AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1982
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Tie fast-growing vines to support Alfred Hitchcock died April 29,
1980 First quarter of the moon April 30 (Fn) Average length of
days for the week, 13 hours, 58 minutes Kentucky Derby Day May
1 (Sat) US paper money made present size April 26, 1927
Canadian geese arrive back in Canada this week Love your neigh
bor, yet don't pull down your hedge
r - Ask the Old Farmer: In 1840 my grandfather
was a baker and he advertised pilot bread,
among other items Can you enlighten me 7
GH, Hartford, CT
- Pdot bread, or biscuit, or hardtack, was a very
durable variety of cracker, and was carried on
- ' tcs. - s fj t p S especially to be served when stormy
weather made it difficult to cook It stays as solid as concrete for a long
time A variety of the same is still sold by many grocers
Home Hint* To restore whiteness to discolored handkerchiefs immerse them
in cold water in which you ve dissolved a pinch of cream of tartar
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week's beginning brings showers, warm tempera
tures, showers continuing, cooler midweek, cold, rainy weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cleanng, turning very warm, then
light ram, week ends with ram, cold temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot to begin week, rest of week is
rainy and cold
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Beginning of week, sunny and
warm, midweek bnngs rain, mild temperatures ram continuing, cold
er, weekend
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Leesport Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, April 14
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 369. Slaughter steers
steady. Slaughter cows sl-$2
higher. Choice slaughter steers
66.50-69, Good 62.00-65, Standard
54.00-60. Choice slaughter heifers
6063.50, Good 55.0060. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 41.00-
45, few 47.00, Cutters 39.00-41,
Canner and Low Cutters 32.00-39.
Good and Choice slaughter
bullocks 58.5065. Yield Grade #l,
slaughter bulls 48.5067.50
CALVES 174. Prime vealers
90.00- Choice 85.00-95, Good
70.00- Standard 50.0065, Stan
dard and Good 90-110 lbs. 55.00-70,
65-90 lbs. 40.0065. Hoi. Bulls 100-120
lbs. 70,00-90; Hoi. Heifers 100-120
lbs. 90 00-110.
HOGS 471. Barrows and gilts $l
- higher. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 52.50-54, No. 1-3
51 00-52.50 US No. 1-3 sows 49.00-
52.50, No. 2-3 40.00-48. Boars light
weights 33.00-37, heavy weights
37.50-42.
FEEDER PIGS 203. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-135 Cwt.
No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 95.00-110. per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 191. Spring slaughter
lambs $5-$8 higher. Choice 25-45
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 100.00-
135.00, Good 25-50 lbs. 90.00-110;
Good 80-100 lbs. wooled lambs
55.00-70. Slaughter ewes 15.00-
35.00.
GOATS 67. Kids 19.00-33 per
head, Adults 35.00-46 per head.
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G&M Livestock
Monday, April 19
DuncansviUe, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week market
report steers-strong, cows-strong,
hogs-strong.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 68.00-70.25; Good to Choice
60.0066.00; Standard to Good 54.00-
60.00; Utility 50.00-54.00.
HEIFERS: High Choice and
Prune 64.0067.25; Good to Choice
58.0064.00; Standard 52.0068.00;
Utility 48.00-52.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good to
Choice 300600 lbs. 50.0062.00;
Heifers 300600 lbs. 48.00-58.00.
BULLS: 1100-1650 lbs. 50.00-
58.00; 900-1100 lbs. 48.00-54.00.
COWS: High Choice to Prune
48.00- Ind. to 52.50; Good
44.00- Utility 40.00-42.00;
Cutters 36.00-38.00; Canners Down
to 32.00.
CALVES: High Choice 90.00-
99.00; Good to Choice 70.00-90.00;
Standard to Good 50 00-70 00;
Utility 30.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
120 lbs. 90.00-119.00; Hoi. Heifers
90-120 lbs. 90.00-117.50.
FEEDER PIGS; 25-35 lbs. 25.00-
40.00; 35-50 lbs. 40.00-49.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 50.00-53.90;
170-300 lbs. 45.00-50.00.
SOWS: 300600 lbs. 44.00-54.75.
BOARS: 36.00-42.00.
LAMBS: 58.0066.00.
SHEEP: 10.00-31.00.
GOATS. 21.00-36.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 20
Reports Supplied by PDA
CATTLE Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows
unevenly steady. Couple Choice
slaughter steers 67.00 and 67.25,
couple Good 63.50 and 65.75, Good
& Choice holstems 57.50-62.50,
Standard 51.00-60.50, few 62.25, few
Utility 43.25-47.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 60.85-65.25,
Standard & Good 51.00-58.35, few
Utility 44.25-47.50; Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 41.00-
43.25, few to 44.50,
Cutters 38.35-40.85, Canner & Low
Cutter 36.00-39.50, few Shells down
to 28.00. One Choice slaughter
bullock at 59.50, few Good 52.75-
58.60, Standard 48.00-53.00, Utility
& Low Standard 41.25-48.00. Few
Yield Grade #1 1500-1825 lbs.
slaughter bulls 51.75-53.75; one
yield grade #2 1880 lbs. at 50.75
Few Medium Frame #1520-680 lbs.
feeder steers 45.00-53.50, one at
58.00; Medium & Large Frame #1
315635 lbs. feeder heifers 45.00-
49.00, one at 50.00; Medium Frame
#1 550680 Ibs./feeder bulls 45.00-
49.00.
CALVES 150. Vealers uneven.
Few Choice vealers 82.00-91.00, few
Good 66 00-73.00, Standard & Good
90-120 lbs. 55.00-60.00, 65-90 lbs.
52.00- few Utility 50-85 lbs.
42.00- Farm calves, holstem
bulls 80-130 lbs. 63.00-88.00, few to
100,00; few holsteins heifers 90-115
lbs. 53.00-88.00.
HOGS 215. Barrows and gilts 25
cents to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-2
200-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.85-
53.60, lot 53.85, Nol 1-3 200-250 lbs.
52.50- few No. 2-3 195-230 lbs.
51.00-52.00, No. 1-3 130-190 lbs.
43.50- Sows unevenly steady.
US No. 1-3 300-565 lbs. sows 46.00-
49.00, few No. 2-3 300-565 lbs. 43.25-
47.25.
TOP
PRICES
FOR
COWS A HOGS!
If you want premium prices
for your cows and hoes be
sure they get in the
EARLYBIRD PENS
The Idea is new"
Cows and Hogs in the Early
bird pens will not be* sold
first but will be sold toward
the middle of the sale after
the market is established
Come in and see the
difference l
* IMPORTANT *
"EARLYBIRD PENS"
close at 2 PM
alt cows and hogs for the
Earlybird pens must be
at Carlisle no later than 2 PM
Tuesday
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FEEDER PIGS 21. Lot US No. 1-
3 25 lbs. feeder pigs 91.00 cwt., lot
No. 1-3 90 lbs. 62.00 cwt.
SHEEP 5. One Choice 65 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs at 81.00.
Few Slaughter sheep 22.00-29.00.
GOATS 5.26.00-45.00 per head.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, April 22
CATTLE: Compared to last
week Slaughter Steers closed
steady to 1.00 higher Heifers 1.00 to
1.50, instances 2.00 higher. Cows
1.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls remained
steady. Trade opened the week
moderate on both Steers and
Heifers. By midweek, however.
Heifer trade turned slow and
deliberate. Best demand remains
centered on Choice Steers in ex
cess of 1100 lbs. and Heifers over
950 lbs. Receipts this week about
2400 as compared to 2571 a week
ago and 2795 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice,
including Prune 24 1025-1200 lbs.
67.50-69.50 around 2 loads 1125-1250
lbs. 70.00. Good and Choice 2-3 950-
1150 lbs. 66.00-68.00. Good 62.00-
66.00. Holstems Good and Choice 1-
31150-1400 lbs. 58.00-63.00. 4
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Load "
high Choice 2-4 1000 lbs. 69.50.
Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs. 66.0038.50,
largely 68.25-68.50 Wednesday.
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1000 lbs.
64.00-67.50. 800-900 lbs. 60.00-64.00
Good 57.0063.00.
COWS: Closing sales Utility 1-3
38.00- Cutter 35.00-38.00
Canner and low Cutter 30.00-35.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1200-1800 lbs.
48.00- Low yielding 1000-1300
lbs. 43.0048.00.
Mount Joy, Pa. 17552
:p HOLSTEIN COWS AND
REGIST]
HEIFERS
WHIRLHILL KINGPIN, Ist calf due 8/30/82 to
Valiant. Dam- 86 pet. ACB Ivanhoe. 4-2, 337,
20,310, 658, 3.2. 2nd Dam-Elevation. 3rd Dam
Kingpin.
ROSEMERE FURY IVAN, 3rd calf fresh 3-13
milking 94 lbs. Dam-Vigo Citenon VG 85. 2nd
Dam-86 pt. First Minister.
KINGSTEAD RISE-TWIN, 4th calf, fresh 4-18
Last lac. 4-2,363,21,356,704,3.3.
LETTERS BURKGOV TRUMP, Ist calf due
5/30/82 to Creek. Dam- BB Lad 3-0,314,
574,3.3.
GLENDELL ARUNDA CHIEF, Ist calf due
6/22/82 to Roybrook Starhte. Dam- Astronaut
2nd Dam-Apollo.
MARSHFIELD ELEVATION TONY, Ist calf
due 6/13/82 to Persuader. Dam 81 pt. Perseus
Leader 3-8,361,18,452,732,3.9.
JO-DAN B E IVAN, Ist calf due 4/28/82. Dam-
Leader Ideal 7-5,305,19,472,848,4.4.
RUANN ASTRO MINER, 2nd calf due 5/5/82 to
Milestone.
HILLHAVEN STANDOUT JOB, 2nd calf due
5/30/82 to Very.
WOODBINE MILKMAN, Ist calf due 6/13/82 to
Persuader.
WHITTIER-FARMS APOLLO ROCKET, due
6/19/82 to Fury Ivan. 3-0, 354 17,917, 646, 3.6
Dam-83 pt. Ivanhoe Star.
WINDY-MONT MARGUIS ROLAND-TWIN,
due 5/16/82 to Jemmi 4-4,309,17,377,622,3.6.
GRADE HOLSTEIN COWS j
2nd calf due May 25
2nd calf due May 15
3rd calf due April 28
2nd calf due May 10
3rd calf due May 5
2nd calf fresh April 18
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS
S-W-D VAIJANT, born 1/30/81 Dam-VG 85 pt
Conductor 3-0,322,24,964,865,3 5.
SHARDALE ARUNDA CfflEF JEMINI, born
7/9/81. Dam-VG 85 Admiral Jay 4-11, 365,
30,933,932,3.0.6-3,305,22,870,861,3.8.
HANOVER HILL TRIPLE THREAT RED,
born 6/1/81 Dam-Reflection Ivanhoe 6-10, 355,
19,757,765,3 9.
ENG-AMER IVANHOE JERRY, born 6/3/fll
Dam-VG 88 Elevation. 6-4,366,27,280,1,033,3 7
BROWNDALE CONVINCER-ET, born 3/4/81
Dam- EX 90 Quality Ultimate 4-3, 305, 16,203,
585,3 6. i
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