AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6,1986
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
SEPT. 8-14,1986
Hate to mention you might get a drenchin'.
U S Senator Huey P Long shot and killed by Dr Carl A Weiss in Baton Rouge, La ,
Sept 8, 1935 First quarter of the moon Sept 11 (Thurs ) President Gerald R
Ford granted a "full, free, and absolute pardon" to former president Richard M
Nixon, Sept 8,1974 Average length of days for the week 12 hours, 41 minutes
Hurricane Carla hit Texas coast, causing 45 deaths and $3OO million in damage, Sept
11, 1961 Newspaperman and cntic H L Mencken bom in Baltimore, Md , Sept
12, 1880 Soviet Union launched Luna 2, the first spacecraft to land on the moon
Sept 12 1959 Words are wise men's counters hut the currency of tools
Home Hints To remove a broken light bulb trom the socket turn otf the power press a thick
dr\ sponge into the jagged base and turn carefulK
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Full week of ram and warm temperatures
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with showers and cool temperatures
midweek showery and warm, end ot weex cloudy and cool
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with showers and mild temperatures, mid
week clear and warm, end of week showers
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Frederick Livestock
Monday, Sept. 1,1986
BUTCHER COWS: $l.OO higher.
Good 38.00-40.00; Standard &
Utility 33.00-37.00; Canners 28.00-
32.00; Shelly 30.00-Down.
BULLS: G00d43.00-43.75.
STEERS: Good 51.00-55.00;
Standard 47.00-50.00.
BUTCHER HOGS; Steady
prices. 220-245 lbs. 61.00-62.00 ; 250-
265 lbs. 60.00-61.00 ; 300-350 lbs.
52.00-54.00.
SOWS; 300-600 lbs. 50.00-55.25.
VEAL CALVES: Mostly steady
prices. Good-Choice 61.00-64.00;
Standard 55.00-60.00; Stocky &
Thin 47.00-54.00; Light Calves
36.00-43.00; Weak & Rough 35.00
Down.
CALVES RETURNING TO
ATTENTION
Dairy Buyout Farmers
Get the most for your herd
Go direct - Farm to Packer
Any size herd - all weights and
grades of cows
Trucking provided
Paperwork handled quickly
and efficiently
TAYLOR
PACKING CO., INC
THE
Compared with last week’s
close: Slaughter steers closed 1.00
iiigher with heifers closing 1.00 to
1.50 Bulk of receipts
Monday with stockyards personnel
issuing market report. No cows or
bulls reported. Supply mainly good
to average choice slaughter steers
and heifers with 5 percent cows
estimated receipts this week a boot
1500 as compared with actual
receipts of 1979 last week and 1814
a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3, 1050-1250 lbs. 60.00-
61.00, load 61.50; 975-1050 lbs. 58.00-
60.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3,
1000-1200 lbs. 57.00-60.00. Good 2-3,
900-1100 lbs. 53.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24, mostly 3, 950-1150 lbs.
58.50-60.00, load 60.50-61.00 ; 875-950
lbs. 57.00-58.50. Mixed good and
choice 2-3, 900-1000 lbs. 56.00-58.00.
Good 2-3,800-1000 lbs. 51.00-56.00.
Leola Produce
Auction
Leola, PA
FARM: Very active and steady. _ 2,1986
Holstein Heifers 90-120 lbs. 41.00- . Report SupplledbyAuction
zussHSiSSJr 1
lu|2So£ ATTLE: Ugh ' C ? b M S ' 15-.5
STEERS: Choice 59.00-61.50; Cantalopes: .45-.751g. ea., .15-.45
Good 53.00-58.00; Medium 46.00-
52.00.
Ask the Old Farmer: 1 have a very old painting
that needs repair How can 1 remove the canvas
from the wooden frame that holds or rather
stretches the canvas without tearing the canvas’
D M South Hampton N H
Don t remove the tanvas from the woodin franu
Instead pad the area under the picture with maga
zines to keep it from sireh lung and then make your
repairs
HEIFERS; Good 45.00-50.00;
Medium 40.00-44.00.
BULLS: Choice 49.00-53.00;
Medium 44.00-48.00.
DAIRY COWS: 365.00-550.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS: 365.00-
550.00.
PIGS & SHOATS; Strong
demand. BY THE HEAD: few 25
lbs., 32.00 ; 30-60 lbs. 39.00-45.00. BY
THE LB.: 65-70 lbs. 47.00-59.00; 1
lot of 10,85 lbs., 76.00
FARMERS SAVE
/'K Fertilizer Dollars!
V * I * Use poultry manure or
«- * ' \ mushroom soil
nI J September Special
¥ Lancaster C 0... *lO per ton
jjVM.H. Martin Co.
215-267-6400
Union Co *l5 per ton
Lewisburg 717-524-2952
Blair Co *l6 per ton
Martinsburg 814-793-2464
Delivered On Your Farm
P.O. Box 188
Wyalusing, PA 18853
717-746-1309
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Sept. 4,1986
Report Supplied by USDA
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
RD 1 Martmsburg. Pa
MONDAYS • Hogs BAMto 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 paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657
SWINE PRODUCTION SALES AND SERVICE
Complete Feeding
Programs and Services
Feeding Programs to
Meet Your Individual
Needs
Computerized
Record Keeping
System
Providing Veterinarian
Service
PA. Toll Free
1 -800-468-5524
sm. &rnd. ea.
Com: 1.50-2.80 doz.
Cucumbers: 4.00-9.0011/9 bu.
Eggplant: 4.00-8.0011/9 bu.
Indian Com: .50-.85 lg.; .65-. BS
sm.
Lima Beans: 14.00-18.0011/9 bu.
Nectarines; 7.50-10.00 % bu.
Peaches: 4.50-6.25 bu.
Pears: (Bartlett) 4.50-6.00 Ms bu.
Peppers: Red sm. & md. 2.50-
4.00 11/9 bu.; red lg. 4.50-7 501 1/9
bu.; green 6.0041.50 lg. i 1/9 bu.;
green 3.00-5.50 sm., md.
Plums: 6.50-8.50 Vi bu.
Potatoes: 4.00-5.00 50 lb.; .75 10
Red Beets: 2.50-6.00 bunch 15 ct
Squash: (Pattypan) 4.00-8.50 sm
M> bu.; (yellow) sm., md. 3.50-6.50
Mibu.
String Beans: 12.00-20.00 1 1/9
bu. (green); 8.00-18.00 1 1/9 bu.
(yellow).
Tomatoes: 8.00-14.00 lg. 25 lb.;
4.00-7.50 sm. & md. 25 lb.; 4.004.50
12 pt. flat cherry.
Watermelon: 1.00-1.501 g ea.; .50-
,90sm.,md. ea.
Zucchini; Green 5.00-9.00 Vz bu.
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRI, SEPT. 12
1:30 P.M.
AT
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET,
INC.
Exit 12 0« 1-81
(717)249-4511 or
Evenings Jim,
249-2359
419 W. High Street
Elizabethtown, PA Developing Individual
1 Financial Programs
Joliet Weekly
Thursday, Sept. 4
Report supplied by USDA
Sales this week 650; last week
416; a year ago 1,331. Trading
moderate. Slaughter steers and
heifers 1.50 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1100-1250# 61.50-62.50, load
63.00; mixed good and choice 2-3
1050-1200# 60.00-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-4 950-1100# 60.00-61.00,
mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1050#
57 50-59.50
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F & S OF VIRGINIA
HAY AUCTION
NEW MARKET, VA
EVERY TUESDAY STARTING SEPT. 9
at 11:30 A.M.
Will continue on a weekly basis and
open to everyone to buy & sell
Drought Stricken area in the heart of
the Shenandoah Valley Horse
Country, Dairy & Beef Cattle
Country. 3% Commission will be
charged to the sellers.
Auction will be conducted at the F & S
Auto Auction, located on Rt. 11 North, 2
miles North of New Market, VA and 3
miles South of Mount Jackson, VA.
Our policy is cash, certified check or
bank approved letter.
For more information call:
703-740-8005 or 703-298-9187
Green Dragon v
Livestock Sales ft* I
Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St,
Ephrata.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers. Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, Veal-lamb
11:00 A M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week.
1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale.
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale.
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on farm or at our barn or other market
information call: Office 717-733-2444,
Home 717-838-4318.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit fromJsank.
Supplying Farm Fresh
Feeder Pigs
Marketing and Hedging
Marketing of Genesis
Breeding Stock
Direct Dial
(717) 367-1525
Services