AS— Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 25,1984 FEB. 27-MARCH 4,1984 The door to March shows snow inside. Women have the say this Leap Year Joe Louis retired March 3, 1949 New moon March 2 (Fn ) Average length of days for the week, 11 hours, 14 minutes Lindbergh baby kidnapped March 2,1932 First Victory Ship launched Feb 29,1944 Revolutions are not made, they come Ask the: Old Farmer: Would you their doorways a thousand years ago Our notion is that the eagle, of wood or metal is an adaptation of this ancient custom Home Hints An old wire eggbeater makes a good paddle for stirring and mixing paint OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England; Seasonable temperatures with snow in the north start the week, cold, then snow mid to end of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week brings cold tem peratures with flumes, clear and cold midweek, snowstorm likely at end of week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Seasonable at week's start, cloudy, then snow and cold midweek on (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 03444) Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, Feb. 20 Report Supplied by Auction 343 hd. CATTLE: Butcher Steers - Choice 65.00-70.00; Butcher Steers - Medium - Good 54.50-67.00; But cher Heifers - Choice - 63.00-69.25; Butcher Heifers - Medium - Choice - 45.00-65.00; Butcher Cows - Utility - Good 40.0047.00 few to 49.00; Butcher Cows - Canners and Cutters -38.0045.00; Butcher Cows - Shells 37.00 & down; Butcher Bulls - Medium - Good - 44.00-58.00; Stock Steers - Medium - Good up to 67.00; Stock Heifers - Medium - Good up to 55.00. 263 hd. CALVES: Medium-Good Calves - 160-220 lbs. 85.00-100.00; Medium MATERIALS ATRAZINE 4 DUEL 4 BICEP 4 LASSO 4 SUTAN + 4 BLADEX 4 LASSO-ATRAZINE MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354 THE OLD tK*ME X’S Good Calves - 125-160 lbs. 70.00- 90.00; Medium-Good Calves - 100- 120 lbs. 55.00-75.00; Medium-Good Calves - 80-100 lbs. 50.00-65.00; Holstein Bull Calves up to 106.00; Holstein Heifer Calves up to 70.00; Light and Green Calves down 30.00. 10 hd. SHEEP and LAMBS: Medium- Good Lambs - 50.00-53.00. 132 hd. HOGS; Good-Choice Butcher Hogs 190-225 lbs. 43.0047.00; Good- Choice Butcher Hogs 225-280 ibs. 45.0047.00; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 49.00; Good- Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 45.00; Heavy Boars up to 33.00; Feeding Shoats - Per Hundred - 40.0045.00; Pigs - Per Head - 8.00- 27.00. * TOXEPHENE PARAQUAT PRINCEP FURADAN COUNTER DYFONATE * ETC. Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, February 21 Report supplied by auction Beef Cows: Utility and Com mercial 40.50-44.25; Cutters 37.25- 40.10; Canners 34.50-36.75; Shells 27.25. Heifers: Good 53.75-56.85; Standard 48.25-51.50; Commercial 37.50-45.25. Steers: Good 51.00-55.00; Standard 42.50-48.75. Bulls: Good 50.85-52.50; Stan dard 45.50-50.00. Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs. large frame 48.00-61.00 ; 300-500 lbs. small frame 46.00-56.00; 500-700 lbs. large frame 42.00-55.00 ; 500-700 lbs. small frame 45.00-53.00. Veal Calves: Prime 96.00-108.00; Choice 77.00-95.00; Good 63.00- 78.00; Standard 53.00-62.00; Utility 42.00-52.00. Farm Calves: Bulls 88.00-114.00; Heifers 66.00-78.00. Hogs; 43.50-46.25. Sows: 36.50-41.25. Boars: 29.50-34.00. Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head 10.00- 14.00; 30-35 lbs. per head 16.00- 21.00; 35-50 lbs. per head 23.00- 28.00. Goats; per head 21.00-33.00. Kills rats and mice! End O'Rat works fast to kill unwanted rats and mice Completely safe for use around the home, 4 farm or factory buildings, End O' Rat is specifically formulated to appeal to the natural feeding habits of rats and mice And End O Rat contains Warfarin— for proven effectiveness Put End O' Rat to work for you today l END O’ RAT Distributed by Animal Medic Supply David Laub Manchester, PA Allentown, PA 1-800-632-1831 215-797-6530 FRIDAY, MARCH 16 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 farrowing and better weight gains. 1 Validated Brucellosis Free Herd if 169 ' 1 Qualified[Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 ' Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold Ou Commission CHRIST A. BEILER R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood. Pa Abe Diffenbach. Auctioneer NEXT SALE DATE APRIL 13 Livestock market East Coast Carlot Wednesday, February 22 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s close: Demand moderate for light sup plies of Prime Special Fed Veal; limited sales generally steady. Good and Choice Boning Veal 3.00 to 4.00 lower than Friday’s last reported sales; inshipped not tested. Lamb Market slow to develop, generally steady tone at best. Boneless Beef and Trimming not established, undertone firm. VEAL CARCASS Prime (Special Fed) Hide On 80 Head 220-280 Ibc. LTD 170.00, generally steady. Good & Choice Boning Type Hide On Northeastern Suppliers; 3.00-4.00 lower than Friday. 65-75 lbs. 88.00- 91.00; 55-64 lbs. 86.00-89.00 ; 45-54 lbs. 84.00-87.00 ; 34-44 lbs. 82.00- 85.00; 34 lbs. down 80.00-83.00. Inshipped; No sales reported. LAMB CARCASS ILoad Choice and Prime 3-4, 1 load, 60 lbs. down 128.00. Joliet Livestock Thursday, February 23 CATTLE. Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 1300; 5 days last week 2318; same period a year ago 2182; Trading moderately active for the week. Slaughter steers ended the week 1.00-2.00 higher compared with Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers ended the week 1.00-1.50 higher. Cows ended the week steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice few prime load 3-4 1320# 70.00 Wednesday, load mostly 4 1380# 68.75 Monday. Choice 2-4 1050-1350# 66.00-67.00, 1 load 68.50; load 68.75 Monday; 66.50-68.75 Wednesday. Mixed good and choice 2-3 1000- 1250# 65.00-66.25, 65.50-67.00 Wednesday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1100# 65.50-67.25. Mixed good and choice 2-3 850-1000# 62.50-65.00 Monday; 64.00-66,00 Wednesday. Good 2 850-1000# 60.00- 62.00 Monday; 61.00-64.00 Wed nesday. COWS: Few Canner and low cutter 1-2 37.00-39.00. Green Dragon Livestock Sales ftP 1 1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA **COWS c a BUYERS FROM 3 STATES f 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 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 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. MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner Danville Buying Station Phone:7l7-275-2880
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