B—Lancaster8 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 7, 1977
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MAY 9-15, 1977
Hail, joyous hours of birds and flowers.
Cultivate your flower beds now Rockefeller Foundation estab
lished May 14, 1913 \ Last quarter of tho moon May 9 Berlin
Blockade encled May 13, 1949 -Average length of days for the
week, 14 hours, 30 minutes U S Department of Agriculture
founded May 15, 1862 , It’s easy to be prudent when nothing tempts
you to stray
Ask the Old Farmer: In 1840 my grandfather
was a baker and he advertised pilot bread
among other items Can you enlighten me 7
EB, Peru, Indiana
Pilot bread, or biscuit, or hardtack, was a very
durable variety of cracker, and was tarried on
ships especially to be served when stormy weather
made iV'difficult to cook It stays as solid as concrete
for a long time A variety of the same is still sold by
many grocers
Home Hints To restore whiteness to discolored handkerchiefs, immerse
them in cold water m which you've dissolved a pinch of cream of tartar
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS ,
New England: Ram, northeaster to start, followed by more ram all
week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Moderate rain then dear, hot tem
peratures by Tuesday, weekend brings cooling and showers
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Ram to start, then dear and hot through
midweek, week's end drmgs ram, warm
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Very warm with ram in northeast
to start, Tuesday brings showers south and west through Saturday,
Sunday fair, showers west
Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444)
READ LANCASTER FARMING
FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS
J GRADED
PIG SALE
TUESDAY, MAY 10,1977
Sale Time 1:00 P.M
TTENTION!!"
Note to Buyers
Reputation Breeder Consignments
Your Market Prices Protected
By Experienced Brokers.
McCOY CATTLE COMPANY
Lancaster Stockyards
PH: 717-397-1411
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cows COWS COJVS
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Alfred
Albright, Bob Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed
Stover plus local consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows.
Lambs and veal calves,
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
COMING
SPECIAL HEIFER SALE
TUES. EVE. MAY 17. 7:00 P.M. _
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
Walter H. Risser. Proorietor
Livestock market and
Greencastle
Auction
Greencastle, Pa.
May 2,1977
CATTLE 103. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to $1
lower. Few Good slaughter
steers 35.00-38.00, few St
andard 32.75-35.75, two
Utility 39.25 and 31.60. Few
Utility and Standard
slaughter heifers 27.75-30.75.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 27.60-
29.50, few Cutters 25.85-27.75,
few Canners 23.00-25.85, few
Shells down to 21.50. Few
Utility and Standard
slaughter bullocks 28.10-
33.35. Two Yield Grade No. 1,
1315 and 1685 lbs. slaughter
bulls 33.00 and 34.00. Medium
and Good 250-350 lbs. feeder
steers 37.25-41.00, Medium
400-775 lbs. feeder bulls 29.50-
32.50. Medium 250-350 lbs.
feeder heifers 26.00-30.50.
CALVES 184. Vealers 50
cents to $2 lower. One Prime
vealer at 67.00, Choice 57.50-
62.00, Good 43.00-53.00,
Standard and Good 110-135
lbs. 37.0043.00, 90-110 lbs.
32.50-37.50, Standard 70-90
lbs. 29.00-34.00, Utility 60-85
lbs. 20.00-27.00, few 40-65 lbs.
5.00-19.00. Farm Calves
active. Holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 34.0040.00, few to 46.50;
few Holstein heifers 90-125
lbs, 35.0045.00
HOGS 31. Few US No. 2-3 245-
Start With Quality Sires:
USDA | l/77j-18 Daughters in 3 Herds Averaie 21.631 M 3.01% 652 F
Predicted Difference 127% rpt.| +929M +ssB +4F
Type: 19 Classified Daughters Average 82.3 (actual)
Sire: Paclamar Astronaut - VG |B9] & GM
Dam: Cotdsprings Lad Rascal - VG; 5 rec. over 22,D00M
Bootleg - and more Profit-Makers - are available daily from all our Professional Technicians.
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Member NAL Affiliated Breeders
24-Hour Toll-Free Phone Nos. for Service:
Pennsylvania 800-732-0391 Lancaster 569-0411 Del. & Md. 800-233-0216
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Occasionally, Atlantic has job
openings for capable and qualified
people with a dairy farm
background to work as a
Professional Sales-Techmcian. If
you are interested, please complete
and forward this reply. ■■
Mall to; Atlantic Breeders
1575 Apollo Drive
Lancaster, Pa. 17601
Joliet
Cattle
May 4,1977
CATTLE: 3500. Trading
moderately, active.
Slaughter steers opening 50
higher. Heifers opening
steady. Supply about 30
per cent heifers. Steers and
Heifers mostly choice.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1125-1375 lbs 43.00-43.50.
Choice 2-4 1050-1400 lbs.
42.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
950-1100 lbs 41.25-41.50.
Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 40.00-
41.25.
May 5,1977
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 7,427, 5 days last
week 7,754, same period last
year 8,939. Slaughter Steers
1.00 higher than last Friday.
Heifers 50 to 75 higher than
last Friday. Supply mostly
choice steers and heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
270 lbs. barrows and gilts
34.25-38.75. US No. 1-3, in
dividual 420 lbs. sow at 30.25,
few Utility 215-285 lbs. 20.25-
26.75. Boars 18.50-22.50.
FEEDER PIGS 29. US No. 1-
3 40-60 lbs. feeder pigs 35.00-
36.50 per head.
SHEEP 3. Lot Choice 73 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs at
52.50.
V BREEDERS COOPERATIVE
LIVESTOCK
SERVICES
Fredericksburg, Pa.
May 3,1977
CATTLE 336. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice and Prime steady to
50 cents higher, Standard
and Good 25 cents to $1
lower. Slaughter cows $1.75
to $2.50 lower. High Choice
and Prime 24,1200-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 41.0042.35,
Choice 24,975-1250 lbs. 39.10-
41.75, Good 34.85-38.25,
Standard 31.85-34.85. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
34.50-37.10, Good 32.60-34.10,
Standard 31.25-32.10. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 26.50-29.25,
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1125-1375 lbs. 42.25-43.00
Monday: 42.75-43.50 Wed
nesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1400
lbs. 41.00-42.25 Monday,
41.50-43.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
900-1200 lbs. 39.50-41.00
Monday, up to 41.50 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1150-1350 lbs.
Holsteins 37.00-38.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
950-1100 lbs. 41.25-4L50, few
loads 41.75-42.00 Monday.
Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 40.00-
41.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 38.00-
40.00.
I am interested in employment with Atlantic Breeders
as a Professional Sales-Technician:
Name
Address
Town
Phone,
Dairy Farm Experience
auction news
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Cutters 25.75-27.75, Canners
23.50-25.85, Shells down to
21.75. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 37.00-38.00, few
Good 34.00-36.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1100-2000 lbs
slaughter bulls 34.25-35.85.
CALVES 164. Vealers
uneven, mostly steady to $2
higher. Choice vealers 57.00-
70.00, Good 42.00-54.00, few
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 38.0045.00, 90-105 lbs.
34.00-37.00, Standard 70-85
lbs. 30.00-36.00, few Utility
55-90 lbs. 10.00-20.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 38.00-52.00.
HOGS 391. Barrows and gilts
mostly $1.25 to $1.75 higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 39.75-40.75,
No. 1-3, 190-245 lbs. 38.10-
39.25. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
sows 28.25-32.00. Boars 18.00-
21.00.
FEEDER PIGS 45. Few lots
US No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder
pigs 20.00-27.50 per head.
SHEEP 2. Not enough of any
one grade to establish a
market.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
15H250
Coldsprings Astro
BOOTLEG
Very Good-87
$8 per service
Mate-Rite Strengths:
Bootleg daughters have
the highly desired com
bination of dairyness with
-strength, good udders, and
correct rumps.
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