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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
DEC. 17-23,1984
Snowstorm in the north, no time to sally forth.
Sow seed of shamrock now for St Patrick's Day First day of Chanukah, Dec 19
Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 4 minutes New moon Dec 22
(Sat) —5O°F in Bloomfield, VT, Dec 30, 1933 Howard Hughes bom Dec 24,
1905 Missouri levied tax on bachelors Dec 20, 1820 Winter solstice 11 23 A M
EST, Dec 21 (Fn ) James H Nason patented the coffee percolator, Dec 26, 1865
Tolerance should spring from charity, not indifference
Ask the Old Farmer; Have you ever heard that burn
ing fresh potato peelings on top of the logs in a fire
place will help clean the chimney 7 I have tried it but
can't tell whether »t works H K Auburn, N Y
A very old custom and so far as we know, it works Of
course, older folks ate more potatoes than we do today so
the doses of peelings were frequent and liberal
Home Hints* When ironing woolen garments always leave
the wool slightly damp and then hang at once
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week begins with a snowstorm north and ram south, mid through
end of week bnngs flumes
Greater New York-New Jersey Week begins cold and rainy, with snow in moun
tains, midweek clearing and milder, end of week bnngs cold snap and flumes
Middle Atlantic Coastal Cold temperatures and ram to start week, snow m moun
tains, sunny by midweek, with cold nights and mild days, end of week bnngs cold
again with rain and snow
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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, December 11
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers: Good
Holsteins 56.00-58.75; Medium
Holsteins 53.50-55.00. Heifers: 1.00
higher. Good 54.25-56.00; Medium
45.00-50.00; Few Utility 33.50-37.00.
Cows; Mostly 1.00 higher;
Earlybird Pens 2.00 higher. High
Yield 36.00-38.00; Average 34.00-
36.00; Big Middle 32.00-36.35;
Shelly 32.00 down. Fat Bulls: Good
LEESPORT MARKET & AUCTION, MC.
North end of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61
“WHERE FRIENDS MEET”
BERKS COUNTY’S ONLY WEEKLY
gr* jßr WIRE & SWINE AUCTION -
mirnAJm WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M.
FARMER'S MARKET Every Wednesday,
10 A.M. TD 9 P.M.
Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables - Bakery Fresh Cakes,
Pies and Buns - Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese - Sporting
Goods - Clothing - Furniture - Jewelry - Used Items &
Collectibles.
PHONE: 215-926-1307 LEROY WEIST & JOHN WEIST, MORS.
®7 KEYSTONE MILLS KPI
\Mty Ephrata, PA 17522 |^^||
“A Pennsylvania Purina Dealer For 35 Years”
Buyers of Quality Feeder Pies
We have 3 buying programs to fit your needs
1. Open Market Method: Based on New
Holland and Lancaster premium F.P. Auctions
2. Feeder Pig Purchase Agreement: Based on
a Multiple Of the Fat Market for Customers
Who Buy Kleen Leen Breeding Stock, Boars
and Gilts.
3. Feeder Pig Purchase Agreement: Based On
The Above, Plus, For a Customer Of
Our Feed.
We Truck!
ask for Dave Snyder
717-354-4616
THE
48.00-55.00; Medium 44.75-47.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; Good run
with good demand. Steers (300-550
lb.) 2.00 higher. Choice 59.50-64.00;
Good 52.00-58.00; Medium 46.00-
51.00; Culls 35.0045.00. Steers (600-
850 lb.) Mostly steady to 1.00
higher. Good 52.00-55.50; Medium
42.00- Heifers (all weights)
steady. Choice 45.00-46.00; Good
41.00- Medium 33.0040.00.
Bulls (all weights) 2.00 higher.
Choice 51.00-55.00; Good 46.00-
50.00; Medium 43.5045.00.
all For Details Toda
717-738-4251
VEAL CALVES 3.00 higher.
Choice 73.00-80.00; Good 63.00-
72.00; Medium 51.00-62.00;
Light/weak 50.00 down. Farm
Bulls 75.00-85.00. farm Heifers
70.00-79.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts 1.00
lower. 210-250 lbs. 50.50-52.25; over
260 lb. 41.00-48.10; Under 210 43.75-
45.25.
SOWS: 3.00 higher. Over 450 lb.
41.50-45.25; under 450 42.00-44.50.
Boars: Large run. 31.00-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS: (by the hd) 2.00
higher. (20-25 lbs. 17.00-25.50 hd.)
(30-40 lbs. 26.00-35.00 hd.) Shoats
(by the lb.) 45.00-55.00.
SHEEP: Lambs: Individual
95.00, 2.00 higher. Choice 60.00-
64.00; Good 55.00-59.00; Med. 54.00
down. Ewes 15.50-26.00 lb. Goats:
(Lg) 29.00-34.00 (hd); Sm./Med.
18.00-24.00 (hd).
No Sale Christmas Day - There
Will Be A Sale Jan. Ist.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, December 12
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week
Feeder Steers and Heifers near
steady. Trade moderately active.
smimieS! ltd.
We will receive
your market hogs
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.
For Information Call
Ed Herrmann or
Charlie Kauffman
717-442-4742
ATTENTION FARMERS
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 ft 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.
MMhWAMMMNUAMhAMIiWA
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE |
Closed Mon., Dec. 24,1984 j
and Mon., Dec. 31,1984 «
WE WILL BE OPEN 2
Wed., Dec. 26th & Wed., Jan. 2nd 2
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
Demand moderate. Bulk supply
Medium Frame 1 and Mixed 1-2
400-800 lb. Feeder Steers and 400-
650 lb. Heifers. Several con
signments consist of mixed lots of
Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium
and Large Frame 1 package 370 lb.
75.00; 400-500 lb. 70.10-73.50; 500-520
lb. few 69.75-70.75; 600-700 lb. 70.60-
72.20; 700-800 lb. 68.50-70.30 ; 800-875
lb. 64.80-67.50. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 few 375-400 lb.
67.50- ; 400-475 lb. 63.00-70.25;
500-600 lb. 65.80-70.00, few 60.50-
65.80 ; 600-700 lb. 64.80-69.30; few
730-745 lb. 66.30-68.75; package 815
lb. 62.75. Medium and Large
Frame 2 385-485 lb. 61.20-64.10;
package 660 lb. 61.75. Large Frame
No. 2 Holsteins 625-680 lb. 50.00-
52.25; 700-7401 b. 49.20-50.90.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium,
few Large Frame 1 365-385 lb.
58.50- 430-460 lb. 57.10-59.25;
package 530 lb. 61.30; few 650-675
lb. 60.25-62.25; package 715 lb.
62.25. Medium and Large Frame
Mixed 1-2 lot 370 lb. 56.40; few 435-
475 lb. 57.70-58.10; few 500-550 lb.
5,500
3,189
59.00-59.10; package 615 lb. 58.00.
Medium and Large Frame Mixed
1-2 few 380-530 lb. 48.10-52.40.
For the Week: Feeder Steer and
Heifer yearlings firm; calves firm
to 2.00 higher with 450-550 lb.
weights showing the most ad
vance. Slaughter Cows 1.00-3.00
higher most advance on Utility and
Commercial. Bulls steady to 1.00
higher.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 10
Report supplied by auction
Report receipts of 288 head of
horses, mules and ponies. Market:
steady.
LOCAL:
Driving horses 200.00-750.00.
Riding horses 200.00-450.00, few
500.00-585.00.
Lightweight killers 150.00-225.00;
Heavyweight killers 250.00-300.00.
Mare ponies 30.00-75.00; Colts
10.0025.00; Gelding ponies 30.00-
75.00.
Larger ponies 100.00-150.00.
J.B. KELLER & BRO.
DAIRY COWS
Mount Joy, Pa. 17552
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN COWS
LIME HOLLOW ADMIRAL DE-KOL +Bl due
with 2nd calf 1/13/85 to Glen-Valley Star, 2-2 365
16,854 629 3.7. Dam-+B3 Ivanhoe Star 6-0 305
21,5808744.1
WAGNERCREST IVANHOE ASTRONAUT
due with Ist calf 2/27/85 to Rip Valley
Elevation Napoleon.
VINCENT-VIEW MOLLY CHIEF due with Ist
calf 1/17/85 to Arlinda Jet Stream-Twin.
ARLINDA CINNAMON due with Ist calf
1/31/85 to Crescent Mead Pinto.
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULL
S-W-D Valient bom 8/12/83. Dam-VG 86
Ivanhoe Jerry, 2-2 365 21.393 M 760 F 3.6. 2nd
Dam-VG 88 Elevation 8-8 305 25,820 919 3.6.
Transportation and financing available
STEVE KELLER
717-653-2284
Office: 717-653-4851
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
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 Quarry vide, 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.
50 to 60 Head
Now soiling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing arid better weight gains.
25 Head due between Dec. 25 - Jan. 2
23 Head due between Jan. 2 - Jan. 15
plus 14 2nd litter due between
Dec. 29-Jan. 11
J Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #1691
{.Qualified P»eudorable«Free.Herd #5S{
Hand mated with Breeding Dates'
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2. Quarryville. Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE JANUARY 18