t—Uncut* Faming, Saturday, July 7,1979
JULY 9-15, 1979
Good days for haying and praying.
Tie up blackberry and currant bushes now . . Henry Ford had
$223.65 in July 1903 Full moon July 9. Average length of days
for the week, 15 hours, 3 minutes . First sticky postage stamps
introduced July 3, 1847 . Burr-Hamillon duel July 11, 1804
Vinegar given is better than honey bought
vtlle, Kansas, Sept 3, 1970
They weighed in at 167
pounds and were T'k inches in diameter, 17Vi inches in circumference.
Word has it they felled a few cows
Home Hints: Soothe sunburn by rubbing on equal parts of baking soda and
water
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Warm with some rain to start, then sunny and hot,
heavy thunderstorms through weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Showery and seasonal to start,
then very hot and clear
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cool with frequent showers first part of
week; then clearing and very hot
Piedmont <c Southeast Coastal: Showery throughout week,
mostly sunny and very hot at week's end
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Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Shenandoah Valley
livestock Sales, Inc.
Harrisonburg, Va.
June 30,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE: Good Light Steer
Calves 90.00 to 95.00;
Medium 85.00 to 90.00; Plain
80.00 and down; Good Heavy
Steers 77.00 to 82.00; Medium
72.00 to 77.00; Plain 67.00 and
down; Holstein Steers 61.50
to 77.25; Good Light Heifer
Calves 82.00 to 86.00;
Medium 77.00 to 82.00; Plain
72.00 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 67.00 to 70.25;
Medium 62.00 to 67.00; Plain
57.00 and down; Slaughter
Cows 57.00 to 62.00; Utilities
52.00 to 57.00; Canners &
Cutters 25.00 and down; Milk
Si Stock Cows 770.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 63.75 to
70.50; Slaughter Bulls 62.00
to 70.50.
CALVES: Veal Calves
100.00 and down; Baby
Calyes 145.00 and down.
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Ask the Old Farmer: What
were the largest hailstones
that ever fell on this coun
try, also when and where 7
DW, Marlboro, Mass
The largest ever recorded that
we know about fell on Coffey-
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue 0 66.00; Good Red 0
57.25; Feeder Lambs 58.00;
Slaughter Ewes 21.00 to
29.50; Stock Ewes 75.00 and
down. All Buck Lambs
Discounted $l.OO.
HOGS: Top 42.50; Heavy
36.60; Sows 30.25 to 34.00;
Boars 26.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, July 4
Reported receipts of 68
cows, 88 heifers, and 2 bulls.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 930-1500;
load of N.Y. fresh 935-1550,
springers 1075-1475; load of
Butler Co. fresh 810-1375,
springers 880-1375; local
cows 900-1535; springing
heifers, grades 850-1300,
purebreds 1150-1400; open
heifers 350-610; bulls 525-575.
Of 11 Livestock
Auction Market Reports.
July 6,1979
CATTLE 4765. Compared
to 3359 last week and 5229 a
year ago. Compared with
last Friday’s market,
slaughter steers & si. heifers
50 cents to 1.50 lower. SI.
cows uneven. SI. bulls steady
to 1.00 higher. High Choice &
Prime si. steers 68.00-69.85,
Choice 65.50*71.00, Good
63.00- Standard 61,00-
64.50. Choice YG si. heifers
64.00- Good 62.00-65.50,
few Standard 55.00-61.00.
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 56.00-63.00, Cutters
53.50-59.00, Canner & L.
Cutter 48.00-55.00, Shells
down to 45.00, few Choice si.
bullocks 69.00-72.00, Good
66.00- few Standard
62.00- Yield Grade #l,
1100-2100 lbs. 67.00-74.00, few
down to 60.00, Yield Grade
#2,800-1500 lbs. 64.00-69.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
good Choice 400-700 lbs.
steers 70.00-96.00, Med. &
Good 300-600 lbs. 64.00-78.00.
Good & Choice 300-600 lbs.
heifers 60.00-78.00. Good &
Choice 400-800 lbs. bulls
55.00-70.00.
CALVES 2899. Compared
to 3017 last week and 2953 a
year ago. Vealers grading
good and choice, steady to
5.00 lower with standard and
low good 5.00-9.00 higher.
Few Prime vealers 100.00-
121.00, Choice 95.00-117.00,
Good 85.00-105.00, Standard
& Good 90-110 lbs. 80.00-95.00,
70-90 lbs. 70.00-89.00, few
Utility 55-90 lbs. 40.00-80.00.
FARM CALVES:' Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 90.00-135.00,
Hoi. Heifers 90-130 lbs.
110.00-180.00.
HOGS to
8908 last week and 5228 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
4.00-5.00 lower. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
42.60-43.70, No. 1-3 195-250
lbs. 40.00-43.00, No. 2-3 190-
260 lbs. 37.25-41.00, No. 1-3
140-180 lbs. 37.0042.00. SOWS
3.004.50 lower, US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 30.00-35.50,
few No. 2-3 400-650 lbs. 25.00-
32.00. BOARS 23.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1292.
Compared to 1368 last week
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cO >NS COWS COWs
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
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
Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Auction
Summary
and 1190 a year ago. About
steady. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
feeder pigs 14.00-30.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs" 25.00-
40.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
1482. ALL SALES CWT.
Compared with 2277 head
last week, and 1703 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs highly
uneven, extremes 8.00
higher to 7.00 lower. US No.
1-2 30-40 lbs. 71.00-83.00,40-50
lbs. 59.00-73.00, 50-60 lbs.
53.00- 60-85 lb. 44,00-
63.00; US No. 2-3 30-40 lbs.
56.00- 40-50 lbs. 51.50-
63.00. 55-65 lbs. at 48.50.
SHEEP 428. Compared to
611 last week and 474 a year
ago. Spring si. lambs strong
to 5.00 higher. Choice 60-110
lbs. 65.00-75.00, Good 55-100
lbs. 54.00-68.00. Slaughter
ewes 8.0045.00, mostly 20.00-
41.00.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
July 3,1979
CATTLE 254. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice $1.50-$2 lower.
Slaughter cows sl-$2 lower.
High Choice and Prime
slaughter steers 67.50-68,85,
couple to 73.00. Choice 2-4
1000-1300 lbs. 65.50-68.25, few
Good 64.00-67.00, few
Standard 61.10-64.50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
59.50-63.10. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
56.00-59.60, couple to 64.00,
Cutters 55.50-58.00, Cannec
and Low Cutters 50.00-54.50,
Shells down to 45.00. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
72.35-77.60, few Good 71.35-
73.85. Few Yield Grade 1,
1100-2100 lbs. slaughter bulls
62.85-71.85. Few Good and
Choice 400-650 lbs. feeder
steers and bulls 67,00-93.00.
CALVES 130. Vealers
grading Choice about
steady. Choice vealers
105.00-110.00, Good 99.00-
103.00, Standard & Good 70-
OS lbs. 84.00-92.50. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-125
lbs. 92.00-130.00; Holstein
heifers 85-135 lbs. 118.00-
150.00.
HOGS 527. Barrows and
gilts $3.50-$4 lower. US No. 1-
2 200-235" lbs. barrows and
gilts 43.0044.10, No. 1-3 190-
250 lbs. 42.0043.00, No. 2-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00-33.00, No. 1-3
200-270 lbs. 40.5042.00. US 50-70 lbs. 31.00-39.00 per
No. 1-3 300-675' lbs. sows head,
33.00-35.00, No'. 2-3 300-650 SHEEP 36. Choice 70-95
lbs. 28.25-32.00. Boars 27.25- lbs. spring slaughter lambs
28.75. 62.00-69.00, Good and Choice
FEEDER PIGS 523.. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
19.50-27.50 perhhear No.d r No. 1-3
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
&BRO.
DAIRY
COWS
Mount Joy, Pa. 17552
REGISTERED COWS AND HEIFERS
LANTLAND CHIEF CASTOR, Ist calf due Sept. Dam
83. pt. Selling Rockman gddtr. 2nd Dam 87 pt. with 1,007
fat.
WINDEMERE CLEAN, Ist calf due Sept. Dam 81 pt.
at 2 yr. 3-7,305,15,916,691,4.3.
LIFE-RILE Y MARQUIS KING, Ist calf due Sept. Dam
VG 86 Perseus 141,571 (LT) 4,605.2nd dam 86.
LANTLAND ROCKMAN LAD, Ist calf due July. Dam
82 pt. Inka Reflector gddtr. 7-1,336, 26,136, 916,3.5. 2nd
dam 87 pt. 6-8,363,32,080,963,3-0.
LANTLAND CITATION RANDY, Ist calf due July.
Dam High Mark. 2nd dam 85 pt. Alert Dean Pabst.
ARLINDA JET STREAM-TWIN, Ist calf due late Aug.
Dam Gallant Rag Apple 9-6,385,21,123,900,4.2.
OPEN REGISTERED HEIFERS
RANSON RAIL PACEMAKER, born 3/20/79. Dam 79
at 2 yr. Gay Ideal, 2nd dam VG 86 pU Complete with
21,000.3 rd dam 85 pt.
HILL TOP APOLLO IVANHOE, born 5/14/78. Dam
Elevation 2-2,343,18,495,606,3.3.
REGISTERED BULLS
MILU BETTY IVANHOE CHIEF, born 7/31/78. Dam
88 pt. Eden Unique 8-10,304,19,061,704,3.7.
ROtJND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION, born 9/7/78.
E)am EX 90 Our Family Man. 2nd Dam 86,3 rd dam 85.
PACLAMAR BOOTMAKER, bom 8/13/78. Dam 87 pt.
Astronaut, 4 generations of VG.
MILU BETTY IVANHOE CHIEF, bom 8/24/78. Dam
83 pt 3-11,323,20,617,736,3.6.
Transportation and financing available.
STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER
717-653-2284 717-653-1523
Office: 717-653-4851
40-65 lbs. feeder lambs 55.00-
60.00.
AT
SALE