AS-UiiOMttrFaniHngrSatanlayy F«brwry9,l9Bs OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC FEB. 11-17, 1985 Snow on the way for Valentine's Day Good ko hshrng now First shipment ot C ahtorma orange sto the I .isi C oast Ie b 14 188 h Asorago length ot ii\s tor the wevk 10 horns 12 minutes I ast eiuartereit the moon Fob 12( Fuos ) battleship \iiwu destioud in I hnana h nbot Fob lBOB //ms, u'ho than i lift thought nithl hu th i»m aho ilon thi ,u llh /•/!<-/« Ask the Old Farmer I have just stai t< d U ibout making quilts 1 hau lead a littU about hundship quilts But u hat an. the \ 7 A in mhboi said tin \ an tun to woik on S | I Ila mock \ 11 4fm nd'hip quill om tfuit i" tii a in i/s* (/ a*- a tmiil > Home Hints ioMpuah Mink iliinknu, put tlu but tom ni hot v\ iu r tlu n till tht lop one w ith i old ill i OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Beginning of week brings snowstorm sleet south mid through end of week partly cloudy cold Greater New York-New Jersey Week begins cold with mixed rain and snow mid through end of week colder, partly cloudy Middle Atlantic Coastal Snowstoim north and mountains ram cast at weeks beginning, mid through end of week cloudy and cold Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Start of week mild with rain midweek sunm and cold, rain central, end of week clear and cold (All Rights Reserved Vdnkot Publishing IruorporaUd Dublin \H(H444) New Wilmington Livestock N. Wilmington, Pa. Monday, January 28 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 216. Compared with last Monday’s market, Slaughter cows $2.00 higher. One High Choice & Prime Slaughter Steer at 68.00, Few Choice 62.00-65.00, Few Good 59.00-61.00, Few Standard 49.00- 54.50, Good Slaughter heifers 52.00- 58.00, Standard 45.00-52.00, Utility 39.50-45.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial Slaughter Cows 41.50- 45.50, Couple 47.25 & 48.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 37.5042.50, Canner & Low Cutter 31.50-38.25, Shells down to 27.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1275-2285 lbs. Slaughter Bulls 45.00- 49.50, one at 51.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Heifers Medium Frame No. 1 365-610 lbs. 44.25-48.50, Few Medium & Large Frame No. 2 300480 lbs. 36.0042.00. CALVES 266: Vealers Grading MATERIALS * ATRAZINE * DUEL * LASSO * SUTAZINE * ROUND UP SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES • Bicep • Lasso-Atrazine • Prowl MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph; 717-569-6576 or 898-8354 THE Good & Choice $2.00-5.00 lower, Standard mostly $2.00 higher. Few Choice Vealers 80.00-90.00, Good 65.00-78.00, Standard 50.00-67.50, Standard & Good 90-125 lbs. 45.00- 60.00, 65-85 lbs. 40.00-52.00, Few Utility 50-80 lbs. 12.00-25.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 95-135 lbs. 60.00-78.00. HOGS 326; Barrows & gilts steady to strong. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.00-50.50, No. 1-3 205-255 lbs. 47.7549.00, No. 1-3 130-165 lbs. 34.5040.50. Sows; Steady to strong. US No. 1-3 315-695 lbs. sows 41.0051.00. BOARS; 33.00-34.50. FEEDER PIGS 29: US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigS 15.00-25.00 per head, No. 1-3 4045 lbs. 30.00-33.00 per head. SHEEP 57: Choice & Prime 85- 110 lbs. Wool Slaughter Lambs 67.00-70.00, Good & Low Choice 70- 80 lbs. 65.00-67.00. Couple Slaughter Ewes at 24.00. * BLADEX * BANVEL * LOROX * TOXEPHENE * paraquat Livestock market and auction new CATTLE 164. High Choice & Prime Slaughter Steers 65.25-67.50, Choice 62.00-64.50, Good 60.00-62.50, Standard 52.50-58.75, Utility 42.50- 48.50. Qv'-ce Slaughter Heifei.s 62.50-64.50, Good 59 50-61.75, Standard 50.25-56.75, Utility 38.50- 48.50. Breaking Utility & Com mercial Slaughter Cows 43.50- 47.25, Commercial 41.50-44.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 39.50-41.25, Canner & Low Cutter 36.50-40.25, Shells down to 30.00. Choice Slaughter Bullocks 52.50-56.50, Good 47.50-51.25, Standard 44.50- 46.50, Utility 40.00-44.25. Yield Grade No. 1 Slaughter Bulls 41.50- 42.50, Yield Grade No. 2 V ™ FEEDER CATTLE * o Steers 54.50-58.50, Good jo.*j-02.50, Medium 42.50-46.50; Good Heifers 51.50-54.50, Medium 40.50-44.50; Good Bulls 50.25-52.50, Meidum 44.5048.50. CALVES 271- P-me ” 92 50-94 50, Choice 1)2 JiWW 'OBO 0O Standard & oood 115 130 lbs. 60.50-71.50,90-110 lbs. 50.50- 55.50, 70-90 lbs. 44.5041.50, Utility 30.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 65.00-91.50, Holstein * PRINCEP * EXTRAZINE * COUNTER * DYFONATE * FURADAN * LORSBAN Morrison Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Monday, February 4 Report Supplied by Auction Green Dragon w Livestock Sales Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. ***** 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;00P.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. 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 Irom 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 lee deducted Irom 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:7l7-275-2880 Heifers 90-130 lbs. 52.50-70.50. HOGS 179: US No. 1-2 200-250 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.00-51.25, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 49.50-50.75, No. 2-3 185- 290 lbs. 45.25-49.50. Sows: US No. 1- 1350-600 lbs. 43.50-47.25, No. 2-3 350- 500 lbs. 40.25-45.25. Boars: 28.50- 52.50, Lightweights 30.50-35.25. SHEEP 16: Slaughter ewes 12.50- !7 00, GOATS 1 • 35.00 per head. Oklahoma Cattle Wednesday, February 6 Report Supplied by USDA Estimated Receipts; 500 Same Day Last Week: 2,417 Represented Feeder Steers and Heifers .50 cents to 1.00 lower. Feeder outlets narrow due to weather conditions and lack of numbers to put together loadlots. Slaughter Cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Keen competition for Slaughter Cattle. Sold at auction 257 head; Slaughter Cows and Bulls making up 25% of total. FEEDER STEERS: Medium Frame 1 570 lb. 70.25 ; 665-670 lb. 71.10-72.50 ; 735 lb. 70.90 ; 895 lb. 67.75 most gaunt. Medium Frame Mixed 1-2 435-475 lb. 71.00-71.30. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium Frame 1 645 lb. 63.90 ; 655 lb. aged 61.90. Medium Frame Mixed 1-2 470 lb., 56.75 ; 805 lb. 58.75. Medium Frame 2 515-520 lb. 57.10-57.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: Bomng- Utility 1-2 1345 lb. Holstems 43.25 Cutter 1-2 39.00-42.25 with high dressmg absent. BULLS: Y.G. 1 1275-1550 lb. 50.75-54.50. No high-dressing in cluded. FOR THE WEEK: Feeder Steers steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder Heifers steady to .50 cents higher. Slaughter Cows 2.00-2.50 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. WEEKLY CATTLE TRENDS; Feeder Steers steady to $l,OO lower. Feeder Heifers steady to .50 cents higher. Slaughter Cows 2.00- 2.50 higher. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher. Storm market! Receipts very limited. r OPEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MARKET HOGS AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET RD4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA ON NORTH STATE STREET. HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 6:00 A,M. to 11:30A.M 215-458-5677 Residence 717-733-9648 Office - YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY i Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors , 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 25 gilts due between Feb. 23 & Mar. 1 10 gilts due between Mar. 1 & Mar. 10 20 2'd & 3rd litter due Mar. 1 & Mar. 10 50 to 60 Head Now tolling our now hybrod gilt* representing mostly York & Hampshire & Landraco cross. Bred for easier & Less trouble over farrowing and better weight gains. Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE.DATE MARCH 15 EMBtfS BUYING STATION CHRIST A. BEILER R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa JOHN B. STOLTZFDS