M-UncMtor Farming, Saturday, January 19,1985
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
JAN. 21-27,1985
With skates or skis, you can do as you please.
Start to plan your garden now Average length of days for the week 9 hours, 43
minutes First Winter Olympics, Chamonix, France, Jan 25, 1924 George F
Green patented the electric dental drill, Jan 26, 1875 National Geographic
Society founded Jan 27,1888 Silence often becomes the only answer
Ask the Old Farmer: Why are 'saltbox
'iSj, ■' houses called that 7 PK , Cranston, R I
Because they greatly resemble one The real salt
box, used for keeping salt, was a box with a sloping
f PM * # cover and high back, which was hung inside on
■— , ..i ~ jjjT - ' the side of the chimney The sloping cover was to
prevent water from getting into the salt The term
was invented vy real estate operators
Home Hints Before baking yeast breads and pastries brush the surfaces with an egg white
wash to make the tops sparkle
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Clear and cold at beginning of week, midweek ram, snow in moon
tains, cleanng by week's end
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week cojd, partly cloudv ram and
snow by midweek, by end of week sunny and mild
Middle Atlantic Coastal Partly cloudy seasonable temperatures at week s begin
ning, midweek ram and snow, cold temperatures, end of week clear and mild
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny and warm to start week, midweek brings
showers, end of week clear and warm
(All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 03444)
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, January 16
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 95 cows, 99
heifers, and 2 bulls. Market
stronger on better fresh cows.
Load of NY fresh cows, 785.00-
1335.00; springers 1050.00-1500.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 725.00-
1525.00; springers 760.00-925.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 535.00
1185.00.
Load of NY fresh cows, 850.00-
1350.00; springers 925.00-1075.00.
Herd of 24 head, all stages, cows,
500.00-900.00.
Locally consigned cows 430.00-
1050.00.
Springing heifers 525.00-800.00.
Open heifers 250.00-395.00.
Bulls 315.00-610.00.
MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE
* DUEL
* LASSO
* BICEP
* LASSO -
ATRAZINE
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
THE
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, January 14
Report supplied by auction
Report receipts of 170 head of
horses, mules and ponies. Market
stronger.
LOCAL-
Better horses 275.00-450.00, few
600.00-
Driving horses 250.00-510.00.
Riding horses 175.00-250.00.
Lightweight killers 150.00-225.00;
Heavyweight killers 275.00-400.00.
Mare ponies 25.00-75.00; Colts
10.00- Gelding ponies 25.00-
75.00.
Larger ponies 100.00-150.00.
* SUTAZINE * PARAQUAT
* PROWL * PRINCEP
* ROUND UP * COUNTER
* BLADEX * DYFONATE
* BANVEL * FURADAN
* LOROX * THIMET
* TOXEPHENE * ETC.
Livestock market and auction news
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, January 17,1985
Report Supplied by USDA
Slaughter steers and heifers
closesd the week mostly steady
with some weakness on good
grade. Cows fully steady Monday,
few sales cutter and boning utility
1.00 lower Wednesday. Bulls
generally steady in a limited
comparison. Supply mainly good to
average choice slaughter steers
and heifers with 18% cows.
Receipts this week about 1500 as
compared to 2444 a week ago and
1671 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1200 lbs. 64.00-66.00, part
load 2-31275 lbs. 66.50 Monday; 900-
1050 lbs. 63.00-64.50. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 61.00-
63.00. Good 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 58.00-
61.50. Load good and Choice 2-3
holsteins 1300 lbs. 60.00 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1100 lbs. 63.0004.75;
800-950 lbs. 61.00-63.50. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 59.00
62.50. Good 2-3 800-950 lbs. 57.00-
59.50.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 38.00-41.00. Cutter
and boning utility 1-2 35.00-39.00
Monday, few Wednesday 33.00-
37.00 canner and low cutter 30.00-
35.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1300-1900 lbs.
35.00-48.00, mostly 44.00-47.00.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales ftPl
Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St.,
Ephrata.
COWS %
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
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.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit from bank.
ATTENTIOH 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 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: 717-275-2880
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, January 15
Report supplied by Auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 40.75-43.50; Cutters 37.50
40.00; Canners 34.10-36.75; Shells
31.00.
Heifers: Good 54.10-58.75;
Standard 49.75-53.00, Com
mercial 40.00-48.00.
Steers: Choice Absent; Good
55.00- Standard 48.00-54.25.
Bulls: Standard42.oo44.so.
Feeder Cattle: Not Enough To
Test Market.
Veal Calves: Prime Absent;
Choice 80.00-88.00; Good 64.00
78.00; Standard 55.00-63.00;
Utility 40.00-52.00.
Farm Calves: 8u11560.00-71.00.
Hogs: 47.50-50.25.
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head
20.00- ; 3035 lbs. per head
30.00- ; 35-50 lbs. per head
33.0048.00.
Lambs & Sheep: Absent.
Goats: 35.0061.00.
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| YOUR MARKET HOGS I
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f RD4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 |
{ 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA Z
( ON NORTH STATE STREET. |
1 HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and i
* WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. X
| 215-458-5677 Residence |
I '717-733-9648 Office |
| YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR |
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I Ken & Lois Emery. Proprietors |
Valley Livestock
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 55.00.
Veal Calves 48.00-74.00.
Vealer Bull Calves to 76.00.
Slaughter Calves 39.00-50.00.
Grassers & Feeders 33.50-53.50.
Lambs 51.00-61.00.
Sheep 18.00-32.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 40.0049.00.
Sows 34.5042.50.
Boars 35.00-36.50.
Pigs each 24.0044.00.
Heifers 33.00-36.75.
Sleers 38.5044.50.
Steers, feeder 33.5045.00
Bulls 41.7549.75.
Cows, utility 38.7543.50.
Cows, fat 36.5042.00.
Cows, medium 31.25-36..00.
Cows, poor or small 21.75-30.25.
Cattle Market steady.
Calf Market steady.
Horses 140.00-260.00.
Ponies 40.00-50.00.
Goats 27.00-52.50.
Hay 60.00 per ton.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
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 Head
Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
Hampshire & Landraee cross. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
' Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #l6* |
Qualified Fseudorabjes Free Herd #s>j
| Hand mated with Breeding Pates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
' CHRIST A. BEIIER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STDITZFBS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach. Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE MARCH 15
Athens, Pa.
Monday, January 14