fr, 1982~ 1&2 Pull up old vegetable garden plants now . Veterans Day Nov 11 (Thurs.)... Last quarter of the moon Nov 8 (Mon.) .. Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 56 minutes.. Margaret Sanger formed American Birth Control League Nov. 9, 1921 . Thunder m Novem ber means a fertile year to come. .. There was never a good knife made of bad steel. Ask the Old Farmer; My husband and 1 are in the process of restonng . ■> a 1947 Chevrolet "Woody Wagon ” The wood is ash/oak and mahog any panels What kind (if any) of stain was onginally used on the wood and also what kind of finish should be applied 7 K A., Portland, Penn My folks had quite a jew beach wag ons, as they were called then. To touch them up we used only spar varnish, no stain. If water has entered the joints and turned the wood black, bleach it out with oxalic acid. Home Hints: Turnip peels, washed clean and tied in a Knot, give extra flavor to soups OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Beginning of week bnngs rain south; clearing mid week; for weekend, sleet, then light rain Greater New York-New Jersey: Ram, snow north, to begin week, rest of week is clearing, cold Middle Atlantic Coastal: To start, rain, snow mountains, cold tem peratures; then cleanng and mild Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Showers, cold temperatures through midweek; sunny, mild to end week. (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Westminster Livestock Auction Westminster, Md. Tuesday, Nov. 2 Report supplied by auction BUTCHER COWS: Large Run! 50 cents to $1 lower. High Yield 41.00-46.25; Standard Si Utility 38.50-40.25; Canners 36.00-38.00; Shelly 37.00 down. Slaughter Bulls- Good 1200-1600 lb. 51.50-54.00; Medium 48.00-51.00. Fed Steers- Mostly Good 950-1400 lb. 55.00- 58.75, Holsteins 47.00-51.25. Fed Heifers- Good to Choice 54.00-57.00, Commercial to Good 47.00-52.50. BUTCHER HOGS: Light run. US #1 & 2 215-240 lb. 1 lot to 54.00; 260- 300 lb. 49.50-53.50. Sows- Few Thin 350-450 lb. 40.00-49.50. Boars- 550- 680 lb. to 44.25. VEAL CALVES; Choice Scarce. Choice 1.00-85.00; Good 65.00-75.00; Stocky Si Thin 50.00-60.00; Killers 80-100 lb. 47.00-54.00; Weak & Rough 46.00 Down. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM: Good demand for bulls. 100-120 lb. 60.00-77.00; 90-105 lb. 55.00-69.00. Holstein Bulls 90-105 lb. 55.0069.00. Beef Type 75-110 lb. 55.0070.00. LAMBS; 40.00-44.00 Sheep 8.00- 15.00. STOCK CATTLE: Good Run! Prices steady to weak. Steers- 300 700 lb. (Choice) 58.0061.00, 1.00 to 67.00 (Good) 52.0057.00; 700950 lb. (Good 54.0056.00, Holsteins 45.00 46.00. Heifers- 300700 lb. (Good) 43.0049.50. Bulls- 250500 lb. r SPECIAL PRESEASON PRICES on ALPINE 9-18-9 liquid plant food. Available with all white phosphoric acid at no extra cost. $2.65 PER GALLON Other analysis available Contact IVKII Alpine Plant Foods Ltd. your I Box 730 nearest LjLJ New Hamburg, Ont NOB 2GO representative ALPINE' (519) 662-2352 QUARRYVILLE; Edwin Martin UTITZ Paul Zimmerman 717 786 2815 717 733 7674 EAST GREENVILLE' James Landis ORANGEVILLE Clyde Bartholomew 215 679 2682 717 784 1779 i the OLD NOV. 8-14,1982 Climb a peak this cool week. (Choice) 59.00-63.00 (Good) 51.00- 54.00, PIGS AND SHOATS: Large Run! $2 to 54 lower. By the Head 15-30 lb. 15.00-30.00, 30-50 lb. 25.00- 38.00. By the Lb. 110-160 lb. 49.50- 51.50. Joliet Cattle Thursday, Nov. 4 Report supplied by USDA Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 4,300; 5 days last week 3,714; same period a year ago 1,560. Trading moderate for the week. Slaughter Steers ended the week 1.00-2.00 lower compared with Wednesday of last week. Slaughter Heifers ended the week LOO, instances 1.50 lower. Slaughter Cows closed the week 50-1.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed High Choice and Prime 3-4 1125- 1300 lbs. 59.00-60.00 Monday; 57.50- 58.50, 2 loads 59.00, 1 load 59.50 Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1300 lbs. 57.50-58.75 Monday; 56.00- 58.50, mostly 57.00-51.50 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 57.00-57.50 Monday; 55.50-56.50, 4 load string 1325 lbs. 58.00 Wednesday. Package Good 2 1150 lbs. Holsteins 52.00 Monday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 975-1100 lbs. >7.50-58.00 Monday; 55.0057.25, 2 .oads 58.00 Wednesday. Mixed Sood and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. >2.0055.00 Monday; 50.0055.00 Wednesday. SLAUGHTER COWS: Cutter & Jtility 1-3 34.50-37.50 Monday; banner 1-2 33.00-34.00 Monday. Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Cattle St. Louis Thursday, Nov. 4 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE: Receipts this week 4,400; week ago 5,000; year ago 4,500. Compared to the previous weeks close, slaughter steers and heifers steady to .50 lower. Cows 1.00- lower. Bulls steady to weak. Slaughter supply mainly Choice and Choice and Prime slaughter steers, around 35% heifers and 10% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1250 lbs. 58.00, couple part load 1300 and 1355 lbs. 58.50; few lots 3-51150-1250 lbs. 54.00-56.00. Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 57.00-58.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1175 lbs. 56.00-57.00. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 54.00-56.00. Limited supply mostly Good 2-3 1050-1250 lb. Holstems 51.00-54.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 900-1057 lbs. 55.00- closing 55.50-55.50; few lots 3-5 900-1100 lbs. 51.00-63.50. Choice 2-4 850-1050 lbs. 54.0055.50, closing 54.00-55.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 8001000 lbs. 52.0054.00. Good 2-3 750950 lbs. 50.0052.00. COWS: (Closing week sales) Utility and Commercial 2-4 33.00- 35.00. Boning Utility 1-2 35.00-36.00. High-Yielding Utility 1-2 36.00- 37.00. Cutter 1-2 31.00-34.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 27.00-31.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs. 44.00-48.00. YG 149.00-60.00. Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep Auction Receipts about 550 head. Compared last Wednesday, slaughter lambs steady to 1.00 Green Dragon Livestock Sales 1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA cO V«S COWS coiy 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 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penna WEEKLY FEEDER PIGSALI EVER wedne: Sale to St 1-.30P We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. Calf Sale To Be Held Every Thursday At 3:30 P.M. NORMAN KOLB ABE OIFFENBACH 717-397-5538 higher. Other classes scarce. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 95-115 lb. Shorn with No. 1-2 pelts 43.0047.00. Several lots Choice and Prime 95-125 lb. Wooled 42.00-45.5 G, mostly 42.00-45.00. Scattered lots Choice 80105 lbs. 40.0042.00. FEEDER LAMBS: Few Choice and Prime 95-125 lbs. 41.00-42.50. Couple small lots good and Choice 73-91 lbs. 30.0032.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 1,500 at the regular Thursday auction). Feeder Steers steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder Heifers firm to 1.00 higher. Instances 2.00 higher. Supply mainly Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2 350700 lb. Heifers. Good attendance. FEEDER STEERS: Medium frame 1:300500 lb. 60.5064.25; 650 725 lb. 61.50-64.50; scattered lots 825-950 lbs. 57.00-58.00; few lots fleshy 750825 lb. 52.0056.25. Medium Frame 1-2 and some small frame 1: 300-650 lb. 55.00-59.50. BULLS: Few lots Medium frame 1-2 475-600 lb. 52.50-57.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1: 350-500 lb. 50.25-54.50; 500-700 lb. 51.75-56.00; scattered lots 725-865 lbs. 50.00-54.50. Medium Frame 1-2: 275625 lbs. 46.2550.75, mostly 47.0049.00. STOCK COWS: Lot Medium Frame 1-2 903 lbs. Middle-aged bred in second and third stages of pregnancy 44.25. Lot Medium frame 1-2 946 lb. middle-aged and aged 35.00. 717-393-4464 Dewart Livestock Dewart, Pa. Monday, Nov. 1 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 205: Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good & Choice about steady. Slaughter cows 25 cents to 50 cents, spots $1.50 lower. Choice No. 2-4 1000-1300 lbs. slaughter steers 58.00-61.00, Good 54.75-57.50, few Standard 48.00- 52.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 56.00- Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 37.75-41.75, couple to 44.75, Cutters 36.25-38.75, Canner & Low Cutter 30.50-36.25, Shells down to 20.00. Couple Good slaughter bullocks 55.00 and 55.75. Yield Grade #1 850-1770 lbs. slaughter bulls 39.00-53.50, mostly 46.00- CALVES 197: Few Choice vealers 90.00-100.00, God 67.0« 84.00, few Standard & Good 100-11? lbs. 59.00-65.00, 70-100 lbs. 49.00- 59.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 65.00-90.00. HOGS 159: Barrows & gilts 25 cents to 50 cents lower. US No. 1-2 215-225 lbs. barrows & gilts 55.90- 57.00, No. 1-3 215-250 lbs. 54.90- 55.70, No. 1-3 165-185 lbs. 51.10- 54.00. Few US No. 1-3 450-700 lbs. sows 49.00-54.75. FEEDER PIGS 134: US No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. feeder pigs 26.50-39.50 per head. No. 1-3 50-70 lbs. 45.50-57.50 per head. SHEEP 41; Choice 75-120 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 45.01W1.00, couple to 55.50, few Good 60-80 lbs. 35.00- Few Slaughter ewes 9.00- PORK F 0 1982 \ Master mu MIX Call and arrange for appointment to see if you qualify. { 717-872-5646 Thomas Farm Supplies YORK CO. FARMERS Looking!!! For Quality Hogs Every Monday HATFIELD PACKING CO. BUYING STATION AT SECHRIST SALES CO. LIVESTOCK AUCTION R.D. 1 Stewartstown, PA ..Top Select Price on #1 & 2 Hogs 215 - 245 lbs. We will receive your hogs from 6 A.M.. until ??? . Your hogs will be weighed & paid for immediately There will not be a commission or yard age fee You may call our office Monday mornini for base price Please give us a chance to market your hogs FOR INFORMATION CALL 717-993-6130 We have a 1 special program I for a limited number of HOG FINISHING UNITS Financing, Supervision and Marketing More to Gain ATTENTION
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