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AB-Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, August 23,1!
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
AUG. 25-31,1986
Mantet and Astrachan pick early apples while you can.
Nineteenth Amendment to the U S Constitution went into effect, ensuring women
the nght to vote, Aug 26, 1920 Last quarter of the moon Aug 27 (Wed)
Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first Amencan-bom saint, bom in New York City, Aug 28,
1774 Average length of days for the week, 13 hours, 20 minutes Indebted
farmers led by Daniel Shays and others prevented general court from convening in
Springfield, Mass , Aug 29, 1786 Swedish-bom actress Ingnd Bergman died in
London, Aug 29,1982 Some men, like some melons, are hard to know
Ask the Old Farmer: I've heard the phrase ' eas
terly loom" used to describe the appearance of
Maine islands that seem to float above the water Is
this the correct terminology 7 CM , Vergennes, Vt
Yes it's a coastwise phrase describing a mirage An
easterly loom usually makes islands and points seem
above the water, vessels look upside down and dis
■qt/ lances are all fouled up
Home Hints. To treat blisters try boiling oak bark in water
to make a strong tea which can then be applied exter
nally to the affected areas
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Beginning of week sunny, warm north, seasonable south, mid
through end of week rainy and cool
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins sunny and mild, midweek clear and
hot, week ends with showers and mild temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot through midweek, rainy and mild at end of
week
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New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, Ang. 18,1986
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 283. Compared with
last Monday’s market: Slaughter
cows .5551 lower. Few Choice
slaughter steers 55.75-58.00, couple
59.50 & 60.75, few Good 52.00-56.00,
few Standard 48.00-50.00. Few
Good slaughter heifers 46.00-51.00,
few Standard 44.00-46.00, few
Utility 37.75-40.00. Breaking Utility
ATTENTION TOBACCO FARMERS!
Several of us Yankees went South again last week.
We met a lot of new folks and we had a very
productive trip. We are excited for this years
marketing season!
Remember that 609 Tobacco is very easily bruised
and sun-burned. Cut your tobacco in blocks that you
can handle. Try not to leave tobacco in field
overnight. It is preferable to use ladder wagons. If
you use flatbed wagons take care when loading &
unloading, not to tramp on tobacco, etc. Do not let
tobacco lay on flatbed for long length of time.
When hanging tobacco in the barn, leave plenty of
air space between laths. Since you are trying to "air
dry” your tobacco it is a big help to close up your
barn when the outside air is damp & reopen when air
is clear & dry. If using mechanical drying methods be
careful not to blow air directly at the tobacco but
create a method to circulate the air around the
tobacco. You've come this far to get tobacco in the
barn; don’t “burn" it.
OUR BUSINESS IS
SERVICE TO FARMERS
Let us help you build a
successful marketing program!
~ ebQMa
Ron Manley
Mike Orndorff M
717-761-2740
800-382-1356
Grains & Livestock
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and Commercial slaughter cows
36.50-40.00, couple 40.75 & 41.75,
Yield Grade 4-5 33.25-36.75, Cutter
and Boning Utility 34.00-38.50,
Canner and Low Cutter 30.00-34.50,
Shells down to 25.25. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 44.50-48.25, few
Utility 39.25-42.00. Yield Grade No.
1 1575-2105 lbs. slaughter bulls
43.00-46.75, few Yield Grade No. 2
1195-1460 lbs. 40.00-41.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium and Large Frame No. 1
410-635 lbs. feeder steers 58.00-
ERIC R. PROBST
67.00, few 760-870 lbs. 48.2051.75,
Medium Frame No. 1,335-730 lbs.
feeder heifers 42.00-50.00.
CALVES 311. Choice vealers
76.00- few Good 59.00-68.00,
few Standard 45.00-54.00, Standard
and Good 90-120 lbs. 44.00-51.00,60
80 lbs. 37.00-46.00, Utility 50-110 lbs.
25.00- FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 90-135 lbs. 60.00
86.00, lot Holstein heifers 115 lbs.
56.00.
HOGS 435. Barrows and gilts .50
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 225-245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 64.00-64.50, lot
65.10, No. 1-3 215-260 lbs. 61.85-
63.85, lot No. 1-3170 lbs. 56.00. Sows
$1.50-$2.50 higher. US No. 1-3 320
625 lbs. sows 49.50-56.25. Boars
40.0046.00.
FEEDER PIGS 36. US No. 1-315-
25 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-28.00,30-35
lbs. 32.00-37.00, lot 75 lbs. 60.00 all
per head.
SHEEP 228. High Choice and
Prime 75-95 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 68.0076.00,100120 lbs. 55.00
67.00. Choice 80100 lbs. 59.0069.00,
Good and Choice 45-95 lbs. feeder
lambs 55.0071.00. Slaughter ewes
19.0027.00.
GOATS 13. No prices reported.
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EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RO 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 wilt 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 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 M. LEHMAN • Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE
Complete Feeding gtMjr
Programs and Services
Feeding Programs to
Meet Your Individual
Needs
Computerized
Record Keeping
System
Providing Veterinarian
Service
PA. Toll Free
1-800-468-5524
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, Aug. 20
Report (applied by USDA
Cattle & Calves: Est. 1,100
Actual Auction Sales 629.
Tuesday’s Final Auction Count
8,465.
Limited test feeder steers,
feeder heifers, slaughter cows &
slaughter bulls steady. Feeder
demand moderate. Cow & bull
demand good. Bulk feeder supply
medium frame mixed no. 1-2 and
no. 2 4001000 lb. steers and heifers.
Cows 8% of sales.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium
Frame 1425# 74.25; 525# 66.90; 700
750# 64.9065.50; 960# 58.30. Medium
and Large Frame Mixed 1-2 425-
475# 66.0068.10; 550650# 63.10
65.20 ; 800875# 58.4062.20. Medium
and Large Frame 2 500600# 62.75-
65.10; 600700# 58.5061.75; 700825#
55.2560.00; 9801085# 45.9047.00.
Large Frame 2 Holsteins 765-775#
43.25-45.25; 1075# 41.70.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
419 W. High Street
Elizabethtown, PA
17022 Developing Individual
Financial Programs
Frame 1365# 64.50; 500# 58.25 ; 700-
775# 58.00-69.10. Medium and Large
Frame Mixed 1-2 425500# 55.70-
58.75 ; 600-750# 56.25-58.50; 805#
53.00. Medium and Large Frame 2
265#66.00; 450-775# 51.5065.25; bulk
53.25-55.25; Lots thin 490565# 57.75-
58.80.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking-
Utility & Commercial 3-4 35.75-
36.75, pkg. young 38.50. Cutter 1-2
mostly Holsteins 34.75-37.50.
Canner and low-dressing cutter
few 31.25-33.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1-2
1300-1750 lb. few 45.0047.00, very
fleshy or thin 43.0045.00, lot 1110 lb.
thin 39.75.
Replacement or Feeder Cows:
small and medium frame 1-2 young
and middle aged 37.25-37.60.
FOR THE WEEK:
Steers and Heifers under
1.00-2.00 higher; over
steady. Slaughter cows 50 ceios to
1.50 higher. Slaughter Bulls 1.00
higher.
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, V
Bucks, Lehigh
And Parts Of
Carbon & Schuylkill ■ ,j: Jj f?
Counties
CRIPPLED AND
DISABLED
Cows, Steers & Bulls
For Slaughter Under
USDA Inspection
-Call Wayne Taylor
-717-866-6289
215-286-9400
Lebanon, Berks,
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Supplying Farm Fresh
Feeder Pigs
Marketing and Hedging
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