Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 22, 1993, Image 20

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    Aao-UmcMter Farming, Saturday, May 22, 1993
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thuraday, May 20, 1993
Report eupplled by Auction
CATTLE 174. STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 81.00, CHOICE
78.00-80.00, SELECT 76.50, SELECT &
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 74.00.
HEIFERS. CHOICE 79.00, SELECT
76.00-78.50.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY A
COMMERCIAL 58.00, CUTTER & BON
ING UTILITY 52.00-54.50, CANNER &
LOW CUTTER 45.00, SHELLS 42.00.
BULLOCKS: SELECT 67.00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1
62.00-65.50.
FEEDER CALVES: FRAMES; SMALL
80.00- MEDIUM 80.00; LARGE
75.00-
CALVES: 95. GOOD 99.00. STAN
DARD & GOOD 60 LBS. 55.00,70 LBS.
60.00, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 100 LBS.
174.00, #2 90-120 LBS. 140.00-165.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 LBS. 185.00.
HOGS 80. BAG US NO. 1-2 240 LBS.
48.00, US NO. 1-3 226-250 LBS.
44.00-46.50, SOWS US NO. 1-3 480 LBS.
35.00; BOARS 30.00.
SHEEP; 22.00 H. CHOICE A PRIME
SL. LAMBS 85 LBS. 80.00. CHOICE 60
LBS. 75.00; FDR. LAMBS 60 LBS. 65.00;
GOATS 1 LG., MED. 38.00.
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, May 17, 1993
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 180.00.
VEAL CALVES 97.50-115.00.
VEALER BULL CALVES 125.00-180.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 60.00 AND DOWN.
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 50.00-75.50.
LAMBS SMALL TOP 112.50, WOOL TO 75 00.
SHEEP 15.00-40.00.
HOGS 200-350 37.00-44 00. TOP 47 00
SOWS TO 32.00.
BOARS 28.00-33.00.
HEIFERS 50.00-65.50
STEERS MEDIUM 55 00-62 50
FEEDER STEERS 52.00-90 00
BULLS 48.00-65.25.
GOOD COWS 48.00-54.00, TOP 57.75.
COWS MEDIUM 44.00-48.00.
COWS POOR OR SMALL 44.00 AND DOWN.
CATTLE MARKET REAL GOOD.
CALF MARKET STEADY
HORSES MEDIUM SIZE TO 725.00.
GOATS; TO 57.50.
PRICES REAL GOOD
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Operation
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Low impedance
designed specifi
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multi-wire high
tensile fences.
Advanced solid
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turing Parmak's
exclusive built-in
performance
meter. Shocks
through wet weeds and brush. Ideal for controlled graz
ing of livestock including sheep and predator control.
For indoor installation. Charges over 50 miles offence.
UL Listed.
SALES AND SERVICE
PEQUEA BATTERIES
1038 N. Ronks Rd, Ronks, PA 17572
717-687-0880
Distributor & Warrant; Station For Farmak
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
During its executive council
meeting in Wilkes-Barre on April
16, the Pennsylvania Association
of Conservation Districts (PACD)
selected nominees to recommend
to Governor Robert P. Casey to
fill two farmer vacancies on the
State Conservation Commission.
Amos H. Funk, vice chairman
and member of the commission
for 19 years, has declined to
accept reappointment when his
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PACD Selects Nominees For Vacancies
Time is money and you'll see how easy it can be to
save both with a Westfalla Parlor. And Westfalia has
Just the right one designed to match your milking
needs and style. Whether you choose the new
Westfalia Herringbone All-Exit Indexing System, the PRA (All Exit Parallel) or
the new AUTOTANDEM, you can’t go wrong with Westfalia.
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Quick, quiet and smooth best describes
Westfalia's All-Exit, Indexing Herring
bone Stalls. You'll have the most efficient
cow traffic available with the Westfalia
All-Exit
EFFICIENCY!
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BEDFORD. PA
JUS. BAKU AGRI-SYSTEMS
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WALTON’S DAIRY SERVICE
Gary Walton 717-382-7AOA
HAMBURG. PA
SHARTUSVILLB
FARM SERVICE
Data Wangar, Craig Luekonbill
21S-4M-102S
term expires in May; and George
B. Wolff, who has served since
1980, has announed his resigna
tion. Both men will continue to
serve until the governor appoints
successors.
The PACD will submit to Gov
ernor Casey the names of Ross
Omer, Jr. of Clearfield County,
and Dr. James S. Shadle of
Schuyl-kill County. Shadle served
as chairman of the Schuylkill
County Conservation District for
20 to 0 in 8 Seconds!
WESTPAUA MILKING EQUIPMENT ft COMPUTER SALES CENTER
LEOLA. PA
FISHER * THOMPSON, INC.
Aim* Fbhtr, Riek Thwnpton
Hark Rmilw, 71T48M307
MIFFLiNBUHG. PA
wf Hk’S DAIRY EQUIPMENT
Marti Wehr 717-SSS-13M
SICA’S DAIRY SERVICE
717-4M-7SM
J 6 years. He is a full-time farmer.
Shadle was a high school voca
tional agriculture teacher for 18
years, an agricultural education
instructor at Penn Slate University
for two years, and has been princi
pal of the Blue Mountain Middle
School in Schuylkill County for
the past 10 years.
Ross Omer, Jr. presently serves
as chairman of the Clearfield
County conservation district
board. He operates a 580-acre
family dairy farm, managing a
WESTFALIA'S ALL-EXIT, INDEXING HERRINGBONE STALLS
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This great, new system allows all cows to
be exited out of the milking area at the
same time. Stalls are returned to the
entrance position in only 8 seconds.
Quiet hydraulics do the work.
But that's only part of the job these
heavy-duty stalls will do for you. When in
the indexing mode, the breast rails gently
PRA Milking
Parlor
THE PROFITABLE
RIGHT APPROACH
TO PARALLEL
STYLE MILKING
Just look at
all the
AUTOTANDEM
offers
WESTFAUA
irsriAur.
PORT ROYAL PA I
FISHER * THOMFSON, INC. 1
Northam Sorvlca Cantar « INC- I
717-43A-SOSA I
(Formally Dally Division J?™*™ i
Walnut Bam A Dairy) S ol ’^ l^ [
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DAIRYLAND SALES a SERVICE I __ ___ I
Tom Roo I DEALER FOR THE
717-asMias I AMISH DAIRYMEN ■
iMima ibssaef 4 {
Mavs Walts. 717-4M470S | 717-AS7-AJII J
herd of approximately 200 cows
and heifers. He is also a member
of Agway, Inc., Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative, Pennsylvania Dairy
Herd Improvement. Pennsylvania
Dairyman’s Association, Pennsyl
vania Guernsey Association,
Pcnn-sylvania Holstein Associa
tion, Pennsylvania Master Far
mers Association, Pennsylvania
Grange, Pennsylvania Vegetable
Growers, Pennsylvania Farmers
Association, and Unilec-Rural
Electric Association.
nudge cows Into the proper milking posi
tion. An easy to use control box keeps
operation simple.
If you're planning a new bam or are
remodeling (fits under an 8' ceiling) this
year, the Westfalia All-Exit indexing Her
ringbone System should be your choice.
AUTOTANDEM
System
Individual milking and care for each cow
A slow milking cow does not affect the
changeover of cows
Operator has full side view of entire cow and
more
Reduced-stress milking for cows and operator
One person operation with excellent
milking efficiency
Lets you milk smarter for better profits!
COWS PKR HOUR 40-45 50-55 65-70 80-85
AUTOTANDEM 2x2 2x3 2x4 2x5
Number of Milken I I I I
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Wail Virginia,
Virginia
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