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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October
Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 1977
Wind shifts snow drifts.
Repair sleds now John Brown convicted Oct 31, 1859 Last
C;-"" 3 Averagelength ofd , y ; (o ,, he
Nov 3 1957 T . . Russia launched satellite with dog mit
seaU h'Jr 57 R b J OOm ln New Zealand now Antarctic
earing young Castles m the air cost a vast deal to keep up
Ask the Old Farmer; A man
buys a drink for a friend in an
old-time saloon ordering
sour mash and branch
water " He then picks up his
drink and toasts "Scrub of the
brush" Would you please
identify "branch water" and
the toast R}, Milwaukee,
Wise
frv ’ TaZ ° f S ' C “°’ !S <* th ' ' out ’-
regard because Zs nodung 'J™than Zm a small 'stre’at
Home Hints One can opener for pet food and one for people food .s a good
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
EnBUnd: C ° ld and ram - v w,th snow in north throughout
. ( ? r ' at ' r New \ ork ~ New J« sey: Cold, hght ram, flurr.es to start,
then sunny and cold with some ram at week's end
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week beg.ns cloudy and cold, then
showers for the weekend
Southeast Coastal. Partly cloudy and cool through
Saturday, Sunday brings showers °
wdhli*phuhl COOl f lghtS and J WJrm da y s through Friday, fa.r, hot
with light showers for remainder of week.
a ~ T° r ° nt u & Montreal: Cold w* intermittent ram
and snow throughout the entire week
ohi ° V *?T Cloudy ' cold and rain y through midweek
partly sunny with showers east at week's end
? h “ P l° Uth J Su , nny ' hot then mild ' showers m the mountains
“ d " p “ l >' w " h
Cenf f al Cloud y and cold to start, then cold
nd cloudy west and south, light snow east on weekend
neTe h atrs?nd a avh 51,8 C °‘ d and doud y wrth flur
ries east, Sunday brings heavy snow east and then warming
Se n Seek Greal C '° Udy and Cold but some sun throughout
Texas! - Oklahoma: Expect cool north, hot south for most of
week, heavy rain expected in west for Sunday
***
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Pacific Northwest: Week begins fair and mild, Friday brines cool
ing and ram for remainder of week 7 8 COO ‘
California: Partiv cloudy on the coast, sunny, very warm inland
through Friday, mild, ram, heavy m the north at week's end
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Middleburg, Pa.
October 25,1977
CATTLE 267. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice 1050-1250 lbs.
slaughter steers 42.0044.10,
Good 950-1350 lbs. 38.0043.00,
Standard 35.00-38.00, Utility
30.00- Choice 950-1150
lbs. slaughter heifers 40.50-
41.60, Good 35.00-38.50,
Standard 30.00-35.00, Utility
25.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
23.50-27.00, one at 28.00,
Cutters 22 00-25.50, Canner &
Low Cutters 20.00-22.00,
Shells down to 19.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 34.00-
38.25. Yield Grade No. 11200-
1985 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.00- yield grade No. 2
800-1200 lbs. 28.00-33,00.
Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder
steers 32.0042.00.
CALVES 173 Prime
vealers 68.00-72.50, Choice
60.00- Good
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
42.00- 90-110 lbs. 35.00-
42 00, Standard 70-90 lbs.
25 00-35 00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 95-115 lbs.
42 00-52 00
the old
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Middleburg
Auction
HOGS 504. (Monday,
October 24,1977). US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
43.5044.60, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 42.5043.30, No. 2-3 230-
280 lbs. 40.1042.50. US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 33.00-37.75.
Boars 200-750 lbs. 26.00-30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 282. US
No. 1-3 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs
6.75-15.00 per head. No. 1-3
15-25 lbs. 15.00-22.00, No. 1-3
2540 lbs. 22.00-35.00 per
head.
SHEEP 8. Utility 40-50 lbs.
wooled slaughter Jambs
34.0045.00.
Every Wednesday at 12 Noon
At David Good's Farm Equipment Sale
♦ HARVEY Z. MARTIN
I Home Phone 215-415-5303
▲ We Buy On Orders
▲ Bus. Phone Wed. Only
I 717-656-7270
t We also buy hay and straw privately.
29,1977
j| Livestock martet and
Cattle 234. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market
Choice slaughter steers
39.00- Good 33.50-38.25,
Standard 30.00-34.00, Utility
28.00- Good slaughter
heifers 32.75-35.25, Standard
29.75-31.50, Utility 25.00-
28.00, Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
24.85-25.75, Cutters 22.50-
25.00, Canner and Low
Cutters 20.25-23.00, Shells
down to 17.60. Couple Good
slaughter bullocks 32.35 and
34.00, Standard 27.35-30.20.
Calves 135. Choice vealers
52.00-63.50, Good 41.50-53.00,
Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 37.00-44.00, 90-110 lbs.
27.50-39.00.
Hogs 178. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows and gilts
42.50-43.60, No. 1-3 200-240
lbs. 40.0042.75 No. 2-3 190-230
lbs. 37.25-39.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 34.25-38.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 32.00-
33.50. Boars 22.00-24.50.
WE WILL HAUL
HAY, STRAW, S
GRAIN
To Local Auctions
or Buy Outright
Paid at Scales
MEADOW GREEN
FARMS
Call 717-9334080
or 717-3334377
North Maple Ave., Leola, PA
Lebanon Valley
! Fredericksburg, Pa.
October 25,1977
Cattle 238. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers about
steady. Slaughter cows
steady to 50 cents higher.
High Choice & Prime No. 2-4
1100-1250 lbs. slaughter
steers 43.25-44.10, Choice No.
2-4 1000-1150 lbs. 40.2542.85,
Good 36.85-38.75, few
Standard 32.00-35.85, few
Utility 29.50-31.50. Choice
slaughter heifers 36.10-39.35
few Good 33.75-36.60. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 24.00-26.35, Cutters
22.85-24.85, Canner & Low
Cutter 21.50-22.85, Shells
down to 18.75. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1200-1400 lbs.
slaughter bulls 34.75-35.50.
Calves 220. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 70-
110 lbs. steady to $3 higher.
Carlisle, Pa.
0ct0ber25, 1977
Auction
Few Choice vealers 56.00-
70.00, Good 43.50-51.50, few
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
41.00-45.00, 90-110 lbs. 34.50-
40.00, Standard 70-85 lbs.
26.00- Utility 50-75 lbs.
10.00- Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs.
39.00- holstein heifers
80-90 lbs. 35.00-40.00, 95-115
lbs. 45.0060.00.
Hogs 343. Barrows & gilts
$1 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs, barrows & gilts
42.6043.10, No. 1-3 200-240
lbs. 42.0042.60. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 34.50-36.25,
No. 2-3 500-600 lbs. 33.00-
34.00. Boars 26.00-28.25.
Feeder Pigs 56. US No. 1-3
25-60 lbs. feeder pigs 16.50-
35.00 per head.
Sheep 8. Couple Choice 70
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
49.00 and 50.00, lot Good 100
lbs. 41.50.
Carlisle
Auction
Feeder Pigs 251. US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00-
24.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-60
lbs. 28.00-33.50 per head.
Sheep 10. Good 40-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
38.00-46.50.
The SR4O PC Packer is being used with automatic belt collecting systems.
This self-powered, one person operation can pack up to 45 cases per hour.
egSffiSS wSSnLShf ' gS f •‘ '■
unSK take-away beta, your
oruTth^future^ 6 3 Sponge type egg oiler which can be added to your packer now
totally mechanical, no electronic Eeomatir srao t>n □ ■
limited maintenance, will give you years of pacing. Packer ’ Wlth lt s
Talk with one of our expenenced salesmen today.
Modern Poultry Supplies, Inc.
op
auction new
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, October 26,1977
Feeder Pigs
1250
1571
Today
Last Wednesday
TREND: Cbmpared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-
10.00 lower. All prices on a
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION
Friday Evening November 11 7
If you have cattle to consign contact L. Robei
Frame, Manager. 717-442-4181 or 768-8204. Horn
phone: 215-458-5060.
Box 100 Paradise, P,
10 mites East of Lancaster on Rt. 30.
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)
Office and Warehouse (Pickup)
752 East Ross St.
Lancaster, Pa. 17602
717-299-0828 or 717-397-5850
New Holland
Feeder Pig
per hundred weight bai
US 1-2 25 lbs. 90.00; 1
40 lbs. 81.00-86.00; 40-1
72.00-84.00; 50-70 lbs.
77.00; Lot 90 lbs 67.00.
US 2-3 25-30 lbs.
79.00; 30-50 lbs. 61,00-'
50-65 lbs 59.00-66.00.