Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Wapnceburg, Fa.
Thun, October 22 1992
Report Supplied bp Auction
CATTLE; SL. COWS: UTILITY St
COMMERCIAL 45.00-51.50, CUTTER St
BONING UTTUTY 42.50-48.50; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 38.50-46.50;
SHELLS 38.50 St DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-1870#
55.50-62.75; YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# 46.00-55.50.
FEEDER STEERS; M&L-l 300-500#
77.00-96.00; 250-280# 85.00-97.00; M
900-1000 55.00-70.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 70.00-82.00; L-l
400-650# 55.00-78.00. BULLS MAL-1
300-620# 60.00-92.00.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 90.00-96.00;
CHOICE 75.00-93.00; GOOD
60.00-72.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-120# FEW 90.00-110.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
75.00- BEEFX BULL&HFRS./HD.
100.00-
HOGS: BARROWS St GILTS #l-2
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Gain up to $7OO an acre advantages
In silage trials conducted by the Solanco Young Farmers in Lancaster
County, Funk’s G® brand 4671 produced 27,255 lbs. of milk/acre 5,456
lbs. more than its nearest competitor.* At 54 cwt. with today’s $l3/cwt.
milk prices, you’d enjoy a better than $7OO an acre advantage feeding
your cows exclusively 4671.
Get high net energy and big dry matter yields
But the results don’t stop there. Its yield of 25.65 T/A at 65% mois
ture topped the average yield of 22.35 T/A by more than 15%. Plus, its
dry matter yield of 17,956 ibs./acre with a net energy rating of .75 was
also tops among the 22 varieties tested.
SttOM Adding Value To Your Seed Investment
* Mllk/acre calculated ualng forage analyaia and conversion factor developed by University of Wisconsin. Assumes that one forage is fed to dairy cows producing 70 lbs. of milk per day.
210-255# 40.00-45.00; #2-3 255-280#
37.50-41.00; SOWS #l-3 300-500#
26.0032.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 25-35#
10.0024.00/HD.
LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 47.5054.00;
CHOICE 85-95# 50.0057.00. FEEDER
LAMBS GOOD 53.5065.00; EWES
21.0030.00.
GOATS: LARGE 35.0065.00/HD.;
MEDIUM 20.0040.00/HD.; SMALL
10.0019.00/HD.
HORSES: 40.00-65.00, PONIES
30.0050.00.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harriet* burg, Va.
Oct 17, 1992
Report Mpplled bp auction
STEERS: M&L-l 300500 LBS.
77.00-93.00102.00; 500-700 LBS.
73.0088.00; 7001000 LBS. 71.5079.00;
HOLSTEIN 3001000 54.007000.
S-L&MAL-2: 500-700 LBS.
72.0078.00; 7001000 LBS. 66.5073.50.
FEEDER BULLS: 300500 LBS.
Attention Silage Producers
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When You Plant Funk’s G Brand 4671
73.50-86.00; 300-700 LBS. 60.0063.30.
HEIFERS: 300-300 LBS. 653080.00;
300-700 LBS. 62.00-70,00.
S-LAMAL-2: 300-300 LBS.
55.0063.00; 300700 LBS. 30.0061.75.
STOCK COWS: BABY CALVES BY
THE HEAD 30.00105.00. MOSTLY
60.0082.00; 8EEP300.00323.00, COWS
WITH CALVES 700.00910.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 40.73-47.00; CAN
NER AND CUTTERS 1-2 33.0044.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 51.0056.00.
LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 50.85, RED O CHOICE
FEEDERS 33.00; FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE 643066.25 LBS.; SLAUGH
TER EWES 13.0025.25.
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Reduce field losses with superior disease resistance
A 120-day hybrid, 4671 offers superior stress tolerance and disease
resistance including Northern and Southern Corn Leaf Blight, Stewart’s
Wilt and Gray Leaf Spot. Standability ratings are also outstanding so you
won’t leave your profits in the field.
Get big savings with our Dairy Pak™
You can also enjoy up to $2OO savings when you purchase 4671 as
part of our Dairy Pak. It contains 24 units of Funk G brand hybrids with
two top forage-producing Hoffman alfalfas Promise and Attainer.
Get the Jump on greater milk production today. Talk to your local
Hoffman sides representative or call Hoffman Seeds toll free.
Hoffman Seeds, Inc.
Landisville, PA 17538
1-800-776-7929
'Low Interest
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
State Agriculture Secretary
Boyd C. Wolff advised farmers
that they can apply for low
interest loans through a program
that promotes the use of new tech
nology in Pennsylvania.
Applications to the Agricultural
GOOD VEAL: 700099.00.
COMMON VEAL: 30.0069.00.
SELECT STEERS: 68.0072.00.
COMMON STEERS: 55.0067.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 46.0050,00;
FEW 54.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 41.0049.00.
SHELLS; 35.0040.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 69.0073.50.
SELECT HEIFERS: 65.0070.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 55.0064.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 70.0078.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 35.0069.00
BULLS 52.0062.00.
■ Aerrow RX947
Agway 824
Ag
Northcoaat 251
■ T. Eastland 7!
Pioneer 3241
Agripro 808
■■■ Agripro
Agway 797
Cargill
Funks 467
7692
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24, IM2-Al9
Production
Lbs.
ipro 795
iblers 84XP
T. Eastland 7810
■i Northcoaat 2525
1027
■I Asgrow RXB99
ire 75X
Doebl
I Chemgro 779
AgHpro 875
Cargill 9197
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CIBA-GEIGY
SMd Division
Tech Loans
Technology Loan Program
(ATLP) will be accepted from
October IS through December 31.
“This program represents a tre
mendous opportunity for Pennsyl
vania farmers to take advantage of
leading edge technology designed
to increase efficiency and produc
tivity,” Wolff said. “It’s another
part of our ongoing effort to sup
port and promote agriculture, our
number one industry.”
Matching loans of up to
$50,000 are available at an interest
rate of half the federal discount
rate. Last year’s loan rate was 2.S
percent.
Farmers can apply for the loans
by contacting Christian Herr in the
Bureau of Agricultural Develop
ment at (717) 783-8460.
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