AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21,1981 Retreat before sleet. Timber cut now is subject to less decay Republican Party started Feb 28, 1854 Last quarter of the moon Feb 26 (Thurs) Average length of days for the week, 11 hours, 8 minutes Skunks emerge now Rotary Club founded Feb 23,1905 First performing monkey entertained in NYC Feb 25, 1751 Cod s providence is on the side of clear heads ~~ m this case is a container such as a tool kit The kaboodle is an alliterated form of “hoodie" the con tents Home Hint* When your child has outgrown it put his three-sectioned eat ing dish next to your sink to hold a bar of soap, a steel wool pad and a ny'on net pad OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Snowstorm, sleet coast through midweek, then clearing and cold, weekend brings snow Greater New York-New Jersey: Rainy and mild, then partial clearing and cold, snow north, rain south middle through end of week Middle Atlantic Coastal Beginning of week brings heavy rain, cold temperatures, then ram mixed with snow, continued cold weekend Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Cold snap brings showers and flurries, midweek very warm, then rain and snow, very cold for weekend IA(I Rights Re*er\ed Yankee Inc Dublin NH 03444) Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, February 11 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER Fed Steers, Good run, $1 50 higher Choice 60 00- 60 25, Good 55 00-59 00, Medium 54 90 Down Heifers Choice 58 00- 61 00, Good 53 00-57 00, Medium 52 00 Down Cows Good run, very active, 52 00 to 53 00 higher High Yield 48 00-52 00, Average 44 GO -47 00, Big Middle 39 0043 00, Fatty Herf 38 00-42 00, Shelly 44 00 Down Fat Bulls Mostly steady Good to 53 50, Medium 48 00-53 00 Veal Calves Strong demand for Choice and higher prices Choice 110 00-118 50, Good 95 00-109 00, Medium 85 00-94 00, Farm Hfrs to 127 50, Farm Bulls to 107 00, Light & Weak 60 00 Down Lambs No Choice offered Steady prices Good 52 00-54 00, Medium 51 00 Down. STOCKER Steers 300-550 lbs fl 00 lower Choice 71 00-74 50, Good 65 00-70 00, Medium 60 00- 64 00, Culls 59 00 Down Steers 600- 850 lbs Choice 68 00-71.00, Good 62 00-67 00; Medium 61 00 Down Heifers (All Weights) Choice 63 00- 68.00, Good 56.0062 00, Medium 55 00 Down Doin’ Cows to $950 00 Pigs, Hd Good run, steady prices 20-30 lbs 8 00-15 00, 4060 lbs 16 00- 25 00 Shoats by Lb to 36 00 Slaughter Hogs, $2 00 higher 215- 230 lbs 44 00-45.25 , 240-260 lbs 43 50-45 10, 190-210 lbs. 41 004 3 50, 175-185 lbs 35 00-39 00 Sows 300-600 lbs 36 0040 50, Thin Sows 33 00- 35 00 Joliet Cattle Thursday, February 19 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 4,600; 5 days last week 2,664, same period a year ago 4,032 Trading slow on Monday, moderately active on Wednesday Slaughter Steers ended the week mostly 1 00- 2.00 lower, instances 3 00 lower on YG 4 & 5 steers Slaughter Heifers f FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS I State Graded - Vet Inspected | * Excellent Quality and Delivery Service I I JOHN H. THOMAS, JR. i | Miifersville, Pa. 17551 Ph. 717-872-5646 J B Complete Line of Feeds A * Management Program f ——n ——n THE OLD fAKX c FEB. 23-MARCH 1, 1981 Ask the Old Farmer When I ■hkSHHdEL, was a kid, I often heard the expression "the whole kit and kaboodle " I always took it to mean "the whole thing " But I wonder if you can comment on the origin of the meaning - T N , Baltimore ■ ' "The whole thing is right Kit ended the week weak to 1 00 lower Cows ended the week 1 00-2 00 lowers SLAUGHTER STEERS Mixed High Choice and Prime 34 1150- 1350 lbs 61 50-62 50, YG 3 to mostly 4, few 5, 1200-1400 lbs 58 50-61 00’, mostly 4, few 5, 1200-1400 lb 57 50- 58 00 Monday, Choice 24 1050-1425 lb 61 00-63 00,1 load Choice mostly 3 1215 lbs 63 50 Wednesday Mixed Good & Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lbs 60 0062 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Mixed Choice and Prime 24 950-1100 lbs 81 25, load 61 50, load 62 00 Mon day, 60 5061 00, load 62 00 Wed nesday Choice 24 900-1100 lbs 59 50-61 00 Monday, 59 50-60 50 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lb 58 0060 50 COWS Cutter & Utility 1-3 41 00- 46.00, few 47 00 Monday, 40 00- 43 00, few 43 50 Wednesday Canner 1-3 35 0040 00 Monday, 34 00-38 00 Wednesday. Special Horse Sale New Holland Sales Stables Friday, February 13 Report supplied by auction 296 head Two loads work horses, TN, pairs 1575 00-4600 00, singles 950 00-1525 00 Two loads mules, TN, pairs 1700 00-2975 00, singles 1200 00- 1900.00 Load driving horses, Pa , 600 00- 1150 00 Load driving horses, KY , 575 00- 950 00 Load driving horses, Marne, 550 00-1225 00 Load driving horses, KY, 700 00- 1250 00 Local driving 500 00-1525.00, local work horses pairs 1950 00- 3100.00, singles SOO 00-1500.00, local mules pairs 1500 00-1800 00, singles 500 00-1200 00 51 Weekly Cattle Summary Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and Heifers fmished the week 50 to 1 00 lower Cows closed I 00 to 1 50 lower after losing a 2 00 to 3 00 advance on Monday Bulls remained steady Trade Monday slow with buyers adjusting bids from previous weeks storm market Wednesday had little price fluctuation with demand centered on YG 2-3 receipts this week about 3200 as compared to 2423 last week and 2700 a year ago SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-4 1025-1250 lb 61 00-62 50, couple loads mostly 2-3 1100-1125 lb 63 00 on Monday 3-4 1200-1350 lbs 58 00- 61 00 4-5 1200-1500 lbs 53 00-58 00 Mined Good and Choice 2-3 1050- 1250 lbs 59 50-61 50 Couple loads 1025-1350 lbs 62 00-62 25 Load and part load 1250-1350 lbs Holstems 57 50-59 00 G00d57 00-60 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs 60 00-61 50 Few loads 950-1025 lbs 61 75 3-4 50 00-60 00 4-5 56 00-58 00 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs 58 00-60 50 Good 53 00-58 50 COWS Utihtv and Commercial 2-3 40 00-48 00, bulk 40 0044 00 Wednesday Cutter 41 0044 00 late banner and low Cutter closing 17 0041 00 BULLS VG 1-2 50 00-58 00 Compared to last week, market report n ogs higher cows-higher, s:eers-stead\ STEERS High Choice and Prime 63 00-65 85, Good 60 00- 63 00 Standard to Good 54 00-60 00 HEIFERS Good to Choice 58 00- 60 00, Standard 50 00-58 00 FEEDERSTEERS Good to Choice 65 00-77 00 BULLS 1200-2140 lbs. 55 00 62 75, 900-1200 lbs 52 0080 00 COWS High Choice to Prune 46 0049 00, few to 52 00, Good 44 00- 46 00, Utility 42 0044 00, Cutters 40 0042 00, Canners Down to 39 00 CALVES High Choice 110 00- 117 00, Good to Choice 100 00- 110 00, Standard to Good 60 00- 80 00 FARM CALVES Hoi Bulls 100 00-116 00, Hoi Heifers 130 DO -175 00 FEEDER PIGS 15-25 lbs 18 00- 23 00 , 25-50 lbs 23 00-31 00 HOGS 200-240 lbs 42 50-46 00, 120-300 lbs 34 00-42 00 SOWS 34 0045 00 BOARS 28 00-36 00 LAMBS 50 00-68 00 SHEEP 43 00 by head A i (Qfe HAULING NATIONWIDE Rayß HarbokJ Rd 1 Box 95 Hershey PA 17033 PH 717-964-224® or 717-569-2061 Livestock market and auction news Peoria Cattle Thursday, February 19 Report supplied by USDA G&M Livestock Duncans\ille. Pa. Monday. February 16 Report supplied by auction Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday. February 14 Report supplied by auction STOCKER, FEEDER, AND SLAUGHTER CATTLE Good Light Steer Calves 71 00-78 50, Medium 66 00-70 75, Plain 61.00 and down, Good Heavy Steers 58 0062 00, Medium 53.00-57 75, Plam 48 00 and down; Holstein Steers 54.75 and down, Good Light Heifer Calves 55 0060 00; Medium 50 00-54 75, Plain 45 00 and down, Good Heavy Heifers 46.50 and down, Slaughter Cows 42 0049 00, Utilities 37.5041 75, Canners & Cutters 36 00 and down, Milk & Stock Cows 525 00 and down; Stock Bulls 62 50 and down, Slaughter Bulls 58 50 and down CALVES Veal Calves 140.00 and down, Baby Calves 9100 and down SHEEP & LAMBS Choice Blue O 55 75, Good Red O 50 50, Feeder Lambs 41 0047 50; Slaughter Ewes 3 00-26 50, Stock Ewes 105 00 and down HOGS Top 42 95, Heavy 41 80, Medium 41 60, Light 35 25, Sows 4150 and down, Butcher Hogs 38 5040 50 Central U.S. Carlot Wednesday, February 18 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s 4 30 report Steer and heifer beet steady-100 higher Early but turning very slow late Demand light with most processors very cautious in face of continued sluggish boxed beef cut market Supplies moderate The boxed beef carcass cutout value declined to ?57 to $lO4 75 per cwt Sales reported on 94 loads o steer and heifer beef STEER BEEF 71 Loads FOB Omaha Basis Choice 3 600-900 lbs 97 00-98 00, late 97 00, steady-1 00 higher Choice 4 600-900 lbs 87 00, 1 00 higher than Friday Choice 4 550-800 lbs 88 00 Choice 2-3 600-850 lbs 97 00 i Hols i Good 2-3 600-900 lbs 95 00-96 00, mstly 96 00, steady-1 00 higher FOB Amarillo Basis Choice 2-3 600-700 lbs YG 3 98 00-99 00, YG 299 50-100.00 Choice 4 600-850 lbs 89 00 (West) HEIFER BEEF 23 Loads FOB Omaha Basis Choice 3 500-700 lbs 96 00 Choice 4 500-800 lbs 87 00, 100 higher than Friday Good 2-i 500-700 lbs 95 oo steady GCow beef steady-1 00 lower Utility 450&up lbs 78 50 (West) (BRKG)3-4 Utility 400&up lbs 82 50 (West) (BNG) 2-3,1 00 lower BULLBEEF ILoad Bull 1 500&up lbs. 97 00 PRIMAL BEEF CUTS 4 Loads FOB Omaha Basis HINDS (S) 145-190 lbs 107 25 FORES 130-210 lbs 89 50 BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS 12 Loads 85% chem lean fresh 110 00 75% chem lean frozen 88 00 50% chem Jean fresh 52 00 Compared to Tuesday’s 11 30 report. Fresh pork loins 14-17 lbs 10 00 lower than last Friday, 17-30 lbs .50-2 00 lower Picnics 4-8 lbs 1 00 higher than Thursday Boston butts 4-8 lbs steady Fresh hams steady-1.00 higher Slds bellies 12- lb lbs 50-1 50 lower, 16-18 lbs 150 higher Trading and demand moderate Sales reported on 78 loads and 12 loads of trimmings and variety meats LOINS 14/dn lbs 05 faO, D-17 lbs 95 00-96 00, LD 104 00, 10 00 lower than last Friday, 17-20 lbs 91 00-93 00, 50-2 00 lower PICNICS 4-8 lbs 73 25-73 a 0 steady SPAHEKIBS 2-3 lbs 101 oO fiozen, 3-5 lbs 83 00-84 00 frozen 3-5 lbs 84 50 next week ship SKINNED HAMS 17-20 lbs 68 00-69 00, steady-1 00 higher, 20- 26 lbs 68 00steady, 26-30 lbs 68 00 BELLIES, SDL2s 10-12 lbs 53 00, 12-14 lbs 53 50-54 50, mstly 51 50 late, mstly 50-1 50 lower late”. 16-18 lbs 51 50, 1 50 higher, 18-20 lbs 48 00 , 20-25 lbs 46 00 BNLSCTBUTT Pz-31bs 115 00 steady FEET, FRONT, TOES ON 19 00 MEL IS 8.00 SKINNED JOWLS 36 00 frozen PORK TRIMMINGS BONELESS PROCESSING PORK (Chemical Lean) 42% Jean trimmings fresh 40 00 42% lean trimmings frzen 39 00 72% bnls picnics fresh 79 00- 80 00, mstly 80 00 72% bnls picnics fi esh 79 00 next week ship 72% bnls picnics frozen 81 00 PORK CHOP FAIWt RD#2 Box 122 New Holland, Pa. 17557 717-354-9557 • Brucellosis Free Herd 127 • Entire herd tested • Pseudorabies Free Herd 20 • Lepto Free and T.B. Negative Large Supply of Chester White Boars - sound - meaty - aggressive We guarantee our boars to breed & settle sows Boars will breed & settle large number of sows, will sire Utters of large uniform healthy pigs “Chester Whites”- “The Durable Mother Breed” Production Sales for 1981 June 12 November 13 COW BEEF 7 Loads FOB Omaha Basis FRESH PORK CUTS VARIETY MEATS