AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 23,1 s OLD FARMIR’S ALMANAC NOV. 25-DEC. 2,1985 Happy Thanksgiving Day! Water evergreens well before the ground freezes Average length of days for the week 9 hours 24 minutes Full moon Nov 27 (Wed ) Kilauea Volcano erupted in Hawaii, Nov 29,1975 Eugene O'Neill died Nov 27,1953 First Ford Model A sold (for $385), Dec 2,1927 U S -Cherokee peace treaty signed, Nov 28,1785 False friends and shadow s attend only when the sun is shining Ask the Old Farmer: There s a screw on the handle of my faucet that's so tight I can t budge it How can I get it off 7 L M , Rutland, Vt Insert a screwdriver into the <lot of the screw and while applying pressure to loosen it with one hand, tap the screwdriver gently on the handle with a hammer A few japs should do it Home Hints: Dry air from heated houses adversely at feels humidity loving plants so be sure to mist them daily or plate these potted houseplants on a water filled pebble tray above tne water line OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Beginning of week cold, midweek ram and snow, cold, end of week continuing cold, with light snow Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins warm with showers, rainy and cold bv midweek, end of week cold, snow Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week warm with thundershowers, cold and clearing by midweek, rain changing to sleet continued cold at weeks end (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 03444) 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 Diller, Manager Phone 394-7915 Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller Phone 626-8653 personnel I g BLBJI ■ ■■■■■■■■■r FRIDAY, DEC. 20 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 Hood Now selling our new hybred gilts representing mostly York & Hampshire 6 Landrace cross. Bred for easier A Less trouble over farrowing and better weight gains. ■WMMMMMbwnnAnnnnMnMMMMMMMMeuui Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysiplas, Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission CHRIST A. DEILER R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE DATE JAN. 17 THE WBf 9hl ng CATTLE. 590. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice & Prime 60.00 to 63.25, few to 64.10; Good & Choice 53.00 to 60.50; Good & Choice- Holstein 48.00 to 53.50; Standard & Good-Holstein 42.00 to 48.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 56.00 to 61.00, few to 63.00; Good & Choice 50.00 to 57.00; Standard & Good 45.00 to 52.50. COWS: Utility & Commercial 34.00 to 36.50, few to 38.75; Cutter & Boning 'Utility 30.00 to 35.50; Canner & Low Cutter 32.00 & Down. BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS; Yield Grade 1 46.00-50.50, few to 52.60; Yield Grade 2 39.00-46.50. STOCKER CATTLE-ALL WEIGHTS: Steers-Medium & Good 50.00-62.50; Heifers-Medium & Good 42.00-52.00; Bulls-Medmm & Good 44.00-55.00; Steers- Holstein 39.00-46.50. ATTENTION FARMERS The New Way To Market Your Livestock HATFIELD PACKING CO. WILL RECEIVE YOUR HOGS „ MOYER PACKING CO. JUsD* WILL RECEIVE YOUR CATTLE AT THE , BLAIR-BEDFORD BUYING STATION RD #l, Martinsburg, PA • Every Monday we will receive your hogs from 7 30 am to 11am Also, calves from 7 30 a m to 3 p m Your animals will be weighed & paid for immediately • We will also accept your sows and boars • Your Butcher Cattle & Calves will be received from Sam to 12 noon every Thursday 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 mornings and we will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for the day Thanksgiving Week Sale Wednesday, November 27 instead of Thursday DALE R. HOOVER - Owner Blair-Bedford Buying Station Bud nasi Rasldanca Phona SI4-793-3077 Phona 814-793-3637 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 BAM to 12 Noon 1 1 every Monday Your hogs will be weighed and \ | paid for immediately. 1 | • We will also accept your sows & boars. i • Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M. J 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 < t deducted from your check. J j • You may call our office Monday morning and we i ! will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for g) the day. I \ MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner ; 4 Danville Buying Station Phone: 717-275-2880 Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, Nov. 18 CALVES 477. Good & Choice-125 to 250 pounds 75.00-85.00, few to 92.00; Medium & Good-125 to 250 pounds 65.00-75.00; Medium & Good-80 to 120 pounds 50.00-65.00; Light & Cull-all weights 50.00 and down; Holstein Bulls-return to farm up to 100.00; Holstein Heifers -return to farm up to 62.00. LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 78. Choice Lambs 68.00-70.00; Medium & Good Lambs 60.00-68.00; Light & Cull Lambs 50.00-60.00; Sheep, Ewes & Bucks 20.00-24.00; Goats all sizes (by head) 10.00-45.00. HOGS 132. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs -190-225 pounds 41.00-45.00; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds 43.50 to 46.00; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs-250- 300 pounds 41.00 to 44.50; Good Butcher Sows-400 pounds down 38.00 to 39.00; Good Butcher Sows -400 pounds up 39.00 to 40.50; Heavy Boars-over 300 pounds 31.00 to 31.50; Pigs-all sizes (by head) 26.00-42.00. Sale every Monday evening at 5:00 p.m. Hay & straw sale every Monday atl;oop.m. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, Nov. 15 Report Supplied by USDA Today 457 Ust Friday 490 Ust Year 306 TREND: No comparison available. FEEDER STEERS: Medium & Urge 1: 600-775 lb. 59.50-61.50. Medium & Small 1- One lot 460 lb. 65.25; 550-675 lb. mostly 59.50- 60.50. Small 1 • 475-600 lb. 58.0060,00. Urge 1 • 750-950 lb. 56.25-57.50. Large 1-2 : 700-1000 lb. 52.00-56.00 Urge 2 Holsteins: One lot 775 lb 47.50; 890-920 lb. 41.2541.75. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium & Small 1: 450-525 lb. 48.00-51.00. FEEDER BULIS: Medium 1 One lot 757 lb 45.00 Small 1 • One lot 475 lb 53 50
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