AIS-LincMter Farming, Saturday, May 8. 1993
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inapecllon
May 5, 1993
CATTLE CALVES
123.000 5.000
121.000 5,000
122.000 5,000
365.000 14,000
357.000 16,000
370.000 15,000
MONDAY (EST)
WEEK AGO (EST)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (ACT)
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED...TUES. STEER AND HEIFER 98,000; COW
AND BULL 24,000.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 5, 1993
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 130; HEIFERS 89 AND
9 BULLS. MARKET STREADY.
HERD OF 30 HEAD ALL STAGE
COWS 480.00-1525.00.
LOCAL FRESH COWS 610.00-850.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 900.00-1075.00.
FRESH HEIFERS: 550.00-1100.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
875.00-1525.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS
985.00-1150.00.
LOAD OF CANADIAN FRESH COWS
775.00- SPRINGERS
900.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS. LARGE
1000.00-1175.00, SMALL 525.00-900.00.
SHORT BRED HEIFERS
625.00-905.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
635.00-785.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
385.00-510.00.
BULLS 335.00-700.00, PUREBREDS
675.00-800.00.
HERD OF 50 ALL STAGE COWS
560.00-1200.00.
Dewart
Livestock Auction
DEWART, PA
May 3,1993
CATTLE 92.. PDA .. STEERS: few
Choice 1300/1470 Ibi. 77.25-78.50, few
Select 73.50-75.75. HOLSTEINS: few
Standard 58.25-62.00. COWS; few Break
ing Utility and Commercial 48.75-52.50,
Cutter and Boning Utility 49.00-52.25,
couple 54.75, Canner and Low Cutter
43.00-47.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade
Na 2 950/1700 Ibi. 54.00-58.50. FEEDER
CATTLE: few Medium Frame No. 1
430/590 lb*, iteen and bulla 76.00-87.00,
few Medium Frame No. 1 450/485 Iba.
heifert 74.00-76.00.
CALVES 128... VEALERS; few Utility
60/80 lbs. 47.50-SS.Oa FARM CALVES:
No. 1 90/125 Ibi. Holftein built
137.50-167.50. No. 2 80/120 lb«.
85.00- No. 1 85/1 IS Ibt. Holftein
heifen 182.50-207.50. Few Beef Ciott
7S/100 Ibt. Built and Heifert
90.00-
HOGS SS... BARROWS & GILTS: one
US 1-2 260 Ibt. 45.00, few 1-3 200/225
Ibt. 40.20-42.70.
SOWS: few US 1-3 350/500 Ibt
34.0038.00. BOARS: few 29.5032.50.
FEEDER PIGS 24.... Few US 1-3 30/35
Ibt. 28.0030.00. all per head.
SHEEP B... Few Choice 40/70 Ibt.
Spring tl. Lambc 70.00-79.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market left.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thursday, May 6, 1993
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 185. STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 81.00-82.50,
CHOICE 78.00-80.00, SELECT 76.00,
SELECT ft CHOICE HOLSTEINS 68.00.
HEIFERS. CHOICE 82.00, SELECT
77.00-80.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY A
COMMERCIAL 55.50, CUTTER A BON
ING UTILITY 47.00-5Z50, CANNER ft
LOW CUTTER 45.00, SHELLS 40.00.
BULLOCKS: SELECT 70.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
65.00-69.00.
FEEDER CALVES: FRAMES; SMALL
91.50, MEDIUM 80.00-86.00; LARGE
77.00.
CALVES: 110. GOOD 105.00. STAN
DARD ft GOOD 50 LBS. 45.00,65 LBS.
70.00, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 100 LBS.
172.50, #2 90-110 LBS. 140.00-165.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 LBS. 192.00.
HOGS 105. B&G US NO. 1-2 245 LBS.
46.00, US NO. 1-3 225-260 LBS.
43.00-44.40, SOWS US NO. 1-3 550 LBS.
35.00. BOARS 27. FEEDER PIGS 9. US
#l-3 50-85 LBS. 34.00 PER HEAD.
SHEEP: 24 LAMBS 80 LBS. 90.00.
CHOICE 60 LBS. 74.00; GOATS 14.
LARGE 15.00, MEDIUM 45.00, SMALL
18.00.
HOGS
359.000
362.000
320.000
1.027.000
1.027.000
921.000
Reiser’s Middleburg
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
May 4, 1993
CATTLE 470... PDA. Compared to lait
Tueiday’i maiket: Steen mostly 1.00 to
2.50 higher, cows .25 to 1.25 hither.
STEERS: Choice 1000/1350 Iba.
78.00- Select 73.00-76.50. ECKS
TEINS: Choice 70.50-74.25, couple 75.00,
few Select 65.50-70.00, few Standard
59.75- HEIFERS: Choice
75.00- one at 80.00, few Select
65.00- COWS; Breakinf Utility and
Commercial 50.25-55.00, couple to 58.75,
Cutter St Bon. Utility 49.50-54.25, couple
to 55.25, Canner and Low Cutter
43.75- Sheila down to 40.00. BUL
LOCKS; few Choice 65.00-79.50, few
Select 62.00-66.00. BULLS: Yield Grade
No. 1 1200/1780 Iba. 57.00-67.25. FEED
ER CATTLE: Medium and Latfe Frame
No. 1 350/600 Iba. ateera and bulla
74.00- few Laife Frame No. 2
350/600 lbs. Holateina 6ZOO-71.00; few
Medium Frame No. 1 320/660 Iba. heifera
66.00-
CALVES 168..Holatein boll calvea
10.00 to 20.00 higher. VEALERS: few
Utility 60/80 Iba. 50.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holttein bulla
No. 1 90/125 Iba. 150.00-17150, Na 2
80/120 Iba. 120.00-150.00, few down to
85.00; Holatein heifera No. 1 85/115 Iba.
175.00-210.00. Beef croaa 80/160 Iba.
bulla and heifera 135.00-187.50.
HOGS 394..8an0wa and gilta steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US No. 1
225/250 Iba. 45.00-46.50, No. 1-2 220/250
Iba. 43.00-44.75, 1-3 200/300 Iba.
40.00- SOWS: 1-3 300/610 Iba.
35.00- 2-3 300/500 Iba. 30.00-34.75.
BOARS; 31.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 133... US 1-3 30/45 Iba.
40.00- - all per head.
SHEEP 61... Choice 30/55 Iba. Spring al.
lamba 95.00-135.00, 75/110 Iba.
75.00- Slaughter aheep;
19.00-
GOATS 37... Large 34.0052.00, Kidt
16.0034.00. all per head.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, May 6, 1993
RETURN TO FARM CALF
110.00195.00.
GOOD VEAL; 80.00145.00
COMMON VEAL: 30.0090.00.
CHOICE STEERS; 78.0082.50.
SELECT STEERS: 73.0080.50.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 47.0053.75.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 40.0052.00.
SHELLS; 24.0041.50.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 76.5079.75.
SELECT HEIFERS: 68.0077.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 58.74-64.75.
GOOD FEEDERS: 70.0090.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 35.0060.00.
BULLS: 53.0060.00.
GRIT HOGS: 41.0042.85.
Isennock Auction
New Park, PA
Majr 3, 1993
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS; 51.00 ft
DOWN.
FEEDER STEERS: HOLSTEIN X
485-550 LBS. 60.00-82.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 3SS-6SO LBS.
68.00-
FARM CALVES; 120-125 LBS.
137.00- 100-105 LBS.
140.00- 75-85 LBS. UPTO 195.00;
WEAK AND ROUGH 42.00 AND
DOWN.
HEIFER CALVES: 80-110 LBS. UPTO
202.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS; 525-850 LBS.
65.00-
SHEEP: 115-125 LBS. 16.00-20.00.
GOATS: SMALL 24.00 HEAD.
Greencastle
Livestock
Green castlt, Pa,
Thunday, May 6, 1993
CATTLE: COWS 1.50-2.50 HIGHER.
HOLSTEINS: FEW HOLSTEINS
70.00- SELECT HOLSTEINS
66.75-70.25. HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE
HOLSTEINS 64.75-68.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 50.00-55.00, FEW
58.00- CUTTER AND BONING
SHEEP
20,000
21,000
19.000
55.000
56.000
53.000
TERRY L. MADDOX
Huntingdon Co. Agent
HUNTINGDON (Huntingdon
Co.) Although many people
think of milk as high in fat, it is
actually a lowfat beverage, says
Sidney Barnard, Penn State exten
sion dairy specialist.
“Whole or regular milk is more
than 96 percent fat-fiee. An eight
ounce glass of whole milk has
about 145 calories and only about
30 milligrams of cholesterol," he
said.
Most lowfat milk contains 2
percent milkfat, but you can find
1.5 and 1 percent milkfat products
in some markets. Two percent
milkfat provides 120 calories per
eight-ounce glass if it is not forti
fied with added milk solids. One
percent and 1.5 percent milkfat
milk provide only slightly fewer
calories. An eight-ounce glass of
skim milk contains 90 calories and
about five milligrams of
cholesterol.
Include milk in your diet to get
calcium and to prevent osteoporo
sis in later years.
“It makes little difference in
what form you include milk,” said
Barnard. “You can get the equiva
lent of the recommended two glas
ses a day by eating cottage cheesfc
yogurt or other dairy products.”
York Holds Ag Skills
Assessment Day
YORK (York Co.) More
than 140 York County agriculture
education students recently parti
cipated in the fust York County.
Ag Skills Assessment Day at Dov
er Area High School. '
The students, -ftotn Dover. Eas
tern, Kennard-Dale,
Red Lion, selected froflrt; eight
events including agronomy, ag
mechanics, ag sales, dairy foods,
forestry, land, small gas engines,
and wildlife.
The winner of the agronomy
contest was Cale Leiphart, a stu
dent at Eastern High School. Cale
correctly identify weed, crop, and
insect samples as well as accurate
ly located agronomic recom
mendations from the Pehn State
Agronomy Guide. Rounding out
the top five winners were Quen
tine Crone, Northern H.S.; Jon
Bish, Dover Area H.S.; Justine
Hedrick, Kennard-Dale H.S.; and
Mike Boyer, Dover Area H.S.
The ag mechanics event requir
ed students to demonstrate their
mechanical abilities in masonry,
welding, engine repair, and cold
metals. Mat Creacraft of Kennard-
Dale H.S. received the fust-place
honors in this event Curt Stoner
of Northern, Curt Ross of Dover
Area, Mike Treffinger of North
ern, and Shannon Smith of Dover
placed in the lop five.
Denise Shaffer of Kennard-
Dale was the ag salesperson. She
excelled in product knowledge,
sales techniques, and product pre
sentation. Following Denise was
fellow Kennard-Dale student
Adam McCallister. Kristi Ryder
UTILITY 49.50-53.50; CANNER A LOW
CUTTER 44.00-48.75, SHELLS DOWN
TO 40.00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 900-1600
LBS. 57.50-63.00.
FEEDER STEERS: FEW L-l 390-570
LBS. 90.00-99.50; HEIFERS FEW L-l
450-600 LBS. 81.00-89.00; BULLS ONE
LOT M-l 360 LBS. @ 89JO.
CALVES: FEW UTILITY 60-80 Ibi.
40.00-45.00. FARM CALVES: HOLS
TEIN BULLS 25.00 HIGHER 90-125
LBS. 160.00-195.00, couple at 200.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-120 LBS.
Use Caution With
Underground Manure Pits
Underground Manure Fits
It is that time of year when far
mers are emptying manure pits.
The rains have delayed this
springtime ritual but it is an
important part of agriculture. It is
recycling at its best, but there are
hazards when working around
manure pits.
Underground storage pits are
convenient, efficient and an
increasingly popular way to store
large amounts of manure, but they
must be handled with care,
according to a Penn State College
of Agriculture farm safety expert.
“The danger peaks when stored
manure is being agitated or emp
tied,”.said Dr. Dennis Murphy,
professor of agricultural
engineering.
“The fermentation process that
turns raw manure into fertilizer
inside a storage pit also produces
methane, hydrogen sulfide, car
bon dioxide and ammonia. When
these hazardous gases build up,
the atmosphere inside the pit can
become toxic, low in oxygen and
even explosive.”
If someone collapses in a pit,
amateur rescue efforts often result
in more fatalities. Several trage
dies involving multiple deaths in a
manure pit r have, occurrcdnalion
wide. In ortc incident five family
members died.
and Brian Smyser of Dover placed
third and fourth and Dave Myers
of Northern received fifth place
honors.
At Pinchot Park, Carrie May of
Northern eenrectly identified spe-
cies of trees and forest practices in
the ieifstry contest to outplace 70
' other students. Kris Bddizar of
Red Lion, Laura Fallon of Dover,
Kate Francis of Northern, and
Chasity Miller of Red Lion com
pleted the top five winners.
The dairy foods contest requir-
ed students to correctly identify
off-flavors in milk samples,
identify cheese samples, and cor
rectly distinguish between real
and artificial dairy products. Mis
sy Meckley of Dover Area H.S.
outplaced the other 42 contestants
to win this event Second place
went to Adam McCallister, Ken
nard-Dale; third, Melissa Benner,
Northern; fourth, Sean Johnson,
Kennard-Dale; and fifth, Jed Smy
ser, Dover.
Justin Hedrick of Kennard-Dale
was top land judge in an event in
which students evaluated soil
characteristics, land capability
classes, and conservation prac
tices. This event was held on the
Wayne Hoffman farm in Dover
Township. Places second through
fifth were Carl Livingston, Jason
Brubaker, Kristi Ryder, and Der
win Lamberson, all from Dover
Area H.S.
Small gas engine knowledge,
repair, and troubleshooting was
the basis for the only team event
of the day. Students worked in
(Turn to Pago A 23)
110.00- FEW DOWN TO 85.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 75-115 LBS.
160.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
FEW 90-100 LBS. 100.00-160.00; BEEF
CROSS BULLS A HEIFERS FEW 75-115
LBS. 97.50-157.50.
SOWS: FEW 1-3 350-575 LBS,
33.50-38.50; FEW BOARS AT 34.00.
SHEEP: 12 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
ONE LOT CHOICE 28 LBS. 103.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP FEW 20.00-33.00.
LARGE FEW
GOATS:
39.00-50.00/HD.
“Attempting to rescue someone
who has collapsed in a pit is a no
win situation,” Murphy said. “Gas
concentrations are so high that it’s
literally suicide for anyone else to
enter without protection. The only
safe action is to ventilate the pit
and wait for rescue personnel with
the proper equipment.”
Taking precautions can help to
minimize manure storage hazards.
“Don’t Fill the pit to full capaci
ty,” Murphy said. “Allow a foot or
two of air space to accommodate
concentrations of these gases.
When agitating stored manure or
emptying the pit, keep out of stor
age buildings and provide strong,
constant ventilation.
“Don’t go into the pit unless
you absolutely have to. The only
safe way to enter is to wear a self
contained breathing apparatus,
along with a safety line attached to
a hoist with a person standing by
to assist you in an emergency.
Provide ventilation and keep in
constant visual contact with some
one who can pull you to safety
using the hoist”
Summer’s hot temperatures can
increase gas buildup, but a manure
pit is always potentially danger
ous. Toxic gas concentrations can
occuratany ,dine of the year.
“Hydrogen sulfide, the most
hazardous manure pit gas, is col
orless, heavier than air and smells
like rotten eggs,” Murphy said.
“At low concentrations it para
lyzes the sense of smell and causes
dizziness, headaches, nausea and
irritation of the respiratory tract
At high concentrations it can
cause unconsciousness and respir
atory failure within seconds, and
death within minutes.”
Carbon dioxide is non-toxic,
but low concentrations can cause
labored breathing and headaches.
High concentrations can asphyxi
ate people and animals by displac
ing oxygen in the air.
“But unless all ventilation into
and around the pit stops for a few
hours, carbon dioxide usually
does not build up a lethal level,”
said Murphy.
Ammonia can severely damage
the eyes, nose, throat and lungs
when it combines with moisture in
those tissues to form a caustic alk
aline base.
“High concentrations can be
fatal, but ammonia’s irritating
nature usually prompts people to
leave the area quickly.” Murphy
said.
Methane is highly flammable
and explosive, but it is impossible
to detect without ps detection
equipment “Because it is lighter
than air, methane rises out of man
ure pits,” Murphy says. “But it can
collect under hoods, roof ridges
and corners, where torches,
ciprettes or sparks from electrical
shorts can ipite explosions.”
More information on manure
pit safety is available from the
National Institute for Occupation
al Safety and Health, 4676 Colum
bia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226, (800) 35-NIOSH, or from
your Penn State Cooperative
Extension county office.