t—Uacasttf Farming, Saturday, May 19,1979
MAY 21-27, 1979 v
It's spring-like, so hike or bike.
Trees finish annual growth now Babe Ruth hit his last home
run (#714) May 25,1935 . New moon May 25 Average length
of days for the week, 14 hours, 54 minutes Ben Franklin
invented bifocals May 23,1785. . Golden Gate Bridge opened May
27, 1937 . A bright eye indicates curiosity; a black eye too much
Ask the Old Farmer: Someone
wrote to our local paper
about “heartshorn" as an ingre
dient in an old cookie recipe No
one seemed to know the answer
Do you’ P.N, Waterville, Maine
Hartshorn (this is the way it's
spelled) is a preparation made orig
inally from the horn of a hart or stag deer It his medicinal property,
and made into tablets it eases a cough. It's also used in smelling salts, but 1
we can’t fathom what it does to cookies
Home Hints; Club soda that has gone flat is good for watering plants' The
chemicals which remain add vigor and color to your greenery
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England; Rainy and cold to start, then warm with sprinkles
east, rain west.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Ram, clearing and warm, ram
again, sunny and seasonal weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins sunny and pleasant,
thundershowers at midweek, then clear .and cool
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny and warm first of week,
then showers east, seasonal v
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Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
FrL, May 11,1979
Feeder Cattle
204
924
312
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND; Hardly enough
on offer for a market test,
few lots 1.00-3.00 higher. x
.. FEEDER STEERS: One
LEON B. HERSHEY
Box 265 Paradise, PA
_ 717-442-4807
B. RUSSELL SAUDER
R 5, 80x322A Manheim, PA
717-665-4153
JASON E. MILLER ,
169 Strasburg Pike
Lancaster, PA
717 393-7244
ALVIN ESH
Box 72 Intercourse, PA
717-768-3128
OLD
ME*
Manx
lot Choice and Prime 415 lbs.
117.50; couple lots Choice
480-630 lbs. 97.50-102.50, one
lot Choice 955 lbs. 74.10; one
lot mixed Good and Choice
905 lbs. 73.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: One
lot Choice 425 lbs. 90.50.
FEEDER BULLS: One lot
Choice 385 lbs. 111.00; couple
lots Standard and Good 785-
860 lbs. 67.10-68.50.
Market courtesy of USDA,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
RON HERSHEY
RD#2 Gap, PA 17527
717-442-8573
CATTLE 186. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly 50
cents higher. Choice No. 2-4
975-1275 lbs. slaughter steers
72.00- Good 68.25-71.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
69.00- one at 74.25.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 58.00-64.85,
Cutters 57.00-62.00, few
Canner & Low Cutter 51.50-
55.00. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 73.85-74.50, few
Good 69.00-72.00. Yield
Grade #1 1100-2000 lbs.
slaughter bulls 69.50-76.85.
Few Good 650-780 lbs. feeder
steers 73.00-78.50, one- at
85.00,
CALVES 128. Few Choice
vealers 125.00-130.00, few
.Good 105.00-115.00, few
Standard & Good 90-llOlbs.-
99.00-101.00, 70-85 lbs. 85.00-
95.00. Faun calves, holsteln
bulls 90-120 lbs. 110.00-135.00,
couple to 140.00;. few holstein
heifers 100-150 lbs. 150.00-
188.00.
HOGS 410. Barrows & gilts
50 cents to $1 higher. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 47.0047.60, No. 1-3 200-
240 lbs. 45.5046.85; No. 2-3
230-250 lbs. 43.5044.75. US
Nq. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
36.7540.00. Boars 35.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS 178. US
No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs
35.00-39.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-50 lbs. 365.046.50 per
head.
SHEEP 17. Choice 80-110
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
80.50-84.00.
Market courtesy of PDA,
You get better feed conversion
slower cost of gain with corn-soy
Vigortone.
WM.J. YODER
23 N Bridge St
Christiana, PA
215-593-2101
PAUL BITTNER
Germansville, PA
215-767-7140
H. MELVIN CHARLES
R 1 Washington Boro, PA
717-684-5783
PETE CALDWELL
Rl Windsor, PA
717-246-1046
Livestock market and auction news
V
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
May 14,1979
Figure it for yourself.
If you’re feeding hogs from birth-to-market, com
soy and Vigortone will make you more money. Your
figures will prove it.
Start out with more uniform litters at less cost
with Vigortone’s Sow Prep No. 4A. When feeding
_ less than four lbs. of feed, use Sow Prep No. 54.
You’ll have big savings over self-feeding'programs.
Then, save 50% on your pre-starter rations with
Vigortone’s Creep Wean No. 3. This highly potent
pre-mix contains vitamins, minerals and amino
acids that assure fast growth right through
weaning. 'Your baby pigs will really go for this
highly palatable pre-starter because you grind and
mix it yourself—fresh.
Add your choice'of antibiotic to your pre-starter,
or use Creep Wean No. 3C with Mecadoi.* It con
trols swine dysentery and bacterial swine enteritis.
PRE-MIXES It’s Time To Compare!
60 breach offices 8000 deelcrv' 3 menufiecturiag pleats
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LISTED BELOW
RALPH E. BRUNGART
Loganton, PA
717-725-2355
WERTZ BROTHERS
R 5 Danville, PA
717-275-4407
CHESTER SOLTYS, JR.
Spring City, PA
215 948-3647
JAMES STUTZMAN SONS
R 3 Kutztown, PA
215-683-7198
215-682-2624
AMOSHURSH
Lititz RD#4, PA 17543
717-733-6776
East Coast
Carlot
May 16,1979
Compared to Tuesday:
prime special fed veal firm
"in limited test and com
parison. Good and Choice
boning veal firm to 2.00
higher. Spring lamb 55 lbs.
down generally steady. No
sales reported on boneless
beef, however weak un
dertone noted. Cured and
processed hams steady to
weak.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prune JSpecial Fed) 180-
240 lbs. LTD mob, firm',
gteyesterday few kosher FOUT States
BONING TYPE- AllCtiOll
_ .HIDE ON „
i n..! Four States
Cb T Livestock Sales, Inc.
Northeastern Suppliers: wed. Mav9 iW
m'llv i«fnn ifu 00 * 1 ? 0 ; SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
& Heifers - $l.OO higher.
~ Choice 71.00-73.75; Good
ISs'oo- 44^ 66 - 00 ' 70 - 00 ; Medium 65.00
Down - Heifers - 68.00-
’ ujS 2 70 - o °-> G °od 65.0j0-67.00;
nJZL iSI - Cows -
138.00-142.00, mostly 142.00. 6?5M3 SO^Averaee
Inshipped: 70-80 lbs. LTD Md(uIS
uow Dhlls - steady to $l.OO higher.
Site ’ Good 71.00-76.50; Medium
LAISttSSW 65.00-70.00. Veal Calves --
***** priCCS - Choice 115 o °-
129 00; Good i 05.00-114.00;
IhffeL nn m 13S ‘°°’ 65-75 Medium 95.00-104.00; Farm
- SPRmriAivm ~ Hfrs. to $201.00; Farm Bulls
SP to $157.00; Light & Weak
r C~?CASS $92.00 Down. Lambs-strong
Choice*Prune3-4 demand. Choice 76.00-80.00;
rc lho h iao ™ '■Cood 70.00-75.00; Feeders to
55 lbs. down 142.00 part $34,00.
JSfljS’, St L ady; 55 " STOCKER: Steers 300-550
60 lbs. 140.00 part load. lbs . . prices Chdce
SHERWOOD A. WITMER
Box 138 Berrysburg, PA
717-362-8823
THOMAS R. WORTHINGTON
R 3 Muncy, PA
717-546-2313
WILMERJ. WEAVER
R 1 Fredericksburg, PA
717-865-6710 '
J. CLYDE BRUBAKER
2418 Harrisburg Pike
Lancaster, PA
717-898-8984
BONELESS BEEF
90 jsct chem lean, fresh
boxed, part load 151.00.
" CURED & PROCESSED
MEATS
10 Loads
SKINNED HAMS: 16-19
lbs. 76.00.'
SEMI BNLS HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 97.00, steady.
BONELESS HAMS: 13-17
1b5.121.00, weak.
No. y 1 Sliced Bacon
Vacuum Pack 94.00, weak.
Franks 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
lb. Pack 93.00, weak.
Bologna, 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1
lb. pack 98.00, steady.
( Market courtesy of USDA.
At 45 pounds, put your pigs on Vigortone 16%
starter ration. Your cost of gain will be lower,
because you again prepare it yourself using
homegrown feedstuffs and Vigortone.
Keep your pigs on com-soy and Vigortone right on
through growing and finishing. Your hogs are
assured the essentiafbalance and levels of amino
acids, major minerals, trace minerals, and
vitamins.
Make more money this year by lowering your
feed costs from birth-to-market. Peed Vigortone
fortified corn-soy rations.
Now is the time to compare
See your Vigortond dealer soon. He’s ready to
compare the performance of Vigortone’s low-cost
swine feeding programs with any other you name.
* Mecadox is the Pfizer trademark for its brand of Carbadox
WALTER L. HAY
RD 3 Gettysburg, PA
717-334-1592
97.00- Good 91.00-96.00;
Medium. 84.00-90.00; Culls
83.00 Down. Steers 600-850
lbs. - .Choice 82,00-65.00;
Good 75.00-81.00; Medium
74.00 Down. Heifers (All
Weights) - Choice 88.00-
94.00; Good 79.00-87.00;
Medium 7&.00 Down. Bulls -
Choice 91.00-97.00; Good
80.00- Medium 79.00
Down. Dairy Cows - to 950.00.
Springing Hfrs. - to $1220.00.
Pigs - 2.00 lower. 20-30
lbs. $26.00-37,00; 4040 lbs.
38.00- Shoats by lb. - to
$53.00. Slaughter Hogs - 50
cents higher. '2lO-230 lbs,
45.5046,35; 240-260 lbs. 44.75-
lbs. 44.0(H5.50.
Sows - 300-550 lbs! 35.2540.00.'
Thomasville
Market
Thomasville, Pa.
Wednesday, May 16
Cattle, 190 head. Steers,
prime 73.00-74.85; choice
72.00- good-69.00-71.00;
Holstein steers, good 67.85-
68.50; standard 64.00-66.00;
Heifers: prime 72.00-73.25;
/choice 68.00-71.00; good
64.00- Cows: utility and
high cutter slaughter cows
58.00- cutters 56:00-
58.00; earners 48.00-53.00;
Bulls: yield grade 1 75.00-
77.00; standard 65.00-68.00;
bullocks 65.50-69.35; Calves,
31 head, choice 125.00-130.00;
good 110.00-115.00; Holstein'
bull calves, 90/to 120 lbs.
110.00- utility 80-90
lbs. 85.00-95.00; Hogs 373
head; US 1 to 3, private
treaty, 200 to 230 pounds
45.75; sows U.S. 1-3 37.00-
38.25.
C. GEORGE BOOK
R 2, Box 80 Mifflmtown, PA
717-527-2228
ELAM G. HOOVER
R 2, Box 531 Reading, PA
215-926-2908
ELWIN H. REAM
Hughesville, PA
717-584-4085
LEON BURKHOLDER
975 Spruce St. '
New Holland, PA 17557
717-354-5502
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