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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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