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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1959
Page
9
Lancaster yards report total receipts near 2750 with 25 head fewer than prior week. Slaughter steers 50 lower, cows steady, bulls and feeders steady. good grade stocker prices 24 26.50, calves moderate activity with vealers 28-39, hogs steady at 14-16 for 190-220 lb, sheep and lambs modest trade with 18-21 for 75-95 lb wooled lambs.
The Pennsylvania State University School of Forestry operates the leading watershed lab to study water yield quality and stream behavior. Three experimental watersheds on Tussey Mountain near Masseyburg in Huntingdon County host three stream gages two climate stations and ongoing work on forest effects. Project leaders include W E Sopper W R Byrnes and R E Melton with cooperation from the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station and the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.
Chicago cattle market reports Monday supply and receipts 15 percent above last week and the largest regular market volume since November 1956. Western cattle, mostly Nebraska origin, enter the mix with slaughter steers and heifers dominating. Prime steer share up to about 10 percent, choice up from 66 percent, cows and bulls largely steady to lower, stockers slow, with price ranges across weight classes and load lots pricing in the 28 to 27.75 range for prime and high choice.
Snow and impassable roads force cancellation of the December 7 horse sale at New Holland Sales Stables while the December 9 dairy cattle sale reports 113 cows, 3 rock bulls and one heifer. Receipts for December 10 show 896 cattle and 361 calves with market prices listed for steers cows bulls and calves.
A guide urges planners to secure next year's seed and fertilizer, protect the dairy cart from drafts, and notes that the sire halves the future herd. It recommends using an electric debeaker on laying pullets showing cannibalistic tendencies.
A mixed cattle offering includes 750 lb feeding steers at 24 50 to 2650, 750-1000 lb steers at 22-2435, and 650 lb steers at 2650. Buyers reported good to medium and good quality, with a load of good and choice steers around 2300 to 2650.
Random Sample Tests report a winner in three categories at the 1959 Belgium event, highlighting national egg lag performance across multiple trials and durations.
A short classified notice requests heat for baby pigs during cold snaps. It urges timely provision of warm housing and heating to protect livestock.
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