As—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1,1983
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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
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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
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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 ♦
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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
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PHONE: 717-354-4CIS 717-735-10 M W
RO3.EPMMT*. PA 17522 A
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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.
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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
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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;
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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
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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