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Painter Jackson Pollock died, Aug 11, 1956 Last quarter of the moon Aug 8
(Thurs) Dutch naval force bombarded British garrison on Manhattan Island
Aug 7 1673 Captain Robert Grays Columbia completed first American urcum
navigation of the globe, Aug 10, 1790 Average length of days for the week, 14
hours, 11 minutes Mother Ann Lee founder of American Shaker movement,
arrived m New York, Aug 6, 1774 A cold flint may strike fire
Ask the Old Farmer: Plum pudding is one of our
traditions for Christmas But why is it called plum
pudding 7 R F Rumney, N H
/('s a fancy way of saying the pudding has raisins in it
It's like plum duff, a favorite dessert of sailors that was
nothing hut flour water, and a handful of raisins
Home Hints Remove white nngs from mahogam furniture
by applying spints of camphor immediately wiping off
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Rain with cool temperatures at weeks beginning, midweek sunny
and warm, showers north, end of week partly cloudy and pleasant
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with ram warm temperatures mid
through end of week partly cloudy mild
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunnv and hot with few showers at weeks beginning
midweek milder rain south, showers by weeks end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins clear and hot, thundershowers mild
temperatures by midweek end of week continuing mild with thundershowers
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Farmers Livestock
Auction
Lernersville, Pa.
Monday, July 29
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 168: High Ch. & Pr. si.
steers 51.50-52.25, Choice 50.00-
51.50, High Good & Low Ch. 48.50-
49.75, Good 43.50-47.50, Good &
Choice holsteins 43.50-45.25,
Standard 38.50-42.50, Utility 35.00-
38.00, Choice si. heifers 45.50-48.50,
Good 42.50-46.50, Standard 41.00-
42.50, Utility 35.50-38.50. Breaking
Ut & Commencal si. cows 37.50-
40.25, Cutter & Boning Ut 35.00-
37.25, Canner & Low Cutter 31.00-
34.25, Shells down to 26.00. Choice
si. bullocks 46.5049.50, Good 42.50-
44.50, Standard 38.5042.00, Utility
35.00-39.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1400-
1800 lbs. si. bulls, 46.5048.00, Yield
Grade No. 2 1400-1650 lbs. 43.00-
44.50,
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
PIGS
STATE
GRADED SALE
FRI. AUGUST 9th
1:30 P.M. at
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC
Exit 12 Off 1-81
(717) 249-451 lor
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AUG. 5-11, 1985
Languid and still are vale and hill.
Good 50.50-53.50, Standard 42.00-
45.50, Heifers Good 48.50-50.50,
Standard 40.5044.25, Bulls Good
48.50-52.50, Standard 40.5044.50.
CALVES 354: Choice 72.50-80.50,
Good 63.00-67.50, Standard 54.50-
62.00, Standard & Good 90 lb. to 130
lb. 46.50-58.50, Utility 60-80 lbs.
42.5045.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 65.00-78.50, Holstein
heifers 90-130 lbs. 50.50-61,50.
HOGS 165; US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 44.5046.25, No 1-
3 200-240 lbs. 44.2545.00, No. 2-3 200-
260 lbs. 40.5043.00. US No. 1-3 350-
600 lbs. sows 38.5040.50, No. 2-3 300-
600 lbs. 34.50-36.50. Boars 27.50-
29.75, Light weights 30.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 11: US No. 1-3
80-100 lbs. feeder pigs 42.50-74.50
per head, No. 1-3 2040 lbs. 22.50-
24.50.
SHEEP 12: High Ch. & Pr. 90-110
lbs. 62.50-64.00. Slaughter ewes
12.50-20.50. GOATS 1 head - $21.00.
KING'S AUCTION, KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
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
Livestock market and auction news
Middleburg Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, June 30,1985
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 270. High Choice and
Prime slaughter steers 48.75-51.50,
Choice 49.50-51.60, Good 47-49.50,
Standard 45.00-47, Utility 40.00-45.
Choice slaughter heifers 46.00-
48.75,* Good 43.00-46, Standard
40.00- Utility 38.00-40. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 36-40.10, Cutter and Boning
Utility 35-38.75, Canner and Low
Cutter 30.00-35, Shells down to 28.
Good slaughter bullocks 46-48.75.
Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1970 lbs.
slaughter bulls 4549.60, #2 800-1200
lbs. 40.0045.00. FEEDER CAT
TLE: 350-850 lbs. steers 45-58.75.
350-750 lbs heifers 34.0048. 350-750
lbs. bulls 35.00-53.00.
CALVES 178. Choice vealers
60.00- Good 55.00-60, Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 50.00-55, Utility 60-
90 lbs. 40.00-50. FARM CALVES.
Holstein Bulls 90-120 lbs. 50.00-
55.00.
HOGS 673. US No. 1 215-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 44.5046, No. 1-2
210-235 lbs. 43.7544.50, No. 1-3 190-
250 lbs. 42.7543.75, No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 35.0043.75. US No. 1-3 3-700 lbs.
sows 31-34.75, No. 2-3 250-550 lbs.
25.00-31. Boars 29.50-30.20.
FEEDER PIGS 179. US No. 1-3
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4.
mile N. on North State St.,
Ephrata.
C O "S X
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
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 tefl you the base’ price for hogs for
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-35 per
head, 35-50 lbs. 3544.50 per head.
SHEEP 15. Choice slaughter
spring lambs 60.00-67.00, Good
50.00-60. Utility 14.00-25.00.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, July 30
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: (211) Steers: 2.00
lower than last week. Choice 49.35-
51.10; Good 47.2548.75; Medium
Holsteins 37.50-38.00. Heifers;
Medium 37.5043.00. Cows: 1.00-1.50
lower. High Yield 37.50-38.10; Good
35.00-37.25; Medium 33.00-35.00;
Big Middle 32.00-37.85; Shelly 31.50
Down. Fat Bulls: Good 47.0049.25;
Medium 44.0045.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: (68 Head)
Steers (300-550 lb.) Choice 60.00-
52.00; Medium 51.00-56.00. Steers
(600-850 lb.) Good 51.00-53.00;
Utility 39.0044.00. Heifers: (all
weights) Good 42.00-49.00; Medium
36.0041.00. Bulls: (all weights)
Choice 59.00-61.00.
VEAL CALVES: (208 Head)
Choice 70.00-75.00; Good 60.00-
69.00; Medium 53.00-59.00; Light
45.00-52.00. Farm Bulls 65.00-78.00.
HOGS: (725 Head) Barrows &
Gilts 1.50 lower. 210-250 lbs. 42.00-
43.85; over 260 lb 39.00-40.00 ; 2 &
3’s 37.0041.50.
SOWS: Over 450 lb. 32.25-35.00;
under 450 31.00-33.50 ; 2&3’s 27.50-
30.00. Boars; Heavy 29.00-29.50;
Light 31.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS: (bythehd) (179
hd.) (20-25 lbs. 16.00-21.00 hd.) (30-
45 lbs. 29.00-38.00 hd.) (50-70 lbs.
38.0047.00 hd.).
SHEEP: (57) Lambs: Choice
59.00-63.00; Medium Good 50.00-
57.50.
EWES: (51) Goats; (Lg) 36.00-
54.00 (hd); Sm. 11.00-29.00 (hd).
Next State Graded Feeder Pig
Sale will be Friday, August 9th,
1:30 P.M.
GWALTNEY of
SMITHFIELD, LTD.
We will be receiving hogs at
Vintage Sales Stables in Paradise, Pa.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
& Fridays from 7 a.m. to 12 noon
717-442-4742
ATTENTION
YORK COUNTY
HOG PRODUCERS
We will be receiving hogs at
Thomasville, Pa.
Tuesdays 7 a.m. to 12 noon
Futures forward contracts are available
No commission, paid promptly.
York County - 717-792-9836
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
at 7:30 P.M.
7:30
Evening Sale
Aug. 30
7:30D.5.T.
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 if 169
Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available j
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Oiffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE SEPT. 27