At—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 15,1912 S' Circus time now. Nixon paid fust U.S. presidential visit to Moscow May 22,1972 ..New moon May 22 (Sat) Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 46 minutes . Statue of Liberty amvedm New York May 17,1885 . Connecticut set auto speed dnut of 15 MPH May 21,1901 . Long-tongued people are generally short-handed Ask the Ola Farmer What is the mean >ng of the expression "start from scratch" and how did it originate? I. B, Buffalo date* from tome cenlunes ago Home Hint*: Miking a batch of biscuits to serve with a fried chicken 7 Add a couple of tablespoons of minced parsley and a couple of teaspoons of minced onion to a 2-cups-flour reape for the biscuits OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Cold, with frost inland, all week, for weekend, clear and warm south, showers north Greater New York-New Jersey: Very beginning of week brings light ram, cool temperatures, rest of week is cloudy, cool; then clear, hot Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with ram, cold wave, then clearing, turning hot Piedmont t Southeast Coastal: Rainy and cold through midweek, a few showers, then clearing and warming, end of week. (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Inc, Dublin, N H 09444) St. Louis Sheep Hiursday, May 13 Wednesday's sheep auction. Receipts about 180 head. Spring slaughter lambs 2.00 higher. Limited tests on old crop slaughter lambs. Slaughter ewes steady to 1.00 higher than last week. SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 93-113 lbs. 73.00- 75.00. Package 102 lbs. 75.50; Sulfur helps put I , ( EMERTS | I BIMN6 { COLLEGE PARK, f CTATIAIJ I Md.- Use of composted | ainiivn X sewage sludge for A i production of such non- I OPEN TO RECEIVE | °[ s ‘ i YOUR MARKET HOGS i agncuftura? en research I AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET r circles. I RD4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 I. Nutrient rich, it is J 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA xf | ON NORTH STATE STREET. ft bark. * t Now horticulturists at a I the University of I J Maryland’s Agncultu- » ral Experiment Station I say it may be necessary f to add a little sulfur to Z the sludge, especially I for plants that grow best x in acid soils, such as Z azaleas. I Their recipe calls for 3 : kg of wet sulfur and 3kg A of granular sulfur per I Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors cubic meter of sludge. waste to use UESPMr MARKET & AUCTION, INC. North end of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61 “WHERE FRIENDS MEET” BERKS COUNTY’S ONLY WEEKLY CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION - gPPO WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M. FARMER’S MARKET Every Wednesday, iJmgi 12 NOON TO 9 P.M. Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Bakery Fresh Cakes Pies and Buns - Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese Sporting Goods - Clothing - Furniture - Jewelry - Used Items & Collectibles PHONE; 215-926-1307 LEROY WEIST & JOHN WEIST, MORS. THL OLD tbSMIR’S JIMAHht MAY 17-23,1982 Cold enough to congeal a seal. It is satd to have originated when a starter made a scratch in the ground to indicate the starting line in a foot race It probably package Choice 92 lbs. 70.00. Few spring feeder lambs, Chioce and Fancy 63-75 lbs. 60.0045.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Utility and Good Shorn 16.00-19.00. Culls 8.00-11.00. BREEDING STOCK: Package of 2-3 year old breeding ewes 149 lbs. 29.50. Package of shorn aged ewes 160 lbs. 22.00. Few yearling bucks 16.00-19.00. HOURS MONDAY. TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY Livestock market and auction news (*L Four States Livestock Hagen town, Md. Wednesday, May 5 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers Steady prices. Choice none of fered; Good 59.00-65.00; Medium 58.00 Down. Heifers Good run of dry feds. Choice 62.00-66.00; Good 55.00- Medium 54.00 Down. Cows Very active, $l.OO higher. Individual 48.75. High Yield 44.00 45.75; Average 40.00-13.00; Big Middle 36.50-39.00; Fatty Herf. 35.0038.00; Shelly 39.00 Down. Fat Bulls $2.00 higher. Good 52.00- Medium 48.0051.00. Veal Calves $2.00 to $4.00 higher. Choice 95.0099.00; Good 89.00 94.00; Medium 80.0088.00; Farm Hfrs. to 75.00; Farm Bulls to 92.00; Light & Weak 53.00 Down. Lambs Few offered. Medium 43.00-50.00. Sows 400650 lbs. 54.0057.75; 300 390 lbs. 46.5052.00. STOCKER: Steers 300550 lbs. Mostly steady prices. Choice 69.00 73.50; Good 62.0068.00; Medium 56.0061.00; Culls 55.00 Down. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 61.00 66.50; Good 55.0060.00; Medium 54.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights) Choice 52.0056.00; Good 46.00 51.00; Medium 45.00 Down. Bulls Choice 51.0055.00; Good 46.00 50.00; Medium 45.00 Down. Dairy Cows to 750.00. Open Heifers 260.00 300.00. Pigs, Hd. Strong demand, higher prices. 2030 lbs. 30.0042.00; 4060 lbs. 43.0060.00. Shoats by Lb. c*m f I RAY R. HARBOLD nn 1 • Htiskty PMMtflniiia 17033 • 7179 M 2241 Pnvitfini iKptrt ear* antf - diasliMU ftr yiar c«eH« fcy •tttwr upjßJjl JjJ&JTJI ffo«s«Mck trtractor(raHartnicttnf LOCALLY or NATIONWIDE ; o„aW x |l—H KfIRLEHffIEA FARMS JklUtM "We breed the leet. S touchier there*" Rd 2 Noxon Rd Wappinger Falls, NY 12590 Farm: 914-223-5976 Max Heflidi, Mgr. 914-471J438 Get the “Concrete” difference Get Ehmer Yorkshires Feeder Pig Show & Sale MONDAY, MAY 17 Show: 4:00 P.M. Sale: 7:fl0 P.M. To be held at the Lancaster Stockyards Shown and judged in PENS OF SIX: in following daises: 30 t0441b. 45 to 54 lb. 55 to 65 lb. Trophy and 550.00 to Champion, Trophy and 140.00 to Reserve Champion entries, 530.00 to each first place; 520.00 to each second place; 510.00 to each third place; also ribbons to first five winners m each weight group. Show and Sale open to all pig producers. All pigs must be farrowed on farm of exhibitor. No more than two pens of winners from each weight class for one exhibitor. Entry fee of 52.00 per day to Lancaster County Swine Producers will be deducted along with regular commission charges for selling and tagging. All exhibitors will participate in .10 cent check-off program to N.P.P.C. Sale open to all buyers 4-H and F.F.A. members may select individuals for their projects. Pigs received from 12:00 noon to 4:00 P.M. Judged at 4:00 P.M. Sale at 7:00 P.M. This event sponsored jointly by the Lancaster County Swine Producers Association and the Lancaster Livestock Exchange. to 52.00. Slaughter • Hogs Very active, $2.50 higher. 210230 lbs. 57.25-58.00; 240260 lbs. 57.0057.75; 190205 lbs. 54.0055.60; 260300 lbs. 49.5056.00. Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, May 13 Report supplied by UBDA Estimated Receipts 1400 Same Day Last Week 1059 Thursday’s actual sale ring total 840. Not enough sales feeder cattle and calves to establish a market except few 600850 lbs. Feeder steers steady to weak. Majority receipts Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 600850 lbs. feeder steers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium, few Large Frame 1600650 lbs. few 63.8064.80; 700900 lbs. 64.2065.70. Small Frame 1, couple pkgs. 620 740 lbs. 63.60-63.70. Medium and Large Frame Mixed 1-2, few 400 500 lbs. 67.80-68.50; 600725 lbs. 63.4064.10. Large Frame 2 No. 2 holsteins, couple pkgs. 800-970 lbs. 54.3054.90. FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium Frame 1, few 615-770 lbs. 58.50 60.40. Medium and Large Frame Mixed 1-2 345-475 lbs. 57.4058.25; 500670 lbs. 55.0058.25. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week, feeder steers closed 50c to 1.00 higher; heifers 1.002.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.002.00 higher with Utility and Com mercial 2-3 42.5044.75; Cutters 1-3 38.0041.75; Canners and Low- Home of the complete Yorkshire: sound, meaty, productive! Cutters 33.00-38.25. Slaughter bulls dosed 1.00-2.00 lower with YG 1-2 1150-1050 lbs. 46.5054.00. Salable receipts this week near 20,200 hea compared with 20,377 last week and 11,890 last year. Majority receipts or 93 percent of supply consisted of feeder cattle and calves; cows and bulls made up 7 percent of available supply. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyard* Athens, Pa. Monday, May 10 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 196 calves, 103 cows, 26 bulls, 20 heifers, 10 steers, 68 hogs, 5 lambs, 30 sheep. Cattle market much higher; Calf market real good. Holstein Hfr. Calves to 105.00; Veal Calves to 90.00; Bobs. 90-110 lbs. 85.00-106.00; Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 65.00-80.00; Grassers & Feeders 40.0065.00; Lambs 50.00 58.00; Sheep 15.0030.00; Hogs, 200 250 lbs. 50.0058.50; Sows 46.00 56.50; Boars 35.0041.00; Pigs 28.00 61.00; Heifers 44.5052.00; Steersf Medium 46.0050.00; Steers, feeder 45.0056.00; Bulls 47.0053.50; Cows, utility 43.0047.25, Top 49.00; Cows, fat 39.00-46.00; Cows, medium 36.0038.50; Cows,.poor or small 32.0036.00; Horses 350.00565.00; Pomes 15.0075.00; Goats 10.00 60.00. NEW HOIUND SALES STABLES, Inc. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penn*. WEEKL FEEDER PI6 SALI EVER WEDNEr Sale to Si We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning State Graded UntQ 12 Noon. All pig* Inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. State tags available at onr office for yon to tag pigs at home to save 25 cent* tagging charge. Tags delivered if yon call 717-354-4341 onr office in advance. Calf Sale To Be Held Every Thursday At 3:30 P.M. NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH 717-517-553* 717-3*3-44M , Green Dragon Livestock Sales ftlrj 1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA C o^* s COWS c °Ws 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 Veal 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 on the farm or at our bam or other market information call: Office 717-733- 2444 WALTER H. RISSER, Pro irietor
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