Livestock market and auction news Pa. Auction Summary (Continued from Page 14) lbs. 22.00-28.00, Utility 20-50 lbs. 5.00-12.00 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS 2786. Compared with 4343 last week and 1980 a year ago. Highly uneven, ex tremes 12.00 higher, $lO.OO lower. No. 1, 2 25-40 lbs. 52.00- 40-50 lbs. 43.00- 61.00; 50-60 lbs. 41.00-55.00; 60-75 lbs. 38.00-48.00; No. 2, 3 25-40 lbs. 34.00-52.00; 40-50 lbs. 41.00-50.00; 50-70 lbs. 41.00- SHEEP 723. Compared to 240 last week and 647 a year ago. Wooled si. lambs mostly steady. Choice 60-115 lbs 58.00- Good 50-100 lbs 50.00- Slaughter ewe; 17.00- <1 Indiana Auction HOMER City, Pa. OctoberlS, 1979 CATTLE 131. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter cows unevenly steady. Few Good 60.75-62.00, few Standard 54.25-59.00, Utility 45.00- 52.00. Few Choice YG si. BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT : . 1 __ * * , ; : U EVERYBODY KNOWS: 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTORS WILL OUTPERFORM 2-WD TRACTORS I BUY A STEIGER 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR NOMff heifers 60.00-63.00, Good 56.00- Utility & Com mercial Cutter si. cows 46.50- 51.50, Cutters 44.5047.50, Canners 41.0045.50. One Choice si. bullocks 64.50. SI. bulls Yield Grade No. 2 900- 1450 lbs 47.25-55.75. FEEDER CATTLE. Large frame #1 300-500 lbs. steers 68 00-78.00. Large frame #1 300-500 lbs. heifers 63.00- CALVES 103. Vealers grading standard & good mostly 5.00 lower. Prime vealers few Choice 98.00- 110.00, Good 85.00-102.00, Standard & Gd. 90-121 lbs. 85.00- Standard 70-90 lbs. 74.00-85.00, Few Utility 55-120 lbs. 55.00-65.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 85-120 lbs. 96.00-105.00, Hoi. heifers 85-120 lbs. 95.00- 110.00, slaughter calves grading good and choice 200- 275 lbs. 60.00-75.00. HOGS 58. Barrows and gilts US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 36.25-37.50, No 1-3 190-240 lbs. 35.00- 36.00, Few No. 2-3 260-275 lbs. 32.00- SOWS US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 28.00-31.50, Few No 2-3 300-625 lbs. 24.00- 27.00, BOARS 22.00-25.00. FEEDER PIGS 54. US No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-30.00 per head, No. 1-3 50-70 lbs. 17.00-18.00. SHEEP 11. Wooled sis. lambs one lot Choice 875 lbs 60.00, Good 75-90 nibs. 55.00- 59.00. Chambersburg Auction October 19,1979 CATTLE 273. Compared with last weeks market, slaughter steers steady to strong. SI. cows .50-1.50 lower. Few Choice 64.25- 68.50. Good 62.75-66.00, few Standard 58.75-68.85, few Choice si. heifers 60.75-66.85, couple 55.60. Utility & Commercial 48.00-52.50, Cutters 47.50-53,00, Canners 44.0048.50. Shells down to 37.60. Bullocks few Good 63.00- Few Yield Grade No. 1 1050-1300 lbs. si. bulls 55.00- FEEDER CATTLE; Few Large Frame #1 steers 73.50- 78.00, few 500-700 lbs. 61.50- 67.50. CALVES: 490. Steady to 2.00 lower. Few Prime vealers 117.00-120.00, Choice 102.00-115.00, Good 93.00- 103.00;’ Standard & Good 90- 110 lbs. 97.0-102.00; Standard 70-85 lbs. 89.00-97.50, Utility 50-100 lbs. 70.00-85.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90-120 lbs. 98.00126.00, few 131.00. Hoi. heifers 90140 lbs. 130.00190.00. HOGS 118. Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower. No. 1-3 200 240 lbs. 35.0036.10. SOWS US No. 1-3 300550 lbs. sows 26.75-29.75. Few BOARS 23.25-26.00. FEEDER PIGS 58. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 10.0014.50 per head, one lot No. 1-3 80 lbs. 25.50. SHEEP 22. One lot Choice 92 lbs. 60.75. One lot Slaughter ewes 36.50. Winter care for roses If you’ve taken care of your roses during the growing season by spraying for disease control and given them proper nourishment, they will have a better chance to escape winter injury than the plants that have been neglected. Roses must be protected not only against low winter temperatures but also THE MUD! Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1979 New red clover available to farmers BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Stanford Seed Company announced that it is producing and marketing a new red clover variety named Tristan. This new variety is resistant to northern and southern anthracnose, and powdery mildew. Its im proved persistence and outstanding winter har diness can give farmers an added year of high yeildmg, top quality forage, thereby increasing the value of the resulting crop. fluctuating against peratures. After the first killing frost, but while the soil can still be worked, mound 8 to 10 mches of soil around the base of the plant. To avoid injury to the roots of the plants, use soil from another section of the garden. The second step for winter protection is to tie all the canes together so the winter wind will not loosen the root system. Check the plants THEY'LL HELP YOU WITH THE HARVEST BY PULLING COMBINES, PICKERS, TRUCKS AND WAGONS THE MUD Tristan is recommended for planting throughout the clover growing areas of the Central and Eastern United States. It performs best on soils with adequate moisture and fertility and will do well on soils too wet and with a lower PH than is required for alfalfa production. Supplies of Tristan are available for planting this Spring. Tristan is licensed under the Plant Variety Protection Act and will be available only as certified seed. frequently to be sure the soil is not washed away before the ground freezes. This protective material can be removed in the spring when the danger of severe frost is over. When you remove the mound of soil be careful not to break off any new shoots that may have started to grow under the mound, advises James J. McKeehen, Delaware County extension agricultural agent. tem- OUT OF 15
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