AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 16,1980
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Hate to mention you might get a drenchin'
lime to get those back-to-sdiool dothcs cleaned Croudio Marx
died Aug 20 1977 First quarter ot the moon Aug IS
Axerage length ot days tor the week 13 hours 37 minutes
Venetian blinds patented Aug 21 1841 First puppet show on
TV Aug 21 1928 U/itii fprtum -mill s tmhrau lur
Ask the Old Farmer What is your opinion
regarding vxeather forecasts made according to the
stripes on a uoolh bear caterpillar 7 T R Akron
Ohio
IVt’ motr htluvid that a caterpillar has any •'tn?i to
begin with and zot zcouldn t call it fur anyhow' But the
saying is that a broad blown middle hand with narrow
black end-stnpes forecasts a mild winter
Home Hints Start iv\ climbing up a brick wall b\ tasten
mg tendrils lightlv tu the wall with putty
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Clearing, turning hot beginning of week, middle
through end of week brings rain north showers south
Greater New York-New Jersey: Clear and warm all week, with
thundershowers hot temperatures for weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal Clear and verv hot throughout the week
and weekend, with showers west and north midweek
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Hot and muggv all week and
week's end
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Four States
Livestock
- Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, August 6
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
& Heifers steady to 50 cents
higher Choice 68.00-69.75;
Good 64.00-67.00; Medium
63.00 Down. Heifers Choice
62.00-65 00; Good 56.00-61.00;
Medium 55.00 Down. Cows
good run, 51.00 higher High
Yield 49 00-51 75, Average
45 00-48 00; Big Middle 40.00-
44 00; Shelly 43 00 Down. Fat
Bulls steady prices Good
57 00-59 85; Medium 52 DO
-56 00 Veal Calves $2
higher Choice 88 00-91 50,"
Good 80 00-87 00, Medium
70 00-79 00, Farm Hfrs to
147.50; Farm Bulls to 112 50,
Light & Weak 66.00 Down
Lambs No Choice offered
Good to 56 00, Medium 51.00
Down
STOCKER Steers 300-550
lbs mostly steady Good
68 00-72 50, Medium 62 00-
67.00, Culls 6100 Down
Steers 600-850 lbs Choice
65 00-68 00, Good 60 00-64 00,
Medium 59 00 Down Heifers
(All Weights) Light Wts to
78 00, Choice 61 00-65 00,
Good 56 00-60 00, Medium
55 00 Down Dairy Cows to
1,085 00 Springing Heifers to
1,060 00 Pigs, Hd Good run,
steady to $1 00 higher 20-30
lbs 6 00-17 00 , 40-60 lbs
18 00-32 50 Shoats by Lb to
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stucco removal and repomtmg, exterior
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507 South Spruce Street
Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543
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THE OLD
38.00. Slaughter Hogs strong
demand, $2.00 higher 210-230
lbs. 47.00-47 75 , 240-260 lbs
46.0047.25; 190-205 lbs. 43.00-
46.50; Sows 300-600 lbs. 37.00-
41 25, Thin Sows 30.00-36 00
Bulls Choice 645.00-68 00;
Good 59.00-63.00, Medium
58 00 Down
New Holland
Horse
Monday, August 11
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 238
head of horses, mules, and
ponies Market steady
Load of driving NY 850 00-
1675 00, Better horses 525 00-
750 00, Driving Horses
350 00-925 00, Riding horses
375 00-475 00, 1 registered
Quarter Horse 1400 00,
Lightweight killers 375 CO
-475 00, Heavyweight killers
525 00-725 00, Mares 45 00-
75 00, Colts 15 00-35 00,
Geldings 45 00-70 00, Larger
ponies 125 00-250 00
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USDA
Monday. August 11
Report supplied by USDA
CATTI-E 275 Slaughter
steers and heifers firm
Cows 50 cents higher Bulls
firm Supply 25% slaughter
steers and heifers, 50%
cows, 20% feeders, balance
bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 24 1000-1340 lbs
60 10-71 85 few Good and
Choice 2-4 1150-1225 lbs
67 25-68 75 Good 24 975-1225
lbs 60.25-67 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
ChoJTT 2- d 850-1025 lbs. 65.75-
„J 'to, <v\\ joud 24 800-1100
lbs. 61.50-64.00.
COWS. Utility 2-3 44.50-
50 60; Cutter 1-2 41.00-48.00
BULLS. YG 1-2 1000-1600
lbs. 54.00-60.25.
FEEDER CATTLE.
Steers - Medium Frame §1
package 286 lbs. 86.25; few
900-950 lbs. 69.0069.75 Bulls
Medium Frame #1 300-450
lbs. 70.0074.50, Heifers -
Medium Frame #1 350430
lbs. 63.25-68.00.
HOGS- 600 Compared
with Tuesday, last week,
Barrows and Gilts $2.25
At Hamilton Bank, we still
make house calls.
One of the biggest advantages
Hamilton Bank can offer you is
personal service - local contact
through local offices
We have over 60 offices throughout
Southcentral Pennsylvania farm
areas So there s one close to you
You probably know your local
Hamilton Bank manager Hes a
neighbor a friend And when you
need his help he swilling to come to
Schick Farms Kutztown R D #2 Berks County Howard Burlington Jr (center) Senior Vice President from the Kutztown Office discussing the
records of the Schick Family swine operation with (left to right) Anna Mane Paul Otto and Herbert K They have a 200 sow operation and produce
3 000 fattened hogs annually
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higher US 1-2 200-240 lbs
49 00-49 25, US 24 230-260
lbs 48 2549 00
SOWS Weak to $1 00 lower
on weights under 400 lbs US
1-3 300-600 lbs 38 004 0 00
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 50 Choice 170-
235 lbs vealers 79 00-88 00,
Good and Choice 65 00-71 50
Calves returned to farm
83 00-99 00
SHEEP AUCTION 15
Choice spring slaughter
lambs 90-110 lbs 57 75-62 75
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, August 11
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 222. Choice
slaughter steers 70 00-74.10,
Good 68.00-70.00, Standard
63 00-65.00, Utility 58.00-
62 00 Good slaughter heifers
66.00-71 00, Standard 58 50-
65.00, Utility 56.00-59.00
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 49.50-57 50.
Cutters 47 00-51.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 43.0047 00, Shells
down to 40 00 Good
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slaughter bullocks 65 00-
71 00, Standard 59 00-64 00,
Utility 55 50-61 00 Yield
Grade m 1000-2000 lbs
slaughter bulls 60 00-64 50,
yield grade P 2 900-1600 lbs
57 00-61 00
CALVES 304 Choice
vealers 90 00-107 00, Good
85 00-94 00, Standard & Good
90-110 lbs 70 00-78 00, 70-90
lbs 68 00-73 00, Utility 55-100
lbs 55 00-67 00 Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
105 00-120 00, holstein
heifers 85-130 lbs 125 DO
-182 50
HOGS 460 US No 1-2 200-
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240 lbs barrows & gilts 50 GO
-51 00, No 1-3 195-230 lbs
48 00-50 00, No 2-3 250-270
lbs 46 50-49 50, No 1-3 130-
185 lbs 40 0045 00 US No 1-3
300-575 lbs sows 38 004 2 50,
No 2-3 300-650 lbs 37 00-
40 00 Boars 31 00-32 50
FEEDER PIGS 7b T Tr ’ No
1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs
10 00-24 00 per head, No 1-3
35-50 lbs 24 00-28 00 per
head
SHEEP 6 Few Choice
spring slaughter lambs
60 00-62 00 Slaughter 14 DO
-24 00
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