—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978
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MAY 29-JUNE 4, 1978
Weather is great, celebrate!
Good time for outside painting Hillary reached the top of Mt
Everest, kiay 29, 1953 Average length of days for the week, 15
hours, 5 minutes American Indians receive citizenship, June 3,
1924 . Henry Ford tried first car, June 4, 1896 " Marines took
Okinawa, May 30, 1945 . The greater the obstacle, the more glory m
overcoming it
It's all that remains
of the very ancient practice of washing the hands to remove feelings of
guilt
Home Hints: Keep plastic wrap in and it won't stick
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Clear and warm to start, then sunny south, rainy
and cool north
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and warm, then clear and
hot at midweek, look for showers and seasonal temperatures over
weekend f
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and very warm, rain at end of
week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cool and rainy, clear at midweek,
more showers over weekend
Florida: Cloudy and cool with some sun north at end of week
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Clear and hot, then light rain,
hot east at midweek, turning cloudy
Greater Ohio Valley: Week begins clear and seasonably hot,
showers for week's end
Deep South: Showers to start, then clearing at midweek, partly
cloydy and scattered showers for week's end
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Sunny and hot to midweek, then
ram and cool in west
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Partly sunny with showers
central first of week, then sunny, seasonal with showers east
Central Great Plains: Cool with some heavy showers and rain all
week 1
Texas-Oklahoma: Clearing, then intermittent rain and seasonal
Rocky Mountain: Week begins warm with few showers, end of
week cloudy, cold with rain east
Southwest Desert: Clear, hot north, showers and cooler south,
then end of week sunny north, partly cloudy south
Pacific Northwest; Partly cloudy and mild, midweek sunny and
warm, weekend cool with light rain
California: Mostly cloudy and cool all week
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I NOTICE 1
Extra HAY AUCTION
Every MONDAY
at 12 Noon
Located 1 mile South of Gap
on East side of Rt. 41.
Commission rates & so forth
same as Wednesday Sale.
Phone 717-442-9221 Mondays.
Plenty of Parking
HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE
Every Wednesday at 12 Noon
At David Good’s Farm Equipment Sale
North Maple Ave., Leola, PA
HARVEY Z. MARTIN
Home Phone 215-445-5303 - We Buy On Orders
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-655-7270
We also buy hay and straw privately.
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Livestock market and auction news
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
May 23,1978
267. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
59.00- Good 57.00-59.00,
Standard 55.00-57.00, Utility
48.00- Choice slaughter
heifers 56.00-59.00, one at
62.50, Good 52.00-56.00,
Standard 48.00-52.00, Utility
42.0048.00. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
42.0045.75, Cutters 40.00
43.50, Canner & Low Cutter
38.00- Shells down to
34.25. - Choice slaughter
bullocks 55.00-58.50, Good
52.00- Yield Grade #1
1200-2100 lbs. slaughter bulls
46.50-49.85; yield grade #2
800-1200 lbs. 42.0046.50.
CALVES 153. Prime
vealers 85.00-90.50, Choice
80.00- Good 75.00-80.00,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
65.00- 90-110 lbs. 55.00-
65.00, 70-90 lbs. 35.00-55.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
95-115 lbs. 65.00-90.00;
holstein heifers 80-145 lbs.
85.00-
HOGS 731. (Monday, May
22, 1978). US No. 1-2 200-230
| SPECIAL I
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I' NOTICE, 1
I VINTAGE SALE STABLE, INC. I
Box 100, Rt. 30 §
Paradise, Pa
12:30 P.M.
Needs more hay and straw, ear corn
1
I and fodder for each Thursday Auction. I
I Our prices are as good as any sale in I
I the East. |
| Commission rate - $ 1.50 per ton. 4
f For information, contact: -|
I I. ROBERT FRAME 3
I Auctioneer |
I 717-442-4181 I
rg. a WANTED ~ *.^l
| - 200,000/wk. |
I ssr Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens |
I DIRECT Plant Prices - Leghorn Hens Prevailing i
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
I Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559 J
Phone 215-488-1188 I
lbs. barrows & gilts 51.75-
53.10, No. 1-3 490-250 lbs.
50.00-51.60, No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 47.50-50.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 42.0045.75,
No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 37.00
42.00. Boars 33.0038.00.
FEEDER PIGS 302. US
No. 1-3 1020 lbs. feeder pigs
20.0035.00 per head, No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 38.0057.00, No. 1-3
4060 lbs. 50.0065.00 per
head.
SHEEP 24. Choice 6085
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
68.0079.50, Good 6080 lbs.
62.0068.00.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
May 22,1978
CATTLE 247. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice 50 cents to $2 higher.
Slaughter cows mostly 25
cents - 75 cents higher, spots
$2.50 higher. Choice No. 2-4
950-1560 lbs. slaughter steers
55.50-57.75, one at 59.00, Good
52.00-56.00, Good & Choice
holsteins 50.75-53.60, Stan
dard 45.00-48.85, few to 50.25.
TOP PRICES PAID
WE BUY, LOAD & HAUL -
No Lots Too Small Or Too Large.
Call or Write:
few Utility * Low Standard
44.10-45.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 48.0051.75,
few Good 45.25-48.00, few
Standard 44.5045.75, few
Utility 38.7543.85. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
41.8544.35, few 45.75, Cutters
39.0041.85, Canner & Low
Cutter 34.00-39.25, Few
Shells down to 30.00. Few
Good & Choice slaughter
bullocks 47.25-51.50, few
Standard 44.5045.10. Few
Yield Grade #11312-1902 lbs.
slaughter bulls 47.75-50.60;
couple yield grade §2 1322
and 1645 lbs. 47.85 and 48.75.
Few Medium & Good feeder
heifers 325-755 lbs. 40.00
48.00.
CALVES 117. Vealers
grading Good& Choice $1 to
$4 higher; Standard & Low
Good 70-110 lbs. steady to $3
lower. Choice vealers 80.00-
86.50, Good 73.00-82.00, few
Standard & Good 110-135 lbs.
69.00-73.00, 90-110 lbs. 65.00-
72.00, 65-90 lbs. 61.00-65.00,
few Utility 60-105 lbs. 40.00-
55.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 65.00-77.00;
ATTENTION
FARMERS!!
CIBA-GEIGY AATREX
FUR AD AIM 10 G, DUAL
DYFOIMATE 20-G
SUTAIM+, LASSO, ETC.
For greater root system, looser soil, less water run off, in
creased yields. University data available. More than 15
years of proven performance. Medina has been used on all
types of crops and soils - in almost all of the United States
and in 25 foreign countries.
Check Our Prices Before You Buy.
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA. 17601
. PH: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
holstein heifers 85-125 lbs.
88.00-94.00, 3 head 96.00
100.00.
HOGS 385. Barrows & gilts
25 cents to $1 higher. US No.
1-2 200-220 lbs. barrows &
gilts 51.70-51.90, lot 52.60, No.
1-3 195-240 lbs. 50.90-52.00,
No. 2-3 205-255 lbs. 49.00
51.00, few No. 2-4 235-325 lbs.
40.0048.30. Sows $1.50 to $2
higher. US No. 1-3 305-535
lbs. sows few
46.75, No. 2-3 325-670 lbs.
37.5043.00. One Boar at
32.75, light weights 36.00
38.75,
FEEDER PIGS 192. Few
US No. 1-3 20-25 lbs. feeder
pigs 26.00-30.00 per head. No.
1-3 25-35 lbs. 33.5044.50, No.
1-3 35-50 1b5.45.5049.00, few
No. 1-3 45-55 lbs. 51.0054.00
per head.
SHEEP 17. Choice 75-100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs'
65.00-75.00. Few Slaughter
sheep 15.00-20.00.
have a
nice weekend...