—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 23, 1977
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APRIL 25-MAY 1, 1977
Days bright for swallows flight.
Tie fast-growing vines to support ... Hitler committed suidde
April 30, 1945 .. First quarter of the moon Apnl 26 ... Canadian
geese arrive back in Canada ... Average length of days for the
week, 13 hours, 56 minutes... U.S. paper money made present size
April 26,1927 .. Ground broken for Grant's Tomb April 27, 1891
Nothing is more highly to be prized than the value of each day.
Ask the Old Farmer: Why is
scrimshaw called scrimshaw? D.L,
Atlanta.
~As you know scrimshaw is what the old
whalers called carved and etched
whale's teeth and all sorts of things
made of whalebone and ivory Maybe,
just maybe, the first man to do Otis was
named Scrimshaw. Research has never
yet uncovered the origin of this term, but
it has uncovered' at least four men
named Scrimshaw who practiced the art
Home Hints: Salt on your fingers when cleaning (owl or fish prevents hands
from slipping
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Ram and showers for the week.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with rain, then
sunny and cool by Tuesday; Thursday brings cold and showers
through week's end..
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cool, ram through Thursday, then sunny
and warm; Sunday brings light ram. cold.
Piedmont tt Southeast Coastal: Mostly tamy and cold to start,
then sun'ny and cool; Tuesday through Thursday with clouds and
showers south and west by Saturday, week's end clearing.
(All Right* Reserved, Yankee, Inc, Dublin, N H 03444)
OLD
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CATTLE 385. Compared
with last Tuesday's market,
slaughter steers grading
Good & Choice mostly
steady. Slaughter cows
steady to 25 cents sports
51.50 higher. Few High
Choice & Prime No. 3-41000-
1200 lbs. slaughter steers
38.85-39.60, Choice No. 2-4
900-135011)6.37.75-39.00, Good
35.10-37.60, Standard 33.00
35.101 few Utility & Low
Standard 31.00-32.75. One
High Choice slaughter heifer
at 37.85, Choice No. 3-5 33.85-
37.10, Good 32.10-34.10,
Standard 30.10-33.00, few
Utility 17.5030.85. Utility &
High Dressing , Cutter
slaughter cows 30.50-31.85,
Commercial 29.75-33.00, one
at 34.10, Cutters 28.25-30.50,
few Canners 24.75-28.35. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
36.1038.85, few Good 3535-
36.60, Standard 31.35-36.35,
one Utility at 30.10. Yield
Grade No. 1 12501855 lbs.
slaughter bulls 35.6037.00,
one at 39.50; one yield grade
%2 1305 lbs. 31.35. Lot Choice
700 lbs. feeder steers 42.50,
few Medium & Good 400-800
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Read the Farm Women Calendar.
BEEFALO N & J
PRODUCTION SALE
MONDAY, APRIL 25,1977
Offering 60 lots of percentage Beefalo and
commercial cows bred Beefalo. Semen will be
sold at the day of sale. $ 12-ampule.
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Princeton, NJ 08540
609-896-0336
Member World Beefalo Association
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Auction
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April 19,1977
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lbs. 31.00-37.50; Medium 4
Good 300-615 lbs. feeder
heifers 29.75-32.75; few
Medium & Good 4004175 lbs.
feeder bulls 26.00-36.50.
CALVES 173. Vealers mostly
$5 to $8 higher. Choice
vealers 60.00-70.00, High
Good to Low Choice 50.00-
59.00, Standard & Good 110
130 lbs. 39.5050.50,90-110 lbs.
33.0039.50, Standard 7030
lbs. 30.0038.00, few Utility
60-85 lbs. 20.0030.00. Farm
Calves active, holstein bulls
80-120 lbs. 38.0048.00; few
holstein heifers 90-120 lbs.
36.5050.50.
HOGS 397. Barrows & Gilts
75 cents to $1.25 higher. US
No. 1-2200-245 lbs. barrows &
gilts 38.7539.60, No. 13 200
245 lbs. 38.0039.25, No. 23
190-250 lbs. 36.8538.00, few
No. 13 125-185 lbs. 33,00
36.00. Few US No. 13 340510
lbs. sows 29.2530.25, few No.
23 300570 lbs. 24.00-29.25.
Few Boars 20.25-25.25.
FEEDER PIGS O. No sales
on offer.
SHEEP 9. Two Choice 35 and
40 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 79.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 7.0012.00.
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April 19,1977
CATTLE 297. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly $1
higher. Slaughter cows
mostly steady to 50 cents
higher. Choice slaughter
steers 38.25-39.25, Good 35.50
38.00, _ Standard 29.0033.00,
Utility 25.50-28.35. Good
slaughter heifers 35.2536.00,
Standard 30.2532.60, Utility
24.75-29.00. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 29.35-31.75, Cutters
2750-29.50, Canners 24.50
28.00, Shells down to 21.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
34.6037.75, Standard 31.50-
33.10.
CALVES 141. Vealers strong
to $5 higher. Choice vealers
61.5072.50, Good 555065.00.
Standard and Good 110130
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REBISTCEDCOWS
Round Oak Hag Apple Elevation, open. Dam +B3
Vernon, 5*431,19,753,736,3.7
Heatberatone Lucky Type Blazer (3rd caff), due
6/7/77, Elevation, 2 yrs. 10 mos. 285,15,388* 429,3.4
Ray-Mc Rag Apple Segia (Ist caff) due 8/28/77
Elevation, Dam +B4 Duplicator, 44,305,18,779,719,3.8
Wittier-Farms Apollo Rocket (Ist calf) Dae 9/16/77,
Gay Ideal, Dam +Bl Citation M, 3-1,305,15,852,701,4.4
Paclamar Citation M, (Ist caff) Ivanboe Van, due
7/2/77, Dam Apollo 4-2,315,20,577,818,4.0
Simpson Farm Tidy Gent (2nd caff) Doe 5/28/77
Elevation, Dorns +B4 Walker, 6-10,306,19,920,790,4.0
Paclamar Triune Complete (2nd caff) Due 4/17/77
GlendeUArlinda Chief.
Wittier-Farms Apollo Rocket (Ist caff) Due 8/1/77
Matt Carlo
ALSO, JIISH QUALITY SHADE COWS I HEIFERS
Transportation and financing available.
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717-653-2284 717-426-1075
Office: 717-653-4851
Carlisle
Auction
lbs. 40.00-55.00, 90-110 lbs.
29.50-41.00, Standard 70-90
lbs. 21.00-28.50.
HOGS 287. Barrows and gilts
highly uneven. US No.l-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
37.35-38.50, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 35.00-37.00, No. 2-3 190-
200 lbs. 33.6-35.00, No.
260300 lbs. No. 1-
3 150-185 lbs. 22.00-27.00. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
28.00-31.00, No. 2-3 30040 Q
lbs,. 23.50-24.50. Boars 20.00-
20.85.
FEEDER PIGS 142. US No.
I*3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
18.5fr-25.00 per bead. No. 1-3
30-45 Iba. 27.00-35.00 per
head.
SHEEP 20. Good spring
slaughter lambs 51.0fr58.00.
Slaughter ewes 9.00-16.00.