BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT
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Mote of the horsepower youpoy for
TO THE
DRAWBAR!
INDEPENDENT TESTS SHOW STEIGER TRACTORS
TRANSMIT AN AVERAGE 83.94% OF
IT'S ENGINE H.P. TO THE DRAWBAR
THE COMPETITION AVERAGES 76.21%.
COMPLETE TEST RESULTS AVAILABLE FROM STEIGER OR YOUR STEIGER DEALER
& STEIGER PUTS
THE FACTS PROVEJI:
Md. grain producers to meet July 30
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The
second annual meeting of the
Maryland Grain Producers
Association will be held on
July 30, at the Queen Anne’s
County 4-H Park on Route 18
near Centreville and
promises to cover topics of
prime importance to gram
farmers, agn-related
businessmen and the general
public.
After welcoming remarks
from Maryland Secretary of
Agriculture, Wayne A.
Cawley, Jr., Dr. Larry
Livestock market and auction
Pa. Auction
Summary
37.75-45.00, Shells down to
30.00. Few Choice si.
bullocks 59.00-66.25, few
Good 57.00-61.00, few
Standard 53.00-60.00. .Yield
Grade #l,lOOO-2100 lbs. 55.00-
64.50, few Yield Grade #2,
800-1700 lbs. 52.00-59.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers few Medium Good
500-900 lbs. 61.00-72.50. Good
& Choice 300-700 lbs. heifers
56.00- Few Good &
Choice 300-500 lbs. bulls
79.00- few Med. & Good
500-800 lbs. 48.5048.00.
CALVES 3959. Compared
to 3370 last week and 4418 a
year ago. Vealers $5.00-10.00
Stewart, of the University of
Maryland’s Department of
Engineering, will moderate
a panel discussion on
Gasohol and its potential
use.
Other featured speakers of
the afternoon meeting will
be Harold Smedley, Vice
President of the U.S. Feed
Grains Council, who will
deal with the subject of Feed
Grains Market Development
and Jack Miller, Legislative
Agent for the Maryland
lower. Few Prime vealers
100.00- Choice 80.00-
107.00, Good 72.00-90.00
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
62.00- 70-90 lbs. 50.00-
71.00, few Utility 50-90 lbs.
39.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-130 lbs. 73.00-118.00.
Hoi. Heifers 80-130 lbs. 80.00-
180.00.
HOGS 8351. Compared to
7984 last week and 6197 a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
1.00- lower. US No. 1-2
200-233 lbs. barrows & gilts
39.85-43.00, few down to 38.00,
No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 37.00-
41.00, No. 2-3 190-270 lbs.
34.00- No. 1-3 120-185
lbs. 30.00-38.00. SOWS 2.00-
5.00 lower, US No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 22.00-33.00, few No.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 28,1979—1 S
Farm Bureau, who will
discuss the ’79 Maryland
Legislative Session and
Agriculture.
A special feature has been
added for this year’s
meeting. Maryland
Department of Agriculture
personnel will check grain
moisture meters for
producers to indicate the
units relative accuracy. This
testing is restricted to
privately used meters and
will not cover commercial
instruments, but it is
2-3 400-650 lbs. 20.00-28.00.
BOARS 18.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1569.
Compared to 1431 last week
and 1384 a year ago.
Unevenly steady. US No. 1-3
25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00-
27.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 20.00-36.00, few No. 1-3
50-80 lbs. 31.00-38.50.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS
3010. ALL SALES CWT.
Compared with 2111 head
last week, and 1185 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs
mostly 2.00-8.00 lower. US
No. 1-2 25-40 lbs. 45.00-66.00,
40-50 lbs. 41.0063.00, 5060
lbs. 40.00-52.00, 60-95 lb.
40.00-50.00; US No. 2-3 30-40
lbs. 40.0049.00, 4060 lbs.
32.0047.00, 50-75 lbs. 34.00-
43.00.
DRIVE CHAIN EFFICIENCY
DBHP
EHP
Model
STBGER
PT3SO
(woPTO)
59 04%
STEIGER
ST3SO
89 04%
STEIGER
PT3SO
(w PTO)
87 28%
STEIGER
5T325
86 76%
STEIGER
ST27O
84 80%
STEIGER
ST3IO
84 46%
STEIGER
PT225
(w o PTO)
83 37%
MASSEY
FERGUSON
1505
83 30%
STEIGER
PT27O
|w 0 PTO
83 16%
STEIGER
ST4SO I £jppfO«
1700 RPM)
82 41%
STEIGER
ST2SI
82 33'
SHIGER
ST2IO
81 64%
VERSATILE
875
81 55%
STEIGER
PT27O
|w PTO I
81 26%
MASSEY
FERGUSON
1805
81 03'
STEIGER AVERAGE 83.94
Others Average 76.21
★ NOTE All information is current as of the
printing of this piece September, 1978
NOTE: These figures computed by dividing
manufacturers advertised engine horsepower
into tested drawbar horsepower and reflect
Steiger s obiective analysis
designed to be of specific
service to all grain
producers.
The meeting will begin at
1:30 p.m. and continue until
4:30 at which time a crab
feast and chicken barbecue
will round out the days
business and social ac
tivities. Tickets for the crab
feast and chicken barbecue
are $2, and reservations may
be made by calling Breck
Debnam at 301-773-4921 or
Donald Lippy at 301-239-3950.
news
SHEEP 595. Compared to
895 last week and 714 a year
ago. Spring si. lambs steady
to 3.00 lower. Choice 60-115
lbs. 50.00-65.00, Good 55-110
lbs. 45.00-80.00. Slaughter
ewes 10.00-32.50.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
July 25,1979
CATTLE 95. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 50
cents-$3 higher. Individual
Choice slaughter steer at
61.85, few Standard 53.75-
54.25. Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows
44.00-49.00, individual at
49.35, Cutters 44.5047.70,
(Torn to Pane 31)
DBHP
EHP
Model
sween
PT 225
|w FTP)
80 38%
STEIGER
ST4SO
I^ZIOORPM)
79 28%
INTERNATIONAL
HARVESTER
4586
78 57 %
INTERNATIONAL
HARVESTER
4386
76 53%
WHITE
4 150
76 19%
CASE
2670
76 02%
ALLIS
CHALMERS
74 73%
8550
JOHN
DEERE
8430
74 60%
INTERNATIONAL
HARVESTER
4186
74 55%
WHITE
4 180
74 54%
JOHN
DEERE
8630
73 57%
CASE
2870
73 20%
ALLIS
CHALMERS
72 43%
7580
CASE
2470
72 41%