£ AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28,1981 a MARCH 2-8, 1981 Clearing, cheering, then precipxteenng Town meetings begin this neek Ben Franklin installed world s first lightning rod on his home March 5, 1749 New moon March 6 (Fri) Average length of days for the week 11 hours 28 minutes Gen Santa Anna destroyed Alamo March 6 1536 Alexander Graham Bell patented telephone March 7, 1876 Stick to your winter flannels until your flannels stick to you Ask the Old Farmer Two questions 1) Whv did our pioneers cover their bridges 7 2) How did the expression 'deaf as a haddock' origi nate 7 RM, Phoenix Bridges were covered for the same reason that women wear petticoats to protect the underpinning T>eaf as an adder comes out of the Scriptures Haddock doesn't belong at all Home Hint* You can easily clean pewter b) rubbing it briskly with raw cab bage, then rmse and dry polish for a beautiful gleam OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Snow, 3" to 5", and cooler through midweek, cold nights, snow north weekend Greater New YorEc-New Jersey Cloudy, cold, then light snow middle of week, end of week is sunny and mild, showers inland Middle Atlantic Coastal; Cloudy, cold, snow west to start, then clearing and mild, rain, then showers, and mild at week's end Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Showers north, then clear, cold nights, and frost middle of week, week's end is rainy and warm Honda; Cold and sunny, then warming midweek, weekend brings showers Upstate New York-Toronto U Montreal Turning cold at week's start, then sunny and mild, weekend resumed cold, light snow Greater Ohio Valley: Cold snap, snow, then clearing midweek and turning mild weekend Deep South: Mostly clear and cold then mild middle of week, week's end brings snowers, very warm Chicago & Southern Great Lakes. Cloudy, cold with snow north, then clearing, weekend brings ram, turning colder Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes Warm and partly cloudy, with sprinkles midweek, then cold wave weekend, snow central and east, lighter west Central Great Plains Week starts partly cloudy and mild, then rain snow north, weekend is cold Texas-Oklahoma; Clearing and hot at start, then cloudy, cool, and showers, end of week is cloudy and hot Rocky Mountain: Clear and mild to begin, then rain snow in mountains, mild then cold Southwest Desert: Sunny and pleasant through middle of week, then ram, turning cool at week's end Pacific Northwest; Cloudy and mild, but clear and warm north, midweek brings rain with colder temperatures for weekend California Clear and warm at start, then heavy rain, excessive south flooding, and cooler weekend (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin NH 03444) Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, February 18 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER Fed Steers $1 00 higher Choice 60 00-62 00, Good 55 00-59 00, Medium 54 00 Down Heifers Choice 55 00-56 00. Good 51 00-54 00, Medium 50 00 Down Cows Steady to $1 00 lower High Yield 46 5048 25, A\erage 43 00- 46 00, Big Middle 39 0042 00 FatU Herf 37 0040 00, Shelly 42 00 Down Fat Bulls $1 00 higher Good 55 00-57 00, Medium 50 00-54 00 Veal Calves Mostly steady Choice 105 00-111 00, Good 95 00-104 00, Medium 85 00-94 00, Farm Hfrs to 127 00, Farm Bulls to 109 00, Light & Weak 60 00 Down Lambs Few offered Good 51 00-52 75, Medium LOOKING FOR A NEW TASTE? Rati Bmm 0a 1W Raajt mi Jaw CwMi) EJhta DISPLAY LOT TO RENT For Displaying Concrete Products. Must be located along a well traveled road CALL 717-866-5371 THE OLD 50 00 Down STOCKER Steers 300-550 lbs Very active, steady prices Choice 71 00-75 00, Good 65 00-70 00, Medium 60 00-64 00. Culls 59 00 Down Steers 600-850 lbs Choice 69 00-72 00, Good 64 00-68 00, Medium 63 00 Dow n Heifers i All Weights) Few to 77 00, Choice 60 00-65 00, Good 53 00-59 00, Medium 52 00 Down Bulls Choice 62 00-64 00, Good 56 00-61 00, Medium 55 00 Down Open Daily Heifer lbs up to $l2O 00 Springing heifers to 1100 00 Pigs, Hd $3 00 to 400 higher 20-30 lbs 11 00-21 00, 40-70 lbs 22 00-38 50 Shoats by Lb to 41 00 Slaughter Hogs Steady prices 210-230 lbs 44 254 4 75 , 240- 260 lbs 43 754 5 00, 190-205 lbs 38 00-42 50 Sows Large run, higher prices 300-575 lbs 37 004 4 00, Thin Sows3o 00-36 00 P" FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS | I State Graded - Vet Inspected | * Excellent Quality and Delivery Service I I JOHN H. THOMAS,* . I I Millersville, Pa. 17551 Ph. 717-872-5646 X I Complete Line of Feeds i X Management Program f Ehm*r . [JkiMaiirfc«ii|J breed the Best rest Rd 2 Noxon Rd Wappinger Falls, NY 12590 Farm: 914-223-5976 Max Heflich, Mgr. 914-471-1438 Get the Concrete" difference Get Ehmer Yorkshires Compared to fuesday s close trading slow, demand light tor most red meat items Prime special ted \eal slead\ in narrow lest Uood and Choice boning \ eat generalh steady Boneless beef trading slow, not enough sales repoi ted to establish trends Northeastern Suppliers 65-75 lbs 88 00-30 00, all stead}, 55-64 lbs 86 00-88 00, 45-54 lbs 84 DO -86 00 , 35-44 lbs 82 00-84 00 , 34 lbs dwn 80 00-82 00 Inshipped No sales reported LAMB CARCASS Choice & Prime 3-4 1 Load 60 lbs down 121 00 BONELESS BEEF 3 Loads (U.S. and Canadian Origin) 30 pet chem lean, frozen 125 00 85 pet chem lean, fresh 116 00 CATTLE 176 Choice slaughter steers 62 50-65 00, Good 61 00-62 50, Standard 57 00-60 00 Utiht> 53 DO -56 00 Good slaughter heifers 58 50- 61 00, Standard 54 00-58 50, Utility 50 00-54 00 Utility &. Commercial slaughter cows 47 00-51 50, Cutters 44 00-47 00 Canner &. Low Cutter 41 0044 00. Shells down to 37 00 Good slaughter bullocks 57 CO -62 50, Standard 54 00-57 00, Utility al 00-54 50 \ield Grade -1 slaughter bulls 56 00-61 00, yield grade t>2 54 00-57 00 CALVES 395 Choice vealers 105 00-116 00. Good 92 00-105 00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs 65 00- 75 00, 70-90 lbs 60 00-64 00, Utiht\ 55-100 lbs 50 00-58 00 Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs 90 00- 111 00, holstem heifers 85-130 lbs 100 00-141 00 HOGS 302 US No 1-2 barrows JL gilts 44 50-46 00, No 1-1 44 00-44 50 No 2-3 42 75-43 50, No 1-3 42 00- 43 00 US No 1-3 sows 41 00-44 00 No 2-3 300-650 lbs 38 50-41 00 Boars 32 00-36 50 FEEDER PIGS 13 US No 1-3 20- 35 lbs feeder pigs 10 00-19 00 per head, No 1-3 35-50 lbs 19 00-30 00 per head SHEEP 0 No sales on oite. Home of the complete Yorkshire sound meaty productive l Livestock market and auction news East Coast Carlot Wednesday. Februarj 25 Report supplied by USDA \ EALCARCASS HIDE ON 50 Head 180-240 lbs tew 175 00, stead\ BONING TYPE HIDE ON Good and Choice Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Pa. Monday, February 23 Report supplied by auction Green Dragon Z Livestock Sales ft*? 1 1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA C O>NS COWS CQiv s 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 OO 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 Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, February 17 Report supplied by auction CATTLE STEERS Good 59 75- 62 00, Standard 55 25-57 00 Utility 50 50-54 00 HEIFERS Good 55 GO -56 75, Standard 46 60-52 75 COWS Utility & Commercial 44 85-48 25, Cuttei 43 75-45 50, Canner & Low Cutter 40 25-44 00 SHELLS down to 35 00 BULLOCKS Good 61 25- 63 00, Standard 52 00-56 00 FEEDER STEERS 63 00-70 00 CATTLE HEIFERS 50 00-56 50 BULLS 60 00-75 00 CALVES VEALERS Choice 89 00-104 00, Good 80 00-95 00, Standard & Good 65 00-77 50, Standard & Good 60 00-75 00 FARM CALVES Hoi Bulls 90 00-108 00, Hot' Heifers 126 00- 162 50 HOGS Barrows & Gilts US No 1- 43 75-44 85, US No 1-3 42 DO -44 00, US No 2-3 41 1042 50 SOWS US No 1-3 39 004 3 50, No 2- 36 0040 00, Boars 33 25-34 50 FEEDER PIGS US No 1-3 14 00-21.00, No 1-3 24.50-32 00 SHEEP LAMBS Good 57 00- 66 00 Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, V a Saturday, February'2l Report supplied by auction MUIKEK, FEEDER, AiND bLabuHfEK CAIILE Eoud ijgni Meei Ealves /2 00-// 50 Medium 0800-dia, Plain b 3 00 and down Good Heavy bleeis o 2 00-tw to, Medium oi 00-61 7b, Plain o 3 00 and down, Holstein Meet ssb 2o and down Lood Light Heiler uahes 63 00-o8 00, Medium 58 00-b2 /o, Plain 03 00 and down, Duod Hca\y Heifers o2UO-5/20, Medium 47 00-al 75 Plain 43 00 and down, Slaughiei Mows 41 00- 46 70, Utilities 3b 00-40 /5, Canneis i eutteis 35 UU and down, Milk & Muck Lows 57b 00 and down, block Bulls 4b aO-58 00 blaughlei Bulls 4/ 10-oi Id C4l VES V edl Calv (.s 84 0(1 and down Babv calves 1/7 ou and down SHEEP &. 1 4MBS Choice Blue Oat>,o Cioud Red U5l 25 hecdei i-dinbb o 2 IX) siaughlei Ewes 6 ou -29 5U Slock Ewes 11j UU and down Hues lup 43 ID, Medium 4U oil Elgin 3o 7 o Sows 4o UU and down, Budl s 13 oU Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, b ebniary db Estimated Receipts Same Da\ Last WeeK beedei steei s undei bOO lbs ami leedei beiteis undei 500 lbs slead> lo $1 Ul) lu'vei neaviei weights noth classes laigel> slead> Demand good Dade modelateij dLlue bulk suppij Medium blame iNo i and mixed i\u j-d leedei steeis weighing 400-900 m-, and buleis between 400-b/aibs b Dt/DLK MhDKb Medium biame i\o 1 dUa lbs Bdao, 4UU-40U lbs ai 00-8 a uo, 4ou-ouu lux i a uo 8d aU, aoo-aao lbs <4 aO-/b al) ala lbs mm <9 00, aau-boo ibt> m ao /a do, bOU-iOU lbs bb aU-/d ao mostly bb 90-id 91), /UO-800 lbs bb 00-i1 /U BUO-9UU lbs oa aO-b8 bd load 81a ibs bb aU i«dige blame i\o 1 bda-bao lbs bd UO-b/ 00 Medium blame iNu i-d d/a-aoo lbs /duo-zb du auo bUU lbs b 8 00-id 00, bOO-i3O IDs bb/a-7U 00 Ixii ge biame No id 800-8/3 lbs _ba 00-bi ao Medium b i ame iNu d 400-aUO ibs ba da-7o 00 Ixiige brume i\o d tiolsluns dBa lbs /b 00, dda-d/0 lbs bBaO-bbbU, 44a lbs o/ ao, adO-ada lbs bl 40- b 4 bO. bda-bdO lbs a 8 aO-bO/a, ,00- no lbs oi au-a8 /0 , 800-boo ms a/ dO-a8 ul), ilbDlbs ai 10 OBtsUbK Hhlt-.Vitdiuuj naiiiefto j 4Ut)-ouu IDs odou-oi oil 10l 410 lbs 09 OU, DUU-OUU lbs 0.1 JU OJ UU 10l oZD lbs 00 ZU, OUU-iUU lUs OZ BU-00 DO iVltdmm anil Imgt Oiaiue i\o 1 /2D-//J lbs bl u ui UU, BUU-BZJ lbs OU UU-bZ 8U Medium 0 1 amt No 1-Z JUU-4UU ius 04 IU-09 10, 4UU-O/0 lbs 0 4 JU-01 #U bulKOi UU-08 8U OOKlrltsWbbK tftdei situs uudei 400 lbs UU-;>.J UO lugbu 4oU-oUU lbs sleadj , ov f i buu lbs ou tenls lo $1 UU luwei 0 tedei litiifi s uudei DUU lbs slead> , ovei aUU lbs Jd UU-Jd OU lOWfl BldUglllU torts sluad> Lo oU teals lugllfi Balt salts Ulilil> and uummeitiai Z 1 48UU-40 9U, Vlf Id (.jl adf 8-4 and low ptfttnlagt 16 4Z Zo-48 811 BUllfi 1 Z4i ZD-4J JU low dxtsslliK 4U UU-4Z JU Bulls sltad> lo Utah Utmand Uglil lalt itld Uiadt 1 I IJUU-MUU lbs jo UU-oZ UU musl j i OU up UIUU IjUU lbs 01 OU-J8 jU Balablt i tttipis lolaltd nt'al 10 UUU litad uiiupaitd uilu lasl rtttKs iun ol 1Z Zli litad iJi \ mild umiu Ufallifi tuiiLinuts Ku.i'*i ptutnl IllUu slcfl->