t-’-LafieCster Fannin*, Saturday. Apri128,1979 r . iHtOLD AKMEit IMAHK APRIL 30-May 6,1979 Cold and gray won't stay. Install supports for sweet peas and other tall plants Cy Young pitched first perfect game May 5, 1904 First quarter of the moon May 3 . Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 11 minutes Birds nesting now No more 20-cent pieces May 2, 1878 . Hide not your talents, for use they were made, what's a sun-dial in the shade 7 (Ben Franklin) H ' food, thermos, shells, etc, on fishing and hunting trips Why does he call this bag his "wanagan’" E J, Ft Lauderdale “Wamgan” is an Algonquin Indian word It meant a traveling institu tion chest, bag, houseboat, but especially a grub-bag Home Hints: Your muffins will never scorch if, when filling the tin with bat ter, you half fill one empty muffin cup with water OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Cold and showery to start, partly sunny and warm last of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly cloudy and cool with few showers, week ends sunny and very warm. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Variably cool with few showers first part of week, then very warm and sunny Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Warm and showery all week (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Inc Dublin, N H 03444) Peoria Cattle April 26,1379 Estimated receipts this week 3800, actual receipts last week 3200, actual receipts last year 4400. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 1.00- 1.50 lower. Slaughter heifers 2.50-4.00 lower. Cows firm. Bulls steady. Receipts about 70 pet. slaughter steers, 25 pet. slaughter heifers and the balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: On Monday, choice & prime 34,1150-1250 lbs. 77.50-78.00; couple loads 78.50. Choice 2- 4, 950-1250 lbs. 76.50-77.50, late 75.00-76.50; couple loads 77.00. Mixed good & choice 2- 4, 900-1300 lbs. 73.00-75.00. Good 2-3,69.00-73.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice & prune 34, 900-1125 lbs. early 75.00-75.75, load 76.00; closed 73.50-74.00. Choice 24,850-1075 lbs. 72.00- 73.50. Mixed good & choice 2- 4, 800-1100 lbs. 68.00-72.00. Good 2-3,64.00-68.00. COWS: Utility and com mercial 1-3, 55.50-59.00. High dressing utility 60.00-61.00; SPRAY MATERIALS INSECTICIDES IM-PRUV-ALL CONKLIN PRODUCTS Check Our Prices Before You Buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER Ask the Old Farmer: j<o An old timer from k Maine living down K here in Florida car s' nes a small canvas bag containing his few 62.00. Cutter 1-2, 50.50- 55.50. Gamer4B.oo-5L50. BULLS; Yield grade 1-2, 1100-1800 lbs. 61.00-69.00; individual 70.00. Special Market Special Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale April 24,1979 Rockingham, Va. There were 1553 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice & Fancy 350-500 lbs. 120.00-123.00; 501- 600 lbs. 113.00-115.00; 601-700 lbs. 94.50-100.00; 701-800 lbs. 78.25-88.00; 801 and up 74.00- 79.00. Good 350-500 lbs. 117.00- 501-600 lbs. 106.00- 601-700 lbs. 90.50-92.50; 701-800 lbs. 76.00- 88.00; 800 and up 74.00-76.75. Medium 350-500 lbs. 113.00- 121.00; 501-600 lbs. 91.00- 106.00; 601-700 lbs. 85.00- 92.50; 701-800 lbs. 76.00-82.25; 801 and up 73.00-76.75. ■ ■ Livestock market and auction news Special ' Market Special Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale Staunton, Va. April 17,1979 There were 705 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice & Fancy 350-500 lbs. 105.00-119.00; 501- 600 lbs. 94.00-99.50; 601-700 lbs. 87.00-90.75; 701-800 lbs. 84.00- 801 and up 78.75- 80.25. Good 350-500 lbs. 102.00- 501-600 lbs. 92.00- 601-700 lbs. 86.00- Medium 350-500 lbs. 96.50-110.00; 501-600 lbs. 93.50-100.00. HEIFERS: Choice & Fancy 350-500 lbs. 85.00- 94.00; 501-600 lbs. 80.5045.25; 601-700 lbs. 77.00-79.00. Good 350-500 lbs. 88.50-94.50; 501- 600 lbs. 85.00-87.00; 601-700 lbs. 77.00-79.00. Medium 350- 500 lbs. 86.00-92.50. Joliet Cattle April 26,1979 Friday through Wed nesday salable receipts 3900; 5 days last week 3212; same period last year 7089. Trading extremely slow for the week. Slaughter steers closed the week 1.00-3.00 lower; mostly 2.00-3.00 lower Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers closed the week 2.00-3.00 lower; mostly 3.003.5010wer. Cows closed the week' .50 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: mixed High Choice Prime 3- 4, few s,|i§o-1350 lbs. 77.00 77.50, 2 loads 78.00 on Monday; 75.5076.00 one load 4-5 1325 lbs. 75.00 on Wed f BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BRED BEEFALO FOR SALE ' - Rapid gains on grass and roughage. - 55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling. - Visit our farm and see our animals ■ In stock SEMEN *l2 an ampule Vz & 3 /« Blood Bulls & Heifers BEEFALO N & J 4270 Quakerbridge Rd. Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association € ■% ( FEEDER J rig CO-OP FARMING NOW ★ If You Need Locally Grown Feeder Pigs, Join This Operation! w [/JJ Write; Box MB c/o Lancaster IB 22 E. Main LIV Lititz, PA 1 nesday. Choice cattle suitable for futures delivery 1075-1150 lbs. 77.00-77.50 Monday; 76.00 with one load 76.25, one load 76.50 on Wednesday. One load of Choice yield grade 2-4 1182 80.00 on Monday selling to a local packing plant. Choice 2-4 1050-1325 lbs. 75.50-77.50 Mdhday; 74.50-76.50, couple loads 34, few 5,1250-1300 lbs. 74.00 on Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000- 1200 lbs. 74.50-75.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24 900-1100 lbs. 75.50- 76.75, one load 77.25 on Monday; 73.00-74.00, 3 loads 74.25-74.75 on Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 74.00-75.50 on Monday; 71.50-73.00 on Wednesday. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 57.00-59.00, a few 59.50 for Monday; 56.00- 58.00, a few 58.50 Wed nesday. Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. April 25,1979 CATTLE 135. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to $1 higher. Couple Good slaughter steers 70.00 and 73.25, few Standard 66.1069.85. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 57.00-62.00 Cutters 55.00 59.50, few Canner & Low Cutter 50.75-52.50, Shells down to 43.00. Few Yield Grade #l-2 12501990 lbs. slaughter bulls 62.25-75.75. Few Choice 500750 lbs. feeder steers 78.25-92,50; few Choice 450650 lbs. feeder heifers 63.00-66.00. CALVES 138. Vealers grading Standard & Low Good $5 higher. Few Choice vealers 115.00133.00, few Good 99.00106.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 96.0-103.00, 70-85 lbs. 85.00-95.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 100.00-112.00; few holstein heifers 85-140 lbs. 110.00-177.50. HOGS 412. Banjows & gilts $1 to $2.25 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 44.8545,35, one lot 45.50, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 43.0045.00, few lots No. 2-3 230-270 lbs. 42.1042.75. Few US No. 1-3 400-600 lbs. sows 36.75-39.50. Few Boars 28.00-38.00. FEEDER PIGS 287. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 32.0046.00 per head, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 50.00-58.00, No. 1-3 60-80 lbs. 55.00-62.00 per head. SHEEP 32. Choice 65-80 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 78.00-81.00, one at 89.00. Slaughter ewes 24.00-34.00. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. April 25,1979 CATTLE 189. Supply in cluded 42 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents to $2 higher. Choice 970-1400 lbs. slaughter steers 73.5076.75, few Good 68.35-73.00, few Standard 65.85-69.00. Oioice 750-1200 lbs. slaughter heifers 68.0072.25, one at 75.00, Good 64.60-68.50, few Standard 62.00-62.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 60.0562.85, few 64.85, Cutters 56.75-60.75. Canner & Low Cutter 55.00-57.35, Shells down to 52.00. Few Good & Choice slaughter bullocks 75.75-79.75, few Good 68.05 72.00, few Standard 64.25- 66.75. Few Yield Grade #1 14052000 lbs. slaughter bulls 72.00-80.50. 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SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, Lambs and Veal Calves. 1 11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders / 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M. • Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor m 112.00, lew Medium & Good 350-375 lbs. 72.00-86.00; few Choice 485-585 lbs. feeder heifers 76.50-78.00; few Choice 700-750 lbs. feeder bu 11565.00-71.85. CALVES 88. Vealers $5 to $6 higher. Couple Prime vealers 125.00 and 125.50, few Choice 111.00-115.50, few Good 107.00-110.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 103.00- 108.50, 90-110 lbs. 90.00- 104.00, few 70-85 lbs. 79.00- 90.00, few Utility 55-90 lbs. 62.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 100-115 lbs. 100.00- holstein heifers 95-140 lbs. 124.00- 160.00, couple to 185.00; few beef cross bulls & heifers 85- 110 lbs. 106.00-118.00. HOGS 314. Barrows & gilts 75 cents tosl lower. US No. 1- 2 210-250 lbs. barrows & gilts 46,2546.85, No. 1-2 200-250 lbs. 45.0046.35, No. 2-3 225- 290 lbs. 42.5045.00, few No. 1- 3 130-180 lbs. 39.7542.00. Sows 31-50 to $2 lower. US No. 1-3 325-500 lbs. sows 38.50-39.50, one at 41.25, few No. 2-3 500-680 lbs. 37.00- 38.75. Boars 37.00-38.50, few 41.50. FEEDER PIGS 219. Few US No. 1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs 99.00-108.00 cwt., No. 1-3 3045 lbs. 122.00-131.00, one lot 137.00,1 lot No. 1-3 75 lbs. 90.00, few 85-125 lbs. 55.00- 66.00, Utility 3045 lbs. 92.00- 113.00 cwt. SHEEP 16. Few Choice 25- 30 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 107.00, few 65-80 lbs. 80.00-82.00. Few Slaughter ewes 30.0044.00. GOATS 11.
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