AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 24,1983
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SEPT. 26-OCT. 2,1983
Days of gold nol 100 cold.
Apple picking time begins John Jay became first chief justice of
United States Sept 26, 1789 Last quarter of the moon Sept 29
(Thurs ) Average length of days for the week, 11 hours, 51 minutes
W H Auden died Sept 28, 1973 Porg y and Biss opened in
Boston Sept 30, 1935 Babe Ruth hit 60th home run Sept 30, 1927
None is a fool always everyone sometimes
Ask Ihe Old Farmer: We have a cast-iron
Dutch oven that keeps rusting up on us
Can we do anything to prevent this 7 LJ B ,
Jacksonville, Fla
After each Use give it a quuk wash in hot
sudsy water, then rinse in hot clear water and
wipe with a damp doth Dry in the oven or in
the open air
Home Hints; I' or quick cleaning of a blender, fill the container half full w ith hot
water, add a little dish detergent, and blend for a few seconds then rinse
thoroughly
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Rainy and warm for the week, sunnv, cold nights tor
the weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week starts sunnv and hot midweek
mild, thundershowers, sunny and cool for the weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: First part of week hot, showers, mild re
mainder of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Hot to midweek, then show ers, mild,
partly cloudy, unseasonably cool weekend
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Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, September 21
Report supplied by USDA
Trade slow. Demand moderate
on cattle under 500 lb., light on
cattle over 500 lb. Feeder steers
and heifers under 500 lb. steady,
over 500 lb. weak to 50 lower,
several early 1.00-1.50 lower. Bulk
of receipts 500-800 lb. feeder steers
and 500-700 lb. feeder heifers.
Medium Frame 1 through 2 grades
dominant.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM AND LARGE 1: 330
500 lb. 67.00-71.80; 400600 lb. 59.80
64.00, couple lots 500550 lb. 64.50
67.40; 600800 lb. 56.0057.50, few
early 57.8059.90; 800900 lb. 54.50
57.20.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME MIXED 1-2: 375-500 lb.
58.75-65.75, few 66.00-69.25; 500600
lb. 54.00-58.00; 800-800 lb. 54.00
57.00, late mostly 54.00-56.10; 850
8751 b. 53.40-54.80.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 2: 500-800 lb. 50.0055.30.
LARGE FRAME 2
HOLSTEINS: Pkg 725 lb. 40.70.
FEEDER HEIFERS
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1; 350600 lb. 55.00-58.00,
one lot 345 lb. 59.00; 500600 lb.
51.00-52.60, couple lots 500-525 lb.
54.7055.00; 6006001 b. 51.0053.30.
A LESSON
WELL
LEARNED...
LANCASTER
FARMING'S
CLASSIFIED
ADS
GET RESULTS!
Phone:
717-394-3047
or
717-626-1164
FEEDER
SALE!
TUES., SEPT. 27
CARLISLE
LIVESTOCK
MARKET
Just Off 1-81 Exit 12
Phone (717) 249-4511
or Jim 249-2359
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MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME MIXED 1-2: 400-500 lb.
49.30-51.80; 500-800 lb. 46.5050.80.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 2: 500-700 lb. 44.0(M8.10.
Trade moderate at best, demand
light to moderate with buyers
being quality conscious. Compared
to last Wednesday, feeder steers
under 500 lb. firm to 1.00 higher;
heifers under 500 ib. 1.00-2.00
higher. Medium and Large Frame
1 feeder steers and heifers over 500
lb. steady to SO lower; medium and
large frame mixed 1-2 and 2 feeder
steers and heifers over 500 lb.
unevenly 50-1.50 lower. Slaughter
cows steady to 1.00 higher with
breaking-utility and commercial 2-
3 35.60-39.80; boning-cutter and
utility 1-2 34.40-37.40, few 38.30-
39.10, Canners and low cutters
28.25-34.60. Slaughter bulls closed
3.00-4,00 lower with YG 1 1400-1700
lb. 46.0051.00; 1175-1400 lb. 45.00-
50.00; few 995-1190 lbs. 40.00-41.00.
Salable receipts this week
estimated at 18,300 head compared
with 20,227 head last week and
18,407 head last year. Majority of
receipts consisted of feeder steers
and heifers; cows and bulls made
up 11 percent of estimated supply.
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
BAUMS MEAT PACKING
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
[ DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
1 I RD4, Danville, PA
1 I • We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
| every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
i i paid for immediately,
i.• We will also accept your sows & boars.
! 1 • Your cattle will be received from 12 Noon to 4
PM. We will either pay tor your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
• Please come and give us a chance to continue
doing business with you through this method.
FOR INFORMATION CALL
717-275-2880
WEEKLY CATTLE
SUMMARY
Livestock market and auction news
Morrison’s Cove
Auction
Monday, September 19
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 282. High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 61.75-64.25,
Choice 58.75-60, Good 54.50-58.25,
Standard 50.50-52.50, Utility 40.00-
45.50, Choice slaugther heifers
54.50- Good 51.50-53.50,
Standard 45.50-48.50, Utility 37.50-
43.50, Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 41.50-45.25, Com
mercial 40.25-42.50, Cutters 38.50-
41.50, Canner & Low Cutters 34.50-
38.50, Shells down to 25.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 54.50-55.50,
Good 50.50-52.50, Standard 44.50-
48.50, Utility 40.25-43.50. Yield
Grade slaughter bulls 50.50-53.50,
#2 38.5047.50. Choice feeder steers
56.50- Good 50.25-53.50,
LOUIS LYONS & SON
Consign your cattle and hogs, feeder pigs
& calves to Louis Lyons & Son. They offer
choice service, excellent sorting &
marketing of your livestock.
Charles Oilier, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
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porsoone*
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales PjwJ
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA VUV
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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 Dispersals
on the farm or at our barn or other
market information call: Office 717-733-
2444
WALTER H. RISSER. Proprietor
WERfTI
BUYIK6 |
) STATON I
) OPEN TO RECEIVE )
| YOUR MARKET HOGS |
f AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET I
I RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 5
f 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA I
i ON NORTH STATE STREET. |
I HOURS I
I MONDAY, TUESDAY, and I
WEDNESDAY
6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
215*458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
I YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR |
| HOGS IMMEDIATELY f
& Lois Emery, Proprietors j
PENNSYLVANIA
MARKETS
Medium 43.50-48.50. Good feeder
heifers 43.50-52.50, Medium 35.50-
41.50. Good feeder bulls 45.50-52.50,
Medium 40.50-43.50,
CALVES 436. Prime vealers
82.50-91.50, Choice 78.50-81.50, Good
65.00-72.50, Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 55.50-62.50,90-110 lbs. 50.00-
55.50, 70-90 lbs. 42.50-48.50, Utility
at 35.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls
90-130 lbs. 62.50-91.50; Hoi. Heifers
90-130 lbs. 52.50-72.50.
HOGS 173. US No. 1-2 2-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 40.00-48.75, No. 1-
3 2-240 lbs. 47.0048.25, No. 2-3 2-240
lbs. 45.50-46.50, No. 1-3 270-290 lbs.
44.0045, No. 2-3 185-195 lbs. 44.00-
45.50. US No. 1-3 300800 lbs. sows
36.50- No. 2-3 300-600 lbs.
32.50- Boars 28.00-29.50, light
weights 29.0082.50.
FEEDER PIGS 120. US No. 1-3
20-40 lbs. feeder pigs 9.00-17.50 per
head. No. 1-3 40*0 lbs. 16.00-22.50
per head.
SHEEP 35. Choice 90-115 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 47.50-51.50,
Good 6005 lbs. 40.5045.50, Utility
60-75 lbs. 42.5044.50. Slaugther
ewes 10.00-17.50. Goats 19; 12.00-22
per head.
SPECIAL NOTICE
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10 miles East of Lancaster
Paradise, Pa.
DiSCONTINUIIf6 HAY, STRAW & GRAIN
AUCTION UNTIL NOVEMBER 3,1983
Business Phone 717-768-8204
Home Phone 215-458-8518
ATTENTION
YORK CO, FARMERS
Looklnglll for Quality
Every Monday
HATFIELD PACKING CO.
BUYING STATION AT
SECHRIST SALES CO.
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
R.D. 1 Stewartstown, PA
..Top Select Price on ft 1 & 2 Hogs 215 •
245 lbs.
.. We will receive your hogs from 6 A.M.
until ???
.. Your hogs will be weighed & paid for
immediately
.. There will not be a commission or yard
age fee
.. You may call our office Monday morning
for base price
.. Please give us a chance to market your
hogs
FOR INFORMATION CALL
717-993-6130
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
OH THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm. OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire L Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd i 55
Hand mated with Breeding Oates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE OCTOBER 28
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryv ille. Pa
10HN B. STOLTZFUS