—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Seotember 17,1977 8 Livestock nwHcet and auction news the OLD kkmer IMAKK SEPT. 19-25, 1977 Say goodbye to summer this week. Fall begins Sept 22 at 10 30 P M Dan'l Boone headed west this week in 1773 First quarter of the moon Sept 20 Woodchucks hibernate now Average length of days for the week, 12 hours, 9 minutes Oklahoma land rush started Sept 22, 1891 If south wind prevails this week, autumn will be warm Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors Ask the Old Farmer: In several family diaries dating back sev enty or more years, mention is made several times of a person's receiving a "Philippine" gift Do you know what that could have been 7 EF, ShreveportJLa Sounds like a soldier's reference to an epidemic Home Hmts: To iron heavily starched pieces such as crochet work that has a tendency to scorch easily place them between two sheets of aluminum foil to iron You will not be bothered with the iron sticking, and it cuts ironing time in half OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Sunny, warm with scattered showers to start, then heavy rain and cold through Friday, showers south, fair north for week's end Greater New York New Jersey: Heavy ram and cool through Thursday, remainder of week sunny Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rainy and mild through Wednesday, rest of week sunny Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Rainy and warm through Thurs day, mild with showers north for week's end Florida: Rain throughout the week Upstate N.Y. Toronto & Montreal; Cloudy, rain and colder through Thursday, week's end clear and warm Greater Ohio Valley: Warm with thundershowers through Tues day, mild and clear at midweek, expect clear, hot weekend (All Rights Reserved, Yankee, Inc Dublin, N H 03444) Omaha Cattle Market not available by press time. St. Louis Cattle Market not available by press time. Join your fellow pork producers in supporting pork promotion and production research to keep hogs a profitable farm enterprise. Tell your market or buyer that you want 10 cents per market hog or 5 cents per feeder pig deducted to support these programs. Most markets and buyers will cooperate fully if you let them know. The PPPC was for med and is funded and directed by producers. There is no Government Agency involved. For more information, contact: HERBERT SCHICK, Secretary-Treasurer Kutztown, R.D. 2, Pa. Phone 215-285-6519 WE WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW, & GRAIN To Local Auctions or Buy Outright Paid at Scales MEADOW GREEK FARMS Call 717-333-4080 (ff 717-933-4377 Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. September 14,1977 CATTLE 1143. Supply included 123 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 50 cents higher. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.25 higher. Few High Choice & Prime 1100- 1250 lbs. slaughter steers 41.75-42.00, Choice 950-1300 lbs. 39.50-41.60, Good 35.75- 39.50, Standard 33.50-36.00. Few Choice 975-1130 lbs. slaughter heifers 36.00-38.85, few Good 31.10-35.35. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 26.00-28.00, few to 28.85, Commercial No. 4-5 24.00- 25.00, Cutters 25.00-27.00, Canners 22.00-25.00, Shells down to 15.00. Good slaughter bullocks 33.75- 35.25, few to 37.09, few Standard 32.00-32.60. Yield Grade #1 1200-1650 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.25-33.60. Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder steers 38.0042.00, Good 300- 850 lbs. 34.00-38.00, Medium 500-850 lbs. 29.75-34.00; Medium 300-550 lbs. feeder heifers 21.00-25.00. CALVES 217. Vealers steady to $6 higher, least advance on Standard & Low Good. Few Prime vealers 68.00-72.00, Choice 58.00- 66.00, Good 46.00-59.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 38.0046.50, 90-110 lbs. 28.00- BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE 45 LIMOUSIN-HEREFORD CROSS COWS Bred Beefah) For Sale - Rapid gains on grass and roughage. - 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling. - Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out - We stock and distribute Pureblood Beefalo Semen and Half-Blood Beefalo heifers and bulls. - Visit our farm and see our animals. SEMEN ’l2 an ampule NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR % BULLS & HEIFERS. BEEFALO N & J 4270 Quakerbridge Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association Carlisle Auction September 13; 1977 CATTLE 203. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 39.75-41.00, Good 34.50-38.85, Standard 30.00-34.75, Utility 27.00-30.00. Good slaughter heifers 33.25-37.25, Standard 29.35-30.75. Utility & Com- 35.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 22.00-28.00, few Utility 55-70 lbs. 12.00-20.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-115 lbs. 35.0043.00; Holstein heifers 110-120 lbs. 34.00-48.00; Slaughter calves, grading Good & Choice 250400 lbs. 37.0046.00. HOGS 283. Barrows & Gilts steady to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-225 lbs. barrows & gilts 43.6043.85, couple lots 44.85, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 43.0043.85, No. 2-3 195-250 lbs. 42.2543.00, Lot No. 1-3 145 lbs. 41.50. US No. 1-3 275- 550 lbs. sows 34.25-37.50, few No. 2-3 375-600 lbs. 31.00- 34.75. Few Boars 25.00-27.00. FEEDER PIGS 211. All prices per hundred weight basis. US No. 1-3 1540 lbs. feeder pigs 82.00-97.00 cwt., No. 1-3 4040 lbs. 70.00-75.00 cwt. SHEEP 48. Choice 70-105 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 49.00-54.00, few Good 70-105 lbs. 30.0043.50. Slaughter ewes 10.00-19.00. mercial slaughter cows 26.00- Cutters 22.75- 26.25, Canner & Low Cutter 20.00- Shells down to 17.25. Good slaughter bullocks 34.75-35.85, Stan dard 23.00-27.00. CALVES 195, Choice vealers 58.50-70.00, Good 42.50-60.00, Standard & Good 115-130 lbs. 34.00-45.00,90-120 lbs. 27.00-35.00, Standard 70- 90 lbs. 19.00-27.00. HOGS 298. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.75- 43.00, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. REMEMBER US when you purchase cattle in the South... call us collect from the sale. HAPPY TO SERVE YOU!! S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC. LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604 Phone; (717) 393-4641 (day or night) L & M FUR & WOOLEN ENTERPRISE Quality Electrified Mountons & Furs f i t g Tannery Direct Disl. - Wholesale & Retail > maafejy Check our Quality, Price & Services' • Woolen Hosp Pads ■ Natural & All Colors • Pa Largest Selection of Woolen Products • Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices • See Us At Meadowbrook Market in Leola 117 W Summit St, Mohnton, Pa. 215-777-2465 Hours - Mon - Fri. 9-8 30, Sat. 9-5 39.7542.00, No. 2-3 190-230 lbs. 37.00-38.75. US No. 1-3 300550 lbs. sows 35.25-38.50. Boars 23.00-24.50. FEEDER PIGS 296. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 24.50-28.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 27.00-30.50 per head. SHEEP 7. Couple Good spring slaughter kunbs 39.00 and 44.50.
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