
Good 2-3 29.00-30.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 24.50-26.50,
few 27.00-27.50. Canner and
Cutter 21.00-24.50, mixed
cutter and utility 24.75-25.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1400-2000 lbs.
30.00-33.50, Individual 134.00-
35.00.
BEEFALO HYBRID
CATTLE
45 LIMOUSIN-HEREFORD CROSS COWS
Bred Beefalo Due In Spring For Sale
- Rapid gams on grass and roughage.
- 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling.
- Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out
- We stock and distribute Pureblood Beefalo
Semen and Half-Blood Beefalo heifers and
bulls.
- Visit our farm and see our animals
SEMEN *l2 an ampule
NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR 3 /* BULLS & HEIFERS.
BEEFALO N & J
4270 Quakerbridge Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
12 Miles East of Lancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
WEEKLY
FEEDER PI
SALE
EVERY WEDN
Sale to Start Prom
We Will Receive Your Pigs An
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to savc2s cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341
our office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion
Every Thursday At 6:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales
Stables
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 28
Reported receipts of 293
head. Market stronger than
last week’s market.
Local work horses 400-620;
mules 375-670; pairs 1225-
1450; driving horses 175-500;
riding horses 150-250; better
horses 275-600; lightweight
killers 22-26; heavyweight
killers 30-32; mare ponies 20-
50; colts 5-25; geldings 20-45;
larger ponies 65-110.
Peoria
Compared to Wednesday,
carcass steer beef uneven.
Choice & Prime steady -1. *
higher; good 1.00 lower.
COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK: Carcass steer beef
steady -1.00 lower, decline on
Good. Choice beef cuts
mostly steady 3.00 lower,
except ribs & loins 2-3.00
higher. Fresh pork steady
-7.00 lower, except butts 1-2.00
higher.
STEER BEEF: Ail yield
grade 3 and all weighing
500-800 lb. Prime
Choice 64.00-66.00; Good
61.00-63.00.
M. Wed. Mornim
717-393-4464