Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. The CASE Mod 80 is a brand new riding mower with a yard full of high perform ance features. And now you can eaten what you cut ab solutely free l Better hurry, free bagger is a limited time offer. doing something about it ma. ERNEST B. CLAUSER FARM MACHINERY SERVICE SUCCESSOR TO BENJ. W. CLAUSER RT. 2, BOX 682, WESCOSVILLE. PA. LOCATED ON RUPPSVILLE ROAD PHONE: 215-395-2542 Babcock B-300V IST M 20™ Results of the 20th Pennsylvania Random Sample Egg Laying Test confirm the reports we've been receiving from egg producers in Pennsylvania on the outstanding performance of the Babcock B-300V. If you've been buying chicks based on Random Sample performance, isn’t it time to buy today’s winner -- the Babcock B-300V. INCOME OVER FEED & CHICK COSTS PEWSYLVANIA RANDOM SAMPLE TEST Babcock B-300V Shaver 288 DeKalb XL Hisex IMPORTANT NOTICE: We have received several questions concerning Babcock's showing in European Egg Laying tests as advertised in this paper. The Babcock B-300V was not entered in the recently completed Wissinkenke and Putten Laying Tests. P.O. BOX 280 1 ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 1 U.S.A. I PHONE: (607) 272-5990 Livestock market and auction news Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. May 9,1978 CATTLE 385. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to $1 higher. Few High Choice & . Prime slaughter steers 54,7585.85, pne at 56.10, Choice No'. 24 1000-1300 lbs. 52.00- Good 48.75-52.50, Standard 45.7548.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 49.75-52.85, Good 46.0049.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 38.0041.85, couple to 42.85, Cutters 37.00- 39.25, Conner & Low Cutters 35.00- Shells down to 33.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 43.2547.60. Few Yield Grade #1 950-2135 lbs. slaughter bulls 43.6049.25. Medium & Good 300-775 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 45.00- 56.00, few to 61.00; Medium INCOME OVER CHICK & FEED COST CAGE 6.07 5.52 5.85 6.04 FLOOR 6.74 6.27 5.96 6.43 300-700 lbs. holsteins 45.00- 50.00. CALVES 178. Vealers grading Good & Choice $1 to $4 higher. Few Prime vealers 79.00-85.50, Choice 75.00- Good 66.00-75.00, few Standard £ Good 110-130 lbs. 65.00-68.00, few 90-110 lbs. 63.00-67.00, 7085 lbs. 50.00- few Utility 60-70 lbs. 35.00-40.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 66.0080.00; holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 69.0088.50. HOGS 690. (Monday, May 8, 1978). Barrows & gilts $1.25 to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gUts 49.00-50.35, No. 1-3 190- 250 lbs. 48.0049.10, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs. 46.3547.50. HOGS 100. (Tuesday, May 9, 1978). US No. 1-3 380-700 lbs. sows 89.0043.25, No. 2-3 250400 lbs. 33.75-37.50. Boars 30.75-33.75. FEEDER PIGS 248. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs EGG PRODUCTION PER HEN HOUSED FLOOR 275.7 273.1 275.7 268.3 CAGE 256.1 245.5 253.3 258.8 33.0044.00 per head, No. 1-3 3580 lbs. 42.0085.50, No. 1-3 70-90 lbs. 60.5088.00 per bead. SHEEP 12. Few Choice 45- 85 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 68.00-79.00. CATTLE 189. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Choice slaughter steers 54.1086.25. Good 48.7585.20, Standard 42.0047.00, Utility 36.00-41.00. One Choice slaughter heifer at 53.50, Good 45.2548.00, Standard 41.0044.00, Utility 32.00- 37.00, Utility and Com mercial slaughter cows 39.0044.25. Cutters 37.00- 42.00, Canner and Low Cutter 30.00-36.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks at 49.50, Standard 45.2547.85, Utility 38.0042.25. CALVES 130 Prime vealers 70.00-86.50, Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 52.50- 75.00, 70-90 lbs. 40.00-58.00, Utility 55-100 lbs. 32.0044.00. HOGS 343. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.6049.75, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 45.2548.50, No. 2-3 200- 260 lbs. 41.0045.00. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 41.2541.75, \ \ % LAYING HOUSE MORTALITY CAGE FLOOR 3.1 1.0 5.2 3.0 2.1 3.0 4.2 7.0 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13,1978 Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. May 9,1978 '1 / > 'U a . \ BABCOCK B-300V Ist CAGE AND FLOOR. LB. FEED PER LB. EGGS FLOOR 2.33 2.44 2.59 2.36 CAGE 2.36 2.44 2.43 2.43 No. 2-3 300-675 lbs. 34.00- 38.00. Boars 33.00-34.00. FEEDER PIGS 148. US No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. feeder pigs 31.0041.00 per head. No. 1-3 40-70 lbs. 44.00-55.00 per head. SHEEP 27. Choice spring slaughter lambs 67.00-72.50. Good 45.00-58.50. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, May 8 Reported receipts of 369 calves, 133 cows, 79 hogs, 52 heifers, 4 sheep, 4 lambs, 36 bulls, and 16 steers. Cattle market steady and calf market higher. Veals 75.00-89.00; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 70.00-75.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 45.00-65.00; grassers and feeders 42.00- 50.00; lambs 50.00-65.00; sheep 18.00-24.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 45.0047.00; sows 32.00- boars 25.00-29.00; pigs 25.00-35.00; heifers 40.0044.25; steers, good 46.0048.50; steers, common 40.0044.00; bulls 41.5045.75; cows, good 39.0041.00; cows, poor or small 30.00-34.00; small horses 100.00-175.00; ponies 10.00-30.00; goats 12.00- 7
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