Livestock market and auction news
Indiana Auction
Homer City, PA.
Thursday, July 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 94. Compared with
last week’s market: SI. cows
steady to .weak. SI. steers: (few)
Choice 58.00-58.50; (few) Good
member selected
UNIVERSITY PARK - John
Stewart, Collegeviile, has been
selected as one of 24 council
members of the 1984 Pennsylvania
4-H Leadership Congress. The
selection was made at the end of
this year’s Congress held on Penn
State’s University Park campus.
He will work specifically with the
Stoiy Tellers program.
As part of his responsibility, he
will be returning to Penn State in
early August to evaluate this
year’s Congress and to do initial
planning for 1984.
THE AERODR Y. COM PUTERIZED
GRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...
Grain drying with
a difference
Dozens of grain growers throughout the
area have discovered the AeroDry difference
over conventional heat drying systems.
They’re making more money from their dry
ing operation for four key reasons;
Tremendous Energy Savings
The AeroDry System
uses a unique fan and
bin floor set-up to dry
grain, it’s computer
controlled for maxi
mum efficiency.
Since no gas is used,
no heat of any kind,
energy costs are 25%
of conventional heat dryers,
M. Distributed exclusively by:
ADVANCED AG SYSTEMS INC.
M-wmmm JSSgy RD #2 Box 159 Elverson, PA 19520
COMPUTERIZED GRAIN MANAGEMENT 215*286-0301'
55.00-57.00; Standard 49.00-54.00;
(few) Utility 48.00-50.00. SI.
heifers: (few) Standard 49.00-
52.50. SI. cows* Utility & Com
mercial 40.00-44.00, few to 45.75;
Cutters 37.5041.00; Canner & L.
Cutter 33.00-38.00; Shells down to
28.00. SI. bullocks; (few) Good
New council
Leadership Congress provides 4-
H’ers with the opportunity to
develop leadership skills and to
discuss current youth concerns
while having fun, making new
friends and seeing Penn State. In
the Story Tellers program, 4-H
members sharpen their com
munication skills by telling the 4-H
story in one of four areas: Radio,
Photo, Newswriting, and the
production of Teen Leader Beat,
the annual newsletter of
Leadership Congress.
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53.00- SI. bulls: (few) Yield
Grade No. 1, 1100-1600 lbs. 48.00-
49.75; (few) Yield Grade No. 2,800-
1300 lbs. 46.00-48.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 500-650 lbs.
55.00- Heifers, (few) Medium
Frame No. 1, 600-700 lbs. 45.00-
48.00.
CALVES: 160. Vealers grading
Good & Choice mostly steady,
Standard & Good 5.00 higher.
Choice 66.00-86.50; Good 55.00-
67.00 ; 90-120 lbs. 50.00-65.00; 60-85
lbs. 41.00-52.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
120 lbs. 65.00-89.00; Hoi. Heifers 90-
120 lbs. 75.00-108.00.
HOGS: 138. Barrows and gilts
.50-1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 46.25-
47.50; (few) No. 1-3 200-245 lbs.
46.0046.40; one lot No. 2-3 255 lbs.
at 44.00; (few) No. 1-3 160-170 lbs.
42.00-43.25; Sows US No. 1-3 350-500
lbs. 31.00-32.50. Boars 26.25-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 37.00. US No. 1-3
20-25 lbs. 14.00-16.00; one lot No. 1-3
40 lbs. at 25.00 per head.
SHEEP: 70. Spring lambs 3.00-
4.00 lower. Choice 80-95 lbs. 49.00-
52.00; Good 75-85 lbs. 45.0048.00;
Good 60-70 lb. feeders 40.0044.00.
SI. ewes: 9.00-16.00.
GOATS: 10.11.00-20.00 per head.
oDry Sys is qualify for up to a 15%
energy credit in, the form of an investment
tax credit. Added to the 10% grain storage
investment credit, that’s a total credit of 25%
The AeroDry System can be installed in any
new or existing bin up to 16 feet high. If
you’re drying grain, or selling to the eleva
tor, you can’t afford not to see an AeroDry
System. Please call or mail in the coupon
and we’ll send information and arrange a
demonstration. Put the AeroDry difference
to work for you.
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I I I Yes, I’d like to learn more about
| I I the AeroDry difference
| I I Please call me immediately to set
| I—l up a demonstration
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less damage in drying the
leavier corn with over 50%
than heat drying, that means
uir bin.
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rying, grain isn’t cracked or
it. More natural starches,
■x nutrients are retained for
ity and higher test weights.
LF72983
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 30,1983-A:
PA. RETAIL
PRODUCE
Fruit & Vegetable
Hotline
Thursday, July 28
Report supplied by PDA
LODI APPLES: 1.20(« peck;
2.50(2 peck; 3.40 peck; 5.00 (2
bushel.
APRICOTS: .851 b.
YELLOW BEANS; .701 b.
GREENBEANS: .751 b.; .89qt.
12.50 bushel; .25 lb. PYO.
ITALIAN BEANS: .751 b.
BLUEBERRIES; 1.10 pt.; 1.85
qt.
HED RASPBERRIES: 1.79 pt.
BLACKBEKHUES: 1.00 pt.
BROCCOLI: .75 bunch.
RED BEETS; .50 bunch.
CABBAGE: .191 b.; .59head.
SWEET COHN: 1.50-2.50 doz;
averaging 2.00 doz.
CUCUMBERS: 4/1.00.
CAULIFLOUR; .79-1.49 a
cording to size averaging 1.
head.
CIDEH: 2.50 gal.
CARROTS: 1.75 qt.; ,39 bunch.
SWEET CHERRIES: .95 pi
1.50 qt.; 1.591 b.
TART CHERRIES: 1.50 qt.
HONEY; 1.751 b.
LETTUCE: .55 head.
MUSHROOMS; 1.3512 oz.
NECTARINES: .651 b.
GREEN ONIONS: .35 bunch.
SWEET ONIONS: .35 bunch.
COOKING ONIONS: .39 bunch,
PARSLEY: .291 b.
PEACHES: .59 lb.; 1.30 qt.; 1.
‘/« peck; 2,85 Vs peck.
SHELL PEAS; .501 b.
SUGAR PEAS: .851 b.
POTATOES: .251 b.
PEPPERS; 5/1.00.
HOT PEPPERS: .05 each.
RADISHES: .30 bunch.
PLUMS: 1.10 qt.; .69pt.; .731 b.
RHUBARB: .50 bunch.
FUCCHINI SQUASH: .391 b.
TOMATOES: .S9-.99 lb. a
cording to size averaging .85 lb.
HYDROPONIC TOMATOES;
lb.
WATERMELON: 2.25 each,
KOHLRABI: .15 each.
DILL .25 each.
TURNIPS: .891 b.
SWISS CHARD: .791 b.
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