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AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28,1981
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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
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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
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A NEW TASTE?
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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
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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
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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc.
12 Miles East of I-ancaster
on Route 23, New Holland, Penna
WEEKLY
FEEDER
PIG SALE
EVERY
WEDNES
Sale to Sta
1 SOP
We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime
From 7 AM. Wed. Morning
State Graded Until 12 Noon.
All pigs inspected by State Approved
Veterinarian.
State tags available at our office for you to tag
pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge.
Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341
our office in advance.
Calf Sale To Be Held
Every Thursday At 3 30 P.M
NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH
717-397-5538 717-393-4464
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