AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 11,1985 OLD FARMERSALMANAC MAY 13-19, 1985 Sunny and bright, no storms in sight Don t wmte r mulch from straw berrs plants too soon Average length of dass Kir the week 14 hours 38 minutes Nos nrnon Mas 19 (Sun) Composer C harks Ises died at age 79 Mas H 1934 Mount St Helens erupted in south western Washington Mas 18 1980 Congre*ssauthorized new coin — the imkel -Mas 16 1866 first kenlueks Derhs Mas 17 1873 Coil fins tin milk but not tfh pail OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England. Beginning ot week sunns and warm through end ot week partly sunnv mild Greater New York-New Jersey: Rainstorm with cool temperatures at week s begin nine mid w'eek warm partis clouds end of week clouds rain Middle Atlantic Coastal Cloudy at beginning of week warm temperatures ram north at midweek end of week brings more rain (All Rights Reserved Sanket Publishing Ineurponted Dublin NH 03444) St. Louis Cattle Thursday, May 9 Report supplied by USDA Receipts This Week 3,500 Week Ago 3,800 Year Ago 3,500 Compared to last week’s close, Slaughter Steers and Heifers mostly 1.50-2.00 lower. Cows 1.00- 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Slaughter supply mainly Choice BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs. and Mixed Choice and Prime 47.00-50.00. Individual YG 1 1950 Steers and Heifers, with several lbs. 50.75. lots YG 4-5, around 10% Cows. Weekly Sheep Auction SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Wednesday, MayB Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1350 lbs. Receipts around 150 head. 55.00- ; 4-5 1050-1200 lbs. 49.50- Compared to last week, spring 51.75. Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs. 54.00- Slaughter Lambs 3.00 higher. 56.00 ; 3-4 1100-1400 lbs. 51.00-54.00. Feeder Lambs 2.00 higher. Not Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 900-1200 enough of any other class to test lbs. 53.00-54.50. Good 2-3 900-1200 market trends. Demand good for lbs. 52.00-54.00. Mostly Good W-E Spring Slaughter Lambs, 1100-1500 lbs. Holsteins 48.00-51.00. moderate for the balance. Supply Standard to Good 2-3 1100-1500 lbs. light. 47.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Mixed SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime Spring 90-105 Choice and Prime 2-3 900-1100 lbs. lbs. 76.00-79.00. One small lot 118 54.00-55.00 ; 4-5 975-1200 lbs. 48.50- lbs. 65.50. Old crop lambs scarce. 50.00. Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs. 52.00- 54.00; 3-4900-1100 lbs. 50.00-52.00; 4- 950-1200 lbs. 48.00-50.00. Mixed MATERIALS * ATRAZINE * BLADEX * PR,NCEP * DUAL * BANVEL * EXTRAZINE * LASSO * LOROX * COUNTER * SUTAZINE * TOXAPHENE * DYFONATE * ROUND UP * PARAQUAT * FURADAN * LASSO- ATRAZINE * LORSBAN • BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354 THE Ask the Old Farmer V\hs were bridges unered in the old class 7 lo keep has from blowing off a wagon into the river 7 R l> 13 Nashville s u'tft ioomd for tin atm na on bam s hav i toofs fe protut u'ooiim linking from tfh wnithir Hut ah aho knoa } that s iuh uuu handy for oth ( f putposi s Home Hints Hot vim gar will remove paint spots from v\ indou s Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 51.00- Good 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 48.00- COWS: (Closing Week Sales) Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 40.00-42.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 39.00-42.00. High- Yielding Utility 1-2 42.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 35.00-39.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 29.00-35.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Utility 22.00. FEEDER LAMBS: Mixed Choice and Fancy 65-75 lbs. 66.00- 69.00. FEEDERS: (including around 800 at the regular Thursday auc tion.) Steer Calves 300-500 lbs. steady to firm Heavier Steers and all weight Heifers weak. Overall quality a bit below recent weeks Spring field work in full swing, keeping receipts and attendance light. Supplies consisted mostly of 400-800 lb Steers and 300-700 lb Heifers FEEDER STEERS Medium and Large Frame 1 300-400 1b5.71 00-75 00 ; 400-500 lbs 73 DO -79 00; 500-600 lbs 66 50-69 50, one lot Missouri gold label 73.00 ; 600- 700 lbs. 66.00-67.00, fleshy 60 00- 64.00; 700-800 lbs. 60 00-62 75 Medium and I,arge Frame 1-2; 300- 500 lbs. 64.00-70.00 ; 500-600 lbs. 63.00- Small Frame 1-2 400-500 lbs 67.00-70 00 ; 550-600 lbs 50.00- 56.00 Large Frame No 2 Holstems; few lots 600-700 lbs. 51.00, few lots 700-800 lbs 46.50- 50.00 FEEDER BULI.S. Medidum and Large Frame 1-2; 400-500 lbs. 61.00- 500-700 lbs. 57.00-63.00 FEEDER HEIFERS- Medium and Large Frame 1: 300-400 lbs. 59.00-63.00; 400-500 lbs. 57.00-61.50, one lot 64.25 ; 500-600 lbs. 57.00- 58.00 ; 600-750 lbs. 53.00-56.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-2- 300- 600 lbs. 52.00-58.00. Forage testing— at a fast turnarou State of the art computerized analysis (wet process accuracy) • Moisture • Dry Matter • Proteins • Fiber • Energies • 8 Minerals We test any feedstuffs including process food by products ONE DA Y SERVICE with computer printout Call today for FREE sample printout or mailer bag farm feed FORAGE EStJ laboratories inc 437 Wolf Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201 ATTENTION FARMERS I 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 Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, May 4 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE- Trend- Steers 2.00 higher; Heifers Steady. Steers- M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 68.00- 75.00, 500-700 lbs. 63.00-74.50, 700- 1000 lbs. 52.50-65.50, Holstein 300- 1000 42.50-53.50. 3OO-500 lbs. 68.00, 500-700 lbs. 58.50-66.00, 700-1000 lbs. 54.50-64.50. Feeder Bulls: M&DI 300-500 lbs. 57.00- 64.00, 1 lot 68 00, 500-700 lbs. 57.00- 65.00, 700-1000 lbs. 45.00-55.00 S -1&M&L-2 300-500 lbs. 54.00-63.00, 500-700 lbs. 45.00-50.00. Heifers- M&M 300-500 lbs. 51.00-61.25, 500- 700 lbs. 47.00-56.00, 700400 lbs. 46.75-50.50. S-I&M&Lr2 300-500 lbs. 49.00-54.00, 500-700 lbs. 46.50-50.00; 700-800 lbs. 47.75. STOCK COWS Beef 350-585 8/pair. SLAUGHTER COWS: Trend- Utility & Commercial 2.00 Ixiwer- Canner & Cutters Steady 1.00 higher. Utility & Commercial 2-4 35.0040.75; Canner & Cutters 1-3 33.25-36.25. LAMBS: Trend- 2.00 Lower. High Choice & Prime 74.50; Choice 71.00, Slaughter Ewes 2.00-15.00; Head Ewes 60.00-85.00 w/lambs. HOGS: USI-3 200-240 lbs. 40.00; Sows 1-3 few 44.5045.00; Boars 26.00. 267 1276 VEAL: Choice & Prime 700 73.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good Choice 50.00-60.00. Report supplied by auction Holstein Hfr. Calves to 65.00 Veal Calves 65.00-97.00. Vealer Bull Calves 65.00-86 00 Slaughter Calves 50.00-57 00 Grassers & Feeders 40.00-59 00 Lambs 50.00-71.00. Sheep 12.00-26.00. Hogs, 200 to 250 39.00-42.50 Sows 29.00-33.00. Boars 27.00-30.00, Pigs each 15.00-33.00 Heifers 37.00-42.75. Steers, medium 39.00-42.50 Steers, feeder 36.00-50.00. Bulls 44.00-49.25. Cows, utility 40.00-42.00. Cows, fat 40.0042.00. Cows, medium 34.00-36.50. Cows, poor or small 28.00-34.00 Cattle Market higher. Calf Market higher. Goats each 10.00-50.00. Remarks expect both cow an calf market to be real good nei few weeks. r i EMERY'S BUYING STATION OPEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MARKET HOGS i AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET 9 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 & Lois Emery, Proprietors FRIDAY, JUNE 7 ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 P.M 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 right 2nd farm, OR take Rt 222, out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, left Watch for sale arrows SO to 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 I Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #53 Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission R.D. 1, Kirkwood. Pa Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE DATE JULY 5 Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Monday, May 6 CHRIST A. BEILER R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa JOHN B. STOLT2FUS
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