At— Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 3,1980
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MAY 5-11, 1980
Skies are clear, then blackflies appear.
Two-thirds of US tornadoes occur this month Nixon impeach
ment hearings began May 9,1974 Last quarter of the moon May
7.. Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 24 minutes
Sub-orbital space flight by Alan SKepard May 5,1961 Better ask
twice than lose your way once
—. u Ask the Old Farmer: I have always
taken it for granted that the author
ized American spread eagle could be
used facing either to the right or left
Recently I nave heard this is not so
that eagles always face left Is this
Our understanding is that the eagle
**i|- ~ always faces toward the olive branch
on the Great Seal of the United Slates which is the military right
Home Hints: To rid a kettle of its iron taste, boil a mixture of hay and water
in it
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Clear and hot for most of week, weekend brings
showers, heavy north and west, and cool temperatures.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Gear and warm throughout most
of week, then seasonal, with light ram for weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins clear and pleasant; then
showers south, rainsnorth for weekend
Piedmont Southeast Coastal: Sunny and warm, showers south,
until end of week, weekend brings scattered showers, continued
warm
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Sechrist
Auction
Monday, April 28
Report supplied by anction
CATTLE 111. Steers High
Choice and Prime 63.00-
64.50; Good Choice 61.50
62.85; Hdlsteins Good 53.00
55.00; Standard to Good
50.00-52.85. Heifers High
Choice and Prime 58.00
60.00; Good to Choice 55.00
57.00; Holsteins Good 50.00-
54.50. Feeder Steers Good
and Choice 70.00-77.50;
Standard Good 65.00-70.00.
Bulls Good and Choice
Commercial 52.00-55.00.
Cows High Yearling Com
mercial 48.00-52.00; Cutters
45.5048.00; Canners Low
Cotters 44.0045.25; Shells
38.0043.50.
CALVES 73. Calves Ounce
and Prime 105.00-125.00;
Good and Choice 95.00
105.00; Standard and Good
75.00- Bulls 90-145 lbs.
85.00- Hfrs. 90-140 lbs.
90.00- Culls 30.00-
70.00.
FEEDER FIGS 429. US.
No. 1 and 2, 35-05 lbs. 20.00-
33.00 per bead; US. No. 1
and 3. 4000 lbs. 15.00-20.00
per bead.;US. No. 1 and 3,
2040 lbs. 10.0016.00 per
bead. Sows 250375 lbs. 25.00
26.85; 400500 lbs. 23.0025.00.
Boars3oosoo lbs. 2210025.00.
SHEEP 13. Lambs Good to
Choice 60.0070.00; Medium
and Good 50.0060.00. Ewes
10.0022.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190215
lbs. 30.0031.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190220 lbs. 29.50
29.75.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,230250 lbs. 28.00
29.25.
Martinsburg
Auction
Monday, April 28
Report (applied by auction
CATTLE 196. Compared
with last Monday's market,
Choice slaughter steers
62.00- few to 65.50, Good
57.00- Standard 55.50-
59.00, Utility 53.00-57.00.
Good slaughter heifers 56.50-
61.00, Standard 54.00-56.00,
Utility 45.00-5i.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
47.00- few to 53.50,
Cutters 45.00-48.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 37.00-44.00, Shells
down to 34.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 61.00-
65.00, Good 58.00-62.00,
Standard 54.00-59.00, Utility
51.00- Yield Grade §1
thcQLD
10002000 lbs. slaughter bulls
60.00-66.50; yield grade #2
sool6oolbs. 56.0060.50.
CALVES 239. Choice
vealers 96.00-118.00, Good
90.00100.00, Standard &
Good 90110 lbs. 62.0075.00,
7090 lbs. 48.0059.00, Utility
55-125 lbs. 38.0060.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90120
lbs. 88.00127.00; few holstein
heifers 85-130 lbs. 212.50.
HOGS 358. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 31.25-
32.00, No. 1-3 200250 lbs.
28.50-31.00, No. 2-3 260270
lbs. 27.5029.50, No. 1-3 130
180 lbs. 24.0028.00. US No. 1-3
300500 lbs. sows 25.0028.00,
No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 22.00
25.00, Boars 20.0025.00.
FEEDER PIGS 74. US No.
1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
10.0018.00 per bead. No. 1-3
33-50 lbs. 14.0025.00 per
bead.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Special Feeder
Cattle Sale
Marshall, Va.
Thursday, April 24
Report supplied by VDA
There were 1,593 head
sold. All cattle were graded
by Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight
STEERS; Medium Frame
No. 1:300500 lbs. 81.0093.50;
500600 lbs. 79.0068.00; 600
700 lbs. 71.0082.00; 700800
lbs. 65.0066.50; 800 lbs. & up
61.50-64.50. Large Frame No.
1: 300500 lbs. 82.0094.00;
500600 lbs. 82.0069.50; 600
700 lbs. 72.0076.00; 700800
lbs. 67.00; 800 lbs. & up 62.50
65.00. Small Frame No. 1:
300500 lbs. 77.0088.00; 500
600 lbs. 76.5079.00; 600700
lbs. 70.5073.00; 700800 lbs.
65.0065.50; 800 lbs. & up
65.00-66.00. Large & Medium
Frame No. 2: 300-500 lbs.
75.0077.00; 500700 lip. 60.00
67.00.
HEIFERS: Medium
Frame No. 1: 300-500 lbs.
64.0071.50; 500600 lbs 64.00
67.50; 600700 lbs. 60.0064.00;
700800 lbs. 57.0061.00. Large
Frame No. 1: 300-500 lbs.
59.0067.00; 500600 lbs. 60.00
70.00; 600700 lbs. 61.5063.50;
700800 lbs. 56.0058.00. Small
Frame No. 1: 300-500 lbs.
65.0067.00; 500600 lbs. 63.50
64.50; 600700 lbs. 59.5060.75.
Large & Medium Frame No.
2: 400600 lbs. 52.00-65.00.
Livestock market and auction news
G&M
Livestock
Dancansville, Pa.
Monday, April 28
Report (applied by auction
Market report hogs
higher, steers-weak, cows
weak.
DAIRY COWS: 960.00-
1200.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 61.00-63.10; Good to
Choice 58.00-61.00; Standard
to Good 55.0058.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prime 62.00-64.00; Good
to Choice 55.00-60.00/
Standard 52.00-55.00.
FBEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 300-500 lbs. 60.00-
80.50.
BULLS: 1200-1640 lbs.
55.00-62.00; 900-1200 lbs.
52.0058.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 50.0053.00; Good
46.0050.00; Utility 42.00-
46.00; Cutters 40.0042.00;
Canners Down to 38.00.
CALVES: High Choice
100.00- Good to Choice
90.00- Standard to
Good 70.00-90.00; Utility
40.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90.00-121.00; Hoi.
Heifers 140.00-205.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs.
10.00- 2550 lbs. 18.00-
26.00.
Introducing the New
Vari-Spreaders PS2O2/302
%
Both Models In Stock
For Immediate Delivery
RD 4 EPHRATA/PA PHONE: 717-354-4271
Hours: Mon. thru Fri, 7:30 to 5:30, Thurs. till 9, Sat. till 3
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 29.00-
31.50, fevr to 32.00/ 170-280
lbs. 26.00-29.00.
SOWS: 25.00-28.50.
BOARS; 22.00-26.00.
SHEEP: 22.0032.00.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, April 2S
Report (applied by auction
Reported receipts of 374
calves, 131 cows, 39 heifers,
25 bulls, 14 steers, 101 hogs, 0
lambs, 13 sheep. Cattle
market reported steady, calf
market reported steady.
Holstein Heifer Calves to
210.00; Veal Calves to 109.00;
Bobs, 90-110 lbs. 80.00-100.00;
Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 68.00
and down; Grassers &
Feeders 55.00-85.00; Lambs
none; Sheep to 31.50; Hogs,
200-250 lbs. 28.0035.00; Sows
25.00-28.00; Boars 18.00-
20.00; Pigs 10.00-23.00;
Heifers 47.0053.00; Steers
. 50.0055.50; Steers, feeder
57.0080.00; Bulls 53.0059.50;
Cows, utility 47.0050.00, Top
52.50; Cows, fat 44.0047.00;
Cows, medium 40.00-42.50;
Cows, poor or small 38.00-
40.00; Horses to 480.00;
Ponies to 75.00; Goats to
40.00.
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FARMERSVIUE
INC.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa,
Wednesday, April 30
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 102
cows, 40 heifers, and 6 bulls.
Market lower.
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
710.00- Load of Pa.
fresh cows, 970.00-1390.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
850.00- Load of
Susquehanna Co. fresh cows,
1050.00- Load of
Butler Co. fresh cows, 820.00-
1100.00, springers 950.00-
1425.00; 2 Loads of N.Y.
purebred & grade fresh
cows, 1200.00-1675.00,
springers 1250.00-2075.00;
Locally consigned cows,
710.00- Springing
heifers grade 850.00-1290.00;
Open Heifers 350.00-710.00;
Bulls 540.00900.00.-
Holstein
Feeder Steers
Harrisonburg, Va.
Tuesday, April 29
There were 879 head sold.
All steers were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
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When lowered to the ground the spreaders
are easily filled by hand or mechanical aid
The hopper and hopper extension
(PS 302) are manufactured in glass-fibre
reinforced polyester, making the mach
ines extremely strong yet relatively light
and easy to clean. Other critical parts that
come into contact with fertilizer are made
of nylon or stainless steel. Thus corrosion
free, long life.
EQUIPMENT
Medium and Large No; 1:*
405-500 lbs. 69.00-70.00; 505
600 lbs. 68.50; ,605-700 lbs.
64.50-65.00; 705-000 lbs. 56.75;
805-900 lbs. 55,25; 905-1000
lbs. 53.75. Medium and
Large No. 2: Under 400 lbs.
76.00-77.00; 405-500 lbs. 66.75
76.00; 505-600 lbs. 66.00-67.50;
605-700 lbs. 60.0064.50; 705
800 lbs. 54.7557.50; 805900
lbs. 54.0055.25; 905-1000 lbs.
53.5053.75. Medium and
Large No. 3: 405500 lbs.
64.0069.00; 505600 lbs. 64.75-
69.00; 605-700 lbs. 67.50; 705
800 lbs. 60.25.
_ Report (applied by auction
Reported receipts of 347
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market stronger.
Better horses 550.00-
1020.00; Reg. Quarter Horse
2025.00; Driving horses
400.00- Riding horses
350.00- Lightweight
killers 325.00-475.00;
Heavyweight killers 525.00-
765.00; Mares 25.00-75.00;
Colts 10.00-25.00; Geldings
25.00- Larger Ponies
125.00-
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