v B—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Jul Put some water out for the birds ... Captain Kidd deported July 6, 1699 .. Last quarter of the moon July 7, 1977 ... Fireworks on Monday . Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 11 minutes ... S.S. United States set Atlantic crossing record of 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes on July 6,1952. Liberty bell cracked July 8, 1835 .If you can't bite, don’t show your teeth. — MB—-**—. Ask the Old Farmer: Since there are no plums in plum pudding, why is it named that 7 DO, Grand Forks, N D It's a fancy way of saying the pudding has raisins in it It's like plum duff, a favorite dessert of sailors, which had nothing in it but flour, water, and a handful of raisins • Home Hint*: To wrap an oversized gift without the necessity of pasting together small sheets of gift paper, use a paper tablecloth for this job OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England; Hot, sunny with thunderstorms through Friday, expect sunny and pleasant weekend Greater New York - New Jer»ey: Mostly clear and hot through Friday, rain at week's end Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny, hot and thunderstorms to start, then hot with ram south by Wednesday; week ends very warm with rain north. Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins sunny and hot with thunderstorms north, Wednesday warm, with some ram, week's end sunny and warm (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc, Dublin, N H 03444) Princeton, N. J. June 29,1977 Compared to Tuesday’s close: Demand and com mitments light early for beef and pork, moderate for lamb and veal. Carcass steer beef in very limited test weak to .75 lower. Canner and cutter cow beef steady; boneless beef steady to 1.00 higher. Prime special fed veal 2.00 3.00 higher. Good and Choice Boning Veal steady to 3.00 lower, decline on inshipped. Spring Lamb compared to last week, steady to 1.00 lower decline oh 55 lbs. up. Fresh pork cuts: Loins 14-17 lbs. 4.00-5.25 higher. STEER BEEF (3 LOADS CONFIRMED) Choice 3 700-900 lbs. 6675, load 6800 weak to .75 lower. COW BEEF (2 LOADS CONFIRMED) Utility Bng 1-2 600 lbs. up 5500. Canner-Cutter 1-2 350 lbs. up 5800 steady. PRIMAL BEEF CUTS CHOICES (2 LOADS CONFIRMED) Arm Backs 100-150 lbs. 5900. VEAL CARCASS HIDE ON Prune (special fed) 180-250 lbs. 114.00-118.00, 2.00-3.00 higher. Good and Choice Boning Type: Northeastern Sup- GARBER SCALE COMPANY GRAIN SCALES PLATFORM SCALES TRUCK SCALES ★SALES & SERVICE - CALL 24 HRS.* 121 Hitmer Rd. Phone Uncaster, Pa. 17602 (717) 393-1708 DON'T WAIT TIL HARVEST TIME.JI you need a scale for your growing corn or grain operation, OLD - MEJJ MAMA JULY 4-10, 1977 Fine boating and floating. East Coast Carlot Meats pliers: All generally steady 65-75 lbs. 6000-6100; 55-64 lb. 5800-5900; 45-54 lbs. 56.00 58.00; 3544 lbs. 52.00-53.00; 34 lbs. down 50.00-51.00. Midwest and West Coast Suppliers: 70-80 lbs. 6000 6300, steady to 3.00 lower; 60 70 lbs. 5900-6100, steady to 2.00 lower; 5060 lbs. 5700 5800, steady to 1.00 lower; 40 50 lbs. 5500, steady; 30-40 lbs. 5200, steady. SPRING LAMB, CHOICE AND PRIME 34 (14 LOADS CONFIRMED) COMPARED TO LAST WEEK 55 lbs. down 104.00105.00, steady; 55-65 lbs. 104.00, steady to 1.00 lower; 65-75 lbs. 104.00, steady to 1.00 lower. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS 14 lbs. down 9200; 14-17 lbs. 90509100, 4.004.50 higher. PICNICS SHORT SHANK 4-8 lbs. 5500. BUTTS 4-8 lbs. 8300 late yesterday. SKINNED HAMS 20-26 lbs, 7825. BELLIES, DLS 16-18 lbs, 6325. CURED AND PROCESSED (11 LOADS CONFIRMED) -1 lb. sliced bacon vacuum pack 104.50. Franks 70 beef, 30 pork 1 lb FOR Livestock market and ' Load of Pennsylvania fresh 600-750; load of New York fresh 650-975, springers 630-1300; Joad of New York fresh 580-755, springers 650- 800; load of Wisconsin fresh, 795-1010; load of Penn sylvania fresh 500-770; local cows 450-830; springing heifers 490-690; bulls 350-450. pack, 6000. Bologna 70 beef, 30 pork 1 lb. pack 6400. BONELESS BEEF (4 LOADS CONFIRMED) 90 PCT chem lean. Fresh 7600-7800, mostly 7800. MEAT Middleburg, Pa. June 28,1977 CATTLE 389. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Choice 25 cents to 75 cents higher. Slaughter cows $3 to $4 higher. High Choice & Prime No. 2-4 1050-1375 lbs. slaughter steers 40.60-41.35, one at 41.75, Choice No. 2-4 1000-1300 lbs. 38.25-41.00, Good 35.85-38.50, few Standard 31.85-34.60. Choice slaughter, heifers 36.85-38.25, few Good 33.0035.75, few Standard 31.3533.00. Utility St High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 27.0031.00, couple to 32.00, Cutters 25.50- 28,75, Canners 23.10-25.75. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 35.00-39.50, few Good 34.5036.75. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1400-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.8536.00. Few Good 400-700 lbs. feeder steers 34.5038.00; few Good & Choice 400600 lbs. feeder bulls 32.5038.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stable Wednesday, June 29 Reported receipts of 121 cows, 34 heifers, and 5 bulls. Market stronger- than last week’s market. The ZERO CONCORD is the only system that provides stable milking vacuum at riie teat end in parlor or stanchion barn with a low or high, short or long pipeline and without injecting air into the milker units to move the milk Only with stable vacuum and no air injection can you hope to reduce leucocyte counts up to 65% increase milk production as much as 20% and prevent off-flavor and rancid milk The safe, stable vacuum is made possible by a patented, scientific principle TWIN VACUUM whereby one vacuum milks the cows, and a different vacuum moves the milk through a separate pipeline into the bulk tank In addition thanks to ZERO'S patented SPATTER SPRAY Automatic Washer and new, improved, high-ca pacity, transparent milker unit—you have built in, "push-button” visible self-cleaning and sanitizing of the entire system without disassembling And there are many other advantages Come in, Write or Phone for Full Information! W & J DAIRY SALES R.D.2, Oxford, PA 19363 ■ Call Bill Guhl- 717*529-2569 ALTERNATORS ZCU> - PIONEER OE FARM BULK MILK COOLERS * ~ Middleburg Cattle CALVES 268. Few Prime vealers 61.00-64.00, Choice 47.00- Good 40.0048.00, Standard & Good 119-130 lbs. 36.00- DO, 90-110 lbs. 35.00- 39.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 30.0035.00; slaughter calves, grading Choice 150-250 lbs. 38.0047.00, Good 36.0042.00. HOGS 597. (Monday, June 27, 1977). Barrows & Gilts strong to $1 higher. US No. 1- 2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.0048.60, No. 13 190-250 lbs. 46.0047,20, No. 23 250- 275 lbs. 41.0045.70, No. 24 300350 lbs. 35.0039.00. US No. 13 300600 lbs. sows 33.0035.00, Boars 24.75-28.50. FEEDER PIGS 231. US No. 13 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 26.0030.00 per head, No. 13 2535 lbs. 30.0036.00, Utility 50-80 lbs. 34.00-39.00 per head. SHEEP 6. Few Choice 90- 110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 48.00-52.00. Few slaughter ewes 12.50-23.00. New Holland Horse . New Holland Sales Stables Monday, June 27 Reported receipts of 403 head of horses and ponies. Market steady with last week]s market. Load of riding out of Tennessee 285-480; load of driving out of Tennessee 350- 1000; local work horses 450- 600; driving horses 175-1110; riding horses 175-325; better horses 350-520; lightweight killers 24-28; heavyweight killers 30-33; mares 15-55; colts 10-20; geldings 15-50; larger ponies 75-160. FIDELITY ELECTRIC CATTLE 244. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, Good slaughter steers 37.25- 40,00, Standard 31.75-37.50, Utility 28.60-32.00. Standard slaughter heifers 31.0035.35, Utility 28.00-31.50, Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.50-28.85, Shells down to 21.60. Good slaughter bullocks 33.60- 37.50, Standard 25.5031.00. CALVES 191. Good vealers 37.50-49.00, Standard & Good 410-125 lbs. 32.50-41.00, 90-115 lbs. 22.00-33.50. LANCASTER - William G. McCoy was re-elected to his fifth term as president of the Lancaster Stockyards, Inc. at the annual company, meeting June 4. McCoy, also president of the McCoy Cattle Co., has headed the corporation since it was organized in 1972 to purchase the stockyards property from the bankrupt Penn Central railroad. Other officers also re elected by the board of directors are: vice presidents, Robert S. Heilbron of S. L. Heilbron & Sons and James C. Dunlap, president of Walter M. Dunlap & Sons Inc., secretary-treasurer, Robert W. Stauffer. Members of the board of directors are Richard J. Blakinger, C. E. Burnett,' Charles B. Differ, James C. auction nan Carlisle, Pa. June 28,1977 Stockyards re-elec Bill McCoy For post-emergenoe weed control on Donvelherbicide, .alone or tank mixed with 2 4-D (depending on your weed problem) to control tough, late - germinating broadleaf weeds to cover misses of pre-emergence her bicide application to get control where weather or other factors make earlier application impossible MELVIN R. WEAVE Manheiifl' PH: 717-569-6576 RDI Box 529 Carlisle Auction HOGS 246. US No j 230 lbs. barrows & 47.35, No. 1-3 200-M 41.60-44.00, No. 2-3 lbs. 40,35-42.00. US) 300-500 lbs. sows 28 a No. 2-3 250-600 lbs 28.50. Boars 22.00-24) FEEDER PIGS j No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. feed 19.00-24.00 per head 35-60 lbs. 28.0034.00 SHEEP 21. Good lbs. spring slaughter 37.5045.00. Dunlap, Walter M. Jr., Max C. Kempt, 1 Heilbron, John M. Jr., Robert W. Johns E. Kauffman and Wi McCoy. Lancaste Feeder Cat Friday, June 24,: Feedi Today Last Friday TREND: Insul volume to fully test Few lots mixed Gn Choice 750-950 lb. 351 one lot Good 640 lb Q to make s late weeds mature to the nursery year's weed < Ask us ft plication about Banv bicide .from ol Note. Beloit any pesticidi the label CONTACT
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