Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jul; 8 THE OLD JiRMEij; IM ANA! JULY 25-31, 1977 Good growing weather for weeds and flowers together. Now the state of crops is known Dog Days begin Full moon July 30 Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 37 minutes First Masonic Lodge established, Boston, July 30, 1733 U S Senate approved U N Charter July 28, 1945 When the well's dry we know the worth of water Ask the Old Fanner: I have often heard the expression "According to Hoyle," mean ing that you do something by the book Who was Hoyle and why is everything according to him 7 TE, St Louis Hoyle was a card-shark, who published a book of rules for games Home Hints Take strawberries out of the refrigerator an hour before serv ing to reach room temperature Overchilled fruit loses its aroma OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England; Hot with some ram to start, then cloudy and cool at midweek, rain for end of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Clear, hot, showers south through Friday, week's end rain. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Hot with thunderstorms all week Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny, hot with intermittent showers and thunderstorms throughout the week (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Inc, Dublin N H 03444) Peoria Auction July 21,1977 CATTLE: Receipts this week: 5400 last week: 7000 year ago: 6000. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower. Cows 50-1.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 lower. Receipts about 70 per cent slaughter steers, 25 per cent slaughter heifers, balance mostly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 34 1150- 1250 lbs. 35.0040.50, load 1250 lbs. 41.50; late 39.00-39.50, load 1340 lbs. 39.75; Choice 2- 4 950-1250 lbs. 38,5040.75, several loads 41.00; Wed nesday 38.50-39.50 load and part-load 40.00; 900-950 lbs. 37.50-38.50; mixed Good and Choice 900-1300 lbs. 37.00- 38.50; Good 2-3 35.00-37.00; Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. / /1/ // /v I A message of importance to I ii ih / / /r / / / PENNSYLVANIA WHEAT GROWERS 76 on our * arm this eal * Registered trademark of Pioneer Hi-Bred Internationa!. Inc Oes Moines lowa |jr Livestock market arid few Standard and Good 2-3 Holsteins 31.50-34.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 3-4 900- 1050 lbs. early 38.50-39.00 couple loads 39.50; Wed nesday 37.50-38.50, mostly 37.50-38.00; load 38.75; Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 36.50- 37.50; 750-850 lbs. 35.50-36.50; mixed Good and Choice 24 800-1100 lbs. 34.50-36.50; Good 2-3 33.50-35.00; Stan-' dard and Good 2-3 31.00-33.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-3 23.00-25.00, late 23.00-24.00; High- Dressing Utility 25.50-26.00; Cutter 1-2 22.00-23.00; Canner 18.50-22.00. Few light weight 16.00-18.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 28.00-31.00; few Yield Grade 1 31.50-32.00, late 31.50. Soft Red Winter Wheat through the Pioneer Research Program. Available for sale this fall. »f testing by Pioneer indicates that 576 is an ly high yielding variety. Long, bearded heads 'lump grains increase yield potential. In ..w«i to high yield potential, 576 has very good standability, excellent milling and baking characteristics. SEE or CALL YOUR PIONEER DEALER Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. July 20,1977 CATTLE 338. Supply in cluded 76 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers mostly steady to 50c. lower. Slaughter cows steady to 75c. higher. Few High Choice and Prime 4-5, 1150-1435 lbs. slaughter steers 35.25-38.85, No. 3 at 40.50, Choice 2-4,950-1325 lbs. 37.00- few to 39.75, Good 34.50- Standard 31.75- 34.25. Few Choice slaughter heifers 33.10-36.60, Good 30.00- few Standard 27.50- few Utility 23.00- 24.50. Few Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.00-27.25, Com mercial 24.00-25.75, in dividual at 27.85, Cutters 23.60-26.00, Canners 20.00- 24.00, Shells down to 15.00. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 34.00-35.00, few Good 32.10-33.25, few Standard 31.00-32.35. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1280-1745 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.25- 33.75, two Yield Grade No. 2, 1135 lbs. at 31.0032.00. Good and Choice 290-735 lbs. MARTIN MANURE TANK All New Liquid & Semi-Liquid MARTIN MFG. CO. RD3 Myerstown, Pa. 717-933-4151 The following features are standard equipment •-Heavy duty internal chopper type auger. —lncludes Hydraulic cylinder and all hoses. —lncludes PTO shaft, jack and ladder. —Spreaders build and designed to handle manure from free stall barn without adding any liquid. —Rear fan built to handle spread of 45 to 60 feet liquid or thick manure. —Manure tank can be filled with barn cleaner - Scrape off Ramp - Front End Loader or Pump •-Large 12’ opening from tank to discharge fan. • Special V-Shape design facilitates smoother flow of manure removal 576 feeder steers 33.00-35.50, few to 40.00. Medium and Good 260-565 lbs. feeder heifers 22.50-25.00. Good and Choice 325-580 lbs. feeder bulls 31.00- 34.50. CALVES 19£ Vealers steady to $3 lower, spots $5 lower. Few Choice vealers 58.00- Good 39.5047.00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 35.0040.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00- Standard 70-90 lbs. 22.00-27.50, Utility 50-105 lbs. 15.00-22.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 95-125 tbs. 43.0049.50. HOGS 265: Barrows and gilts mostly 25c. to 75c. lower. US No. 1-2190230 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.25-48.25, No. 1-3 190230 lbs. 46.00 47.50, No. 2-3 190235 lbs. 45.0046.75, few No. 2-4 230- 255 lbs. 43.00-45.00, few No. 1- 3 130190 lbs. 30.0040.00. US No. 1-3 295-480 lbs. sows 34.00-35.50, few No. 2-3 340 590 lbs. 30.0033.00. Boars 24.0028.25. FEEDER PIGS 275: ALL SALES ON PER HUN DREDWEIGHT. Two lots US No. 1-315 lbs. feeder pigs 108.00-116.00, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 75.00-83.00, lot at 93.00, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 63.00-75.00, two lots 81.00 & 84.00, few No. 1-3 75-DO lbs. 36.00-58.00, 2 PIONEER. BRAND SEEDS auction news lots Utility 2040 lbs. 40.00 51.00. SHEEP 35: Choice 6095 lbs. slaughter lambs 48.00 51.00, Good 60105 lbs. 40.00 41.50, one at 46.50, Utility & Good 55-70 lbs. 34.5038.00.' Slaughter ewes 4.0011.50. Joliet Cattle July 21 Friday through Wed nesday salable receipts 8,200, 5 days last week 8,626, same period-last year 8,609. At mid-week slaughter steers and heifers 50 to 1.00 lower. Mostly 75 to 1.00 lower than Wednesday of last week. Supply mostly Choice steers and heifers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and mixed Choice and Prime 24 10501350 lbs. 39,50-41.00. Mostly 40.00- 41.00, Load 41.25 Monday, 39.00-40.00, load 40.25 Wednesday. Some load lots high Choice and Prime 4 few 5 1275-1450 lbs. 40.0040.50 Monday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1250 lbs. 37.50- 39.50 Monday, 37.00-39.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice Holsteins 2 1200-1550 lbs. 36.00-37.00. LANCASTER SILO CO., INC. 2008 Horseshoe Road - 2436 Creek Hill Road LANCASTER, PA. 17601 MANUFACTURER AND BUILDER OF QUALITY CONCRETE-STAVE SILO’S SPECIAL QUOTES FOR SILOS DELIVERED AND ERECTED DURING MONTH OF JULY LOOKS LIKE A GOOD CORN YIELD THIS YEAR. STORE Hi-MOISTURE GROUND EAR CORN IN LANCASTER CONCRETE STAVE SILOS WITH STARLINE TOP UNLOADERS. CALL OUR SALESMEN FOR DETAILS ON SAVING DOLLARS BY HAVING YOUR OWN FEED AT HOME. Larry Hiestand Ken Groff Office 299-3721 Sales 299-3722 Home 273-7394 Home 687-6668 □Please Send Silo Information □ Please Send Silo Unloading & Feeding Equipment 1 Information NAME ADDRESS PHONE SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime, 2-4 900- 1075 lbs. 38.50-39.50 load 39.75 Monday, 37.50-38.50 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 36.50- 38.50 Monday, 35.50-37.50 Wednesday. Des Moines July 20,1977 Compared to Tuesday’s close, fresh pork cut trade closing slow, demand moderate with continued hot, humid weather cur tailing retail demand especially from East Coast areas. Fresh loins no comparison available; picnics steady to 50 lower; Boston butts 50 lower; skinned hams 17-20 lbs. 2.00- 2.50 higher; bellies steady to 3.00 higher. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS: 14-17 lbs. 89.50- 90.50, 14 lbs. and down late 92.25; 14-17 lbs. late 91.25. PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 48.75 50 lower; 8 & up lbs. '50.00 steady. BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs. 72.75 50 lower. SPARERIBS: No sales reported. Continued on Page 9
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