OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
April 21-27, 1986
An abundance of flowers should come from these showers.
Test garden soil for its pH Average length of days for the week, 13 hours, 46
minutes Full moon April 24 (Thurs ) Congress authorized motto In God We
Trust to appear on U S coins, April 22,1864 Willa Gather died April 24,1947
Spanish-Amencan War began April 24, 1898 Library of Congress established
April 24, 1800 William Shakespeare baptized April 26, 1564 After breakfast
work a while after supper walk a mile '
Ask the Old Farmer: We have a 1900-vintage weight-driven
clock, which runs fine until the minute hand gets to about 41 to
42 minutes past the hour Then the clock proceeds to tick, the
pendulum swings, but the minute hand will not advance Can
you advise 7 CS , Oceanport, N J
Very gently press in on the minute hand It is a press fit and has
become loose from using it to yf time
Home Hints* Rubbing alcohol will remove pine pitch from lacquered
brass items
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Cold through midweek, end of week rain, continued cold
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week cloudy, cold, and rainy, mid
through end of week ram, continued cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week mild, midweek rainy with cold tem
peratures, end of week clear
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Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, April?
CATTLE 609. SLAUGHTER
STEERS; Choice & Prime 51.00-
56.50; Good & Choice 47.00-51.50;
Good & Choice-Holstein 42.00-
45.50; Standard & Good Holstein
-38.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 46.00-50.00, few 52.00; Good
& Choice 41.0048.50; Standard &
Good 41.00 & down.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
31.00-36.00, few to 39.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 28.00-34.00; Canner
& Low Cutter 28.00 & down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS; Yield
Grade 1 42.0048.50; Yield Grade 2
39.0043.50.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
TOP OF THE CLASS
Club Lambs
B & B Livestock
THE
WEIGHTS. Steers-Medium &
Good 48.00-64.00; Heifers-Medium
& Good 45.00-55.50; Bulls-Medium
& Good 42.00-58.00; Steers-
Holstein 35.0049.00.
CALVES 429. Good & Choice-125
to 250 pounds 65.00-105.00; Medium
& Good-125 to 250 pounds 50.00-
80.00; Medium & Good-80 to 120
pounds 40.00-55.00; Light & Cull
all weights 40.00 & down; Holstein
Bulls-retum to farm up to 101.00;
Holstein Heifers-return to farm up
to 62.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP' & GOATS 30.
Choice Lambs 75.00-81.00; Medium
& Good Lambs 60.00-76.00; Light &
Cull Lambs 55.00-96.00; Sheep,
Ewes & Bucks 20.00-27.00; Goats
all sizes (by head) 20.00-35.00.
HOGS 189. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 38.0040.25; No. 1-3
Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds
39.00-40.25; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-250-300 pounds 34.00-49.00; Good
Butcher Sows-400 pounds down up
to 38.50; Good Butcher Sows-400
pounds up up to 39.00; Heavy
Boars-over 300 pounds up to 26.50;
Pigs-all sizes (by head) 18.50-
36.00.
Sale every Monday evening at
5;00p.m.
Hay Sc straw sale every Monday
at 1:00 p.m.
CATTLE 500. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 53.00-
55.75, few to 56.85; Good Sc Choice
48.00-52.75, few to 54.75; Good Sc
Choice-Holstein 44.50-48.00, few to
50.25; Standard Sc Good Holstein
-36.5042.50, few to 44.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 51.00-55.00, few to 56.25;
Good & Choice 47.00-52.00, few to
54.00; Standard Sc Good 40.00 to
46.50, few to 48.50.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
33.00- Cutter Sc Boning Utility
32.00- Canner & Low Cutter
32.00 & down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 45.00-52.25; Yield Grade 2
40.0046.00.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers-Medium &
Good 48.00-64.00; Heifers-Medium
& Good 45.0055.00; Bulls-Medium
Lambs
■ from
B&B Livestock.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, April 14
FRIDAY, MAY 9
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.
25 Head Due Between i
May 12 & 19
26 Head Due Between <
May 19 & 31
50 to 6Q Head
WHITE 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.
f Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysiplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coli, Pasteueralla
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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 JUNE 6
Sc Good 42.00-58.00; Steers-
Holstein 35.0046.00.
CALVES 415. Good Sc Choice-125
to 250 pounds 65.00-101.00; Medium
& Good-125 to 250 pounds 45.00-
75.00; Medium & Good-80 to 120
pounds 40.0050.00; Light Sc Cull
all weights 40.00 & down; Holstein
Bulls-return to farm up to 97.00;
Holstein Heifers-return to farm up
to 65.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP Sc GOATS 24.
Choice Lambs 75.00-83.00; Medium
Sc Good Lambs 60.00-76.00; Light
Lambs up to 121.00; Sheep, Ewes &
Bucks 15.00-24.00; Goats-all sizes
(by head), None.
HOGS 170. No. 15 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 37.0058.50; No. 15
Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds
38.5059.00; No. 15 Butcher Hogs
-250500 pounds 34.0058.00; Good
Butcher Sows-400 pounds down up
to 37.50; Good Butcher Sows-400
pounds up to 39.50; Heavy Boars
over 300 pounds up to 29.25; Pigs
all sizes (by head) 15.00-34.00.
35 loads Hay Sc Straw; Alfalfa
78.00-105.00 ton; Straw 40.00-70.00
ton; Mixed Hay 50.0051.00 ton.
Sale every Monday evening at
5:00 p.m.
Hay Sc straw sale every Monday
at 1; 00 p.m.
New Holland
Sales Stables
New Holland Dairy
Wednesday, Apr. 16,1986
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 100 cows,
144 heifers and 4 bulls. Market
steady.
Load of PA fresh cows, 410.00-
790.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 510.00-
800.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 775.00-
960.00.
Load of NY fresh cows, 660.00-
1525.00.
Load of PA fresh cows, 675.00-
900.00.
Load of 40 head, 211 stage cows,
305.00-860.00.
Locally consigned cows 310.00-
960.00.
Springing heifers 565.00-950.00.
Open heifers 210.00-430.00.
Shortbreds 425.00-675.00.
Bulls 285.00-685.00.
YORK CO. LIVESTOCK SALES
(Formerly Sechrist Sales)
PA Rt. 24, Stewartstown, PA
Phone: 717-993-2564
Flea Market • Alternate Saturda'
starting 4-12-86,10 AM
Dealers needed. Bring your own table.
Hay Sale ■ Alternate Saturdays
starting 4-19-86,10 AM
Also special feeder sale
5-15-86, 7 PM
Consigners make your commitment
early so we will have buyers.
Auction every Monday, 7 PM
WHOLE HERD BUYOUT
For the convenience of farmers partici
pating in the dairy termination program, J
Moyer Packing Co. will come to your '
farm, price your cattle and guarantee <
their slaughter in compliance with the ‘
terms and conditions of the federal pro
gram. For more information call: I
Blair-Bedford Buying
Station
814-793-3077 or 814-793-2657 {
ATTENTION FARMERS 1
The New Way To Market Your Livestock '
HATFIELD - MOYER (
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle;
At The 1
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RDI Martinsburg, Ra. ,
Greek Easter Lamb and Goat Sale
April 24
MONDAYS
-HogsB AM to 11:30 AM
Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM
THURSDAYS- Cattle & Calves
8 AM to 3 PM
• No commission or yardage fees
deducted from check
• Livestock weighed and paia for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657