AB-Uncaster arming, OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC AUG. 26-SEPT. 1, 1985 Cool nights portend the summer's end betd new lawns now Hurricane Carol hit the Northeast causing $460 million in damages and killing 60 Aug 26 1954 Average length of days Tor the week 13 hours 18 minutes Full moon Aug 30 (Fn ) Women won the right to vote with enactment of 19th Amendment Aug 26 1920 Mormon Church leader Brigham Young died Aug 29 1877 Talk is i heap hetaw-t •.upphi riu’i’ds demand «Ask the Old Farmer: When I was a child my mother made a refreshing drink for the field workers called ginger beer Do - you know how to make it 7 CW, Clinton Conn Mu 1 pound sugar 1 ounte ginger root I gallon water I tahle sfioon lionet/ '/< tup liquid \/ea*t and I ounte lemon juite When iold add 1 tablespoon Inalen egg wink Botth and let s it in a tool vtate for a few days Home Hints btore a bav U‘af m eornmeal to prevent weevils OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England. Beginning of week hot and humid midweek cool with showers end of week clear and warm Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and hot at week s beginning, midweek mild with showers sunny and cool at weeks end Middle Atlantic Coastal: Showers to begin week ram cool temperatures by mid week clearing and mild at end of week (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin, NH 03444) Farmers Livestock Auction Duncans ville, Pa. Monday, August 19 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 144: Choice 49.50-51.75, High Good & Low Ch. 48.50-50.75, Good 45.00-47.25, Good & Choice Holsteins 42.00-45.75, Standard 37.50-40.25, Utility 35.00-37.50. Choice si. heifers 47.50-50.50, Good 45.00-47.20, Standard 39.50-41.75, Utility 35.00-37.50. Breaking Ut. & Commercial si. cows 37.50-40.25, Cutter & Boning Ut. 35.50-38.25, Canner & Low Cutter 31.50-36.75, Shells down to 25.00. Choice si. A BUCK A TON CAN MAKE YOUR SILAGE WORTH MORE... LOAD... AFTER LOAD... Pgf^fllostef THE SILAGE INOCULANT THAT BEATS THEOTH 1. More palatable, "sweeter" feed 2. Greater uniformity in dry matter content. 3. Higher daily consumption. Result You get a better milk-to-feed ratio because a better silage ration allows your top cows to: 1. Reach their lactation peak faster 2 Peak higher. 3. Sustain a longer lactation peak. (Distributed exclusively in the state of Pennsylvania by Madison Silo Co.) THE MUMSOH MAT IS THE VERY BEST WAT MADISON SILO CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 ’C7O Stemmetz Rd Ephrata Pa 1 752? Phone 71 7 73 M 206 ' IUgUSt THE bullocks 47.50-50.00, Good 44.00 46.50, Standard 41.50-42.75, Utility 35.00-38.50. Yield Grade No. 1 1400 1600 lbs. si. bulls, 45.50-47.50, Yield Grade No. 2 1200-1500 lbs. 42.75- 44.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Good 44.5049.50, Standard 38.50 42.75, Heifers Good 44.5047.50, Standard 35.5041.25, Bulls Good 42.5046.25, Standard 32.5040.25. CALVES 285: Choice 78.5084.50, Good 70.5074.00, Standard 60.50 67.50, Standard & Good 90 lb. to 130 lb. 44.5053.50,, Utility 5070 lbs. 35 00-43 50 FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90130 lbs. 62.5084.50, Holstein AFTER LOAD... AFTER LOADI Livestock market and auction news heifers 90430 lbs. 50.50-61.50. HOGS I7Br US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.00-48.25, No. 1- 3 210-240 lbs. 46.5047.50, No. 2-3 210- 250 lbs. 45.5046.75. US No. 1-3 300- 600 lbs. sows 38.5040.00, No. 2-3 300- 600 lbs. 34.50-37.75. Boars 28.00- 29.25, Light weights 30.00-31.75. FEEDER PIGS 11: US No. 1-3 2040 lbs. feeder pigs 18.50-30.50 per head. SHEEP 48: High Ch. & Pr. 90-110 lbs. 65.50-70.50, Good 90-110 lbs. Utility 50-70 lbs. 51.50- 62.50. Slaughter ewes 18.50-26.50. GOATS 12.50-32.50 per head. Peoria Cattle Thursday, Aug. 22 Report Supplied by USDA Trading slow this week on moderate supply. Slaughter steers and heifers closed 1.00 to 2.00 lower with most decline on heifers. Good demand Monday for steers suitable for commodity delivery. Light supply cows and bulls generally steady. Supply mainly good to average choice slaughter steers and heifers with 3% cows. Estimated receipts this week about 2250 compared with 2039 last week and 1824 last year. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice, few prime 34 1085-1150 lbs. 51.00- 52.00. Load choice 2-3 1275 lbs. 53.25. Choice 241050-1200 lbs. 50.00- 53.00, mostly 52.00-52.50; 1000-1050 Green Dragon Livestock Sales Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 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.-Dairy Sale. 7:00 P.M.-Smalt 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. I EVERY MONDAY HATFIELD PACKING CO. and MOYER PACKING CO. Will Receive Your I 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 II lbs. 50 00-52.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 880-1225 lbs. 49.00-51.50. Good 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 47.00-50.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 holsteins 1275-1345 lbs. 45.0046.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24 950-1100 lbs. 50.00-52.00; 875-950 lbs. 48.00-50.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 47.50- 50.50. Good 2-3 800-950 lbs. 46.00- 49.00. COWS: Breaking utility and commencal 2-3 35.00-38.00, few high dressing 40.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 32.00-36.00. Package shelly canners 28.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1100-2000 lbs. 44.0048.00, high yielding individual Monday 51.00. Perms Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, August 20 Report supplied by Auction Beef Cows: Utility and Com mercial 36.60-39.50; Cutters 34.10- 36.10; Canners 30.25-33.85; Shells 28.00. Heifers: Commercial 38.00- 44.10. Steers. Choice 51.25-54.00; Good 45.00-48.50; Standard 40.00- 44.00. Bulls: Good 47.00-48.10; Standard 44.00-46.75. Feeder Cattle; 300-500 lbs, large frdme 50.00-62.00; 300-500 lbs. small frame 48.00-51.00; 500- 700 lbs. small frame 42.00-46.00. Veal Calves: Good 61.00-71.00; Standard 49.00-58.00; Utility 44.50-48.00. Farm Calves: Bulls 60.00-78.00; Heifers 54.00-65.00. Hogs; 43.0044.25. Sows: 31.00-36.50. Boars: 27.00-30.25. Shoats: 25-30 lbs per head 20.00- 29.00 ; 30-35 lbs. per head 31.00- 37.00; 35-50 lbs. per head 36.00- 42.00. Lambs: 54.00-62.00. Goats per head 10.00-27.00. OPEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MARKET HOGS AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA ON NORTH STATE STREET. HOURS: MONDAY. TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11 ;30 AM 215-458-5677 Residence 717-733-9648 Office YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors FRIDAY, AUG. 30 ON IKE 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. 30 Gilts due between Sept. 1 & 12 23 Gilts due between Sept. 12 & 24 50 to 60 Head Now soiling our now hybrod gilts roprosonting mostly York A Hampshire A Landrace cross. Brod for oasior A Loss trouble over farrowing and bettor weight gains. 'Validated Brucellosis Free Herd If 169 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Tracker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission R.D. 1, Kirkwood. Pa Abe Oiffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE DATE SEPT. 27 EMERYS BUYING STATON CHRIST A. BEILER R.D. 2. Quarryville, Pa JOHN B. SIQLTZFUS
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