AS—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 12, 1954
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MAY 14-20,1984
Warm and clear, full spring is here.
Fruit trees are blossoming now Republicans nominated Abraham
Lincoln May 16,1860 Full moon May 14 (Mon ) First interna
tional rugby match played between Harvard and McGill in Cam
bridge, Mass, May 14, 1874 Average length of days for the week,
14 hours, 40 minutes Congress passed Homestead Act May 20,
1862 A mirror has no heart, out plenty of ideas
a* Ask the Old Farmer; Could you please
tell me how to remove the cloudy haze on
the inside of my antique outclass water
I'll never again use it to grow^jlants
cover with vinegar, aid slake, then rinse
well and it should come out clean as a whistle
Home Hint; Refrigerate candles before use and they'll bum longer
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Sunny, clear, and warm through midweek, cloudy and
cool at week s end
Greater New York-New Jersey: Through midweek partly cloudy and
warm, week ends with ram
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudv and cool through midweek, warm
with showers at end of week
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Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, May 9
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report; Thinly tested steer car
casses steady. Heavy choice and
good Heifers steady, light choice
and yield grade 4 Heifers $l.OO **
higher ** Demand moderate,
trading slow on current supplies.
The gross boxed beef carcass
cutout value advanced $.72 to an
estimated $107.03 per cwt., 143
loads boxed cuts reported.
Sales reported on 45 loads of
Steer and Heifer carcasses.
STEER BEEF
FOB Omaha Basis
21% Loads
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. lOl.'O,
steady; 600-700 lbs. 100.50.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 100.00,
steady.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 99.50-
100.00.
MATERIALS
ATRAZINE 4
DUEL 4
BICEP 4
LASSO 4
SUTAN + 4
BLADEX 4
LASSO-ATRAZINE
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
thIQLD
Heifer Beef
FOB Omaha Basis
23% Loads
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 100.00,
steady; 500-550 lbs. 98.00, 1.00
higher; 400-500 lbs. 96.00, 1.00
higher.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 91.00, 1.00
higher.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 98.00,
steady.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 97.00-
97.50.
Good 2-3 500-550 lbs. 89.00-90.00;
400-500 lbs. 88.00-89.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 100.00; Good
2-3 550-700 lbs. 98.00.
Cow Carcasses
FOB Omaha Basis
38 Loads
Prices mostly $l.OO-2.00 higher.
Demand moderate.
Bkrg Utlty 2-3 450/up lbs. 71.50
(West).
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 73.50
(West).
TOXEPHENE
PARAQUAT
PRINCEP
FURADAN
COUNTER
DYFONATE
* ETC.
Livestock market and auction news
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 74.00
(Midwest).
Cnr & Cutter 1-2 350/up lbs. 76.00
(Midwest).
Cnr & Cutter 1-2 350/up lbs. 75.50
(West).
FOB Amarillo Basis
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 71.00-
72.00, mostly 72.00.
Cnr & Cutter 1-2 350/up lbs. 75.00.
Bull Beef
1 Load
FOB Amarillo Basis
Bull 1-2 600/up lbs. 85.00.
Primal Beef Cuts
4 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 Fores 130-210 lbs. 83.50.
Good and Choice 2-3 Short Plates
65.00-66.50.
Boneless Processing Beef
Beef Trimmings
FOB Omaha Basis
146 Loads
90% Chem Lean Fresh 103.00-
104.00, bulk 104.00.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 106.00-
107.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 59.00-
61.00, bulk 60.00
FOB Amarillo Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 104.00.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 106.00
85% Chem Lean Fresh 97.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 60.00.
NOTICE!
WE WILL BE CLOSED
! TUESDAY. MAY Bth DUE TO
I GREEN DRAGON ANNUAL
| HEIFER SALE
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
i AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
S RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522
I 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
| ON NORTH STATE STREET.
HOURS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 AM
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
I
| Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors jj
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, 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 sows & boars.
• Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for 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.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, May 9
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Fresh Pork Loins 14-17 lbs.
steady, 17-22 lbs. steady to firm.
Picnics 4-8 lbs. weak. Skinned
Hams uneven, 14-20 lbs. steady to
weak, 20-26 lbs. steady to $l.OO
higher. Sdls Bellies weak to $1.50
lower. Trading slow to moderate.
Demand and offerings moderate.
Sales reported on 54 loads of
Fresh Pork Cuts and 9 loads of
Trimmings and Boneless
Processing Pork.
Fresh Pork Cuts
LOINS: (Regular) 14-17 lbs.
94.00- generally steady; 17-22
lbs. 91.00-94.00, steady-firm; 22/up
lbs. 90.00, no comparison.
LOINS: (Retail Trim) 14-17 lbs.
104.00- generally steady.
PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 44.25, weak;
8/up lbs. 45.00, no comparison.
BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs. 70.00,
late May delivery, no comparison.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17 lbs.
76.50, weak; 17-20 lbs. 70.00-72.00,
steady; 17-20 lbs. 72.00 late next
week ship, no comparison; 20-26
lbs. 65.00-66.00, steady-1.00 higher;
EMERfS
BUYING
STATION
26/up lbs. 63.00, no comparison.
BELLIES (Sdls -Skin On); 16-18
lbs. 58.00, weak compared/Mon.;
18-20 lbs. 54.50-55.00, 1.50
Iwr/Monday; 20-25 lbs. 51.00, no
comparison. s
Park Trimming*
Boneless Processing Pork
(Chemical Lean)
42% Lean Trimmings Fresh
53.00- generally steady.
72% Lean Trimmings Fresh
73.00- no comparison.
72% Bnls Picnics Fresh 75.00, .50
lower. \
75% Bnls Picnics Fresh 76.00, no
comparison.
Jowls Fresh 46.00-46.25, no
comparison.
Jowls Frozen 48.50, no com
parison.
ON THE GROW
your market hogs
Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays & Friday;
7 AM- 1:30 PM
Located at the Vintage Sales
Stables, Paradise, PA
You will be paid immediately.
No commission or
yard fees deducted.
Reduced waiting time.
Premium prices are paid
for extra fancy hogs.
Call Ed Herrmann
for daily market quotations
717-442-4742
FRIDAY, JUNE 8
ON 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 fo 60 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
25 due between May 14 and 22
25 due between May 22 and June 1
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEIIER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE JULY 6
GWALTNEY of
SMITHSFIELD. LTD.
We will receive