AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 28,1985 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC SEPT. 30-OCT. 6, 1985 Wet and cold while leaves turn gold Up rout unripe tomato plants and hang upside down in a tool dark place Roger Mans hit his 61st home run tor the season Oct 1 1%1 Average length of days for the week 11 hours 40 minutes American tradition of country fairs began with Berkshire Cattle bhow in Pittsfield Mass Oct 1 1810 Mennomte families in Penns\lvama founded the settlement of Germantown Oct 6 1683 To bcluve a thing imposstbU is to tnaki it so > •• OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England* Week begins with partlv cloudv skies and showers ramv and cold b\ midweek end of week partlv cloudy and cool tew showers possible Greater New York-New Jersey Ram with cool temperatures at weeks beginning midweek heavv ram cool end of week continuing cool partlv cloudv skies Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rain at week s beginning midw eek continuing ramv and cold, end of week clear wifh cold snap Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins with rain midweek continuing ram mild temperatures end of week clearing and cool (All Kii;hts Rest r\id \ inkil Publishing Imorpor ikd Publm \ll 1)1444) Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, September 24 Report supplied by Auction Beef Cows: Utility and Com mercial 38.25-40.10; Cutters 36.10 37.80; Canners 31.50-35.50; Shells 28.00. Heifers: Good 50.00-51.10; Standard 46.00-48.00; Com mercial 40.00-44.00. Steers: Choice 50.00-51.75; Good 45.00-49.00; Standard 42.00 44.00. Bulls; Good 46.50-48.85; Standard 42.00-45.50. Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs. large frame 51.00-54.00 ; 300-500 A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING'S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS! Phone; 717-394-3047 or 717-626-1164 THE Ask the Old Farmer Do vou know where I can find old fashioned ear trumpets 7 F G Needham Mass "hwr pharmth y should In abU to give you tht name of a i ompany that makt s tin m 4 miu h swiph rfu anng aid is a small button in your iar and the tnd of the string in youi shirt pot k( I I ven/ont s ( cmg it thinks you ham’ a In anng aid an i thi y raist tht ir vou t s udn n talking to you Home Hints V\hcn defrosting the refrigerator phut st viral lav ers ot new spa pi rs on each shi It to soak up tht melting ui lbs. small frame 42.00-48.00 ; 500 700 lbs. large frame 46.00-52.00; 500-700 lbs. small frame 41.00 46.00. Veal Calves: Choice 56.00 70.00; Good 57.00-65.00; Standard 44.00-56.00 Utility 35.0043.00. Farm Calves: Bulls 60.00-75.00; Heifers 54.00-65.00. Hogs; 40.0042.10. Sows; 33.00-35.25. Boars: 25.00-28.00. Shoats: 25-30 lbs per head 18.00 24.00 ; 3035 lbs. 'per head 25.00 28.00 ; 35-50 lbs. per head 30.00 33.00. Lambs: 55.0070.00. Sheep: 20.0023.00. Goats per head 15.0024.00. 'SPECIAL FEEDER AND STOCKER CATTLE AUCTION FRI., OCTOBER 4,1985 7 PM 300-400 head all weights steers and heifers. Vintage Sales Stables, Inc., Rt. 30, Paradise, PA. L. Robert Frame, Mgr. 717-442-4181 2 | | . FWOOD SHAVINGS & 1 SAW DUST MIX ( * Excellent Dairy Bedding ( | * Trailer Load Quantities j | Delivered | Z * Reasonably Priced | I * Continuous Year Round Supply I | Call For Price | ( 717-653-1085 | Martin Grain Mount Joy, PA Livestock market and auction news New Wilmington Livestock New Wilmington, Pa. Monday, Sept. 16 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 342. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows mostly steady. Few Choice slaughter steers 49.00-50.25, few Good 46.50-49, Standard 42.50-46.50, few Utility 40.00-42 Choice slaughter heifers 47.00-51, few yield grade #5 41.50-45, Good 42,50- 46.50, Standard 38.00-42, Utility 33.50-37.75. Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 34,00- 37, 4-5 31.50-34.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 32.00-35, Canner & Ixm Cutter 25.00-32, Shells down to 20. Few Standard slaughter bullocks 40.00- Yield Grade No. 1 1175- 1795 lbs. slaughter bulls 43-45.75, one at 48.00, few #2 1160-1780 lbs. 42.25-43.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Medium Frame ttl 3-450 lbs. steers 49.00- few §2 400-600 lbs. 43.50-46. Few Medium Frame #1 3400 lbs. heifers 4041.75, Medium & Large HI 510-785 lbs. 33.5040.25, #2 500-770 lbs. 28.25-32.00. Medium Frame #l - 635-850 lbs. bulls 35.0040.00. CALVES 273. Vealers steady... One Choice vealer at 80.00, Good 64.00-72, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 42.00-50, 65-85 lbs. 34.0042, one small lot Utility 55 lbs. at 20.00. Green Dragon Livestock Sales Location; Ephrata RD 4. mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. 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.-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 trom BAM to 12 Noon 1 1 every Monday Your hogs will be weighed and | paid for immediately ■ • We will also accept your sows & boars I • Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M | We will either pay you for your cattle immediately I or you may sell them dressed weight ' J • There will not be a commission or yardage fee I deducted from your check. “ • You may call our office Monday morning and we J i will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for 1 I the day I ' MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner Danville Buying Station I Phone: 717-275-2880 FARM CALVES; Holstein Bulls 95-135 lbs. 55.00-67, one lot Hoi, Heifers 101 lbs. at 52.00. HOGS 375. Barrows and gilts 75 cents to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs barrows and gilts 40.50- 41.85, No 2-3 210-255 lbs. 39.40-60, No 1-3 185-195 lbs. 35-35.50, 105-125 lbs 45.00-39.25. SOWS 50 cents to $1 lower US No. 1-3 3-610 lbs. sows 32.00- No 2-3 350-575 lbs. 26 50-31.50. Boars 27.75-31.50. FEEDER PIGS 23. Few US No 1-3 15-20 lbs feeder pigs 15.00-17 per head, few 35-45 lbs 25.00-29, 80- 100 lbs. 42.00-51 per head. SHEEP 113 High Choice & Prime 75-105 lbs spring slaughter lambs 65.00-71, Choice 70-100 lbs 55.00- Good & Choice 40-80 lbs feeder lambs 50.00-63.00 Slaughter ewes 13.00-20.00 Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, September 23 CATTLE. 523. Butcher Steers- Choice 51.00-54.75; Butcher Steers- Medium-Good 44.00-52.00; Butcher Heifers- Choice 50.00-53.50; But- cher Heifers- Medium-Good 42.00 51.50; Butcher Cows- Utility-Good 36.00- Butcher Cows- Canners and Cutters 33.00-37.50; Butcher Cows- Shells 33.00 and down; Butcher Bulls- Medium-Good 44.00 53.10; Stock Steers- Medium-Good up to 64.00; Stock Heifers- Medium-Good 52.50. CALVES. 459. Medium-Good Calves- 160-220 lbs. 70.00-92.00; Medium-Good Calves- 125-160 lbs. 60.00- Medium-Good Calves -100-120 lbs. 50.00-65 00;. Medium- Good Calves- 80-100 lbs. 43.00-55.00; Holstein Bull Calves up to 85.00; Holstein Heifer Calves 57.00; Light and Green Calves down to 30.00. SHEEP and LAMBS. 108. Choice Ijambs 65.00-67.00; Medium-Good I-arnbs 55.00-65.00; Light and Cull Lambs 40.00-60.00; Butchering Ewes and Bucks up to 28.00. ' HOGS. 122. Good-Choice Butcher Hogs 190-225 lbs. 41.00-42.60; Good- Choice Butcher Hogs 225-250 lbs. 42.00-42.60; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs. down, up to 37.50; Good-Choice Butcher Sows 400 lbs., up to 38.25; Heavy Boars up to 28.00; Pigs-Per Head 12.0024.00. FRIDAY, OCT. 25 ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE Sale to Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks . -at l:OOP.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. 50 to 60 Head Now telling 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 NOV. 22
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