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What could be better than an evening sleigh nde now Last quarter
of the moon Jan 24 (Tues ) Average length of days for the week,
nine hours, 47 minutes Eskimo Pie patented Jan 24, 1922 First
rope ski tow installed in Woodstock, Vt, Jan 28, 1934 A closed
mouth gathers no foot
Ask the Old Farmer: I have a cop
per watering can that is badly tar
nished Can you help me 7 LR,
Ego Park, N Y
Try making a thick paste of salt and
flour and vinegar, scrub this onto the
copper with a sponge, then wash and
rinse thoroughly Or you can scour
the copper with catsup and then rub
with Worcestershire saute to get it to
shine
Home Hints: Spikes added to wooden ladder legs prevent slipping on ice
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Snowstorm followed by cloudy and cold weather at
week s beginning, another snowstorm end of week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week starts cold with light snow,
ram, sleet, and snow rest of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Seasonable weather, then sunny and cold
by midweek, snow, cold end of week
(All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 03444)
Morrison Cove
Livestock
MArtinsburg, Pa.
Monday, Jan. 16
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE 340: High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 71.50-72.75,
Choice 66.50-70.25, Good 62.50
65.25, Standard 54.50-60.50, Utility
14.50- Choice slaughter
heifers 66.50-69.50, Good 62.50
65.75, Standard 56.50-59.75, Utility
42.50- Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 41.50
44.75, Commercial 37.50-40.50,
Cutter & Boning Utility 35.50-38.75,
Canner & Low Cutter 30.50-36.75,
Shells down to 28.50. Choice
slaughter bullocks 54.50-59.50,
Good 50.50-53.50, Standard 42.50
48.50, Utility 35.50-41.50. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls 47.50
51.50, H 2 41.0044.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Choice
feeder steers 57.50-60.50, Good
52.50-56.50, Medium 40.50-48.50;
MATERIALS
ATRAZINE 4
DUEL 4
BICEP 4
LASSO 4
SUTAN + *
BLADEX *
LASSO-ATRAZINE
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster. PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
THE OLD
lAHht
JAN. 23-29,1984
Too cold for the flivver.
Good feeder heifers 55.50-57.50,
Medium 34.50-48.50; Good feeder
bulls 52.5066.50, Medium 42.50
48.50.
CALVES 322: Prime vealers
92.50108.50, Choice 84.5090.50,
Good 72.5078.50, Standard & Good
110130 lbs. 62.5071.50, 90110 lbs.
45.5052.50, 7090 lbs. 44.0050.50,
Utility at 40.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls
90130 lbs. 72.50110.50; Holstein
Heifers 90130 lbs. 62.5086.50.
HOGS 334: US No. 1-2 200250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 51.50-52.75, No. 1-
3 200250 lbs. 51.0061.75, No. 2-3 200-
250 lbs. 48.50-51.00, No. 1-3 180190
lbs. 46.5048.00. US No. 1-3 '300600
lbs. sows 42.50-48.50, No. 2-3 300-600
lbs. 34.5044.50. BOARS 28.0031.50,
light weights 31.50-46.50.
FEEDER PIGS 56: US No. 1-3
20-40 lbs. feeder pigs 18.5026.50 per
head, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 26.5038.50
per head.
SHEEP 0: No Sales On Offer.
GOATS 3; 28.50-38.00 per head.
TOXEPHENE
PARAQUAT
PRINCEP
FURADAN
COUNTER
DYFONATE
* ETC.
Livestock market and auction news
Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, January 18
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
Report: Choice 3 Steer and Heifer
carcasses steady, other grades
$l.OO higher. Demand moderate,
trading light on light to moderate
supplies. The gross boxed beef
carcass cut-out value advanced
$1.28 to an estimated $113.28 per
cwt., 135 loads boxed cuts repor
ted.
Sales reported on 37 loads of
Steer and Heifer carcasses.
STEER BEEF
18 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 108.00,
steady.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 105.00, 1.00
higher.
Choice 2-3 666-900 ibs. 99.50
(Hols), late Tuesday.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 95.50 (Hols),
late Tuesday.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 105.00.
HEIFER BEEF
19 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 105.00-106.00,
mostly 105.00, mostly steady; 500-
550 lbs. 100.00,1.00 higher; 400-500
lbs. 96.00,1.00 higher.
Green Dragon z
Livestock Sales
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
COWS %
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
ll:OOA.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
ATTENTION 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 tor 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
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 99.00, 1.00
higher.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 103.00, 1.00
higher; 500-550 lbs. 93.00; 400-550
lbs. 92.00,1.00 higher.
COW BEEF
11 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Prices $1.50 to $3.00 higher.
Demand good for light to moderate
supplies.
Brkg Util 2-3 450&up lbs. 64.00
MW.
Bng Util 1-3 400&up lbs. 71.50-
74.00, mostly 71.50 MW.
Caimer & Cutter 1-2 350&up lbs.
76.00-77.50 MW.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
4 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs.
115.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS .
137 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 104.00-
106.50.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 96.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 55.50-
59.00, late 58.00-59.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 104.50-
107.00.
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Distributed by
85% Chem Lean Fresh 98.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 56.00-
59.00. .
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Jan. 16
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Butcher Steers,
Choice 6».00-73.00; Medium-Good
55.00- Butcher Heifers,
Medium-Good 45.00-60.00; Butcher
Cows, Utility-Good 36.50-43.00,
Canners and Cutters 33.00-40.50,
Shells down to 28.00; Butcher
Bulls, Medium-Good 42.50-57.85;
Stock Steers, Medium-Good up to
65.00; Stock Heifers, Medium-Good
up to 52.00.
CALVES: Medium-Good Calves
160-220 lbs. 85.00-104.00,125-160 lbs.
70.00- 100-120 lbs. 50.00-75.00,
80-100 lbs. 45.00-55.00; Holstein Bull
Calves up to 97.00; Holstein Heifer
Calves up to 70.00; Light and Green
calves down to 35.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBS; Medium-
Good Lambs 57.0040.00.
HOGS: Good-Choice Butcher
Hogs 190-225 lbs. 44.0051.00,225-250
lbs. 49.00-51.00; Good-Choice
Butcher Sows 400 lbs. down, up to
41.00, 400 lbs. up, up to 43.75;
Heavy Boars up to 30.00; Pigs, per
head 5.00-31.50.
END O’
RAT
New Holland Caldwell
Supply Co. Supply Co.
New Holland, PA West Trenton, N J
717-354-2340 609-882-2223
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
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 Hood
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
V,
farrowing and better weight gains.
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R D 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer
NEXT SALE DATE MARCH 16