t— Fahnftnc, Saturday, Aprils, 1978
APRIL 10-16, 1978
A splinter of winter.
Income faxes due Saturday April 15 Edna Ferber died April 15,
1968 First quarter of thevmoon April 15 Average length of
days for the week, 13 horn's, 18 minutes N Webster's dictionary
first published April 14, 1828 Peepers are peeping now Sub
marine Thresher sank April 10, 1963 He who plants thorns must
never expect to gather roses
elderly men to kneel on We never saw one
covered with fur, but plenty with quilting and padding and folks called
them dogs, tats. lambs, and just pets
Home Hints You can keep a ring from turning your finger green by coating
the inside with nail polish
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Partly sunny and cold to midweek, then north
easter with heavy ram
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with some sun and
some showers, ram and cold with snow west for end of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rainy and very cool to start, then cold
with heavy ram, snow west, at midweek, cold for week's end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Ram to start, then cold and deal
ing, week ends verv cool with showers
Florida: Rainy and hot to start, then more rain and cooler, end of
week sunny with showers north
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Check our Prices beforeyou buy.
MELVIN R: WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA. 17601
PH: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
OLD
M in
MAHK
Ask the Old Farmer: 1 have heard of
someone requesting an "old-time,
wooden, fur-covered lamb" made back
in the early 1900 s Can you tell me what
that would be 7 EL , Denver
There was a Itme, a good many years ago,
when men made crickets and put them in
church pews for their womenfolk and
CATTLE 294. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows $1.75 to |4
higher. Few High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 52.25-
52.50, Choice No. 24 1000-
1250 lbs. 48.00-52.00, Good
43.2548.00, few Standard
36.7542.75, Few Choice
slaughter heifers 45.0047.75,
few Good 41.1043.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 36.2540.00, couple to
40.75, Cutters 33.75-37.75,
Canner & Low Cutter 30.25-
34.00, Shells down to 27.00.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
44.0045.10, few Standard
38.8540.25. Few Yield Grade
#1 1200-1800 lbs. slaughter
bulls 42.5043.75. Few Choice
300-550 lbs. feeder heifers
40.0043.75, few Medium 300-
600 lbs. holsteins 36.0041.00.
CALVES 184. Few Prime
velers 80.00-82.50, Choice
65.00-81.50, Good 55.00-64.00,
few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 45.00-50.00, 90-110 lbs.
42.0045.00, Standard 70-85
lbs. 37.0040.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls & heifers 90-120
lbs. 42.00-58.00, couple to
62.00,
HOGS 383. Barrows & gilts
$2.25 to $2.75 lower. US No. 1-
2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
46.5047.20, No. 1-3 200-240
lbs. 45.5046.80, No. 1-3 ISO
-185 lbs. 40.0043.50. Few US
No. 1-3 375-575 ibs. sows
39.00-39.75, few No. 2-3 300-
500 lbs. 36.50-38.50. Few
Boars 29.5040.00.
FEEDER PIGS 108. US
No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs
28.0045.50 per head, No. 1-3
40-60 lbs. 44.00-53.50 per
head.
SHEEP 17;. Few Choice
85-90 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 62.00-70.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 14.00-26.50.
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Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
April 3,1978
We would be happy
to have you as a Customer...
S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
GeneZwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
WANTED
N V
Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens
We Buy, Load & Haul
Direct Plant Prices Paid
Highest Market Prices Paid
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
G&M Livestock
Market .
Duncanville, Pa.
April 3,1978
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Dairy Cows: 300.00-840.00.
Steers: Good to choice
46.0049.50; standard to good
42.0046.00.
Heifers: High choice and
prime 43.0046.85; good to
choice 40.0043.00; standard
34.0040.00.
Feeder steers: Good to
choice 45.0049.50; standard
to good 40.0045.00.
Bulls; 1100 to 2172 lbs.
42.0046.89; 900 to 1200 lbs.
38.0042.00.
Cows: High choice to
prime 36.00-38.50; good to
standard 32.00-36.00; utility
30.00-32.00; canners down to
25.00.
Calves: High to choice
76.00- good to choice
60.00- standard to good
40.00- utility 15.00-
40.00.
Hogs; 200 to 240 lbs. 46.50-
48.10; 170 to 260 lbs. 37.00-
46.00.
Sows: 33.00-38.00.
Boars 25.00-35.00.
Lambs; 140 to 160 lbs.
31.00-38.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa. '
April 3,1978
CATTLE 217. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Good slaughter steers 47.00-
50.00, Standard 42.0046.50.
Standard slaughter heifers
40.0043.50, Utility 35.00-
40.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 37.50-39,75,
200,000/wk.
Call or Write:
Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559
Phone 215-488-1188
Cutters 35.00-38.00, Canners
33.00- Shells down to
28.00. Yield Grade #1 1000-
2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
43.0046.50; yield grade #2
900-1600 lbs. 37.0042.00.
CALVES 313. Few Prime
vealers 83.00, Choice 70.00-
78.50, Good 58.00-68.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
44.00- Utility 22.00-
40.00. Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 45.00-65.00; holstein
heifers 85-120 lbs. 38.00-50.00.
hisex
doesn’t win
Every Pennsylvania Cage
Random Sample Test
1977 Hisex 2nd
1976 Hisex Ist
1975 Hisex Ist
But In The Last 3 Years
Hisex Averaged
37* 10FC Over Shaver
83* 10FC Over Babcock
(THE MOST CONSISTENT
LAYER ON THE
PENNSYLVANIA MARKET)
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L & L HATCHERY BATMKOFF
OF LANCASTER, INC. HATCHERY
RD 4, BOX 181 C BROOKS ROAD
MANHEIM, PA FERNDALE, NY
17545 12734
(717)665-7014
(717) 626-8257 (914) 292-6850
HOGS 402. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.50-
47.25, No. 1-5,200-240 lbs.
46.00-46.50, No. 2-3 105-230
lbs. 45.00-46.25, No. 1-3 ISO
-165 lbs. 35.00-42.00. US No.l-3
300-500 lbs. sows 36.00-39.00.
Boars 24.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0. Not
enough of any one grade to
establish a market.
SHEEP 0. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.