Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 06, 1981, Image 8

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    AS—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, June 6,19tl
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Time for strawberries Medgar Evers assassinated June 12, 1963
First quarter of the moon June 9 (Tues) Average length of
days for the week, 15 hours, 14 minutes Vacuum cleaner
patented June 8, 1869 Baseball's "squeeze play" invented June
14, 1894 Try before you trust
Look them over for worm holes, then wire-brush the surfaces to get rid of
cocoons, dirt, etc If the beams have been lying around a while and there
is no fresh sawdust anywhere, then chances are you are safe in using
them. If in doubt, squirt a little kerosene into any hole you can find
Home Hinli: When painting, put brush or roller m a plastic bag during
interruptions It will keep paint from drying and hardening brush or roller
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Few showers at beginning, warmer, then clear
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week starts rainy and cool fol
lowed by showers and warm, then partly cloudy, pleasant
weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Heavy rams, then clear and hot, mid
week on warm with showers
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Warm and rainy, turning clear and
hot, weekend more ram.
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New Holland
Horse
Monday, June 1
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 279 head of
horses, mules, and ponies. Killer
market: lower; riding market:
steady.
Better horses 600.00-900.00;
Driving horses 350.00-1050.00;
Riding horses 350.00-550.00;
Lightweight killers 325.00-500.00;
Heavyweight killers 550.00-740.00;
Mares 40.00-75.00; Colts 15.00-
40.00; Geldings 40.00-75.00; Larger
pomes 150.00-250.00.
THE OLD
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JUNE 8-14, 1981
Sunbeams, then rising streams.
New Holland
Dairy
NewHolland,Pa.
Wednesday, June 3
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 46 cows, 51
heifers, and 15 bull. Market steady.
Load of Pa. fresh cows, 900.00-
1225.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows,
1310.00-1400.00.
Locally consigned cows 525.00-
1280.00; Springing heifers 850.00-
1250.00; Open heifers 370.00-450.00;
One bull 260.00-680.00.
MARYLAND
GRADED FEEDER
PIG SALES
New Schedule
2nd Monday Monthly
Denton -301-479-2656
4th Friday Monthly
Westminster - 301-848-9820
4th Monday Monthly
Denton -301-479-2656
All Sales Start at 1:30 P.M.
MARYLAND PORK
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
(Graded Sale Since 1957)
Giorgi Mushroom Co. is
buying mulch hay for
mushroom compost.
Call us for current prices.
Giorgi Mushroom Co.
Box 96
Temple, PA 19560
215-926-2139 Ext. 236
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, June 3
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Prune special fed veal firm in
limited test. Good and Choice
boning veal generally steady to
weak. Lamb lightly tested early,
however, weak undertone in
dicated. Compared to last week,
boneless beef 85 chem lean 4.00 to
5.00 lower.
VEALCARCASS
HIDE ON
100 Head
180-240 lbs. ltd 185.00-190.00, firm.
BONING TYPE
HIDE ON
Good and Choice
Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75
lbs. 108.00, all generally steady
weak; 55-64 lbs. 106.00; 45-54 lbs.
104.00; 35-44 lbs. 102.00; 34 lbs.
down 100.00.
Inshipped: No sales reported.
SPRING LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
2 Loads
55 lbs. down 138.00-139.00.
BONBLESS BEEF
6 Loads
(U.S. and Canadian Origin)
85 pet chem lean fresh 106.00-
109.00,4.00 to 4.00 lower.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
50 pet chem lean fresh 53.50-
54.00.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
3 Loads
Seim-Boneless Hams: 14-17 lbs.
101.00 firm.
No. 1 Sliced Bacon, Vacuum
Pack, 1 lb. pkg. 102.00 weak.
Franks, 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb.
pkg. 89.00 steady-weak
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, May 27
Report supplied by auction
Slaughter hogs were $2.00 higher
with a strong demand.
Stock cattle were $2.00 to $3.00
lower. Veal calves were slightly
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
CO** COWS co* 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 Veaj Calves
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 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
Livestock market and auction news
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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
lower and lightweight claves were
$2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers $l.OO
lower. Choice 60.00-62.50; Good
56.00- Medium 55.00 Down.
Heifers Choice 55.00-56.00; Good
50.00- Medium 49.00 down.
Cows $l.OO lower. High Yield 46.00
48.00; Average 42.50-45.00; Big
Middle 39.00-42.00; Fatty Herf.
38.0041.00; Shelly 42.00 Down. Fat
Bulls Steady. Good 54.00-56.25;
Medium 49.00-53.00. Veal Calves
Mostly steady. Choice 95.00-97.00;
Good 89.00-94.00; Medium 80.00-
88.00; Farm Hfrs. to 167.50; Farm
Bulls to 115.00; Light & Weak 66.00
Down. Lambs Strong demand for
Choice. Choice 63.00-70.00; Good
58.00- Medium 57.00 down.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
$2.00 lower. Choice 66.00-67.50;
Good 61.00-65.00; Medium 55.00
60.00; Culls 54.00 Down. Steers 600
850 lbs. Choice 62.00-65.00; Good
56.00- Medium 55.00 Down.
Heifers (All Weights) Choice 57.00
63.50; Good 50.00-56.00; Medium
49.00 Down. Bulls Choice 59.00
62.00; Good 54.0058.00; Medium
53.00 Down. Springing Heifers to
1205.00. Pigs, Hd. Mostly steady.
20-30 lbs. 15.00-25.00; 4060 lbs.
26.00- Shoats by Lb. to 36.00.
Slaughter Hogs $2.00 higher. Few
lots 46.0046.35; 210230 lbs. 44.50
45.50; 240260 lbs. 44.0045.85; 190
205 lbs. 40.0044.00; 270300 lbs.
35.25-39.50. Sows 400650 lbs. 34.50
39.25; Thin Sows 30.0034.00.
Martinsburg Auction,
Martinsburg, Pa.
Monday, June 1
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 197. High Choice &
Prune slaughter steers 64.00-65.00,
Choice 62.00-64.00, Good 56.50-61.50,
Standard 47.50-53.50. Choice
slaughter heifers 58.50-60.50, Good
54.00-57.50, Standard 48.50-53.00,
Utility 45.00-47.50. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 45.00-
51.50, Cutters 42.50-44.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 40.00-41.50, Shells down
to 36 25. Choice slaughter bullocks
55.50-58.50, Good 52.50-55.50,
Standard 47.00-51.00, Utility 45.00-
Home of the complete
Yorkshire- sound,
meaty, productive l
47.50. Yield Grade §1 slaughter
bulls 53.85-57.75; yield grade #2
52.00- Choice feeder steers
57.50- Good 56.00-57.50,
Medium 52.50-56.50; Good feeder
heifers 54.00-56.50, Medium 50.00-
53.50; Good feeder bulls 52.50-56.50,
Medium 50.00-51.50.
CALVES 329. Prime vealers
90.00- Choice 90.00-91.00,
Good 81.00-90.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 75.00-82.50, 90-110 lbs.
68.50- 70-90 lbs. 65.0069.00.
Farm calves, holstem bulls 100.00-
132.00; holstein heifers 130.00-
187.50.
HOGS 292. US No. 1-2 barrows &
gdts 48.50-50.25, No. 1-? 17.00-48.20,
No. 2-3 45.50-46.50, No. 2-3 44.50-
45.50, No. 1-3 46.5047.50. US No. 1-3
sows 36.50-39.75, No. 2-3 33.50-38.25.
Boars 30.00-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 48. US No. 1-3 25-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00-28.00 per
head, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 31.00-38.00
per head.
SHEEP 6. Choice spring
slaughter lambs 70.00-72.00.
Slaughter ewes 25.00-26.00.
GOATS 9.20.00-33.00 per head.
Hunter’s Auction
Monday, June 1
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
HEIFERS: Good to Choice 52.00-
59.00; Other 47.00-51.00.
COWS; High Choice to Prime
47.00- Good to Standard 45.00-
46.50; Utility 44.25-45.00; Cutters
41.25-43.50; Canners3B.so-42.00.
CALVES: Prime 180-240 lbs.
92.00- High to Choice 140-180
lbs. 89.00-98.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 85.00-92.00; Standard to
Good 90-115 lbs. 85.00-96.00; Utility
75-85 lbs. 68,00-74.00; Low Utility
65-75 lbs. 55.00-64.00.
HOGS: 180-210 lbs. 42.50-45.00.
SOWS: 31.50-37.50.
BOARS: 30.25-35.50.
GOATS: Billies $3O to $47 by hd.;
Nannies $35 to $52 by hd.; Kids $lB
to $34 by hd.
Mount Joy, Pa. 17552
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN COWS AND
HEIFERS
PACLAMAR ASTRONAUT, Ist calf due July to
Jemim. Dam Har-Cream Angles Atlas.
WILLOW-FARM ROCKMAN IVANHOE, Ist
calf due July to Jemuu.
DUTCH-CROFT FURY LAD, 3rd calf due July
16 to New Hope.
ELEVATION VICTORY EDSON, 4th calf due
July 13,1981 to Green-Banks Adventurer.
GRADE COWS
Grade Cow fresh with 2nd calf 1 week milking
heavy.
Grade Cows fresh 5 days with 2nd calf milking
heavy.
4 Grade Cows with good size due July.
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS
ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION,
born 11/25/79. Dam Black Bart 2-11 322 17,618
6693.8.
LEN-LYN COLOMBO MACK, bom 11/17/79.
Dam Flashy Boy 64 305 21,284 943 4.0.
LAWCREST MARVEX-TWIN, bom 7/8/79 at 6-
233920,6027383.5.
Transportation and financing available.
STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER
717-653-2284 717-653-1523
Office; 717-653-4851
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