AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 23,1
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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