Livestoc I Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. December 13,1978 CATTLE 256. Supply in cluded 82 feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to $1.25 higher. Few Low Choice slaughter steers 57.00-59.50, G00d53.75- 56.50, Standard 49.00-51.35, few Utility 46.7549.25. Few Choice slaughter heifers- LANCASTER COUNTY HOLIDAY DAIRY TOUR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 * 4StR>. Milking 60 cows with a herd average of 14,900 lbs. milk and 560 fat. A free stall solar barn, farming 180 acres in corn, 70 acres alfalfa. Haylage is processed through a 20 x 70 HARVESTORE purchased in 1971 and a 20 x 80 HARVESTORE purchased in 1975. High moisture shelled corn is processed through a 20 x 40 HARVESTORE purchased in 1972. Total ration concept is used and no grain is fed while milking. A 61 x 15 SLURRYSTORE Liquid Manure system constructed December 1976 stores 7 months manure on the Sauder Farm. CHARNELL MANOR FARM R.O. #2, Lancaster, PA Milking 70 cows in a tie stall barn with a herd average of 14,743. Feeding Vz cornlage and Vz haylage. 20 x 70 HARVESTORE for haylage, 20 x 30 HARVESTORE for high moisture shelled corn, 20 x 80 HARVESTORE for cornlage, and a 4215 SLURRYSTORE Liquid Manure System. DONALD BARE, DOUBLE SPRING FARM 1801 Millport Road Lancaster, PA Milking 60 cows with a herd average of 18,536. Farming 275 acres divided between corn and alfalfa. 20 x 70 HARVESTORE for haylage, and a 20 x 32 HARVESTORE for shelled corn. • LUNCH SERVED • CALL FOR RESERVATIONS 717-354-4051 i - ' •*—— ——*• •**" - *‘* M **— ... PENN-JERSEY HARVESTORE SYSTE 50.50-54.10, few Good 50.00- 53.25, few Standard 47.75- 49.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 40.7545.60, couple to 45.85, Cutters 41.25- 43.50, Canner & Low Cutter 37.5040.75, Shells down to 34.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 56.25-57.50. Few Yield Grade #1 1200-1550 lbs. slaughter bulls 53.85-54.70. Choice 450-800 lbs. feeder steers 56.50-70.00; Good & Choice 350-675 lbs. feeder heifers 45.00-55.00; few Choice 450-900 lbs. feeder bulls 55.00-66.50. PAUL F. SAUDER 924 Silver Spring Rd. Lancaster, PA k market and CALVES 171. Vealers grading Standard & Low Good $1 to $4 higher. Choice vealers 84.50-92.00, Good 76.00- Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 65.00-69.00, 70-85 lbs. 58.00-65.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 50.00-58.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 85-120 lbs. 68.00- holstein heifers 90-120 lbs, 70.00-130.00. HOGS 271. Barrows & gilts 25 cents to $1.25 higher. US No. 1-2 195-245 barrows & gilts 52.35-52.85, No. 1-3 185- 255 lbs. 51.75-52.60, No. 2-3 c?vq ih? 250-275 lbs. 47.75-50.00, one lot 330 lbs. at 44.00. US No. 1- 3 275-550 lbs. sows 40.2543.75, few No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 32.25- 38.50. Boars 35.0042.00. FEEDER PIGS 238. ALL PRICES CWT. US No. 1-3 (1 Lot) 14 lbs. feeder pigs 132.00, No. 1-3 2040 lbs. 112.00-125.00, No. 1-3 45-55 lbs. 99.00-114.00, No. 1-3 75-95 lbs. 57.00-75.00 cwt. SHEEP 25. Choice 70-105 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 63.00-79.00. Few Slaughter ewes 20.00-25.00. auction news FRANKLIN C THURSDAY. DECEMB MR. & MRS. ADIN FREY Frey’s Farm Dairy R.D. 8, Chambersburg, PA Mr. and Mrs. Frey have for many years operated a large 200 to 250 cow dairy, processing and merchandising their milk production at the farm. During 1977 a 25 x 65 HARVESTORE and an open fronted finishing house was added to the farm operation as a means of diversification. This hog finishing unit is constructed with slats over pit, central feeding room, HARVESTORE automation, and has a capacity of 960 hogs. The Freys purchase all the corn used in this finishing house and also purchase the corn to fill a 20 x 77 which is used as the principal feed in the dairy operation. MR. & MRS. EUGENE WINGERT St. Thomas, PA Mr. and Mrs. Wmgert have, without a doubt, the most ex perience feeding High Moisture shelled corn and also high moisture barley to sows, nursery pigs and finishing hogs of any farmer throughout the East Coast. Starting with a 20 x 27 HARVESTOI cycling feeder located in an outside paw finished upwards to 2500 hogs a yeai filled and refilled during a years produ< both barley and corn. The Wingerts had constructed a modi in the 60’s, which has many advantage: day modern farrowing facilities, that si to farrow the present sow herd of close In 1977 a 20 x 50 HARVESTORE am house were added to the operation. The an open fronted house with slats and pr Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 16,197 S BelleviUe Auction Belleville, Pa. December 13,1978 CATTLE 157. Steers steady. Cows higher. STEERS: Standard 48.75- 52.75. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 43.5047.00; Cutter 42.5044.25; Canner & Low Cutter 38.0042.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 49.60-55.85. CALVES 181. Vealers higher. Standard & Good 110- SWINE TO 130 lbs. 82.00-87.50; 90-110 lbs. 62.50-76.00; 65-90 lbs. 55.00-62.00; Holstein bulls 93- 115 lbs. 86.00-91.00. Heifer Calves 98.00-128.00. HOGS 266. Barrows & gilts steady, US No.l-2 50.50- 52.25; US No. 1-3 48.50-50.25. SOWS: US No. 1-3 40.50- 44.00. FEEDER PIGS 483. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 22.00-36.00 per head. No. 1-3 33-50 lbs. 38.0044.00. SHEEP 24. Slaughter lambs higher. Choice 58.00- 70.00; Good 54.00-60.00. EWES 19.00-23.00. 9
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