AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 28,1984
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Fertilize house plants frequently now for vigorous growth In God We Trust
became official U S motto JuK 30, 1956 First quarter of moon Aug 3 (Fn )
Average length of days for the week 14 hours 26 minutes Twelve-inch hail in
Scituate Mass July 3l 176 Q First transcontinental journey bv auto (a Packard)
completed Aug 1 1903 Colorado became 38th state Aug 1 1576 For fighlmg
men are praised but children are punished
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Start to midweek ram with, cool temperatures, end of week sunny
and warm
Greater New York-New Jersey Showers to start week, midweek ram with warm
temperatures, sunny and warm to end week
Middle Atlantic Coastal Week starts clear and hot, rain by midweek, sunny and
warm at week's end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Beginning of week seasonable temperatures with
showers, mid through end of week sunny and hot
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Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, July 23,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 256. Compared with
last Monday’s market: Choice 2-4
1050-1350 lbs. slaughter steers
63.00- mixed Good and Choice
62.25-64.50, Good 58.00-62, few Good
holsteins 54.00-58, few Standard
48.00- Few Choice slaughter
heifers 59.25-64.50, few Good 58.25-
62. Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.00-43.85, Cutter
& Boning Utility 38.00-40.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 34.00-38,
Shells down to 30.00. Yield Grade
No. 1 1025-2085 lbs. slaughter bulls
44.75-52.50, couple down to 40.25.
CALVES 214. Choice vealers
65.00- Good 54.00-64, few Stan-
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Box 236 Reinhoids, PA 17569
215-267-5400
THE
JULY 30-AUG. 5, 1984
A wet start but don't lose heart.
Ask the Old Farmer: What was the name ot the
weight that delivery men attached to the bit ring of a
horse to keep him trom wandering 7 LMB, Thousand
Oaks, Calif
This was tailed a tether weight tether meaning to confine
within certain limits
Home Hint Place grapefruit hulls dome sides up in vour
garden at evening to attract slugs
dard and Good 110-125 lbs. 52.0055,
75-105 lbs. 45.0052.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 80.00-85, few down to
60.00.
HOGS 114. Few Lots US No. 1-2
225-235 lbs. barrows and gilts 57.00
57.30, No. 1-3 195-245 lbs. 54.00
56.60. US No. 1-3 2-540 lbs. sows
39.7548.75. Boars 34.0041.25.
FEEDER PIGS 268. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-26 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.0032.50
per head, No. 1-3 60-85 lbs. 041 per
head, One lot 56 lbs. at 43.50 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 44. Choice 70115 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 52.0059,
few Good 5075 lbs. 48.0055.00.
GOATS 7: Few Large 15.0034.00
per head.
Livestock market and auction news
Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, July 25
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report; Choice 3 Steer Carcasses
$l.OO lower, good not established,
Holstein Type mostly steady
Choice 3 heavy Heifer $3.00 lower
and Good $2 00 lower than last test
Monday Light Choice 3 Heifer
steady in thin test and YG 4 steady
to $l.OO lower than previous day.
Demand and trading light on
moderate supplies. The gross
boxed beef carcass cut-out value
declined $.29 to an estimated
$102.96 per cwt., 155 loads boxed
cuts reported. Sales reported on 49
loads of Steer and Heifer Car
casses.
Steer Beef
23 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 98.00, 1.00
lower; 600-700 lb. 98.50.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 99.50.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 91.50-
92.00.
Choice 2-3 600-900 lbs. 88.0008.25,
(Hols type) mostly steady.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 83.00-83.25,
(Hols type) mostly steady.
Heifer Beef
26 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 96.00, 3.00
lower than Mon.; 500-550 lbs. 93.00,
steady; 400-500 lbs. 91.00, steady.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 97.50.
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 Diller, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
ON IHE FAIM MONIM.Y
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 7:30
Every 4 Weeks
NOTICE
2 Evening Soles,
August 3, and August 31
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. Watchfor 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.
25 Head Due Between Aug. 9-16
25 Head Due Between Aug. 16-23
, Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 1
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commissiou
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE AUGUST 31
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 88.00-89.00,
steady-1.00 lower.
Good 2-3 550-900 lbs, 89.00, 2.00
lower than Mon.
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 89.50-
90 00
Cow Carcasses
20 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Prices steady to $3.00 higher,
most advance in midwest.
Bkrg Utlty 2-3 450/up lbs. 71.00
(Midwest)
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 72.00-
73.00 (Midwest)
Canner & Cutter 1-2 350/up lbs
75.00 (Medwest).
FOB Amarillo Basis
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 70.00.
Canner & Cutter 1-2 350/up lbs,
71.00-73.00.
Primal Beef Cuts
27 Loads
Choices
FOB Omaha Basis
Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs. 115.00;
Fores 130-210 lbs. 81.00.
Good & Choice 2-3
Short Plates 58.00-59.00.
Boneless Processing Beef
Beef Trimmings
118 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 99.00-
102.00, mostly 100.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 53.00-
55.00, late 54.00-55.00.
FOB Amarillo Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 99.00-
101.00, mostly 100.00.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 101.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 93.00.
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G&M Livestock
Monday, July 23
Duncansville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers-
Choice 63.00-66.10; Good 56.00-
63.00; Standard 50.00-56.00; Utility
43.00- Heifers- Choice 61.00-
64.00; Good 55.00-61.00; Standard
48.00- Utility 42.00-48.00
Cows- Choice 44.00-46.00; Good
42.00- Standard 38.00-42.00;
Utility 34.00-38.00; Cutters 32.00-
34.00; Canners down to 30.00. Bulls
1100-1950 lbs. 46.00-55.00 ; 900-1100
lbs. 47.00-53.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers-
Choice 300-600 lbs. 53.00-68.00.
Heifers- Choice 300-600 lbs. 45.00-
54.00.
CALVES: Vealers- Prime and
High Choice 70.00-85.00; Good and
Choice 50.00-70.00; Standard 40.00
50.00; Utility down to 30.00. Farm
Calves- Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
70.00- Heifers 90-120 lbs.
55.00-
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts 210
250 lbs. 56.00-58.10; 170800 lbs.
53.0057.00. Sows 300650 lbs. 42.00
47.50. Boars 33.0039.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 25-35 lbs. 25.00
30.00 per head; 35-50 lbs. 30.00
38.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 90-95
lbs. 50.00-60.00. Ewes 12.00-28.00.
GOATS: 22.00-32.00.
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OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET X
RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17922 (
1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA j
ON NORTH STATE STREET. \
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
1 Ken & Lois Emery. Proprietors
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday Your hogs will be weighed ana
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 (or your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight
• There will not be a commission or yardage tee
deducted from your check
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base plrice for hogs lor
the day
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone:7l7-275-2880
EMERfS
BUYING
STATION