Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, September 27, 1980, Image 8

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SEPT. 29-OCT. 5, 1980
First frost and all is lost.
Mice start coming'mside now Ford introduced Model "T" Oct
1, 1908 .. Last quarter of the moon Sept 30 . Average length of
days for the week, 11 hours, 36 minutes .. Special-delivery mail
service began Oct 1, 1885 ' Milky Way high in thesky now If
you can't bite, don't show your teeth
Ask the Old Fanner: During a
recent trip around the Northeast we
came across many old wells, some of
them very deep and most small in
diameter I just can't understand
how they were stonecfupand down
after they were dug J G., Mansfield,
They were actually stoned before they were dug The well-diggers started
to stone from the top They dug down a few feet, then stoned up what'they
had dug. They kept doing this until they finished
Home Hint*: If you want to have comfortably fitting shoes, buy them in the
afternoon when the muscles of your feet have spread '
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS ,
New England: Gear, unseasonably warm, at week's start, then
sjtowers, cool temperatures, weekend is seasonal.
Greater New Jersey: Gear and pleasant through mid
week, with rain and cool temperatures for midweek and weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with cold snap, with rain
developing middle of week, for week's end, clear and mild.
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Showers west start the week, then
cold, showers developing north middle through end of week
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Hunter’s
Auction
Monday, September 22
Rising Son, Md.
Report supplied by auction
FEEDER HEIFERS:
High CHoice and Prime
55.00- Good to Choice
51.00-
FEEDER STEERS; Good
to Choice 68.00-73.00;
Standard to Good 57.00-64.00.
BULLS: 480-550 lbs. 62.00-
73.00; 600800 lbs. 52.0057.00;
lbs. 52.5056.75.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 47.50-48.75; Good to
Standard 46.25-47.50; Utility
tk OLD
44.5046.00; Cutters 42.50-
44.25; Canner 537.5043.50.
CALVES: Prime 200800
lbs. 85.0087.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 74.00-
92.00; Good to Choice 120-140
lbs. 82.00-96.00; Standard to
Good 90-110 lbs. 68.00-77.00,
few 82.00-91.00; Utility 7085
lbs. 52.00-71.00, few 80.00-
87.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs.
42.0058.00, few 62.00-71.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs.
$6 to $l2 by hd.; 3085 lbs. $lB
to $22 By hd.
HOGS: 140-180 lbs. 38.00-
42.00; 200-225 lbs. 48.0050.50.
SOWS: 38.00-42.50.
BOARS: 34100-39.00. , .
SHEEP: 20.00-22.00.
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Valley
livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, September 22
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of. 148
cows, 39 bulls, 468 calves,l3
heifers, 25 steers, 174 hogs,
38 lambs, 11 sheep. Cattle
market reported steady, calf
market reported stronger.
Holstein Heifer Calves to
200.00; Veal Calves 65.00-
102.50; Bobs, 90-110 lbs.
70.00- Bobs, 80 and
down lbs. 50.00-68.00;
Grassers & Feeders 63.00
90.00; Lambs 37.00-65.00;
Sheep 14.00-26.00; Hogs, 200
250 lbs. 43.50-51.50; Sows
36.00- Boars 23.00-
34.00; Pigs 6.00-26.00;
Heifers 37.50-58.00; Steers
48.25-58.50; Steers, feeder
59.00- Bulls 48.5080.00;
Cows, utility 46.50-49.00;
Cows, fat 44.00-46.25; Cows,
medium 41.75-45.50; Cows,
poor or small 20.00-41.00;
Horses per bead 300.00-
460.00; Ponies to 95.00; Goats
20.0043.00.
St. Louis
Cattle'
Thursday, September 25
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 4,500
Week Ago 4,600
Year Ago 5,600
As compared to the
previous week’s close,
slaughter steers steady to
1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers
1.00-1.50 lower. Cows fully
3.00 lower. Bulls mostly 2.00
lower. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 1050-
1225 lbs. steers, around 35%
heifers and2o% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
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Livestock market and auction news
1050-1275 lbs. 69.0069.50, load
69.75, package 70.00. Choice
04 9501300 lbs. 67.5069.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
9001175 lbs. 64.00-66.00.
Standard to Good 2-3 HOO
1300 lbs. 56.0061.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 24 9001200
lbs. 66.0067.50. Good 2-3 900
1175 lbs. 64.0066.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 24
875-1050 lbs. 65.5067.00,
closing 65.5066.00. Choice 24
8501050 lbs. 64.00-66.00,
closing 64.00-65.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 8001000
lbs. 62.5064.50; 700800 lbs:
60.0062.50. Good 2-3 700950
lbs. 58.0062.50.
COWS:, Closing week
sales: Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 41.0045.00.
Boning Utility I*2 45.0047.00.
Cutter 1-2 40.0044.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 34.00
40.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
10501900 lbs. 50.0058.00,
closing 50.0066.00. Yield
Grade 1 12502400 lbs. 58.00
60.00, c105ing58.0058.25.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 1400 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
Steers and Heifers very
uneven, Feeder Steers under
600 lbs. Steady, over 600 lbs.
I=oo-2.00 lower. Feeder
Heifers under 400 lbs. weak
to 2.00 lower; 400-600 lbs.
Generally steady; over 600
lbs. 2.00-3.00 lower. Supply
mainly medium' frame 1-2
SMUCKER'S SALES & SERVICE
We Have SR2I2 h.p. Lister Diesels, as is or rebuilt.
• Good used diesel
engines
Install a blower fan
for better diesel &
refrigeration cooling.
Longer life on diesel.
LET ME BREATHE!
FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL
717-354-4158 OR IF NO ANSWER
CALL 717-354-4374.
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300400.1 b. Feeder Steers and
Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS;
Medium Frame 1: 300-500
lbs. 75.0081.50; few lots 220
240 lbs. 82.5084.00; 500700
lbs. 71.0077.50. " Medium
Frame 1-2:350500 lbs. 68.00
75.00; 500700 lbs. 64.0069.00.
Large frame 1-2 HoMeins;
600825 lbs. 56.2547.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium frame 1:300400 lbs.
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Medium Frame 1-2: 500-700
lbs. 55.00-62.0 p.
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