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R*in in pools, then clear and cool.
Stake up tall perennials before summer storms arrive Lt Col
George Washington defeated French in first skirmish of French and
Indian War May 28,1754 New moon May 30 (Wed ) Average
length of day for the week, 15 hours, two minutes Edmund Hillary
reached sumirut of Mt Everest May 29, 1953 Memorial Day ob
served May 28 A sour crabtree has a fair bud
'w Sand the skillets with coarse
„ , . , sandpaper Then use fine sandpa
per brush, and wipe out all hose rust Coat with salad oil and let soak in
awhile, then wipe out the excess oil To get rid of the iron taste, fill them
with water and boil a handful of hay in them
Home Hints. To test old seed, place a good number between wet paper towels
Alter a few days count the germinated seeds to estimate how thick to sow the
rest of vour supply
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Through midweek ram with warm temperatures
clearing and cool through end of week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with ram and cool
temperatures, clearing and warmer with possible ram by midweek
week ends seasonable with more rain possible
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot to start week, midweek to
end of week showers and cool
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Sunny and warm, then hot to start
week, midweek clear and hot, ram to end week
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G&M Livestock
Monday, May 21
Duncansvllle, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers-
Choice 64.00-66.70; Good 58.00-
64.00; Standard 52.00-58.00; Utility
47.00- Heifers- Choice 63.00-
65.00; Good 56.0083.00; Standard
50.00- Utility 42.00-50.00.
Cows- Choice 46.00-48.00, few 50.00-
51.00; Good 44.0046.00; Standard
42.00- Utility 40.0042.00;
Cutters 38.0040.00; Canners down
to 35.00. Bulls 1100-1802 lbs. 52.00-
63.10; 900-1100 lbs. 46.0084.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers-
Choice 300-600 lbs. 52.0085.00.
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
Ask the Old Farmer: Two iron
skillets were given to me They
had been left outside and are
badly rusted How can I get this
rust off? M Z , Akron, Oh 10
Heifers- Choice 300800 lbs. 48.00-
58.00.
CALVES: Vealers- Prime and
High Choice 85.00-95.00; Good and
Choice 70.0085.00; Standard 50.00-
70.00; Utility down to 35.00. Farm
Calves- Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
80.00-113.00; Heifers 90-120 lbs.
60.0087.00.
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts 210-
240 lbs. 48.0049.60; 170-300 lbs.
45.0047.00; Sows 300850 lbs. 43.00-
48.50. Boars 33.00-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 25-35 lbs. 25.00-
35.00 per head; 35-50 lbs. 35.00-
50.00.
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs 80-100
lbs. 60.0088.00; Ewes 12.00-22.00.
TOXEPHENE
PARAQUAT
PRINCEP
FURADAN
COUNTER
DYFONATE
* ETC.
Livestock market and auction news
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, May 21
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 238. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows weak to 50 cents lower. Few
Good slaughter steers 56.50-57.25,
few Standard 52.5056.50, Utility 44-
48.00, Few Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 46-
48.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 41-
46.25, Canner & Low Cutter 32.50
41.50, Shells down to 23.50. One
Utility bullock at 47.00. Yield
Grade #1 13001750 lbs. slaughter
bulls 49-55.25, Individual at 58.00,
one Yield Grade #2 1465 lbs. at
45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame H l3OO-600 lbs. feeder steers
48.5056.00, few 650835 lbs. 44-50.50.
Medium Frame #1 400600 lbs.
feeder heifers 41.5047.50, No. 2 340
530 lbs. 3043.00. Medium & Large
Frame §1 520790 lbs. feeder bulls
43.50*49 00
CALVES 256. Vealers Good &
Choice steady to strong, Standard
5.0010.00 higher. One Prime
Vealer at 98.00, Choice 80-94.00,
Good 70-80.00, Standard 50-64.00,
Standard & Good 90120 lbs. 55-
64.00, 65-85 lbs. 4055.00, one lot
Utility 56 lbs. at 25.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-135 lbs. 80-115.00, Holstein
Heifers 85-105 lbs. 60.00-80.00.
HOGS 674. Barrows & gilts 50
LOUIS LYONS & SON
Consign your cattle and hogs, feeder pigs
& calves to Louis Lyons & Son. They offer
choice service, excellent sorting &
marketing of your livestock.
Charles Oilier, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
E xP erieoC ® d
personnel
FRIDAY, JUNE 8
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 7:30
Every 4 Weeks
NOTICE
4 Evening Sales June 8, July 6,
August 3, and August 31
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryvilte, 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.
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
30 due between June 13 to 20
25 due between June 20 to 26
Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE JULY 6
cents to 75 cents higher. US No. 1-2
210250 lbs. barrows & gilts 48.60
49.85, No. 1-3 205-260 lbs. 47-48.85,
No. 2-3 210300 lbs. 43-47.00, No. 1-3
180200 lbs. 4247.00. Sows 75 cents
to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-3 300645 lbs.
sows 36.5045.75. Boars 33.50-38.50.
FEEDER PIGS 64. US No. 1-3 20
35 lbs. feeder pigs 20-32.00 per
head, No. 1-3 3545 lbs. 3045.00 per
head.
SHEEP 145. High Choice &
Prime spring slaughter lambs 70
78.50, Choice 55-100 lbs. 65-74.00.
Slaughter ewes 10.0021.00.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four
Monday, May 21
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 258: Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady. One Individual
Choice slaughter steer at 63.00, few
Good 59.0062.50, Standard 52.00
56.00, few Utility 45.0051.00; Few
Standard 8c Good slaughter heifers
52.0055.00, Utility 45.00-50.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.0047.00, few to
48.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 38.25-
43.25, Canner & Low Cutter 33.00
38.50, Shells down to 26.00. Yield
Grade §1 10001600 lbs. slaughter
bulls 51.0060.00, Yield Grade #2
9001300 lbs. 44.5049.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; Few
Medium Frame HI 300500 lbs.
SO to 60 Head
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
feeder steers 56.00-66.00; Medium
Frame #2 500-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 45.50-50.00; Medium Frame
#1 350-500 lbs. feeder bulls 55.00-
60.00.
CALVES 239: Vealers Good &
Choice 4.00-6.00 lower. Choice
Vealers 75.00-82.00, Good 65.00-
77.00 ’ird & Good 90-120 lbs.
52.00-64.00,60-65 lbs. 46.0t53.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-120 lbs. 75.00-105.00, few to
115.00.
HOGS 193: Barrows & gilts .25-
.50 higher. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
barrows & gilts 48.35-49.25, No. 1-3
215-250 lbs. 47.75-48.50, N 0.2 -3 200-
265 lbs. 45.75-47.00, No. 1-3 110-125
lbs. 47.00-54.00, No. 1-3 190-195 lbs.
44.50-46.75. Sows: US No. 1-3 350-
500 lbs. sows 41.00-44.50, No. 2-3 300-
600 lbs. 39.25-41.00. Boars 30.00-
44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 5; Few US No. 1-
3 67 lbs. feeder pigs at 39.00 per
head.
SHEEP 244: Spring slaughter
lambs 4.00-5.00 lower. High Choice
76-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
67.00-71.50, 50-70 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 70.00-74.00, Good
50-75 lbs. 50.0065.00. Slaughter
sheep 10.00-15.00. Goats 8: 6.50
22.00 per head.
KING’S AUCTION, KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and Grain Auction Every
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles south of
Quarryville or 6 miles north of Oxford at
Shaub's Auction House.
No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME
1 VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. J
| AUCTIONS •
I Every Thursday at 1 P.M. |
B HAY, STRAW & GRAIN |
I Sold on Commission I
| 10 miles east of Lancaster, 8 miles west I
■of Coatesville on Rt. 30, Paradise, PA. |
■ L. Robert Frame, Manager |
_ For information ■
■ 717-442-4181 [
I 215-458-8518 ■
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Green Dragon t
livestock Sales iP|
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
COWS e 9.
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 Sate 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