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Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, June 28,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 254. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: SI. cows
1.50 lower Choice 1 1200 61.35;
(few) Good 52.50-58.00 (few) Good
& Choice Holstein 51.00-53.75;
(few) Standard 42.85-50.00; SI.
heifers (few) Standard 45.50-16.50.
SI. Ewes Breaking Utility &
Commercial 40.50-43.85; (few)
Cutter & Boning Utility 37.0042.00;
Canner & L. Cutter 35.25-38.00;
Shells down to 33.00; SI. bullocks:
(few) Standard 45.00-50.50; SI.
bulls: (few) Yield Grade No. 1,
1160-1840 lbs. 47.25-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 390-850 lbs.
42.0045.00.
CALVES: 483. (few) Prime
75.00; (few) Choice 60.00-70.00;
(few) Good 55.00-60.00; Standard &
Good 75-105 lbs. 50.00-59.00; Utility
60-85 lbs. 35.00-51.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 90
130 lbs. 60.00100.00 mostly 75.00
90.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-120 lbs. 57.00
82.00.
HOGS; 74. No. 1-3 205-215 lbs.
53.50-54.35; Sows US No. 1-3 265-565
lbs. 40.00-44.00; (few) Boars 34.25-
38.75.
FEEDER PIGS; 5.
SHEEP: 18. (few) Choice 40.00-
45.00. Spnng/sl. lambs 49.00-59.00.
1 lot SI. ewes; 22.00.
GOATSB. (few) Large 17.00-37.00
per head.
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, June 27
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 165: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market, few
Standard slaughter steers 44.50-
50.10. Few Standard slaughter
heifers 45.00-51.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 42.00-16.35, Couple Beef Type
to 52.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
40.00-43.50, Shells down to 34.00.
Yield Grade No. 1 865-2325 lbs.
slaughter bulls, 46.25-53.25.
CALVES 184: Individual Choice
Vealer at 71.00, Standard & Good
75-105 lbs. 51.00-56.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-135 lbs. 60.00-99.00 Mostly 80.00-
95.00, Holstein heifers 85-130 lbs.
49.00-
HOGS 271; US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 54.25-55.10, No. 1-
3 215-260 lbs. 53.00-54.50, No. 2-3 260-
360 lbs. 44.0049.00. US No. 1-3 350-
675 lbs. sows 38.0045.00. Boars
30.00-
FEEDER PIGS 164; US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-27.50 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.0035.50
per head.
SHEEP 86; Good & Choice 40-80
lbs. Spring slaughter lambs 40.00-
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52.00, Couple to 55.00. Slaughter
ewes 8.50-22.00.
GOATS 18:15.0037.00 per head.
Holstein Dairy Cows 430.00
880.00, Couple 960.00 per head.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, June 25
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 61.00;
Veal Calves 60.0070.50; Vealer
Bull Calves 65.0091.00; Slaughter
Calves 45.00-50.00; Grassers &
Feeders 32.0040.00; Lambs 40.00
48.50; Sheep 10.0025.00; Hogs, 200
to 250 42.0051.50; Sows 36.0044.50;
Boars 30.00-34.00; Pigs each 15.00
25.50; Heifers 41.0046.25; Steers,
medium 44.0049.75; Steers, feeder
34.0048.25; Bulls 44.0054.50; Cows,
utility 41.0043.75; Cows, fat 41.00
43.00; Cows, medium 36.0039.00;
Cows, poor or small 28.0036.00;
Cattle Market steady; Calf Market
easier; Horses 240.00-290.00;
Ponies none; Goats each 8.00-51.00.
Weekly Summary
Friday, June 29
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 8372. Compared with
8574 head last week, and 6676 head
a year ago. Compared with last
Friday market: Slaughter steers
uneven mostly steady spots .50-1.00
lower; SI. heifers weak 2.00 lower;
SI. cows 1.00-1.50 lower most
decline from middle of the week
on! SI. bullokcs uneven; SI. steers;
High Choice & Prime Yield Grade
3-4 64.00-67.50; Choice Yield Grade
2-4 61.5065.50; Good 55.00-59.00;
Standard 49.00-55.50; SI. heifers:
Choice 57.64; Good 52.00-57.25;
Standard 45.00-52.00; SI. cows:
Breaking Utility & Canner 42.00-
45.50; Cutters & Boning Utility
37.0043.50; Canner & L. Cutter
34.00-39.75; Shells down to 26.00. SI.
bullocks: (few) Standard 45.00-
52.75; SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,
1000-2350 lbs. 49.00-57.00; Yield
Grade No. 2 900-1400 lbs. 46.00-
50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1 350-850 lbs.
48.00-58.50; Heifers, Medium
Frame No. 1 350-750 lbs. 43 00-
49.00; Bulls: Medium Frame No. 1
350650 lbs. 45.00-55.00.
CALVES: 4436. Compared with
4357 head last week and 3963 head a
year ago. Vealers weak-5.00 lower.
Spots 20.00 lower, (few) Prune
90.00- Choice 60.00-71.00;
Good 50.00-61.00; Good 90-120 lbs.
50.00- ; 65-90 lbs. 42.00-52.00;
Utility 50-100 lbs. 30.0040.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-
130 lbs. 60.00-100.00, mostly 75.00-
■95.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-135 lbs. 49.00-
82.00.
HOGS: 7504. Compared with 7021
head last week and 6965 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts mostly
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lbs. 53.00-55.75; No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
50.50-54.50; No. 2-3 200-280 lbs.
48.00-50.50; (few) No. 1-3 140-190
lbs. 45.00-48.00; Sows steady 1.00
higher. US No. 1-3 300585 lbs. 39.00-
45.00; No. 2-3 300050 lbs. 34.00-
40.00. Boars 28.0035.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1447. Compared
with 1633 head last week and 1532 a
year ago. Uneven steady-5.00
lower. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. 15.00
37.00 per head; No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
23.0040.00; (few) No. 1-3 5085 lbs.
33.00-50.00 per head.
GRADED FEEDER PIGS: 1703
all sales CWT. Compared with 2415
head last week, and 1941 head a
year ago. Feeder Pigs highly
uneven extremes 8.00 higher- 7.00
lower. Spots 20.00 lower. US No. 1-2
3040 lbs. 66.00121.00, 4050 lbs.
71.00113.00, 50-60 lbs. 60.00106.00,
6075 lbs. 51.0094.00, US No. 2-3 30
40 lbs. 60.00107.00, 4060 lbs. 50.00
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SHEEP: 1707. Compared with
1275 head last week and 1434 head a
year ago. Spring si. lambs steady
-5.00 lower. High Choice & Prune
50110 lbs. 54.0068.00; Choice 40110
lbs. 45.0064.00; Good 40100 lbs.
38.0053.00; SI. ewes: 8.0022.00.
Thin those
fruit trees
NEWARK, Del. For a healthy
supply of orchard fruits every
year, backyard gardeners should
be prepared to thin their fruit
crops in June, says University of
Delaware extension agriculture
agent Derby Walker.
Fruit trees naturally thin
themselves this time of year, he
points out. In a process called June
drop, small, poorly pollinated
fruits fall to the ground, leaving
the healthier specimens on the
tree. But gardeners can’t always
rely on nature to remove the right
amount of fruit for optimal crop
production.
If your fruit trees seem to be
dropping too much fruit this year,
it could mean that you applied an
insecticide such as Sevin too soon
after bloom, Walker says.
Often home fruit growers face
the opposite problems too much
fruit left on the tree after June
drop. Branches can break under
the strain, resulting in yield loss
for several seasons. Also, un
thinned trees have more insect
pests and diseases because it is
difficult to get good spray
coverage when fruits are touching
each other. Peaches and apples
Library adds new books
STEWARTSTOWN A half-dozen new books have been added to
the Stewartstown Library’s “farm collection,” according to
librarian Dorothy Davis.
New volumes just added to the collection include: “The Pear,”
by Tom van Der Zwet; “Modern Fruit Science,” by Norman
Childers; “The Complete Guide to Beekeeping," by Roger Morse;
“Technology of Wine Making,” by M.A. Amerine; “Forage
Crops,” by Darrell Miller; and “Estate Planning,” by Robert
Holzman.
For further information on these new volumes, or other topics
included in the farm collection, interested readers may contact
Mrs. Davis at 717-993-2404.
Westminster honors Armstrong
NEW WILMINGTON - Gibson
E. Armstrong, resident of Refton
and Representative in the State
Legislature from District 100, was
awarded an Alumni Achievement
Citation by Westminister College,
New Wilmington, at a recent
special alumni ceremony.
A graduate with a degree in
business from Westminster in the
class of ’65, Armstrong had been a
resident of Lancaster County since
his return from active duty in Viet
Nam where he served in the United
States Marine Corps.
First elected to the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives in 1976,
Armstrong is now serving in his
fourth term. He is the Republican
party’s nominee for the State
Senate seat, District 13, currently
held by Richard A. Snyder, who
declined to run for another term.
The plaque presented to Arm
strong by the college reads,
“Presented to Gibson E. Arm
strong, 1984 Alumni Achievement
Citation for Community Service”.
Since being elected to the House,
should be spaced so there is 6 to 10
inches between them. This allows
enough space for each to develop to
medium or large size, and permits
sunlight to reach the fruit so it will
color better.
Walker says it’s best to grow a
smaller number of large fruits
than many small fruits. The core
or pit of a small fruit is almost as
big as that if a large fruit, so a tree
that is not thinned wastes much of
its energy growing inedible pits or
cores. A thinned tree, on the other
hand, produces good-sized fruit
that is easier to harvest with less
waste.
Thinning fruit trees now will also
prevent a cycle of heavy crops
followed by light crops. A heavy
crop drains a tree of nutrients,
resulting in reduced bud set in
August and a small crop the
following year. Thinning the fruit
in a heavy year breaks the cycle,
promoting a medium-sized crop
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Mr. Armstrong has served on the
Appropriations, Labor Relations,
Consumer Affairs, Insurance,
State Government and Veterans’
Affairs Committees.
The Westminster alumnus is an
active member of Boehm’s United
Methodist Church, Willow Street,
and a member of the Willow Street
Lions Club. He has also been active
in Boy Scout work.
At Westminster Armstrong starred
as a running back for four
years on the titan s ouisianomg
football teams. He also was a
member of the track team, setting
a district record in the high hur
dles. He was a member of the
Sigma Phi Epsilon social frater
nity.
While serving with the Marines,
where he attained the rank of
captain, Armstrong saw action as
an intelligence officer, a nuclear
weapons courier and a top secret
flight controller.
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong and
their four children reside on a farm
near Refton.
every year.
Chemical thinning is generally
not practical for home gardeners,
Walker says. Instead, remove by
hand fruit that looks misshapen or
smaller than the rest. Peaches can
sometimes be thinned by striking
the branch sharply with a hard
hose or rubber mallet. Many of the
weaker fruit will fall, although
some final hand thinning may be
necessary. The mallet approach
will not work with apples, which
must be hand-thinned one at a
time, Walker says.
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