Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Fit, February 16,1979
Feeder Cattle
A “conference" may be held anywhere, in this case in the Universe 1 parlor, where milking is fast and efficient
That s Don Risser (left) with Agway's Nevm Gish (center) and Wilmer Marlin
“Teamwork gets tilings done on tills farm...
and Agwag Is part of our team”
Harold Risser and his sons Don, Brian and Gerald have
always worked together When the sons decided that
farming was to be their future, it became obvious that
expansion was in order
The next move was to call Agway This led to continu
ing and close cooperation between the Rissers and
Agway Enterprise and Farm Systems people Nevm Gish
and Wilmer Martin Here are some results of that
teamwork -
A doubling in herd size An Agway expandable free
staii earn permitted an increase to 125 Registered Hol
stems with about 100 milking The design allows for
further expansion rf desired
Milk production up 1,000 pounds The jump in herd
average was achieved in less than a year after a switch
to Agway Pro Rights the feed with 'regulated protein
solubility As an extra bonus, fat average went up 40
pounds
Balanced feeding program saves 1,000 pounds of
corn silage daily An Agway TDR computerized feeding
program has enabled the R/ssers to balance their feed
ing program and reduce silage consumption by 180
tons a year
Feeding is fast, efficient A Supreme Batch Mixer from
Agway accurately weighs and thoroughly mixes theTMR
(Total Mixed Ration) A Farm-Eze feeder delivers the
mixture to 125 animals in 7 minutes
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Market not fully
~ tested because of insufficient
volume in recent weeks.
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Supply included 155 in
graded sale; balance of
supply sold mainly in lots of
three or less.
FEEDER STEERS: Load
Choice and Prime 815 lbs.
73.25, part load Choice and
Prime 1005 lbs. 69.00; couple
lots Choice 540-570 lbs. 80.00-
84.25, Choice 830-950 lbs.
69.75-72.75; one lot mixed
Good and Choice 825 lbs.
72.25; one lot Good 430 lbs.
85.00, one lot Good 950 lbs.
69.75.
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FEEDER HEIFERS: One
lot Choice 510 lbs. 73.85, one
lot Choice 855 lbs. 64.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Shenandoah
Valley Livestock
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock Sales, Inc.
Harrisonburg, Va.
February 17,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER &
SLAUGHTER CATTLE:
Good Light Steer Calves
90.00 to 98.00; Medium 85.00
to 90.00; Plain 80.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
78.00 to 80.00; Medium 65.00
to 78.00; Plain 60.00 and
down; Holstein Steers None
Offered; Good Slaughter
Don Risser, Meadow Vista Farms, Lancaster County, PA
Seven tons an acre The Rissers cut alfalfa four times
a year According to Don the Agway alfalfa program is
‘'the only way to establish and manage alfalfa ”
First-calf heifers at 20 months Thanks to Agway TCRI
and the Rissers’ management skills, heifers have en
tered the milking string as early as 19 months of age
Milk approximately a cow a minute The double-six
herringbone Universal parlor lets two men milk 50 cows
an hour
If you could benefit from the kind of help the Rissers
get from Wilmer Martin and Nevm Gish, call your local
Agway The Enterprise team is dedicated to helping
farmers get the most from their resources and manage
ment effort
’patented
Steers Not enough to quote;
Good Light Heifer Calves
75.00 to 80.00; Medium 70.00
to 75.00; Plain 65.00 and
down; Good Heavy Heifers
Not enough to quote; Good
Slaughter Heifers Not
enough to quote; Slaughter
Cows 48.00 to 54.00; Utilities
40.00 to 48.00; Canner and
Cutters Not enough to quote;
Stock and Milk Cows 732.50
and down; Stock Bulls 64.50
to 66.00; Slaughter Bulls
55.75 to 61.50.
CALVES: Veal Calves
137.00 and down; Baby
Calves 139.00 and down.
LAMBS: Choice Blue 0
72.00; Good Red 0 68.00;
Feeder Lambs 60.00 to 69.25;
Slaughter Ewes 25.25 to
33.75.
HOGS: Top 53.35; Sows
40.00 to 48.75.
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Gerald Risser (on tractor) and Don Risser
listen as Nevm Gish covers details of the
Agway Oueen s Men AHaHa Program
The Rissers bring m about seven tons of hay
equivalent per acre
FARM
ENTERPRISE
SERVICE
(agway)
Uncaster Farming, Saturday, February 24,1979-
4-H club doings noted
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The New Jersey state
Poultry and Rabbit Bowl
teams were chosen recently.
The rabbit team coach is Bill
Bogart, the members are
Ben Karmondi, Dave*
Kuzman, Wendy Woske,
Marty Sharp and Lisa
Leusenring. The poultry
team members are Laurie
Nief, Brett Gaskill, Monty
Roper and the coach is Mrs.
Woske.
Demonstrations were
given by Marty Sharp on
Cavies, Jeff Fellers on Satin
Rabbits and Wendy Cabe on
Lop Rabbits.
The next meeting will be
on March 2, from 7:30-9 p.m.
at the Extension Center. The
topic for the next meeting
will be winners and prizes
for club motto and dub
emblem, and rabbit and
poultry demonstrations. The
guest speaker will be Susan
Lewis on “How to Give a
Demonstration”.
The February meeting of
the Hunterdon County 4-H
Sheep Club was held at the
Extension Center with the
Kohanski Family of
Flemingtonashost.
The Club plans to take a
trip to Great Adventure
during June with the
proceeds they made selling
wreaths.
Demonstrations were
given by Mark Montenecourt
and Kevin Milz on Feeding A
Bottle Lamb; by Erick
Spronck on Hoof Rot; by
Melissa Yontz and Elizabeth
ft
Potatoes up
HARRISBURG - Total
stocks of potatoes held by
growers, processors and
local dealers in Penn
sylvania oh February 1,1979,
totaled 2.90 million cwt., 46
per cent of the total
production, according to the
Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service. Stocks
are 14 per cent above stocks
held a year earlier.
At the United States level,
an estimated 159 million cwt.
of potatoes for all uses were
in storage in the fall
producing areas on
February 1, 1979. This was
Panactk on Caring for the
New Bom Lamb.
Slides that had been
prepared and edited by
Charles Perry on Sheep
Management were shown by
Susan Ladany and Erick
Spronck.
Several members of the
club will go to the Bergen
County Mall on February
24th to present the club’s
“Sheep to Shawl” demon
stration at various times
during the day. Co
chairmen for this event are
Lisa Kanora and Alisa
Oldenburg.
Guests at the next meeting
of the club on March 3rd at 10
a.m. will be members of the
Somerset County 4-H Sheep
Club.
The Udder Joykids 4-H
Club booklet committee will
be making a booklet to be
sold at the 4-H day at the
Flemington Mall. Mike
Kostak, Steve Oinkelo and
Kerry Fiorucci will write the
booklets on goats. Each
member decorated book
markers with tri-chem.
New dairy goat record
books will be given at the
next meeting and the club
will be working from them.
The meetings of the Udder
Joy Kids are on the first
Friday of every month at the
home of Mr. & Mrs.
Jurkowski, at 8 p.m. The
topic for the next meeting
will be keeping books.
Window' display will be
worked on, and committees
will meet.
six per cent above a year
earlier, and 11 per cent more
than 1977. Disappearance of
the 1978 fall crop to
February 1, 1979 was 154
million cwt. (excluding
Nevada) which includes
potatoes diverted to
February 1, 1979 under the
USDA’s Potato Diversion
Program. The total disap
pearance includes 22.6
million cwt. of potatoes that
were dumped during
grading, fed to livestock on
potato farms, discarded
without grading and lost due
to shrinkage (moisture loss).
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