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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1979
. FEB. 19-25, 1979
Fair warning, snow and storming.
Start seedlings now for slow starting vegetables (onions, celery,
beets) . Washington's Day Feb 19 (holiday except in Fla, Kan,
La, N.M, and N.C) Last quarter of the moon Feb" 19
Average length of days for the week, 10 hours, 55 minutes Salk
vaccine first given Feb 23,1954. . If you tell the truth, you don't have
to remember anything (Mark Twain)
Jacob's Cattle is a bean brought to
this country by German settlers It's
not available through commercial seed companies, but you can find it
througk-ene of several non-profit seed exchanges dedicated to preserving
heirloom vegetable varieties Details on these organizations, plus other
gardening information, can be found in the Old Farmer's Almanac Gar
dener's Companion, which you may purchase by sending S 2 to OFA Gar
dener's Companion, Depot Sq, Peterborough, NH 03458
Home Hints: Keep an old windshield wiper in your car and use it when
moisture condenses on the inside of the window
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cloudy and cold to start, expect northeaster with
heavy snow for remainder of week
Greater New York-New Jersey; Week begins with snow, changing
to sleet, freezing rain for last of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: First of week brings snow, changing to
rain, light showers for rest of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Heavy rains; then milder with
some sun and scattered showers
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Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
February 14,1979
CATTLE 208. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market; Choice No. 2-4 975-
1300 lbs. slaughter steers
66.00- Good 64.00-66.35,
few Standard 62.00-64.00.
Few Choice slaughter
hefiers 62.25-65.75, few Good
62.25- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
53.25- few to 57.50,
cutters 53.00-55.25, Canner &
low Cutter 48.00-52.00, few
Shells down to 40.50. One
Choice slaughter bullock at
69.50, few Good to low Choice
66.00- Few Yield Grade
HI 1300-1650 lbs. slaughter
bulls 60.35-66.50. Few Choice
325-780 lbs. feeder steers
71.5080.00; few Good 630-770
lbs. feeder heifers 60.50-
65.00.
3", 4", 5", 6", 8", 10" AND 12" TUBING
COCALICO EQUIPMENT CO.
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Ask the Old Farmer: My grand
mother used to grow beans she
called "Jacob's Cattle " I've never
seen them in seed catalogs Can
you tell me where to find them 7
RC, Schenectady, N Y
CALVES 152. Choice
vealers 101.00-121.50, Good
93.00-123.00, Standard &
Good 50-110 lbs. 86.00-95.00,
70-85 lbs. 76.0085.00, Utility
50-90 lbs. 60.00-75.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 90-120
lbs. 95.00-127.00; holstem
heifers 90-140 lbs. 90.00-
135.00.
HOGS 292. US No. 1-2 190-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 57.75-
58.10, No. 1-3 200-270 lbs.
56.85-57.75, lot No. 1-3185 lbs.
57.50. US No. 1-3 350-550 lbs.
sows 46.50-49.25. Boars 39.00-
43.00.
FEEDER PIGS 113. All
prices cwt. US No. 1-3 30-50
lbs. feeder pigs 81.00-107.00,
Lot No. 1-3 139 lbs. 139.00 at
49.00. Utility 2545 lbs. 70.00-
91.00.
SHEEP 18 Choice 50-110
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
70.00-79.00. Few slaughter
ewes 37.00-43.00.
Market courtesy of PDA,
DRAINAGE &
EXCAVATING
RD #3, DENVER, PA. 17517
(215)267-3808
- Western
Maryland Market
Western Maryland
Stockyards, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md.
February 13,1979
BUTCHER- CATTLE:
Light run due to bad
weather. Fat Steers few
offered; Good $60.00-63.50;
Standard 57.00-59.50; Heifers
standards to 57.60; Cows
Medium run to $l.OO higher:
Good Cows several 54.00-
56.00, few 56.00-57.25;
Standard & Utility $51.00-
53.50; Canners $50.00-52.50;
Shelly $50.00-Down; Bulls
strong- demand; Top $64.00,
Bulk 57.00 to 62.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: Mostly
steady. Top Hogs 54.35; Bulk
200-225 lbs. 54.00-54.35, 230-
260 lbs. 53.00-54.00; 170-190
lbs. 51.00-52.50; Heavy
Weights none; Sows to 49.00,
Bulk 43.0046.00.
VEAL CALVES: Medium
run, prices higher! Special
formula CFS. 300-330 lbs.
$llB.OO-124.00. Good-Choice
100.00-127.00; Standard 90.00-
100.00; Light calves 75.00-
97.00; Weak & Rough 75.00
Down; Farm Bulls to 123.00,
Heifers to 137.00.
LAMBS: None.
STOCK CATTLE: Light
run, prices higher. 700-900
lbs. Stock Steers $60.00-80.50
to 69.00; Stock Heifers 55.00-
76.00; Stock Bulls Medium to
57.00; Springing Hfrs. to
$620.00.
Livestock market and auction news
OPEN HOUSE!
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
MARCH 1 & 2
8 A.M. TO 4 P.M.
Special Deals on new
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SPECIAL PRICES
ON
BALER TWINE
AND SEEDS
EB N. H. FUCKER
PIGS AND SriOATS;
Light run, prices lower By
the head $lB.OO-35.00; By the
lb. None.
Results of Farm Bureau's
Quality Meat Cow Sale for
Tuesday, Feb. 13. 65 Cows.
High Yielding & Commercial
55.00- Utility & Com
mercial 51.00-55.00; Cutters
50.00- Canners & Low
Cutters 50.00 Down.
Omaha
Cattle
February 15,1979
CATTLE - Compared
previous week’s close
closing prices on slaughter
steers and heifers were 75-
LOO higher, instances 1.25
higher on steers. Cows were
50-1.00 higher and bulls Jirm
tol.OOmgher. .
Fed cattle prices ad
vanced sharply on the initial
session in reflection of
higher carcass puces late
the previous week, and most
of the early upturn was
maintained on later
sessions. Late trading,
however was on the cautious
side and most buying in
terests were not particularly
aggressive for numbers
beyond immediate
requirements. Both
marketings and the daily
rate of slaughter were still of
modest proportions. The
overall finish of the steer and
heifer supply was not par-
We’re
SPECIAL PRICES
ON
NEW A USED
EQUIPMENT
ticularly attractive with a
large share Good to
Average-Choice; mud and
yield grade were major
price-determining factors.
Slaughter steers made up
approximately 39 pet of the
week’s total and heifers 34
pet. Cows comprised 11 pet
and feeders 12 pet.
STEERS: Four loads
Choice and Prime 34 1140-
1247 lbs. _ 65.50. Choice 24
1000-1325 lbs. mainly 63.75-
65.00, several loads and part
loads clean predominately 3
1050-1200 lbs. 55.25-55.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lbs. 62.75-64.00.
Good 2-3 60.00-62.50,
holsteins 59.00-59.25.
Average -of LS-214,
detailed quotations - for
Choice 900-1100 lbs. steers
this week 65.55; Choice 1100-
1300 lbs. 64.55. Average
weight steers forthree. days'
1142 lbs. as compared 1140
lbs. previous week. Average
weight heifers for three days
980 lbs. as compared 978 lbs.
previous week.
HEIFERS: Load Choice 3
clean 946 lbs. 64.25 early.
Several loads Choice and
Prime 34 975-1111 lbs. 63.75-
64.00. Choice 24 900-1050 lbs.
62.00- occasionally
63.75-63.85, some mostly
Choice carrying heavy
coating of mud 60.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1025
lbs. 60.50-62.00. Good 2-3
57.00-
RTE. 222 MAXATAWNY, PA
PHONE: (215) 683-7252
COWS: Utility, and
Commercial 2-4 50.00-52.50.
Cutter 47.50-50.00. Canner
and Low-Cutter 43.50-47.50. -
BULLS: 1-2 1400-2000 lbs.
58.00-63.00, individual 164.00-
66.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, February 12
, Reported receipts of 367
calves, 110 cows, 48 hogs, 11
heifers, 4 sheep, 0 lambs, 14
bulls, and 8 steers. Cattle
market very active and calf
market unsettled.
Heifer calves to 129.00;
vealsJJO.oo-114.00; bobs, 90 to
110 lbs. 90.00-110.00; bobs, 80
lbs. and down 68.00-88.00;
grassers and feeders 50.00-
83.00; lambs, none; sheep
20.00- hogs, 200 to 250
lbs. 50.00-56.50; sows 42.00-
47.00; boars 37.00-42.00; pigs
25.00- heifers 55.00-
71.00; steers, good 60.00-
62.00; steers, feeder 60.00-
83.00; bulls 57.00-66.00; cows,
good 53.00-56.25, cows,
medium 50.00-52.00; cows,
poor or small 42.00-46.00;
small horses 130.00-190.00;
ponies 35.00-65.00; goats
15.0042.50.
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