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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
MARCH 25-31, 1985
Spring appeared, then disappeared
Spread manure over the Kite snows on \our garden Bangladesh declared inde
pendente March 2b 1971 \\erage length ot da\s for the week 12 hours 31
minutes First quarter ot the moon March 29 (Fn ) tdmund Muskie born
March 28 1914 Mount St Helens erupted Washington State March 27 1980
Closed doors an tmm i asilu In ard through than opt n out s
Ask the Old Farmer: What can be done to get nd
ot the large black ants the so called caipenter or
tree ants in a house 7 |N S Hubbard Ohio
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ar and spnukh aiouini mlnn the auts an mi/i
Home Hints !o repair uobbh drawer knobs paint the
sum u ith mail polish be tore mseitingit When tin
polish dries it veil! hold the sereu tightl\
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning ot week ram with snow in mountains and cold tempera
tures mid through end ot week clearing and milder
Greater New York-New Jersey Rainstorm to begin week midweek cloud* and
cold end of w eek clearing and mild
Middle Atlantic Coastal Ram and cold temperatures at weeks beginning mid
through end of week sunny and reasonable
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CRIPPLED AND
Cows, Steers & Bulls
For Slaughter Under
USDA Inspection
Call Wayne Taylor
717-866-6289
215-286-9400
Lebanon, Lancaster, New Holland,
Morgantown, Reading, Kutztown, to
Myerstown.
MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE * BLADEX
* DUAL * BANVEL
* LASSO * LOROX
* SUTAZINE * TOXAPHENE
* ROUNDUP * PARAQUAT
* LASSO- ATRAZINE
• BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
THE
DISABLED
CATTLE 112. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly $1 higher.
Few Good slaughter steers 51.50-
53.25, few Standard 47.25-52.50. One
Good slaughter heifer at 51.75, few
Standard 44.00-48.50. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 41.00-44, couple at 45.00-46.25,
Cutter and Boning Utility 37-41.25,
Canner and Low Cutter 32.00-36.75,
Shells down to 29.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1080-1665 lbs.
slaughter bulls 45.50-52.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium Frame #1 320-435 lbs.
steers 57-62.50, few #1 650-900 lbs.
52.00- Medium Frame #1 320-575
lbs. heifers 44.50-49, Large #2
Holsteins 535-730 lbs. 4044.50. Few
Medium Frame #1470-565 lbs. bulls
52.00- Medium & Large
Frame #2 450-700 lbs. 3848.50.
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* COUNTER
* DYFONATE
* FURADAN
* LORSBAN
Livestock market and auction news
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, Mar. 13
Report Supplied by PDA
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4.
mile N. on North State St.,
Ephrata.
c o* s 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.-DairySale.
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 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:7l7-275-2880
CALVES 79. One Prune vealer
320 lbs. at 85.00, one Good at 68.00,
Standard and Good 90-100 lbs.
50.00- 60-85 lbs. 39.00-52, Utility
90-130 lbs. 55.00-90, one at 95.00.
HOGS 179. Barrows and gilts 50
cents-$l lower. US No. 1-2 210-240
lbs. barrows and gilts 44.5046.10,
No. 1-3 210-250 lbs. 43.5044.50, few
No. 2-3 245-265 lbs. 42.0043, one lot
No. 1-3 178 lbs. at 42.00, one lot 115
lbs. at 45.50. Sows steady. US No. 1-
3 350-655 lbs. sows 3844.50. Boars
25.00-
FEEDER PIGS 13. Few US No.
1-3 4045 lbs. feeder pigs 41.0044
per head.
SHEEP 9. Slaughter ewes 17.50-
23.50. GOATS 16; 8.50-24.00 per
head.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, March 18
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 334. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
steers $1.50-$2 lower. Slaughter
cows steady. Good slaughter steers
52.00-56, Standard 47-52.50, few
Utility 44-47.25. Good slaughter
heifers 51-53.50, Standard 45.50-50,
Utility 43.00-46. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 41.50-
45, Cutter & Boning Utility 37.50-42,
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I OPEN TO RECEIVE
| YOUR MARKET HOGS
i AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
9 RD 4. EPHRATA, PA 17522
| 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
f ON NORTH STATE STREET.
I HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and
* WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. X|
A 215-458-5677 Residence {
I 717-733-9648 Office I
I YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR |
J HOGS IMMEDIATELY I
& Lois Emery, Proprietors |
Canner & Low Cutter 32.50-37.75,
Shells down to 22. Yield Grade #1
1000-1950 lbs. slaughter bulls 46.00-
52, #2 900-1300 lbs. 41-46.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame #1 3-600 lbs. steers 59.00-70.
Medium Frame #1 320-550 lbs.
heifers 51-59.50, 42 3-600 lbs. 47.50-
52. Medium Frame #1 4-600 lbs.
bulls 56.00-64.00.
CALVES 217. Vealers mostly
steady. Choice vealers 83.00-98.50,
Good 69.00-85, Standard 50-66.00,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 47.00-
56,60-85 lbs. 40.0048.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 60.00-80.
HOGS 141. Barrows and gilts 25
cents-50 cents lower. US No. 1-2
203-245 lbs. barrows and gilts 42.70-
43.50, few No. 1-3 180-195 lbs. 38.00-
40. US No. 1-3 350-650 lbs. sows
42.0045.00. BOARS 30.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 11. US No. 1-3 90-
95 lbs. feeder pigs 32.00-38 per
head.
SHEEP 195. Spring slaughter
lambs mostly steady. High Choice
& Prime 70-93 lbs. spring lambs
80.00-83, Choice 32-50 lbs. 80.00-81,
54-62 lbs. 60.00-62; One Lot Choice
90 lbs. wool lambs at 69.50, one lot
Good 47 lbs. feeder lambs at 55.00.
Slaughter ewes 18.00-22.00. GOATS
7; 20.00-37.00 per head.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 P.M.
Every 4 Weeks
■i 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 & Landrace 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
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE MAY 10
EMERY'S
BUYING
STATION