OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
AUG. 11-17,1986
Cure hot-weather grumps with blueberry slumps.
American orator Robert Ingersoll bom in Dresden, N Y, Aug 11,1833 Dog days
end Aug 11 Average length of days for the week 14 hours, 2 minutes
Amencan troops under General Horatio Gates suffered heavy losses at the Battle of
Camden, Aug 16, 1780 First quarter of the moon Aug 12 (lues) Amencans
Max Anderson, Ben Abruzzo, and Larry Newman completed first successful cross
ing of the Atlantic Ocean in a balloon, Aug 17, 1978 Opinions are tike turnips,
worth just what they will fetch
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week partly sunny, showers possible, mid through end
of week rainy and cool
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins sunny and warm, midweek thunder
storms, warm temperatures, end of week cloudy
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins clear and hot, midweek showers, end of
week continued showers, heavy west and north
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Westminster
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, August 5
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: *.50*1
higher. High Yield
Utility 34.00-37.00; Canners 31.00-
34.00; Shelly 30.00-Down. Bulls- $1
higher. Good 46.50-48.50; Medium
40.0043.00. Fed Steers- Low Choice
54.00-56.25; Good 47.00-53.00;
Standard to Good 40.00-46.00. Fed
Heifers- Few Choice 52.00-55.00.
Veal Calves- Large Run. Low
Choice 60.00-65.00; Good 50.00-
60.00; Killers 80-100 lb. 37.0043.00;
Weak/Rough 34.00-Down. Farm
Calves- Holstein Bulls $5 higher;
THE
Ask the Old Farmer: Would you please tell me
where the expression "long m the tooth" comes
from? G H , Kayenta, Anz
' The teeth of certain animals never stop growing and
may in time become so long that the animal can't eat
ana will literally starve This indicates age
Home Hints: Use warm water to wet peat moss, cold water
will be repelled, not absorbed
100-120 lb. 65.0080.00; 90-100 lb.
50.00-70.00. Butcher Hogs- Steady
Prices. US #l&3 215-240 lb. to 62.00;
1 lot 272 lbs. 57.85. Sows- Good
Demand; 300400 lbs. 49.00-52.00;
Thin Sows 42.0044.00. Boars- 400-
6001 b. 36.75-37,50.
STOCK CATTLE: 50 head.
Steers- Few 300-700 lbs. Good 46.00-
51.00; Holstein & Holstein Cross
35.0043.00; 700-950 lb. 42.00-50.50.
Heifers- 300-700 lb. Good 42.00-
47.50; Medium 38.0042.00. Bulls
-300400 lb. several Good 57.00-62.00;
Medium 40.00-50.00. Lambs- 18
head. Good & Choice 85-115 lbs.
59.0082.00; 5580 lbs. up to 64.00;
few 124-150 lbs. 39.00-51.00.
SHEEP- 6 head. 19.0022.00. Goats
-60 head, Good demand; Large
Mature 50.0060.00; Medium 30.00
50.00; Small 15.00-30.00. Pigs And
Shoats- Very active, $5-|lO higher.
By The Head- 20-30 lbs. 26.00-40.00;
4050 lbs. 46.0048.50; 6070 lbs. few
46.00-53.00. By The Lb: Stock Boars
200225 lbs. 41.0045.00.
Keister’s Livestock
Mlddleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, August 5,1986
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 364. Compared with
last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter
steers uneven, mostly steady to
weak; Cows mostly steady to .75
higher. High Choice and Prime
steers 11901470 lbs. slaughter
steers 58.5061.50, one 65.50, Choice
9101375 lbs. 57.0060.85, High Good
and Low Choice 13101700 lbs. 52.00
56.75, Good 51.0056.75, Good and
Choice 1025-1775 lbs. 44.25-19.25,
Standard 43.00-48.00, few Utility
38.75- Choice slaughter
heifers 51.50-57.00, few high choice
54.0058.60, Good 44.25-49.00, few
Standard 40.0043.75, few Utility
33.75- Breaking Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 35.75-
a
610 ANTIC
SELECTION
Lancaster
Farming's
CLASSIFIEDS
Amm FARMERS
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 & 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 lee
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
38.75, Cutter and Boning Utility
33.75-37.50, Canner and Low Cutter
30.2033.85, few Shells down to
25.00, Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 53.0057.00, Good 48.70
55.75, few Standard 43.50-17.50.
Yield Grade No. 1, 10601705 lbs.
slaughter bulls 45.25-18.50, one No.
2, 225 lbs. at 43.25. Feeder cattle;
Few large frame no. 2,440925 lbs.
steers 36.00-45.00. Large frame no.
2,460830 lbs. heifers 35.00-10.00.
CALVES 215: One Choice vealer
74.00, few Good 46.0052.00, Stan
dard and Good 80110 lbs. 40.00
46.00, few Utility 5080 lbs. 35.00
40.00, Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90130 lbs. 55.0080.00, few down
45.00, Holstein Heifers 80130 lbs.
43.00-50.00. Few Beef cross bulls
and heifers 85-105 lbs. 50.0060.00.
HOGS 467: Barrows & gilts
steady to .50 lower. US No. 1215-235
lbs. barrows and gilts 63.50-64.50,
No. 1-2, 210240 lbs. 62.5063.50, 2-3
200250 lbs. 61.75-62.50, 2-1 190270
lbs. 56.25-61.75, few 1-3 140155 lbs.
36.0044.00. US No. 1-3 200650 lbs.
sows 46.25-54.00, 2-3 300550 lbs.
40.0048.00. Boars 40.5045.00.
FEEDER PIGS 295: US No. 1-3
30-35 lbs. feeder pigs 36.00-42.00,35-
50 lbs. 40.0058.00, 5055 lbs. 49.00-
61.00, lot 2-3 30 lbs. 26.00 - all per
head.
SHEEP 12: Few High Choice and
Prime 55-100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 62.00-69.00, few Choice 80-120
lbs. 50.0065.00.
GOATS 3: Few 33.0069.00 per
head.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Aug. 1,1986
Report supplied by auction
Registered receipts of 372 head
of horses, mules and ponies.
Market: stronger.
Local
Registered Horses 590.00-700.00.
Driving Horses 250.00-1000.00.
Riding Horses 200.00-500.00.
Lightweight Killers 160.00-300.00.
Heavyweight Killers 350.00-
450.00.
Mare Ponies 30.00-70.00.
Colts 10.00-25.00.
Gelding Ponies 30.00-70.00.
Larger Ponies 125.00-240.00.
TOP PRICES
FOR DOWN, CRIPPLED
AND AS IS
COWS, BULLS & STEERS
Slaughtered Under
Federal Inspection
Paid On Dressed Weight
Tom Mulvaney
Livestock Trucking
(201) 454-4247
HANDLING;
Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex
And Somerset Counties, New Jersey
INPENNA:
Northampton, mJL V
Bucks, Lehigh W
And Parts Of
Carbon & Schuylkill j) $
Counties
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
at 7:30 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
Quarry ville to Cedar Hill Road to Little
Britain Road to Jackson Road, left.
Watch for sale arrows.
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 Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe OHfenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE SEPTEMBER 26