a—Lancaster Farmint, Saturday, July 14,1979
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JULY 16-22, 1979
If now ant hills are high, next winter won't be dry.
Stop pulling rhubarb now so plants may recuperate Neil Arm
strong stepped on moon July 20, 1969 Last quarter of the moon
July 16 Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 54 min
utes Newport Jazz Festival began July 17, 1954 "Wrong
Way'' Corrigan flight July 18, 1938 Painting the pumpdoesn I dear
the well
Ask the Old Farmer: My
great-grandfather came to
New York State from Ver
mont in the early 1800 s He
wrote a poem in which he
mentions his work in Ver
mont in a clover mill Can
you tell me what that is 7
RE, Batavia, N Y
Clover and alfalfa were often cut up fine for cattle feed We believe this
may be the answer
Home Hints If your sight isn tup to par it is easier to thread a needle by
holding it over something white
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Heavy thunderstorms first of week, clearing by
week’s end
Greater New York-New Jersey: Warm with few thundershowers
to start, partly cloudy last of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Heat wave with thundershowers, first
part of week, then partly sunny and seasonal with scattered
•showers
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Mostly sunny and very hot to
start, showery last part of week
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Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
July 10,1979
CATTLE 229. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows sl-$3 lower.
Choice 1000-1300 lbs. (2-4)
slaughter steers 65.75-68.75,
individual at 70.50, Good
64.00- few Standard
62.00- Choice slaughter
heifers 64.00-65.60, individual
at 66.75, a few Good 62.10-
54.00. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
54.50-58.00, Cutters 53.00-
57.50, Canner and Low
Cutters 47.25-53.00, Shells
down to 45 00. Individual
Choice slaughter bullock at
71.85, few Good 67 5(h69.25
Yield Grade No 1, 1050-1650
Its slaughter bulls 65 50-
7d.35.
CALVES 215. Individual
Prune vealer at 119 00,
Choice 99.00-109 00, few Good
90.00-95.00, Standard and
Good 70-100 lbs. 85 00-95 00.
Farm Calves Holstein bulls
90-135 lbs. 95 00-117 00,
couple to 121.00, Holstein
Heifers 85-150 lbs 140 00-
210 00
HOGS 470 Barrows and
- u s steady to 25 cents
SPECIAL
NOTICE
VINTAGE SALE STABLES, INC.
12 miles east of Lancaster at Paradise, PA.
Proudly Announces
A BUTCHER HOG
AUCTION
Every Monday
AT 1:00 P.M.
This will be in addition to our regular Wednesday and
Saturday Butcher Hog Auctions.
No waiting to unload.
Will receive hogs anytime Monday morning.
For More Information Call
L. Robert Frame, Manager
717-442-4181 768-8204
mQLD
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. barrows and gilts 43.00-
43.60, few lots to 45.00, No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 42.50-43.25, No. 2-
3 195-255 lbs. 41.75-42.25. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
29.00-36.00. Boars 27.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 25. One lot
US No. 1-3 59 lbs. feeder pigs
at 70.00 per hundredweight.
SHEEP 40. Individual
Choice 20 lbs spring
slaughter lambs at 113.00,
Good and Choice 65-90 lbs.
66.50-71.00; Good 25-45 lbs.
feeders 80.00-85.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 31.00-41.00.
Market courtesy of PDA
Special
Market
Special Slaughter
Cattle Sale
July 3,1979
Fauquier, Va.
There were 37 head sold.
All cattle sold were graded
by Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
of USD A standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
Choice Steers 1042-1175 lbs
64.75-66.70; Good Steers 1000-
1185 lbs 64 25-65 25, Good
Heifers Singles 58.25-64.25
CATTLE 122. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market; one Choice
slaughter steer at 64.35, few
Standard 57.00-63.35. One
Choice slaughter heifer at
63.75. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 48.00-54.25,
couple to 56.25, Cutters 50 00-
53.75, Canner & Low Cutter
47.00-50.00, shells down to
43.10. One Choice slaughter
bullock at 70.75. Few Yield
Grade #1 1070-1600 lbs.
slaughter bulls 64.50-71.50.
Few good 300-500 lbs. feeder
heifers 78.00-84.00.
CALVES 167. Couple
Prune vealers 117.00 and
121.50, Choice 108.00-118.00
few good 92.00-100.00,
Standard & Good 70-95 lbs.
70.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-130 Ib.s
90.00-
HOGS 339. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 43.50-
45.10, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
41.6043.00, few Lots No. 2-3
220-250 Ib.s 41.5042.50. US
No. 1-3 300500 lbs. sows
28.00- Few Boars 22.00-
27.50.
■ WILL BE DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ■
■ HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY J
I & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS. ■
I For More information ■
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Livestock morket and auction news
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa
July 11,1979
HARVEY Z. MARTIN
HAY AND STRAW SALE
INSECTICIDES
IM-PRUV-ALL
MELVIN R WEAVER
FEEDER PIGS 559. US
No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs
15.00-18.50 per head, No. 1-3
25-45 lbs. 20.50-28.50, No. 1-3
50-6 lbs. 28.00-31.50, one lot
No. 1-3 150 lbs. 46.00 per
head.
SHEEP 45. Choice 80-100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
57.00- Good 60-90 lbs.
55.00- Slaughter ewes
24.00-
Market courtesty of PDA,
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, July 9
Reported receipts of 365
calves, 131 cows, 151 hogs, 13
heifers, 3 sheep, 22 lambs, 17
bulls, and 2 steers. Cattle
market steady and calf
market active compared to
last week.
Holstein heifer calves to
130 00; veals 85.00-101.50;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 88.00-
95.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down
71.00-63.00; grassers and
feeders none; lambs, 50.00-
62.00; sheep 20.00-28.00;
hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 37.00-
J.B.
KELLER
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DAIRY
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W WW w Mount Joy, Pa. 1 / 552
REGISTERED COWS AND HEIFERS
ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION born 9/6/77,
Ist calf due 9/30/79 to Vigo Citenon. Dam Paclamar
Milestone.
NUNESDALE STANDING OVATION, 2nd calf due
8/9/79 to Sky-Hi-Bootmark.
CROCKER GOLDEN REFLECTION GP 83 4-9, 304,
16,991, 648, 3.8, 4th calf due 9/10/79 to Woodbine Chief
Mohawk.
NORTHMORE LEADER HECTOR 1-11, 307, 10,230,
519,5.0.2nd calf due 8/11/79 to Joe-Li-Betty Chief Pilot.
LANTLAND CHIEF CASTOR bom 9/23/771st calf due
Sept.
WINDEMERE OLEAN born 8/4/771st calf due Sept
CUMVA PROUD PERFORMER 3-9, 321, 13,090, 469,
3.6.3 rd calf due 10/22/79 to Jumbo
CUMVA PROUD PERFORMER born 7/11/77,15t calf
due 12/19/79 to Marvex. Dam GP 82 Transmitter 2-10,
333,16,444,603,3.7
GRADE COWS
A dozen cows bred for Aug., Sept, and Oct.
REGISTERED BULLS
ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION born 9/7/78.
Dam EX Our Family Man 3-8, 305, 15,282, 583, 3.9.
Grndam VG 86 Ken-Mel Fobes Omisby 7-4, 305, 20,250,
717,3 5. Nxt VG 85 6-0,318,18,258,723,3.9.
PACLAMAR BOOTMAKER born 8/13/78 Dam VG 87
Astronaut, 4 generations of VG.
MILU BETTY IVANHOE CHIEF born 8/24/78. Dam
GP 83 3-11,323,20,617,736,3.6
RANSON-RAIL PACEMAKER born 1/14/78. Dam GP
80 Paclamar Astronaut 4-5,376,23,428,826,3 5
Transportation and financing available.
STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER
717-653-2284 717-553-1523
Office; 717-653-4851
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
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
44.50; sows 35.00-38.50; boars
27.00- pigs, each 13.00-
40.00; heifers 51.00-69.00;
steers, good none; steers,
common 58.00-58.25; bulls
61.00- cows, good 57.50-
62.50; cows, medium 50.00-
57.00; cows, poor or small
29.00- horses, none;
ponies, 45.00; goats 17.00-
34.00