—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26,1978
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Big show up in the air
DOVER, Del. - U.S. Air
Force Thunderbirds Will
streak overhead in dazzling
acrobatic displays as the
highlight of Dover Air Force
Base’s Community Ap
predation Day Open House
September 10 from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
The public is invited to the
annual affair which this year
pays tribute to Delaware’s
former U.S. Senator John J.
Williams.
Besides the Thunderbirds,
other Air Force aircraft will
be on display as well, in
dueling the C-S Galaxy, the
world’s largest airplane.
This and several other
aircraft will be open for the
public to walk through all
during the open house.
Also appearing will be the
Air Force Academy’s
parachute team to perform a
skydiving and parachute
demonstration. The team is
Flemington Fair
Aug. 29 - Sept. 4
FLEMENGTON, N.J. -
Farmer’s Day at the
Flemington Fair will be
August 30, this year with the
rain date September 1.
- Farmer’s Day at the Fair
is a tradition. It is a day full
of special attractions for
farm folks and those in
terested in the agriculture of
the area. The Farm Tractor
Pulling Contest begins at 10
a.m. and will continue until
completion. This year again
there will be a class for
.antique tractors (37 years or
older). The weight transfer
system will be used for the
tractor pulling. This will
make the pulling contest the
same as the national contest
held in other areas. The
contest in the morning and
the Modified Tractor Pull in
the evening.
The State 4-H Dairy Show
with all breeds being judged
on this day provides special
interest to dairymen m the
area. The colored breeds will
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won many awards for their
jumping skills in national
meets. '
Since the Appreciation
Day will take place on a
Sunday, the public is also
invited to attend worship
services in the two base
chapels.
A Roman Catholic Mass
will be held in Chapel 1 at 11
a.m. and in Chapel 2 at 12:15
p.m. Protestant services will
be held in Chapel-2 at 11 a.m.
and in Chapel 1 at 12:15 p.m.
Chapel 1 is on the base
property, while Chapel 2 is
located in-the base housing
, area.
A Military Airlift Com
mand display will also be
available for visitors so they
can have a better idea of how
Dover Air Force Base fits
into the overall command
and Air Force missions.
be judged in the morning and
Holsteins in the afternoon.
The fruit and vegetable
exhibits will have been
judged and the displays are
at their best during the early
days of the Fair. The area
nurserymen will have a
display in the same tent with
the Flower Show.
The special feature of the
grandstand show on Far
mer’s night will be the
Modified Tractor Pull (4
classes). This should make
an interesting evening along
with the regular grandstand
show.
The State Dairy Princess
Contest will be held on
Tuesday, August 29 which
means the new State Dairy
Princess will reign all day on
Farmer’s Day.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, August 21,1978
Reported receipts of 363
horses, mules, and pomes.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Local driving horses 200-
625; riding horses 200-375;
better horses 425-650;
lightweight killers 150-325;
heavyweight killers 350-500;
mares 15-55; colts 10-20;
geldings 15-50; larger ponies
75-200.
Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Livestock
Summary
August 25,1978
Compared with 6964 last
week and 8220 a year ago.
CATTLE 5900. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter steers steady to
$1.50 higher. SI. heifers
unevenly steady. Slaughter
bulls steady to 1.50 higher,
and slaughter bullocks $l.OO
2.50 higher. High Choice &
Prime si. steers 53.00-55.00;
Choice YG 50.50-54.75; Good
47.00- Standard 44.00-
49.00; si. heifers 46.00-52.00;
Good 43.00-48.00; Standard
40.00- few Utility 36.00
41.00; Utility & Commercial
si. cows 37.00-42.50; Cutters
36.00- Qanners & low
Cutters 31.75-37.00; Shells
down to 28.50; few Choice si.
bullocks 50.00-53.00; Good
46.00- Standard 43.00
48.00; Yield grade No. 11000-
2000 lbs. si. bulls 45.00-51.00.
Yield Grade No. 2 800-1500
lbs. 44.0048.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice 300-750 lbs. steers
53.00-68.00; Good & Choice
300-700 lbs. heifers 45.00-
55*50.
CALVES 4030. Compared
to 4278 last week and 5323 a
year ago. Vealers uneven,
Good and Choice steady to
$3.00 higher, standard and
low good steady to $4.00
lower. Choice 69.00-84.00;
Good 60.00-75.00; Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 55.00-68.00;
Standard 70-90 lbs. 45.00-
60.00; few Utility 55-110 lbs.
40.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 62.00-82.00;
Holstein heifers 90-130 lbs.
65.00-110.00.
HOGS 5751. Compared to
6753 last week and 6228 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
steady to 75 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows
and gilts 51.00-52.10; No. 1-3
195-250 lbs. 49.00-51.25; No. 2-
3 195-260 lbs. 47.0049.50; No.
1-3 130-190 lbs. 42.0048.00.
uOf> FARM DUTY ’ SINGLE PHASE
ELECTRIC MOTORS
1750 R.P.M. TOTALLY ENCLOSED FAN COOLED
1 H.P., 143 Frame . $ 92.40
1.5 H.P., 145 Frame 125.00
2H.P., 145 Frame. .163.80
3 H.P., 184 Frame.. 193.20
5H.P., 184 Frame.. 243.00
7.5 H.P 345.00
10 H.P. Available'
Prices in effect for Current Stock
Large Selection Of
Reconditioned 3 Phase Motors
Sows 1.502.00 higher. US
No. 1-3 300575 lbs. sows
38.5046.00, few No. 2-3 400
700 lbs. 35.0039.00. Boars
30.0038.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1117.
Compared to 801 last week
and 1955 a year agor Steady
to $4.00 higher. US No. 1-3 25-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-40.00
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
32.0052.00, No. 1-3 5070 lbs.
47.0086.00.
Graded Feeder Pigs 1530.
Compared to 3198 last week
and 752 a year ago. All sales
per hundredweight? $B.OO
15.00 lower. Spots to $22.00
lower. US 1-2 35-45 lb. 108.00
119.00, 45-50 lb. 88.00108.00,
5080 lb. 68.0092.00, 2-3 3045
lb. 101.00114.01), 130 head, 27-
30 lb. 122.00125.00, 45-55 lb.
78.0095.00, 65-85 lb. 60.00
68.00,
SHEEP 770. Compared to
651 last week and 882 a year
ago. Spring, or, wooled si.
lambs ~52.00-4.00' higher.
Choice 60-110 lbs. 54.00-64.00,
few to 70.00; Good 60-100 lbs.
48.00- Slaughter ewes
12.00-
Market courtesy of PDA.
St. Louis
Cattle
August 24,1978
National Stockyards
Weekly cattle review:
receipts this week 6,100;
week ago 5,200: year ago
8,800.
Compared last weeks
close, slaughter steers and
heifers .50-1.50 higher, most
advance on average Choice
and Prune. Cows .50 to'
mostly 1.00 higher. Bulls
mostly 1.00 higher.
Slaughter supply fully 50 per
cent slaughter steers, near
30 per cent heifers and 15 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 51.50-52.75,
Bulk 52.00-52.50, part load
53.00 on Monday. Choice 2-4
975-1200 lbs. 50.50-52.00.
BLUE BALL MACHINE WORKS
BOX 176, RT. 322
BLU| BALL, PA. 17506
Mixed Good and Choice 24
90012001b5. 49.5051.00. Good
2-3 9001150 lbs. 48.0050.00.
Standard and Good 2-3 1050
1250 lbs. Holsteins 45.00
47.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 49.5050.50, part
load 51.00 on Monday. Choice
24 8001050 lbs. 48.0049.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
7001000 lbs. 47.0048.50. Good
2-3 700950 lbs. 44.5047.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24 35.5038.50.
Boning Utility 1-2 38.5039.00.
Cutter 1-2 34.5037.00. Canner
and low Cutter 1-2 31.00
34.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
10501700 lbs. 41.0046.00.
Few Yield grade 1 15001900
lbs. 46.5047.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
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Market
Felton, Del.
August 18,1978
COWS: Utility 36.00-39.75,
Cutter 32.00-36.00.
STEERS: Choice 51.00-
53.25, Good 48.00-51.00,
Standard 42.00-48.00.
BULLS: 45.00-48.50.
VEAL CALVES: Prime
70.00- Choice 60.00-
70.00, Good 50.00-60.00,
Standard 45.00-50.00;
Monkeys returning to Farm
40.00- -
LAMBS: 65.00-70.00.
HOGS: 49.50-50.00.
SOWS: 300600 lbs. 39.00-
40.00.
BOARS: 300 lb. & up 33.00-
33.50. Light .Boars returning
to Farm up to 80.00.
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