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Cape Cod cranberry harvest now "Gentleman Jim" Corbett KO'd John L Sullivan Sept 7, 1892 Last quarter of the moon Sept 1 Average length of days for the week, 12 hours 58 minutes Roll-film camera patented by George Eastman Sept 4, 1888 The sheen '■/ho talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton Ask the Old Fanner: For months I've tried everything to get nd of a rank odor in an old chest of drawers I've even varnished the inside, but no luck The smell is not of mildew Could it be the glue used to bind the joints 7 What would you do 7 WT, Geneva, Neb Glue has no odor once dry Put some cedar oil in a spray bottle and spray everywhere not var nished, including the underside of the chest top Home hints- Keep a few safety pms on a key chain for emergency use OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Sunny and wa r weekend Greater New York-New Jersey: Showers at start of week, then sunny and hot middle through end of week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy and mild, then showers north, rain south, middle through end of week is clear and hot Piedmont and Southeast Coastal: Rainy and warm through mid week, few showers, continued warm, through weekend (All Rights Resen ed Yankee Inc Dublin NH 03444) G&M Livestock Dun cans ville, Pa. Monday, August 25 Report supplied by auction Compared to last week, market report steers lower, cows weak, hogs steady. DAIRY COWS: 650.00 1260.00. STEERS: Good to Choice 68.00- Stanard to Good 64.00- HEIFERS; High Choice and Prime 62.00-66.25; Good to Choice 58.00-62.00; Standard 54.00-58.00. FEEDERSTEERS- Good to Choice 300-500 lbs. 60.00- 87.00; Standard to Good Hoi. Heifers 300-500 lbs. 90.00- 100.00. BULLS: 1200-1738 lbs 60.00- ; 800-1000 lbs. 58.00- COWS; High Choice to Prune 50.00-53.85; Good 48.00-50.00; Utility 44.00- 48.00; Cutters 42.00-44.00; Canners Down to 39.00. CALVES: Choice 90.00 99.00; Good to Choice 80.00- 90.00; Standard to Good 60.0080.00. FARM CALVES. Hoi Bulls 90.00-121.00; Hoi. Heifers 120.00177.50. FEEDER PIGS: 15-25 lbs. 11.0020.00; 25-50 lbs 20.00 32.00. HOGS: 200-240 lbs. 50.00 52 00; 170190 lbs 42.0048.00 SOWS- 38.0046.50. BOARS- 30.00-37.25 LAMBS 50.0064 00. SHEEP 15.0024.00. Oklahoma Cattle Thursday, August 28 Report supplied by USDA Estimated Receipts; 9,000 Same Day Last Week 10,636 Fairly active, feeder steers and heifers steady Majority receipts medium frame 1 500-800 lbs feeder steers and 400-700 lbs heifers. Moderate buyer attendance FEEDER STEERS Medium Frame 1 250-350 lbs 88 00-92 95, lot 420 lbs 89 00; 450-500 lbs 80 00-82 25 , 500- 600 lbs 74 75-78 75, part load reputation 85 25 , 600-700 lbs 72 00-75 75, mostly 73 00- 75 00, package 605 lbs 79 10, 700-800 lbs 71 00-73 50 , 800- 850 lbs 70 50-71 00, lot 935 lbs 69 75 Large Frame 1 700-800 lbs 69 75-71 50, Medium Frame 1-2 350-500 lbs 73 25-76 75, 500-700 lbs 72 50-73 75, lot THE OLD A inland, all week and 720 lbs. 70.50; Medium Frame 2 lot 500 lbs. 72.00; Large Frame 2 600-675 lbs. 67.00- Large Frame 2 Holstems lot 610 lbs. 61.00; 800-900 lbs. 59.00-60.00. FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium Frame 1300-400 lbs. 67.50-72.50; lot 320 lbs. 82.00; 400-500 lbs. 65.00-69.00; lot 445 lbs. 72.50 ; 500600 lbs. 64.75-67.75; 600-725 lbs. 64.50 67.75; Large Frame 1 few 575-675 lbs. 64.50-65.75; Medium Frame 1-2 350-500 lbs. 63.0066.00; 500-600 lbs. 62.00- Large Frame 1-2 475-500 lbs. 65.25-66 50; 650 675 lbs. 63.5064.50; Medium Frame 2 450-550 lbs. 61.00 63.75; Large Frame 2 lot 475 lbs. 63.25. FOR THE WEEK: Feeder steers and heifers over 500 lbs. steady to 1 00 lower; steers and heifers under 500 lbs. steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, late sales include Utility and Commercial 2-3 41.0045.00; Cutter 1-2 38.50 41.50, several 43 0044.25. Slaughter bulls dropped 1.00 in late trading; YG 1 1475- 1775 lbs. 53.0055.00; salable receipts this week near 37,900 head compared with 41,684 head last week Feeder steers and heifers comprised 93 percent of this weeks receipts; cows and bulls 7 percent. Special Holstein Yearling Sale Wytheville, Va. Friday, August 22 Report supplied by VDA There were 558 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight Large and Med. Frame No 2 300400 lbs. 74.00 ; 400- 500 lbs 75 50; 500600 lbs. 62.00-70 00; 600-700 lbs 61.00- 65.00 ; 700-800 lbs 61.50; 800 900 lbs 53 5058 25; 9001000 lbs 53 0055.00; 10001200 lbs 52.25-53 50 Large Frame No 1. 700- 800 lbs. 59 00-60.00 , 800-900 lbs 57 00 ; 900-1000 lbs 53.50- 55 25, 1000-1300 lbs 51 00- 54 00 Large and Med Frame No 3 400-500 lbs 77 50, 500- 600 lbs 63 75-67 75, 600-700 lbs 61 75, 700-800 lbs 58 00, 800-900 lbs 53 00 > ■ joo lbs 52 50-53 00 ■% St. Louis Cattle Thursday, August 28 Market Courtesy of USDA Receipts this week 3,700; Week ago 5,400; Year ago 5,300. Compared to the previous weeks close, slaughter steers unevenly .50-1.50 lower. Slaughter heifers through mid-week unevenly 1.50-2.50 lower, not tested late. Cows 1.50 to mostly 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Slaughter supple mainly choice and mixed choice and prune 241050-1200 lb. steers, around 35% heifers and 15% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed choice and prime 24 1050-1300 lbs. 70.00-72.00, dosing 71.00-72.00; part load 3 to mostly 4’s 1300 lbs. 69.00. Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 69.00- 71.25, mostly dosmg sales 69.50- Mixed good and choice 24 900-1200 lbs. 67.50- 69.50. Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 65.50- Standard to good 2-3 1050-1400 lb. holstems 57.00- though mid-week, not tested late. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Though mid-week, choice and prune 24 875-1050 lbs. 66.50- dosmg 66.50- 67.00. Choice 24 850-1050 lbs. 65.00- ; 725-850 lbs. 62.00- 65.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 62.00-65.50; 700-800 lbs. 60.00-62.00. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. 58.00-60.00. COWS: Closing week sales: Utility and com mercial 2-4 44.00-48.00. Boning utility 1-2 48.00-50.00. Cutter 1-2 43.0047.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2 38.5043.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1050-1800 lbs. 53.00-58.00. Few Yield grade 1 58 50 and 59.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 1,4000 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder steers generally steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, advance mainly on weights over 500 lbs Supply mainly medium frame 1-2 400-800 lb. steers and 350-700 lb. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: LSA-100 is a liquid silage additive designed to be added to corn silage at ensiling time to increase it’s protein level, balance minerals and to improve the ensiling process. LSA-100 contains 100% protein equivalent and high levels of essential minerals. When applied as directed, LSA-100 will convert your corn silage to a balanced complete feed Moi-MixLPS liquid supplements Livestock market and auction news Medium Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 80.00-86.00; 500-575 lbs. 77.5080.50; scattered lots 650-775 lbs. 70.00-74.75. MEDIUM FRAME 1-2 and some small frame 1; 375450 lbs. 75.0080.00; 500800 lbs. 70.50-75.50; 625-750 lbs. 65.75- 71.50. LARGE FRAME 1-2 Holstems; lot 440 lbs. 70.00; lot 617 lbs. 62.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM FRAME 1. 350- 400 lbs. 71.50-73.50; 400-500 lbs. 68.25-72.00; lot 440 lbs. 74.50; 500-600 lbs. 67.00-70.50; Load thin 501 lbs. 73.00; 600- 700 lbs. 65.0067.50. MEDIUM FRAME 1-2 and some small frame 1; 425800 lbs. 61.258.50. STOCK COWS: Couple lots medium frame 1-2 young and middle-aged 850-905 lbs. 49.5080.50. CATTLE 55: Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers, few Good 62.0084.00, few Standard 54 00-58 00 Few Choice slaughter heifers 61 0083.00, one Good at 57 00, few Standard 50.0086 50 Few Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 46 5049.00, few Cutters 44 0047 00, few Canner and low Cutters Few Yield Grade No. 1-2, 950-1450 lbs slaughter bulls 54 25- 61.00 Few Medium and Large Frame #l, 300-750 lbs feeder steers 57 0086 50, few 74.5081 00 Medium and Large Frame #l, 350850 lbs feeder heifers 51 5086 50, few 77 00. CALVES 104 Vealers grading Standard and Good steady Few Choice vealers at 95 00, few Good 80 00-92 00, Standard and Good 90-120 lbs 70 0080 00, 70-90 lbs 65.00-72 00 Farm Calves Hoi Bulls 85-120 lbs 70 00-105 105 00; Hoi Heifers 85-110 lbs 90 00-100 00, Beef cross bulls and heifers 75-85 lbs 70 00-145 00 HOGS 392 Barrows and Namolco Belknap Auction Wednesday, August 27 Report supplied by PDA LSA-100 LIQUID SILAGE ADDITIVE FOR BEEF & DAIRY gilts steady. US No 1-2 200- 230 lbs barrows and gilts 50.6081.20, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 48.5080.90, few No. 2-3 230-288 lbs 46.2548.00, No. 1- 3 150-170 lbs 36.00-38.75. US No 1-3 300850 lbs. sows 38.0043.75, few 44.0045 00 Boars 34.50-39.00. FEEDER PIGS 142 US No 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 11 50-17 00 per head, No 1-3 4085 lbs 18 00-28.00, one lot No 1-3 75 lbs. at 31 00 per head SHEEP 25 Choice 75-90 lbs sprmg slaughter lambs 61 5085.50, Good 55-100 lbs 55 0087 50 Slaughter ewes 16 50-25.00 Leesport Auction Wednesday, August 27 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 316- Choice 1000- 1300 lbs slaughter steers 68.00-73.00, few to 75 00, Good & Choice holstems 1300-1600 lbs 60.5083 85, Good 62 00- 68.00, Standard 59.5082 00, few Utility 56 2589.10 Few Choice slaughter heifers 62 8583.00 Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 47 00-50 10, few to 50 50, Cutters 46 0048 00, few to 49 75, Canner & Low Cutter 41 0045 25 Good slaughter bullocks 60.5084 00, few to 67 25, few Standard 56 25- 59 85 Few Large Frame #2 415825 lbs feeder steers 66 5088.00, few 800-940 lbs 54 0086.50, Medium Frame #1320-500 lbs 76 00-92 00, few 670-800 lbs 61 5084 50, few TRANSPORTATION ON STOCK OR FEEDER CATTLE FROM THE SOUTH We Have 2 Possum Bellied Trailer Rigs Available. Call VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. Paradise, Pa. L. Robert Frame, Manager Phone: 717-768-8204 or Home: 215-458-5060 Call Anytime SURGE +ISRIOO BfILfIIHED RRTHHI LSA-100 Advantages •100% protein equivalent •Requires no specialized equipment. •Creates no disagreeable odors to iritate your eyes or skin. •Does not contain added salt or calcium •Will not corrode equipment. • Needs no agitation at normal harvest weather conditions. c/oJohnZ Martin New Holland RD 1 Phone 717 354-5848 NORTHAMPTON FARM BUREAU Tatamy Pa 18085 Phon« 215 258-2871 Medium Frame #2 370-4lfiS) lbs. 65.00-72.00; few Large Frame #1 450-550 lbs. feeder heifers 66.50-70.50, few 625- 780 lbs. 54.50-60.50; few Large Frame #2 500-700 lbs feeder bulls 49.00-58.00. CALVES 158- Few Choice vealers 88.00-90 00, few Good 78.00-85.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 70 00-75 00, 70-85 lbs 60.00-66.00, few Utility 50-85 lbs 40 00-57 00 Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-125 lbs 90.00-112.50, few down to 80 00: holstem heifers 90-120 lbs. 135.00-180.00, few down to 100 00; few beef cross bulls & heifers 70-110 Ib.s 75 00-95.00. HOGS 284 US No 1-2 200- 240 lbs barrows & gilts 50 60- 51.25,16 head 51 60, few down to 49 50, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs 48 50-51.00, few No 2-3 195-_ 275 lbs 47.5048.00 US No !-%) 300-500 lbs. sows 38.0042.00, few to 45 10. Boars 33 50- 35 00 FEEDER PIGS 222 US No 1-3 3045 lbs feeder pigs 55 00-82.00 cwt, mostly 63 00- 70 00, No 1-3 110-170 lbs 45 0047.00, Utility 20-35 lbs 29 00-33 00 cwt SHEEP 6 Few Slaughter ewes 15 00-37 00. GOATS 37- Large Goats 30 0040 00 per head, few to 69 00. small goats 12 00-19.00 per head MARTIN’S AG SERVICE
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