At— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17,1982
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APRIL 19-25, 1982
No hocus-pocus, just a crocus!
Daylight-saving tune begins Sunday, April 25 (turn clocks forward
one hour before retmng on the 24th) New moon Apnl 23 (Fn)
Average length of days for the week, 13 hours, 40 minutes Fust
U S au raid on Tokyo Apnl 19,1942 Promise little and do much
Ask the Old Fanner: Why is scrun
shaw called scrimshaw? D L ,
As you know scrimshaw ts what the
i oW whalers called carved and etched
whale's teeth and all sorts of things
made of whalebone and ivory Maybe,
'dKgyiT ] U st maybe, the first man to do this
mas named Scrimshaw Research has
never yet uncovered the origin of this term, but it has uncovered at least
four men named Scrimshaw who practiced the art
Home Hints: Save the water m which potatoes are boiled and soak tarnished
silverware in it for an hour Wash and dry in the usual way and you will be
amazed at how nice your silverware looks
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Cold to start, midweek brings ram, mild temperatures,
continuing showers, warmer for weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Fust part of week is cold, cloudy,
and rainy, ram, then cloudy and cool, rest of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cool, rainy all week, weekend is partly
cloudy and mild, with light ram
Piedmont fc Southeast Coastal: Beginning of week, warming, then
cool and rainy; warm, sunny weekend
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New Holland
Horse
Monday, April 12
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 222 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market: steady.
TOP
PRICES
FOR
COWS & HOGSI
If you want prtmium pricas
for your cows and hogs, be
sure they cat in the
EARLYBIRD PB4S
The Idea is new"
Cows and Hags in tha ' Early
bird" pans will not be soW
lint, but will be sold toward
the middle of tha tale after
tha market Is established
Come in and tee the
difference'
* IMPORTANT *
"EARLYBIRD PENS”
close at 2 PM
all cows and hogs Jar the
Earlybird” pens must be
at Carlisle no later than 2 PM
Tuesday
CARLISLE
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
THE OLD
tAKMEift
4IM AH/kt
Work horses 950.00-1450.00;
Better horses 550.00-880.00; few
Registered horses 775.00-1200.00;
Driving horses 375.00-1250.00;
Riding horses 375.00-500.00;
Lightweight killers 375.01W00.00;
Heavyweight killers 550.00-755.00;
Mare Ponies 40.00-110.00; Pony
Colts 15.00-45.00; Geldings 40.00-
110.00; Larger ponies 150.00-200.00.
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CATTLE 270. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows mostly $2 higher. One Choice
slaughter steer at 67.00, few Good
58.00-59.75, Standard 48.50-58.00,
Utility 45.00-48.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 58.0061.25, Good
52.50-56.00, Standard 46.5050.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 41.0046.00, couple 47.00 and
47.50, Cutters 38.0042.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 31.00-38.25, Shells down
to 20.00. Yield Grade #1 1165-2290
lbs. slaughter bulls 47.00-50.00; few
yield grade #2 9601460 lbs. 44.00
47.00. Few Medium Frame #1 405-
580 lbs. feeder steers 60.00-63.50;
Medium & Large Frame #1480640
lbs. 47.50-55.00, Medium & Large
Frame #2 340745 lbs. 40.0047.50;
few Medium & Large Frame #2
425-750 lbs. feeder bulls 43.0049.50.
CALVES 267. Vealers $3 to |5
higher. Couple Prime vealers
110.00 and 112.00, Choice 90.00
103.00, Good 73.00-90.00, few
Standard 60.00-75.00, Standard &
Good 90-125 lbs. 45.00-55.00, 6545
lbs. 35.00-45.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 95-135 lbs. 60.00
87.00; holstein heifers 85-125 lbs.
55.00-81.00, one at 96.00.
HOGS 602. Barrows & gilts 81 to
42 higher. US No. 1-2 205-255 lbs.
barrows & gilts 53.30-53.70, No. 1-3
195-260 lbs. 52.60-53.50, No. 2-3 205-
265 lbs. 51.50-52.50, No. 1-3 150-180
lbs. 37.00-38.50. Sows mostly 81
higher. US No. 1-3 290-665 lbs. sows
Livestock market and auction news
New Wilmington
Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, April 12
Report supplied by PDA
r— —“——
| Consignment Sale |
I of Hay, Straw & Corn |
| EVERY TUESDAY \
I IPM - I
r Located at Leinbach’s Farm Market, x
I intersection of Rts. 11 and 533, Ship- |
I pensburg, PA. |
i Big Demand for Good Quality Hay. Bring a X
f load. Buy a load. I
Sensenig, Auctioneer J
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
coV( S COWS CO||r s
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from
Bob Kennedy & Ed Stover plus 15
other local consignors.
Lots of good Northern
Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves
11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M.-Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on the farm or at our barn or other
market information call: Office 717-733-
2444
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
43.00-50.00, one 51.50. Boars 35.50
43.75.
FEEDER PIGS 44. US No. 1-3 30
40 bs. feeder pigs 27.0037.00 per
head.
SHEEP 133. Choice 3050 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 84.00
101.00. 6095 lbs. 72.0092.00, Choice
7095 lbs. shorn lambs 70.0072.00,
one lot 35 lbs. 65.00. Slaughter ewes
5.0036.00.
Eighty-Four
Auction
Eighty-four, Pa.
Monday, April 12
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 206. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows |1.50 to |2 higher. Couple
Good slaughter steers 57.75-58.75,
Standard 54.0059.00. Few Stan
dard slaughter heifers 49.0054.00,
Utility 44.0049.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 43.00
47.00, Commercial No. 4-5 39.00
42.00, Cutters 39.0043.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 33.0039.50, Shells down
to 26.00. Yield Grade ill 14002150
lbs. slaughter bulls 49.00-52.50.
Medium Frame #1 400550 lbs.
feeder steers 58.0065.00; Medium
Frame HI 300-500 lbs. feeder
heifers 49.00-54.25.
CALVES 248. Vealers grading
Good & Choice 83 to 85 lower;
Standard & Good about steadv.
Choice vealers 80.0092.00, Good
64.0081.00, Standard & Good HO
130 lbs. 50.0066.00,90110 lbs. 40.00
51.00, 6085 lbs. 30.0045.00, Utility
5090 lbs. 16.0031.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90120 lbs. 56.00
76.00; holstein heifers 60.00101.00.
HOGS 106. Barrows & gilts 50
cents to 81 higher. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.20-53.50,
No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 49.5050.50. US
No. 1-3 300650 lbs. sows 40.0047.00.
Boars 28.0037.00.
FEEDER PIGS 20. US No. 1-3 25-
35 lbs. 10.5021.00 per head. No. 1-3
4055 lbs. 26.0031.00 per head.
SHEEP 42. Few Choice 30-60 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 80.00-94.00,
one lot 101 lbs. 74.50, one lot Good
77 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
56.50. Slaughter sheep 16.00-21.00.
GOATS 15.20.00-30.00 per head.
I OPEN TO RECEIVE I
| YOUR MARKET HOGS |
| AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET I
I RD 4, EPHRATA. PA 17522 |
| 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA |
| ON NORTH STATE STREET. |
| YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
| HOGS IMMEDIATELY
| Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athena, Pa.
Monday, April 12
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 233 calves,
101 cows, 33 b>ulls, 20 heifers, 4
steers, 47 bogs, 28 lambs, 4 sheep.
Cattle market very active; Calf
market real good.
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 152.50;
Veal Calves to 100.00; Bobs, 90-100
lbs. 60.00-95.00; Bobs, 80 lbs. and
down 45.00-52.00; Grassers &
Feeders 35.00-60.00; Lambs 20-40
lbs. 75.00-99.00; Sheep 14.00-31.50;
Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 46.0053.50; Sows
38.0048.50; Boars 35.0038.00; Pigs
each 35.00-42.50; Heifers 38.00
49.25; Steers medium 42.00-45.75;
Steers, feeder 39.0053.50; Bulls
43.5050.25; Cows, utihty 40.00
42.00, top 44.75; Cows, fat 38.50
42.00; Cows, medium 36.0037.50;
Cows, poor or small 32.0035.00;
Horses small to 510.00; Ponies
none; Goats 13.0047.00.
Hay 65.0090.00 per ton.
Feeder Sale Ist Monday of Each
Month.
Dairy Sale 3rd Thursday of Each
Month.
Special Lamb Sale
. Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, AprU6
Report supplied by auction
Spring Lambs: 358 head. Good
demand for large crowd!
Choice: 20-30 lbs. 100-155; 30-40
lbs. 80-100; 40-50 lbs. 75-
105; 50-60 lbs. 72-95; 60-70 lbs. 70-97;
70-80 lbs. 60-87; 80-95 lbs. 69-70; 100-
115 lbs. 72-73.
Good: 20-30 lbs. 60-80; 3040 lbs.
7080; 40-50 lbs. 65-75; 5060 lbs. 62-
72.
Wooled Lambs: 20 head. Choice
6090 lbs. 52-57; 100115 lbs. 67-68;
Good 6090 lbs. 45-52.
Sheep: 66 head. $l5 to $2O.
Kid Goats: 50 head. Small $2O to
$3O; Good $3O to $5O.
Mature Goats: 28 head. $25 to
$56.
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