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OLD FARMERSALMANAC
JAN. 27-FEB. 2,1986
Snow's on the ground when the woodchuck looks 'round.
A good time to get garden power tools repaired Last quarter of the moon Feb 1
(Sat) Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 56 minutes Eight-day
snowstorm hit New Mexico and Texas beginning Feb 1,1956 First players elected
to Baseball Hall of Fame, Jan 29,1936 National Geographic Society founded Jan
27,1888 Football coach Bear Bryant died Jan 27,1983 Facts do not cease to exist
because they are ignored
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Through midweek mild temperatures, light snow north, end of week
snow with cold temperatures
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with mild temperatures, mid through
end of week snow north, rain south, with cold temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins clear and warm, midweek ram, changing to
sleet, end of week ram, snow m mountains
(All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444)
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Lebanon, Pa.
Tuesday, January 21
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 258: Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher;
Slaughter bulls steady to strong.
Choice slaughter steers 2-4 1135-
1365 lbs. 58.75-59.25, two 60.10 &
61.00, Good 51.00-58.75, Good &
Choice holsteins 1265-1590 lbs.
47.50-51.25, Standard 42.25-48.75,
Few 49.00-51.00, Few Choice
slaughter heifers 965-1230 lbs.
49.25-55.75, one 59.00, Good 45.00-
48.00 one 50.75, Standard 40.00-
45.25, Utility 35.75-41.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 38.50-40.85, few 42.75, Cutter
& Boning Utility 33.75-38.50, few
39.00, Conner & Low Cutter 29.25-
33.75, Shells down to 24.75. Few
Standard slaughter bullocks 43.00-
47.50. Yield Grade No. 1 1170-2205
lbs. slaughter bulls, 47.00-51.00, few
down 43.50.
CALVES 180: Few Choice
vealers 80.00-99.00, Good 58.00-
75.00, one 86.00, Standard & Good
100-105 lbs. 44.00-48.00, 70-90 lbs.
40.00- Utility 35-90 lbs. 30.00-
40.00, FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-130 lbs. 48.00-100.00 mostly
65.00- Few Holstein heifers
90-110 lbs. 48.00-52.00.
HOGS 204: Barrows & gilts
steady to 50 cents, spots $l.OO
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, January 13
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 50.00-
65.00.
Veal Calves 65.0042.50.
Vealer Bull Calves 80.00-100.00.
Slaughter Calves 42.00-50.00.
Grassers k Feeders 30.0045.00.
Lambs New Crop 150 55.00-76.00.
Sheep 20.00-28.00.
Hogs, 200 t 0250 39.0043.00.
Sows 28.0032.50.
Boars 25.0037.00.
Pigs, each 15.0036.00.
Heifers 35.0042.25.
Steers Med. 36.0044.25.
Steers, feeder 35.0047.00.
Bulls 37.0043.75.
Cows, uti1ity39.0041.50.
Cows, fat 38.0041.00.
Cows, medium 34.00-36.00.
Cows, poor or small 25.0033.00.
Cattle Market higher.
Calf Market steady.
Horses None.
Ponies None.
Goats each 30.00-70.00.
Remarks: New Crop of Lambs
real high all sheep k lambs in good
demand.
Feeder Sale Ist Monday of Each
Month.
Dairy Sale 3rd Thursday of Each
Month.
i iSRS
j ATTENTION TOBACCO FARMERS fi
! OFFERING A FAIRER AND MORE COMPETITIVE WAY il;
I TO MARKET YOUR TOBACCO I;
* We thank all farmers for their continued support It is obvious that we are getting
| more support each A every day. We hope you realize that the auction has put Iti
I more dollars back into our own farm community PLEASE DON’T LET THE 5 '
i SMALL AUCTION FEE DETER YOU FROM USING THIS NEW SYSTEM'The extra Ij
■ price you will get for your outgrade tobacco compared to years earlier will more
I than pay your auction fee. YOU ARE ALSO PAID ON YOUR TRUE WEIGHT If you Z 1
x are planning on selling your tobacco on the farm we would recommend that you 11
I compare your farm weights with those at the receiving station 1
? Be careful that you do not let rumors of higher prices m the field affect your i
■ decisions whether to hold your tobacco for these higher prices THAT IS ALL f
f THEY ARE. RUMORS! If there are higher prices being offered in the country, they Z
(could just as well be offered at auction The auction will bring the most com- I ,
petitive prices It is time to get your tobacco sold Remember, those buyers that *
support the auction the most will m return be supported by the auction I
i TYPE 609’ It is important that you strip your Type 609 as promptly as you can in I
I order to keep our buyer interest We will have only Type 609 sales for the week of 5
x January 27 til January 31 so we would like you to get your Type 609 in during that I
I week if you can |
I TYPE 41 We will sell Type 41 Tobacco again beginning Feb 3 We are getting i
I more and more interest from the Southern buyers and this will have a positive I
I influence on your TYPE 41 market You farmers will have to make the final J
i decision whether to use the auction for marketing your TYPE 41 tobacco We I
I would appreciate that you stay informed on TYPE 41 auction prices and if you J
| bring TYPE 41 to sell that you have indeed decided to sell 1 Prices will be x
X published in the Lancaster Farming each Saturday You should do some grading I
I of your TYPE 41 for the auction market Also, paper is not required but that is up I
I to you Call for more details X
| We have certified Type 609 seeds lor sale at the auction I
f Directions Sale is held 2V» miles east of Intercourse along Rt 340 every Mondav Z
Z Wednesday and Friday 1
HRICPROBST GENERAL MANAGER 717-768-7100 J
muary
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Ask the Old Farmer; What does B VD stand for 7 My
father wore that type of underwear and I've been
trying to find out for years, but no one can answer my
Question R A S , Galisteo, N M
nitidis of the last names of the three original manufac
turers Burton, Vorhees, and Dirsten
Home Hints: Place ice cream for a children s party in colored
paper cups and store in freezer until needed This makes the
serving easy at party time
. TOBACCO a .
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Receipts this week about 1,200;
five days last week 886; and same
period a year ago 1,165. Trading
moderate for the week. Slaughter
Steers and Heifers .50 to 1.00 lower
compared to Wednesday of last
week.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
few loads carrying a prime end 24
1100-1350 lbs. 59.50-62.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1050-1250 lbs.
57.00-59.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 950-1125 lbs. 58.0040.00,
load 60.50. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1100 lbs. 55.00-58.50.
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Livestock market and auction news
lower. US No. 1-2 225-245 lbs.
barrows & gilts 46.8547.10, No. 2-3
215-235 lbs. 46.2546.85, Pew No. 24
220-260 lbs. 45.0046.50, Few No. 1-3
200-205 lbs. 43.5044.50, Few 175-190
lbs. 38.25-39.00. SOWS - US No. 1-3
230-655 lbs. sows 35.50-36.50, one
38.00, No. 2-3 335-570 lbs. 33.00-
36.00, Few Medium 260405 lbs.
30.00-32.50. Boars 32.0042.75.
FEEDER PIGS 7: Lot US No. 1-3
44 lbs. feeder pigs 60.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 1: One Slaughter Buck
15.00,
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Jan. 23
Report Supplied by USDA
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
personnel
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RO 4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 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
Ph0ne:717.275-2880
Apple Market
News Service
January 21,1986
Report Supplied the PDA
Most reporters show demand to
be slow to moderate with a steady
market tone.
Prices quoted are wholesale,
truckload, F. 0.8. at the orchard or
packinghouse.
SUMMARY
BAGGED APPLES; Cartons,
12/3 » bags 2 1/4” up, Red
Delicious, Comb. U.S. Extra
Fancy 6.50-7.50 mo. 7.00; Golden
Delicious, U.S. F'ancy 6.00-7.00,
mo. 6.50; Rome, U.S. Fancy 6.25-
7.50 mo. 7.00; Stayman, U.S. Fancy
7.00-7.50.
TRAYPACK: 3 Red Delicious,
U.S. No. 1 Hail Grade 8.00-9.50; 1
Red Delicious, Comb US Ex.
Fancy & US Fancy 113’s Igr. 9.00-
10.00, mo. 10.00; 2 Red Delicious
Comb U.S. Extra Fancy & U.S.
Fancy, 125’s 8.00-9.00; Golden
Delicious Comb. U.S. Ex. Fancy &
U.S. Fancy, 113’s Igr. 10.00-11.00;
Golden Delicious Comb. US Ex.
Fancy & US Fancy 125’s 8.00-10.00,
mo. 9.00; Rome, Comb. US Ex.
Fancy & US Fancy 113’s Igr. 8.00-
9.50 mo. 9.00; Rome, US Extra
Fancy 88’s Igr. 10.00-12.50; Rome,
US Extra Fancy 113’2 Igr. 9.00-
11.00; Stayman, Comb. US Ex.
Fancy & US Fancy 113’s Igr. 12.00-
13.00.
Controlled Atmosphere Storage
Cartons 12/3 § bags 2V«” up Red
Delicious, US Fancy 8.50.
Traypack Red Delicious, Comb.
US Ex. Fancy. & US Fancy 100’s
12.00; Red Delicous, Comb. US Ex.
Fancy & US Fancy 113’ 11.00; Red
Delicious, Comb. US Ex. Fancy &
US Fancy 125 sml. 10.00.
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FRIDAY, FEB. 14
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 Head
Here Now! A New cross again,
large White & Landrace, first
generation true F-1 gilts from
these two purebred lines.
Brought in from Minnesota
from Lieske Bros. They will be
called White Diamond Gilts.
For This Sale
- 20 Head due between
Feb. 21 & 28.
25 Head due between
March 1 A 10.
Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysiplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pasteueralla
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE MAR. 14
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS