)■ <, " t < v i* * *>■ % ' {* ■* % V Babcock's B-300V: in Pennsylvania Random Sample Testing. * s * , al •- jTv. w -I' ’* ■■ jh Livestock market and auction news Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. August 15,1978 CATTLE 369. High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 51.75-53.10, Choice 49.50- 52.85, Good 47.50-49.50, Standard 44.0047.50.'Ch0ice slaughter heifers 48.50-50.75, Good 44.00-48.50, Standard 40.00-44.00, Utility 38.00- 40.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 37.50-39.75, Cutters 36.00-38.75, Canner & Low Cutter 34.00-36.00, Shells down to 28.50. Choice slaughter - bullocks 48.75- 50.85, Good 46.0048.75. Yield Grade #1 1200-1975 lb. slaughter bulls 46.00-50.85; yield grade #2 800-1200 lb. 43.50-46.00. Good 300-700 lb. feeder steers 52.00-67.50. CALVES 149. Few Prime The layer that’s never been beaten What characteristic do you look for in the layer you buy? High production numbers or efficient feed conversion? Large eggs or low mortality? Why not pick the layer with the balanced performance that means profit for Penn sylvania egg producers the Babcock B-300V. In her very first year of testing, Babcock’s B-300V swept the 20th Pennsylvania Random Sample Test, with the highest lOFCC for both divisions - cage and floor. Test results below confirm field reports we’ve been receiving on the B-300 V’s outstanding performance - top egg production, great livability, competitive feed conversion, legendary resistance to stress, plus strong, beautiful shells. STRAIN 3 BABCOCK B-300V HISEX DEKALB XL-LINK SHAVER SX-288 HUBBARD vealers 83.50, Choice 78.00- 82.50, Good 75.00-78.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lb. 65.00-75.00, 90-110 lb. 55.00- 65.00, 70-90 lb. 40.00-55.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-115 lb. 70.0087.00; holstein heifers 90-150 lb. 75.00-98.00. HOGS 602. (Monday, August 14, 1978) US No. 1-2 200-230 lb. barrows and gilts 50.50- No. 1-3 190-250 lb. 49.50- No. 2-3 190-270 lb. 46.0049.00. US No. 1-3 300-750 lb. sows 35.0041.75. Boars 200-760 lb. 34.25-36.75. FEEDER PIGS 136. US No. 1-3 10-20 lb. feeder pigs 20.00-30.00 per head, No. 1-3 2040 lb. 30.0042.00, No. 1-3 40-50 lb. 42.0047.50, per head. SHEEP 20. Few Good & Choice spring slaughter lambs 48.00-54.00. Market courtesy of PDA. HEN HOUSED PRODUCTION lOFCC 1 6.41 265.9 6.24 263.6 5.91 264.5 5.90 259.3 5.23 244.5 Combined results, cage and floor, 20th Pennsylvania Random Sample Test 2 Multiple Performance Testing . ask your Babcock representative for test results 3 Hylme and H&N were not entered in Pennsylvania R.S.T. If you’re looking for profitability in the layer you buy, you’re looking for the Businessman’s Bird. Babcock’s B-300 V... first choice of poultry businessmen wherever eggs are produced at a profit. P.O. BOX 280, ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 / (607) 272-5990 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 19,1978—9 New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, August 16 Reported receipts of 181 cows, 75 heifers, and 4 bulls. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Canadian purebreds and grades, fresh 650-1300, springers 810-2650; load of Pa. fresh 560-985 ; local cows 650-950; springing heifers, grades 550-850; purebreds 750-1000; open heifers 170425; bulls 280-365; herd dispersal of 36 head in all stages of lactation 525- 1000; herd dispersal of 19 head in all stages of loatation 540-870; hern dispersal of 30 head in all stages of lactation 550-1300. % LARGE 1 LBS FEED/ 1 LBS EGGS X LARGE 99.0 2.35 2.49 96.9 2.51 95.5 100.0 2.44 93.4 2.46 COWS: Few 40.0042.25; Utility 38.25-39.25; Cutter 33.00-37.75. STEERS: Choice 52.00- 54.00; Good 49.00-51.75; Standard 44.0048.75. BULLS: 45.00-52.75. VEAL CALVES: Prime 78.00-80.00; Choice 70.00- 77.00; Good 55.00-70.00; Standard 40.00-54.00; Monkeys 38.00-67.00. LAMBS: 30.00-60.00, HOGS: Straight 49.00- 49.25; Sows 38.50-39.75; Boars 32.25-34.00; Light Boars 36.00-38.75. PIGS; $22.0063.00. BODY 1 WT LBS. % i MORTALITY 2.05 4.1 5.60 4.1 2.55 4.2 4.10 4.7 6.60 4.4 CarrolTs Market Felton, Delaware August 11,1978 SHELL BREAKING STRENGTH LBS 9.5 8.5 8.7 8.9 NA
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