At—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29,1951
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AUG. 31-SEPT. 6, 1981
Good day* for back-to-school days.
Goldenrod everywhere now .. Crazy Horse slain Sept. 4,1877. .
First quarter of the moon Sept. 6 (Sun.).. Average length of days
for the week, 13 hours, 3 minutes . The autumnal migration of
birds is now at its height.. Mayflower sailed for the New World
Sept 6,1620 . Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it
s r Ask the Old Fanner: I thought you
might like to know that we have
transplanted the Cape Cod beach
plum and the cranberry, and have
succeeded in making them native
products of lowa. As a matter of
fact they grow larger here E C, Ft
lowa.
We mentioned this to a Cape Codder
and he said, "I know And when they
succeed in also transplanting the flavor, I will help them crow about it "
Home Hints: Kill cockroaches with a half-and-half mixture of borax and
brown sugar
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Sunny and cool at week's start; few showers mid
week to end
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cool temperatures becoming
warm and sunny, with few showers north, midweek showers,
heavy inland.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot throughout with few
showers near end and cooler.
Piedmont k Southeast Coastal: Week is hot with some cloudiness,
showers west and south.
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. Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, August 19
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
Mostly steady. Good 56.00-61.00;
Medium 55.00 Down. Heifers
Choice 55.00-57.75; Good 50.00-
54.00; Medium 49.00 Down. Cows
Mostly steady to $l.OO lower. High
Yield 45.00-46.75; Average 41.00-
44.00; Big Middle 37.00-40.00; Fatty
Herf. 36.00-39.00; Shelly 39.00
Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO lower. Good
53.00- Medium 48.00-52.00.
Veal Calves Good run, steady
prices. Choice 85.00-88.00; Good
78.00- Medium 65.00-77.00;
Farm Hfrs. to 127.50; Farm Bulls
to 89.00; Light St Weak 54.00 Down.
Sows 300-600 lbs. 43.0048.75; Thin
Sows 35.0042.00.
STOCKER: Steers 300-550 lbs.
|2.00 lower. Choice to 60.00; Good
54.00- Medium 49.0053.00;
Culls 48.00 Down. Steers 600850
lbs. Choice 55.0058.00; Good 50.00-
54.00; Medium 49.00 Down. Heifers
(All Weights) Choice 55.0059.00;
Good 50.0054.00; Medium 49.00
Down. Bulls Choice 54.0056.50;
Good 49.0053.00; Medium 48.00
Down. Dairy Cows to $535.00.
Springing Heifers to $BlO.OO. Pigs,
Hd. Steady prices. 20-30 lbs. 17.00-
27.00; 4080 lbs. 28.0086.00. Shoats
by Lb. to 51.00. Slaughter Hogs 50
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249-260 lbs. 51.0951.75; 199-205 lbs.
48.0950.00.
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, August 18
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: STEERS: Good 62.25-
64.75; Standard 56.0058.75; Utility
49.00-55.00. HEIFERS: Good 53.75-
58.50; Standard 45.2552.50. COWS:
Utility & Commercial 45.8548.50;
Cutters 43.5045.00; Canner & Low
Cutter 38.0043.00. SHELLS down
to 33.25. BULLOCKS: Good 57.50-
58.00; Standard 52.0056.75; Utility
47.0049.00.
FEEDER STEERS; 48.00-70.00.
CATTLE HEIFERS: 53.0980.00.
BULLS: 46.00-63.00.
CALVES: VEALERS: Good
74.0986.00; Standard & Good 60.00-
80.00; Standard 55.00-70.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls
80.00-103.00; Hoi. Heifers 100.00-
120.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts US No.
1- 52.2553.10; US No. 1-3 48.00-
52.00; US No. 2-3 40.0046.00.
SOWS; US No. 1-3 48.0050.50; No.
2- Boars 37.75-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS: US No. 1-3
-17.00-27.00; No. 1530.0041.00.
SHEEP: LAMBS: Good 46.00-
52.00; Utility 43.0044.50.
CATTLE 175: Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers: Few Choice 1005-1165 lbs.
63.00- Good 59.00-62.00, couple
at 63.25 & 64.00, Standard 52.75-
57.85, Good Si Choice holsteins
56.00- Few Choice 3-4
slaughter heifers 63.00-65.50, few
Good 53.25-61.75, few Standard St
Utility 47.75-50.00. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 44.35-
47.00, few 48.75, one at 51.50,
Cutters 41.00-44.35, few to 45.35,
Canner and Low Cutters 38.75-
41.75, Shells down to 35. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 54.50-57.QD,
couple Standard 52.60 & 53.00,
. couple Utility 40.00 & 45.50. Few
Yield Grade #l, 1435-1855 lbs.
slaughter bulls 54.75-58.50.
CALVES 259: Individual Choice
- vealers 82.00 & 92.00, Standard and
Good 90-115 lbs. 60.0047.00, few to
73.00, 63-85 lbs. 58.00-63.00, few
Utility 3540 lbs. 32.00-54.00. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls 80-120 lbs. 70.00
98.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-120 lbs.
114.00-134.00; Beef Cross Bulls and
Heifers 75-100 lbs. 60.00-90.00.
HOGS 151: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 52.25-53.50, lot
53.75 & 55.00, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs.
51.60-52.35, lot at 54.00, few No. 2-3
215-275 lbs. 50.5051.50, few No. 1-3
160-190 lbs. 48.0051.00. US No. 1-3
255-495 lbs. sows 45.0048.25, couple
Livestock market and auction news
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, August 25
Report supplied by PDA
No. 2-3 610 St 615 Ib.s 43.75 & 45.00,
few Utility 225-380 lbs. 26.50-31.00.
Few Boars 30.00-36.75.
FEEDER PIGS: No sales on
offer.
SHEEP 21: Choice 60-100 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 58.00-63.00,
few Good 60-85 lbs. 50.0060,00. Few
Slaughter sheep 21.00-32.00.
GOATS 9: Adult 24.00-46.00 per
head, two Kids 12.00 Si 20.00 per
head.
Western Maryland
Livestock
Westminster, Md.
Wednesday, August 18
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: *l.OO lower.
High Yield few to 46.50; Standard
Si Utility 42.00-45.50; Canners 40.00-
42.50; Shelly 41.00‘Down. Bulls Top
1900 lbs. at 59.00; Bulk 52.0055.00;
Steers Good to 61.75; Standard to
57.00; Heifers Choice #3 to 57.75; #3
St 4 50.0054.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: (1.00 higher!
Good demand tor at classes. US
#l&3 215-240 lbs. 51.5051.75; 240260
lbs. 51.85-52.00; 195-200 lbs. few to
45.50. Sows US 1&3 over 500 lbs.
46.5048.25; 300500 lbs. 43.5047.00;
Boars 400600 lbs. 38.0038.25; 250
300 lbs. to 39.00.
VEAL CALVES: Mostly steady
prices. Good & Choice 82.0095.00;
Standard 72.0085.00; Stocky &
Thin 50.0070.00; Killers 80100 lbs.
57.0065.00; Weak & Rough 56.00
Down.
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FARM: Holstein Heifers few 90-115
lbs. 70.00417.00; Holstein Bulls 95-
120 lbs. 70.00-100.00; Mainly 80.00-
92.00; Beef Type 75-100 lbs. 65.00-
75.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Good demand.
Prices steady. Steers Choice 300-
SOU lbs. 55.004)0.00; Few Fancy
06.00-71.00; Choice 500-700 lbs. to
61.00; 700-900 lbs. 53.00-59.50;
Heifers Few Choice 300-500 lbs. to
56.00; Good to 51.00; 500-700 lbs.
mainly 45.00-50.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Good
demand, prices higher. By the
Head 15-30 lbs. 20.00-28.00; 30-60
lbs. 28.00-34.00; By the Lb. one lot
106 lbs. at 43.50. St. Boars 190-240
lbs. 35.00-40.25.
LAMBS: Good run. Choice 9 hd.
105 lbs. at 58.50; Good 4 hd. 105 lbs.
at 53.50; Feeders 60-90 lbs. 42.00-
46.00.
SHEEP: 10.00-19.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, Augiut 24
New Holland Sale* Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 233 head of
horses, mules, and pomes.
Market: lower.
Better horses 523.00-390.00;
Driving horses 375.00-1600.00;
Riding horses 375.00-475.00;
Lightweight killers 260.00400.00;
Heavyweight killers 450.004i20.00;
Mares Pomes 45.00-125.00; Colts
Pony 15.0040.00; Geldings 45.00-
125.00; Larger pomes 140.00-260.00.