AS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9,1980 M jjPlk 'iSSMIR’s fAKA c AUG U-17, 1980 Warming, and bugs are swarming Watch for meteorites when nights are clear this week Blondm crossed Niagara Faffs on tightrope Aug 17 1859 Average length ot days for the week, 13 hours 54 minutes Cat nights begin now Railroads first carry mail Aug 14 1838 Has fever season is heie It you have many irons m thi fin >omt will coal %Ask the Old Farmer Whs are some fire trucks known as hook and ladder trucks 7 D P New Orleans Suih truck s i/.sid to carry a huge hook on a pole to haul wooden building* apart the better to con- Home Hints When cooking noodles or spaghetti add a bouillon cube to the boding nater lour pasta will have added flavor OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England - Thunderstorms throughout the week with possible clearing during weekend Greater New York-New Jersey. Frequent showers all week with thundershowers seasonal temperatures, bv weekend Middle Atlantic Coastal Thundershowers inland and north throughout the week, heavier by weekend, seasonal Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Showers, hot and muggy all week, weekend brings heavv thundershowers cooler tem peratures (All Rights Inc Dublin NH 0^444) Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, August 2 Report supplied by auction STOCKER, FEEDER, AND SLAUGHTER CAT TLE: Good Light Steer Calves 75.00-84.00; Medium 70.00- Plain 65.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 72.00- Medium 58.00- 63.00; Plain 63.00 and down, Holstein Steers 56.75 and down; Good Light Heifer Calves 63.00-66.00; Medium 58.00- Plain 53.00 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 58.00- Medium 53.00- 58.00; Plain 48.00 and down; Slaughter Cows 44.00-50.25; Utilities 39.00-43.00; Canners Sc Cutters 38.25 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 520.00 and down; Stock Bulls 59.00 and down; Slaughter Bulls 50.00- 58.50. CALVES: Veal Calves 88.00 and down; Baby Calves 122.50 and down. SHEEP & LAMBS ; Choice Blue 0 64.50; Good Red 0 55.25; Feeder Lambs 54.00- 60.50; Slaughter Ewes 7.00- 20.00; Stock Ewes 49.00 and down. HOGS: Top 45.85; Heavy 44.10 and down; Medium 39.00; Light 36.75; Sows 43.00 and down; Boars 28.75. NEW HAY AUCTION EVERY FRIDAY - 1:30 P.M. Straw, Grain, Firewood, etc. HORSE AUCTION 7:30 P.M. BEIL’S SALES 1 Mi. North of York Springs on Route 15 Hay - 717-334-7724, David W. Martin, Auct./Mgr. Horse - 717-628-8218, Wm. Artrip, Auct. WE NEED SEVERAL NEW EGG LAYING CONTRACT HOUSES (Financing Available) LANCASTER FARMING P.O. Box 366 R-9 Lrtitz, PA 17543 txiQLD Joliet Cattle Thursday, August 7 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE; Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 3,700; 5 days last week 3,47 1; same period a year ago 4,649 Slaughter steers & heifers ended the week mostly steady com pared with Wednesday of last week. Cows ended the week steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed High Choice and Prune 3-41200-1325 lbs. 72.50- 73.00, 1 load 73.25 Monday; 73.50-74.00 Wednesday; YG 3-4, few 5,1325-1400 lbs 72.50- 73.00. Choice 2-4 1000-1250 lbs. 71.50-72.50 Monday; 72.00-73.50 Wed. Good 2-3 950- 1250 lbs. 68.00-70.00 Wed nesday. Choice holsteins 1500-1620 lbs. 62.00 Monday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 900-1050 lbs. 68.75-69.25, 1 load 69.75 Monday; 69.25- 69.50 Wednesday. Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 67.50-68.50 Monday; 68.00-69.00 Wed nesday; 800-900 lbs. 67.00- 67.50 Monday; 67.50-68.00 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 66.00- 67.50 Monday; 66.0068.00 Wednesday. COW: Utility & Com mercial 1-3 44,0047,00. Write: I Central U.S. Carlot W ednesday, August 6 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s 4:30 report. Choice steer beef steady late. Heifer beef unevenly steady. Trading slow; demand light at steady levels, but packers firm as it is difficult to replace live cattle at lower levels Sales reported on 65 loads of steer and heifer beef. STEER BEEF 49% Loads FOB Omaha Basis Choice 3 600-700 lbs 110.00-111.00. Choice 3 : 700-900 lbs 111.00-113.00 late steady. Choice 4 600-900 lbs 102.00, steady. Choice 2-3: 500-900 lbs. 105.00 (hols. type). Good 2-3 104.00-106.00. Good 2-3 : 500-900 lbs. 98.50 (hols, type) steady, steady. FOB Amarillo Basis Choice 2-3; 500-700 lbs Y.G. 3111.00; Y.G. 2112.00. HEIFER BEEF 15% Loads FOB Omaha Basis Choice 3 . 500-700 lbs. 106.00-107.00, steady, late 107.00. Choices. 550-700 lbs. 108.00 pckr/pckr, 1.00 lower Choice 4 500-700 lbs 101.00, steady. Good 2-3 - 500-700 lbs, 101.00, steady FOB Amarillo Basis Good 2-3 : 550-700 lbs. 101.00 pckr/pckr. Demand good on limited supplies into Chicago & East areas. Canner and Cutter steady, load 2.50 higher than Monday. COW BEEF 11 Loads FOB Omaha Basis Utility: 450 & up lbs. 77,00 West, (BKRG) 34. PENN-JERSEY HARVESTORE LEBANON COUNTY DAIRY TOUR TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1980 CLARENCE B. FORNEY, JR.. Lebanon. PA 50 cows, 50 young stock, 130 acres, 14,000 lbs mi Ik & 505 lbs B F Shelled High Moisture Corn + Haylage (22 5% Protein) Cows fed total ration on bunk without protein supplement In barn they are fed High Moisture Shelled Corn but only fed supplement if milking over 70 lbs of milk Milk cows consume less than 750 lbs of Soybean Oil Meal for entire herd per month No purchased protein for young stock and heifers DONALD G. HOFFER, Lebanon, PA 45 cows, 50 head registered heifers & bulls D H I A ■ 15,500 lbs milk & 590 lbs B F Feeds High Moisture Shelled Corn & Haylage (22 7% Protein) Fed to production of each animal No protein fed to cows producing under 60 lbs milk daily nor to young animals 10,000 bushels gram dryer purchased in 1977 Not used very often Livestock market and auction news Tanner & Cutter: 350 & up lbs. 91.50-93.50, steady with Mon., mostly 91.00, Midwest & East. FOB Amarillo Basis Utility: 450 & up lbs 79 50 West (BRKG) 3-4 PRIMAL BEEF CUTS Choice 3 14Vz Loads FOB Omaha Basis FORES. 130-210 lbs. 94 00- 95.00. ARM CHUCKS 75-120 lbs 87.00-88.00 ROUNDS (S). 65-95 lbs 117.00. ROUNDS (S&H) . 60-95 lbs 116. FLANKS. 62.00 ARM CHUCKS 75-120 lbs 84.00-86.00 BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS 8 Loads FOB Omaha Basis 90% chem lean fresh 131.00 50% chera lean fresh 70.00 Compared to Tuesday’s 2.15 report: Fresh pork loins mostly steady-1.00 lower Boston butts 4-8 lbs. 1.00 lower. Fresh hams steady -2.00 lower with 26&up lbs. firm. Sdls bellies steady-1.00 lower, instances 2.00 lower with decline on 16-18 lbs. Trading & demand light. Sales reported on 35 loads and 11 loads of trimmings and variety meats. FRESH PORK CUTS LOINS: 14/dn lbs. 87.00- 1.00 lower; 14-17 lbs. 91.25 f FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS I clear channel; 17-20 lbs. \ i f 84.00, steady; 20&up lbs. I Py „ n n '" Spected I 75.50 clear channel f Excellent Quality and Delivery Service I PICNICS- 4-8 lbs 52 75 I Credit Service Available x BUTTS. 4-8 lbs ) JOHN H. THOMAS, JR. I I(mer ' ,M z€n ’ >•* j MiHersville, Pa, 17551 Ph 717-872-5646 U SPAHEKIBI. j-i jbs. | ppnSncVf 6 ? » 109.50. 9 “ED ROSE Feeds x SKINNED HAMS. 14-17 ft @naUon Comply Management I Red Rose) AI I lbs. 81.00 Steady; 14-17 lbs. f Program | .1 T.J V 77.00 frozen/T.1.5.; 17-20 lbs. 550-900 lbs 80.25-82.50, steady-2.00 lower, 17-20 lbs. 75.00 frozen; 20-26 lbs. 73.00 frozen; 26&up lbs 72.00 BELLIES, SDLS. 14-16 lbs 49.00, steady; 1&18 lbs. 47.00, steady-1.00, mst 2.00 Iwr BNLS CT BUTT. 1%-3 lbs 111 50-112 50 VARIETY MEATS STOMACHS, SCLD & SCRPD Lrg & Sm Box 22 00. SALIVERY GLANDS 15 00T.IS PORK TRIMMINGS BONELESS PROCESSING PORK (Chemical Lean) 50% lean trimmings fresh 43.00-47.00, 3.00-7 00 lower, mstly 43 50-44.50 72% bnls picnics fresh 85.00, steady. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens,Pa. Monday, August 4 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 99 cows, 12 bulls, 424 calves, 11 heifers, 0 steers, 108 hogs, 0 lambs, 9 sheep. Cattle market reported strong, calf market reported steady. Holstein Heifer Calves to 182.50; Veal Calves 58.00- 90.00; Bobs, 90-110 lbs. 70.00- 96.50; Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 55.00-76.50; Grassers & 10:30 A.M. Buffalo Burger Restaurant Routes #419 & #72, Quentin, PA LEON KLINE. Newmanstown, PA. 60 cows, 50 young stock, 200 acres D H 1 A - 16,400 lbs. milk & 618 lbs B F Feeds Haylage, Corn Silage & High Moisture Shelled Corn 1 Stanchion barn combined with bunk feeding SLURRVSTORE* erected in 1976 Feeders 78.00-95.00; T,an?f»» none; Sheep 20.00-38.50;^ Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 41.0047.00; Sows 33.50-38.00; Boars 25-00-29.50; Pigs each 9.00- 19.00; Heifers 45.0047.25; Steers none; Steers, feeder none; Bulls 48.00-57.75; Cows, utility 47.00- 1 ’ 0 75; Cows, fat 43.7546.75; Cows, medium 42.0046 50; Cows, poor or small 37 5043.00, Horses 165.00420 00; Ponies 90.00-160.00; Goats 12.00- 37.00. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, August 1 Report supplied by USDA Today 335 Last Friday 285 Last Year 205 TREND; Trend not comparable because of insufficient supply in recent! weeks. Supply include?* about 175 head in graded sale sold in Jots of 10 or more, these sold to an aggressive demand. -FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM FRAME 1; 900-980 lbs. 70.25-74.60; 33 head 1038- 1040 lbs. many of Choice slaughter grade 69 75-70.50; one'lot 790 lbs. 72.10. MEDIUM FRAME 1-2 One lot 975 lbs. 64.25. MEDIUM FRAME 2: One lot 805 lbs. 66.25. LARGE FRAME 2 (HOLSTEINS): 50 head 560- 670 lbs. 63.75-67.75. SYSTEM'S