AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 30, 1988
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
Wed, July 27, 1988
CATTLE CALVES
130.000 11,000
131.000 9,000
129.000 10,000
384.000 29,000
380.000 27,000
379.000 30,000
WED, 7/27/88 (EST)
WEEK AGO (EST)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (ACT)
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, July 28
Report supplied by PDA
CATILE; ISB. Steen fully to 2.00 high
er; cows mostly steady; Choice steers
64.00- Select 60.00-63.00; few Stan
dard 56.00-59.00; Choice heifers
62.00- Select SB.SO-61.50; Cows
Breaking Utility & Commercial
45.50-49.75; Cutter & Boning 43.50-47.00;
Caimer & Cutter 38.00-42.00; shells 26.00;
bullocks few Standard 52.00-54,00; few
YG 1, 1000-1925 lb. bulls 52.00-54 00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few Med. 1.
400-500 lb. heifen 60.00-67.00; Med. 1.
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FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy’s Branch Office, Bars villa
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawalls Butchar Shop)
A FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668
TUESDAYS: BAR Cattle
THURSDAYS: Marlstta
717-426-3258
YORK COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: Slawartstown
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS; Thomaavllla
717-792-2248 or 9836
DEWART AREA FARMERS
WEDNESDAYS - Devvart Sale 6r
717-538-9835
Contact for Information:
Ron Myers, 717-658-3291
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
Future forward 'contract? available
380-550 lb. bulls 63.00-78.00.
CALVES: 107. Few Good 70.00-91.00;
Standard & Good 90-120 lb. 67.00-72.00;
60-85 lb. 60.0070.00; few Utility 50-65 lb.
48.00- hoi. bulla 90-125 lb.
100.00-
HOGS: 104. 2.00-2.50 higher; 1-2,
220250 lb. 47.5048.00; 1-3, 220-265 lb
46.0047.50; 2-3,2402701 b. 45.00-45.75;
2-4, 260280 lb. 43.5044.00; sows 1-3,
350-600 lb. 28.00-30.50; boars
20.75-30.75.
FEEDER PIGS; 19. Lot 1-3,301 b. 25.00
per head; lot Utility 30 lb. 16.00 per head.
SHEEP: 42. Lot High Choice 85 lb.
62.50; Choice 90-95 lb. 52.00-56.00; few
Good & Choice 50-67 lb. feeder lambs
51.00-55.00;,5i. sheep 12.00-24.00.
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SYRACUSE. NY—Two dairy
leaders were recently recognized
for their outstanding contributions
to the dairy industry in Onondaga
County.- Robert Harrison, a dairy
fanner from Skaneateles, NY and
Helen Fountain, a 25-year employ
ee of Dairylea Corporation Inc.,
from Fayetteville, NY, were recen
tly honored with the Silver Cow
Award.
SHEEP
19.000
19.000
20.000
56.000
55.000
58.000
HOGS
300.000
304.000
257.000
883.000
890.000
757.000
The award, sponsored by the
Onondaga County June Dairy
Month Committee, is presented to
an outstanding dairy farmer who
has actively supported the dairy
industry in Onondaga County, and
to an agri-business person who has
contributed to the improvement of
the dairy community in Onondaga
County.
Bob Harrison operates a 465
acre farm in Skaneateles and has a
dairy herd consisting of 100 Hols
tein cows and 100 head of young
stock. His dairy has a reputation
for producing die highest quality
milk. In 1987, Harrison and his
wife, Elsie were recognized as
Dairylca’s #1 Quality Milk Pro
ducer among the cooperatives
3,000 members in the Northeast
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family have hosted farm tours for
students, families and foreign dig
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the dairy industry.
Helen Fountain has been
involved in agri-business for over
25 years as a Dairylea employee.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in
home economics from the State
University of New York at Buffalo
and a master’s degree from Syra
cuse University. She joined
Dairylea in 1963 as supervisor of
women’s programs. PrescnUy, she
is manager of member programs.
She currently serves as secretary
of the Northeast Dairy Farm Beau
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organization and implementation
of this program in New York state
where it originated. The program
has since been expanded to New
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