AB-Lancast«r Farming, Saturday, May 24,1986
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
MAY 26-JUNE 1,1986
Do not despair, sweet smells fill the air.
Keep strawberry plants protected from possible frost Average length of days for
the week, 15 hours Last quarter of the moon May 30 (Fn ) First copyright act,
protecting plays, maps, and books, signed by President Washington, May 31, 1790
New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepal tnbesman Tenzing Norkay became
first men to reach summit of Mount Everest, May 29, 1953 Henry Kissinger born
May 27,1923 Rhode Island became 13th state, May 29,1790 American Quaker
Mary Dyer executed, June 1, 1660 Ahe has no legs to stand on, but gets places
Ask the Old Farmer: I have always been puzzled by the word
nightmare, used to describe a bad dream Any ideas on this 7 B W,
jfa Fort Lauderdale, Fla
w Nightmare is an ancient comept, once believed to be a visitation
Ij T from some kind of fiend who sometimes turned the sleeper into a
f r how ar >d rode him to exhaustion
4 ' Home Hints* Boil pasta in bouillon flavored water to give it additional
—' flavor
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week ram with cold temperatures, midweek sunny and
warm, end of week ram
Greater New York-New Jersey: Rain with cool temperatures at beginning of week,
midweek clearing, end of week ram
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins cloudy with cool temperatures, mid through
end of week rain
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Week begins cloudy and cool, midweek rain with
warm temperatures, end of week sunny and waim, showers west
Florida; Showers through midweek, with seasonable temperatures, end of week
cloudy
Upstate New York-Toronlo & Montreal; Week begins sunny with mild tempera
tures, mid through end of week ram
Greater Ohio Valley: Week begins sunny and warm, midweek rainy and mild, end
of week seasonable temperatures
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MATERIALS
* ATRAZINE * BLADEX
* PUAL * BANVEL
* LASSO * LOROX
* SUTAZINE * PARAQUAT
* ROUND UP * PRINCEP
* LASSO- ATRAZINE
SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES
• BICEP • LASSO-ATRAZINE • PROWL
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabropk Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
- Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
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* EXTRAZINE
* LORSBAN
* FURADAN
* COUNTER
* DYFONATE
Moruson Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
May 19,1986
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 163. Choice 52.50-55.25;
High Good and Low Ch. 50.00-52.25,
Good 47.50-51.00, Good & Choice
holsteins 47.50-50.25; Standard
42.50- Utility 35.00-41.75.
Choice si. heifers 51.50-54.75, Good
47.50- Standard 40.00-44.50,
Utility 34.50-41.00. Breaking Ut. &
Commercial si. cows 38.50-41.00.
Cutter & Boning Ut. 36.00-38.75,
Canner & Low Cutter 34.00-37.50,
Shells down to 30.00, Choice si.
bullocks None, Good 47.50-50.00,
Standard 42.00-45.75, Utility 35.00-
41.00, Yield Grade No. 1 1400-1800
lbs. si. bulls 44.5048.75, Yield
Grade No. 2 1400-1700 lbs. 42.58
45.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 54.50-58.50, Standard 40.08
47.50. Heifers Good 47.00-52.00,
Standard 37.5046.50, Bulls Good
45.00-51.00, Standard 35.0042.00.
CALVES 236: Choice 71.00-84.50,
Good 60.0888.00, Standard 55.08
60.00, Standard & Good 90-130 lbs.
54.0085.00, Utility 5885 lbs. 45.08
54.00,
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 88.50-125.00, Holstein
heifers 90-130 lbs. 57.00-66.00.
HOGS 104: US 1-2 210-250 lbs.
York County
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All Kinds of Livestock Sold on Commission
GWALTNEY OF SMITHFIELD
Open Every Monday - Hogs - 6.00 a.m -12 noon
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LStan & Mary Nagla - Owners
Home Phone: (215) 566-3239 „
Buyers • Livestock Producers - Farmers
We Need * Appreciate Your Patronage
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 717-3C4-7915
Burnell Siegrist - Buyer & Seller
Phone 717-626-8653
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barrows and gilts 47.0048.25, No. 1-
3 210-255 lbs. 45.0047.00, No. 2-3 288
300 lbs. 37.5042.00. US No. 1-3 308
600 lbs. sows 39.0041.00, No. 2-3
308800 lbs. 37.00-39.25. Boars 30.08
31.00, Light weights 31.5883.50.
FEEDER PIGS 19: US No. 1-3
4850 lbs. feeder pigs 36.5042.50 per
head, No. 18 60-100 lbs. 45.0081.00.
SHEEP 17: High Ch. & Pr. 90-100
lbs. 78.0881.50, Good 50-75 lbs.
75.00-78.00. Slaughter ewes 17.58
31.00. 13 GOATS 15.00-to 41.00 per
head.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
Tuesday, May 20,1966
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 232. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market; Slaughter
cows 50 cents to $1 higher... Few
Choice 1070-1420 lbs. slaughter
steers 49.5854.25, Good 4882.25,
few Holsteins 44.7547.50, Standard
41.0045.. .Few Good and Choice
slaughter heifers 48.00-
50.. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 37-39.50,
few 42.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
35-38.50, Canner & Low Cutter
32.0835, Shells down to 25... Few
Good & Choice slaughter bullocks
46.7549.. .Yield Grade No. 1 1058
2275 lbs. slaughter bulls 44.7549,
7:00 D.m •?
one 51.00, few #2 830-1330 lbs. 40.85-
44.25.
CALVES 180.. .Couple Prime
vealers 94.00&105, Choice 80.00-88,
few Good 65.00-75, Standard &
Good 75-100 lbs. 50.00-56, Utility SO
SO lbs. 35.00-46... Farm Calves;
Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 75.00-119,
few down to 60, few Holstein
Heifers 80-110 lbs. 56.00-94; Few
Beef cross bulls 85-110 lbs. 73.00
100.00.
HOGS 210... Barrows and gilts $l
- higher...US No. 1-2 215-235 lbs.
47.6049.60, No. 2-3 210-230 lbs.
45.6048, few lots No. 2-4 255-290 lbs.
40.75-42.75... US No. 1-3 3-580 lbs.
sows 36.50-40...80ars 31.00-33.
FEEDER PIGS 2...N0
MARKET TEST.
SHEEP 4... Few Choice 35-85 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 90.0093.00.
LIVESTOCK HAULING
Dependable Service
6 Possum Bottom Tractors
and Trailers
Call Anytime
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
L. Robert Frame Manager
Office 717-442-4181
Office & Home: 215-458-9060
Office & Home: 215-458-8518
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FRIDAY, MB
ON IK FMM MONTHLY
BRED DILI SALE
Sale to Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
at 7:30 P.M.
Please Note
4 Evening Sales 7:30
June 6. July 4, Aug. I
A Aug. 29
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
June 13 to 21
23 Head Due Between
June2l to July 1
50 to 60 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.
Vaccinated for Lepto. Erysiplas,
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 SALE DATE JULY 4
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