AB—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 20,1984
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
OCT. 22-28, 1984
Roll up your sleeves, go rake the leaves.
Plant garlic and shallots for next summer's harvest Statue of Liberty unveiled
Oct 28, 1886 Average length of days for the week, 10 hours, 39 minutes New
moon Oct 24 (Wed) Elizabeth Cady Stanton died Oct 26, 1902 Daylight
saving time ends Oct 28 (Sat) set clocks back 1 hour Harvard College founded
Oct 28, 1636 He deserves not the sweet who will not taste the sour
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~or something of similar heft Apples generate heal and
the more you have the more heat they generate A barrel of them for instance would
keep slowed as we desc nhe, in zero-degree weather
Home Hint It is better for hand stitched quilts to be rolled up rather than folded
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England Beginning of week cool with ram, midweek warm with showers, end
of week cold with ram snow in mountains
Greater New York-New Jersey Through midweek sunny and warm, end of week
seasonable
Middle Atlantic Coastal Through midweek sunny and warm with possible show
ers end of week seasonable
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Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, October 17
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
report; Steer and heifer carcasses
steady. Demand and trading
moderate. Packers firm on limited
offerings.
The gross boxed beef carcass cut
out value declined .$l7 to an
estimated $97.54 per cwt., 167 loads
boxed cuts reported.
Sales reported on 44 loads of ster
and heifer carcasses.
Steer Beef
18 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 93.00, steady
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Choice 3 600-700 lbs. 92.00-92.50.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 93.00-93.50.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs. 89.00,
steady.
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Ask the Old Farmer: I have often read about people
in the early days storing apples until the next har
vest Whenever I try to store apples m a basket in a
cool place, they don t keep for two weeks l How did
the old timers do it 7 C S , Taunton, Mass
Vbur place wasn't cool enough Pul your apples out on
the veranda and cover the basket with an old overcoat
Good 2 & Low 3 600-700 lbs. 88.00.
Choice 2-3 600-900 lbs. 88.00
(Holstein), no comparison.
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs.
(Holstein), no comparison.
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs.
steady.
Choice 3 500-550 lbs.
steady.
Choice 3 400-500 lbs.
steady.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs.
steady.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs.
steady.
Prices firm to $2.00 higher with
most advance on F. 0.8. Amarillo
Basis. Demand moderate to good
on limited supplies.
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Local and Long Distance
Call Day or Night:
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1 L. Robert Frame, Manager
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Heifer Beef
26 Loads
92.00,
90.00,
89.00,
82.00,
86.00,
Cow Beef
50 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Livestock market and auction news
Brkg Utlty 2-3 450/up lbs. (58.50
(West).
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 69.00-
70.00 (MW).
Can&Cut 1-2 350/up lbs. 71.00
(MD).
FOB Amarillo Basis
Bkrg Utlty 2-3 450/up lbs. 68.00
(West).
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 70.00
(West).
Bng Utlty 1-3 400/up lbs. 69.00-
71.00, Bulk 69.00.
Can&Cut 1-2 350&up lbs. 71.00-
72.00, Bulk 71.00.
Boneless Processing Beef
Beef Trimmings
72 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
50% Chem Lean Fresh 47.50-
48.50, Bulk 47.50.
KING’S AUCTION. KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles south of
Quarryville or 6 miles north of Oxford at
Shaub's Auction House.
Lloyd H. Kreider, Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
AIL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME
83.00
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St.,
Ephrata.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
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Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers. Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, Veal-lamb.
11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week.
1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale.
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale.
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on.farm or at our barn or other market
information call: Office 717-733-2444,
Home 717-838-4318.
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WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit from bank.
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 wilt either pay you lor your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight
• There will not be a commission or yardage lee
deducted from your check
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs lor
the day
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone:7l7-275-2880
FOB Amarillo Basis
90% Chem Lean Fresh 98.00-
99.00, mostly 99.00.
90% Chem Lean Frozen 99.00-
100.00, mostly 100.00.
85% Chem Lean Fresh 92.00.
50% Chem Lean Fresh 48.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, October 16
Report supplied by auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 37.85-40.25; Cutters 34.20-
37.25; Canners 31.00-34.00; Shells
22.00.
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,
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.
Heifers: Good 50.75-52.50
Standard 46.50-49.75; Commercial
40.00-45.25.
Steers: Good 52.50-56.75
Standard 47.10-51.00.
Bulls: Good 49.50-51.35; Stan
dard 45.00-48.25.
Veal Calves: Choice 72.00-80.00'
Good 64.00-73.00; Standard 52 00-
63.00; Utility 39.00-51.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 74.00-81 00
Heifers 65.00-71.00.
Hogs: 45.50-48.75.
Sows: 38.25-47.25.
Boars: 28.50-29.50.
Shoats; 25-30 lbs. per head 14.00-
21.00; 30-35 lbs. per head 18.00-
25.00 ; 35-50 lbs. per head 24.00-
31.00.
Lambs: 55.00-57.00.
Sheep: 14.00-17.50.
Goats per head 10.00-22.00
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• Hedging
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Commodities Investment Executive,
At (717) 295-8914
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Cattle & Horse Hauling
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215-273-3789
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 P.M
Every 4 Weeks
27 due between Nov. 1-7
27 due between No. 7-18
50 to 60 Head
Now soiling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains
i Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 |
'Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #ssj
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN 8. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach. Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE NOVEMBER 23