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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1966
Page
5
Weekly Review covers Wednesday auctions with some Tuesday sales. Prices show Choice and Prime steers up to 29.35 per cwt, cows and bulls up, feeders not fully established. supply includes slaughter steers, cows and bulls, plus barrows and gilts prices listed.
The US Department of Agriculture released Agricultural Statistics 1963 a fact filled yearbook with over 600 pages. It covers production prices costs land use farm ownership weather freight rates and foreign trade plus new tables on wheat feed grain programs forest land and timber. It costs $1.75 from the Government Printing Office in Washington DC.
Hog sale details for January 29 1966 show 153 head offered with prices mostly steady from the prior week. Handyweight hogs 180 240 pounds sold 29.75 to 30.60 per hundredweight with some up to 31.00. heavy weights 240 pounds and up 26.10 to 28.00, sows 25.75 to 27.24.
Brattleboro Vermont nine ear old registered Holstein cow Rearing Maples Lucite Faith owned by Roy H and Ruth H Book Banks completed a lactation of 15697 pounds milk 632 pounds butterfat and 1306 pounds solids-not-fat in 305 days Under Holstein Friesian Association of America production testing the solids not fat portion of milk is recorded as part of each cow's lactation credits SNF are nutrients such as protein lactose and minerals below the creamline of milk.
February 3, 1966 reports show cattle sale activity canceled for Monday and Wednesday. Market notes list slaughter steers and cows with price ranges, bulls, and calves with varying degrees of demand and steady to higher prices across categories.
The US Department of Agriculture expects realized net income per farm in 1966 to reach a record high, rising from about 4100 per farm in 1963. The report highlights improved farm earnings and indicates a favorable trend for farmers.
Chicago cattle receipts reach 19 906 versus 24 800 last week and 23 800 a year ago as slaughter steers and heifers rise 50. cows gain 100 200 with highs since April 1962. Bulls up 50 100, high grade beef trades up 50 100. Prime loads 1150 1400 lbs at 28 25, High Choice and Prime 1030 1400 lbs at 27 25.
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