AUMCMtir Farming, Saturday, July 5,1986
OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
JULY 7-13,1986
Rolling thunder and peas in season.
Gather herbs for drying now Baseball Hall of Famer Satchel Paige bom in
Mobile, Ala, July 7, 1906 Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 6
minutes Wyoming admitted to the union as the 44th state, July 10, 1890
American author and transcendental philosopher Henry David Thoreau born in
Concord, Mass , July 12, 1817 Nature loves nothing that is solitary
Ask the Old Farmer: My father grew up in Massachu
setts On the morning of my birthday, he used to rub a bit
of butter on my nose Why’ E W, Beaumont, Texas
To anoint with nutter was an act significant of well-wishing
or deep respect in very ancient limes Our folksdid it 100 but
we doubt if they realized that it was an ancient rite
Home Hints* To soften hardetied paintbrushes simmer them for a
tew minutes in boiling vinegar then wash them in soaps water
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week dear, seasonably warm, midweek thundershow
ers, cool, end of week sunny and hot
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and mild at weeks beginning, midweek
thundershowers, heavy south, end of week showers
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins sunny and mild, thundershowers midweek,
end of week showers with warm temperatures
(All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin NH 03444}
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Jane 30
CATTLE 509. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 55.00
57.25, few to 58.50; Good & Choice
50.00-56.25; Good & Choice-
Holstein 44.0047.00; Standard &
Good Holstein- 39.0044.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 53.00-56.00, few to 57.25;
Good & Choice 49.00-55.75; Stan
dard & Good 42.5049.50.
COWS; Utility & Commercial
35.00-38.50, few to 41.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.00-37.00, few to
39.50; Canner & Low Cutter 34.00 &
down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS; Yield
Grade 1 47.50-51.50, few to 54.85;
Yield Grade 2 42.5047.50.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers-Medium &
Good 50.00-57.00; Heifers-Medium
Wllltom McCob* {215) 863-9475
547 Sondt Rood, Ron Argyl, RA 18072
TH£
& Good 42.00-50.50; Bulls-Medium
& Good 45.00-52.00; Steers-
Holstein 39.0044.00.
CALVES 439. Good & Choice-125
to 250 pounds 60.00-74.00, few to
94.00; Medium & Good-125 to 250
pounds 50.00-64.00; Medium &
Good-80 to 120 pounds 45.00-57.00;
Light & Cull-all weights 48.00 &
down; Holstein Bulls-retum to
farm up to 90.00; Holstein Heifers
retum to farm up to 68.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 51.
Choice Lambs 74.00-78.00; Medium
& Good Lambs 55.0067.00; Light &
Cull Lambs None; Sheep, Ewes &
Bucks 18.00-24.00; Goats-all sizes
(by head) 10.00-50.00.
HOGS 76. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-190-225 pounds 57.00-57.75; No. 1-3
Butcher Hogs-225-250 pounds
56.00-57.75; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
-250-300 pounds 45.00-56.00; Good
Butcher Sows-400 pounds, down,
39.0046.00; Good Butcher Sows
-400 pounds up, 42.0047.25; Heavy
Boars-over 300 pounds 37.00-40.00;
Pigs-all sizes (by head) 15.00-
36.00.
Sale every Monday evening at
5:00 p.m.; Hay & straw sale every
Monday at 1:00 p.m.
Farmers Livestock
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
June 30,1986
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 252. High Ch. & Pr. si.
steers, none, Choice 51.50-55.25,
High Good & Low Ch. 50.00-52.25,
Good 47.50-50.25, Good & Choice
holsteins 44.00-47.25, Standard
40.50-42.75, Utility 35.00-40.00.
Choice si. heifers 51.75-53.00, Good
45.00- Standard 40.00-43.75,
Utility 35.00-39.25. Breaking Ut. &
Commercial si. cows 38.50-40.75,
Cutter & Boning Ut. 35.00-39.25,
Canner & Low Cutter 30.50-37.25,
Shells down to 24.50. Choice si.
bullocks, none, Good 45.00-48.75,
Standard 40.00-45.25, Utility 35.00-
38.50. Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1850
lbs. si. bulls 46.50-52.75, Yield
Grade No. 2 1200-1600 lbs. 42.50-
46.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
Good 54.00-58.50, Standard 35.00-
48.50, Heifers Good: 45.00-52.50;
Standard: 35.00-44.50; Bulls Good:
44.00- Standard 32.50-43.00.
CALVES 260. High Ch. & Pr.
none, Choice 72.00-78.50, Good
54.00- Standard 50.00-56.50.
Standard & Good 90 lb.-130 lb.
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 717-394-7915
Burnell Siegrist ■ Buyer & Seller
Phone 717-626-8653
Wol 9hi ng
Exp erie° e e d
per*° nne '
! York County
1 Livestock Soles Ltd. i
f P.O. BOX 243 • FAWN GROVE. PA 17321 ■
2 (717)993-2564 |
I Saturday’s Hay Sale Canceled Until I [
* Further Notice f {
York
On PA Route #24 between Stewartstown and
New Park
All Kinds of Livestock Sold on Commission
GWALTNEY OF SMITHFIELD
Open Every Monday - Hogs ■ 6 00 a m
Buyers • Livestock Producers • Farmers
We Need ft Appreciate Your Patronage
I Stan & Mary Nagle - Owntn
Home Phone: (215) 566-3239
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock {
HATFIELD 0 MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle,
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RDI Martmsburg, Pa i
MONDAYS ■ Hogs 8 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 1
• Livestock weighed and paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657
52.50-63.50, Utility 40-75 lbs. 35.00-
50.25.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs. 60.00-92.50, Holstein
heifers 90-130 lbs. 54.0(169.50.
HOGS 91. US No. 1-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 60.00-61.50, No. 1-
3 210-250 lbs. 58.0060.25, No. 2-3 250-
300 lbs. 52.0056.50. Sows US No. 1-3
300600 lbs. 45.00-48.75. No. 2-3 300-
600 lbs. 44.00-46.25. Boars 36.00-
38.50, Light weights 40.00-43.50.
FEEDER PIGS 20. US No. 1-3 30-
40 lbs. feeder pigs 24.50-37.50 per
head.
SHEEP None. 5 GOATS 15.00-
28.50 per hd.
4 Loads of Hay. Mixed 61.00-77.50
per ton.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, June 30
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 167. Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
steers weak to $1.50 lower; Cows 50
cents to $1.50 lower... Low Choice
slaughter steers 52.50-55.00, Good
48.00- few Choice holsteins 45-
47.00, Good holsteins 43-
44.60.. slaughter heifers
48.00- Breaking
Livestock Ai
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29 E. King St.
Lancaster, PA 17603 *
Sale to Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
12 noon
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.
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
R. 0.1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
Commercial slaughter cows 36.50-
38.25, couple 39.75, Cutter & Boning
Utility 33.00-36.50, few Canner &
Low Cutter 32-33.00, Shells down to
30... Yield Grade No. 11070-1850 lbs.
slaughter bulls 45-49.85.
CALVES 217... Few Choice
vealers 65.00-85, few Good 60.00-65,
Standard & Good 70-100 lbs. 48.00-
58, Utility 60-80 lbs. 40.00-50... Farm
Calves; Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs.
59.00-109, mostly 80.00-105.00.
HOGS 70... Barrows and gilts $3
higher...US No. 2-3 (few) 215-240
lbs. 57.00-58.10, one lot No. 2-4 320
lbs. at 47.75... US No. 1-3 3-600 lbs.
Sows 45.00-49.50... Boars 43.0047.75.
FEEDER PIGS 124... US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 28.00-35, 35-50
lbs. 34.0041, one lot 75 lbs. at 45.00 -
-allper head.
SHEEP 54... Choice 50-110 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 61.00-72.00,
one at 76.00... Few Slaughter ewes
15.0046.00...
PIGS
STATE
GRADED
SALE
FRI.,
JULY 11th
1:30 P.M.
AT
CARLISLE
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
Exit 12 Off 1-81
(717)249-4511
or
Evenings Jim, 249-2359
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
at 7:30 P.M
50 to 60 Head
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
NEXT SALE DATE AUGUST 29