A2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday; April 9,1983
- I , • Beef Assn, meets in Wayne
Livestock market and auction news
PLEASANT VALLEY The Sam Bianchi, Waymart;
second annual roast beef dinner of < -' rUTU ii and Hls . , ’
the Wayne County Beef Girdland; Haydon Bagmck,
Association was held recently at Waymart.
the Pleasant Valley Grange. The A fdm and sllde presentation on
following officers and directors nutrition and management were
were introduced: President, Don given. A discussion followed on
Januszewski, Ledgedale: Vice improving land and cattle,
President Frank Bell, Cherry stressing the fact that in order to
Ridge- Secretary, Charles D. have a successful operation, it is
Boshinski, Hamlin; Treasurer, important to have a thorough
Bob Histed, Girdland; and knowledge of the beef industry.
Directors: Vernon Crum, Some of the objectives of the
Milanville; Bill Case, Welcome association are to offer educational
programs and marketing in
formation, and to support youth
beef programs and the beef in
dustry. Anyone desiring to become
a member may contact any of the
Williams. That’s why some 1 directors in their area, or the
Delaware farmers have switched Wayne County Beef Association
to liquid lime, also called slurry secretary, Charles Boshinski; Rl,
lime. Although liquid lime is more Moscow
expensive, it can be distributed
more uniformly at rates below a
half-ton per acre. The extra cost of
using liquid lime must be con
sidered in relation to the price of
com
Weekly Summary
Friday, Aprils
Reported Supplied By PDA
CATTLE: 7177; compared with
5193 head last week, and 4777 head
a year ago. Compared with last
weeks market: Slaughter steers
grading Choice 1.00-2.00 lower,
Standard & Good steady to 1.00
lower; SI. Heifers steady to strong;
SI. cows steady to weak; SI. bulls
steady. SI. steers: High
Choice&Prime 67.00-72.00; Choice
62.50-68.00; Good 57.00-63.00;
Standard 50.00-58.00. SI. heifers:
Choice 58.00-65.00; Good 53.00
59.00; Standard 48.00-54.00. SI.
cows; Utility & Commercial 42.00
47.00; Cutters 39.50-44.00; Can
ner&L. Cutter 35.00-42.00; Shells
down to 25.00. SI. bullocks: (few)
Choice 58.00-61.25; Good 52.00
60.00. si. bulls: Yield Grade No.l,
1200-2100 lbs. 49.00-57.00; Yield
Grade N 0.2, 900-1400 lbs. 44.00
51.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No.l, 300-700 lbs.
56.00- Heifers, Medium &
Large Frame No.l, 350-750 lbs.
50.00-
CALVES: 3561. Compared with
3653 head last week and 3153 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
lower. (Few) Prime 110.00-130.00;
Choice 85.00-110.00; Good 70.00
90.00; Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
45.00-62.00 ; 70-90 lbs. 40.00-57.00;
Utility 50-90 lbs. 30.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
125 lbs. 65.00-101.00; Hoi. Heifers
90-140 lbs. 70.00-132.00.
HOGS: 6512. Compared with 6964
head last week and 6982 hetfd a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
uneven, mostly steady to 1.50 lower
US No. 1-2 200-250 lbs. 47.00-51.50
mostly 48.00-50.50; No.l-3 200-260
lbs. 46.00-49.00; N 0.2-3 230-290 lbs.
43.5047.50; (Few) No.l-3 140-190
lbs. 44.0047.00; Sows steady to 2.00"
lower. US No.l-3 300600 lbs. 42.00
48.00; (Few) N 0.2-3 450-700 lbs.
38.0044.00. Boars 38.0044.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 821. Compared
with 922 head last week and 810 a
year ago. Feeder pigs steady to
strong. US No.l-3 25-35 lbs. 30.00-
40.00 per head; No.l-3 35-55 lbs.
39.00-62.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIG:
SALES: 2849. Compared with 1730
head last week, and 2723 head a
year ago. All sales by CWT. Feeder
Pigs mostly weak to 8.00 lower
(Few) US No. 1-2 2030 lbs. 150.00
169.50, 3040 lbs. 120.00142.00, 40-50
lbs. 110.00138.00, 5060 lbs. 96.00
122.00, 6075 lbs. 85.00116.00; US
N 0.2-3 2540 lbs. 128.00137.00, 4050
lbs. 84.00105.00.
SHEEP: 511. r -U with
3426 head last week and 3443 head a
year ago. Spring/lambs lower.
Choice 25-50 lbs. 70.00107.00;
Choice 50-85 lbs. 70.0095.00.
SLewes 10.0026.00.
Liquid lime for no-till corn
NEWARK Del. Because no
tilled soil can form a thin, acidic
crust that interferes with herbicide
activity, the University of
Delaware soil testing laboratory is
now asking farmers for separate
samples of the top two inches.
Only a small amount of lime is
needed to neutralize this thin acid
layer, explains soils scientist Leo
Cotnoir. Overtiming Delaware’s
sandy soils is not only expensive,
but also results in micronutrient
deficiencies in corn.
It’s hard to apply small, even
amounts of dry lime, notes ex
tension agricultural engineer Tom
Last year, Keith Carlisle of
Greenwood and William Parker of
Burrsville went into partnership to
make and apply liquid lime. They
suspended finely ground limestone
in clay and water, added their
fertilizer, and spread the solution
on their no-till corn.
“It was a Cadillac program,”
Carlisle says, “but we were
pleased with the results. We had
good pH control and excellent
weed control with less herbicide
than usual.”
Cotnoir says liquid lime is equal
to, but no better than any other
lime in its chemical properties.
Finely ground limestone does
react more quickly than the
coarser type, the scientist ex
plains, but only up to a point.
Recent research has demonstrated
that the speed of the reaction levels
off at 100 mesh.
The main advantage of liquid
lime, Williams and Cotnoir agree,
is that it enables farmers like
Carlisle and Parker to give no-till
corn just the amount of
needed for good pH control
herbicide activity