incaster infr OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC MARCH 10-16,1986 Try not to rush in this sleet and slush. A good time to start your compost pile Average length of da\s for the week II hours 48 minutes New moon March 10 (Mon ) Quake caused $4O million damage and killed 120 in Long Beach Calif March 10 1933 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton married March 15 1964 Anniversary Walt/ bv Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin was ranked number one on CBS s Your Hit Parade March 13 1947 Stephen Vincent Benel died at age 44 March 13 1943 }onr old men shall dream dream s i/our voting men shall sec visions NiTiTTTTT" — Ask the Old Farmer; What places have the most sunshine 7 I |‘L£L!L9V 7 A > 'I We think vve do here in Florida Are we right 7 LC Fort ii'-i Lauderdale Fla fIRWHF Between M 9 19b? and Match 17 19b9 S t Pi Unhurt Flor- Jv~ ” l(^a dny' of Ou tin Sahara Divert iuinKr tin rc iT'tif shim 9? permit of tin turn M Home Hints Ni\ir vc.iter housi pl.mts wiih u*ld w.iiir usi lukt llkv* .Jill 1 OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England' Beginning of week ram south snow north midweek cold and clear end ot week ram south sleet north turning mild Greater New York-New Jersey. Week begins with ram snow inland midweek cold week ends with cold wave then sunn\ and mild Middle Atlantic Coastal: Ram changing to snow and cold temperatures at begin nmg ot week mild and clear midweek raun w ith mild temperatures at end ot week (All Rights Risi nid 'imkti Publishing Imorponkd Dublin \M (H 444) nroonr>acflp 58,75 few to 60,0 ° : Good & Choice Vjreencdbue 52.00-56.50 few to 58.00; Good & Li Vest OCR Choice-Holstein 46.50-49.00 few to Greencastle, Pa. 52.00; Standard & Good-Holstein Monday, March 3 41.00 to 45.00 few to 46.00. CATTLE. 602. SLAUGHTER SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: STEERS: Choice & Prime 56.75- Choice 55.00-58.00 few to 60.00; For Slaughter Under USDA Inspection Call Wayne Taylor 717-866-6289 215-286-9400 Lebanon, Berks, Lancaster & Chester Counties MATERIALS * ATRAZINE * BLADEX * EXTRAZINE * DUAL * BANVEL * LORSBAN * LASSO * LOROX * * SUTAZINE * PARAQUAT FURADAN * ROUND UP *PR IN CEP * COUNTER * LASSO- ATRAZINE * DYFONATE SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES • BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 • Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354 ituri lard THE Good St Choice 53.00-56.50 few to 57.75; Standard Sc Good 48.00-52.50 few to 54.50. COWS: Utility Sc Commercial 35.00- few to 42.00; Cutter Sc Boning Utility 34.00-39.50; Canner St Low Cutter 34.00 and down. BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield Grade 1 46.00-51.00; Yield Grade 2 43.00- STOCKER CATTLE-ALL WEIGHTS: Steers-Medium St Good 52.00-65.00; Heifers-Medium & Good 50.00-61.00; Bulls-Medium St Good 45.00-58.00; Steers-- Holstein 38.00-46.00. CALVES 409. Good & Choice-125 to 250 pounds 70.00-108.00; Medium & Good-125 to 250 pounds 60.00 95.00; Medium St Good-80 to 120 pounds 50.00-65.00; Light & Cull all weights 50.00 St down; Holstein Bulls-retum to farm up to 100.00; Holstein Heifers-return to farm up to 66.00. LAMBS, SHEEP Sc GOATS 106. Choice Lambs 72.00-76.00; Medium & Good Lambs 60.00-72.50; Light St Cull Lambs 50.00-65.00; Sheep, Ewes & Bucks 25.00-30.00; Goats all sizes (by head) 10.00-60.00. HOGS 115. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs -190-225 pounds 40.00 to 42.00; No. 1- 3 Butcher Hogs 225-250 pounds 40.50 to 42.00; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs-250-300 pounds 38.00-41.00; Good Butcher Sows-400 pounds down, up to 40.00; Good Butcher 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 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 ihay 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 ty- LEHMAN - Owner Danville Buying Station Phono: 717-275-2880 Sows-400 pounds up to 42.00; Heavy Boars-over 300 pounds up to 30.50; Pigs-all sizes (by head) 12.00 to 33.00. Sale every Monday evening at 5:00 p.m. Hay Sc straw sale every Monday atl;oop.m. Eighty-Four Livestock Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, Mar. 3 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 257... Compared with last Monday’s market: Slaughter cows about steady... Few Choice slaughter steers 56.00-58, few Good 52.00-55, Standard 45.00-50, Utility 38.25-44... Few Good slaughter heifers 49.00-53, Standard 41.25- 46.50, Utility 37.50-41,..Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 36.00-39, few High Yielding Commercial at 41.75, Cutter & Boning Utility 33.50-36.50, Canner & Low Cutter 28.00-34, Shells down 20.. .Yield Grade No. 1 950-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 42.75-47.25, #2 800 1400 lbs. 38.5041.75... FEEDER CATTLE; Medium Frame #1 350 600 lbs. steers 56.00-66, few Large #2 500-700 lbs. 44.00-50... Medium Frame #1 350-580 lbs. heifers 48.00 54.00. CALVES 312... Few Choice vealers 90.00-104, Good 67.504)4, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 43.00 58,6065 lbs. 38.0046, few Utility 55- 90 lbs. 30.00-38.00.. FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls 90125 lbs. 65.0093, few 100. HOGS 121... Barrows and gilts steady to weak...US No. 1-2 215-255 LIVESTOCK HAULING j x Dependable Service ! * 6 Possum Bottom Tractors f 6 and Trailers * Call Anytime * ? Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. J f L. Robert Frame Manager | g Office 717-442-4181 j w Office & Home: 215-458-5060 * | Office & Home: 215-458-8518 | lbs. 42.50-43, one small lot at 44.50, No. 2-3 2-255 lbs. 40.25-41.50, No. 2-4 2-225 lbs. 39.0040, No. 1-3 170-180 lbs. 32.00-35... Few US No. 1-3 400- 500 lbs. sows 39.00-40, No. 2-3 350- 580 lbs. 34.50-36.50...0ne Boar at 27.00. FEEDER PIGS 7...N0 MARKET TEST. SHEEP 79... High Choice & Prime 80-87 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 77.00-81.50, Choice 75-85 lbs. 74.00-78; few Good & Choice 77 lbs. feeder lambs at 77.00... Slaughter sheep 25.00-28...G0ATS 23: 14.0040 per head. New Holland Sales Stables New Holland Dairy Wednesday, Mar. 5,1986 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 82 cows, 79 heifers, and 4 bulls. Market stronger. Load of PA fresh cows, 635.00- 1000.00. Load of PA fresh cows, 975.00- 1275.00. Load of PA fresh cows, 500,00- 1025.00. Load of PA fresh cows, 600.00- 775.00, springers 700.00-725.00. Load of PA fresh cows, 500.00- 860.00. Load of 35 hd. all stage cows, 370.00-975.00. Locally consigned cows 450 00- 1000.00. Springing heifers 450.00-825.00 Open heifers 230.00-490.00. Bulls 550.00-620.00. FRIDAY, MARCH 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 DIAMOND GILTS Here Now a new cross again. Large White & Landrace, first generation true F-1 gilts. Parent stock originated from Lieske Bros. Minnesota. Very productive in litter size and feed conversion. 30 Head Due Between Mar. 18 & 23 IS Head Due Between Mar. 23 & 28 10 Head Due Between Mar 28 & Apr. 11 Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysipias, Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE DATE APR. 11
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