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JAN. 2-8,1984
Old bones groan as snow twirls and whirls.
Order your seed catalogs now Average length of days for the week,
nine hours, 12 minutes New moon Jan 3 (lues ) LBJ outlined
Great Society Jan 4, 19fa5 Arctic snowy owls return Cattle need
salt now A masterly retreat is in itself a vutory
Ask the Old Farmer: Could
you advise me on the right kind
of paint (flat or oil) to use on
old style radiators 7 Don t some
paints hold the heat in ">
TS K, Richmond, Va
Use any oil or latex paint in flat
o r gloss, they anil let you gel
more heal from the radiator s than
aluminum or gold
Home Hints: For a wonderful pincushion cover a ball of steel wool with a
bnght scrap of material It sharpens your needles and pins
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England; Week begins with rain, snow mountains, midweek is
cloudy, cold, snowstorm at end of week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins mild with rain, tontin
ues mild with clearing, then more ram, snow mountains by week s
end
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Rain, followed by cloudy, colder weather
rain again at end of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Cooler weather gives way to sunny
and mild at midweek, rain and seasonable weather by week's end
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Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 26
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: Butcher Steers
Choice 63.00-67.00; Butcher Steers -
Medium - Good 52.00-63.50; But
cher Heifers - Choice up to 65.00;
Butcher Heifers - Medium - Good
43.0060.00; Butcher Cows - Utility -
Good 35.00-39.00 few to 41.00;
Butcher Cows - Canners and
Cutters 32.00-38.00; Butcher Cows -
Shells 32.00 & down; Butcher Bulls
- Medium - Good 44.00-51.00; Stock
Steers - Medium - Good up to 57.50;
Stock Heifers - Medium - Good
50.00.
CALVES: Medium-Good Calves
MATERIALS
ATRAZINE 4
DUEL 4
BICEP 4
LASSO *
SUTAN + *
BLADEX *
LASSO-ATRAZINE
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
- 160-220 lbs. 60.00-87.00; Medium
Good Calves - 125-160 lb. 55.00-
80.00; Medium-Good Calves - 100-
120 lbs. 50.0065.00; Medium Good
Calves - 80-100 lbs. 42.0065.00;
Holstein Bull Calves up to 96.00;
Holstein Heifer Calves 60.00; Light
and Green Calves down to 20.00.
SHEEP and LAMBS: Medium-
Good Lambs 48.0065.00.
HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher
Hogs 190-225 lbs. 49.00-51.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs.
50.0063.00; Good-Choice Butcher
Sows 400 lbs., up to 44.00; Good-
Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up
30.00; Pigs -Per Head 7.00-19.00.
Timothy Hay 110.00-113.00 a ton;
Orchard Grass - 86.00 a ton.
Hay Sale Monday 1 P.M.
TOXEPHENE
PARAQUAT
PRINCEP
FURADAN
COUNTER
DYFONATE
* ETC.
Livestock morket and auction news
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, December 28
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Friday’s close;
Prime Special Fed Veal fully
steady. Good and Choice Boning
Veal steady to 1.00 lower; in
shipped sales of late Friday
generally steady with Thursday’s
last test. Compared to last week,
storm reduced supplies of Lamb
5.00 higher. Boneless Beef and
Trimmings 1.00 to 2.00 higher than
last week, including sales for
immediate delivery.
220-280 lbs. 172.00-175.00, steady.
Good & Choice
Boning Type
Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers: All
steady to 1.00 lower. 65-75 lbs.
72.00- ; 55-64 lbs. 70.00-73.00;
45-54 lbs. 68.00-71.00; 3544 lbs.
66.00- 34 lbs. down 64.00-67.00.
Inshipped: Late Friday, all
generally steady with Thursday.
71-80 lbs. 76.00; 61-70 lbs. 74.00; 51-
60 lbs. 72.00; 41-50 lbs. 70.00 ; 30-40
lbs. 68.00.
1 1 Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #l69|i
1 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 1
VEAL CARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
Hide On
275 Head
ATTENTION
YORK CO. FARMERS
Looklnglll for Quality
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 morning
for base price
.. Please give us a chance to market your
hogs
FOR INFORMATION CALL
717-993-6130
I
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Land race cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hugs Sold Ou Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R. 0.1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXTSALE DATE FEBRUARY 17
LAMB BEEF
Choice and Prime S-4
15 Loads
Compared to last week all 5.00
higher.
55 lbs. down 135.00; 5565 lbs.
135.00; 65-75 lbs. 135.00.
BONELESS BEEF
(US and Canadian Origin)
4 Loads
Compared to last week 1.00 to
2.00 higher.
90% Chem Lean Fresh 110.00-
111.00.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
2 Loads
Compared to last week 1.00 to
2.00 higher.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 51.00-
53.00.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, December 20
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: .50 to 1.00
higher! High Yield 39.00-41.25;
Standard & Utility 35.00-39.00;
Canners 32.00-36.00; Shelly 32.00
down. Slaughter Bulls- Few
Medium 40.00-tI.2S. Fed Steers-
High Choice & Prime 64.00-66.25;
Choice 60.00-64.00; Good 55.00-
60.00; Standard 45.00-50.00. Fed
Heifers- High Choice 58.75-62.00;
Medium to Good 49.00-53.50.
BUTCHER HOGS: No US 1 & 2
offered. 2.00 higher! US #1 & 3 215-
240 lb. 47.75-48.25. US 1 & 3 240-280
lb. 45.0046.50; 300335 lb. 40.00.
Sows- Large run; bulk US 1 & 2 370
540 lb. 35.UU-30.50. US 1 & 3 300425
lb. 45.0046.50. Boars 500600 lb.
31.5031.75.
VEAL CALVES: Good run.
Choice 85.00. Killers 80100 lb.
40.0048.00; Weak & Rough 40.00
down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Bulls 95-120 lbs.
60.00-84.00. Goats by the head 30.00
47.00; one to 59.00.
LAMBS: Choice to Prime 95-131
lb. 55.0059.00; 6090 lb. 48.0051.00;
Sheep 17.0020.00.
STOCK CATTLE: Prices steady.
Steers- 300500 lb. Good & Choice
50.0059.50, 1 load 750850 lb. 55.50
56.50. Heifers- 300700 lb. Good &
Choice 42.0050.00, 1 load 700825
47.0050.00. Bulls- 300500 lb. Good
40.0051.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: Few of
fered. By the Head- 3060 lb. 15.00
23.50,1 lot over 60 lb. to 27.00.
EHERy^j
| OPEN TO RECEIVE i
| YOUR MARKET HOGS J
{ AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET I
I RD4.EPHRATA. PA 17522 I
I 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA I
I ON NORTH STATE STREET. 1
HOURS
MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY
6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
I
& Lois Emery, Proprietors
mMWN FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars
• Your cattle will be received from 12-30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
CLOSED MON.. JAN. 2, 1984
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880