—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Septei
8
SEPT. 12-18, 1977
Morning dews and some fall hues.
Cider nulls gearing up now Army surgeon Walter Reed born
Sept 13,1851 New moon Sept 13 . Rosh Hashana Sept 13..
Average length of days for the week, 12 hours, 30 minutes . Lon
don plague killed 10,000 this week in 1665 .. Cornerstone of U S
Capitol laid Sept 18,1793 . Herring spawn now If young men
had wisdom and old men strength everything might be well done
Ask the Old Fanner: Can you
tell me how the expression
"green thumb" originated 7
R.L, Los Angeles
According to James Underwood
Crockett, the expression- Carnes'
from the fact that the algae which
grow on the outside of earthenware
pots will stain a person's thumb
(and fingers) if he handles enough
pots Hence the person who was al
ways working with his flower pots
had a green thumb l
Home Hints; To freeze hamburger meat to be used at a future date, shape
into individual patties, separating with waxed paper, then wrap and freeze
Frozen ground meat should be used within 4 to 6 weeks
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Heavy ram through Wednesday; sunny and warm
with scattered showers for remainder of week
Greater New York New Jersey: Heavy rain with possible off
shore hurricane through Wednesday, dear and hot for week's end.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Mild with some heavy rams to start, then
sunny and warm at midweek, week’s end brings ram and* mild
temperatures
Piedmont Sc Southeast Coastal: Week begins with heavy rain,
mild, then sunny and very warm starting Wednesday, end of week
rainy and warm
Florida: Warm, cloudy south through Friday, week's end rainy.
Upstate N.Y. Toronto & Montreal: Some heavy rams, cool west
and north through Wednesday, cloudy and mild for remainder of
week
Greater Ohio Valley: Rain to start, then some sun, warm by
Wednesday, weekend warm with thunderstorms
Deep South: Clear and cool to start, then Wednesday brings hot
temperatures, scattered showers and cooler through week’s end
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Clearing, cool with more ram
through Tuesday, remainder of week cloudy and hot
Northern Great Plains: Sunny and warm to start, then rain and
mild at midweek, week's end brings sun and hot temperatures
Central Great Plains: Mild with intermittent ram through Thurs
day, sunny west, ram east for end of week
Texas Oklahoma: Sunny, nuld, hot central through Wednesday,
showers except in west for remainder of week
Rocky Mountain: Rain and cool north, showers south all week
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MAKX (
mber 10,1977 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
a" Livestock market and
CATTLE 8093. Compared
with 8220 head last week, and
7198 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
grading High Choice &
Prime 25 cents to 50 cents
higher, Standard to Choice
25 cents to $1 lower.
Slaughter heifers unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows
mostly steady. Slaughter
bulls weak to $1 lower.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 41.00-43.25, Choice
"383042.00, Good 34.50-39.00,
Standard 31.00-35.20, few
Utility 26.00-31.00.
HEIFERS: Few Choice
34.00- Good 32.00-36.00,
Standard 28.00-32.50, few
Utility 23.75-28.50. COWS:
Utility & Commercial 25.00
28.60, Cutters 23.00-27.25,
Canner & Low Cutter 20.25-
25.00, Shells down to 16.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
34.5038.50, few Good 32.00
35.50, few Standard 30.00
35.00, few Utility 27.1031.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade HI 1000-
1900 lbs. 30.0036.60; few
yield grade #2 800-1500 lbs.
27.80-34.00. FEEDER
CATTLE: Good & Choice
300-900 lbs. feeder steers
33.00- Medium 300300
lbs. 24.0034.00; Good &
Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 24.00-34.00, few
Medium 300500 lbs. 20.25-
26.00; Good & Choice 350-750
lbs. feeder bulls 25.0036.75.
CALVES 5387. Compared
with 5323 head last week, and
5693 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Good &
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MOST AUGER EQUIPMENT IN STOCK
FULL LINE PARTS DEPARTMENT
Choice unevenly steady,
Standard & Low Good steady
to $4 lower. VEALERS: Few
Prime 69.00-78.00, Choice
50.00- Good 39.00-57.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
32.00- 90-110 lbs. 25.00
36.00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
20.0032.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
31.00- few holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs. 28.0046.50.
HOGS 6880. Compared
with 6228 head last week, and
6711 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts $1.50 to $3.50
lower, most decline latter
part of week. BARROWS &
GILTS: US No. 1-2 200240
lbs. 44.0047.80, No. 13 200
250 lbs. 43.0047.00, No. 23
190260 lbs. 42.0045.00, No. 2-
4 250300 lbs. 39.0043.00, No.
13 120480 lbs. 35.0044.00.
SOWS; 50 cents to $2 lower.
US No. 13 300550 lbs. 31.00
37.50, No. 23 350650 lbs.
28.0032.75. Boars 21.0030.75.
FEEDER PIGS 1918.
Compared with 1955 head
last week, and 1838 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
steady. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 12.00-28.00, No. 1-
3 35-59 lbs. 25.00-37.50 per
head. GRADED FEEDER
PIGS 3703. Compared with
752 head last week. Feeder
pigs 82 to $5 lower, spots $lO
lower. All prices per hun
dred weight. US No. 1-2 2040
lbs. 98.00-113.00, 40-50 lbs.
88.00-100.00, 50-60 lbs. 77.00-
88.00, 60-100 lbs. 53.50-78.00;
No. 2-3 2030 lbs. 80.00100.00,
few to 116.00,3040 lbs. 98.00
106.50, 4050 lbs. 85.0099.00,
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Chambersburg
Auction
Cbambersburg, Pa.
September 1,1977
CATTLE 355. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter cows
strong to $1 higher, most
advance on Canner & Low
-Cutter. Few Choice 10001300
lbs. slaughter steers 38.00
38.75, one at 40.00, Good
35.5038.25, few Standard
32.0034,50. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 33.5035.25,
few Good 32.6034.35. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 25.5028.35, few to 29.00,
Cutters 24.2027.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 22.75-25.50, Shells
down to 19.00. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 34.35-
35.10, few Standard 31.00
34.10. Few Yield Grade 1
11001700 lbs, slaughter bulls
32.003535.
CALVES 875, Vealers
grading Good to Rime
steady to $3 higher; Stan
dard & Good 70130 lbs. $4 to
$5 lower. Prime vealers
72.0075.00, few to 77.00,
Choice 56.0070.00, Good
40.00-57.00, Standard & Good
5075 lbs. 70.0081.00, 75-100
lbs. 64.0070.00.
SHEEP 805. Compared
with 882 head last week, and
593 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs $1 to $2
higher. Choice 70115 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs
45.0053.50. Good 60100 lbs.
36.00-48.00. Slaughter ewes
9.0019.50.
AUGERS
ficE.
110-138 lbs. 33.00-39.00,90-110
lbs. 28.50-33.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 26.00-29.00, Utility 50-
85 lbs. 20.00-27.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 31.00-39.00; few holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs. 30.00-45.00.
HOGS 100. Barrows & Gilts
$3 lower. One lot US No. 1-2
210 lbs. barrows & gats 44.85,
No. 1-3 210-240 lbs. 42.60
44.35, No. 2-3 210-240 lbs.
42.00-42.50. US No. 1-3 300450
lbs. sows 30.5034.75. Boars
25.25-25.60.
FEEDER PIGS 121. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
20.0037.50 per head.
SHEEP 29. Choice 70-105
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
41.50- Good 70-110 lbs.
33.50-
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