r , i Hog Markets Indiana Hogs Louisville, Kentucky Wednesday, May 29, 1991 INDIANA DIRECT HOGS 51 BAR ROWS AND GILTS - MOSTLY STEADY TO 25 HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE. COUNTRY. PLANTS: US 1-2 220-260 LBS 53 75-55 50 54 00 56.00. 210-220 LBS. 51 75-53 50; US 1-3 220-260 LBS 52.75-54 00 SOWS; STEADY US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 39 00-44 00, 500-650 LBS. 43.00-46.00, FEW 47 00. ••INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS TUESDAY’S ACTUAL 26,800 TODAYS ESTIMATE 20,500 WEDNESDAY WEEK AGO 17,700 WEDNESDAY YEAR AGO 13,900 WEEK TO DATE 53,400 SM PD WEEK AGO 55,500 SM PD YEAR AGO 42,600 ••RECEIPTS FOR A YEAR AGO WILL NOT COMPARE TO THIS WEEK DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE REPORT ING BASE CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES. HOT WEIGHTS PLANT DELIVERED 160-185 LBS BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY. US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .50- .79 IN) 77 78 TO 80.47 US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 80- .99 IN.) 76 08 TO 77.78 US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24 IN) 74 90 TO 76 48 US 3 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.25-149 IN.) 73 90 TO 74 90 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1 50-1.79 IN.) 70 01 TO 73.90. ACTUAL PAYING PRICE MAY NOT ALWAYS BE WITHIN PRICE RANGES AS ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE FOR SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR MUSCLING AND BACKFAT THICKNESS WITHIN THE GRADES. New Holland Hogs Monday, May 27, 1991 880 HEAD. RETAIL: 1&2 210-245 LBS 58 00-59.25. WHOLESALE: 1&2 210-250 LBS, 56 00-57.50; 1&3 210-250 LBS 55 00-57.00 HEAVY 1&2 260-230 LBS. 48 00-52.00, FEW HEAVY 1&3 280-325 LBS 45.00-47 00. HEAVY SOWS 44 00-46 25, LIGHT 40 00-44 00 BOARS 38 00-41 00 State Graded Feeder Pig Sale at Carlisle Livestock Auction Friday, May 24, 1991 RESULTS ON 1,848 PIGS TREND. COMPARED TO THE MAY 10TH STATE GRADED SALE, PIGS WERE 10 00-15 00 LOWER EXTREMES 20 00 LOWER. ALL PIGS WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. US NO. I&2'S 1,159 HD. 38 HD 36-38 Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. !;■ MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS I mHWMKHHNHHSCHHMWWOCHHHWm Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge Consign Your Beef Cows Mondays and Wednesdays No Waiting To Unload - Good Weight Conditions Next Feeder Cattle Sale Friday. June 7 - 11:00 A.M. Walter M, Dunlap and Sons Tel. (717) 397-5136 An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast With The Times LB. 108.00-120.00; 301 HD 40-49 LB 93,00-123.50; 83 HD. 43-49 LB, 82 00-89.00, 618 HD. 50-59 LB 93 00-115.50; 119 LB 60-69 LB, 90 00-104.00. US NO. 2’S 531 HD. 57 HD. 27-39 LB. 80 00-100.00, 42 HD. 49 LB 79.00-83 00; 211 HD. 40-49 LB. 85.00-100.50; 221 HD. 50-72 LB. 76.00-92 00. US NO. 2&3’S 91 HD. 6 HD. W/TAILS 17-29 LB 83.00-94.00, 85 HD. 31-59 LB 54 00-83 00 (SMALL LOTS W/TAILS) UTILITIES. 27 HD 47-55 LB 53 00-70.00 AS IS: 40 HD. 39-72 LB 30.00-65 00. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1991, 1 30 P M.. GRADING 7.30 UNTIL 11 30 A M New Holland Feeder Pig Auction Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, May 29, 1991 Feeder Pigs: Today 993 Last Wednesday 1132 Last Year 909 TREND: Compared to last Wednesday 25-40 lb feeder pigs 20.00-30.00 lower, 40-65 lb 8.00-15.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 13 29 102.00. 75 30-39 98.00-106.00, 21 38 112.00. 152 41-43 96.00-102 00.67 52-54 104.00-110.00, 25 51-54 96.00- 61 63-64 84.00-90.00. US 2 36 27-29 100.00-102.00. 151 30-39 90.00- 81 41-49 90.00-96.00. 7 61 94.00. US 2-3 47 34-37 84 00-92.00. 66 41-47 86.00- SLAUGHTER 27 21-22 155.00-162.00. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stackyards Sat., May 18, 1991 Report supplied by auction 500 HEAD. US 1 215-245 LBS. 58.50-60.50 US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 55.75-56.25 US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 54.75-55.75, US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 53.25-54.25. HEAVY HOGS: 270-285 LBS. 49 00-50.25; 300-350 LBS. 43.00-45 00. GOOD SOWS: 45 00-47.50. MEDIUM SOWS: 4000-45 00. THIN SOWS; 35.00-40.00. BOARS (ALL WEIGHTS): 38 00-40 25 Peoria Hogs Peoria, Illinois Thursday, May 30, 1991 MIDSESSION AND CLOSE HOGS 1500 TRADING MODERATE BAR ROWS AND GILTS 25 TO .50 LOWER COMPARED WITH WEDNESDAY. US 1-3 220-250 LBS 55.00-55.50, 120 HEAD 55.75 2-3 230-260 LBS 54 50-55.00 260-280 LBS 52 50-54 50. STEADY TO 50 HIGHER 20%. US 1-3 325-650 LBS 47 00-47 50. BOARS: OVER 350 LBS 44.00 UNDER 350 LBS 45 50-46 HOG 214: HC 55.00-55.75 Lancaster Stockyards ifi hWi, Ha y. & , Grain ni«J im Markets Regional Hay May 28, 1991 Eastern, Pa. HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY & STRAW MOSTLY STEADY TO WEAK; SOME NEW CROP ON MARKET; PRICES NOT FULLY ESTABLISHED. ALFALFA 60.00-100.00, *NC 50-75; MIXED HAY 50.00-90.00, ‘NC 50-75; TIMOTHY HAY 50.00-70,00; STRAW 40.00-70.00; MULCH 20,00-35.00. SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 5/24/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 129 HAY, 56 STRAW, AND 18 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 55.00-130.00; MIXED HAY 45.00-97.00; TIMOTHY HAY 55.00-109.00; STRAW 48.00-103.00; EAR CORN 74.00-86.00. SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 5/24/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 86 HAY, 21 STRAW & 15 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 73.00-127.50; MIXED HAY 30.00-90.00; TIMOTHY HAY 30.00-61.00; STRAW 40.00-70.00, MULCH 68.00-82.50. Kirkwood Hay Auction Kirkwood, Pa. Tuesday, May 28, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction 23 LOADS OF HAY. MIXED HAY: 2ND CUTTING 50.00- TIMOTHY: 57.00-65.00. ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 47.00- 2ND CUTTING 93.00. CLOVER: 2ND CUTTING 73.00. MIXED HAY, NEW: 80.00. GRASS: 50.00-66.00. WHEAT STRAW: 79.00-98.00. OAT STRAW: 60.00. RYE STRAW: 104.00. EAR CORN; 81.00-90.00. WOOD SHAVINGS: .50 A BAG. Green Dragon Hay Ephraia, Pa. Friday, May 24, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS; 68. MIXED HAY: 47.00-110.00. ALFALFA: 57.00-115.00. TIMOTHY: 55.00-127.00. GRASS HAY: 37.00-80.00. MEADOW HAY: 45.00. STRAW: 49.00-125.00. EAR CORN: 82.00-86.00. OATS: 2.00-2.80 BU. WOOD SHAVINGS: 31.00. Dewart Hay Dewart, PA. Monday, May 27, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction 6 LOADS OF HAY. 35.00-76.00. STRAW: 5 LOADS, 31.00-66.00. CORN; 82.00. rHOOVER’S I HAY * I AUCTION j I 2nd & 4th * jj Fridaya Of | I Each Month I X 12 Noon s | Sellera to call to I I schedule loads. I XlaeaMd In Dauphin Co., 1 mP* 2 X Md el Grab, along RL 25. i I Gerald Hoover, I X SAU-002794L X 717-385-3803 KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 12:00 Located Rt. 472 5 mllas south of Qutrryvllla or 6 mllas north of Oxford cor ner of Rt. 472 and Nobla Road. Lloyd H. Kraider, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks Pa. Grain May 28, 1991 Report supplied by PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MON DAY’S MARKET FOR SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY TO .07 HIGHER; WHEAT UNEVEN, MOSTLY STEADY TO .05 HIGHER. BARLEY STEADY TO FULLY .10 LOWER; OATS STEADY TO .05 LOW ER; SOYBEANS UNEVENLY STEADY: EAR CORN MOSTLY STEADY. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2 90, AVERAGE 2.80, ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.50-2.65; @WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.78-2.94, FEW REPORTED 2.50, AVERAGE 2.82, ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.83-3.04; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.70-2.00, AVERAGE 1.91, ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.65-1.85; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.30-1.60, AVERAGE 1.47, ‘CON TRACT FOR HARVEST 1.00-1.30; SOY BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.44-5.75, AVER AGE 5.59, ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 5.55-5.79; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.30; ‘+BUCKWHEAT •CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 8.15, EAR CORN RANGE 74.00-82.00, AVERAGE 78.08. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.80, AVERAGE 2.71; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.30-2.75, AVERAGE 2.53; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.20, AVERAGE 2.03; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1.35, FEW REPORTED 1.50, AVERAGE 1.34; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.55-5.63, AVERAGE 5.59; EAR CORN RANGE 65.00-80.00, AVERAGE 72.50. SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL & SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.90, AVERAGE 2.78; @ WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.40-2.94, AVERAGE 2 68; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.70-2.15, AVERAGE 1.94; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1 60, AVERAGE 1.42; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.80, AVERAGE 5.60; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-82 00, AVERAGE 75.85. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2 88. AVERAGE 2.79; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.40-2.85, AVERAGE 2 62. BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.15, AVERAGE 1.93; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1 30-1 50. AVERAGE 1 42; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.80, AVERAGE 5 63; EAR CORN RANGE 7000-79 00, AVERAGE 74.57. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO 2-Y RANGE M 2 40-2 80, AVERAGE 2.62, ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.30-2.65, AVERAGE 2.53; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-1.96, AVERAGE 1.93, OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.05-1.60, AVERAGE 1.41, SOYBEANS NO. 1 FEW REPORTED 5.55, AVER- f#« FEATURES Hershey Suiools A2O Natural Farming A 24 Way-Win Farms A 26 Hollo-Home Farm A 36 Strawberry Social B 2 Farm Women Cookbook 812 Spring Rally 814 Wasps Help Tomato Growers 818 Game Commission Winner..B24 Friends Cove Brothers D 2 Cloverale Farms D 6 COLUMNS Now is the Time.... Microwave Minutes Have You Heard.... Ida’s Notebook 822 On Being A Farm Wife 828 Poultry Pointers Farm Management Milk Check Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 1, 1991-A3 AGE 5.55, EAR CORN RANGE 50 00-66 00, AVERAGE 58 00 CORN NO 2-Y 2.78, @WHEAT NO. #2 2.64, BARLEY NO 3 2 05; OATS NO 2 1.43, SOYBEANS NO 1 5.75, EAR CORN 76 32 CORN NO. 2-Y 3 11, @WHEAT NO n 3 65; BARLEY NO 3 2.16; OATS NO 2 1 66. SOYBEANS NO 1 5 93; EAR CORN 85 72. Diffcnbach Auction Center New Holland, Pa. Monday, May 27, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 82. ALFALFA: 65.00-140.00. MIXED HAY: 37.00-125.00. TIMOTHY: 42.00-115.00. CLOVER: 60.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 37.00-63.00. STRAW: 40.00-80.00. EAR CORN: 82.00-86.00. OATS. 2 20-2.25. This sale was fonnerly held at the New Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif fenbach's New Holland Auction Center Ltd., 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland, across from the prior sale location. Auction time is 10:00 a.m. Monday. Diffenbach Auction Center New Holland, Pa. Wednesday, May 29, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 4. ALFALFA: 94.00. MIXED HAY: 50.00-60.00. EAR CORN: 83.00. This sale was foimerly held at the New Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif fenbach’s New Holland Auction Center Ltd., 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland, across from the prior sale location. Auction time is 10 00 a.m. Wednesday. Good’s Hay Lcola, Pa. Wed, May 29, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction 54 LOADS. ALFALFA; 78.00-130.00. MIXED HAY: 47.00-120.00. TIMOTHY: 70.00-85.00. STRAW: 65.00-100.00. CORN: 8200-86 00. GRASS- 60.00-67.00. OATS: 2.40 BU. Vintage Hay Paradise, PA Thun, May 30, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction 7 LOADS. MIXED HAY: 35.00 ALFALFA: 60.00. GRASS HAY; 41.00-50.00. HAY; 65.00-67.50. this issue Four Sections DAIRY DHIA Focus 832-839 Chester Co. DHIA 841 Bedford Co. DHIA 842 Bucks Co. DHIA 843 Dairy Repeal C4-C5.D14 Montgomery Co. DHIA Dl2 Blair Co. DHIA E 3 DEPARTMENTS Editorial Farm Calendar Farm Forum Mailbox Markets Sale Reports Public Auction Register Business News Classified Ads AlO .B 5 .813 HOME AND YOUTH Homestead Notes Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Kid’s Komer 810 Farm Women Societies 822 4-H Happenings 827 FFA Happenings 829 C 3 ,Cl 2 E 5 MONTH AGO YEAR AGO AlO AlO AlO .Cl 6 .C3O ■ C 33 C 6 DI6,E 9 B 4
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