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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
NOV. 18-24,1985
Watch the (ky as the geese fly by.
Transplant lilac bushes now . Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 36
minutes First quarter of the moon, Nov 19 (Tues). MGM Grand Hotel fire m
Las Vegas, Nev, Nov 21, 1980 . First jukebox installed (San Francisco), Nov 23,
1889.. Jack London died Nov 22,1916 .. North Carolina ratified U S Constitu
tion, Nov 21,1789. , Deliberate slowly, execute promptly
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week begins cold with flumes, midweek warming slightly, end of
the week mild with rain, snow in mountains
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week cold wave, hard frost, sunny
and warm midweek; end of week showers
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins cloudy and cold, midweek sunny and mild,
ram north, end of week clear and warm
Piedmont Sc Southeast Coastal: Sunny and cold with frost north at beginning of
week; midweek turning sunny, mild, mild temperatures continue through week's
end
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Oklahoma City
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Receipts: 4,500
Feeder steers and heifers steady
to 1.00 lower, greatest decline on
calves especially the heifers.
Feeder demand light to
moderate, best outlets for
yearlings. Wet weather (drizzle to
hard rain) the past few days
hampering handling and outlets
for livestock. Light calves affected
the most. Bulk supply medium and
large frame 1 thru 2 250-700# steers
and 300-600# heifers.
Sold today 3432 head. Yester
day’s auction total 13873 head.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium &
large frame 1 230# 82.00 ; 250-300#
75.00-80.50; 300-400# 70.50-75.50, lot
335# thin 78.10; 400800# 68.50-75.50,
lot 440# 76.30; 500-550# 64.20-70.90;
550800# 62.4087.00; 600-700# 62.25-
64.50 ; 700-750# 60.40-63.30; lot 805#
58.80.
Medium and large frame mixed
1-2 255# 77.00,• 300-400# 64.00-71.00
bulk 66.75 up; 400-500# 64.0049.30;
500-550# 62.4045.00; 600-700# 60.00-
LOUIS LYONS & SON
Consign your cattle and hogs, feeder pigs
& calves to Louis Lyons & Son. They offer
choice service, excellent sorting &
marketing of your livestock.
Charles Oilier, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
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Ask the Old Farmer: 1 have a corroded and dirty
brass belt buckle. How can I get it clean? <D J M , S
Easton, Mass.
Mix vinegar with salt and flour to make a thick paste, rub
on hard, and rinse off Polish with a soft cloth and a little
toothpaste
Home Hints: To remove stains from a crystal vase or decanter,
fill the vessel with watra water, add a denture-cleaning tablet,
and let sit for a few hours, then wash and nnse
62.60 ; 700800# 57.0081.00; 835#
54.00.
Medium and large frame 2 260#
66.50; few 350-380# 62.1082.20; 450-
800# 54.30-58.25; 900# 52.10.
Large frame 2 holsteins 805#
46.50; 1010# 43.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1 245# thin 64.75;
290800# 58.0083.80 mostly 59.00-
02.90; 500800# 56.2081.25; few 600-
090# 56.7089.40.
Medium and large frame mixed
1-2 250800# 55.0088.30; 500825#
53.5085.80 few thin 57.2087.75; 785#
52.25.
Medium and large frame 2 300-
500# 50.75-54.00; 500800# 50.25-
53.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Few late
sales steady. Y.G. 1 1600-1800#
high-dressing 46.00; package 1200#
40.00.
FORTtii_, Feeder steers
under 600#, steady to 1.00 lower;
over 600# ,50-1.00 higher. Feeder
heifers under 500# 1.00-2.00 lower;
over 500# firm to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter cows .50-1.00 higher.
Slaughter bulls fully 1.00 higher.
Slaughter steers and heifers
closed this week 50 higher.
Demand good throughout the
week. Advances at wholesale beef
level the major factor in the ad
vance. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower.
Slaughter bulls steady.
Estimated 5 day receipts this
week 6885, actuals last week 7475
and 10125 last year. Slaughter
steers made up 42 pet of the weeks
receipts; Slaughter heifers 35 pet;
Slaughter cows 5 pet and feeders 16
pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Closing
sales choice 2-4 1050-1325 lbs. 64.50-
66.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3
1050-1250 lbs. 62.00-64.50. Few good
60.0062.00. Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lb.
holsteins 55.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Closing sales choice 2-4 950-1150
lbs. 63.50-64.50, package 65.00.
Mixed good and choice 2-3 950-1050
lbs. 61.50-63.50. Few good 58.00-
61.50.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for choice 900-1100 lb.
slaughter steers 63.55, 1100-1300
lbs. 64.48. Average weight all
slaughter steers this week 1208
lbs., average cost 64.09 compared
to 1193 lbs. and 63.04 last week.
Average weight all slaughter
heifers this week 1062 lbs., average
cost 60.03 compared to 1060 lbs. and
62.59 last week.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
utility and commercial 2-4 29.50-
33.50, bulk 30.50-32.50. Cutter and
boning utility 1-3 33.00-34.75, few
high dressing 35.00-36.00. Few
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
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.
50 to 60 Hoad
Now soiling our now hybrod gilts
roprosonting mostly York A
Hampshire & Landraco cross. Brod
for oasior A Loss trouble over
farrowing and bettor weight gains.
30 head due between
Nov. 25 & Dec. 7
22 head due between
Dec. 7 & Dec. 20
Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysiplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pasteueralla
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 DEC. 20
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, Nov. 14
Report Supplied by USD A
PIGS
STATE
GRADED SALE
FRI. NOV. 22
1:30 P.M. at
AT
WESTMINSTER
LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
Westminster, Md.
Phone (301)848-9820
canner and low cutter 32.0063.50,
few canner to 28.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1-2 1200-
1900 lbs. 44.00-48.75, low dressing
40.00-43.50.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, November 12
Report supplied by Auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 36.10-38.85; Cutters 33.85-
36.00; Canners 30.85-33.10; Shells
27.00.
Heifers: Standard 51.00-55.50;
Commercial42.oo-48.00.
Steers: Good 51.50-55.00;
Standard 46.50-50.25
Bulls: Good
Standard 43.00-46.50
Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs.
large frame 55.00-80.00; 300-500
lbs. small frame 48.00-60.00; 500-
700 lbs. large frame 52.0062.00;
500-700 lbs. small frame 50.00-
58.00.
Veal Calves: Choice 77.00-
86.00; Good 65.00-76.00; Standard
50.0tK63.00 Utility 41.0049.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls
104.00; Heifers 61.0041.00.
Hogs: 45.7546.75.
Sows: 36.7541.25.
Boars: 26.50-30.50.
Shoats: 2040 lbs. per head
16.00- 30-35 lbs. per head
20.00- 35-50 lbs. per head
25.0036.00.
Lambs: 55.00-70.00.
Sheep: 18.00-23.00.
Goats per head 20.0035.00.
CRIPPLED AND
Cows, Steers & Bulls
For Slaughter Under
USDA Inspection
Call Wayne Taylor
717-866-6289
215-286-9400
Lebanon, Berks, Lancaster
& Chester Counties
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lON TOBACCO FARMER
ATTENTI
OFFERING A FAIRER AND MORE COMPETITIVE WAY
TO MARKET YOUR TOBACCO
Keep in mind that there are more orders for your 609 tobacco than there is
tobacco. There are 3 pricing methods which are now being offered by buyers in
the field. We are very encouraged by your refusal to sell & we thank you for your
tremendous support for the auction
DON'T LET THIS ALTERNATIVE TOBACCO
MARKETING SYSTEM FAIL!!
Buyers are telling you they won’t be at the auction They are telling us they will be
and they will buy tobacco wherever you allow them to Before you sell your
tobacco, call the auction to find out the total story
PLEASE WATCH THE NEWSPAPERS FOR
VALUABLE INFORMATION REGARDING
THE AUCTION!
We will have one final large meeting at the beginning of December at the auction
facilities. At this meeting we will demonstrate how your tobacco should be
prepared for auction. We will also demonstrate stripping i grading of your
tobacco. We will also answer all your questions.
ppirPDHRQT GENERAL MANAGER
ERIC PROBST 7X7.768-7100
New Holland Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
161 loads.
Alfalfa, 11 loads, 90.00-130.00, 22
loads at 70.0044.00,2 at 21.00-60.00;
Mixed Hay, 13 loads at 90.00-132.00,
19 at 60.00-88.00,1 at 52.00.
24 loads Timothy, 5 at 90.00-
110.00, 12 at 72.00-89.00, 7 at 57.00-
66.00.
3 loads Clover, 49.00-76.00; Or
chard Grass, 2 loads, 70.00-87.00;
Straw, 29 loads at 90.00-95.00,24 at
60.00-82.00,1 at 52.00.
Ear Corn, new, 4 loads at 60.00-
67.00, 6 at 49.00-59.00; 7 old, 63.00-
81.00; Com Fodder, 46.00.
Oats, 5 loads, 1.80-2.10 bu.; Rye,
3 loads, 2.60-3.50 bu.
48.50-52.35;
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 14
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesdays salable receipts 1,450,
five days last week 1,591, same
period year ago 2,214. Trading
moderate for the week. Slaughter
steers and heifers ended the week
50 cents to 1.00 higher.
88.00-
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, 1150-1350 lbs. 65.00tf.50, load
67.00 on Monday; few loads 64.50
65.50 on Wednesday. Mixed good
and choice 2-3,1050-1200 lbs. 63.00
65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4, 950-1200 lbs. 62.5064.25
Monday, few packages 63.5064.00
Wednesday. Mixed good and
choice 2-3,9001100 lbs., 60.5063.00.
DISABLED
Monday, Nov. 11
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