AS— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 30,1981
&
JUNE 1-7, 1981
Rote* provide pleasant (cent* for notes.
Now you can spoon under a new June moon .. William Lilly
sneezed to death June 7, 1681 . New moon June 2 (Tues)
Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 9 minutes . New
transcontinental train record set New York to San Francisco, 83
hours, 59 minutes, June 4, 1876 . Admitting you are wrong makes
put it into an iron frying pan on the stove
Keep shaking the com around as it browns
until you have the color you want When
properly parched, it should break between
your teeth about the same as a roasted peanut
Home Hint*; When cutting slippery fabrics such as chiffon and jersey, use
table pads, with the felt side up, as a cutting surface
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cloudy, then clearing, midweek is cold, possible
frost, becoming sunny and warm by weekend
Greater New York-New Jeraey: Week begins with showers and
cool temperatures, cloudy and cool turns dear by end.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Few showers start, followed by warm,
then cool, dear and warmer midweek; ending with rain.
Piedmont fc Southeast Coastal: Ram west, showers east, cool tem
peratures throughout week, weekend is rainy.
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Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 26
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 152. Couple Choice
slaughter steers 63.75 & 63.85, few
Good 58.50-60.10, Standard 49.25-
56.85; Good it Choice holsteins
56.10-60.60, individual at 61.50.
Individual High Choice slaughter
heifer at 63.75, couple 59.75 & 59.85,
few Good 53.25-57.50, few Standard
47.00- Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 45.00-47.35, few
49.25-49.85, few Low Yielding
Utility 40.75-42.75, Cutters 43.10-
45.50, few 46.10, Canner and Low
Cutters 40.00-42.85. Shells down to
31.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks
54.00- Standard 52.00-56.75.
Few Yield Grade HI, 1340-1750 lbs.
slaughter bulls 54.00-57.00, in
dividual H 2, 1975 lbs. 58.50. Few
Medium and Large Frame #1,390-
770 lbs. feeder steers 59.00-80, few
Extra
profit*
Custom Processing, Instead of Going To Market,
Gives You Extra Prof it... Check These Figures:
MARKET VALUE:
400 Lb. Sow (Live Weight) at 35* lb.
Gives Market Value of
VALUE THRU PROCESSING:
Processing 400 Lb. Sow (Yields 220 Lbs.'Pork Roll).
Market Value of Sow
Total investment
Cost Per Lb. of Pork Roll (220 Lb. @ $244) Is
$l.ll Per Lb. Resale Value at $1.50 Lb.
Less Total Investment
Extra Gross Profit.
We Can Also Make Hog Dogs, Ring
Bologna, Lebanon Bologna, Sweet
r Bologna, Salami, Minced Bologna and
Other Meat Specialties From
Your Animals!
For Your Custom Processing Call For Appointment
Located 2 Miles North of
Myerstown, PA, along Rt. 645
Phone 717-933-4104 Collect
Open Mon thruFn 7AMto 5 30 PM;
Sat. 9 to 2
BURKHOLDER'S
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THE OLD
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Aak the Old Fanner: Can you tell me
how to parch sweet com? I had it as a
child and many people don't know
what it is FS, Windsor, CT
First of all the corn must be thoroughly
dried It lakes months to get it hard and
wrinkled as it should be. Then shell it and
Large H 2, 350-490 lbs. 56.00-59.
Medium and Large Frame #l&2,
300-815 lbs. feeder heifers 51.25-
56.00.
CALVES 155. Choice vealers
87.00- few Good 68.00-82,
Standard and Good 65-100 lbs.
70.00- Utility 45-85 lbs. 48.00-69.
Farm Calves: Active. Hoi. Bulls
80-125 lbs. 74.00-115, mostly 81.00-
107; Hoi. Heifers 85-145 lbs. 110.00-
166, mostly 116.00-145.00. Beef
cross bulls it heifers 75-140 lbs.
76.00-
HOGS 186. US No. 1-2 210-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.7547.35, No. 1-
3 2-235 lbs. 46.5047, few No. 2-3 225-
250 lbs.- 45.0046, few 265-290 lbs.
43.3544.50. US No. 1-3 290485 lbs.
sows 36.5040.25, No. 2-3 3465 lbs.
32.50-36.50; Boars 31.50-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 32. Few US No.
1-3 42-75 lbs. feeder pigs 43.00-61
per hundredweight.
SHEEP 13. Few Choice 30-85 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 60.00-75.
Few Slaughter sheep 15.00-32.00.
FOR PORK
PRODUCERS!
CATTLE 94. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, slaughter
cows 1.50 higher. Few Standard
slaughter steers 50.75-53.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
45.60-48.60, few to 51.25, Cutters
42.85-46.85, few Canner & Low
Cutter 39.0041.50, few Shells down
to 35.00. Few Yield Grade #1 1040-
1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.85-58.50.
Few Large Frame #2 600-900 lbs.
feeder steers 46.8549.75.
CALVES 114. Few Choice
vealers 88.00-99.00, few Good 75.00-
80.00. Few beef cross bulls 79.00-
112.00, hosltein bulls 85-125 lbs.
79.00-106.00, few to 114.00; few
holstein heifers 80-135 lbs. 77.00-
117.50.
HOGS 272. Barrows & gilts 3.00-
3.50 higher. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 47.6048.60, No. 1-3
205-250 lbs. 45.5047.25, few lots 235-
265 lbs. 40.5042.00. US No. 1-3 300-
675 lbs. sows 34.0039.00, couple
41.25, few Utility 250-350 lbs. 27.50-
33.00. Boars 26.0032.00.
FEEDER PIGS 316. US No. 1-3
2035 lbs. feeder pigs 22.0030.00 per
head. No. 1-3 3030 lbs. 28.0035.50,
No. 13 5060 lbs. 34.0038.50 per
head.
SHEEP 54. choice 70-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 71.50-76.00.
Slaughter ewes 19.0031.00, few
yearlings to 47.00.
GOATS 15. Goat kids 10.0030.00
per head.
Few Holstein Dairy Cows 720.00-
1320.00 per head, one $l7OO per
head.
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livestock market and auction news
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Tuesday, May 27
Report supplied by PDA
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Weekly Summary
Friday, May 29
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 5046. Compared with
7181 head last week, and 5092 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market: Slaughter steers
uneven, mostly steady to .50
higher; SI. heifers steady to 1.00
higher; SI. cows .50-1.00 higher,
spots 3.00 higher; SI. bullocks 1.00-
2.00 lower; SI. bulls steady to 2.00
higher. SI. steers: High Choice &
Prime No. 34 65.50-67.50; Choice
No. 24, 62.5066.85, Good 58.00-
63.00; Standard 52.00-57.50. SI.
heifers: Choice 60.00-64.50; Good
55.00-59.00; few Standard 50.00-
56.00. SI. cows: Utility & Com
mercial 45.0048.50, few 52.50.
Cutters 42.5046.50, few to 48.00;
Canner & L. Cutter 39.0044.50;
Shells down to 31.00. SI. bullocks:
Choice 55.5060.50; Good 52.00-
55.50. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,
1000-2400 lbs. 54.0060.50; Yield
Grade No. 2, 900-1600 lbs. 50.00-
54.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers; few
Large Frame No. 1, 300-750 lbs.
59.00- Large Frame No. 2,
350-900 lbs. 46.00-59.00. Heifers, few
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-750 lbs.
50.00-
CALVES: 2352. Compared with
2723 head last week and2o29 head a
year ago. Vealers unevenly steady.
Few Prime 100.00-108.00; Choice
90.00- few to 115.00; Good
85.00- 90-120 lbs. 70.0080.00;
65-90 lbs. 60.00-75.00; Utility 50-110
lbs. 50.0060.00.
FARM CALVES; active Hoi.
Bulls 80125 lbs. 74.00115.00,
mostly 85.00106.00; Hoi. Heifers
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Our steal is A44S
quality or s minimum
yield ol 40,000 pounds
per square inch
Walk around step* on
top of roof
Equipped with safety
lines
No wekftnc anywhere
on roof, prevents rust
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lower root lor air move
ment (or drying
80-150 lbs. 75.00-185.00, mostly
100.00-170.00.
HOGS: 3182. Compared with 6344
head last week and 4531 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts 2.00-
2.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
46.50-48.50 No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 45.50-
47.00; No. 2-3 43.50-45.50; Sows
steady to 1.00 higher US No. 1-3 300-
555 lbs. 35.50-41.00; No. 2-3 300350
lbs. 30.00-36.50. Boars 31.00-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1024. Compared
with 1131 head last week and 1400 a
year ago. Feeder Pigs 2.003.00
higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 22.00-
30.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
28.00-38.00; No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 34.00
45.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 1437.
Compared with 3540 head last
week, and 2043 head a year ago. All
sales by CWT. Feeder Pigs mostly
3.00- higher. US No. 1-2 25-40
lbs. 71.00-94.00, 40-50 lbs. 64.00
91.00, 5030 lbs. 67.0034.00, 60-70
lbs. 72.00-79.00; US No. 2-3 25-40 lbs.
60.00- 40-50 lbs. 51.0031.00.
SHEEP: 336. Compared with 644
head last week and 290 head a year
ago. Spring si. lambs mostly
steady, spots weaker. Choice 40100
lbs. 70.0076.00, with few to 82.00;
Good 3080 lbs. 55.0068.00. SI.
ewes: 17.00-34.00.
Due to the Memorial
Day holiday certain
markets will not be
available for publication
thisweek.
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