New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, PA Wed., February 12, 1997 Report Supplied by USDA TODAY 284 HEAD LAST WEDNESDAY 409 LAST YEAR 345 HEAD TREND: IN SUFFICIENT VOLUME SOLD AS FEEDERS FOR A MARKET TEST. SUPPLY INCLUDED 65 PER CENT SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. US#2: 74 HEAD 32-39 LBS. 95.00-100.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 34.80, WEIGHTED PRICE 98.76; 19 HEAD 43-51 LBS. 95.00-100.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 46.84, WEIGHTED PRICE 97.58. SLAUGHTER: 55 HEAD 21-25 LBS. 130.00-150.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 23.64, WEIGHTED PRICE 137.19; 37 HEAD 33 LBS. 140.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 33.00 WEIGHTED PRICE 140.00; 8 HEAD 21 LBS. 110.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 21.00, WEIGHTED PRICE 100.00; 41 HEAD 43-64 LBS. 45.00, WEIGHTED AVER AGE 49.51, WEIGHTED PRICE 45.00. ALL PIGS CONSIGNED TO WED. FEEDER PIG SALE MUST ORIGINATE FROM A QUALIFIED NEGATIVE OR MONITORED HERD. Indiana Hogs SPRINGFIELD, IL FEBRUARY 13, 1997 Barrows and Gilti: Steady to Finn, Instances .50 Higher. Demand moderate on a moderate movement Country Plants US 1-2 230-260 lbs. 50.50-52.00 Few 50.00& 52.50 51.25-53.00 US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 44.00-50.00 210-230 lbs. 40.00-44.00 Sows: Mostly Steady US 1-3 300-450 lbs. 40.00-45.00 450-500 lbs. 44.00-46.50 500-650 lbs. 46.00-51.00 Few 52.00 Boars: 35.50-37.00 Preliminaiy estimate: 33,000 *Receipti have changed due to change in repotting base. Carlisle Livestock Market, Inc. FED'CATTLE SALE Tue&, Feb. 18 7 PM Exit 12 off 1-81 Turn South Early Bird Pens Close 2 P.M. Market (717) 249-4511 Jim (717) 249-2359 v AH .. rT f - s * -'•*«■ ~ .... Jf Hatfield Direct Hatfldd, Pa. Report* Supplied bj Packer For Monday, February 10, 1997 And Wcdneaday, February 12, 1997 MONDAY: 6565 LAST MONDAY 6541 TREND: COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY .92 LOWER. 55.5%-56.4% 216-269 LBS. BASE 54.33. 56.5%-58.4% 216-269 LBS. 55.15-55.96. 58.546-60.4% 216-269 LBS. 56.78-57.60. FEW 216-269 LBS. 58.41. GOOD’S RECEIVING MONDAY CASH: 53.75. WEDNESDAY TOTAL HOGS: 6450 LAST WEEK: 6680 TREND; COMPARED TO LAST WED NESDAY: 2.17 LOWER. 55.5%-56.4% 216-269 LBS. 53.58. 56.5%-58.4% 216-269 54.40-55.21. 58.5%-60.4% 216-269 56.03-56.85. FEW 216-269 LBS.: 57.66. New Holland Hogs NEW HOLLAND, PA FEBRUARY 10, 1997 TODAY 1113 LAST MONDAY 1298 LAST YEAR 1522 TREND; Compared to last Monday bar row and gilts 25-50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220-260 lbs 54.25-55.00 US I 215-260 lbs 55.00- US 1-3 215-270 lbs 53.00- Middleburg Hog Report Middleburg, Pa. Feb. 10 and 11 Report supplied by PDA 230 HEAD. BULK OF SUPPLY SOLD ON MONDAY AND REPORTED BY THE AUCTION. BARROWS AND . GILTS US 1-2 240 LBS. 52.50-55.50, US 1-3 210-240 LBS. 48.50-50.50; US2-3 210-290 LBS. 48.00-52.00. SOWS: USI-3 300-400 LBS. 45.00-49.00, 400-500 LBS. 46.50-48.00, 500600 LBS. 48.5050.00. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Wednesday, February 12, 1997 Report supplied by USDA HOG MARKET TODAY 1222 HEAD; LAST WEDNESDAY 957; LAST YEAR 569. BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY. USI-2 220260 LBS. 52.5053.50; USI-3 215-270L85. 51.5052.50; US2-4 320350 LBS. 44.0046.00. SOWS AND BOARS NOT TESTED. V ; f Kutztown Produce Auction Hay Auction Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, February 8, 1997 TOTAL LOADS: 49. ALFALFA: 124.00-170.00. CLOVER HAY TIMOTHY MIX 122.00. GRASS HAY: 118.00-145.00. MIXED HAY: 110.00-164.00. TIMOTHY: 114.00-145.00. BARLEY STRAW: 110.00. OAT STRAW: 118.00. WHEAT STRAW; 106.00-120.00. FIREWOOD: 2Z50-60.00. HAY, STRAW, FIREWOOD. PRO DUCE AND CONSIGNMENTS SOLD EVERY SAT. AT 9 A.M. BASE: LBS LBS New Wilmington Graded Feeder Pig Sale New Wilmington, PA February 7, 1997 FEEDER PIGS 455. 54.0 LBS. PER PIG; 64.32 PER HEAD. 114.88 PER HUNDRED WEIGHT. ALL PRICES PER HUNDRED WEIGHT. US# 1-2 40-50 LBS. FEW 117.50-127.50; 50-60 LBS. 115.00-135.00; 60-70 LBS. 102.50-117.50; 70-80 LBS. 88.00- 80-100 LBS. FEW 60.00- US#2 30-40 LBS. 107.50-125.00; 40-50 LBS. 110.00-142.50; 50-60 LBS. 120.00- 60-70 LBS. 79.00-110.00; 70-80 LBS. FEW 76.00; 80-100 LBS. 73.00- US#2-3: FEW 20-30 LBS. 65.00-72.50; 30-40 LBS. 80.00-95.00; 40-50 LBS. 95.00-105.00; 50-60 LBS. FEW 82.50; 60-70 LBS. FEW 72.50-92.50; 70-80 LBS. FEW 74.00. S & J Villari Livestock Feeder Pig Sale MUIAoro, Del. February 10, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction 417 HEAD UNDER 30 LBS. 80.00-125.00; 30-39 LBS. 115.00-120.00; 40-49 LBS. 100.00- 50-59 LBS. 91.00-121.00; 60-69 LBS. 100.00-108.00; 70-79 LBS. 70.00- 80-89 LBS. 70.00. PENNFIELD GRAIN BANK Pennfield Offers A Sound Program For The Dairy Farmer To Use His Grain “Same As Cash” To Reduce His Monthly Feed Bill And To gun Having To TiHnbrvast Price" 'mm His Grain Prices Week Of 2/17/97 Com $3.26 Bu. Soybeans $7.66 Bu. Barley $3.55 Bu. • No Storage Charges • Prices Updated Weekly • Grain Bank Balance Shown Oq Each Invoice • No Hidden Charges For ovary ton of qualifying dairy lead pureftased you will raceme one ton of grain back hauled at no charge Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wed, February 12, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 107. STRAW: 67.00-175.00. ALFALFA: 72.00-180.00. GRASS: 97.00-195.00. TIMOTHY: 72.00-150.00. CORN: 65.00-95.00. MIXED HAY: 60.00-200.00. OATS: 3.25 BU. STUBBLE HAY: 87.00. TIMOTHY ALFALFA MIXED WRAPPED BALES: 10.00 BALE. Diffenbach Auction Center New Holland, Pa. Monday, Feb. 10, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 201. ALFALFA: 85.00-205.00. MIXED HAY: 50.00-267.00. OATS: 2.75 BU. ORCHARDGRASS: 70.00-150.00. TIMOTHY: 60.00-165.00. STRAW: 60.00-155.00. EAR CORN: 90.00-95.00. FIREWOOD: 27.00-82.00 LOAD. HAYLAGE: 45.00 BALE. SOYBEAN STUBBLE: 27.00 TON. Kirkwood Hay Auction Kirkwood, Fa. Tuesday, February 11, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction 108 LOADS OF HAY. ' MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING 20.00- 2ND CUTTING 86.00- TIMOTHY: 79.00-167.00. ALFALFA; IST CUTTING 75.00- 2ND 96.00-157.00, 3RD 60.00- 4TH 99.00-140.00. GRASS; 59.00-132.00. WHEAT STRAW: 45.00-105.00. BARLEY STRAW: 94.00-97.00. RYE STRAW: 99.00. CORN FODDER: 45.00-51.00. OATS: 3.10 BU. WOOD: 44.00 PICK-UP LOAD. STARTING TIME 11 A.M. Belleville Hay Wednesday, February 12 Belleville, PA Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA HAY: 19 LOTS, 87.50-137.50. MIXED HAY: 35 LOTS. 57.50-142.50. STRAW: 6 LOTS, 70.00-97.50. CORN: 5 LOTS, 70.00-85.00. OATS: TO 2.40 BU. INDEX Five Sections COLUMNS Now is the Time AlO On Being A Farm Wife B 3 HOME AND YOUTH All Garden’s B S Homestead Notes B 4 Family Living Focus B 9 Home On The Range B 6 Consuming Thoughts 81l Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Ida’s Notebook 816 4-H Happenings B 9 Poultry Pointers C 2 Kid’s Komer 810 Grazing Gazette D 4 You Ask, You Answer 814 DEPARTMENTS Editorial AlO FEATURES Farm Calendar AlO Farm Bureau Rally A2O Farm Forum AlO Soybean Checkoff A 22 Futures Al 6 Seeding Year A 24 Mailbox Markets 822 Milking Holsteins A 25 Business News C 4 State Stars A 26 Classified Ads CB. D 9 NaL FFA Week A 26 Sale Reports E 2 Cornucopia Networks A 34 Public Auction Register E 3 Victory For 4-H’crs A 36 Fanning Memories B 4 DAIRY Five Earn Degrees 812 Increased Milk A 23 Friendly Farm Fudge 817 DHIA Focus A3l Lancaster Commodities 818 Lancaster Dairy Days C 1 Pa. Jr. Holstein C 6 Lancaster DHIA D 6 The Windmill Penn Yen, N.Y. Friday, Feb. 7, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction 26 LOADS. MIXED GRASS: IST CUTTING 70.00- ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 72.00- 2ND CUTTING 120.00- TIMOTHY: IST CUTTING ftfi fVLO9 m ALFALFA TIMOTHY: 110.00-155.00. STRAW: 106.00-114.00. LARGE ROUND BALES, IST CUT TING GRASS 21.00-25.00 EACH; 2ND CUTTING ALFALFA GRASS 32.00 EACH; STRAW 26.00 EACH. Lein bach’s Hay Shippensburg, PA Feb. 8 and 11 Report Supplied by Auction 128 LOADS. ALFALFA: 65.00-160.00. MIXED HAY: 60.00-145.00. TIMOTHY: 75.00-115.00. BROMEGRASS: 65.00-127.00. ORCHARDGRASS: 70.00-88.00. STRAW: 64.00-112.00. EAR CORN: 94.00-102.00. CORN FODDER; 60.00. OATS: 2.80 BU. WOOD: 21.00-42.00 LOAD. Dewart Hay Dewart, PA. Monday, February 10, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction HAY: 60.00-157.50. STRAW: 70.00-91.00. WOOD: 15.00-65.00 LOAD. CORN: 70.00-83.00. OATS: 2.25-2.50 BU. Greencastle Livestock Market Feb. 6 and Feb. 10 Haj & Straw Report Supplied by Auction 74 LOADS. ALFALFA: 87.00-175.00. TIMOTHY HAY: 70.00-137.50. MIXED HAY: 45.00-130.00. BROMEGRASS; 8100. STRAW: 30.00-94.00. CLOVER: 72.50-90.00. FIREWOOD: 31.00-51.00 LOAD. ■A3 'i
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