t—Lancaster Farming, Saturd
DEC. 5-11, 1977
Better do your shopping 'fore the snow starts dropping.
Don't wait until last minute to send Christmas cards Cartoonist
Rube Goldberg died Dec 7, 1970 New moon Dec 10 Average
length of days for the week, 9 hours, 9 minutes Hanukah Dec 5
King Edward VII abdicated Dec 11, 1936 He who prizes little
things is worthy of great ones
Home Hints; Kerosene will soften boots and shoes hardened by water
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Warm and rainy to start, then rain with snow north
at midweek, week's end brings partly sunny, very cold with light
snow in north
Greater New York-New Jersey: Heavy ram and warm through
Tuesday, then partly sunny with seasonal showers for week's end
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Heavy rain and warm through Tuesday,
remainder of week is partly cloudy with a few showers
Pied- mt & Southeast Coastal: Rainy and warmer to start, scat
tered howers, heavier in the north from Wednesday to week's
end
Florida; Week begins with showers in west, hot, midweek brings
milder temperatures, some clouds, weekend is fair, cold, freeze
north
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Rainy and mild to start,
Wednesday brings colder temperatures, rain then snow for re
mainder of week
Greater Ohio Valley: Ram, then clearing and warm through
Wednesday, light ram or sleet expected for remainder of week
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Ask the Old Farmer: My father-in
law used to request the amount of pie
he wished with three sizes The one 1
remember is 'Tight smart chance" for
large Can you fill in the other two 7
SK, Jackson, Wyoming
It sounds like some of our hunting friends,
sizing up a duck flock They used to tell
about a good chance, a smart chance, and a
fair chance
STAUFFER
DIESEL, INC.
312 W. Main St.
New Holland, Pa.
Ph. 717-354-4181
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of N.Y. fresh 575-1590; load
of Pa. fresh 630-830; load of
Ti N.J. springers 410-800; bred
heifers 275-400; springing
heifers 475-625; open heifers
125-300; local cows 510-970;
bulls 290-380; herd dispersal
32 "head in all stages of
lactation 315-640; herd
dispersal 15 Jerseys,in all
stages of lactation 200-570;
herd dispersal 30 head in all
stages of lactation 325-550;
herd dispersal 19 head in all
stages of lactation 400-800.
Baltimore
USDA
November2B,
1977
CATTLE 375; Slaughter
steers and heifers steady oh
limited test. Cows .50-.75
higher, not enough bulls on
offer for a market test.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 2-4 1000-1300 lbs.
40.0041.00; Good & Choice 2-
41000-1300 lbs. 38.2540.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 800-1000 lbs. 36.00-
38.00; part load mixed Good
& Choice 2-3 900 lbs. 35.00.
COWS: -Utility 2-3 23.75-
26.50; few low Dressing
Utility 2-3 22.00-23.35;
Commercial 34 22.10-24.10;
Cutter 1-2 20.75-23.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Scattered lots Good & Choice
steers 400-550 lbs. 32.00-
35.25; few Good & Choice
heifers 475-575 lbs. 25.00-
28.00.
HOGS 600: Compared to
last Monday Barrows & Gilts
$2.50 higher US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 42.50-43.00; US 2-3 230-
260 lbs. 42.00-42.50.
SOWS: Steady to 50 cents
higher. US 1-3 300-600 lbs.
31.50-32.00; few at 32.50.
VEAL & CALF AUC
TION 60: Prune Vealers 150-
250. lbs. 56.00-66.50; In
dividual 68.00-73.00; -Choice
135-200 lbs. 49.00-55.00; Good
& Choice 100-175 lbs. 35.00-
42.00; 75-100 lbs. 26.00-34.50.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
November 23,1977
CATTLE 165. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 75
cents to $2.75 higher. Few
Utility slaughter steers
27.25-27.85. Couple Standard
slaughter heifers 30.00 and
30.10. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 24.50-27.50,
couple to 28.10, Cutters 22.75-
25.50, Canner & Low Cutter
21.00-23.00, Shells down to
TRIPLE THREAT-RED
TRIPLE PLUS
RED HOT
A daughter; Tora Triple Threat LuLu VG-87
2.01 2x 171 d 10.522 M 3.8% 404BFinc.
29H2775 HANOVER-HILL TRIPLE THREAT-RED R 1629391 VG-87 GM
USDA 10-77 Rpt. 80%
102 D. 74H. 16.383 M 3.7% ’ 6098 F
PD +s7o +6O4M +.07% +32BF
HFA Vol. 11l PDT +1.56 Rpt. 70%
TRIPLE THREAT HAS JUST RECEIVED HIS GOLD MEDAL RATING
TRIPLE THREAT is a son of Telstar EX & EXTRA
Dam: Tara-Hills Pride Lucky Barb EX 94 2E
5-05 2x 342 d 22.168 M 4.65%
Now available at AMERICAN BREEDERS SERVICE
POVERTY-HOLLOW GAY MAN EX-90 GM
PD Milk +s73 +BOIM -.03% +2SBF Daus. ave. 19.420 M!
PD Type +1.37 Sire: Selling Rockman Ex & Extra
Bangor, PA
Ephrata, PA
Gap, PA
Hoitwood, PA
Landisville, PA
Port Murray, NJ
Reading, PA
Richland, PA
Shippensburg, PA
Thomasvilte, PA
Whitehouse Station, NJ
West Grove, PA
DBS
19.00. Few Yield Grade #1
1100-1900 lbs. slaughter bulls
30.25-33.00. Few Good 300-500
lbs. feeder steers 28.00-34.00.
CALVES 170. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 70-
110 lbs. $7 to $lO lower. Few
Choice vealers 47.00-57.00,
few Good 38.00-48.00, few
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
33.00- 90-110 lbs. 29.00-
34.50, Standard 70-85 lbs.
23.00- Utility 50-75 lbs.
5.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
40.00-
HOGS 269. Barrows & gilts
50 cents to sl.so'higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 42.10-42.90, No. 1-3 200-
240 lbs. 40.8041.90, few lots
No. 2-3 190-265 lbs. 38,00-
40.75, No. 24 270-300 lbs.-
38.00*39.00, No. 1-3 160495
lbs. 34.00-36.85. US
350-675 lbs. sows 32.25-37.00,
few No. 2-3 300-500 lbs. 28.00-
32.50. Few Boars 19.00-23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 436. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
9.50-18.50 per head, No. 1-3
35-60 lbs. 17.00-29.50, Utility
25-75 lbs. 7.50-23.00 per head.
SHEEP 13. Few Good &
Low Choice 50-100 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
Eric Heinsohn
Darvin Yoder
Lynn Gardner
Paul Herr
James Charles
Robert Kayhart
Robert Greider
Paul Martin
Jerry Babonis
Ira Boyer
Robert Colburn
Maurice Stump
40.00-48.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 8.00-15.50.
Belleville, Pa.
November 30,1977
CATTLE 226. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows sl'to
$2 lower. Individual Good
slaughter steers at 38.50, few
Utility 29.00-31,75. Utility
and Commercial slaughter
cows 23.00-25.50, couple to
26.00, Cutters 21.75-24.50,
Canner and low Cutters
19.50- Shells down to
15.50. Few Yield Grade No.
1, 1000-1550 lbs. slaughter
bulls 28.75-32.50. Few dioice
400-600 lbs. feeder heifers
25.50-
CALVES 199. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. $1 to $3 lower.
Choice vealers 58.00-72.00,
Good 44.00-55.00, Standard
and Good 110-130 lbs. 34.00-
44.00, 90-110 lbs. 25.00-33.50,
Standard 60-85 lbs. 22.00-
27.00, Farm Calves; Holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs. 30.0047.00.
HOGS 289. Barrows and
gilts 50 cents to 81 higher. US
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