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Does your garden look like Arden?
Fish for hornpout after dark now King Alexander lof Serbia and
his wife assassinated in Belgrade, June 11, 1903 Average length of
days for the week, 15 hours, 15 minutes British withdrew troops
from Egypt June 13, 1956 Full moon June 13 (Wed) Adlai E
Stevenson died June 14,1914 Hope is a good breakfast but it is a bad
,sk the Old Farmer; 1 have a brown
lazed bean pot that seeps water
irough the bottom I’ve tried soak
ig it with condensed milk, but that
idn t work Do you have any sug
istions 7 A G , Auburn, Maine
'din your farm or feed store get some
'ater glass (used for preserving eggs,
i) Brush on a coat of this on the
outside of the bottom, working it into
every crack or hole you can find Then let it dry overnight
Home Hint. Mosquitoes are more attracted to wet clothing than to dry
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week begins sunny and warm, cool with showers
north by midweek ram and warming temperatures to end week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week clear and warm,
midweek sunny and mild, week ends with ram and cool temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal Through midweek clear and hot, end of
week ram with cool temperatures
(Ml Rights Reserv td \ankct Publishing Incorporated Dublin \H 03444)
Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, June 6
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Choice Steer and Heifer
Carcasses $l.OO-2.00 lower except
Yield Grade 4 mostly steady. Good
Heifer generally $4.00 lower.
Demand and trading light on
moderate to heavy supplies.
The gross boxed beef carcass
cutout value declined $1.31 to an
estimated $100.85 per cwt., 148
loads boxed cuts reported.
Sales reported on 48 loads of
Steer and Heifer Carcasses.
STEER BEEF
__ FOB Omaha Basis
Kleen Leen
Play to win with our complete Checker Mates Hog Breeding
Program. It's the result of many years of genetic research.
It can pay off in bigger, healthier litters m the farrowing house
thanks to the maternal heterosis of Checker Gilts. Plus, the
money saving performance punch contributed by Checker Boars
when your pigs reach the finishing house.
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&K FEED, INC
PHONE 717 866 2324
23 N PARK ST RICHLAND PA 17087
WEST WILLOW
FARMERS ASSN., INC.
PHONE 717 464 3386
WEST WILLOW PA 17583
WOODSTOWN ICE & COAL CO.
PHONE 609 769 0069
WOODSTOWN N J 08098
THE OLD
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 95.00-96.00,
1.00-2.00 lower.
Choice 4 600-900 lbs. 85.00, no
comparison.
Choice 2-3 600-900 lbs. 86.00-87.00
(Hols), no comparison.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 82.00 (Hols),
no comparison.
Heifer Beef
FOB Omaha Basis
30 Loads
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 92.00-93.00,
1.00-2.00 lower; 500-550 lbs. 90.00-
91.00, mostly 90.00, mostly 1.00
lower; 400-500 lbs. 88.00-89.00,
mostly 88.00, mostly 1.00 lower.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 85.00,
generally steady.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 88.00-90.00,
S 3
Purina Dealer
18 Loads
PHONE 717-442 4183
717 768-3301
PARADISE PA 17562
KEYSTONE MILLS
Johnß Kurtz
PHONE 717 354 4616 717 738 1088
RD3 EPHRATA PA 17522
Livestock market and auction news
late 88.00, generally 4.00 lower.
Cow Carcasses
FOB Omaha Basis
9 Loads
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 73.00
(Midwest).
FOB Amarillo Basis
Brkg Util 2-3 450/up lbs. 72.00
(West).
Bng Util 1-3 400/up lbs. 74.00
(West).
Primal Beef Cuts
6 Load
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3; Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs.
118.00- Fores 130-210 lbs,
71.00-
Boneless Processing Beef
Beef Trimmings
FOB Omaha Basis
128 Loads
90% Chem Lean Fresh 102.00-
103.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 51.00-
53.00, bulk 52.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 102.00.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 103.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 96.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 51.00.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, June 6
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report: Fresh Pork Loins 14-17 lbs.
steady to $l.OO lower. Boston Butts
and Spareribs steady. Skinned
Green Dragon y
Livestock Sales ftPj
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
*****
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. Mr 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
♦
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:7l7-275-2880
Hams steady to $2.00 lower. Sdls
Bellies steady to weak. Trade
moderate. Demand light to
moderate for moderate offerings.
Sales reported on 49 loads of
Fresh Pork Cuts and 10 loads of
Trimmings and Boneless
Processing Pork.
Fresh Pork Cuts
LOINS: (Regular) 14-17 lbs.
98.00-100.00, steady-1.00 lower;
22&up lbs. 85.00, no comparison.
LOINS: (Retail Trim) 14-17 lbs.
111.00, steady; 14-17 lbs. 114.00,
Short Cut, 1.00 lower.
PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 46.00, weak;
B&up lbs. 44.00, no comparison.
BOSTON BUTTS; 4-8 lbs. 78.00
Pi’s steady.
SPARERIBS: 3.s&down lbs.
134.00-135.00, frozen, steady; 5.5-5.5
lbs. 101.00-109.50, frozen, steady
firm.
HAMS (Skinned): 14-17 lbs.
74.75, no comparison, 17-20 lbs.
65.00-65.50, steady-2.00 lower; 20-26
lbs. 64.00, load 65.50, steady.
BELLIES: (Sdls-SkinOn): 16-18
lbs. 57.00, steady; 18-20 lbs. 53.00,
steady; 20-25 lbs. 48.00, weak.
BNLS CT BUTT: 1.5-3 lbs. 115.00,
steady; 3-4.5 lbs. 115.00, steady.
Pork Trimmings
Boneless Processing Pork
(Chemical Lean)
42% Lean Trimmings Fresh
48.50, early firm.
72% Lean Trimmings Fresh
72.00-73.00, steady.
72% Lean Trimmings Frozen
72.00, steady.
72% Boneless Picnics Fresh 72.50
early, steady.
Jowls, Fresh 45.00, no com
parison.
SMITHSFED, LTD.
We will receive
your market hogs
Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays & Fridays
Note Our New summer Hours
6:00 A.M. to 12 Noon
We Will Be Open May 28,
Memorial Day
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, JULY 6
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 7:30
Every 4 Weeks
NOTICE
3 Evening Sales, July 6,
August 3, and August 31
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south oLQuarryville, 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 A Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 j
! Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #551
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hugs Sold On Commissiuu
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
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