€A-SBSI ,T£ rfaicM ,<«biufs2 .gnimisl tataesnsJ At— Lancaster Famine, Saturday, March 27,19t2 MARCH 29,-APRIL 4, 1982 In for a blow, and maybe snow. Watch out for April fool tricks on Thursday Jack Benny debuted on radio March 29, 1932 First quarter of the moon April 1 (Thurs) Average length of days for the week, 12 hours, 43 minutes President Ronald Reagan shot by J Hinckley March 30, 1981 . Friendship cannot stand only on one side Ask the Old Farmer: My grandfather was a f armer an <3 his dwelling had few modern facilities The backyard privy was as crude as any Vet when he pre- P are d to visit the accessory, he would say he was "going to the dolphins " Just what did he mean 7 WL, Boston In the ancient Roman baths there were also public toilets and these were often decorated with carved representations of breaching dolphins Home Hints Use a block of wood for leverage to prevent marring when pulling nails Insert block against the nail after the first gentle tug and con tinue pulling OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England; Rainy, mild to start, then cloudy and cold, with ram south, ram, snow in mountains, seasonable to cold for weekend Greater New York-New Jersey: Week's beginning is mild and rainy, cold temperatures, more ram midweek, seasonable weekend Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot, then showers, through midweek, rest of week is rainy and cool Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: At week's beginning, sunny and warm, ram west and Piedmont, cooler, midweek, then ram, mild temperatures ' (All Rights Rescned Yankee Inc Dublin NH 03444} Eighty-four Auction Eighty-four, Pa. Monday, March 22 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 296. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows |1.50 to $2 lower. Few Good slaughter steers 58.00-59.50, Standard 55.00-58.00, few Utility 47.00- Few Good slaughter heifers 56.00-58.00, Standard 46.00- 50.00, Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.50-43.00, couple 45.00, Commercial No. 4-5 37.00- 44.00, Cutters 36.00-39.75, Canner & ' Low Cutter 31.00-36.50, Shells down to 23.00. Yield Grade #1 1400-2200 lbs. slaughter bulls 46.25-55.00. Medium Frame HI 300-600 lbs feeder steers 59.00-63.00, 800-950 lbs. holsteins 51.00-53.00; Medium Frame #1 280-350 lbs. feeder heifers 57.00-59.00, few Small Frame #1350-550 lbs. 45.00-50.25. CALVES 322. Vealers $5 to $lO lower. Choice vealers 85.00-97.00, Good 76.00-86.00, Standard 60.00- 77.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs 50.00- 65-85 lbs. 34.00-50.00, Utility 50-90 lbs. 20.00-30.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 52.00- holstein heifers 55.00- 90. HOGS 132. Barrows & gilts 50 cents to $1 higher. US No. 1-2 200- 250 lbs. barrows & gilts 51.00-52.25, No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 50.00-51.20, No. 2-3 235-265 lbs. 47.50-49.00, No. 1-3 170-180 lbs. 42.00-47.00. US No. 1-3 300-700 lbs. sows 43.00-48.00, No. 2-3 350-600 lbs. 39.00-42.50. Boars 30.00- 34.75. FEEDER PIGS 18. One Lot US No. 1-3 51 lbs. feeder pigs 44 00 per head. SHEEP 147. Spring slaughter lambs steady to weak. Choice 47-70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 81.00- 87.50, Good 55-72 lbs. 77.00-82.00; few Choice 86 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs at 67.00, Good 70-83 lbs. 53.00-55.00. Slaughter ewes 20.00- 25.00. GOATS 9.20.00-48.00 per head. CUSTOM SOYBEAN ROASTING ON YOUR FARM JONAS ZIMMERMAN RD HI Lebanon, PA 717-866-4924 iheQLD -fARMEift c Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, March 23 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 342. Compared with last Tuesday’s market slaughter steers steady to t sl lower. Slaughter cows strong Wsl hig’her.’ Choice 2-4, 1050-1470 lbs. slaughter steers 65.85-68.60, few 70.75, Good 58.50-63, couple 68.85, Standard 52.25-57.50, Utility 45.00-50. Couple Choice slaughter heifers 63.60 & 64.85, few Good 55.10-60.60, few Standard 52.00-53. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.75- 43.75, few 45.00, Cutters 38.50-41.50, few Canner & Low Cutters 33.25-37. Few Choice slaugther bullocks 60.00-65, one Good at 58.85. Yield Grade #l, 1150-2200 lbs. slaughter bulls 48-53.35. Few Large Frame §2, 400-800 lbs. feeder steers 46.00- 59. CALVES 138. Few Choice vealers 82.00-102, few Good 75.00- 85, Standard and Good 70-100 lbs. 49.00-55. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 55.0066, couple to 72.00; Few Hoi. Heifers 85-145 lbs. 67.50- 110. HOGS 382. (3-22-82). Barrows and gilts $1.50-$2.25 higher. US No. 1-2 2-240 lbs. barrows "and gilts 53- 54.50, No. 1-3 190-270 lbs. 52.00-53, No. 2-3 2-270 lbs. 51.75-52.50. US No. 1-3 3-660 lbs. sows 45.75-50, No. 2-3 3-700 lbs. 42-45.75. (Tues. 3-23-82). HOGS 105. Few Lots US No. i-3 215-225 lbs. barrows and gilts 52.50- 53, No. 1-3 2-240 lbs. 51.85-52. BOARS 36-38.25. FEEDER PIGS 178. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 27-46.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 45.00-54 per head. SHEEP 45. Few Low Choice 70- 100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 59.00-70; Utility and Good 50-100 lbs. 40.00-51 (Shorn). Few Slaughter ewes 25.00-29.00. GOATS 15: 24.00-45. per head. ——-J f I [ ! Consignment Sale of Hay, Straw & Corn EVERY TUESDAY 1 P.M. | Located at Leinbach’s Farm Market, f I intersection of Rts. 11 and 533, Ship- i * pensburg, PA.' | I Big Demand for Good Quality Hay Bring a Z | load, Buy a load. ' I Sensenig, Auctioneer Livestock market and auction news Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, March 17 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers mostly steady. Low Choice 62.50; Good Medium 56.00 Down. Heifers Choice 57.00-57.50; Good 50.00-56.00; Medium 49.00 Down. Cows good run, $1.50 lower. High Yield 42.00-43.5 b; Average 38.50-41.00; Rig Middle 36.00-38.D0; Fatty Herf. 35.00-37.00; SheUy 37.00 Down. Fat Bulls Individual at 55 75; Good 50.00-54.25; Medium 42.00- Veal Calves Choice 95 00-101.00; Good 85.00-94.00; Medium 75.00-84.00; Farm Hfrs. to 84.00; Farm Bulls to 76.00; Light & Weak 51.00 Down. STOCKER. Steers 300-550 lbs. Very active, $l.OO higher. Choice 64.00- Good 59.00-63.00; Medium 55.00-58.00; Culls 54.00 Down;' Dairy Type 43.00-53.00. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 60.00- 64.00; Good 55.00-59.00; Medium 54.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights) Choice 53.00-58.00; Good 47.00- 52 00; Medium 46.00 Down. Holstems 55.00-83.00 Bulls Choice 58.00- Good 53.00-57.00; Medium 62.00 Down. Springing Heifers to 875.00. Pigs, Hd. small run, steady prices. 20-30 lbs. 11.00- 29.00; 40-60 lbs. 30.0041.00. Shoats MOFriSOII COVG by Lb to 44.00. Slaughter Hogs a.i«44/«i ~ _ Steady to 25 cents higher. 210-230 /iUCUOiI UentOll Feeder lbs. 49.25-50.75 ; 240-260 lbs. 49.50- Martinsbnrg, Pa. Pjo J3o]p 50.25; 190-205 lbs. 48.5049.50. Sows Monday, March 22 3 400-550 lbs. 47.30-52.25; Thut-Sows Report supplied by auction ' „ Denton, Md. 42 0046.00. . QATTLE 243. High Choice & i v tn ,J^ Cb 3^ 35PigS Dp wart Auction Prime slaughter steers 68.75-70.25, 191 /uj? ft 50 lbs -^ 7 - 00 ' DewanAUCUGH Choice6s 7^67 25i G00d62 ,i,h!5.75, 3?«No.l&25(W0 lbs. 96.00- ~60.25-62.10, Utility *fo. 1 & 2 60-70 lbs. 92.00- MondMy,March%2 '"s7.sorChoice slaughter heifers 67- Q 7 ’ llo^o.l &2 70-80 lbs. 85.00- 68.25, Good Standard i 9 ‘ C< ? m f- r f d ™ th 57.50-60.25, Utility 52.50-57.50. last Monday s market, slaughter m SPECIAL J LAMB & KID IV i GOAT SALE for the Easter Trade THURSDAY, APRIL I 12 Miles East of Lancaster ■ on Rt. 23, New Holland, Pa. Abe Oiffenbach, Mgr. Phone 717-354-4341 I OPEN TO RECEIVE | | YOUR MARKET HOGS I | AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET J I RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 I I 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA | I ON NORTH STATE STREET. I HOURS MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. I I I | Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors, YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY cows about steady. Choice 24, 1075-1300 lbs. 65-67.85, couple 69.85, Good 59-62.75, couple 64.00, Standard 49.00-56, few Utility 44.75- 48. Few Choice slaughter heifers 58.75-63.75, few Standard and Good 52-54.75. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 3943.50, Cutters 37.7540.75, Canner & Low Cutters 34-37.75, Shells down to 27.75. Yield Grade §l, 920-1820 lbs. slaughter bulls 46.60-55. CALVES 228. Couple Prime vealers 111 & 114.00, Choice 89- 106.50, Good 72.00-86, few Standard and Good 110-140 lbs. 63.00-71, 70- 100 lbs. 55.00-60. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 60.00-77; Hoi. Heifers 90-140 lbs. 80.00-111. HOGS- 294. Barrows and gilts $1.25-81.75 higher. US No. 1-2 2-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 53.50-54.10, couple lots 54.85, No.-1-3 210-255 lbs. 51.50-53.50, few lots,No. 1-3 160-185 lbs. 44.85-45. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 45.00-50, couple 52.25. Boars 34.00-38.00. FEEDER PIGS 170. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 36.50-45 per head, No. 1-3 50-60 lbs. 47.00-49, lot No. 1-3 85 lbs. at 52.50, few lots No. 1-3 100-145 lbs. 45.00-50.50 per hundredweight. SHEEP 2. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. at 1:00 P.M at the New Holland Sales Stables Inc. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 46-51.50, Cutters 41.50-43,75, Canner & Low Cutters 37.50-40.25, Shells down'to 35. Good slaughter bullocks 55.25-60.25, Standard 52.25-55.25, Utility 45.50-52.25. Yield Grade #l, slaughter bulls 55.50- 56.50, #2, 47.50-52.50, Choice feeder I 9 steers 60.50-68, Good 56.50-6 Q, Medium 48.50-53.50. Good feeder heifers 56.50-60.25, Medium 47.50-' 53.50. Good feeder bulls 52.50-57.50, Medium 47.50-52.50. CALVES 353. Prime vealers 92.50- Choice 85.50-92.50, Good 78.50- Standard & Good 110- 130 lbs. 65.00-78.50, 90-110Jbs. 54- 60.50,70-90 lbs. 45-52.50. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90- 130 lbs. 62.50-78.50; Hoi. Heifers 90- 130 lbs. 72.50-122.50. HOGS 330. US No. 1-2 2-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 53-54.10, No. 1-3' 2-240 lbs. 52-53.30, No. 2-3 50.00-51, 2-4, 170-300 lbs. 49-50.25. US No. 1-3 sows 48.50-51.25, No. 2-3 44-48.50. Boars 36.50-40.25. FEEDER PIGS 3. Few US No. 1- 3 40-70 lbs. feeder pigs 19-43.75 per hundredweight. SHEEP 3. Individual Choice 60 lbs. wooled slaughter at 73.00.-Slaughter ewes 24.00-35.00. GOATS: 19: $ll-41.00 per head. x 7 Giorgi Mushroom Co. is buying mulch hay & crushed cobs for mushroom compost. Call us for current prices. Giorgi Mushroom Co. Box 96 Temple, PA 19560, 215-926-2139 Ext. 236
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