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Beware of lightning this week . William Booth founded Salvation
Army July 5,1865 New moon July 1 (Wed.) Average length
of days for the week, 15 hours, 13 minutes . . Morrill Act estab
lished land-grant colleges July 2, 1862 Frogs are adults now and
pursue romance . Many a man's tongue hasoroken hts nose
JAsk the Old Fanner: Is dew a weather
1 indicator 7 F J., Milwaukee
For the very short term Dew on grass at night
or in early morning is a sign of fair weather It
forms only when the air is dry, skies are clear.
Home Hint*: After your next painting mb, wash
your paint roller with a fabric softener The roller
cover will dry soft and flufly, just like new.
FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
Nevr tagland: Heavy rain and cool temperatures prevail through
out week, weekend becoming colder and clearing.
Greater New York-New Jeriey: Week starts warm with storm
arriving, heavy rain, cool, partial clearing at end with mild tem
peratures
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Some hot showers, rain, heavy on coast,
cooling, weekend is partly cloudy.
Piedmont It Southeast Coastal: Showers turn to ram and cool,
cloudy throughout week.
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Peoria Cattle
Thursday, June 25 _
Report supplied by USD A
51 WEEKLY CATTLE SUM
MARY: Trading chi slaughter
steers and heifers was moderate
for the week. -Slaughter steers
through Wednesday, .50 to 1.00
higher. Heifers .50 higher. Cows
and bulls weak to 1.00 lower, but
not too well tested due >to small
supply. Best demand for steers
early in week centered on YG 2-3
over 1150 lbs. with some lots
carrying several good grade
selling at or near the top of the
market. Good grade steers and
heifers were under pressure on
Wednesday as a result of a wider
price spread on Good and Choice
carcasses. Receipts this week
about 2700 as compared to 4246 a
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Phone:7l7-776-3129
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THE OLD
JUNE 29-JULY 5, 1981
Warm and hazy, make* one lazy.
week ago and3o46 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-41050-1250 lbs. 68.00-70.00, mostly
68.50-69.50. Load Choice 3 1160 lbs.
70.25. Some loads mixed Good and
Choice 2-8 1100-1225 lbs. 70.00 on
Monday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-
41000-1250 lbs. 66.5068.50. Good 2-3
900-1200 lbs. 62.0066.00. Load
Standard and Good 2 1300 lbs.
Holsteinss9.oo.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime 2-4 900-1025 lbs.
64.0067.00, load Monday 1050 lbs.
67.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4
875-1000 lbs. 63.5064.50. Good 2-3
60.0063.50.
COWS: Utility, few Commercial
1-3 42.0045.00. Cutter 1-2 40.00-
44.00. .
- BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-1900 lbs.
48.00-52.00.
STATE
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Through midweek slaughter
steers and heifers 1.25-1.50 higher.
Cows 50-1.00 higher. Bulls steady.
Four day receipts 10,881; last
week 14,634; year ago 13,963.
Steers made up 50 pet of week’s
receipts, heifers 27 pet, cows 10
pet, feeder 9 pet.
In spite of sharp declines in the
carcass beef trade, live cattle
prices ranged higher for the week;
as' Omaha terminal receipts
numbered 36 pet less than a week
ago and buyers were forced to
compete actively for close-up
slaughter needs. Choice steers 1100
lbs. and up and Choice heifers 950
lbs. and up again enjoyed the best
demand. As lighter weight of
ferings carrying a considerable
percentage of good grades, con
tinue to be present in increased
numbers. Yield Grade 4-5 cattle
present a minimal problem at this
time.
STEERS: Earlier m week load
Choice, few Prime mostly 3 1281
lbs. 72.25, at midweek part load
Chocie 2-31125 lbs. 72.00. Choice 24
1075-1300 lbs. 70.50-71.75. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1050-1250 lbs.
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FEEDING SYSTEMS
livestock moritet and auction news ‘
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, June 25
Report supplied by USDA 1
NOTICE
PENN PACKING
BUYING
STATIONS
At
Green Dragon, Ephrata, Pa.
Snow Hill, Md.
and
Smyrna, Delaware
WILL BE CLOSED
UNTIL FURTHER
. NOTICE
ASK
ABOUT:
69.00- lew Good , 67.00-69.00.
Few lots Mixed Good and Choice 2-
51250-1400 lbs. holstems 62.00-63.00.
HEIFERS; Load Choice 2-3 1025
lbs. 69.00. Choice 2-4 925-1050 ibs.
67.00- Mixed Good and Choice'
2-3 900-1025 lbs. 65.00-66.50. Good
64.00-
Average of LS 214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lbs.
steers this week 70.40, 1100-1300
lbs. 71.05. Average cost steers this
sommn
anumuT
' LOW
CLASSIFIED
i RATES
t WITH
EXCELLENT
RESULTSI
. Fe r*my P^9 r ° mS
- Crop Spraying Programs
‘ Soefc er Control
' week 69.46, average weight 160 lbs.
-as compared 68.28 and 1151 lbs. a
week ago. Average cost heifers
this week67.oo, average weight 990
lbs. compared 65.95 and 977 lbs. a
week ago.
COWS: High Cutter, Utility and
Commercial 1-3 42.50-44.25. Canner
and Cutter 40.50-42.50.
BULLS: Few 1-2 1200-1800 lbs.
51.00-55.00.
J.B.
KELLER
&BRO.
BAIRY
COWS iH
Mount Joy. Pa. 17552
MUfTOOAK^G 1 GP
81,3 rd calf due Nov. 2-3,306 dys., 12.453 M, 3.6,
450 P. 3-4,305 dys., 15,265,3.7,564 F.
WILLOW-FARM BOOKMAN IVANHOE, Ist
calf due 8/4/81 to Magnificent.
RAY-M.C. PRIDE KING OAK, Ist calf due
8/21/81 to Jet Stream.
DUTCH-CROFT FURY LAD, 3rd calf due
7/16/81 to New Hope.
POVERTY-HOLLOW MILESTONE, Ist calf
just bred.
WOODBINE MILKMAN, Ist calf just bred.
DamGlendell.
8 (Grade) Open Heifers ready to breed this fall.
Ail vaccinated and in excellent condition.
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS
JEMINI born 2/18/80. Dam Ann Milk
& Honey VG 85.2-S, 310 dy5„17,846M,735P, 4.1;
3-5,305 dys., 20.156 M, 783 F, 3.9.
3 LAWCREST MARVEX SONS all service age -
for cows.
Transportation and financing available.
STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER
717-653-2284 717-653-1523
Office: 717-653-4851
CALL YOUR
FRIENDLY
PROFESSIONALS
AT
CHEM6RO
(717) 569-3296
FERTILIZERCO. INC.
Box 218, East Petersburg, PA 17820
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