AS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 7,1980
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JUNE 9-15, 1980
Holy Toledo, who invented the mosquito 7
Divide and replant ins after flowering John Wavne died June
11 1979 New moon June 12 Average length of days for the
week 15 hours, 16 minutes Fathers Day June 15 (first one
celebrated 1910) Johnny Vander Meer pitched 2 successive no
hilters June 10 and 15, 1938 It is easy enough to he prudent when
nothing tempts you to stray
, Ask the Old Farmer Could you tell mt
' how to open butternuts 7 I've tried a
hammer and got nothing but mashed
'I butternuts There must be an easier
, way G j Akron Ohio
j We had an old uncle who got si) discouraged
/1 trying to crack butternuts with a hammer
All that he chopped aown his trees Only way
-rfij' j||||i we know is to use a small vise Turn it until
you just crack the shell, then pick apart
Home Hmt( Rub a fresh tomato leaf on a bee sting for an easy cure
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Showers, seasonally warm temperatures start the
week, then ram midweek through end of week
(tl'lfeiir
Greater New York-New Jersey: .Showers becoming heavy, mild,
beginning of week, then seasonal, sunny skies, rest ot week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins sunny and warm, followed
by showers midweek, weekend is cooler, bringing thun
dershowers
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Showers, heavy south and hot
throughout the week
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Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, June 4
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 283. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows steady to
strong. Few High Choice &
Prime 1160-1225 lbs.
slaughter steers 63.00-64.25,
Choice 950-1350 lbs. 59.50-
64.35, one at 66.25, Good &
Choice holstems 1300-1400
lbs. 54.75-56.50, Good 55.60-
60.00, Standard 53.50-55.50.
Few Choice 950-1075 lbs.
slaughter heifers 59.25-63.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 46.1048.75,
few Commercial 45.75-46.00;
Cutters 43.50-47.85, Canner &
Low Cutter 42.1043.50, Shells
down to 35.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 54.85-
60.25, few to 67.25, few
Standard 54.00-55.00. Yield
Grade #1 1200-1735 lbs.
slaughter bulls 56.75-61.10;
few yield grade §2 1185-1335
lbs. 49.00-55.60 Few Large
Frame §2 300450 lbs feeder
steers 75.00-84 00,650-675 lbs.
65.50- few 725-1000 lbs.
54.50- few Medium
Frame #1 600-800 lbs. feeder
bulls 57.00-59 50
CALVES 120. Choice
vealers 90.00-95.00, few Good
85 00-90.00, Standard & Good
(few) 90-110 lbs. 70.00-75.00,
few Utility 50-90 lbs. 30.00-
60 00. Farm calves, holstem
bulls 95-130 lbs. 100.00-121.00;
holstem heifers 95-135 Ibc
100.00-135.00.
HOGS 414. Barrows & gilts
$1 to $1.25 lower. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
31.50-32.25, one lot 32.50, No.
1-3 200-250 lbs. 30.50-31.75,
No 2-3 190-270 lbs 29.50-
30.50, few No. 1-3 140-180 lbs
SECHLER’S * ~
POULTRY, INC.
BUYERS & SELLERS , i
OF LIVE
Leghorn, Medium, Heavy Fowl
Broilers & Roosters
IVe use our own hue haul ngs
COVERING EASTERN U.S. & CANADA
CALL 215-488-7617 for price quotes.
Box 55, Strausstown, FA 19559
SCOTT SECHLER
THE OLD
28.50-30.75. US No. 1-3 300-600
lbs. sows 26.50-30.00, few No.
2-3 400-625 lbs. 26.00-28.00.
Boars 25.00-26.75.
FEEDER PIGS 446. US
No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. feeder pigs
36.0049.00 cwt., No. 1-3 40-65
lbs. 29.0041.00, one lot 48.00,
2 lots No. 1-3 100-150 lbs.
28.00- Utility 3045 lbs.
26.00- cwt.
SHEEP 48. Few Choice 30-
65 lbs spring slaughter
lambs 70.00-80.00, one lot
87.00, Choice 100-110 lbs.
65.00- Slaughter ewes
15.00- mostly 18.00-
25.00.
GOATS 32. Large goats
34.0045.Q0, one. at 50.00, Kids
16.00-3£.50 per head.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, June 2
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 324
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady.
Load of work and riding
lowa 500.00-850 00 singles,
nding; 1450.00-1850.00 pairs,
work. Better horses 550.00-
975.00; Driving horses 400.00-
900.00; Riding horses 375.00-
500 00; Lightweight killers
375 00400.00; Heavyweight
killers 525 00-675 00; Mares
25.00-70.00; Colts 10 00-35.00,
Geldings 25 00-70 00; Larger
Ponies 125.00-225 00.
COMMODITY
PRICES
• Gold • Cattle
• Silver • Hogs
• Grains
397-3623
The Hot Line. Queen &
Chestnut Sts. Lane
I
Belknap
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, June 4
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 77. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market: few Good slaughter
steers 53.00-58.00, few
Standard 50.00-53.00. Few
Standard slaughter heifers
48.75-52.00 Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
44.50-48.00, one at 49.25,
Cutters 42.5047.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 38.0042.50. Yield
Grade #l-2 1100-1980 lbs.
slaughter bulls 52.00-60.50,
one at 65.00. Few Medium
Frame #1 420-630 lbs. feeder
steers 62.00-72.00; few
Medium Frame #1 450-520
lbs. feeder heifers 56.00-
66.50.
CALVES 110. Choice
vealers 87.00-95.00, Good
80.00- few Standard
65.00- few Utility 5060
lbs. 39.00-60.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-130 lbs.
80.00- 70-90 lbs. 70.00-
82.00; few holstein heifers 75-
140 lbs. 91.00-125.00; beef
cross bulls & heifers 70-100
lbs. 74.00-102.00.
HOGS 544. Barrows & gilts
steady. US No. 1-2 210-240
lbs. barrows & gilts 33.50
34.40, couple lots 35.00 and
35.40, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
32.00-33.70, No. 2-3 200-260
lbs. 30.00-32.00, No. 1-3 175-
195 lbs. 25.00-29.00. Sows
steady. US No. 1-3 300-655
lbs. sows 22.00-28.50, few No.
2-3 330-640 lbs. 20.00-22.00.
Boars 18.00-26.25.
FEEDER PIGS 104. US
No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
14 00-17.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 16.00-25.00 per
head.
SHEEP 8. One lot Choice
90 lbs spring slaughter
lambs at 72.00.
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, Junes
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to last Wed
nesday. Slaughter steers
finished this week steady to
.50 lower. Heifers showed
little price fluctuation from
day to day and closed
steady. Cows regained all of
early weeks decline, closing
steady. Bulls steady to 1.00
higher Receipts this week
2800 compared to 2759 last
week and 3918 one year ago
STEERS; Choice, few
Prime 24, 1000-1250 lbs
63 00-65 00 Closing sales
| NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES. Inc.
12 Miles East of Lancaster
| on Route 23, New Holland, Penna.
I WEEKLY
i FEEDER PIE IF
I SALE 4 '%3 -i
EVERY V\}>
WEDNESDAY - VwbVdSft'
Sale to Start at 1:30 P.M.
We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime
From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to
tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341
our office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held
Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M.
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538 717-393-4404
Livestock market and auction news
mostly 63.00-64.00. Yield
Grade 341200-1300 lbs. 61.00-
62.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs.
61.50-63.50. Good 59.5062.00,
1200-1350 lbs. Holsteins 54.00-
55.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 24 900-
1050 lbs. 61 00-62.50 part load
at 63.00 on Monday Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 800-1050
lbs. 59.00-61,50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-3 closing
40.0045.00. Cutter 37.00-
43.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-1600 lbs. 46.00-53.00,
mostly 50.00-53.00.
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 4300
Week Ago 3500
Year Ago 4300
Compared last week,
slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
lower. Slaughter heifers 1.50
2.00 lower. Both classes
registered price upturns
Monday. But declined
sharply thereafter to more
than offset early gams. A
sharply lower wholesale beef
trade late Monday and
Tuesday appeared to be the
mam factor contributing to
the decline. Cows closed
fully 1.00 higher. Bulls
mostly 2.00 lower. Slaughter
supply fully 50% steers,
about 30% heifers and 12%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4
1050-1275 lbs. 64.00-64.75
Monday, but ranging 63.00
63.50 Tuesday; Lot Choice
and Prune 4-5 1300 lbs 59.00.
Choice 2-4 1000-1250 lbs.
61.00-64.25, mainly 61.00
62.00 at mid-week. Scattered
lots Choice 2-3 900-1150 lbs.
62.50-65.00, latter price
Monday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 61.00
62.00 Tuesday. Good 2-3 900-
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, June 5
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1100 lbs. On Tuesday 59.50-
61.00; Standard to mostly
Good 2-3 1050-1250 lbs.
Holsteins 53.75-58.00, few lots
Good, Few Choice 1250-1250
lbs. 57.00-58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
850-1025 lbs. 61.00-62.50, bulk
61.00- Tuesday, not
tested later. Choice 24 800-
1025 lbs. 58.00-62.00, mainly
58.00- Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
700-950 lbs. Tuesday 59.00-
60.00, most well tested later.
Good 2-3 700-900 lbs. 700-900
lbs. 57.00-59.00 Tuesday.
COWS: Late Utility and
Commercial 24 39.0042.00.
Boning Utility 1-2 42.0044.00.
Cutter 1-2 39.0042.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 36.00-
39.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-2000 lbs. 48.00-52.00.
Few Yield Grade 1 1500-2300
lbs. 53.00-54.00.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 700 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers and heifers steady to
2.00 higher, the advance
mainly on steers, over 700
lbs. and heifers over 500 lbs.
Demand good for the rather
light supply. Receipts
mainly mi 'hum frame 1-2
500-800 lb. st-TS and 400-800
lbs. heifers
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frano 1: Few lots
400425 lbs. VB.OO-80.00; 525-
600 lbs. 70.00-74.75; 600675
lbs. 68.75-71.50; 700-800 lbs.
64.00- 800-1000 lbs
63.00- Medium Frame
1-2 and some Small Fi ame 1;
400500 lbs. 71.0079.25, 500
625 lbs. 64.00-68.00; few lots
550650 lb. bulls 57.5058.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS
Medium Frame 1: Few Lots
350475 lbs. 67.0072.00, 500
600 lbs 63.50-70 50;
numerous lots moderate to
very fleshy 700-800 lbs. 57,00
62.00. Medium Frame 1-2.
Scattered lots 350525 lbs
61.0068.00.
COW AND CALF PAIRS:
,1w JERSEY
■ r vf Facts and Figures
1979 high Jersey herd average m the nation (DHIR)
-100 cows averaged 17,354 lbs. milk, 863 lbs. fat.
Average body weight of these cows was 950 lbs.
They produce 18 times their body weight annually.
*****
National Milk and Fat Champion of the Jersey breed
has produced:
1-9 365 20,070 1086
3- 363 22,760 1286
4- 365 26,940 1425
5- 365 35,880 1923
Over 105,000 lbs. milk, 5720 lbs. fat in first 4 lac
tations.
*****
Most Lifetime Butterfat produced by a dairy cow - a
Jersey with
245,270 lbs. milk, 14,651 lbs. fat
*****
Average Net Return Over Feed Cost, according to
1977 USDA figures, was highest for Jerseys. You get to
keep more of the money you make!
Active A.I. Jersey sires (1980 winter summary) had
the highest average Predicted Difference for milk, fat
and dollars!
*****
Shouldn’t you consider Jerseys?
For information or Directory of Pennsylvania
Jersey Breeders contact:
PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY CATTLE
CLUB, INC.
Florence Robinson, Sec.,
9269 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro,
Pa. 17268.
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Small lot young small frame
1-2 cows with calves at side
540.00 per pair.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Thursday, June 5
Report supplied by USDA
Thursday feeder cattle
auction and weekly sum
mary estimated receipts
7200 same day last week
7150. Feeder steers and
heifers firm to 1.00 higher.
Demand good. Trade
moderately active. Bulk
supply Medium Frame 1 and
Mixed 1-2 600-850 lb. Steers
and 500-750 lb Heifers.
Moderate showing 450-500 lb.
Steers and 400-500 lb.
Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS-
Medium Frame 1 375-500 lb.
77.00- lot 375 lb. 83.75;
500-800 lb. 69.00-74.50; lot 510
lb. 77.30; lot 505 lb. 81.25; 600-
700 lb. 66.00-69.00; 700 800 lb.
64.00- mostly 65.00-
67.00; 800-900 lb. 63.00-65.00;
lot 840 lb. 65.80; 900-950 lb.
62.25-64.00. Medium Frame
1-2 340 lb. thin 85.00; 480 lb.
73.75; 500-600 lb. 66.00-70.25,
thin 70.25-75.25; 600-675 lb.
63.50-66.00; 700-775 lb. 63 25-
64.50 Large Frame 1-2 510
lb 69.00; 775-835 lb. 61.00-
64.00. Medium Frame 2 400-
500 lb. 66.00-74.25; 650 lb.
63 75. Large Frame 2 725-850
lb. 61.00-62 75; 1050 lb. 55.00.
Large Frame 2 Holstems 355
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