—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10,1979
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IiQiLMAHK
FEB. 12-18/ 1979
Round and round the powdered snow blows.
Repair garden tools now Lincoln's birthday Feb Jl2 Average
length of days for the week, 10 hours, 36 minutes . USS Maine
blown up m Havana Feb 15, 1898 . Geese are laying now
First ship through Suez Canal Feb 17, 1867 . The measure of a
man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be
found out
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There is an ultraviolet bum that
f shows no mark or color, but itches
until it can drive you crazy Maybe
that's it we got it once
Home Hints: When making ice cubes for iced tea, add lemon juice to me
water There you are, tea with lemon
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Partly sunny and very cold first of week, then
cloudy.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Snow all week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cold all week with intermittent snow to
start, partly sunny last of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Rain south and east, snow west to
midweek, then clearing, very cold
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G&M
Market
Duncans ville, Pa.
February 5,1979
Market reported higher
than last week’s.
STEERS: Dairy Cows -
675.00- Choice 64.00-
66.10; Good to Choice 62.00-
64.00; Standard to Good
58.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 60.00-
63.50; Good to Choice 58.00-
60.00; Standard 55.00-58.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300 to 500 lbs. 70.00-
79.00.
BULLS: 1200 to 2360 lbs.
62.0045.60.
COWS: High Choice-
Prime 52.00-55.10; Good
50.00-52.00; Cutters 48.00-
50.00; Canners Down to
44.85.
CALVES: High-Choice
115.00- Good to Choice
100.00- Standard to
Good 70.00-100.00; Utility
Down to 50.00.
Farm Calves Bulls 90 to
110 lbs. 100.00-129.00.
Farm Calves Heifers 90 to
110 lbs. 100.00-129.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lbs. 54.50-
56.10; 190 to 260 lbs. 52.00-
54 50
SOWS; 49.00-53.50.
FARMERS
ATTENTION!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
INSECTICIDES
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CONKLIN PRODUCTS
Check Our Prices Before You Buy
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
Ask the Old Farmer: Do you
know what "sun poisoning" is 7
Is it the same as sunburn’ W Y,
Houston
Feeder Pigs 15 to 25 lbs.
15.00-30.00.
Feeder Pigs 25 to 50 lbs.
30.00-54.00.
Lambs Fair to Medium.
SHEEP: 71.00-74.00.
Hunter’s
Auction
February 5,1979
Rising Son, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
High Choice and Prime
60.00- Good to Choice
59.00-
BULLS: 1380 lbs. 56.25.
COWS: High Choice and
Prime 52.50-53.75; Good to
Standard 51.75-52.25; Utility
48.75-50.25; Cutters 42.50-
46.50; Canners 34.75-41.00.
CALVES: Prune 240-300
lbs. 100.00-117.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 99.00-
115.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 97.00-108.00; Stan
dard to Good 90-110 lbs. 89.00-
99.00; Utility 75-85 lbs. 60.00-
78.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs.
52.00-70.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 30-35 lbs.
36.00 by head.
SOWS: 37.00-42.00; Bred
Sows 44.00-52.00.
BOARS: 42.00.
CATTLE 87. Steers - Good
Choice 63.00-65.10; Good
60.00- Holsteins Good
57.00- Standard to Good
55.00- Heifers - Good to
Choice 55.00-62.50; Good
50.00- Feeder Steers -
Good and Choice 65.00-75.00;
Standard Good 60.00-65.00;
Utility 50.00-60.00. Bulls -
Standard to Good 58.00-60.50;
Utility -to Standard 55.00-
58.50. Cows - High Yearling
Commercial 52.00-54.85;
Cutters 49.00-52.10; Canners
Low Cutters 46.50-49.00;
Shells 42.00-46.00.
CALVES 88. Calves. -
Choice and Prime 105.00-
115.00; Good and Choice
90.00-105.00; Standard and
Good 80.00-95.00;' Bulls Good
100-120 lbs. 90.00-110.00;
Heifers 90-120 lbs. 85.00-
' 100.00; Culls 40.00-75.00.
HOGS 275. Hogs - U.S. No.
1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 55.00-
56.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3, 190-
230 lbs. 54.50-55.00; U.S. No. 1
and 3,180-250 lbs. 53.50-54.25.
Sows - 250-375 lbs. 44.00-
48.50; 400-500 lbs. 41.50-44.50.
Boars - 300-500 lbs. 39.75-
44.50.
SHEEP 8. Lambs - Good to
Choice 60.00-68.50; Medium
and Good 50.00-65.00. Ewes -
20.00-40.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 54.00-54.50.
Private Treaty-Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 53.00-
53.50.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 52.00-
53.00.
Shenandoah Valley
STOCKER, FEEDER &
SLAUGHTER CATTLE:
Good Light Steer Calves
85.00 to 91.50; Medium 80.00
to 85.00; Plain 75.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
68.00 to 72.00; Medium 64.00
to 68.00; Plain 60.00 and
down; Holstein Steers 49.50
to 57.00; Good Slaughter
Steers Not enough to quote;
Good Light Heifer Calves
70.00 to 74.50; Medium 65.00
Livestock market and auction news
Sechrist
Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
February 5,1979
Livestock
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock Sales, Inc.
Harrisonburg, Virginia
February 3,1979
SPECIAL
NOTICE
HAY, STRAW &
EAR CORN SALE
DAVID H. GOOD’S
FARM MACHINERY
EVERY WED. AT 12 NOON
ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA
Home Phone 717-656-8911
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558
to 70.00; Plain 60.00 and
down; Good Heavy Heifers
65.00 to 68.50; Medium 62.00
to 65.00; Plam 59.00 and
down; Good Slaughter
Heifers Not enough to quote;
Slaughter Cows 49.00 to
54.50; Utilities 40.00 to 49.00;
Canners and Cutters 46.75
and down; Stock and Milk
Cows 455.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 49.50 to 59.00;
Slaughter Bulls 46.00 to 64.25.
CALVES: Veal Calves
118.00 and down; Baby
Calves 110.00 and down.
LAMBS: Choice Blue 0
73.00; Good Red 0 69.00;
Feeder Lambs 71.50 to 72.50;
Slaughter Ewes 30.00 to
37.25.
HOGS: Not enough to
quote.
Oklahoma
Cattle
February 8,1979
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction & Weekly Summary
Estimated receipts 2300
Same day last week 5007
Number of receipts cur
tained due to ice and snow
covered roads throughout
marketing area; fairly ac
tive; feeder steers under 500
lbs. and feeder heifers
steady; feeder steers over
500 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher,
most advance noted on
500-600 lb. feeder steers, ma
jority receipts choice 400-800
lb. feeder steers and 350-700
lb. feeder heifers; moderate
attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEERS;
Choice few prime 250-400 lb.
96.00- 400-500 lbs.
86.00- 500-600. lb.
82.00- 600-700 lb.
75.00- part load 626 lb.
79.90; 700-800 lb. 71.00-77.00,
mainly 72.50-76.50; 800-900
lb. 67.00-74.00; mixed good
and choice 300-400 lb.
86.50- 400-600 ' lb.
73.00- 600-700 lb.
70.00- 700-800 lb.
69.75-73.00; few 800-900 lb.
62.00- few good 300-400
lb. 80.00-84.25; package ,485
lb. 80.50; few 500-775 lb
65.00- few good 500-700
lb. holstem steers 65.00-72.00.
FEEDER- HEIFERS:
Choice re prime 300-400 lb.
79.00- 400-500 lb.
74.25- 500-600 lb.
70.25- 600-700 lb.,
68.25- 700-800 lb.
64.50- mixed good and
choice 400-500 lb. 72.50-74.25;
AT
SALE
package 384 lb. 79.00; 500-600
lb. 68.75-70.50; few 600-700 lb.
67.25- few 700-800 lb.
61.25- small lot 867 lb.
58.75; few good 500-600 lb.
60.50-67.50, package 499 lb.
71.00.
FOR THE WEEK: Com
pared to late last week
feeder calves under 500 lbs.
1.00-2.00 lower; feeder steers
over 500 lb. steady to 1.00
higher, advance noted main
ly on 500-600 lb. feeder
steers; feeder heifers over
500 lbs. near steady; slaught
cows closed steady to .50
higher, late sales utility and
commercial 2-3 50.00-54.50;-
cutter 1-3 42.5049.75; bulls
closed steady to firm, in
stance 2.00-3.00 higher, week
sales consisted of YG 1-2
1000-1500 lb. 60.00-65.50, 3
head YG 1 , near 2000 lb. at
69.00; salable receipts near
7100 head, receipts curtailed
due to hazardous road condi
tions throughout state, com
pared to 8121 head last week
and 6321 head the same week
a year ago. Cows and bulls
near 18 per cent of the cattle
receipts, feeders near 83" per
cent of the total.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Western Maryland
Stockyards, Inc.
February 6,1979
Westminster, Md.
BUTCHER CATTLE:
Medium run, mostly cows.
Fat Steers prices steady,
top 64.10, Good-Choice
60.00- Standard
57.00- Heifers good to
57.25, cows good run very ac
tive. Good cows 53.00-55.50,
standard & utility 51.00-53.00,
canners 49.50-51.00, shelly
49.00 down, bulls few offered
strong demand, individual
2210 lb. at 68.85.
BUTCHER HOGS: Prices
higher. Top hogs 54.50; bulk
200-225 lbs. 54.00-54.50,
HARVEY I MARTIN
HAY AND STRAW SALE
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12 Mill if Lanr .te r
on Route'
WEEKLY
FEEDER PIG
SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
Sale to Start Promptly at 1 P.M.
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1 1 Wednesday, February 28 Sale
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We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime
From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341
our office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion
Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538
230-260 lbs. 53.00-54.00,
170-190 lbs. 50.00-53.00;
heavy weights 47.75, sows to
47.60, bulk 42.00-46.00.
VEAL CALVES; Medium
run, active bidding. Tops to
115.00, good-choice
100.00- standard
90.00- light calves
65.00- weak & rough
65.00 down, farm heifers to
98.00, bulls to 12i:00.
LAMBS: Few offered.
Good to 62.00, medium to
55.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Light
run, prices , higher. Stock
steers 55.00-89.00, stock
heifers 50.00-74.50,
lightweight holsteins to
95.00, stock bulls 55.00-73.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS:
Large run, prices steady. By
the head 12.00-47.50, by the
lb. to 60.00. i
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, February 5
Reported receipts of 307
calves, 105 cows, 28 hogs, 12
heifers, 6 sheep, 0 lambs, 16
bulls, and 23 steers. Cattle
market stronger and calf
market hot and higher.
Back to farm calves 121.00-
138.00; veals 73.00-118.50;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 90.00-
120.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and
down 66.00-90.00; grassers
and feeders 45.00-66.00;
lambs, none; sheep 24.00-
36.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs.
52.00-54.50; sows 38.0042.50;
boars to 33.00; pigs 6.00-
39j00; heifers 55.00-70.00;
steers, feeder 71.50-84.00;
steers, common 50.00-60.50;
bulls 56.00-64.00; cows, good
51.25-56.50, cows, medium
44.0049.75; cows, poor or
small 30.00-51.00.
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