AB-Umcaster Farming, Saturday, February 8,1986
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
FEB. 10-16,1986
Temperatures rise but later snow flies.
Happy Valentine's Day First quarter of the moon, Feb 16 (Sun ) Average
length of days for the week, 10 hours, 30 minutes Ice jammed the Mississippi
River m New Orleans, La , Feb 13,1784 Singer Nat King Cole died Feb 15,1965
Virgin Mary seen at Lourdes, France, Feb 11, 1858 Meteonte hit Norton,
Kansas, Feb 11, 1948 Opportunities, like eggs, come one at a time
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week sleet, mild temperatures, midweek cold with
flumes, week ends with snow
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with ram, snow in mountains, mid
week mild, end of week cloudy and cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Ramy and cold at beginning of week, midweek sunny,
end of week rainy and cold
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MATERIALS
* Sfli£ ZINE BLADEX
* pUAL * BANVEL
* LASSO * LOROX
" SUTAZINE * PARAQUAT
* ROUNDUP * PRINCEP
* LASSO- ATRA2
SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES
• BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
THE
Ask the Old Farmer: I have never learned how to
sharpen scissors and shears What tools and tricks of the
trade are needed’ Rl, Cresco, Pa
Using about an 8-tnch flat mill file, clamp one blade in a
vise ana, following the angle of the cutting edge, file from
the inside toward the point The high side of the blade
should he facing you so that any burr made while you are
filing will not be on the cutting edge
Home Hints: Store garlic outside the refrigerator in an unglazed
pottery crock or small basket
?orated Dublin NH 03444)
Incoi
52.00&54.00; Straw 41.00-63.00; Ear
Com 55.00-70.00; Com Fodder one
load 30.00.
* EXTRAZINE
* LORSBAN
* FURADAN
* COUNTER
* DYFONATE
Livestock market and auction news
Leinbach Farm
Market
Shippensburg, Pa.
Sat. & Tues., Jan. 25&28, 1986
24 Loads Hay, 5 Straw & 5 Ear
Corn.
Alfalfa 64.00-91.00, one load
105.00; Mixed Hay 37.50-77.00;
Timothy Hay few 47.00-58.00;
Orchard Grass, 2 loads
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 3
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 225... Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
cows about steady... Few Low
Choice 1150-1250 lbs. steers 57-
58.25, Good 48-56.25, few Choice
holsteins 51-54.50, few Good 44.75-
47.50, Standard 39.50-44.75... Few
Choice heifers 53.75-55.50, few
LIVESTOCI
Dependa
6 Possum B<
and'
Call
Vintage Sat
L. Robert F
Office 717-442-4181 |
Office & Home: 215-458-5060 K
Office & Home: 215-458-8518 |
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,
'a., 6 miles south of Quarryvilfe, 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-l 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 8 10.
Vaccinated for Lepto, Eryciplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pasteueralla
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Tracker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SAUFDATE MAR. 14
Good 47.75-50.85, Breaking Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
36.75-39.10, couple 40.25, Cutter &
Boning Utility 34.50-37.50, Canner
& Low Cutter 31.25-34.50, Shells
down to 25... Few Yield Grade No. 1
950-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 40.50-
49 35
CALVES 164... Few Choice
vealers 81.00-90, few Good 70.00-80,
Standard and Good 70-100 lbs.
46.00- few Utility 60-80 lbs. 40.00-
47... FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90-125 lbs. 65.00-98, mostly
80.00-
HOGS 69... Few Lots US No. 2-3
215-245 lbs. barrows and gilts 44.70-
45.50, one lot 47.60, lot No. 1-3 190
lbs. at 43.60... US No. 1-3 3-580 lbs.
sows 32.00-35... Boars 28.25-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 106...0ne Ixit US
No. 1-3 10 lbs. feeder pigs at 18.00
per head, few lots 35-50 lbs. 29.50-32
per head.
SHEEP 7... Few Slaughter ewes
20.00-
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 6
Report Supplied by USDA
Trading slow. Demand light to
moderate. Bulk of receipts Mon
day with not enough receipts
remainder of week for a market
test. Slaughter steers 2.00 to 3.00
lower; slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00
lower. Cows generally steady to
firm. Bulls firm to mostly 2.00
higher. Supply mainly good to
average choice slaughter steers
and heifers with 12% cows.
Estimated receipts 1100 compared
with actual receipts of 1179 last
week and 1184 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3 1050-1250 lbs. 57.00-
58.50, couple loads 58.75-59.00; 975-
1050 lbs. 55.00-57.50. Choice 3-51000-
1200 lbs. 55.00-57.00. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 55.00-
57.00. Good 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 51.00-
56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3 950-1150 lbs. 56.00-
57.00 : 875-950 lb; 54.00-56.50
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
sia?
Experience*
personnel
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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 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows ft 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