AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 31,1985 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC Plant winter rye in fallow fields now Average length of days tor the week 12 hours 59 minutes Last quarter of the moon Sept 7 (Sat) Hurricane combined with tidal wave struck Galveston, Texas, killing 6,000 Sept 8 1900 E F Schu macher, economist and author of Small I* Beautiful died Sept 4, 1977 President Gerald R Ford granted unconditional pardon to former president Richard Nixon Sept 8,'1974 A ilosed mouth gather s no feet Ask the Old Farmer; 1 have a cherry wood rocker When I sit in it and rock even gently it travels to the right How can this be corrected 7 R B Juneau Alaska T/us happen* beiatme one nnker is wont mou than the othir ■ WKL llHffirU it i s probably made of *oth r wood 7he way to i orrec titis to plane down the other nnker to tin *iwh *izc and itinn Oi you maid li ’ a dog hash to tin baik rung and *nap it into a hook in ■ the wall behind the nn ki i Home Hints Remove bumper stickers with cigarette lighter fluid OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England. Cool with showers at weeks beginning midweek clear and hot end of week cool with rain Greater New York-New Jersey; Week begins with showers mild temperatures midweek clear and warm partly cloudy and mild at weeks end Middle Atlantic Coastal' Beginning ot week showers mild temperatures sunny with showers south at midweek end of week rain northwest warm temperatures Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clear and y\arm at beginning of week rain with cool temperatures by midyveek end ot week sunny { Ml Rights Rt,s(.r\i.d 'lanki.t [ , uh!i c 'hing huoipontid Duhlin \H 01444) Morrison Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Monday, August 26 Report supplied by auction CATTLE 198. High Ch. & Pr. si. steers 52.50-54.75, Choice 50.25- 51.75, High Good & Low Ch. 47.50- 49.25, Good 44.50-48.75, Good & Choice holsteins 42.50-46.75, Standard 40.5043.25, Utility 35.50- 38.75, Choice si. heifers 51.50-54.25, Good 48.0049.75, Standard 42.50- 46.50, Utility 35.0040.25, Breaking Ut. & Commercial si. cows 37.50- 40.25, Cutter & Boning Ut. 35.00- 37.25, Canner & Low Cutter 32.50- 34.75, Shells down to 25.00. Choice si. bullocks 47.50-52.75, Good 44.50- 46.75, Standard 40.0043.75, Utility 34.50- Yield Grade No. 1 1400- 1800 lbs. si. bulls, 44.50-53.25, Yield Grade No. 2 1400-1800 lbs. 42.50- 46.50, FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Good 46.50-52.50, Standard 38.50- 44.00. Heifers Good 52.50-56.50, Standard 38.5044.50. Bulls Good 44.5048.50, Standard 35.5043.50. CALVES 293. Choice 72,50-81.50, Good 62.50-67.50, Standard 50.50- 61.00, Standard & Good $l-130 lb. 46.50- Utility 50-75 lbs. 40.00- 43 50 FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 62.50-81.50, Holstein heifers 90-130 lbs. 47.50-56.50. HOGS 162. US No. 1-2 220-245 lbs. barrows and gilts 44.5045.50, No. 1- 3 220-240 lbs. 44.0044.75, No. 2-3 220- 245 lbs. 43.5044.00, No. 1-3 265-280 lbs. 37.5040.50. Sows US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 37.5040.00, No. 2-3 300- 600 lbs. 32.50-36.50. Boars 28.00- 29.50, Light weights 30.00-32.50. FEEDER PIGS 32: US No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. feeder pigs 26.50-35.50 per head, No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. 16.50-23.50 per head. SHEEP 17. High Ch. & Pr. 90-110 USDA Inspection Call Wayne Taylor 717-866-6289 THE SEPT. 2-8, 1985 Back to school, less time at the pool. lbs. 65.00-73.50, Utility 40-60 lbs. 52.50-61.00. Slaughter ewes 18.50- 24.50. 19 GOATS 18.0042.50 per head. CATTLE. 506. Butcher Steers- Choice 49.00-53.85 Butcher Steers- Medium-Good 44.00-50.00; Butcher Heifers- Choice 47.00-51.50; But cher Heifers- Medium-Good 42.00- 50.00; Butcher Cows- Utility-Good 36.0040.00 few to 41.00; Butcher Cows- Canners and Cutters 34.00- 38.00; Butcher Cows- Shells 34.00 and down; Butcher Bulls- Medium- Good 44.00-52.10; Stock Steers- Medium Good up to 62.00; Stock Heifers- Medium Good up to 51.00. CALVES. 546. Medium Good Calves-160-220 lbs. 65.00-80.00; Medium Good Calves-125-160 lbs. 50.00-70.00; Medium Good Calves -100-120 lbs. 50.00-60.00; Medium- Good Calves-80-100 lbs. 42.00-55.00; Holstein Bull Calves up to 86.00; Holstein Heifer Calves up to 58.00; Light and Green Calves down to 35.00. SHEEP and LAMBS. 55. Choice Lambs up to 65.00; Medium-Good Lambs 55.01W2.00; Light and Cull Lambs 45.00-55.00; Butchering Ewes and Bucks 19.00-31.00. HOGS. 174. Good-Choice Butcher Hogs 190-225 lbs. 42.0044.00; Good- Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs. 43.0044.25; Good-Choice Butcher Sows'4oo lbs. down, up to 37.50; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 38.50; Heavy Boars up to 30.50; Light Boars up to 35.00; Pigs -Per Head 18.00-36.00. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, August 26 Livestock market and auction news Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, August 27 Report supplied by auction CATTLE: Steers: Mostly Holsteins offered. Good 44.00-46.85; Medium-Utility 37.50-43.85. Heifers: Choice 49.00-54.00; Good 45.00-48.25; Medium 42.85-44.85; Utility 35.10-39.50. Cows: 1.00-1.50 lower than last week, good run. High Yield 38.00-38.85; Good 36.00- 37.75; Medium 33.25-35.75; Big Middle 32.00-37.75; Shelly 33.00 Down. Fat Bulls; 1.50 higher. Good 47.25-50.25; Medium 43.0045.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers (300- 550 lb.) Choice Indvidual 68.00; Medium Holsteins 42.00-46.00. Steers (600-850 lb.) Good 54.00- Green Dragon 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. 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 Iron) 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 55.00. Heifers; (all weights) Good 46.00-51.00; Medium 42.0045.00; Utility 37.0041.00. Bulls: (all weights) Good 50.00-57.00; Medium 39.5048.00. VEAL CALVES: (214) Choice 80.00-89.00; Good 65.00-79.00; Medium 55.00-64.00; Light 45.00- 54.00, couple weak 44.00 down. Farm Bulls 70.00-90.00. HOGS: Barrows & Gilts (545 head). US No. 1-3,210-250 lbs. 41.00- 43.50; over 260 lb. 36.00-39.25 ; 2&3’s 36.7540.00. SOWS: Active biddin on large run. Over 450 lb. 34.00-36.00; under 450 34.25-37.00; 2&3’s 26.75-32.50. Boars: Heavy 30.25-32.50. FEEDER PIGS: (bythehd) (299 hd) (15-20 lbs. 13.00-22.00 hd) (25-35 lbs. 27.00-35.00 hd) (40-50 lbs. 38.00- 50.00 hd). SHEEP; Lambs: (64 hd) Choice 63.00- Good 57.0042.00; Med 51.00- EWES (15 hd) 22.00- 38.00 lb. Goats: (32 hd) (Lg) 46.00- 52.00 (hd); Sm./Med 13.00-32.00 (hd). First “Special” Fall Feeder Cattle Sale, Tues., Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m. ROPE IN SOME EXTRA n M CASH! #Q Advertise With A , , Lancaster Farming J I i CLASSIFIED AD JU' Phone 717 394-3047 | ' or 717 626 1164 TEST FORAGE NUTRIENTS BEFORE THE HERD DOES: Within Hours Instead Of Days Eliminate Guesswork While You Lower Feeding Costs And Increase Income - Up To 20 c Per Cow Per Day A GRI fXNALYSJSJNa P.O. Box 266 2644 Old Philadelphia Pike Bird-In-Hand, PA 17505 (717) 397-9185 FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE Sale to Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks - -at 1:00 P.M. 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. SO 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 Pates | 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 OCT. 25
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