, At—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 31,1980 I tAKME St s JimahM JUNE 2-8, 1980 June's groom will swelter soon, Best horned pout fishing at night now Daily thunderstorms begin in Florida Last quarter of the moon June 5 Average length of days for the week, 15 hours 11 minutes Sewing machine invented June 2, 1857 Roquefort cheese developed June 4, 1070 Money is a terrible master hut an excellent servant irmer , where they are Sound zoluch is in every temperate and tropical body of water there is They set their name from the regular pattern of smooth ridges in the shell and scalloped edges although the sea scallop which is the largest variety has a perfectly smooth shell They are one of nature s conundrums, but good eating Home Hints To remove grass stains rub the spot v. ith pure lard OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England; Clear and hot to start the week, then showers south, ram north, and seasonal throughout remainder of week Greater New York-New Jersey Clearing and warmer all week, then partly sunny and warm, chance of showers, middle through end of week Middle Atlantic Coastal - Ram east showers west at start mid week is sunny and warm with some thunderstorms inland by week's end Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins warm, with showers then clear and hot middle of week with showers by weekend (All Rights R«er\ed Yankee Snc Dublin N H 03444) Peoria Cattle Thursday, May 29 Report supplied by USDA Compared to last Wed nesday; Slaughter Steers mostly 1.00 higher. Heifers .50 to .75 higher. Cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls scarce and untested; however, a definite weaker undertone noted. Trading moderate both Tuesday and Wednesday. Demand somewhat improved over previous weeks with the settlement of area packer strike. Cows and Bulls around 5% of supply. Receipts this week 2800. Last Week 3109. Last Year 3578. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 2-4, 1025- 1225 lbs. 64.25-65.00, load 3-4 1225 lbs. at 62.50. Choice 2-4 1050-1225 lbs. 63.00-64.25, 1200-1350 lbs. 3-4, 59.0000.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3, 1000-1150 lbs. 61.50-63.00. Good 59.50-61.50. HEIFERS: Choice 2-4,900- 1090 lbs. 61.00-62.75. Bulk 61.00-02.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 886-1060 lbs. 59.00- 61.00. Good 58.00-99.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-3, closing 40.00-44.50. Cutter 38.00- 42.00. BULLS: Few yield grade 1-21100-1800 50 00-51.00 THE OLD Leesport Auction Wednesday, May 28 CATTLE 223. (PDA). Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers 50 cents to $1.75 higher. Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1 lower. Few High Choice & Prune slaughter steers 61.35-63.10, Choice No. 2-4 1000-1275 lbs. Good 57.00-59.00, couple to 60.00, Standard 53.50-56.00. Choice slaughter heifers 58.00-61.35, few Good 55.00- 57.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 44.00-48.00, couple to 49.85, Cutters 45.00- 47.85, Canner & Low Cutter 39 50-45.00, Shells down to 38.25. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 57.00-62.25, one at 68.00, Good 56.25-60.75, one at 63.75. Yield Grade §1 1100- 1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 54.85-61.35, one at 67.75. Few Large Frame #1 450-510 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 76.00- 79.00; Large Frame #2 400- 650 lbs. 62.50-70.00. CALVES 91. Ap proximately 90% returned to farm. Few Choice vealers 93.00- few Good 75.00- 85.00. Farm calves, hostem bulls 90-130 lbs. 95.00-130.00; few holstem heifers 85-100 lbs. 75.00-125.00, 100-130 lbs. 115.00- n HOGS 375. Barrows and gilts 25 cents lower. US No. 1- 2195-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 32.75-33.75, No. 1-3 200-255 lbs. 31.50-33.00, No. 2-3 265- 295 lbs. 29.75-31.10. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 24.00-28.00, No. 2-3 400-600 lbs. 22.00- 25.00. Boars 24.00-27.00. FEEDER PIGS 344. US No. 1-3 21-36 lbs. feeder pigs 42.00-48.00 cwt., No. 1-3 41.57 lbs. 43.00-56.00, one lot No. 1- 3 80 lbs. 35.00 cwt. SHEEP 10. One lot Choice 90 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 68.00. Few Slaughter ewes 18.00-46.00. GOATS 36. Belknap Auction Wednesday, May 28 Cattle 83. (PDA) Com pared with last week’s market; One Good slaughter steer at 58.25, one Standard at 51.00. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 57.00 and 58.25, few Good 54.25-55.75, few Standard 48.00-50.00. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 47.00-50.00, one at 51.00, few Commercial 4-5, 35.00-43.50, few Cutters 47.00- few Canner and Low Cutters 41.00-45.00. Yield Grade No. 1-2, 1045- 1765 lbs. slaughter bulls 53.00- Medium Frame #l, 320-545 lbs. feeder steers 60.00- Medium Frame #1,320-510 lbs. feeder heifers 57.0068.00. CALVES 103. One Prune vealer at 100.00, Choice 90.00- 97.00, few Good 79.0068.00, Standard and Good 90-120 lbs. 70.0061.00, 6565 lbs. 55.00- Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 86.00- 102.00, 7565 lbs. 75.0065.00; few Hoi. Heifers 85-120 lbs. 95.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers 70-110 lbs. 77.00- 100.00. HOGS 358. Barrows and gilts $3.50-84 higher. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 33.40-34.00, one lot at 34.70 No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 32.00- No. 2-3 205-275 lbs. 30.00-32.00. Sows $3-$3.50 higher. US No. 1-3 275-545 lbs. sows 25.50-28.25. Boars 20.00- FEEDER PIGS 132. US No. 1-3 15-30 lbs. feeder pigs 6.50-14.00 per head, No. 1-3 3040 lbs. 13.00-19.00, one lot No. 1-3 55 lbs. at 20.00 per head. Utility 15-30 lbs. 5.00- 8.00 per head. SHEEP 20. One lot Mixed Good and Choice 65 lbs. spring slaughter lambs at 64.00. Slaughter ewes 13.00- 30.00. ATTENTION FARMERS!! SPRAY MATERIALS Check Our Prices Before You Buy. MELVIN fi. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 Livestock market and auction news Western Maryland Report supplied by auction BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat Steers few offered; Good Holsteins to 55.25; Standard 50.00- Heifers Choice to 57.00; Cows 2.00-4.00 under last week. High Yielding 47.00- Standard Sc Utility 42.00-46.00; Canners 41.00- Shelly 43.00 Down; Bulls Few offered; Medium 1100-1450 ib. 53.00- 55.00. BUTCHER HOGS; Steady with last week. Top Hogs 30.00; Bulk 200-240 lbs. 29.35- 29.75; 240-260 lbs. 29.00-29.75; 170-195 lbs. 24.75-27.25; Sows 400-600 lb. 20.50-23.00; 250-350 lb. 19.00-22.75. VEAL CALVES; Light calves higher, big calves lower, Good-Choice 85.00- 105.00, Standard 70.00-85.00, Light calves 70.00-80.00, Weak Sc Rough 69.00 Down. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein Heifers 80- 120 lb. 135.00-170.00, 6560 lb. 120.00-150.00; Holstein Bulls 95-115 lb. 107.00-129.00, Few 90-100 lb. 85.00-105.00, Few 120-130 lb. 90.00-120.00. LAMBS: Good-Choice 90- 105 lb. to 66.50. STOCK CATTLE: Small Run - Strong Demand. Stock Steers 300450 lb. Good 69.00- 75.00, 600-750 lb. Holstems 59.0962.50; Stock Heifers 500650 lb. Choice 59.0069.00, 700650 lb. Good 51.0064.00; Stock Bulls 950 lb. Holstein at 50.25. PIGS AND SHO ATS: Good Run. By The Head 15-30 lb. 7.00- 30-60 lb. 13.00- 25.00. By the Lb. 100-165 lb. 25.00- IM-PRUVtALL Market Tuesday, May 27 CMMKKFMtrOUm AATREX IASSO GET YOUR PARAQUAT PESTICIDES EPTAM FOR SPRING FURADAN OYFONATE MOW ETC DAVID K. WEAVER RI6 80x272 Wellsboro Pa 16901 Call 717 724 5369 , "I 1 s inTt Pa. Auction Summary Friday, May 30 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 5032. Compared with 6474 head last week, and 5638 head year ago. Com pared with last weeks market: Slaughter steers steady to $1 higher; SI. heifers uneven mostly steady to $1 higher; SI. cows steady to $2 lower; SI. bulls and bullocks steady to $1 lower. SI. steers: High Choice Sc Prime 63.00-65.50; Choice 60.00-66.00; Good 54.75- Standard 53.00- 56.50. SI. heifers: Choice 57.00- Good 53.50-59.00; few Standard 48.00-54.00. SI. cows: Utility Sc Commercial 43.75- Cutters 43.50- 48.00; Canner & L. Cutter 39.00- Shells down to 34.00. SI. bullocks: Choice 57.0063.00; Good 55.0060.00. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1 1200-2200 lbs. 53.0061.50; few Yield Grade No. 2, 800-1500 lbs. 50.50-57.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, Medium Frame No. 1 300-700 lbs. 60.00-79.00. Heifers, few Medium Frame No. 1 300-500 lbs. 57.0068.00. Bulls, few Medium Frame No. 1300650 lbs. 62.50-72.00. CALVES: 2029. Compared with 2618 head last week and 2138 head a year ago. Vealers grading Good & Choice $2-$8 lower; Standard & Low Good mostly sTeady; Few Prime 92.00-115.00; Choice 88.00-100.00; Good 78.00-93.00; Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 70.0065.00; 70-90 SECHLER’S r ~ POULTRY, INC. BUYERS & SELLERS JatXL OFLIVE Leghorn, Medium, Heavy Fowl, Broilers & Roosters We use our own Hue haul rigs COVERING EASTERN U.S. & CANADA CALL 215-488-7617 for price quotes. Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559 SCOTT SECHLER FRIDAY, JUNE 13 OH THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE Sale to start promptly at 1:00 Every 4 weeks Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Bntian, turn north, follow Little Bntian Rd. to Jackson Rd. 2nd farm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill Rd to Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd Watch for sale arrows. 50 to 60 Head more or less 2 & 3 Way Crossbred Gilts York & Hampshire & Duroc Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale date. Now everything vaccinated for both Lepto & Erysipelas, wormed and sprayed for hce. Local trucker available. No hogs sold on commission. CHRIST A. SEILER RD 2, Quarryville, PA JOHN B. STOITZFUS Abe Diffenbach Auctioneer NEXT SALE DATE - JULY 11 lbs. 60.00-75.00; Few Utilil 50-95 lbs. 50.00-75.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 85.00-130.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-140.00 lbs. 100.00-175.00. HOGS: 4531. Compared with 7775 head last week and 4811 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts steady to $2 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 32.25-34.00 No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 31.25-33.00; No. 2-3 190 270 lbs. 29.0031.50; Sows $1 lower. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 22.0028.00. Boars 18.0027.00. FEEDER PIGS 1400. Compared with 1680 head last week and 1077 a year ago, steady to weak, US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. 6.0014.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 11.50 22.50; few No. 1-3 5070 lbs. 20.0026.00 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS 2043. Compared with 3732 head last week, and 3130 head a year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs uneven spots $4 higher mostly steady to $5 lower. US No. 1-2 25-40 lbs. 40.50-59.00, 40-50 lbs. 37.00- 48.00, 50-60 lbs. 34.50-43.00, 60-70 lbs. 30.00- 36.00; No. 2-3 25-40 lbs. 33.00- 45.00,40-60 lbs. 32.00-42.00. SHEEP: 290. Compared with 857 head last week and 390 head a year ago. Spring lambs unevenly steady; Choice 60-110 lbs. 67.50-70.00 few to 78.00; Good 50-90 lbs. 57.0066.00; SI. ewes 13.00- 35.00.