8 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 15,1978 mQLD IM AKX JULY 17-23, 1978 Get out quick, good time for a picnic. Watch out for lightning this week (don't go under a tree) Jesse James robbed his first tram July 21, 1873 Full moon July 1 Q Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 50 minutes Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Mass, completed July 23, 1842 Trees will grow no more this year It is a mighty good horse that never stumbles OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Partly sunny, warm with light rain to start, then mild and showery, may clear by Sunday Greater New York-New Jersey: Hot with thundershowers to start, then sunny with scattered showers for remainder of week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny and hot, then thunderstorms at midweek, weekend sunny and seasonal Piedmont & Southeast Coastal - Ram, heavy at times all week Florida: Cooler than normal with rain all week Upstate N.Y.-Toronlo & Montreal: Hot with scattered thunder storms all week Greater Ohio Valley: Hot and humid with a few showers, end of week hot and partly cloudy Deep South: Few showers, heavy in southeast, last part of week hot and sunny Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Some heavy showers and cool, last of week clear, very hot Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Sunny, seasonal, partly sunny, very hot for week's end Central Great Plains: Widespread showers, seasonal, hot west, seasonal east for most of week Texas-Oklahoma: Cooler with showers to start, then sunny and mild, rain central and south end of week Rocky Mountain: Very hot with few heavy showers south, scat tered showers last part of week Southwest Desert: Partly cloudy, hot with few showers north, week’s end cloudy, seasonal Pacific Northwest: Sunny and very hot to midweek, then partly cloudy with light showers California: Sunny, hot with scattered showers all week (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) July 7,1978 Felton, Delaware COWS: Few Beef Cows 47.00-49.00; Utility 42.00- 45.50; Cutter 37.00-42.00. STEERS: Choice 55.00- 57.50; Good 50.00-55.00; Standard 45.00-50.00; BULLS: 48.00-50.25. VEAL CALVES: Prime 65.00-77.00; Choice 55.00- CREUTZBURG. INC. QUALITY LIVESTOCK SUPPLIES ★ OPEN DAILY-8:00 TO 5:00 SATURDAY -8:00 TO 12:00 W OWNER: HARRY E. LANDIS ALL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE BY MAIL Send For FREE Catalog CREUTZBURG, INC. Lincoln Highway East, Box 7, Paradise, Pa 17562 (717) 768-7181 NAME STREET I CITY STATE Ask the Old Farmer: An old-timer I knew used to tefer to a boat anchor as a "killick " I never asked him its origin Do you know 7 WA, Block Island, R I He really must have been an old-timer Haven t heard the word in years It s a stone, variously rigged in a forked stick to serve as an anchor The Chinese used them a good while before wc ever thought of it Home Hints Your cake will never stick if vou use white sugar to ' flour" a cake pan Carroll’s Market 65.00; Good 50.00-55.00; Monkey Calves 30.00-65.00. LAMBS: 54.0044.00. HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 46.50- 47.85. SOWS: 300 to 600 lbs. 37.00- 38.50. BOARS: 300 lbs. &up 32.50- 34.00; Pigs sold between 20.00-67.00. CATTLE 262. Supply in cluded 38 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 50 cent lower. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1.50 higher. Few High Choice & Prune 1050 1115 lbs. slaughter steers 55.75- Choice 900-1300 lbs. 53.85-56.35, Good 51.00 55.00, Standard 48.75-50.85. Choice 860-1160 lbs. slaughter heifers 50.25-53.60, one at 54.60. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 41.75- few to 44.00, few Commercial No. 4-5 38.00 39.25, Cutters 40.6041.85, Canner & Low Cutter 36.00 39.75, Shells down to 33.75. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 50.00-54.60 , Good 48.75- few Standard 47.3549.00. Yield Grade HI 1075-1650 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.0049.25, few to 53.75; few yield grade H 2 930-1050 lbs. 40.8543.75. Few Good 350670 lbs. feeder steers 54.50-59.50; Good & Choice 320-700 lbs. feeder heifers 50.00-59.50. CALVES 195. Vealers $3 to $6 lower. Few Choice vealers 68.00-70.00, Good 62.5068.50, one at 71.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 60.50-C4.00, 90-110 lbs. 57.0062.50, 7065 lbs. 50.00-57.50, few Utility 65-100 lbs. 40.0050.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90125 lbs. 60.0060.50; holstein heifers 90125 lbs. 60.0071.00, one at 81.00. HOGS 327. Barrows & gilts mostly steady. Few US No. 1-2 215-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.5049.60, No. 1-3 195- 250 lbs. 48.0049.25, No. 2-3 MS WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW S GRAIN To Local Auctions From Anywhere To Anywhere or Buy Outright MEADOW GREEN FARMS Call or write Rt. #1 Richland, Pa. 17087 Call 717-933-4080 or 717-9334377 Livestock market and auction news Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. July 12,1978 195-250 lbs. 46.2548.00, one lot No. 24 275 lbs. 46.10, few No. 1-3 150-185 lbs. 42.50 47.10. Sows $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1-3 325-600 lbs. sows 37.7540.25, one 42.50, few No. 2-3 430675 lbs. 35.00-38.00. Boars 30.25-32.75. FEEDER PIGS 228. All prices cwt. US No. 1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs 95.00-100.00 No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. 79.00-91.00, No. 1-3 55-95 lbs. 56.00-76.00, few Utility 30-55 lbs. 66.00 80.00 cwt. SHEEP 26. Choice 70-110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 46.0056.00, few Utility & Good 5085 lbs. 30.0049.00. Few Slaughter ewes 16.00 Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. July 11,1978 CATTLE 320. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; High Choice & Prime No. 3-4 1150-1395 lbs. slaughter steers 56.60-57.50, one at 57.50, Choice No. 24 9501450 lbs. 54.25-57.10, Good 48.85- 54.75, Standard 43.1048.35. Two Choice slaugher heifers 52.25 and 53.35, few Good 44.1048.85, few Standard 42.7546.00. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 42.2544.85, few to 46.50, Cutters 40.2542.25, Canner & Low Cutter 37.5040.35, few Shells down to 32.00. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 51.1051.75, few Good 46.25- 50.00, few Standard 43.60 48.60. Yield Grade HI 1205- 1980 lbs. slaughter bulls MR. FEEDER PI6 We have Graded Feeder Pigs delivered subject to buyers approval. Vet inspected. Reasonable Prices. Call Collect 808 TINDALL So. Charleston, Ohio 513462-8797 or RAYMOND DOYCE LIVESTOCK CO. Unionville, Tenn. 615-294-5102 47.75-54.85; one yield grade HI 1250 lbs. 51.85. CALVES 250. One Prime vealers at 77.50, Choice 69.50 79.50, Good 61.00-68.00, Standard & Good 90125 lbs. 60.0067.00, 7090 lbs. 50.00 60.00, Utility 45-100 lbs. 24.00 50.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 64.0080.00; holstein heifers 90120 lbs. 61.0082.00; few beef cross bulls & heifers 80100 lbs. 61.5070.00. HOGS 349. US No. 1-2 210 245 lbs.-barrows & gilts 47.2?- 47.85, No. 1-3 200245 lbs. 46.5047.35, No. 2-3 200265 lbs. 45.5047.10, lot 285 lbs. 44.00, few No. 1-3150185 lbs. 43.2545.75. US No. 1-3 245-515 lbs. sows 38.2541.00, few to 45.00, few No. 2-3 285645 lbs. 34.25-38.25, one at 40.00. Few Boars 36.00-38.10, one at 40.25. FEEDER PIGS 30. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 74.00103.00 cwt., lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 81.00 cwt. SHEEP 18. Lot Good & Choice 68 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 50.50. Few Slaughter ewes 12.5020.00. DOES YOUR FARM EQUIPMENT HAVE DIESEL PROBLEMS????? j Contact us '3 MILLER DIESEL INC. Specializing in Diesel fuel injection pumps, injectors and turbochargers. 6030 Jonestown Rd. Harrisburg, Pa. 17112 717-545-5931 Interstate 81 Exit 26 In addition to our repair service, we offer a fast \ exchange system for fuel injection pumps, injec p tors and governors. Let us solve your diesel pro i blems. You can depend on us for fast efficient h service. We welcome ail farm equipment dealers business. H EAR CORN Si f NEEDED f WE’RE PAYING TOP PRICES FOR TOP QUALITY DRY EAR CORN MUST BE DRY • FAST UNLOADING FOR ANY SIZE DUMP TRUCK. JUST DUMP ON PILE AND GO. • FAST PAYMENT-PAID IMME DIATELY AFTER UNLOADED IF SO DESIRED. • UNLOADING ANYTIME FROM 7 A.M. - 5 P.M. MON. THRU FRI. OR SAT. BY APPOINTMENT. CALL NOW FOR PRICE JOHN B. KURTZ R.D. »3 EPHRATA, PA 717-354-4616 I Join your fellow pork producers in supporting pork promotion and pro duction research to keep hogs a profitable farm enterprise. Tell your market or buyer that you want 10 cents per market hog or 5 cents per feeder pig deducted to support these pro grams. Most markets and buyers will cooperate fully if you let them know. The PPPC was formJ ed and is funded an<r directed by producers. There is no Government Agency involved. For more informa tion, contact: HERBERT SCHICK, Secretary-Treasurer Kutztown, R.D. 2, Pa. Phone 215-285-6519 •) (vaniar j-sducers„ 19530 LTV
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