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MARCH 23-29, 1981
Fear not, sun's hot!
Caution children about thin pond ice Ike Eisenhower died
March 28, 1969 Last quarter of the moon March 28 (Sat)
Average length of days for the week, 12 hours, 29 minutes
World's worst oil spill in Gulf of Mexico capped March 24, 1980
Corkscrew patented March 27, 1860 Geese fly north now
Every path has a puddle
Home Hints Tape two metal clothes hangers together for heavy pieces of
clothing such as coats
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England. Clearing and turning warm through the week,
colder and rainy at week's end
Greater New York-New Jersey Sunny and warm start the week,
turning cooler, sprinkles and light rain, through weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny and warm all week, cooling
toward end of week, with some ram
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Mostly sunny and hot all week,
with some showers west
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New Holland
Horse
Monday, March 16
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 243 head of
horses, mules, and ponies
Market stronger
Better horses 575 00-1025 00,
Driving horses 350.00-825 00,
Riding horses 400 00-550 00,
Lightweight killers 350 00-500 00,
Heavyweight killers 550 00-820 00,
Mares 40 00-110.00, Colts 15 00-
40 00, Geldings 40 00-110 00,
Larger ponies 150 00-310 00
P" FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS I
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TRANSPORTATION ON STOCK OR
FEEDER CATTLE FROM THE SOUTH
We Have 2 Possum Bellied
Trailer Rigs Available.
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VINTAGE SALES STABLES. INC.
Paradise, Pa.
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Phone: 717-768-8204
or Home; 215-458-5060
Call Anytime
THE OLD
tJOVMERS
4LM AN^
Ask the Old Farmer 1 am making
candles as a hobby and have been
reading up on the history of candle
making But how did they used to
make candles out of whale oil 7 HP,
Hartford, Conn
They didn I Candles were made of sper
maceti, a sort of wax found in the sperm
whale's head
CATTLE 230. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows highly uneven. Individual
Prime #4, slaughter steer at 59 50,
couple Choice 60.85 & 61, few Good
56 85-59, one 64.00, Good & Choice
holstem 54.10-57.25, one 61, Stan
dard 51.50-55 10, few Utility 46.10-
5185 Choice Yield Grade #34,
slaughter heifers 53.25-57.25, few
Good 54.00-59.25, few Standard
52.00-55, few Utility 42.754 975
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows, 43 0045, few 47 50, Low
Dressing Utility 42.0043.60, Cut
ters 41 2544, few 46.50, Canner &
Low Cutters 38.5041.85, Shells
down to 30, few down to 15.00 Few
Good slaughter bullocks 56.50-58,
few Standard 51 25-53.50 Yield
Grade #l, 1325-1800 lbs. slaughter
bulls 53 00-58.50.
CALVES 222. Vealers grading
Standard and Good steady to $2
higher. Few Good and Choice
vealers 84.00-100.00, Standard and
Good 70-110 lbs. 55 00-65.00, Utility
& Low Standard 40-90 lbs. 41 00-56,
few down to 29.00. Farm Calves:
Hoi. Bulls 80-120 lbs 70.00-89; Hoi.
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Bank's experienced Agn-Fmance
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MernttJ Marks Vice President and Manager Richland Office observing the Melvin M Nolt Farm at Richland, R D #7 The Nolls have a 62 000
bird pullet operation and a 50 cow date/ herd which are housed in these facilities
Livestock morket and auction news
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 17
Report supplied by PDA
Your friend from Hamilton Bank will
work with you, on the full range of
financing, credit, trust and estate
services designed to help you, the
family farmer His business is to tailor
a program to fit your needs
comfortably
It's all part of Hamilton Bank’s belief
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Hamilton Bank’s Agn-Fmance
programs
Heifers 80-145 lbs. 71.00-158, mostly BOARS; 25.50-30.50.
101.00-131.00. GOATS: Nannies $24 to $37 by
HOGS 180. Barrows and gilts 50
cents-75 cents lower. US No. 1-2 2-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts 40.6041,
two lots 41.6042 60, No. 1-3 195-245
lbs. 40.2540.75, few No. 2-3 235-275
lbs. 38.00-39.25, No. 1-3 180-195 lbs.
32 25-38 75. US No. 1-3 270-585 lbs.
sows 36 00-38 60, No 2-3 295480 lbs
29.75-36 50 Few Boars 26.50-30.75.
FEEDER PIGS 6. One Lot US
No. 1-3 40 lbs feeder pigs 30.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 1. One Slaughter ewe at
30.00. One Goat at 65 00 per head.
Hunter’s Auction
Monday, March 16
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
COWS High Choice to Prime
45 0047.00; Good to Standard 44 25-
45.25; Utility 43 7544.50; Cutters
38 7541.50, Canners 35.50-37 50.
CALVES. Prime 200-280 lbs
87.00-93.00; High to Choice 140-180
lbs. 82.00-96 00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 76.003100; Standard to
Good 90-115 lbs. 70 0083.00; Utility
75-85 lbs. 57.00-71 00, Low Utility
65-75 lbs. 42.00-58.00.
FEEDER PIGS 2025 lbs. $l2 to
$l9 by hd.; 3545 lbs. $lB to $26 by
hd.
HOGS. 180-220 lbs. 37.0042.50. SHEEP: LAMBS Good 54.00-
SOWS 31 50-34.00. 68 °°-
hd.; Kids $lB to $26 by hd.; Billies
$25 to $5O by hd.
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, March 10
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE; STEERS: Good 56.75-
61 50; Standard 53.00-55.75; Utility
48.00- 25. HEIFERS. Standard
53 75-55.00; Utility 48.50-50.00
COWS. Utility & Commercial
44 75-47 50; Cutter 41 75-45.00;
Canner & Low Cutter 37.0042.00;
SHELLS down to 33.75.
BULLOCKS. Good 52.75-55.00;
Standard 48.00-51.25, FEEDER
STEERS 57 00-88.00. CATTLE
HEIFERS. 54.00-66 00 BULLS;
59 00-69 00
CALVES. VEALERS Choice
82.00- Good 70.00-85.00;
Standard & Good 60.00-75.00.
FARM CALVES. Hoi. Bulls
80 00-90 00; Hoi Heifers 162.00-
175 00.
HOGS. Barrows & Gilts US No
1- 40.2542 00; US No. 1-3 38.75-
40.00; US No. 2-3 37.00-39.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 38.5040.50; No.
2- 00-38.00. Boars 30.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS US No. 1-3
13.00- 00, No 1-322.00-31 00.
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