B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 26. 1977
MARCH 28-APRIL 3, 1977
April fool runs hot and cool.
Spray your shrubs now Knute Rockne killed in air crash March
31, 1931 Full moon April 3 Eiftel Tower finished March 31,
1889 .. Average length of days tor the week, 12 hours, 40 minutes
.. First U.S Cremation Society founded April 3,1874 Corn was
$2 a bushel in 1817 Newfoundland joined Canada March 30,
1949 .. Let thy discontents be secrets.
Ask the Old Farmer: What
knowledge or opinion do you have
on the origin of th». expression that
a thing, person, or custom has
"gone by the boards" 7 HJ, Water
town, N.Y
Originally a nautical expression with
the same meaning as "gone west," but
in this case aver the side In other words, dead or finished
Home Hints: Place a charcoal briquette in each compartment of an egg car
ton, close the container, and fire up By the time the cardboard is burned
away, your coals will be burning nicely and be just about ready for your
food -
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Qoudy with flumes, then rain on Thursday; clear
and warm over weekend
Greater New York-New Jeraey: Light snow and rain through
Saturday, clearing and warmer on Sunday.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sleet, cloudy, showers, then rainy and
warm on Friday; weekend starts to clear.
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal:. Cold snap, rain west through
Saturday; Sunday brings sun
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Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
March 22,1977
CATTLE 236. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers weak to $1
lower. Slaughter cows
steady to $1 higher. Few
High Choice slaughter steers
Woven Wire
Farm
FENCING
for Cattle, Horses, Sheep,
Hois, Poultry, etc.
Genuine Keystone Red Brand
Carload just arrived and extra
discount for large orders.
Win deliver in area
Also Barb Wire. Steel Posts,
Metal Gates, smooth bracing
Wire, Staples, nails, etc
TOBACCO MUSUN, Tobacco
Seeds, Moth Balls, Michigan
Peal, shredded wood ex
celsior, etc.
Special quantity price
on MICHIGAN PEAT
SHREDDED BARK
FOR MULCHING.
Sold in Bulk
at 60c per
bushel bring
your containers.
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38.50-40.60, Choice 2-4, 1100-
1300 lbs. 37.75-38.50, Good
33.85-36.85, Standard 31.25-
33.75. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 34.75-36.60, Good
29.75-33.25. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 29.00-33.35, individual
at 34.50, Cutters 27.85-30.50,
few Canners 26.85-28.10, few
Shells down to 22.50. Couple
Good slaughter bollocks at
35.00. few Standard 33.10-
34.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1100-1525 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.0040.75. Good 400-700 lbs.
feeder steers 37.00-43.00,
Medium 500-800 lbs. 32.00-
40.00.
CALVES 197. Vealers $3 to
$8 lower. Choice vealers
56.00- Good 40.00-52.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 29.00-38.00, 90-110 lbs.
25.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 22.00-26.00, Utility 60-90
lbs. 16.00-22.00
HOGS 555. Barrows and
gilts $1.50 to $2 lower. US No.
1-2 200-225 lbs. barrows and
gilts 37.25-38.80, No. 1-3 19Q
-250 lbs. 36.00-37.25, No. 2-3
250-270 lbs. 33.60-36.00, No. 1-
3 160-180 lbs. 30.00-35.20. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
26.00-32.00. Boars 18.00-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 181. US
No. -13 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs
29.00-39.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-75 lbs. 38.0043.50, Utility
50-75 lbs. 27.00-30.00 per
head.
SHEEP 6. Couple Choice
40 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 65.00-66.00.
CATTLE 26L Compared
with last Tuesdays; market,
slaughter mostly steady to 50
cents lower. Slaughter cows
steady to $1 higher.FewHigh
Choice and Prime 3-4,
slaughter steers 38.60-39.10,
Choice 2-4, 36.85-38.50, one to
39.00, Good 34.00-36.75,
Standard 31.25-34.60, few
Utility and Low Standard
29.50-31.00. Choice and
Prime 34, slaughter heifers
37.10-38.50, Good and Choice
33.75-34.50, few Standard
31.85-33.25, one Utility at
29.35. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 29.50-31.60, few to 32.85,
few Commercial 28.60-32.85,
Cutters 27.60-29.75, Canners
26.25-27.85, few Shells down
to 23.00. Standard and Good
slaughter bullocks 32.60-
35.25, one Utility at 28.85.
Yield Grade No. 1, 1300 and
1780 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.75
and 34.50.
CATTLE 251. Supply in
cluded 46 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady to 75 cents
higher. Slaughter cows $2 to
$2.50 higher. Few High
Choice & Prime No. 3-4 1020-
1220 lbs. slaughter steers
39.35-40.10, Choice No. 2-4
900-1300 lbs. 37.75-39.75, one
at 40.25, Good 34.75-37.35,
Standard 32.75-35.10, few
Utility & Low Standard 29.75-
3135. Few Choice No. 2-4
slaughter heifers 34.50-36.75,
few Good 32.00-34.50, few
Standard 30.00-31.75, one
Utility at 29.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 30.00-32.10,
one at 32.50, Commercial
29.00-31.60, Cutters 28.00-
30.35, Caimers 26.50-28.35.
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Lebanon Valley Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
March,22,1977
Leesport
Auction
Leeiport, Pa.
March 23,1977
CALVES 188. Vealers
uneven, mostly $1 to $3
lower. Few Choice vealers
64.50-72.50, Good 42.00-50.00,
Standard and Good 110-125
lbs. 35.5044.50, 90-110 lbs.
28.00-34.00, Standard 70-90
lbs. 20.00-27.50, Utility 60-100
lbs. 10.00-23.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 37.0047.90; few Holstein
heifers 90-105 lbs. 37.5044.50;
few Beef cross bulls and
heifers 90-110 lbs. 40.0045.00.
HOGS 260. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents to 75 cents
lower. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 38350-38.85,
No. 1-3 195-255 lbs. 37.60-
38.50, few No. 2-3 240-255 lbs.
36.85-37.85. Few US No. 1-3
350480 lbs. sows 30.25-34.25,
one 595 lbs. at 24.00. Boars
20.25-27.50.
FEEDER PIGS O. NO
SALES ON OFFER
SHEEP 1. One Slaughter
ewes at 14.00.
One Choice slaughter bullock
at 38.25, few Good 35.00-36.25,
few Standard 31.00-34.00. One
Yield Grade No. 1 1630 lbs.
slaughter bull at 36.25; two
yield grade No. 2 1190 and
1690 1b5,35.75 and 35.85. Good
& Choice 425-650 lbs. feeder
steers 39.50-44.00; few Good
565-650 lbs. feeder heifers
28.25-31.50; Good 600-900 lbs.
feeder bulls 33.00-34.50.
CALVES 161. Vealers
mostly $2 to $3 lower. One
Prime vealer at 65.00, Choice
65.00- few High Good &
Low Choice 54.0CM66.50, Good
44.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 38.0045.50, 90-110
lbs. 28.00-32.00, Standard 65-
95 lbs. 22.00-28.50, Utility 60-
85 lbs. 15.00-23.00. Farm
calves active, holstein bulls
90-115 lbs. 32.00-46.50.
HOGS 351. Barrows & Gilts
steady to SO cents lower. US
No. 1-2200-240 lbs. barrows & NPW TTnllonr)
gilts 38.50-39.35, 2 lots 39.75, -- JL fWliailCl
No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 38.00- HOFSe
38.75, -No. 2-3 195-260 Ib&
«
lbs. 32.00-36.85. JFew US No. Reported receipts of
1-3 300430 lbs. sows 28.25- horses, mules and 5 273
33.75, NO 33 243535 lbs. KS
26.00- one at 21.50. week’s market.
Boars 20.00-23.50; few light Load of horses out of inn,
weights 25.50-26.50. 375 - 635; S of rid!*
FEEDER PIGS 99. One lot horses out of TennesseeS g
US No. 1-315 lbs. feeder pigs 1175. See 500 *
16.00 per head, No. 1-3 20-35 Load of work hm-c* „ .
lbs. 25.00-35.00, few No. 1-3 i owa o ne pair H 75 u<£ f
50-70 lbs. 35.0045.00, Utility singles 570 - 975 50 '
15-25 lbs. 7.00-24.00 per head. Local work horses son ooe
SHEEP 74 Choice 5043 few pairsTlo
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 410 -575; driving horses m
60.00- one at 85.00, 625; riding horlssl75 ® 2'
Choice 70-120 lbs. wooled better riding horses 325-550’
slaughter lambs 50.0081.00,2 lightweight 24 -
head 125-140 lbs. 41.00 and heavyweight 30 - 32- m, 26 ’
44.00. Slaughter ewes 12.00- 20 -STcolte 10 - 30; geK
15.50, one at 8.00. 20-55; larger ponies 75 -150.
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