AlB-lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17, 1993
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Thursday, March 15, 1993
CATTLE; COWS 3.50-4.00 HIGHER.
STEERS: FEW SELECT 70.00-72.25;
IND. SELECT HOLSTEINS AT 64.50.
FEEDERS FEW STANDARD & SELECT
HOLSTEINS 56.00-62.00 IND. AT 66.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 49.50-53.50, COUPLE
TO 59.00, CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 49.00-52.75, COUPLE TO
56 50, CANNER & LOW CUTTER
43.00-48.00, SHELLS DOWN TO 38 00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 FEW
1400-1765 LBS. 55.00-61,00; GRADE 2
FEW 920-1030 LBS. FEW 48.00-53.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M-l 450-750 LBS.
6800-81 00; FEW L-l 415-710 LBS.
76 00-84.50. STEERS: L-2 350-755 LBS.
68 00-73.00.
CATTLE HEIFERS: M-1 315-550 LBS,
65.50-79.00.
CALVES; STANDARD & GOOD
70/95 LBS 4000-48.00, UTILITY 50/80
LBS. 25.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 90.00-130.00, NO. 2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80/120 LBS.
45 00-85 00, NO 1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85/115LBS. 12000-17000,N0 2HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 70/100 LBS
60 00-110 00. BEEF CROSS BULLS &
HEIFERS 75/105 LBS. 67 50-122 00
SOWS- FEW 1-3 350-600 LBS.
35.00-42.75. FEW BOARS 31.00-33.00.
SHEEP: LAMBS: FEW CHOICE 35-90
LBS SSH 72 00-86.00, IND. 25 LBS AT
1 00, FEW EWES 19 00-21 00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, April 8, 1993
RETURN TO FARM CALF
90 00-170.00.
GOOD VEAL: 80.00-120.00
COMMON VEAL: 30.00-65.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 75.00-79.50.
SELECT STEERS: 64.00-77.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 46.00-54.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS. 42.00-51.75.
SHELLS: 34.00-40.75.
CHOICE HEIFERS; 75.00-78.50.
SELECT HEIFERS; 65.00-75.00,
COMMON HEIFERS; 58.00-64.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 60 00-84.00.
COMMON FEEDERS- 40.00-62.00.
BULLS. 54.00-68.00.
GOOD HOGS- 42.85-43.85.
HEAVY HOGS: 36.00-38.25
SOWS 22 00-4175
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SRBC Meets
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Susquehanna River
Basin Commission met Thursday,
March 11, at the Robert Bielo
Building in Harrisburg.
Under action items, the com
mission ratified a contract with the
slate DER as to the involvement of
the water commission in the deve
lopment of the state’s nutrient
management strategy for meeting
nutrient reduction goals.
Pennsylvania has pledged a
40-percent reduction in nutrient
inflows to the Chesapeake Bay by
2000.
In other action, the board
approved an agreement under
which an increased consumptive
use fee is to be applied, on a
phased-in basis, to certain
post-1971 diversions of the Ches
ter Water Authority.
They also adopted staff recom
mendations, with one amendment,
to project applications for the
Huntsville Golf Club, Millersburg
Area Authority, IBM Corporation,
Delta Borough Water System,
Mifflintown Municipal Authority,
and the Martinsburg Municipal
Authority.
Presented to the board were
reports on the slate legislative
intiatives on water resources man
agement; a meeting with New
York state legislators; progress on
the Curwensville Water Supply
Storage Project under which
SRBC acts as the non-federal
sponsor, the U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers’ Susquehanna River
Fish Restoration Study; a study on
sedimentation of the lower Sus
quehanna; and on prevailing
hydrological conditions in the Sus
quehanna River Basin.
The next regular meeting of the
commission is set for May 13, in
the Lancaster, though specifics are
to be announced later.
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Students Present Annual A-Day
DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.)
Delaware Valley College will
host its 45th annual A-Day coun
try fair and open house on Satur
day and Sunday, April 24 and 25
from 9 a.m. to S p.m., rain or
shine.
Activities will include livestock
exhibits and judging, tree climb
ing and planting demonstrations,
hayrides, pony and canoe rides, a
horseshow, a petting zoo, a kiddie
tractor pull, and an arts and crafts
show. The Doyleslown Fire
Department will also hold a
demonstration on fire prevention
on Saturday.
As a celebration of the agricul-
State Honors Century Farm Owners
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Eighteen Pennsylvania farm
families have been honored by the
Slate Department of Agriculture
as official Pennsylvania Century
Farms. This brings to 1,622 the
number of farm owners in Pen
nsylvania who have been recog
nized under the program.
“Our century farm families
demonstrate a durability and love
of the land that is the heritage of
Pennsylvania,” said Secretary of
Agriculture Boyd E. Wolff. “Agri
culture continues as Pcnnyslvani
a’s leading industry and job crea
tor because of the hard work, dedi
cation, and innovation of rural
families like these.”
The Century Farm Program
honors families whose farms have
been in the same family for more
than 100 consecutive years, con
tain at least 10 of the original
acres, and gross more than $l,OOO
annually from the sale of farm
products.
The following farm owners
received certificates from the
Department:
• Adams County Nancy J.
Sheely and Charlotte R. Slay
baugh, Willow Road, Gettysburg,
farm purchased in 1812 by their
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lural arts, A-Day involves nearly
every department on campus.
Tours of the campus classrooms,
laboratories, greenhouses,
orchards, the herb garden arid the
Henry Schmeider Arboretum will
be available. An extensive flower
show and sale will also be part of
the activities.
Entertainment will feature a
band concert by “Nostalgia” on
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
and “90 Proof’ on Sunday from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.
One of the many highlights of
the two-day event is the crowning
of the A-Day king and queen
great-great-great-grandfalhcr Ale
xander Young.
• Armstrong County Wil
bur M. & Isabel Beckett, Scenic
Drive, Sarver, farm purchased in
1852 by his great grandfather Wil
liam Beckett
• Berks County Myers D. &
Mabel Adams, Pine View Road,
Shocmakersvillc, farm purchased
in 1888 by his grandfather Alfred
Adam and uncle Jacob Adam.
Lester M. & Linda J. Lutz,
Route 2, Kempton, farm pur
chased in 1858 by his great-great
grandparents Issac & Sybilla Lutz.
• Cambria County—Ralph &
Eva Howell, RD 1, Portage, farm
purchased in 1892 by his great
great uncle Thomas Roberts.
• Centre County Harry &
Vivian Glossncr, North Liberty
Street, Blanchard, farm purchased
in 1892 by his grandfather Harry
Glossncr.
• Clarion County David &
Ruth Dclp, RD 3, New Beth
lehem, farm purchased in 1840 by
his great grandfather John Hamm.
• Clearfield County The
Robert Wriglesworth Family,
Grampian, farm purchased in
1864 by Robert’s great-great
grandparents Thomas & Susanna
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• Custom Design
• Assistance In
Financing
• Assistance In Securing
Building Permits
• Assistance In Nutrient
Management Planning
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which will lake place on Saturday
al noon.
All A-Day exhibits are planned,
prepared and presented by Dela
ware Valley College students. The
students are dedicating A-Day to
the memory of Joseph Fulcoly Jr,,
faculty advisor to the student A-
Day Committee. Fulcoly died on
March 24, 1993 after 36 years of
service to the College.
A-Day will be held, rain or
shine, on the Delaware Valley
College campus located on Route
202 in Doylestown. Admission i$
free, parking is $4 and includes a
program of events. For additional
information, call (215) 345-1500,
Hoover.
• Cumberland County
Denny High McCullough, Center
ville Road, Newville, farm pur
chased in 1870 by his great-great
grcal uncle James McCullough Sr.
• Greene County Harold &
Gertrude VanDruff and (daughter)
Shari & John Curry, RD 2, Way
ncsburg, original purchase in 1881
by Shari’s great grandfather Wil
liam VanDruff.
• Indiana County William
G. Rccgcr, RD 3, Shelocta, farm
purchased in 1884 by his great
great uncle Robert Lowry.
Norman & Dorothy Strong, RD
2, Strongslown, farm purchased in
1803 by his great-great-greal
grandfather James Strong.
• Lancaster County Clair
& Arlene Landis, Fairvicw Road,
Ronks, farm purchased in 1853 by
his great-great grandparents Jacob
& Susan Ranck.
• Lawrence County Ches
ter & Ilcne Gardner, RD 1, Wam
pum, farm purchased in 1893 by
his grandfather James Gardner.
• Mercer County Robert &
Mary Rcimold, Mercer Road, Frc
donia, farm purchased in 1884 by
his grandfather John Reimold.
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