OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Remove mulches from beds and borders now Average length of days for the
week, 13 hours 49 minutes First quarter of the moon, April 27 (Sat) R J
Tvlers patented roller skates, April 22, 1823 Spain declared war on US , April 24,
1898 Daylight saving time begins Sunday, April 28 (set clocks ahead 1 hour
before retiring Saturday night) Oklahoma land rush began April 22, 1889 Old
friends to meet old wine to drink and old wood to hunt
n jA Ask the Old Farmer: Do you know how to keep midget
,TTT /f\ \ flies from coming through screens’ They are practically
(( L>™/ jA invisible and very annoying GC B , Walpole, N H
Brush screens with mineral oil
Home Hints To get much more juice from lemons and oranges
soak them in warm water for a few minutes then roll them on a
j flat surface
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Through midweek cool with ram, end of week clear and warm
Greater New York-New Jersey Cloudy and cool, with sprinkles at weeks begin
ning, mid through end of week sunnv, unseasonably warm
Middle Atlantic Coastal Beginning through midweek rain, cold end of week clear
and warm
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New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, April 15
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 249. Compared with
last Monday’s market; Slaughter
cows mostly $1.50 lower. Good
Slaughter Steers 54.75-59.00,
Standard 49.00-52.75, Utility 41.50
47.50. Few Choice slaughter heifers
59.00-59.50, Few Good 50.00-52.00,
Standard 45.00-48.25. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 39.00-42.75, one at 43.25,
Cutter & Bonmg Utility 36.00-40.25,
Canner & Low Cutter 30.00-36.50,
Shells down to 20.00. Couple
Standard Slaughter Bullocks at
48.00, Few Utility 42.00-42.75. Yield
Grade No. 1 1175-1850 lbs.
slaughter bulls, 47.75-50.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Medium Frame 8c Large Frame #1
305-500 lbs. 57.0069.50, Medium
Frame #1 310580 lbs. 49.0058.00,
Few 520-755 lbs. 47.50-55.00;
Medium & Large Frame #2,340670
lbs. heifers 36.0045.00. Bulls Few
Medium Frame & Large Frame #1
500760 lbs. 48.0055.00.
CALVES 330: Choice 71.00-80.00,
MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE * BLADEX
* DUAL * BANVEL * EXTRAZINE
* LASSO * LOROX * COUNTER
* SUTAZINE * TOXAPHENE * DYFONATE
* ROUND UP * PARAQUAT * FURADAN
* LASSO- ATRAZINE * LORSBAN
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
April 22-28,1985
Time leaps ahead this week.
Couple at 86.00 & 89.00, Good 60.00
72.50, Few Standard 50.0060.00,
Standard & Good 90125 lbs. 40.00
50.00, 65-85 lbs. 28.0042.00, Utility
50-85 lbs. 10.0025.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
95-130 lbs. 63.00-82.00.
HOGS 654: Barrows & gilts weak
25 cents lower. US No. 1-2 210250
lbs. barrows & gilts 41.85-42.85, one
small lot at 43.10, No. 1-3 205-260
lbs. 40.7542.00, Few No. 2-3 215-290
lbs. 37.5040.50, Few No. 1-3 180190
lbs. at 35.00. Sows mostly $2.00
lower. US No. 1-3 300-640 lbs. sows
33.0038.75, few to 42.75, Few No. 2-
3 340740 lbs. 30.0033.00. BOARS:
27.0034.50.
FEEDER PIGS 23. Few US No.
1-3 100120 lbs. feeder pigs 36.00
38.00 per hundredweight, Utility
165-185 lbs. 31.0035.50 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 91: High Choice & Prune
60105 lbs. Spring Slaughter Lambs
73.00-80.00, Few Good & Choice 60
75 lbs. 60.0068.00, Good 5095 lbs.
Old Crop 40.0054.00. Slaughter
ewes $5.0014.00.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Pa.
* PRINCEP
Livestock market and auction news
Tuesday, April 9
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: Steady
Prices. High Yield 43.00-45.00;
Utility 39.0043.00; Canners 37.00-
40.00; Shelly 36.00 Down. Bulls-
Few Medium 46.0046.00. Fed
Steers- Good Demand Choice 57.00-
60.00; Good & Low Choice 52.00-
57.00; Standard & Good 46.00-52.00.
Fed Heifers- Good 48.00-52.50;
Commercial 45.0048.00. Veal
Calves- Large Run Good & Low
Choice 65.00-79.00; Standard 55.00-
65.00; Killers 80-110 lb. 48.0055.00;
Weak 35.00 Down. Farm Calves
-5.00 Higher; Holstein Bulls 100-120
lb. 65.00-76.00 ; 90-100 lb. 55.00-65.00.
Butcher Hogs- No Top Hogs Of
fered. US #1 & 3 215-240 lb. Few To
40.00 ; 200-210 lb. 39.00-39.50. Sows
-475-700 lb. 41.0045.75; 300475 lb.
34.00-
STOCK CATTLE: Good
Demand. Steers- 300-650 lb. Choice
64.00- Good 57.0064.00; 700-
950 lb. Choice 55.0059.00; Good
48.0054.00; Medium Holsteins- 800
1000 lb. 41.0045.00. Heifers- 300700
lb. Choice 52.0056.00; Good 48.00
52.00 ; 700900 lb. Good 46.0052.00.
Bulls- 300650 lb. Good 55.0063.00.
Lambs- 90 Head Choice 2050 lb.
100.00135.00; Good 80.00100.00;
Few Good 65-75 lb. 68.0074.00;
Couple Choice 102 lb. at 73.00.
Sheep- 15.0025.00. Goats- 35.00
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales ftPj
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.
1:00 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.
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
I 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 (or 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 tell 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
45.00; Kids 34.0047.00. Pigs &
Shoats- Light Run 15-25 lb. 18.00
26.00 ; 3060 lb. 33.0042.00; By the
lb. 80160 lb. 53.0058.00. Stock
Boars- 250300 lb. 32.0033.00.
Hay 20 Loads
Alfalfa 80.00-89.00 per ton,
Timothy 60.0076.00 a ton, Clover
1.35 a bale, Mixed hay 50.0080.00 a
ton, Orchard Grass 48.00 per ton,
Wheat Straw 79,00 a ton, Bean
Stubble 35.00 a ton.
OUR NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER
CATTLE SALE WILL BE NEXT
TUESDAY APRIL 16, 1985. THE
DEMAND IS VERY GOOD FOR
ALL TYPES OF FEEDERS.
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martins burg, Pa.
Monday, April 15
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 248. Choice slaughter
steers 58.00-60.25, High Good &
Low Choice 56.10-57.75, Good 50.25-
54.75, Good & Choice holsteins
48.75-51.00, Standard 46.2547.75,
Utility 43.25-45.50. Choice
slaughter heifers 54.25-56.10, Good
50.25-52.50, Standard 47.00-50.10,
Utility 39.2546.25. Breaking Utility
& Commercial Slaughter cows
41.2544.50, Cutter & Boning Utility
38.5040.25, Canner & Low Cutter
34.25- Shells down to 30.50.
Choice slaughter bullocks 48.00
51.00, Good 44.25-46.75, Standard
42.25- Utility 39.0041.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Choice 56.0062.00, Good 50.00-53.00,
Standard 33.00-45.00; Heifers Good
48.00-56.00, Standard 44.0047.00
Bulls Good 52.0058.00, Medium
44.0049.00.
CALVES 336: High Choice &
Prime Vealers 76.00-64.00, Choice
68.00-74.00, Good 62.00-66.00, 38-
61.00, 55-56.00, 90-120 lbs. 50.50-
53.00, Utility 40-70 lbs. 43.5048.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 65.0067.00, Holstein
Heifers 90-130 lbs. 55.0059.00.
HOGS 206: US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs,
barrows & gilts 43.75-44.50, No. 1-3
200-260 lbs. 41.1042.50, No. 26 180-
360 lbs. 37.75-40.25. Sows: US No. 1-
3 350600 lbs. 40.25-43.75, No. 2-3 350-
600 lbs. 34.25-38.50. Boars 28.00-
30.50, Light weights 30.50-31.50.
FEEDER PIGS 10: US No. 1-3
30-40 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-24.00 per
head. No. 1-3 5060 lbs. 28.00-34.00
per head.
SHEEP 13. High Choice & Prime
30-50 lbs. Spring Slaughter Lambs
95.00-120.00, Choice 80-120 lbs
68.0084.00. GOATS 9: 12.00-38.00
per head.
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STATION |
I OPEN TO RECEIVE
( YOUR MARKET HOGS
J AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET j
f RD 4. EPHRATA. PA 17522
I 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. ]
i 215-458-5677 Residence
I 717-733-9648 Office
I YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR {
j HOGS IMMEDIATELY !
I'Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors |
FRIDAY, MAY 10
ON THE HIM 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
Quarry ville to Cedar Hill Road to Little
Britain Road to Jackson Road, left
Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Head
Now soiling our now hybrod gilts
roprosontlng mostly York &
Hampshire & Landraco cross. Brod
for oasior & 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 JUNE 7
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS