—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 12, 1977
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MARCH 14-20, 1977
Spring arrive* on Sunday!
Get your tomatoes going in hot beds now ... General MacArthur
arrived in Australia March 18, 1943 ... New moon March 19 ...
Spring begins March 20... Average length of days for the week, 12
hours, 1 minute (day equals night) ... More than the moon will
ride high the night of March 17; it's St. Patrick's Day ... Redwing
blackbirds ' ’"e back • >rth... Every man is ike architect of hts own
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Home Hints: If the end of transparent tape is stuck to the roll, place it m the
refrigerator for ten minutes, it can then be loosened without breaking finger
nails or tape
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Week begins with cold and flumes, then Wednes
day brings rain and snow through Saturday.
Greater New York-New Jersey; Light snow, cold; becoming
showery Thursday through the weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Snow and sleet through Wednesday, re
mainder of week sunny and mild.
Piedmont Ac Southeast Coastal: Cold, showers west, ram east to
start, then fair at midweek; rain in sast weekend.
Florida: Sunny and warm to start, then rain, cool, frost north Tues
day through Wednesday; sunny and mild for week's end.
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto A Montreal; Cloudy, cold, flurries through
Wednesday; Thursday through weekend, sunny, mild with some
showers.
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MARCH ANNIVERSARY MONTH
At
STOLT2FUS MEAT MARKET A
REGISTER FOR I
SIDE OF BEEF «VV
Weekly Specials j I
—FRESH BEEF AND PORK— /ll
OUR OWN HOME MADE \I:M
SCRAPPLE A FRESH SAUSAGE JJM
Bacon and Country Cured Hams
Orders taken for freezer Meats
PH. 768*3941
Directions: 1 block east of Intercourse
on Rt 772 * Newport Road
THURS. FRI. SAT.
STORE HOURS 9.5 94 8-5
AARON S. GROFF & SON
FARM AND DAIRY SUPPUES
Hoffman Products
We Give S & H Green Stamps
Lunch Served
Door Prizes
OLD
ME*
MAMA!
Ask the Old Fanner: In the old
days it was supposed to be bad
luck to get out of bed on the left
side. Where did this come from?
-W.T, Johnstown, Penn.
Yes, and when you got out from die
nghthand side, you had to make sure
you first put your right foot on the
floor. Way back when, people used to
pul their beds against a left wall so
m the right.
PEN HOUSE
2 - BIG DAYS
MARCH 16-17
Ephrata, R.D. 3, Pa. 17522
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Weekly 51 cattle:
Compared with the
previous week’s close:
through midweek, slaughter
steers were 75-1.00 lower and
heifers 75-1.25 lower with
late supplies insufficient to
reflect the effects of an
improved carcass trade.
Cows were $l.OO-1.50 higher
and bulls Ann to 50 higher.
Four day receipts 14,100 as
compared 11,200. previous
week and 16,400 a year ago.
The fed cattle trade con
tinued to follow a very
erratic pattern. The initial
-session was characterized by
good demand and
moderately higher prices.
However, trading dulled
abruptly on Tuesday and
prices were forced sharply
downward with outlet
growing more restricted as
trading progressed: a meat
cutters strike along the
eastern seaboard was
blamed for part of the
bearishness which triggered
a $2.00-3.00 plunge in carcass
prices, but much of this
severe break was
recovered at midweek only
to again turn downward on
Thursday. Local supplies
were slightly larger than the
previous week but were not
burdensome. Slaughter
steers made up ap
proximately 39 of the week’s
total and heifers 43 with a
fairly liberal percentage
choice. Cows comprised 12
and feeders 4.
Steers: Early, several 1
loads choice with end prime;
Valley Stockyards, Inc.
Athens, Pa.
March 7,1977
Reported receipts of 677
calves, 154 cows, 27 bulls, 25
heifers, 95 hogs, five sheep,
and three steers. Calf
market is good; cattle
market is higher than last
week’s market.
Veals 55.00 - 71.00; bobs
25.00 - 40.00; grassers and
feeders 25.00 - 30.00; lambs,
33.00 - 40.00; sheep 8.00 -
14.00; hogs 20.00 - 39.00;
heifers 25.00 - 32.00; steers
27.00-32.50; bulls 30.0036.00;
cows, good 28.00 • 31.75;
cows, med. 24.50 - 26.00;
cows, poor or small 18.00 -
22.50; goats 14.00 < 30.00.
Easter lamb and goat sale
will be April 4.
Time: 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M
717-3544631
Omaha
March 10,1977
Valley
Livestock
Tarp. Repairing
predominantly 3 1125-1300
lbs. $38.40-38.75, load choice
and prime 4 1240 lbs. $37.50,
and load same grade 4-51580
lbs. $34.50. At the dose, three
leads choice 3 1075-1150 lbs.
$37.15-37.25, most choice 24
975:1275 lbs. $36.00-37.00, load
prime 5 1678 lbs. $31.50.
Mixed good and choice 24
950-1250 lbs. $35.25-36.00.
good 2-3 $32.00-35.50. Stan
dard and good 2-3 $30.00-
32.00.
Average of ls-214, detailed
quotations, for choice 900-
1100 lb. steers this week
$36.92;' choice 1100-1300 lbs.
$36.90. Average weight
steers first three days 1151
lbs. compared 1141 lbs.
previous week. Average
weight heifers first three
days 991 lbs. as compared
991 lbs. previous week.
Heffers: Early, eight loads
choice and prime 34 943-1080
lbs. $37.25-37.50. At midweek
low time majority choice 24
875-1100 lbs. $34.5036.00, load
1025 lbs. $36.25. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 800-975 lbs.
$33.7534.75. Good 23 $30.50-
33.50. Small lots standard
and good 23 $28.5030.00.
Cows: Utility and com
merdal 24 $26.50-28.50,.few
$29.00. Canner and Cutter
$22.50-26.50. Mixed cutter
and utility $26.75-27.00. '
Bulls: 1-2 1400-2100 lbs.
$31.00-34.00, individual 1
$34.5035.50.
GUTWEIN SCORES AGAIN!
Good Reasons To Say:
LOOK WHO IS NO. 1
New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 7
Reported receipts of 260
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
NATIONAL
CORN GROWERS ASSN.
"Duke" Hasselbring, Watsek 111
246.06 Bu. On 25A Non-irrigated
PA.
Georgs Stambaugh, Newville, Pa.
214.6 BU. WITH GUTWEIN 74
WASHINGTON CO., MD.
COMM. CORN PLOT
Ist - GUTWEIN 74 - 207.4 BU.
2nd - GUTWEIN 69A
Results Out Of 99 Entries!
Make 1977 Your Year Of Dtscoveiy ...
For The Name Of Your Local Dealer, Call:
Harold J. Dietrich
RD 1,80x98 Richland. Pa.
(717)933-4940
WITH GUTWEIN 64
5A CONTEST
- EAR CORN
Local work horses 550470,
1 pair 1800; mules 300-610, {
pair 1660; driving horses iso.
675; riding horses 150-275;
better riding horses 300-550;
lightweight killers 22-26;
heavyweight killers 30-32;
mares 15-50; colts 10-25;
geldings 15-45; larger ponies
60-110.