Weekly Summary
(Continued from Page Al 2)
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 80
125 lbs. 70.00-118.00, mostly 85.00
108.00; Hoi. Heifers 80-150 lbs
80.00- mostly 100.00-150.00.
HOGS: 5046 Compared with 6385
head last week and 5476 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts steady
- 75 higher. US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs.
44.0047.00 No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 43.75-
45.00; No. 2-3 190-275 lbs. 41.00
43.75; No 1-3 140-190 lbs. 35.00
40.00; Sows steady-2.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 300585 lbs. 38.0041.50; No.
2-3 300650 lbs 32 0038.00 Boars
29.00-
FEEDER PIGS 885: Compared
with 900 head last week and 793 a
year ago. Feeder pigs highly
uneven. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 7.50-
18.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
14.00-23.50; No. 1-3 5085 lbs. 21.00
35.00.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 1883
Compared with 1884 head last
week, and 2425 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT Feeder Pigs
uneven, extremes 10.00 higher to
10.00 lower. US No. 1-2 25-40 lbs.
74.00-94.00,40-50 lbs. 73.00-91.00, 50-
60 lbs. 71.00-86.00, 60-80 lbs. 69.00-
77.00; US No. 2-3 25-40 lbs. 68.00-
87.00, 40-50 lbs 61 00-75 00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP: 124. Compared with 208
head last week and 114 head a year
ago Wooled si lambs 1.00-3 00
lower. Choice 75-100 lbs. 59.00-
69 00; Good 70-90 lbs 46 00-57.00 SI
ewes: 21 00-35 00
Special Abo
Hoffman Form
We asked Elmer Applegate
Manager, Field Seed Procurement
CL Is there really much difference between Hoffman
Formulas and ready-made mixtures being offered by
competitors?
A. There’s no way a competitor can exactly duplicate
a Hoffman Formula Over half of the alfalfa seed used
in our Formulas is of vaneties for which Hoffman has
exclusive distnbution nghts in the East The same is
true for a high percentage of the clover. A competitor
could copy our exact percentage of alfalfa, red clover
and timothy, but he definitely cannot offer the same
vanetal makeup Therefore, we think we can outper
form the competitive product in our customer’s fields
GL What do you mean when you advertise that
Hoffman Formulas are “Balanced Blends?”
A. First that the percentage of legumes versus grasses
is practical. When we began our Formula program in
1963, we reviewed forage seeding suggestions of the
northeastern agricultural colleges Our bas»c grass/
legume percentages represent a practical consensus
of Eastern professional thinking
Second, the vaneties are matched maturity-wise
One ingredient should not be old and woody before
the others are ready to cut Customers want quality hay
And, third, we use modern blending equipment to
make sure the blend of different seeds is uniform and
the inoculating matenal is well distributed.
Q, Are Hoffman Formulas certified?
A. No But a considerable proportion of the seed we
use in Formulas is certified. Our purity and germina
tion standards are up to or above certified standards.
The Hoffman tag on our branded products camesjust
as much weight in the minds of most customers as
does a certification tag
YORK Avalong Farms
Restaurant will host the annual
York-Adams Guernsey Breeders
meeting and banquet, scheduled
for Friday, March 6, beginning at 7
p m
Speakers on the evening
program will include Millie Linde,
the national Guernsey queen, and
state Guernsey office represen
tatives Lee Yost and Ruthann
Benedict The Happy Hill Boys
Gang will provide musical en
tertainment. Special youth awards
are planned, as well as high in-
HARRISBURG - The Natural
Resource Inventory for Dauphin
County is preogressmg well,
reports Joel Myers, District
Conservationist for the Soil Con
servation Service in Dauphin
County.
An explanation of the inventory
and an analysis of the information
gained to date will be presented in
a public meeting on March 17,1981
What's So
HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF FUNK'S G-HYBRIDS
York-Adams Guernsey
breeders to meet
Meeting to review
Dauphin land study
Q. It seems unusual that you sell 13 different For
mulas, when some other companies only have three
or four ready-made mixtures. What’s the reason?
A. First . maybe the other company sells only over
a limited area We cover from Virginia through Maine.
Second . maybe the other company doesn't want
to bother with blends having limited sales potential We
aim to serve all Hoffman customers with all of their
needs
Third it’s simpler to make up three or four blends
that will do a pretty fair job over a wide set of circum
stances However, we want to handle each specific situ
ation with the best combination we can develop to do
that particular job We think it takes 13 Formulas to
do that
CL Your suggested seeding rates seem a tittle higher
than those recommended by experiment stations.
Why?
A. Our aim is to have the customer grow the best crop
he can. The cost of seed is a minor part of the farmer’s
investment in his new seeding. Spread over several
years, the per acre cost of a few extra pounds of seed is
negligible And under adverse conditions question
able seedbed unfavorable weather, etc., a heavy
seeding can definitely come through better than a light
seeding So, it doesn’t make sense to risk seeding too
little Surveys indicate many farmers figure it’s good
insurance to seed a little heavier than expenment sta
tion suggestions So do we.
Q. Some people think ready-mixed formulations offer
seed companies an easy way to maiket sub-standard
seeds. Is this true?
A. No way is it true here. I don’t know what competitors
do. But 1 know exactly what Hoffman does. We use
nothing but top quality seeds. We blend for top per
formance. We take no chances of tarnishing our 80-
year record for quality It’s always been that way here
at Landisvilie. ft will stay that way as long as I’m around
LANDISVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 17538
dividual and high herd presen
tations
Reservations are necessary,
with adult tickets at $6 and a $3
cost to junior members, 4-H’ers
and FFA youth.
Tickets are available from these
Guernsey directors. Mervm
Myers, Jim Miller, Doug Kilgore,
Don Lanius, Leona Hobaugh,
Kathy Lehman, George Rohr
baugh, Wayne Blessing and Larry
Amspacher
Deadline on ticket reservations
is March 2.
at 7:30 p.m. m the Lower Paxton
Township Building.
During the past summer, field
data was obtained from 283 dif
ferent locations in Dauphin
County. Information included land
use, a record of croppmg systems
and related soil information.
In addition, information relevant
to present and potential erosion on
cropland, stream banks and
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21,1981-Al3
Lancaster Dairy Day
stressing economics
LANCASTER Economics will
be the theme of the annual Dairy
Day program to be held from 9
a.m. to 3 p m on Tuesday, March
3, at the Farm and Home Center.
A movie on “Cutting Losses by
Managing Mastitis” will begin at
9:30 a m., followed by a discussion
of “Hidden Profits” by Glenn
Shirk, Extension dairy agent.
The Economic Outlook for 1981
will be covered by a panel con
sisting of H. Louis Moore, Penn
State ag economist, on the General
Economy; Robert P. Bucher, of
Commonwealth National Bank, on
the Money Situation; David
Poorbaugh, of Poorbaugh Grams,
on the Feed Situation; and Tom
Jurchak, Lackawanna County
Extension agent, on the Milk Price
Situation.
At 11 -15 a m . John Shenk, Penn
construction sites was recorded.
Information relevant to woodland
and wildlife was also obtained.
Myers explained Dave Ball, a
graduate student at Penn State,
collected the information.
Presently the field data has been
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complete stucco removal and repointing,
exterior restoration or farmhouses is my
specialty!
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219 Main St., Akron, Pa
State agronomist, will speak on
new and quick forage testing and
feed programming.
Lunch, partially sponsored by
Hamilton Bank and exhibitors, will
be available for $2. Dairy products
are being donated by Turkey Hill
and Graybill dames
The afternoon program includes
Calf and Heifer Housing, 1 p.m.,
Dan Meyer, Penn State ag
engineer; Herd Health Programs
for Dairy Herds, 1:45 p.m., Lester
Gnel, Penn State veterinarian;
and Fly Control on Dairy Farms,
2:30 p.m., Clarence Collison, Penn
State entomologist.
Printed programs are being
sponsored by Interstate Milk
Producers, Mt. Joy Fanners’ Co
op; and Eastern Milk Producers
Co-op.
completed and prepared to be
computerized at Penn State. This
information will be provided to
various resource agencies and
residents of Dauphin County when
it is completed.
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