State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
■I Carttde Uvwtock Auction
Friday, Feb. 14, 1992
RESULTS ON 1644 PIGS.
TREND: STRONG DEMAND! FIGS
WERE MOSTLY STEADY TO 10.00
HIGHER ON SO LB. PIGS. ALL PIGS
WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND
SOLD BY THE HUNDREDWEIGHT.
US NO. I&2'S: 1002 HD. 34 HD. 35-49
LBS. SMALL LOTS 63.00-76.00; 157 HD.
45-49 LBS. 83.50-88.00; 246 HD. 50-59
LBS. 75.00-94.50; 474 HD. 60-69 LBS.
69.00- 58 HD. 72-79 LBS.
69.00- 33 HEAD 80-92 LBS.
59.00-
US NO. 2‘S*3 , S: 32 HD. 39 HD. 39-69
LBS. 53.00-61.00
U5«2:553 HEAD. 24 HEAD2B-38 LBS.
SM. LOT SS.OO-56.00; 136 HEAD 42-49
LBS. 45.00-77.00; 191 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
50.00- 202 HEAD 60-115 LBS.
46.00-
AS IS: 33 HEAD 45-66 LBS
20.00-53.00.
UTILITIES: 17 HEAD 44-75 LBS.
16.00-46.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE FRI., FEB. 28. AT 1:30P.M. GRAD
ING 7:30 UNTIL 11 A.M.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed., February 19, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
565 HEAD.
I'S AND 2’S, 20-29 LBS. 93.00-106.00;
30-39 LBS. 100.00-110.00; 40-49 LBS.
82.00-101.00; 50-59 LBS. 80.00-100.00;
70-79 LBS. 70.00-80.00.
2’S AND 3'S, 20-29 LBS. 70.00-77.00;
30-39 LBS. 84.00-100.00; 40-49 LBS.
80.00-85.00; 50-59 LBS. 72.00-86.00;
60-69 LBS. 70.00-75.00.
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, February 17,1992
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
tows and gilts 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-24 S lb 42.50-43.00, Couple lots 43.50.
US 1 215-235 lb 44.50-46.50, One lot
47.00.
US 1-3 210-255 lb 40.75-42.00,
Indiana Hogs
Feb. 20, 1992
BARROWS AND GILTS: FULLY .50,
INSTANCES .75 LOWER. DEMAND
MODERATE.
COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2220-260
LBS. 40.00-41.50, 40.25-41.50 FEW TO
42.00. 210-220 LBS. 38.00-39.50
US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 39.00-40.50
SOWS: STEADY TO MOSTLY 1.00
HIGHER.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 26.00-30.00,
- FEW 30.75.
500-650 LBS. 28.00-3100, FEW 32.50.
TODAY’S PRELIMINARY ESTI
MATE: 21,000
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle
feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for
advice and marketing conditions.
iiMONDAYSORWEbNESDAVSg
Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge
Consign Your Beef Cows
Mondays and Wednesdays
No Waiting To Unload - Good Wslght Conditions
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Feb. 28 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. DunMpand Sons
Tei. vmwmm \
Keeping'
Hog
(Wr Markets
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Feb. 20,1992
CATTLE & CALVES: 600 ( 0 SLTR,
600FDRS)
RECEIPTS CONSISTS OF FEEDER
CATTLE AljID SLAUGHTER COWS
AND BULLS FOR THE REGULAR
THURSDAY AUCTION.
- SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS:
CUTT. UTIL. COMM BULK SALES HI
DRESS %LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
BONING 1-2 LOW TO A VG. CUTTER
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1.400: WEEK
AGO 1,300: YEAR AGO 1,300
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
TERMINAL MARKET CLOSE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS 1.000-1.50
HIGHER, EXCEPT HOLSTEIN STEERS
1.50-2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS 1.50 HIGHER. COWS AND BULLS
FULLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER SUPP
LY MAINLY CHOICE SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS, AROUND 15%
COWS.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stackyards
Sat, Feb. 15, 1992
Report supplied by auction
520 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 45.00-46.25.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 43.00-44.75.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 41.50-43.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 40.00-41.50.
LIGHTWEIGHT HOGS: 195-210 LBS.
37.00-39.00; 180-195 LBS. 30.00-37.00;
120180 LBS. 30.0037.00; 80120 LBS.
30.0042.00; 5080 LBS. 25.0040.00;
3050 LBS. 30.0050.00.
GOOD SOWS: 30.00-33.00;
MEDIUMS 27.0030.00; THIN SOWS:
23.0027.00.
HEAVY BOARS 24.0025.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, February 19,1992
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COW RECEIPTS 100; HEIF
ERS 96 AND BULLS 6. MARKET
STEADY.
1129
869
671
FROM PENNSYLVANIA FRESH
610.00-1175.00, 1 PUREBRED SPRIN
GER 1685.001
FROM PERRY COUNTY FRESHG
885.00-1250.00.
FROM WISCONSIN FRESH
1275.00-1625.00, 1 AT 1750.00.
A HERD DISPERSAL OF 24 HEAD IN
ALL STAGES OF PRODUCTION
BROUGHT 610.00-1025.00.
LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS
SOLD FRESH 560.00-1085.00, BETTER
FRESH 1225.00-1525.00.
SRINGING HEIFERS 610.00-910.00,
FEW 1030.00-1100.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS
650.00-985.00.
OPEN BREEDING-AGE HEIFERS
580.00-730.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
325.00-500.00.
VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A
PREMIUM.
BULLS SOLD 600.00-960.00.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, h,
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
56 LOADS OP HAY.
MIXED HAY: FIRST CUTTING
105.00- 2ND CUTTING
97.00-
TIMOTHY: 120.00-123.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
91.00- 2ND 105.00-139.00; 3RD
CUTTING 119.00-135.00; 4TH
83.00-
CLOVER: IST CUTTING
125.00- 2ND 119.0 a
CLOVER TIMOTHY; 101.00.
CLOVER AND ALFALFA: 118.00.
ALFALFA NEW SEEDING: 111.00.
GRASS: 112.00-118.00.
WEHAT STRAW: 74.00-91.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 75.00-95.0 a
OAT STRAW: 76.00.
EAR CORN: 93.00-101.00.
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 17, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 217.
ALFALFA: 87.00-170.00.
MIXED HAY: BXOO-152.00.
TIMOTHY: 95.00-152.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 95.00-117.00.
STRAW: 80.00-107.00.
EAR CORN: 97.00-110.00.
OATS: 1.65-2.50 BU.
Thii tale was formerly held at the New
Holland Seles Stables, h it now held at Dif
fenbach's New Holland Auction Center
Ltd., 100 W. Jackson St., New Holland,
across from the prior tale location. Auction
time is 10:00 a.m. Monday.
Clouser Feed
Hay Report
Madison burg, Pa.
Every Monday at noon
Feb. 17, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
ALFALFA CLOVER: 130.00.
MIXED HAY; 3 LOADS 97.00, 97.50
AND 100.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrala, Fa.
Friday, February 14, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 79.
MIXED HAY: 80.00-140.00.
ALFALFA: 95.00-132.00.
TIMOTHY: 98.00-120.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 95.00-125.00.
STRAW: 70.00-90.00.
EAR CORN; 96.00-122.00.
OATS: 2.00 BU.
FIREWOOD: 50.00 CORD.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles
south of Quarryville or 6
miles north of Oxford cor
ner of Rt. 472 and Noble
Road.
Lloyd H. Kraider,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
STATE GRADED SALE
PR!.. FEB. 28
1:30 P.M.
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Exk 12 OH Ml
(717) 249-4511 or
Evenings Jim, 249-2359
>kj
tw Hay & Grain
. m Markets
WimF
Pa. Grain
February 18,1992
Report (upplled by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN
UNEVEN .05 LOWER TO .05 HIGHER;
WHEAT STEADY TO .30 LOWER;
BARLEY STEADY TO STRONG; OATS
STEADY TO .10 HIGHER; EAR CORN
MOSTLY STEADY; SOYBEANS
UNEVENLY STEADY.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.75-3.05,
AVERAGE 2.92, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 179-2.86;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.24-4.35,
AVERAGE 4.28, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.71-3.98;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.25,
AVERAGE 2.11, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.70-2.00;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.80-2.10, AVER
AGE 1.94; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.64-5.80, AVERAGE 5.68, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 5.63-5.89; FEW REPORTED
GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.70,
AVERAGE 2.70; AVERAGE MOIS
TURE EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-95.00,
AVERAGE 83.00.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.85-3.05,
AVERAGE 2.94; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.50-4.05, AVERAGE 3.74;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.35, FEW
REPORTED 2.50, AVERAGE 2.19;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.60-2.10, AVER
AGE 1.80; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.55-5.71, AVERAGE 5.64; AVERAGE
MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE
80.00-95.00, AVERAGE 87.50.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.77-3.05,
AVERAGE 2.94; @ WHEAT NO. 2-Y
RANGE 3.50-4.35, AVERAGE 4.01;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.35,
AVERAGE 2.13; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.60-2.10, AVERAGE 1.85; SOYBEANS
NO. I RANGE 5.40-5.80, AVERAGE
5.60; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR
CORN RANGE 75.00-95.00, AVERAGE
83.50.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.90-3.05,
AVERAGE 2.97; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.50-4.30, AVERAGE 3.86;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.35,
AVERAGE 2.10; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.50-2.05, AVERAGE 1.80; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.30-5.60, AVERAGE
5.43; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM
#2 RANGE 3.30, AVERAGE 3.30;
AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN
RANGE 78.00-85.00, AVERAGE 80.67.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.95,
AVERAGE 2.81: ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.15-4.00, AVERAGE 3.72;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.05-2.10,
AVERAGE 2.08; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.60-1.87, FEW REPORTED 2.00,
In this issue
Five Sections
DEPARTMENTS HOME AND YOUTH
Editorial AlO Homestead Notes B 2
Farm Calendar AlO Home On The Range B 6
Farm Forum AlO Cook’s Question Corner B 8
Business News C 6 Kid’s Komer 810
Classified Ads C15.D10 Farm Women Societies 81l
Mailbox Markets E 4 4.H Happenings 817
Sale Reports E 9 FFA Happenings 821
Public Auction Register El 2
6 COLUMNS
FEATURES Now' s Time AlO
N.H. Veg/Vine Decline A2O 30 Years A «o A 29
Chester Crops/Well Water A 22 Foraging Around A 32
Young Couple Manages A 26 Have You Heard B 4
Slatcoff Wool Business 812 Microwave Magic B 5
York Extension Focuses 815 Taking Time 814
Good Cooking 818 Ida ’ s Notebook 817
Pa. Apple Queen 820 0n Being A Fa™ Wife 825
PASS Reports C 3 Livestock Notes C 4
Ml. Joy Farmers C 5 Poulty inters E 22
Funk Dedicates Lifetime Cl 4 DAIRY
Bradford Dairy Day D 6 Focus Al 5
Berks 4-H Horse D 6 Maryland DHIA 822
Tomato Transplanting E 3 Chester Co. DHIA D 8
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 22,,1992-A3
AVERAGE 1.77; SOYBEANS NO. 1
RANGE FEW REPORTED 5.45. AVER
AGE 5.45; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR
CORN RANGE 61.00-70.00, AVERAGE
6S.SO.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.90; ©WHEAT NO.
#2-Y 3.93; BARLEY NO. 3 2.13; OATS
NO. 2 1.87; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.58;
AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN
82.77.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.58; ©WHEAT NO.
#2-Y 2.62; BARLEY NO. 3 2.05; OATS
NO. 2 1.44; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.52;
AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN
70.50.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
ATTHE FARM & PER TON). HAY AND
STRAW STEADY.
ALFALFA 90.00-125.00; MIXED
HAY 80.00-105.00; TIMOTHY HAY
75.00-105.00; STRAW 60.00-80.00;
MULCH 20.00-55.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
2/14/92. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 265
HAY. 98 STRAW, AND 18 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-150.00; MIXED
HAY 80.00-140.00; TIMOTHY HAY
90.00-140.00; STRAW 70.00-102.00;
EAR CORN 97.00-115.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
2/14/92. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 264
HAY, 32 STRAW & 19 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-165.00; MIXED
HAY 70.00-140.00; TIMOTHY HAY
90.00-120.00; STRAW 60.00-105 00,
EAR CORN 90.00-110.00.
Thun., February 20, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
40 LOADS.
EAR CORN: 95.00.
GRASS HAY: 79.00.
STRAW; 75.00-87.50.
ALFALFA: 96.00-145.00.
TIMOTHY: 100.00-113.50.
MIXED HAY: 97.50-139.00.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed., February 19, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 97.
MIXED HAY: 75.00-164.00.
ALFALFA: 67.00-150.00.
TIMOTHY: 86.00-125.00.
STRAW: 73.00-89.00.
CORN: 103.00-111.00.
GRASS: 91.00.
OATS: 2.15-2.60 BU.
CLOVER: 118.00.
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
Regional Hay
February 18, 1992
Eastern, Pa.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA