Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 29, 1994, Image 19

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    Lecsport
Livestock
Lawport, PA
Wadaaaday, Oct 26, 1*94
Rtporl Supplied by FDA
CATTLE 295. SUPPLY INCLUDED 81
SL. STEERS AND HEIFERS A 50 FEED
ER CATTLE. SL. STEERS FULLY
STEADY, SL. COWS STEADY TO
STRONG, SL. HEIFERS STEADY TO
1 75 HIGHER.
STEERS: CHOICE 10SS/HOO LBS.
63.00-66.50, SELECT SB.2S-S2.SO.S
TANDARD 48.50-57.00.
HOLSTIENS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1320/1545 LB. 60.50-63.75,
CHOICE 1265/1650 LBS. 56.00-60.75,
SELECT 51.75-55.75, STANDARD
49.75-52.00.
HEIFERS: ONE HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1085 LBS. 66.75, CHOICE
IO6S/I3OS LBS. 60.00-63.50, SELECT
56.00 59.75. FEW STANDARD
52.00-52.75
COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 42.50-44.75, PEW 46.50,
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
40.00-43.25, CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 36.00-41.00. SHELLS DOWN TO
32.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE
IS4O/ISSO LBS. 65.00-66.25, FEW
SELECT 57.75-60.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
1370/2460 LBS. 51.00-53.75, NO. 2.
900/1725 LBS. 43.00-49.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: FEW
MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 415/465 LBS.
S6.OU-6.00, LARGE FRAME NO. 2
230/400 LBS. 60.00-63.00; HEIFERS;
MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 415/615 LBS.
Mean
% advani
♦ Combined Penn State
Commercial New Entries
Invest your resources wisely, with varieties
that have a proven record of performance in the
field. Hoffman’s strong line of Funk’s G® brand
hybrids offers you significant improvements in
yields and standability.
Early Maturity. A 98-day hybrid, 4273
delivers outstanding standability and drydown,
and outperformed the mean by 3.5%.
Medium Maturity. 4394 produced a
whopping 12.3% more than the average,
48.00-58.50; BULLS: MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME NO. 1 420/733 LBS.
52.0062.00, LARGE FRAME NO. 2
252/587 LBS. 54.5062.00
CALVES; 146: HOLSTEIN BULLS
MOSTLY STEADY.
VEALERS; STANDARD AND GOOD
80/120 LBS. 56.0065.00, UTILITY 6C/85
LBS. 35.00-51.00
RETURNED TO FARM: NO. 1 HOLS
TEIN BULLS 90/125 LBS. 125.00147.50,
NO. 2 80/120 LBS. 62.50120.00, FEW
127.50; FEW NO. 1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90/120 LBS. 160.00207.50, NO. 270/100
LBS 77.50110.00. FEW BEEF CROSS
BULLS AND HEIFERS 80/115 LBS.
70.00125.00.
HOGS 179; BARROWS AND GILTS
STEADY TO .50 HIGHER, SOWS .50
LOWER. BARROWS AND GILTS; US
1-2 220,<250 LBS. 29.5030.50, US 1-3
250/275 LBS. 27.25-29.00, US 2-3
255/285 LBS. 27.0027.50, ONE LOT
UYS 1-3 205 LBS. 24.50.
SOWS; US 1-3 305/480 LBS.
22.5023.75, 500610 LBS. 23.25-25.00,
FEW US 2-3 300/500 LBS. 20.0021.00,
MEDIUM 3SQ/61S LBS. 16.0019.00.
BOARS; FEW 260/455 LBS
19.5021.00.
FEEDER PIGS 141: US 1-3 20/30 LBS.
65.00-75.00, 30/40 LBS. 53.00-56.00,
ONE LOT 50 LBS. 49.00 PER CWT.
SHEEP 45; SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
FEW CHOICE 35/50 LBS. 105.00-145.00,
60/75 LBS. 73.00-89.00, 100/145 LBS.
53.00-61.00, GOOD AND CHOICE
100/130 LBS. 42.00-52.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP 22.00-41.00.
COATS; 17. LARGE 40.00-755.00,
MEDIUM 49.0067J0. KIDS 35.0045.00
PER HEAD.
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your com yields
by 7% or more
1993 Pennsylvania Hybrid Corn Performance Trials
173.1
162.3
5.4%
0 Hoffman Seeds, Inc., LandisviUe, PA 175^8
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Adding Value to your Seed Investment
© 1994 Hoffman Seeds, Inc Bnra
H. Wayne Miller, center, Fairhope had the grand champion steer at the Somerset
County Club Calf Sale held recently in Meyersdale. Also named the Somerset Coun
ty Bred champion, it was sold for $1,600 to Terry Fairman, Marion Center. Flanking
Miller are his children; son David, 13, left, and daughter Beth, 16. Miller and his wife
Carol, not pictured, also have a younger son, Daniel.
Somerset Calf Sale Totals $78.110
Gay Brownlee
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset,
26.8
26.2
while combining outstanding standabihty,’
drydown and drought tolerance.
Full Smmni Maturity. 4584 delivers
exceptional grain quality and a 5.4% yield
advantage over the mean. It provides excellent
standabihty and early vigor, as well as disease
resistance.
So devote your resources wisely by choosing a
field proven Funk’s G® brand hybrid. Contact a
Hoffman sales representative for help in choosing
the right variety for your operation.
Lancaster Fanrtng, Saturday, October 29, 1994-Al9
Co.) Some 119 registered buy
ers attended the annual Somerset
County Club Calf Sale, held at the
96.7
97.2
906 E. Main St (Rt 322) Hphrata, PA
1 Block East of Rt 222
county fairgrounds on Saturday,
Oct. IS. Buyers forked out
$78,110 for the 102 steers and IS
heifers sold.
H. Wayne Miller, Fairhope,
RD 1, had the grand champion
SSO pound, steer, which garhered
the additional honor of being
named also the Somerset County
Bred champion.
Terry Fairman, Marion Center
purchased the animal for $1,600.
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