■anaing, Saturday, Saptambar 29,1994
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
SEPT. 24-30,1984
Echoes of summer in these balmy days.
Bring m green tomatoes now Pilgrim’s Progress published Sept 28, 1678
Tornado m St Louis killed 90, caused $4O million damage. Sept 29,1927 Average
length of davs for the week, 11 hours, 56 minutes New moon Sept 24 (Mon )
Harvard Medical School opened to women Sept 25, 1944 There is a great
difference between imitating a goad man , and counterfeiting him
Ask the Old Farmer; Would you give the origin
and significance of the placing of an eagle over
the front door of a home 7 SR , Fort Wayne, Ind
It is said that the Norsemen hung scalps of wolves
horns of animals and other relics of the chase over
their doorways a thousand years ago Our notion is
that the eagle of wood or metal is an adaptation of
the ancient custom
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week starts clear and warm mid through end of week partly cloudy
continuing warm
Greater New York-New Jersey Beginning of week clear and hot mid through end
of week partly cloudy and warm
Middle Atlantic Coastal Partly cloudy and warm to start week, midweek clear and
Warm cloudy and warm by week s end
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New Wilmington
Livestock
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, September 24
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 355: Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady. Couple Choice
slaughter steers 61.25 & 63.75, Good
54.25-59.50, Standard 45.00-53.50,
few Utility 42.0045.00. One Choice
slaughter heifer at 58.00, few Good
51.0054.00, Standard 41.5050.00,
Utility 37.0042.00. Breaking Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
38.0042.00, few to 43.75, Cutter &
Boning Utility 35.00-39.50, Canner
& Low Cutter 28.00-35.50, Shells
down to 17.50. Few Yield Grade #1
1300-1970 lbs. slaughter bulls 42.75-
47.00, few §2 975-1525 lbs. 40.25-
43.00,
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame §1 300500 lbs. steers 48.00-
61.00, 500-815 lbs. 45.00-50.25.
Medium Frame §1 350-600 lbs.
heifers 38.0050.00, Medium &
Large Frame #2 500-700 lbs. 32.00-
38.00, Medium Frame §2 400-770
lbs. bulls 34.5042.75.
CALVES 258; Vealers fully $lO
higher. Few Choice vealers 80.00-
85.00, few Good 60.00-70.00, Stan
dard and Good 90-120 lbs. 55.00-
61.00, 65-85 lbs. 45.00-56.00, Utility
50-115 lbs. 25.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
95-140 lbs. 79.00-92.00, Hoi. Heifers
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Home Hint When storing paint fit the lids of the cans
tiehtlv then store the cans upside down This eliminates
film on the paint
90-135 lbs. 59.00-80.00; Beef cross
bulls and heifers 80-110 lbs. 55.00-
77.50.
HOGS 454: Barrows and gilts
mostly 1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 215-
250 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.25-
47.00, couple small lots 47.2547.50,
No. 1-3 200-260 lbs. 45.2546.25, No.
2-3 215-285 lbs. 42.7544.85, No. 1-3
140-195 lbs. 39.5044.00. Sows 2.00-
4.00 lower. US No. 1-3 280570 lbs.
sows 33.0042.00, No. 2-3 400580 lbs.
30.00-33.00. Boars 29.50-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS 24: One Lot US
No. 15 30 lbs. feeder pigs at 17.00
per head, 35 lbs. at 26.00 per head.
SHEEP 194: High Choice &
Prime 70-120 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 59.00-66.00, Choice 60-85 lbs.
45.0056.00, one lot 100 lbs. buck
lambs at 41.00, Good 50-85 lbs.
25.0045.00, one lot 95 lbs. buck
lambs at 20.00 per head. Slaugher
ewes 3.00-13.00.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Wednesday, September 26
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
p.m. report; Fresh Pork Loins 14-
17 lbs. steady to $3.00 lower, no
sales reported on other weights.
Picnics 4-8 lbs. steady to firm.
Boston Butts weak. Skinned hams
$l.OO-3.00 higher. Sols Bellies fresh
and frozen 20-25 lbs. steady. Trade
slow to moderate for light to
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PHONE 717 442 4183
717 768 3301
PARADISE PA 17562
K & K FEED, INC
PHONE 609 769 0069
WOOO&TOWN N J 08098
p e™s Y al !®y Greencastle Livestock
Sales reported on 55 loads of Livestock Market
fresh pork cuts & 4 loads of „ „ D JYutriMJl
trimmings and boneless c ® n Greencastle,Pa.
processing pork. Tuesday, September M Monday, Septenier 24
U.S. No 1&21651b. Pork carcass Report supplied by auction CATTLE 392: Butcher Steers,
cutout value declined $.34-46 per Be ¥ > r •» =a” Medium-Good 48.00-61.50; Butcher
cwt mercial 40.85-45.85; Cutters 37.50- Heifers - Choice 58.00-61.25,
Fresh Pork Cuts 40.00; Canners 34.25-36.85; Shells Medium-Good 44.00-59.00; Butcher
LOINS (Regular): 14-17 lbs. 29^ o '.. _ . Cows - Utility-Good 38.00-43.50,
85.00- 1.00-3.00 lower; 14-17 „ He ! fe ‘! s i, „?° od 54.50-57.75; canners and Cutters 34.00-40.50,
lbs. 94.00 ship next Thursday. Standard 51.25-53.00; Commercial sheUs 34.00 and down; Butcher
LOINS (Retail Trim): 14-17 lbs. 42.75-47.50. Bulls, Medium-Good 43.00-51.00;
103.00 short cut, steady. Steers; Choice 59.75-6L50; Good stock Steers - Medium Good up to
PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 43.50-45.00 55.00-58.50; Standard 45.00-52.00. 63.00; Stock Heifers - Medium
mostly 45.00 steady-firm/Monday ’ 48.10-50.50; Stan- Good up to 50.00.
BOSTON BUTTS: 4-8 lbs. 63.00- dard44.75-47.50. CALVES 362: Medium Good
64.50, weak; 4-8 lbs. 67.00 Feeder Cattle: 300-500 Ite. large Calves -160-220 lbs. 55.00-77.00,125-
T.1.5./Frozen, no comparison fra ® e l6O lbs . 50.00-65.00, 100-120 lbs.
SPARERIBS: 3.s&down lbs. smaU frame 44.00-52.00; 500-700 43.00-60.00, 80-100 lbs. 45.00-55.00;
104.00- no comparison; 3.5- Holstein Bull Calves up to 100.00;
5.5 lbs. 85.00, no comparison. Veal al^: , o^ od TT ®*-,“i l 9 Holstein Heifer Calves up to 70.00;
HAMS (Skinned): 17-20 lbs. Standard 47.00-58.00; Utility 38.00- Light and Green Calves down to
75.00, 3.00 higher; 17-20 lbs. 76.50 , _.. ~ nAJt . „ 35.00.
T.1.5./Frozen, no comparison: 20- „ F f m^ v ® s: nn ßuUs 65 OWt4 00; SHEEP AND LAMBS 19;
26 lbs. 72.50-74.00, bulk 73.00, 1.00- Heifers 55.00-65.00. Medium Good Lambs 50.00-59.00.
3.oohigher. Hogs: 45.25-46.75. HOGS 164: Good-Choice Butcher
BELLIES - (Sdls - Skin On) ; 20- | ows: Hogs 190-225 lbs. 42.00-46.75 ; 225-
25lbs.44.00,steady. B ° ar f. hum. 250 lbs. 46.0047.00; Good-Choice
BELLIES - FROZEN (Sdls - Skin Shoa *f„ : lbs - P er i head Butcher Sows 400 lbs., down up to
On); 14-16 lbs. 58.00, no com- bs. per head 21.00- 47,00, 400 lbs. up, up to 45.00;
parison; 16-18 lbs. 52.50, no com- 28 00 ; 35-50 lbs - per bead 26 0 °" Heavy Boars up to 32.00; Pigs-Per
parison; 20-25 lbs. 45.0 0 33 ;°°- . Head 15.0040.50.
T.1.5./Frozen, steady. Lambs:
Pork Trimmings Goats P er head 10.00-81.00.
Boneless Processing Pork
(Chemical Lean) T 1
72% Lean Trimmings Fresh a rym/ia f
64.00, no comparison. i 7 tT) LrILKT O Z
Bonless Picnics Fresh 66.00, no J ( - *y- - - ’4 DIVIIIA I
comparison. t \ pUYINv *
Jowls, Frozen 29.00-31.00. I \ j\\ STATION i
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| YOUR MARKET HOGS i
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f RD4. EPHRATA, PA 17522 I
| 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA |
| ON NORTH STATE STREET. I
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I HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and i
(WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. f
215-458-5677 Residence |
717-733-9648 Office I
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I Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors 1
Mondays. Wednesdays,
Thursdays & Fridays
NOTE OUR WINTER HOURS
7 A.M. to 1 P.M.
Located at the Vintage Sales
Stables, Paradise, PA
You will be paid immediately.
No commission or
yard fees deducted.
Reduced waiting time.
Premium prices are paid
for extra fancy hogs.
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 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: 717*279-2880
GWALTNEY of
SMITHFIELO, LTD.
We will receive
your market hogs
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
ON THE FARM MOHTHIV
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 P.M.
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, lake Rt.
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road,
right 2nd farm, OR take Rt 222, out of
Quarryville to Cedar Hill Road to Little
Britain Road to Jackson Road, left
Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Hood
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Londrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
1 , 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 0. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
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