As—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1,1983 ySf yiil OCT. 3-9,1983 During hunting season, be aware of what you wear. Forest fire danger now Columbus Day to be celebrated on the 10th New moon Oct 6 (Thurs ) Average length of days for the week, 11 hours, 31 minutes Spulnick I launched by Soviet Union Oct 4, 1957 Chicago fire killed 300, left 100,000 homeless Oct 8-9, 1871 Pope Paul VI first pontiff to visit the United Stales, Oct 4, 1965 Never let the bottom of your or your muni be seen Ask the Old Farmer: Please tell me the meaning of the expression he took the rag off the bush PR B Po seyville, Ind I Hunk tin s tami' from the custom of til ing a piece of cloth to a hush on a Irnil to sllow someone following where a person ihanged direction Someone else might come along first and remove the cloth amt lie it somewhere else, so it ii'oiiM mean "he threw linn off the trail " or “he misled someone " Home Hints: Keep lettuce leaves msp bv sealing them along v\ith a lemon m a plastic bag OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Sunny, cold nights to midweek cloudy showers south into weekend, then clear Greater New York-New Jersey: Week starts sunnv, cool, ramv re mainder of week, weekend sunny and mild Middle Atlantic Coastal: Partly cloudv, unseasonable cool to mid week, showers, warming into weekend, then clear and warm Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins cold and cloudv, ram south and east, showers and mild temperatures through midweek, dear and warm weekend ( \II Rights Reseru-d Yankee Publishing lm.orpor.ited Dublin Mt 0144-4) Peoria Cattle Thursday, Sept. 29 Report supplied by USDA Compared with last week’s close Slaughter Steers .50-1.00, instances 2.00 higher on Choice 3 consignments. Slaughter Heifers were mostly steady. Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2A 1000-1250 lbs. 58.51W0.00, couple loads and part loads 60.50-61.00. YG 3-4’s 1050-1250 lbs. 58.00-58.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1150 Kleen Leen Play to win with our complete Checker Mates Hog Breeding 1 Program. It's the result of many years of genetic research. ▲ It can pay off in bigger, healthier titters in the farrowing house X thanks to the maternal heterosis of Checker Gilts. Plus, the 4 money saving performance punch contributed by Checker Boars 4 when your pigs reach the finishing hodse. 4 But it's more than boars and gilts. It's a complete breeding ♦ program aimed at making you a winner. ♦ Stop in and ask us about it today. ♦ K ft K FEED, INC. PHONE; 717-SW-2324 23 N PARK ST. RICHLAND. PA. 17017 WEST WILLOW FARMERS ASSIL, MC. PHONE. 717 HI 33tt WEST WILLOW. PA 173*3 KEYSTONE HULLS ♦ John B. Kurtz f PHONE: 717-354-4CIS 717-735-10 M W RO3.EPMMT*. PA 17522 A ♦ I WOODSTOWN ICE ft COAL CO. PHONE: (09-70000 WOODSTOWN. N. J. OHM THE. OLD tKfcMElft *IM AKX C lbs. 56.50-58.50. Good 54.50-57.00. Holsteins: Good and Choice 2-3 1150-1300 lbs. 51.00-53.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 900-1100 lbs. 56.50-59.00, part load 900 lbs. 59.50. 850-950 lbs. 56,00-58.00. Package YG 4-s’s 55.00. Mixed Good and choice 900-1075 lbs. 55.00-57.50. Good 50.00-55.50. COWS: Boning Cutter and Utility 36.00- individual 42.00. Breaking Utility and Commercial 38.00- Canner and Cutter 32.00- BULLS; YG 1-2 1150-2200 lbs. 46.00- individual YG 152.50. K Purina Dealer Livestock market and auction news CATTLE 188. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents higher. Choice slaughter steers 58,00-60.75, few at 61.75, few Good 54.25-57.00, few Utility 40.75-44.00. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 56.50 & 57.25, couple Good 48.75 & 49.00, few Standard ' 43.5045.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.00- 43.50, couple Commercial 44.25 & 44.50, Cutters 36.00-40.00, Canner & Low Cutter 28.50-36.50, Shells down to 22. Few Yield Grade #lll6O-1855 lbs. slaughter bullocks 46.00-50.50, few Yield Grade #2 1050-1150 lbs. 42.0043.00, FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium & Large Frame #1 430-740 lbs. feeder steers 43.0048.00, few Holstems Large Frame 500-700 lbs. 37.0041.50, Few Medium & Large Frame #1 350-650 lbs. feeder heifers, 40.0048.00. CALVES 267. Vealers Good & Choice |S higher. Standard weak |5 lower, one Choice at 85.00, Good 70.0080.00, Standard & Good 90125 lbs. 35.0045.00, 6085 lbs. 28.00 38.00, Utility 3080 lbs. 15.0028.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 95-135 lbs. 75.00-93.00, Holstein Heifers 75-125 lbs. 38.00-50.00. HOGS 457. Barrows and gilts steady |1 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 44.85-46.25, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 43.00-44.75, No. 2-3 205-270 lbs. 40.00-43.00, No. 1-3 120 >♦49 ♦ PHONE; 717-442-41(3 717-70-3301 PARADISE, PA 17962 IBMMS RED STUB PHONE; 717-32*4131 YORK SPRINGS. PA 17372 New Wilmington Livestock Monday, Sept 26 Report Supplied by PDA w ATTENTION jßgggp HOG PRODUCERS Butler Foods, Inc. has recently taken over the largest pork packing house on the East Coast and is putting a buying station in the Lancaster County. SELL HOGS DIRECTLY TO PACKER AREA Where - Vintage Sales Stables Paradise, PA When - Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 7 AM -12 PM Contact Edward Herrmann, Jr. 717-442-4742 for daily price quotes. ATTENTION FARMERS EVERY MONDAY HATFIELD PACKING CO. and BAUMS MEAT PACKING Will Receive Your Hogs and Cattle at the DUYLIi LIVESTOCK MAMET RD4, Danville, PA • We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and paid for immediately. • We will also accept your soar* 8 boars. • Your cattle will be received from 12 Noon to 4 PM. We wHI either pay (or 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 win be able to tell you the base price lor 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 185 lbs. 30.00-35.00. SOWS 50 cents -1.00 higher, US No. 1-3 260705 lbs. sows 38.0044.00. BOARS 30.00 31.75. FEEDER PIGS 126. US No. 1-3 5- 10 lbs. feeder pigs 4.007.00 per head, No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. 14.0020.00, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 20.0028.00, Utility 3045 lbs. 5.0013.00 per head. SHEEP 99. Spring slaughter lambs $2.00-14.00 higher. Choice & Prune 70100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 38.0048.00, Good 55-85 lbs. 32.0038.00. Slaughter ewes 5.00 15.00. Westminster Livestock Auction Westminster, Md. Tuesday, September 27 Report supplied by auction BUTCHER COWS. .50 to 1.00 lower. High Yield couple to 41.25; Standard & Utility 38.00-40.50; Canners 35.00-38.00; Shelly 35.00 down. Bulls- 1.00 lower. Good to 47.00; medium 43.00-46.00. Steers- Pnme 1230-1455 lb. 61.25-62.50; Choice 56.00-59.00. Holstems- Good 53.00-54.00; Standard 46.0050.00. Heifers- Good few to 51.50; wairs| I OPEN TO RECEIVE i | YOUR MARKET HOGS I | AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET I I RD4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 z | 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA I i ON NORTH STATE STREET. | I HOURS I I MONDAY, TUESDAY, and j I WEDNESDAY f I 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. fl | 215-458-5677 Residence \ | 717-733-9648 Office I | I I YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR i I HOGS IMMEDIATELY ! & Lois Emery, Proprietors | Medium 45.00-48.00. & BUTCHER HOGS; None offered™ Sows- 300-675 lb. 37.00-39.75. Boars 695 lb. 29.75-30.00. 380-436 lb. 26.50 27.00. VEAL CALVES: 3.00 lower on Choice. Choice 59.00-69.00; Good 30.00-60.00. Stocky & Thin- 30.00 50.00. Killers- 95-110 lb. 45.0054.00, 7090 lb. 40.0047.00. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein Bulls- 95-125 lb. 55.0077.00, mainly 60.0070.00. LAMBS: Choice 100110 lb. 47.00 50.50; Sheep 10.0021.00; Yearlings to 29.00. Goats 20.0048.00. STOCK CATTLE: Steers- Scarce. 300900 lb. 44.0051.50. Heifers- Choice 300-500 lb. 44.00 46.50 ; 500700 lb. to 54.00; Good 300 700 lbs. 40.0044.00. Bulls- Bulk 300 500 lb. 45.0051.00, one to 64.00. PIGS AND SHOATS- 150 head. By the head-15-30 lb. 7.0013.00; 30 60 lb. 10.0022.00, few over 60 lb. to 31.00. Next Tuesday Oct. 4th - Second "Special Feeder Cattle Salle" P.M. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28 M US FMM KOKIRY 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 to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows. 90 to 60 Head Now soiling our now hybrod gilts roprosonflng mostly York £ Hampshire & Landroco cross. Brod for oaslor Loss trouble over farrowing and better weight gains. Validated Brucellosis Fraa Hard #169 Qualified Psaudorabias Fraa Hard ff5S Hand mated with Brooding Date* Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission CHRIST A. BQLER R.D. 2. Quarryville, Pa JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood. Pa Abe Diffenbach. Auctioneer NEXT SALE DATE NOVEMBER 25