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OLD FARMIR’S ALMANAC
DEC. 24-30,1984
Christmas is here, then gone for a year.
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ed Dec 27,1932 , Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 5 minutes First
quarter of the moon, Dec 30 (Sun.) Tram derailed in snowstorm when bndge
collapsed in Astabula, Ohio, killing 91, Dec 29,1876 Ether first used as childbirth
anesthetic, Dec 27, 1845 Battle of Wounded Knee, SD, Dec 29, 1890 Envy
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Flumes at week's beginning, cold with snow, then rain by midweek,
end of week turns mild with showers
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cold snap with flumes at start of week, and
through end of week mild with ram, snow in mountains
Middle Atlantic Coastal Beginning of week cold, with ram and snow, midweek
ram, mild temperatures, end of week mild with scattered showers
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Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, December 12
Report supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers- $l.OO
higher. Choice 60.00-61.25; Good
55.00- Medium 54.00 down.
Heifers- Law Choice 53.00-54.75;
Good 47.00-52.00; Medium 40.00-
46.00. Cows- Large run very active
$3.00 higher. High Yield 40.00-
43.00; Average 36.00-39.00; Big
Middle 32.00-35.00; Fatty Herf.
30.00- Shelly 33.00 down. Fat
Bulls- $l.OO higher. Good 44.00-
47.00; Medium 41.0043.00. Veal
Calves- Steady prices, Farm Bulls
10.00 higher. Choice 71.00-76.00;
Good 63.00-70.00; Medium 55.00-
62.00; Farm Hfrs. 50.00-62.00;
Farm Bulls 75.00-90.00; Light
Calves 42.00-51.00; Weak Calves
41.00 down. Lambs- Steady prices.
Choice 62.00-64.00; Good 58.00-
61.00; Med. 54.00-57.00. Sows- 500-
650 lbs. 40.0041.75; 300450 lbs.
37.0040.00.
STOCKER: Steers- 300-550 lbs.
Large run $l.OO higher. Choice
59.00- Good 53.00-58.00;
Medium 47.00-52.00; Culls 46.00
down. Steers 600-850 lbs.- Choice
56.00- Good 50.00-55.00;
Medium 49.00 down. Heifers (All
Weights)- Choice 48.00-52.00; Good
42.0047.00; Medium 37.0041.00.
Dairy Cows- to 555.00. Reg. Hoi.
Bull at 79.50. Bulls- Choice 51.00-
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RD3 EPHRATA PA 17522
WEST WILLOW No One
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FARMERS ASSN., INC. Offers
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PHONE 717 464 3386
WEST WILLOW PA 17538
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Ask the Old Farmer: Who m Sam Hill is (or was)
Sam HiIP YL, Mt Pleasant, Mich
Sam Hill was a judge of probate in the Connecticut
colony 1750 or so Famed for fire, brimstone, and
general influence, he was widely known and sworn by
also at, in all probability
Home Hints: Wrap leftover pancakes individually in
waxed paper or foil store in the freezer then, when need
ed, heat up in a toaster oven
54.00; Good 45.00-50.00; Medium
40.0044.00. Pigs, Hd. Steady
prices. 20-35 lbs. 14.00-25.00 ; 40-60
lbs. 26.00-37.00. Shoats by Lb.-
43.0046.00. Slaughter Hogs- Steady
prices. 200-230 lbs. 50.00-51.50; 240-
260 lbs. 50.75-51.00 ; 290-350 lbs.
42.0047.00.
Next week Dec. 19 will have
Registered Angus Bull 5 yrs. old,
good breeder all 1984 calves
dropped in 50 days. We will have
our regular sales Dec. 26 and Jan.
2. Hatfield will not be here on
Tuesdays Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, but
will take in hogs on Thursday Dec.
27 and Jan. 3. These two weeks
only. Hatfield tops this week was
$52.00.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Pa.
Tuesday, December 11
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: $2.00
higher. Utility High Yield 40.00-
41.75, One to 46.25; Utility 36.00-
39.50; Canners 31.00-35.00; Shelly
31.00 down. Bulls- Few offered.
Good to 45.00; Medium to 42.00.
Fed Steers- Good demand. Choice
62.00-64.75; Good 55.1K160.00. Fed
Heifers- Few Choice 57.75;
Commercial & Good 43.0049.00.
Veal Calves- 4.00 higher. Good &
Low Choice 60.00-72.00; Standard
50.0060.00; Stocky/Thin 15.00-
35.00; Killers Bo-100 lbs. 42.00-50.00;
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PHONE 717 442 4183
717 768 3301
PARADISE PA 17562
' K & K FEED, INC.
PHONE 609 769-0069
WOODSTOWN N J 08098
Weak/Rough 25.00 down. Farm
Calves- Holstein Bulls 95-125 lbs.
55.00-00.00. Butcher Hogs- $1.50
higher. US #l&2 250 lbs. at 49.60;
US #2&3 220-260 lbs. 46.00-46.50.
Sows- Over 500 lbs. 39.00-40.00; 300-
500 lbs. 34.00-39.50.
STOCK CATTLE; Smaller run,
no fair test. Steers Good Choice
50.00- Good 45.00-50.00.
Heifers Few Good 38.00-43.50.
Bulls- Good 42.00-48.00. Lambs-
Choice 95-125 lbs. 60.00-63.00; 80-95
lbs. 52.00-57.00. Sheep- Few to
15.00- Goats- Mature 20.00-
36.00; Big Billies 50.00-55.00; Kids
13.00- Pigs & Shoats By'the
Head- 20-30 lbs. 18.00-29.00; 30-50
lbs. 25.00-35.00 ; 60 lbs. 40.0042.00.
Stock Boars- 300 lbs. to 33.00.
Boars- 500-750 lbs. 31.00-31.50. Hay
-9 loads. Alfalfa & Grass 90.00 per
ton; Clover 67.00 per ton; Mixed
Hay 65.00-90.00 per ton.
Holiday Schedule
Closed December 25th
Open January 1,1985
State Graded Feeder Pig Sale
will be the usual day December
28th.
Have a Merry Christmas.
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 & 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 cdmmission 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.
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HOLIDAYSCHEDULE |
Closed Mon., Dec. 24,1984 |
and Mon., Dec. 31,1984 a
WE WILL BE OPEN %
Wed., Dec. 26th & Wed., Jan. 2nd |
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, December 17,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 293. Compared with
last Monday’s market, Choice
slaughter steers 2-4 1085-1284 lbs.
63.25-67.00, Holsteins 58.50-62.50,
Good 57.00-63.00, Good Holsteins
54.00- Few Standard 48.50-
52.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers
63.00- Breaking Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 36.75-
40.00, Couple 40.85, Cutter and
Boning Utility 33.50-37.25, Couple
38.00, Canner and Low Cutter 29.50-
34.00, Shells down to 25.00. In
dividual Good Slaughter Bullocks
53.00, Few Yield Grade No. 11100-
2150 lbs. slaughter bulls 43.75-50.00,
Few Yield Grade No. 2 840-1035 lbs.
30.00- ,
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Medium Frame #1 375-675 lbs.
45.00-
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
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 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.
50 to 60 Hoad
Now soiling our now hybrod gilts m
reprosontlng mostly York &
Hampshire & Landraco cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
J Validated BrucolloslsFree Herd #169
! Quallfled PseudorablesFree.Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates j
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 FEBRUARY 15
CALVES 254. Few Choice
Vetters 75.00-80.00, Good 55.00-
05.00, Standard & Good 70-100 lbs
45.00-52.00, Utility 60-90 lbs. 40.00 l
46.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs. 54.00-84.00.
HOGS 214. Few US No. 1-2 210-230
lbs. barrows and gilts 51.85-52.30
one Lot at 53.00, No. 1-3 195-255 lbs
49.75-51.75, One Lot No. 2-3 270 lbs
at 47.10, Light No. 1-3 150-190 lbs,
40.50-46.00. Sows. US No. 1-3 300-820
lbs. sows 38.00-42.25, Medium 195-
320 lbs. 25.00-35.75. Boars 30.00-
34.25.
FEEDER PIGS 272. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-34.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 32.50-40.50
per head.
SHEEP 68. Choice 70-100 lbs.
Wooled Slaughter Lambs 55.00-
63.00, few 73.00,.G00d & Choice 50-
75 lbs. Wooled Slaughter Lambs
62.00-86.00, Couple 91.00.
KING’S AUCTION, KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Please note: There will be no sale
conducted on Christmas Day, Dec. 25,
and New Year's Day Jan. 1.
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
ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME