Calendar Today, Aug, 11 Lancaster County Beekeeper’s picnic, at Chiques Church of the Brethren, 4 p.m. until dark. Sunday, Aug. 12 Lancaster County Farmers Union Picnic at the Lancaster County Park, 1 p.m. RURAL ROUTE ITS ABOUT TIME YOU BOUGHT A MEW HAT. TRY' OM SOME OF THESE. BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT ' ' . • ' . -> i ” ‘ > A— Monday, Aug. 13 Carlisle Fair gets underway. Eastern Pa. Championship Holstein Show, Kutztown - Howard County, Md. Farm Queen Contest. Tuesday, Aug. 14 Inter-State Milk Producers picmc, Muddy Run Park. Dauphin County 4-H and FFA market hog show and sale, Lebanon Valley Livestock Auction. Wednesday, Aug. 15 York County 4-H Olympics STEIGER TRACTORS PRODUCE MORE DRAWBAR HORSEPOWER per ENGINE HP through their more power-efficient drive trains. TIME to do other things, like farm more ground. SECURITY because they are simply designed of dependable components. PROFITS by reducing the cost of operations - FUEL ...NOISE ...DOWNTIME ...WORRY BUY A STEIGER and RELAX at the York College athletic field, beginning at 8:30 a.m. York County swine round up, Thomasville. Thursday, Aug. 16 Dover Young Farmers family tour to Clearwater Conservation Project near Frederick, Md. Sunday, Aug.i9 Lancaster County Farmers Association family pic nic, at the Quarryville Fairgrounds, 1 p.m. WITH LESS Livestock Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. August 9,1979 CATTLE 244. Compared with last Thursday’s mar ket, slaughter steers steady to weak. SI. cows weak to 2.00 lower. Choice YG 1000-1330 lbs. 58.00-61.75, one Tom Armstrong By Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 11,1979 market and auction news at 64.25. Good 54.00-59.50, few Standard 52.50-56.75, few Choice 870-1125 lbs. si. heifers 56.00-62.00, few Good 52.00-55.50. Utility & Com mercial si. e*ws 47.00-50.25, few 51.85. Cutters 46.00-49.35, Canner & L. Cutter 43.00- 46.50, Shells down to 38.00. Good Bullocks, a couple 59.00 & 59.10, Utility one at 53.85. Yield Grade #1 few Garden Spot hosts QUARRYVILLE Master Farmers from all over Pennsylvania gathered in the Garen Spot last weekend for their annual picnic, banquet, and guided tours. About 120 people were m attendance for the picnic, held here at the Quarryville Fairgrounds. The banquet was held last Saturday evening at Willow Valley Restaurant. Air-conditioned buses took the Master Farmers to several well-known Lancaster County farms, as well as the farm museum maintained by Sperry-New Holland. Slaughter Bulls 1430-1565 lbs. 60.00- Yield Grade #2 few 950-1160 lbs. 58.00-59.75. CALVES 580. Vealers 1.00- 4.00 higher. Few Prime vealers 97.00-103.00, Choice 90.00- Good 80.00-93.00, few Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 75.0064.00, 90-110 lbs. 73.00- 7065 lbs. 69.00- 74.00, Utility 55.00-90.00 lbs. 50.00- Master Farmers 15
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