AlB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1990
Morrisons Cove
Livestock
Martlnsburg, Pa.
Oct. 15, 1990
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 271. STEERS: H. CHOICE &
PRIME 73.50-75.10, CHOICE
72.75-73.50, GOOD 70.50-72.75, STAN
DARD 66.50-70.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 69.25-72.10;
GOOD 66.50-69.50.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
51.00-56.00; CUTTERS 51.00-55.00,
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 40.00-49.75.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
63.75-70.10.
YIELD GRADE NO. 1
BULLS:
61.00-66.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
72.00-95.00. BULLS 65.00-79.75; HEIF
ERS 65.00-75.00.
CALVES 259. PRIME 95.00-150.00;
CHOICE 90.00-95.00, GOOD
85.00- STANDARD & GOOD
80.00- 90-110 LBS. 65.00-70.00,
65-90 LBS. 60.00-69.00, HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 135.00-170.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
135.00-
HOGS 65. US NO. 1-2 58.50-59.75, US
NO. 1-3 55.00-55.75.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 51.00-53.00.
BOARS 43.00-46.25.
FEEDER PIGS 39. US NO. 1-3 20-35
LBS. 25.00-27.00 PER HEAD, NO. 1-3
35-50 LBS. 28.00-35.00 PER HEAD.
SHEEP 92. CHOICE 50.00-65.00;
GOOD 45.00-55.00; SLAUGHTER
EWES 17.00-23.50.
GOATS; 20.00-55.00 PER HEAD.
17 LOADS HAY.
ALFALFA: 90.00-130.00.
TIMOTHY: 46.00-74.00.
Dewart
Livestock Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, October 15, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 128...PDA...Compared with
last weeks market; Few Choice Holstein
steers 68.75-72.00, couple Select
63.50&67.25. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 51.00-55.25, cou
ple 57.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
50.00-54.75, few to 58.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 45.00-48.00, Shells down to 40.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 2, 1080/1350 lbs. si.
bulls SS.OO-60.50. Feeder Cattle: Few
Medium Frame No. 1,300/45016)1. steers
85.50- few 760/920 lbs.
69.50- Large No. 2. 680/800 lbs.
61.25-66.50.
CALVES 232...C0up1e Good vealers
80.00&90.00, Utility and low Standard
BUILDINGS, INC.
Excellence Since 1903
3368 York Rd.
Gettysburg,
PA 1732 S
717/624-3331
C4I or wrto today
for mart Information
60/85 lbs. 60.00-70.00, few down to 50.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls No. 1,90/130
lbs. 130.00-167.50, No. 2. 80/120 lbs.
78.00-125.00; few Hoi. Heifers 70/120 lbs.
82.50-175.00.
HOGS 59... US 1-3 210/290 lbs. barrows
and gilts 57.50-58.00. Few US No. 1-3
400/780 lbs. sows 47.75-50.00.
FEEDER PIGS 96... Few Lots US No.
1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00-29.50, few
lots 40/50 lbs. 30.00-36.50 all per head.
SHEEP 2...C0up1e Choice 95 lbs. wool
slaughter lambs 48.00&50.00 - all cwt
GOATS 0... - per head.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, Oct. 12, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 89.
MIXED HAY: 60.00-137.00.
ALFALFA: 68.00-109.00.
TIMOTHY; 83.00-120.00.
CLOVER: 50.00-100.00.
STUBBLE HAY: 61.00-63.00.
CORN STALKS: 52.00.
STRAW: 84.00-112.00.
EAR CORN: 58.00-110.00.
OATS: 1.00-1.90 BU.
RYE; 4.30-5.00 BU.
Buffalo Produce
Mlffiinburg R 3
Oct. 16 and Oct. 18, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: YELLOW DELICIOUS.
MACINTOSH 5.00-9.00 BU.
CABBAGE: 3.25-4.50 50 LBS.
CAULIFLOWER: .15-.70.
BROCCOLI: 6.50-11.00 (18 COUNT).
GOURDS: 2.00-9.50 ■/. BU.
SQUASH: BUTTERNUT 3.25-4.50
BU; ACORN 3.25-4.25 BU.
PUMPKINS; NECK .95 EACH; FACE
.25-1.35 EACH.
PEPPERS: 4.00-10.50 FOR LARGE:
3.00- FOR MEDIUMS: RED
5.00- YELLOW 8.50, ALL 1 1/9 BU.
TOMATOES4.OO-14.00 25L8.’/. BU.
INDIAN CORN: .10-.70 BUNCH;
LONG INDIAN CORN .20-.90 BUNCH
AUCTION DATES NEXT WEEK ARE
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. WATCH
FOR CHRISTMAS TREE AND CRAFT
AUCTION TUBS. NOV. 20, AND TUBS.
DEC. 4. ,
CONTACT:
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NJ 08865
201/454-7900
1-800-447-7436
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higher education of students plan
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dents in the IS-county southeast
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the above counties. Applicants
must be high school seniors plan
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ture or agribusiness as the major ited to the public school systems,
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Notification of the availability institution was not contacted
of the scholarships is being sent to should not consider himself or
the administrators of the secon- herself excluded from requesting
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area. Keystone Farm Credit, ACA stone Farm Credit, ACA, Atten
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Low-Interest Tech Loans Available
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) “These loans are economic deve
— Pennsylvania farmers who lopment tools for rural areas.”
want to employ new technology Matching loans of up to
on the farm can fund projects $50,000 are available at an interest
through low-interest loans from rate one-half of the federal dis
the Department of Agriculture, count rate. Last year’s loan rate
Agriculture Secretary Boyd E. was 3.5 percent,
Wolff said recently.
The Agricultural Technology
Loan Program (ATLP) will accept
applications from Oct. 15 until
Dec. 31.
“Pennsylvania farms are small
businesses that generate jobs and
economic activity,” Wolff said
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