AB—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 29,1980 SL . THE OLD VS 4iMAHh c MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 1980 Glowery and showery Grass fire danger now General Douglas MacArthur died April 5, 1964 Full moon March 31 Average length of days for the week, 12 hours, 52 minutes Passover April 1, and Easter April 6 Frogs' eggs can be seen now Reputation is oft got without merit, and lost without deserving Ask the Old Farmer - I have heard that yellowjackets never make their home in the same place twice But I have had a nest of them three years in a row in the back of my woodshed How can I get rid of them when they return this year 7 CT, Boone, N C Give it both barrels of a ten-gauge shotgun loaded with duck charges and then go visiting tor about a week Home Hints Hot nails won t crack plaster OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England; Sleet, snow in mountains, then cloudy and cold with showers, flumes north, weekend is rainy and cold Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly sunny and cold starts the week, followed by clearing and mild, week's end cool, bringing showers Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week is rainy and cold, then partly sunny and cold, with flurries sunny and seasonal for weekend Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Cold wave starts the week, then clear and very warm, possible ram, through weekend (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Four States Livestock Wednesday, March 19 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers $2.00 lower. Choice to 63.75; Good 57.00-62.00; Medium 56.00 Down. Heifers Choice 56.00- Good 51.00-55.00; Medium 50.00 Down. Cows good run, $2.00 under last week. High Yield 50.00-52.00; Average 47.00-49.00; Big Middle 43.00-46.00; Shelly 44.00 Down. Fat Bulls mostly steady. Good 60.00-63.00; Medium 55.00-59.00. Veal Calves Heavy Calves $4.00 lower. Light Calves steady. Choice 110.00-119.50; Good 100.00- Medium 75.00- Farm Hfrs. to 187.50; Farm Bulls to 104.00; Light & Weak 70.00 Down. Sows 300600 lbs. 27.00-31.75; Thin Sows 20.00-25.00. STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs. $7.00-10.00 under last week. Choice 85.00-90.00; Good 79.00-84.00; Medium 71.00- Culls 70.00 Down. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 68.00- Good 62.0067.00; Medium 61.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights). Dairy Type to 108.00; Choice 68.00-72.00; Good 61.0067.00; Medium 60.00 Down. Bulls Choice 68.00- Good 62.0067.00; Medium 61.00 Down. Dairy Cows to 980.00. Springing Heifers to 1100.00. Pigs, Hd. very active, steady prices. 20-30 lbs. 9.00-19.00; 4060 lbs. 20.00- Shoats By Lb. to 30.50. Slaughter Hogs $l.OO lower. 210-230 lbs. 33.00- 240-260 lbs. 32.75-34.35; 190-205 lbs. 32.00- AGWAY COTTONSEED HULLS Salunga Lancaster Agway Agway 717-898-2248 717-394-0541 Hunter’s Auction Monday, March 24 Report supplied by auction FEEDER HEIFERS: Good to Choice 52.0063.00; Other 41.00-50.00. COWS: High Choice to Prune 52.75-54.25; Good to Standard 51.75-52.50; Utility 49.75-50.25; Cutters 47.75- 50.00; Canners 44.50-48.00. CALVES; Prune 200-275 lbs. 108.00-123.00; High to Choice 140-180 lbs. 85.00- 112.00; Good to Choice 120- 140 lbs. 105.00-131.00; Standard to Good 90-110 lbs. 82.00- Utility 7585 lbs. 55.00- few 85.00-91.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 43.00- 61.00. FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs. $9 to $ll by hd.; 35-55 lbs. $l2 to $l6 by hd. HOGS: 180-220 lbs. 30.00- 32 50 SOWS: 28.00-34.00. BOARS: 28.00-34.00. LAMBS: 3060 lbs 143.00- 154.00. GOATS. Nannies $35 to $5O by hd.; Billies $4O to $5O by hd.; Kids $35 tos43 by hd. Beil’s Horse Auction York Springs, Pa. Friday, March 21 Report supplied by auction Market lower than last week. Local riding 360-515; Better ruling as high as 630; Lightweight killers 267.50- 447.50; Heavyweight killers 460.00-515.00; Ponies 50; Larger ponies 225.00-350.00. Available at (agway) I Baltimore USDA Monday, March 24 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE 300: Limited sales slaughter steers and heifers $1,004.00 lower. Cows steady to 75 cents lower, limited sales bulls generally steady early. Suppy 30% slaughter steers and heifers, 55% cows, 10% feeders, balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 34 1100-1450 lbs. 62.75-65.50; few mixed Good and Choice 24 1050-1300 lbs. 58.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice 24 850-1075 lbs. 63.00- few mixed Good and Choice 950-1050 lbs. 56.5061.00. COWS: Early sales Utility 2-3 46.75-51.25; couple High yielding 53.50-54.00; Cutter 1- 2 42.75-47.50. BULLS: Few YG 1-2 1430- 1650 lbs. 57.75-60.60. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers - Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness few 400-450 lbs. 80.00-84.00; 500550 lbs. 71.00-76.00. Heifers - Medium Frame #1 muscle thickness 300-500 lbs. 65.00-71.00. HOGS 800: Barrows & Gilts mostly 50 cents lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 34.00-34.25, few 34.75; US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 33.50-34.00. SOWS: $1.50 to 2.00 lower. US 1-3 300500 lbs. 29.00-30.00. VEAL AND CALF AUCTION: 35: Choice 160- 265 lbs. vealers 94.50-106.00; Good and Choice 75-100 lbs. 60.0056.00; couple calves returned to farm 119.00- 120.00. Chambersburg Livestock Thursday, March 20 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 353. Choice 1000- 1390 lbs. slaughter steers 64.50-68.00, few Good 63.50- 66.00, Standard 56.85-63.25. Few Choice slaughter heifers 65.75-69.00. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 48.00-53.50, few 57.00, Cutters 48.50-52.50, Canner r FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS 1 1 State Graded- Vet Inspected | I Excellent Quality and Delivery Service | Credit Service Available z JOHN H. THOMAS. JR. ( Millersville. Pa. 17551 Ph 717-872-5646 j Complete Line of I RED ROSE Feeds * Management I Red Rose!Jfell _ I SWINE FEED I I ■ * Program 1 (arnation Company AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL COHSIGNORS OF LAMBS . On Monday, March 31st, which Is the Monday before Easter, as well as the Monday before the Greek Easter, all iambs will be sold at auction beginning at noon. All these lambs will be sorted and weighed upon arrival and we recommend that this be the day, Monday, March 31st, to have your lambs on the market, and your consignments are respectfully solicited. For further information contact Horace Plank. Teh Area 717-397-5136 (office) or Area 717-392-2304 (residence). Livestock market and auction news * and Low Cutters 44.5049.00, Shells down to 40.00. Yield Grade 1-2, 1050-2100 lbs. slaughter bulls 56.35-64.00. Large Frame No. 1 & 2, 500- 800 lbs. feeder steers 63.00- 77.00. Few Large Frame #l, 450-700 lbs. feeder heifers 58.0068.00. CALVES 459. Prime vealers 125.00-133.00, Choice 116.00- Good 90.00- 115.00. Standard and Good 70-90 lbs. 70.00-79.00, Utility 50-100 lbs. 50.00-71.00. FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 85-125 lbs. 75.00-120.00, few to 124.00; Hoi. Heifers 75-150 lbs. 140.00-237.50, mostly 180.00- HOGS 200. US No. 1-2 195- 230 lbs. barrows and gilts 33.75-34.25, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 32.00-33.50. US No. 1-3 300600 lbs. sows 26.00-29.75, few to 32.00. Boars 22.50- 29.50. FEEDER PIGS 42. In dividual Lot US No. 1-3 50 lbs. feeder pigs at 28.50 per head. SHEEP 31. Choice 65-90 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 70.00-73.75, few Good 60-100 lbs. 57.0055.00. Report supplied by auction Market report hogs lower; cows lower; steers steady. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 67.0059.60; Good to Choice 64.0057.00; Standard to Good 58.0054.00. HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 64.0056.75; Good to Choice 60.00-64.00; Standard 54.0050.00. FEEDERSTEERS: Good to Choice 300-500 lbs. 70.00- 85.00. BULLS: 1200-1698 lbs. 62.0059.00; 900-1200 lbs. 53.0052.00. COWS: High Choice to Prune 52.00-54,00, md. 57.75; Good 50.00-52.00; Utility 46.00-50.00; Cutters 42.00- 46.00; Canners Down to 40.00. CALVES: High Choice 110.00-121.00; Good to Choice WALTER M. DUNLAP and SONS G&M Livestock Monday, March 24 Lancaster Stockyards 90.00- Standard to Good 70.00-90.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 110.00-138.00; Hoi. Heifers 140.00-205.00. FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs. 10.00- 25-50 lbs. 18.00- 27.50. HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 33.00- 35.85; 170-200 lbs. 30.0-34.50. SOWS: 28.00-32.75. BOARS: 24.50-32.00. SPRING LAMBS: 30-100 lbs. 75.00-177.50. FALL LAMBS: 60.00-70.00. SHEEP: 25.0063.00. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens,Pa. Monday, March 24 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 476 calves, 103 cows, 12 heifers, 13 bulls, 5 steers, 112 hogs, 1 lamb. Cattle market reported steady, calf market reported steady. Holstein Heifer Calves top to 230.00; Veal Calves 80 to 100, top 114.50; Bobs, 90-110 lbs. 70.00-100.00; Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 60.00 down; Grassers & Feeders 45.00- 76.00; Lambs not enough to est. a market; Sheep none; Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 30 to 36, top 38.00; Sows 25.00-28.00; Boars 20.00-24.00; Pigs 8.00- 21.00; Heifers 46.00-53.50; Steers 52.00-56.00; Steers, feeder 55.00-70.00; Bulls Green Dragon Livestock Sales 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA C O>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 53.0064.25; Cows, utility 48.0060.50; Cows, fat 45.00- 46.50; Cows, medium 42.00- 44.00; Cows, poor or small 36.0040.00; Horses to 290.00; Ponies to 80.00; Goats to 48.00. New Holland Horse Monday, March 24 New Holland Sales Stables Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 374 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady. Load of Tenn. driving saddlebreds singles, 700.00- 2050.00; Load of lowa riding singles, 570.00-920.00; Load of NY driving singles, 750.00- 1400.00; Load of driving & work from Illinois singles, 925.00-1500.00; Load of work singles, 1175.00-1450.00, 1 2400.00. Local Work horse* singles, 875.00-1350.00; Driving horses singles, 300.00-800.00. Better horses 525.00-800.00; Riding horses 300.00475.00; Lightweight krilt > 275.00- 450.00; Heavyweignt killers 500.00-830.00; Mares 25.00- 65.00; Colts 10.00-25.00; Geldings 25.00-65.00; Larger ponies 125.00-200.00. D
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