AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 17,1981
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JAN. 19-25, 1981
Waltzing skaters, cocoa later.
Eclipse of the full moon Jan 20 begins at 12 36 AM EST and ends at
5 04 AM EST and will be visible all over North America Rac
coons mate now Average length of days for the week, 9 hours,
40 minutes USS Pueblo captured by North Korea Jan 23, 1968
First beer sold in cans in Richmond, Va , Jan 24, 1935 A
countryman betweentwo lawyers is like a fish between two cats
Ask the Old Fanner: I have a family
history that reveals that a blacksmith
ancestor settled in New Jersey and
recorded his earmark March 25, 1707
J It goes on to say that his son also
— "recorded his earmark 17 May 1725 in
the same county " What is an earmark? ]C, Madison, N J
A form of branding livestock, especially sheep, that came over from Eng
land with the pioneers A man's earmark was recorded, same as a land
deed Nobody could copy it and it usually descended from father to son
Home Hint*. Iron-on mending tapes are wonderful (or labeling children s
clothes
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Possible flumes beginning of week, then sunny and
very cold midweek through weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Clearing, cold nights, then light
snow middle of week, week's end is clear and very cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy and cold first of week with possi
ble flumes, midweek brings snowstorm, cold continuing weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Partly cloudy and warming to
start, with showers southwest, midweek mild, then cold snap,
showers, flumes weekend
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Lancaster
Weekly
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60.50-62.00; Yield Grade 2
950-1350 lbs. 52.50-57.00.
VEALERS: Steady to 3.00
lower, some sales high Good
and low Choice 60-100 lbs.
8.00 lower. Vealers Prime
265-370 lbs. 104 00-110.00,
couple 114.00-117.00; Choice
140-320 lbs. 90.00-100.00, few
100.00- high Good and
low Choice 120-280 lbs. 70.00-
90.00, 85-115 lbs. 57.00-63.00,
few 105-115 lbs. 63.00-70.00,
60-85 lbs. 49.50-58.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES.
Good and Choice 280400 lbs.
55.00- 00, few 62 00-68.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
100-125 lbs. holstem heifers
90.00-100.00, few 100.00-
110.00, bulk 85-100 lbs. 70.00-
90.00; bulk 85-115 lbs.
holstem bulls 64.00-95.00, 150
head 100-125 lbs 102.00-
108.00
Weekly
Summary
Friday, January 16
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 4846. Compared
with 5151 head last week, and
4958 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market Slaughter steers &
heifers steady to 1.50 lower,
SI. cows .50-1.00 lower, SI.
bullocks steady to 200
higher; SI. bulls steady to
1.00 lower. SI. steers. High
Choice & Prune No. 3-4,
66.25-67.75; Choice No. 2-4,
64.75-69 75; Good 59.00-65 50;
Standard 54.00-59.00. SI.
heifers: Choice 61.00-65.50;
Good 58.00-62.00; few
Standard 52.00-58.00. SI
cows; Utility & Commercial
44.50-48.25, with few to 50.50;
Cutters 42.0045.50; Canner &.
L. Cutter 38.0043.00; Shells
down to 26.50 SI. bullocks:
Choice 63.00-67.60; Good
60.00- 00; few Standard
54.00- SI. bulls; Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000-2200 lbs
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Millersville, Pa. 17551 Ph. 717-872-5646 *
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Management Program I
TH£ OLD
55.0061.00; Yield Grade No
2,9001400 lbs. 50.0057.00
CALVES: 3165. Compared
with 3979 head last week and
3172 head a year ago
Vealers steady to 5 00 lower
Few Prune 104.00110.00;
Choice 95.00105 00; Good
78.0095 00; Standard & Good
90120 lbs 60.0070 00; 65-90
lbs. 50.0062 00; Utility 50110
lbs 45.0058.00.
FARM CALVES. Hoi.
Bulls 90130 lbs. 65 00110.00,
mostly 75.00100.00; Hoi
Heifers 85-150 lbs. 75.00
160.00, mostly 90.00130 00.
HOGS: 7096. Compared
with 6892 head last week and
7113 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts 1.002.00
lower. US No. 1-2 200245 lbs.
44 00-46 00, with few to 48.00;
No 1-3 200250 lbs. 43.00
45.00, No 2-3 190265 lbs
41.0043 00, No. 1-3 140190
lbs. 34.00-42.00, Sows
unevenly steady US No 1-3
300585 lbs. 37.0042.00, with
few to 44.00, No. 2-3 300650
lbs. 33.0038 00 Boars 28.00
35.00,
FEEDER PIGS 1705
Compared with 1531 head
last week and 1592 head a
year ago Steady to 3.00
lower. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs.
8.50-16.50 per head; No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 16.00-25.00; No. 1-3
50-95 lbs. 26.50-34.00; Utility
2040 lbs. 5.50-12.00
GRADED FEEDER
PIGS. 2352. Compared with
2719 head last week and 2390
head a year ago. All sales by
CWT Feeder Pigs mostly
3.00- lower although
some US 1-2 strong to 11.00
higher. US No 1-2 3040 lbs.
46.00- 40-50 lbs. 53.00-
78.50, 50-60 lbs. 53.0068.00,
6060 lbs. 41.00-53.50; US No.
2-3 2540 lbs. 39.0049.00; 4060
lbs. 38.00-52.00 , 60-95 lbs
31.00-
SHEEP: 472. Compared
with 506 head last week and
362 head a year ago Wooled
si. lambs steady to 3.00
lower. Choice 65-110 lbs.
54.0060.50 with fiew to 71 00,
Good 55-100 lbs. 47 00-58.00.
SI. ewes. 15.00-34.00.
Leesport
Auction
Wednesday, January 14
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE- 292 Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market. Slaughter steers
steady to strong, SI cows
strong to 2.00 lugher SI
steers Choice 1000-1350 lbs
65 00-66.25; few 68 00; Good
61 75-65 60; Standard 57 00-
62.00; Utility 54 00-56 85 SI
heifers choice 930-1170 lbs
61 10-65 35; Good at 60 00,
few Standard 50 00-53 50 SI
cows Utility & Commercial
46 50-48 60, few to 50.00;
Cutters 44.50-47 75; few
Canner & L Cutter 40.00-
43.25; Shells down to 35.00
SI bullocks; Good 60 00-64.25
with one at 64.75; few
Standard 55.75-57.50. SI
bulls. Yield Grade No. 1,
1250-2110 lbs. 56.25-61.00 with
few to 63 75; few Yield Grade
No 2, 800-1300 lbs. 48.50-
55 60
FEEDER CATTLE
Steers Large Frame No 2
500-1100 lbs. 47.00-53.25; one
lot of Medium Frame No 2,
505 lbs at 64.00. Bulls few
Large Frame No 1, 560-700
lbs 560-700 lbs. 50 50-54.25,
Medium No. 1, 385-900 lbs
45 50-52 25
CALVES: 170 Vealers
grading Standard & Low
Good Steady. Choice 92 00-
97 50; few Good 80 00-91.50
few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 70 00-76.00 ; 90-110 lbs
60.00-65 00; 70-85 lbs. 50 00-
61.00; Utility 60-105 lbs 40 00-
5100
FARM CALVES- Hoi
Bulls 90-140 lbs 71 00-110.00,
mostly 90.00-107.00 few Hoi
Heifers 100-110 lbs 76 00-
91.00
HOGS. 447 Barrows and
gilts 3 50-4.00 lower US No
1-2 200-235 lbs 43 75-44 25
with few to 45 10, No. 1-3195-
265 lbs 43 00-44.00 few down
to 41.00, few No 2-3 265-285
lbs. 40.50-41.50, few No 1-3
175-185 lbs. 32 00-38.75; Sows
1 00-2 00 lower. US No. i-3
300-550 lbs 38.00-42 25, few to
42 75; Utility 250-435 lbs
30 00-38.00 Boars 31 50-32.50
FEEDER PIGS 218- US
No 1-3 25-60 lbs 39 00-47 00
per head; No 1-3 70-110 lbs
34 00-38 00; few Utility 30-45
lbs 35 00-37 00.
SHEEP 11 few choice 80-
120 lbs 58.50-60.00 with one
at 66 00 few SI ewes 15 00-
29.00.
GOATS 17 37 00-59 00 per
head
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales ft')
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
cO >NS COWS COWs
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Bob Kennedy &
Ed Stover plus 15 other local consignors.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
Livestock market and auction news
Belleville
Auction
Wednesday, January 14
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE. 105 Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market SI. cows 1 50 higher
SI steers one Choice at
62 85; few Standard 52 00-
57 00 SI heifers one Good
58.00 SI cows- Utility &
Commercial 42 50-46 00,
couple 47.85 Cutters 4150-
44 75; Canner & L Cutter
37 50-41 50 SI bulls Yield
grade No. 1, 950-1900 lbs
45 10-56 00 with one at 59 60
CALVES- 143 couple
Choice 94 50-95 50; few Good
72 00-80 00, Standard & Good
70-100 lbs. 53 00-61.00
FARM CALVES Hoi
Bulls 85-130 lbs. 70.00-108 00
HOGS: 362. Barrows and
gilts 1 75-2.25 lower US No.
1-2 200-245 lbs 44 10-44.85,
one lot at 45.00. No 1 9 1 00-
Tested hog sale to run Tuesday
WEST FRIENDSHIP, Md.
Seventy pigs fed the same
measured daily rations since
last September will be
judged m the show ring next
Tuesday, January 20, to
determine which ones
gained weight better and
faster.
The judging in the Eastern
National Spring Hog Show
will be held at the stockyards
in West Friendship, Md,
beginning at 12.00 Noon
The pigs each weighed
Ice strength depends on
kind, thickness
NORRISTOWN - Farm
ponds are a tempting site
this time of the year for
skating and recreation.
They are particularly
inviting because they are
close to home and can be
reached with little or no use
of gasoline The thickness of
the ice is not always an
accurate measure of its
strength, cautions Paul
Reber, Montgomery County
Agent
Slush ice, for example, is
about half as strong as clear,
blue ice New ice is stronger
than old ice, and ice formed
by direct freezing or pond
water is stronger than that
formed from melting snow,
explains Cardenuto
Generally two inches of ice
250 lbs 42 75-44.25; Lights
No 1-3 170-180 lbs 33.00-
36 00, Sows US No 1-3 350-
650 lbs 37 00-41.00, couple
41 75, few No 2-3 300-600 lbs
33 75-36 00 Boars 28.00-33 25
FEEDER PIGS 486 US
No 1-3 20-35 lbs 10.00-21 00
per head; No 1-3 35-50 lbs
16 00-25 00; No. 1-3 60-75 lbs
26 50-32 00; Utility 20-40 lbs
6 50-12 00.
SHEEP 34 Choice 80-105
lbs 54 00-58 00; few Good 70-
100 lbs 49.50-51 00; few
Utility 60-80 lbs. 44 00-49.00
HOLSTEIN DAIRY
COWS; 670.00-1150 00.
New Holland
Horse
Friday, January 9
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 325
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market lower
between 40 ana 60 pounds
when they were taken to a
Carroll County farm on
September 28. Some weigh
as much as 265 pounds today.
All were given the same
amount of feed each day in a
program designed to test
their genetic ability to grow.
The animals were entered
in the controlled test by 4-H
Club and Future Farmers of
America boys and girls as
well as adult hog breeders
On—i four states
will support one man on foot
Three inches will support a
group of people single file,
and seven to eight inches are
required to support a car,
says Reber
Exercise caution with ice
covering spring-fed bodies of
water, or that on streams
with fast-moving current
Load of lowa draft horses
1450-1925 pairs. Load of lowa
draft horses 875-1125 singles
Load of Michigan draft
horses 2200-3425 pairs. Load
of Michigan draft horses 825-
1400 singles. Load of Ten
nessee draft 1775-3500 pairs
Load of Tennessee draft 925-
1375 singles. Load of Canada
draft 1175-2000 singles. Load
of Virginia draft 825-1275
1950-2225 pairs.
Mules 1850-2000 pairs;
Mules 1200-2000 pair,
1650 singles.
Monday, January 12
Report receipts of 241 head
of horses, mules and ponies
Market lower.
Better horses 550-830;
Driving horses local driving
400-750; Riding horses 375-
500; Lightweight 375-500;
Heavyweight 550-750; Colts
15-40; Geldings 45-100;
Larger ponies 150-280; More
Pomes 45-100.
Following the live judging,
which will be done by Dave
Kilmer, of Monticello, In
diana, the 70 hogs will be
taken to the Esskay meat
packing plant in Baltimore
where they will be carcass
evaluated by professors
from the Department of
Animal Science, University
of Maryland.
Cash prizes and ribbons
will be awarded in both the
live and carcass judging
contests
Thickness of ice on these
may vary considerably.
Many farm ponds will be
providing excellent ice
skating, but always make a
test of ice thickness and
other safety factors
Keep a straight ladder or
coil or rope handy for rescue
purposes