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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Travel i« alow in the rain and snow.
Make sure cellar windows are shut tight. Average length of days for the week, 9
hours, 13 minutes . Last quarter of the moon, Dec 5 (Thurs.) Darnel Stillson
patented pipe wrench, Dec 5, 1876 . Thornton Wilder died Dec 7, 1975
Tornado in Vicksbuig, Miss, killed 38, left $25 million in damages, Dec 5, 1953 .
Delaware became first state to ratify new federal constitution, Dec 7,1787. Wealth
is not hts that has it, but his that enjoys it
Home Hints: For ease of peeling, remove shells from hard-boiled eggs while they are still warm
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Week begins cold, with light snow, snow continues through mid
week, end of week cloudy with flumes
Greater New York-New Jersey; Cold temperatures with rain and snow at begin
ning of week, midweek ram, milder temperatures, end of week cold wave
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week cold temperatures, sleet, cloudy and
continued cold mid through end of week
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Dewart Livestock?
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, November 25
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 229...PDA—Compared
with last Monday’s market,
Slaughter cows .55-1.50 higher,
Few Choice slaughter steers 1080-
1400 lbs. 60.0045.25, Good 50.50-
60.00. Few Good & Choice holsteins
45.00-52.00, Few Standard 40,75-
44.00. Individual Choice slaughter
heifers at 60.00, Few Good 52.00-
56.50. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 34.75-37.85,
Few to 42.75, Cutter & Boning
Utility 33.50-36.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 28.00-33.25, Shells down to
20.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1275-
2435 lbs. slaughter bulls 42.25-50.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Few
Medium Frame #l, 400-600 lbs.
54.00-60.00; Heifers Medium
Frame #1350400 lbs. 40.0047.00.
CALVES 224: Individual Prime
vealers at 107.00, Few Choice 81.00-
89.00, few Good 60.00-72.00, Stan
dard & Good 70-105 lbs. 43.0050.00,
Few Utility 5540 lbs. 35.0045.00.
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Cockeyeviile. Maryland 21010
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. TOBACCO \ JSflYOOir
ATTENTION TOBACCOFARMERS
OFFERING A FAIRER AND MORE COMPETITIVE WAY
TO MARKET YOUR TOBACCO
We expect the Type 609 buyers to start working on you fairly hard by December
2,1985. They say they want their tobacco earlier than the auction will open. They
don't think we will handle enough tobacco per day to fill their demand for
December. WE HAVE A FEW SURPRISES FOR THEM! PREPARATION: Lots will
consist of 11 Tennessee Style Bales and 15 Pa. Style Bales. <5O-70 lbs.) It is very
important and will eliminate many problems if you keep your lots very consistant.
One bale will be exposed on each lot for buyer inspection. That bate MUST
represent all the bales on that lot! Keep pole burned tobacco in a separate lot.
Keep the green out of your tobacco. DO NOT strip your tobacco too damp. When
storing tobacco on the farm, stack your bales so that all sides of the bale are
exposed to the air.
PLEASE BRING YOUR NICEST TOBACCO TO THE FIRST
AUCTION AS THIS WILL STIMULATE AND MAINTAIN BUYER
INTEREST IN YOUR CROP.
It is still important that you get your name and other information to us for
scheduling. Do not wait til the last minute.
We have scheduled an open house lor you to inspect the facilities, see how
tobacco will be prepared for auction and educate you on how to strip and grade
your tobacco.
OPEN HOUSE WILL BE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1985 FROM
1:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M.
ERIC PROBST GENERAL MANAGER 717-768-7100
THC
DEC. 3-9,1985
Ask the Old Farmer: Reading an 1850 Census,
I found many heads of households listed as
"mechanics " Can you tell me what this term
implied 7 V M, Topeka, Kansas
A mechanic was a man whose occupation in
volved working with hand tools rather than
farming
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-
130 lbs. 55.0048.00, mostly 65.00-
80.00.
HOGS 106: Barrows & gilts 1.00-
2.00 higher. Few Lots US No. 1-2
275-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.80-
47.00, No. 2-3 235-255 lbs. 45.70-
46.70. Sows US No. 1-3 300430 lbs.
35.00- Couple Boars 28.00 and
31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 126: US No. 1-3
20-40 lbs. feeder pigs 24.0040.00 per
head, No. 14 5040 lbs. 31.5045.00
per head.
SHEEP 19: Few Low to average
Choice 75-100 lbs. wool slaughter
lambs 60.0048.00. Slaughter ewes
20.00-
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, November 25
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 50.00-
55.00.
Veal Calves 65.00-89.00.
Vealer Bull Calves 65.00-89.00
Slaughter Calves 50.00-57.00.
Grassers & Feeders 32.00-42
Lambs 55.00-70.00
LIVESTOCK HAULING
Dependable Service
6 Possum Bottom Tractors
and Trailers
Call Anytime
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
L. Robert Frame Manager
Office
Office & Home:
Office & Home:
717-442-'
215-458-
215-458-1
Sheep 21.00-33.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 42.00-45.50.
Sows 32.00-35.50.
Boars 29.0032.00.
Pigs, each 15.00-28.50.
Heifers 34.0040.75.
Steers, medium 38.00-42.00.
Steers, feeder 35.0030.00.
Bulls 38.0044.75.
Cows, utility 35.0037.50.
Cows, fat 34.00-37.00.
Cows, medium 32.5034.00.
Cows, poor or small 25.0030.00.
Cattle Market real active.
Calf Market steady to higher.
Horses To 180.00.
Ponies None.
Goats, each 15.0044.00.
Remarks: Cattle Market real
active. Should be good next
Monday (Deer Season.)
Feeder Sale Ist Monday of Each
Month.
Dairy Sale 3rd Thursday of Each
Month.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Nov. 25
CATTLE. 501. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 61.00 to
64.00, few to 65.50; Good St Choice
53.00 to 60.00, few to 61.10; Good St
Choice-Holstein 48.50 to 52.75;
Standard & Good-Holstein 43.50 to
48.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 59.00 to 63.25, few to 65.25;
Good St Choice 53.00 to 60.00;
Standard & Good 45.00 to 54.75.
COWS: Utility St Commercial
34.75 to 39.00, few to 43.35; Cutter St
Boning Utility 32.50 to 37.85;
Canner St Low Cutter 33.50 &
Down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 45.00-50.50, few to 52.25;
Yield Grade 2 39.00 to 45.75.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS: Steers-Medium &
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVUE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs trom 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
r Some markets not covered by
4 PDA due to deer season
Good 45.0000.00, few to 62.50;
Heifers-Medium & Good 38.00-
50.00, few to 53.50; Bulls-Medium
& Good 40.0051.50, few to 56.00;
Steers-Holstein 35.5044.75, few to
46.75.
CALVES 486. Good & Choice-125
to 250 pounds 75.0085.00, few to
89.00; Medium & Good-125 to 250
pounds 58.0076.00; Medium &
Good-80 to 120 pounds up to 56.00;
Light & Cull-all weights up to
50.00; Holstein Bulls-return to
farm up to 110.00; Holstein Heifers
-return to farm up to 57.50.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 63.
Choice Lambs None offered;
Medium & Good Lambs 60.00-
72.50; Light & Cull Lambs 50.00-
62.50; Sheep, Ewes & Bucks up to
26.00; Goats-all sizes (by head)
10.0047.00.
HOGS 139. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 43.2545.50; No. 1-3
Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds 44.50
to 46.75; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs-250-
300 pounds 41.75 to 45.75; Good
Butcher Sows-400 pounds down
36.00 to 41.00, few to 43.00; Good
Butcher Sows-400 pounds up 36.00
to 41.50, few to 42.50; Heavy Boars
-over 300 pounds 31.00; Pigs-all
sizes (by head) 15.00-32.50.
Sale every Monday evening at
5:00 p.m.
Hay & straw sale every Monday
at 1:00 p.m.
Peoria Cattle
November 27,1985
Report Supplied by USD A
Trading moderately active on
moderate supply. Demand
moderate. Slaughter steers 2.50
higher, except Holsteins steady.
Slaughter heifers 2.00 higher. Cows
3.50 to 5.00 higher. Bulls 1.00
higher. All reported sales Monday
with not enough sales Wednesday
for a market test. • Supply mainly
good to average choice slaughter
steers and heifers with 14% cows
estimated receipts this holiday
shortened period about 1850 as
compared to 1820 a week ago and
2714 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3 1050-1200 lbs. 64.50
66.00, part load 66.50; 1000-1060 lbs.
63.50-65.00. Choice 3-5 1050-1225 lbs.
64.00- Mixed and good choice
2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 62.50-64,50. Good
2-3 900-1050 lbs. 60.0003.00. Mixed
good 2-3 Holsteins 1250-1510 lbs.
53.00- Standard and good 2-3
Holsteins 1250-1350 lbs. 50.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24, mostly 3 950-1100 lbs.
62.5063.50, load 64.00 ; 900950 lbs.
61.5062.50. Choice 3-510001150 lbs.
60.5063.00 mixed good and choice
2-3 9001100 lbs. 60.0063.00. Good 2-
3 800950 lbs. 59.0062.00
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 34.00-36.00. Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-2 32.00-34.50.
Canner and Low Cutter 30.00-32.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1500-2180 lbs.
43.00-46.00.
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 Diller, Manager
Phone 394-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 626-8653
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FRIDAY, DEC. 20
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.
SO to 60 Head
Now tolling our now hybrod gilts
roprmontlng mostly York 6
Hampshire & Landraco cross. Brad
for oaslor & Loss trouble over
farrowing and batter weight gains.
Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysiplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coll, Pasteueralla
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Tracker 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 JAN. 17