Al6-Lanc«sttr Farming, Saturday, May 18,1985
Livestock market and auction news
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, May 14
Report supplied by auction
Calves- 22.00-95.00.
Cows 21.00-48.75.
Easy Cows 16.00-38.50.
Heifers 33.0049.00.
Bulls 42.25-53.00.
Steers 43.00-55.75.
Hogs 29.50-39.50.
Roasting Pigs, each 25.00-36.00.
Boars 32.00-34.00.
Sows 30.00-34.00.
Sheep 20.00-51.00.
Lambs, each 30.00-52.00.
Lambs, per lb. .54-1.14.
Goats, each 22.00-91.00.
Kids, each 6.00-39.00.
Total 1101.
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, Pa.
Friday, May 17
Report Supplied by PDA
15 Livestock Maricets
CATTLE; 7322. Compared with
7729 head last week, and 7943 head
a year ago. Compared wiuth last
Friday’s summary: SI. Steers
steady to 3.00 higher, si. heifer
steady to 2.00 higher, si. cows
mostly .75-1.50 higher, SI. bullocks
steady to strong, si. bulls strong to
2.00 higher. SI. Steers: Choice &
Prime Yield Grade 34 55.00-59.85,
few 60.50; Choice 24 54.00-59.00,
Good 50.00-54.75, Standard 45.00-
51.00. SI. Heifers: Choice Yield
Grade 52.00-57.00, Good 48.00-63.50,
Standard 43.0048.50. SI. Cows:
Breaking Utility & Commercial
41.0044.50, few at 48.00, Cutter &
Boning Utility 39.5043.50, few to
44.50, Canner & low Cutter 37.00-
40.50, some down to 32.00, Shells
down to 30.00. SI. Bullocks: Choice
52.0056.75, Good 50.00-54.00, few
Standard 46.7550.85. SI. Bulls:
Yield Grade 1 1000-2050 lbs. 46.50-
54.00, Yield Grade 2 900-1450 lbs.
43.0048.50,
FEEDER CATTLE; Large
Frame 2 350-750 lb. steers 45.00-
57.00; Medium Frame 13254150 lbs.
55.00-69.00. Heifers Medium Frame
1300-850 lbs. 45.00-59.00. Bulls Med.
Frame 1500-950 lbs. 46.00-59.00.
CALVES: 2959. Compared with
3007 head last week, and 3660 head
a year ago. Vealers steady to 2.00,
spots 5.00 lower. Prune 100.00-
116.00, Choice 85.00-100.00, some
down to 75.00, Good 62.00415.00,
Standard and Good 110-130 lbs.
58.00-73.00, 90-110 lbs. 50.00-58.00,
65-90 lbs. 43.00-53.00; Utility 50-95
lbs. 30.0045.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90
125 lbs. 55.00-94.00, mostly 63.00
87.00. Hoi. heifers 90-130 lbs. 54.00
70.00.
HOGS: 6416. Compared with 6039
head last week, and 6900 head a
year ago. Barrows and Gilts .50
1.00, spots to2.oohigher. US 1-2210
245 lbs. 43.0044.60, some to 45.75;;
1-3 210-250 lbs. 42.0043.50, some to
44.00; 2-3 220-285 lbs. 39.0042.00,
some down to 36.00; 1-3 140-200 lbs.
37.0040.00. Sows steady to 2.00
lower, US 1-3 300400 lbs. 32.00
39.50, few to 41.00; 24 300485 lbs.
30.0034.50. Boars 28.0035.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 966. Compared
with 846 head last week, and 897
head year ago. Feeder pigs steady
to stron p US i-3 2035 lbs 20.00
Measure acreage before planting spring crops
WASHINGTON - Before
planting spring crops that may be
covered by acreage reduction and
land diversion program in 1985,
farmers should request pre
measurement of their acreages.
Farmers should make sure that
they don’t lose program benefits
because of failure to comply with
acreage requirements, officials
said. To be eligible for price
support loans, target prices and
other program benefits, farm
program participants are required
to report actual planted acreages.
Before crop planting time, ASCS
will stake and measure any type of
acreage, or portions thereof, that a
farmer requests. To be assured
that program requirements are
met, producers must plant within
the stakes that are placed when
the land is pre-measured. After
planting, they are required to
report their crop acreages to
ASCS.
Pre-measurement is important
in helping farmers decide which
land to devote to the acreage
conservation reserve and which
fields to plant.
The service costs of $l2 plus
hourly rate of $.15 includes
measuring, referencing and
marking fields with stakes prior to
planting. Acres pre-measured by
ASCS are guaranteed for the
program year.
Other producer services include
measuring total cropland, field or
subdivisions to be planted and land
areas for other purposes. Fees
vary, depending on the type of
service rendered.
35.00 per head; 1-3 35-50 lbs. 31.00
46.00.
SHEEP: 1091. Compared with
1007 head last week, and 1611 head
a year ago. Spring si. lambs
uneven. High Choice and Prime 70
110 lbs. 78.00-86.00; Choice 3050
lbs. 80.00102.00, 50105 lbs. 69.00
78.00; Good 35-100 lbs. 52.0070.00.
SI. ewes 10.0025.00 few at 35.00.
3 GRADED FEEDER PIGS
SALES: 2391. Compared with 2399
head last week, and 2130 head a
year ago. Feeder pig weights
under 40 lbs. uneven, over 40 lbs.
5.0012.00 higher. US 1-2 20 40 lbs.
90.00120.00, few at 134.00,4050 lbs.
82.00110.00, 5040 lbs. 75.0098.00,
6070 lbs. 71.0091.00, US 2-3 2040
lbs. 66.0098 00, 4040 lbs. 60.00
69.00,
Early measurement service is acreage certification for com- these services. Contact the county
available to producers who wish to phance purposes. office immediately for prompt
have crops measured prior to crop County ASCS offices provide service.
UNIVERSITY PARK - Dr. W.
Wayne Hinish has been named
interim dean of the College of
Agriculture and director of both
the Cooperative Extension Service
and the Agricultural Experiment
Station at The Pennsylvania State
University, effective June 1. He
has served as the associate dean
and associate director of the Penn
State Cooperative Extension
Service since January 1983.
Prior to that he was interim
associate dean for Extension and
assistant dean and assistant
director for administration,
management and training for the
Extension service.
Dr. Hinish, a professor of
agronomy, also served as coor
dinator of Extension agronomy
programs from 1977 to 1980 and
was in charge of the Penn State
Soil Testing Program from 1956 to
1980. He has been a member of the
faculty since 19i>4.
Making the announcement,
William C. Richardson, Executive
Vice President and Provost of the
university, said “Dr. Hinish’s
familiarity with the college, its
programs and personnel should
make the transition a smooth one.”
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Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, May 16
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 166. Compared with
last week’s market: Steers strong
to .50 higher, cows .50 to 1.00
higher. SI. Steers: High Choice &
Prime 58.0040.50, Choice 55.25-
58.25, Good 51.5054.00, Standard
44.50-51.00. SI. Heifers: Choice
54.0057.50, Good 51.0053.50. SI.
Cows: Breaking Utility & Com
mercial 40.5044.50, Cutter &
Boning Utility 38.2541.00, Canner
& low Cutter 32.25-38.50. SI. Bulls:
few Yield Grade 1 14001940 lbs.
48.0054.00.
Penn State names Hinish
interim agriculture dean
Dean Samuel H. Smith will be
leaving Penn State to assume the
Presidency of Washington State
University effective July 1,1985.
According to Dean Smith, “Dr.
Hinish comes to this position with
an exceptionally fine record of
administrative service, more than
30 years of experience in Ex
toncmn, a”H an in-depth knowledge
USDA reviews
to evaluate corn moisture
WASHINGTON - A sub
committee of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection
Advisory Committee will review
laboratory methods used in official
testing of moisture in corn at a
June 10 public meeting.
The session begins gt 1 p.m. at*
the Agn T ndustries Office, 2829
West To 1 . Parkway, West Des
Moines ..wa, say officials of
USDA’s Federal Gram Inspection
Service. The subcommittee is
chaired by R a y W. Chartier,
general manager cf Farmers Co
operative Company, Dallas
Center, lowa.
The subcommittee will review
laboratory methods that are more
accurate than the USDA air oven
method for determining com
moisture. The USDA method,
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Quality - Performance - Service
FEEDER CATTLE: few
Medium Frame 1 400-600 lb. steers
50.00-64.00.
CALVES: 177. Mostly steady.
Choice vealers 75.00-86.00, few
Good 62.00-70.00, 90-120 lbs.
Standard and Good 54.00-60.00, BO
SS lbs. 44.00-54.00.
HOGS: 251. .75-1.00 lower. US 1-2
200-250 lbs. 40.80-42.00; 1-3 205-255
lbs. 39.50-41.00; few 2-3 240-260 lbs.
35.50-37.00; 1-3 360660 lb. Sows
36.00-38.00, 2-3 400600 lbs. 35.00
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FEEDER PIGS; 10. Few US 1-3
30-40 lbs. 21.00-24.00 per head.
SHEEP: 42. Few High Choice &
Prime 90-95 lb. spring lambs 74.00
78.00; Choice 50-75 lbs. 60.50-70.00.
of the Commonwealth and its
agricultural community."
University president Bryce
Jordan and executive vice
president and provost Richardson
are forming an advisory search
committee to screen candidates
for the deanship of the College of
Agriculture.
methods used
which is used to calibrate elec
tronic moisture meters used for
official testing, understates
moisture content by 0.7 percent
when compared with other
reference methods.
The method, unchanged from its
adoption 26 years ago, requires
drying of whole kernel samples for
72 hours at 103 degrees Centigrade
Persons who wish to address the
subcommittee should submit
written comments before the
meeting to Chartier at 1107
Sycamore Ave., Dallas Center,
lowa 50063; telephone: (515) 992-
3767. Written comments also may
be submitted at the meeting.
The subcommittee will make
recommendations to the full ad
visory committee at a July 15
public meeting.
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