Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Septembers, 1977 8 iheQL ARM IM A SEPT. 5-11, 1977 Most uncertain, so draw the curtains. Drive safely, kids heading back to school now John L Sullivan k o'd Sept 7,1892 Last quarter of the moon Sept 5 Dog days end Sept 6 Average length of days for the week, 12 hours, 51 minutes Airmail from New York to San Francisco took four days in 1920 Goodness is the only investment that never fails Ask the Old Farmer: Every time 1 hear someone say "From here to Timbuctoo," I wonder why that place was picked for the expression Could you tell me why -that location was chosen for the saying 7 FK, Pittsfield, Mass Probably because to the person who coined the phrase West Africa '’SE&ipi •2, 7 seemed about as far away as one could go, short of the moon Also, it's handy because it rhymes with Kalamazoo "From Timbuctoo to Kalamazoo is a long way down the track Home Hints: Soapsuds from real soap is good fertilizer for bushes apd young plants OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORCASTS New England: Cloudy and cool to start, then warmer with rain by Wednesday, week's end sunny Greater New York New Jersey: Partly cloudy and cool through Wednesday, occasional ram for remainder of week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny with cold nights through Wednes day, mild with some heavy rains expected for remainder of week Piedmont and Southeast Coastal: Cool and clearing with showers south to start, then sunny and warm Thursday, week's end heavy ram and mild (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc, Dublin NH 03444) Danville Auction Aagnst29,l977 STEERS: High Choice and Prime 39.00-39.75; Good to Choice 36.00-39.00; Standard ITHACO, INC. JET-AGE SWINE BREEDERS Swine Management Consultants Kinzer, Pa, 717-768-8378 to G00d33.00-35.00. BULLS: 30.00-38.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 26.00-27.50; Good to Standard 25,00-210; Utility 22.00-24.50. CALVES: Good to Choice FEEDERS IN LIVESTOCK ULTRASONICS PRESENTS Livestock market CLASSIFIED Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. August 29,1977 CATTLE 106 Steers - High Choice and Prime 40.00- 41.50; Good Choice 39.00- 39.75;“ Good 35.00-37.00; Standard Good 34.00-34.50; Hclsteins Good 32.00-33.75; Standard to Good 28.00-30.00. Heifers - High Choice and Prime absent; Good to Choice absent; Good 31.00- 32.00; Standard Good 30.00- 30.85; Holsteins Good 28.00- 29.00; Standard Good 26.00- 27.50. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 40.00-41.50; Standard Good 36.00-38.00; Utility 30.00-34.00. Bulls - Good and Choice Com mercial 34.00-35.75; Stan dard to Good 32.00-33.50; Utility to Standard 28.00- 30.00. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 27.00-27,85; Cutters 25.00-26.00; Canners Low Cutters 23.00-24.50; Shells 18.00-22.00. CALVES 129. Choice and Prime 60,90-66.00; Good and Choice 50.00-58.00; Standard and Good 45.00-48.00; Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 40.00- 4.00; Utility 90-110 lbs. 32.00- 38.00; Culls 20.00-28.00. HOGS 169 US No. 1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 46.25-46.50; US 40.0048.00; Standard to Good 22.0040.00. HOGS: 45.1047.60' SOWS: 32.00-37.00. BOAES: 24.50-32.00. ACTA DEALER IN YOUR CONT Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, . 200-215 lbs. 45.50-46.00; Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 45.00- 45.25; Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 44.75-44.85. New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, August 31,1977 Reported receipts of 134 cows, 90 heifers and 5 bulls. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 560-850; load of Butler Co. springers 435-775; load of N.Y. fresh 665-985, springers 675-985; load of Pa. fresh 560-740, springers 650-930; load of Wisconsin fresh 930-990; herd disposal in all stages 280-530; locally consigned cows 450-810; springing heifers 475-700; bred heifers 425-550; open heifers 175-325; bulls 290-325. BROOKS END FARM Beavertown, Pa. 717-658-5821 No. 1 and 3,190-230 lbs. 46.00- 46.10; US No. 1 and 3,180-250 lbs. 45,5045.75. Sows - 250-375 lbs. 35.00-37.00; 400-500 lbs: 33.00-34.50. Boars - 300-500 lbs. 27.00-28.00. SHEEP 7. Lambs - Good to Choice 42.0045.00; Medium and Good 35.0040.00. Ewes - 10.00-18.00. Private Treaty New Holland Dairy SCANOPREG ” *sBs°° The second generation, solid-state, sow-gilt pregnancy detector that’s as easy to read as STOP and GO. SCANOPREG™ ECONOMICS OF PREGNANCY TESTING TRY THIS EXAMPLE AND INSERT YOUR OWN COSTS, NUMBER OF SOWS AND FIGURE YOUR OWN SAVINGS: " Assume you have a herd of 100 sows which you feed 4 to 5 pou.ids of feed per day costing you approximately 40 cents per sow. After 30 days you check them and SCANOPROBE® or SCANOPREG™ shows that 10 sows are open. This would save you 40 cents (cost of feed per day) x 10 (number of open sows) x 50 (the number of days until you can eyeball) or a total of $2OO if you cull these sows and send them to market. SCANOPREG tells you quickly, simply, what you need to know. You can cull, keep or rebreed to make your herd profitable. Your gestation pens should be full of only pregnant sows. Why carry the expense of freeloaders? For every 100 sows you farrow, SCANOPROBE or SCANOPREG can save you $2OO to $5OO depending on your feed costs and conception rates. 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