OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
DEC. 1-7, 1986
First flurries white are the heart's delight.
New moon Dec 1 (Mon ) Abolitionist leader lohn Brown hanged at Charles
Town, WVa Dec 2, 1859 Dr Chnstiaan Barnard performed first successful
human heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa Dec 3,1967 Average length
of days for the week, 9 hours, 15 minutes Twenty first Amendment to the U S
Constitution repealed Prohibition, Dec 5, 1933 Japanese surpnse attack on U S
naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, left nearly 3 000 dead Dec 7, 1941 The hart
that runs free in the glade wonders what ails the or
Ask the Old Farmer: Can you tell me where the
old expression green thumb”' originated 7 RR , West
Dover Vt
Comes from the fai I that the algae which grow on the
outside of earthenware flowerpots will s tain a person\
thumb (and fingers) if he or she handles them enough
Home Hints As soon as the ground free/ss hard cover
sue h as stra is or ev i rgreen boughs
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
perennial beds with coarse mulch
New England; Beginning of week cold with snow flumes, midweek cloudy, contm
ued cold, end of week seasonable temperatures
Greater New York-New Jersey: Clouds with unseasonabls cold temperatures
through midweek end of week sunny and mild
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clouds and cold showers smith through midweek, end
of week sunny with mild temperatures possible showers south
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Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Report supplied by Auction
Beef: Large run, prices steady.
Bulls: Fair run, prices down 2
cents.
Feeder Cattle: Large run,
pnces down.
Calves over 260 lbs.; prices
steady.
Hogs: Light run, up 2 cents.
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 37.75-42.50; Cutters 34.85-
37.50; Canners 31.00-34.75; Shells
28.25.
Heifers: Commercial 44.00-
48.00.
Steers: Good 48.00-53.00,
Standard 41.00-46.50
Bulls: Good
Standard 41.10-43.00
Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs
large frame 42.00-52.00 ; 300-500
lbs, small frame 35.00-46.00 ; 500-
700 lbs. large frame 38.00-46.00;
500-700 lbs. small frame 40.00-
45.00.
Veal Calves: Choice 60.00-
68.00; Good 49.00-59.00; Standard
44.00-48.00; Utility 37.00-42.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 65.00-84.00;
Heifers 55.00-62.00.
Hogs: 52.50-55.00.
Sows: 44.75-48.50.
Boars; 39.50-41.00.
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head
16.00- ; 30-35 lbs. per head
26.00- 35-50 lbs. per head
40.00-
Lambs: 49.00-59.00.
Goats per head; 25.00-41.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Nov. 24
CATTLE 762. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice & Prime 61.00-
64.50, few to 66.00; Good & Choice
53.50-58.00, few to 61.75; Good &
Choice Holstein 50.00-54.50;
Standard & Good Holstein 45.00-
50.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 59.00-62.75, few to 64.00;
Good & Choice 52.50-59.50; Stan
dard & Good 45.00-53.00.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
35.00-38.75, few to 41.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.00-38.00; Canner
& Low Cutter 33.50 & down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 45.50-48.50, few to 51.00;
HAY & STRAW
SALE
12:00 Noon
Every Wednesday
Westend of Avondale
at the intersection of
Baltimore Pike and
Route 41
Harvey Z. Martin
215-268-3604
(Office)
215-445-5303
(Residence)
THE
Yield Grade 2 40.0046.00.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers Medium &
Good 50.00-61.00; Heifers
Medium & Good 43.00-51.50; Bulls
Medium & Good 39.0049.00;
Steers Holstein 35.0043.25.
CALVES 531. Good & Choice -
125 to 250 pounds 65.00-84.00;
Medium & Good 125 to 250
pounds 55.00-67.00; Medium &
Good 80 to 120 pounds 47.00-
54.00; Light & Cull all weights
49.00 & down; Holstein Bulls
return to farm up to 89.00; Holstein
Heifers return to farm up to
70.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 92.
Choice Lambs 57.00-58.50; Medium
& Good Lambs 48.00-56.00; Light &
Cull Lambs 45.00-55.00; Sheep,
Ewes & Bucks 22.00-30.00; Goats
all sizes (by head) 12.00-50.00.
HOQS 149. No. 1-3 Batcher Hogs
190-225 pounds 56.00-54.00; No. 1-
3 Butcher Hogs 225-250 pounds
53.00- No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
250-300 pounds 50.00-53.00; Good
Butcher Sows 400 pounds down
45.00- Good Butcher Sows
400 pounds up 47.00-51.00; Heavy
Boars over 300 pounds 35.00-
38.50; Pigs-all sizes (by head)
20.0040.00.
44.00-46.50;
Sale every Monday afternoon at
3:30 p.m.; Hay & straw sale every
Monday at 1:00 p.m.
22 Loads.
Alfalfa 115.00-160.00/ton; Mixed
100.00-130.00/ton; Straw 88.00-ton.
Farmers Livestock
Auction
Duncansville, Pa.
Nov. 24,1986
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 270. STEERS; H.
Choice & Prime 59.00-62.75; Choice
57.00-60.25; Good 53.00-56.75;
Standard 37.50-46.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 54.00-58.75;
Good 45.00-53.00.
COWS: Utility & Commercial
37.00- Cutters 32.00-36.75;
Canner & Law Cutter 24.00-33.75.
BULLOCKS; Good & Choice
44 00-48.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 40.00-
44.50.
FEEDER CATTLE; Steers
Good 55.00-61.00; Standard 35.00-
46.00; Bulls Good 45.00-54.00;
Standard 32.00-44.00; Heifers Good
43.00- Standard 30.00-42.00.
CALVES 289. Prime None;
Choice 67.00-78.50; Good 55.00-
64.50; Standard & Good 45.00-54.00;
SPECIAL NOTICE!
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
(Rt. 30,10 miles East of Lancaster
in Paradise, PA)
HAY, STRAW AND GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 1 p.m.
Beginning Thursday, December 4, 1986
lor hud 717-442-4181 L Robert Frame Sr
President
TIT-442-4294 Glenn S. Frame
Manager
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90-11 U ibs. 53.00-64.00 ; 65-90 lbs.
35.00- Holstein Bulls 90-130
lbs. 70.50-98.50; Holstein Heifers
90-130 lbs. 55.00-72.50.
HOGS 73. US No. 1-2 210-250 lbs.
53.00- US No. 1-3 210-270 lbs.
52.00-
SOWS: US No. 1-345.50-49.25.
FEEDER PIGS 37. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. 22.50-33.00 per head; No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 35.00-44.00.
SHEEP 8. Slaughter lambs
Choice None; Good 90-100 lbs.
55.00-61.00; SI. Ewes 13.50-25.00.
1 Load Hay $llO.OO per ton.
ATTENTION 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 tor 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:7l7-275-2880
ATTENTION TOBACCO
FARMERS
Receiving Tobacco Six Days A Week:
7:30 to 5:00 Beginning Dec. 4
FIRST SALE - TUESDAY, DEC. 9-9:00 AM
New heated warehouse located in Earland Industrial
Park along Rt. 23 between New Holland & Blue Ball
HARRISBURG
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GARDEN SPOT TOBACCO AUCTION
(A New Name For An Experienced Local Group)
Member; Garden Spot Tobacco
Keystone Tobacco i\/* pq Box 190
Marketing Group Blue Ball, PA 17506
"THE NEW CHOICE” *■* 717-354-6934
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New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Nov. 24,1986
Report supplied by auction
Registered receipts of 308 head
of horses, mules and ponies.
Market: steady.
Local
OPEN HOUSE
Dec. 4,5,6 7:30 to 5:00
FREE LUNCH - FREE GIFT TO CONSIGNERS
ON OPEN HOUSE DAYS
Prompt Payment For Your Crop -
Checks Available Day Of Sale.
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Driving Horses 250.00-1200.00.
Riding Horses 150.00-535.00.
Lightweight Killers 125.00-200.00.
Heavyweight Killers 250.00-
325.00.
Mare Ponies 30.00-60.00.
Colts 10.00-15.00.
Gelding Ponies 30.00-60.00.
Larger Ponies 75.00-110.00.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
ON IK FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
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.
50 to 60 Head
WHITE DIAMOND GILTS
Here Now a new cross again.
Large White & Landrace, first
generation true F-l gilts.
Parent stock originated from
Lieske Bros. Minnesota. Very
productive in litter size
and feed conversion.
Vaccinated for Lopto, Eryslplat,
Rhinitis, E'Coll, Pastouoralla
Hand matod with Brooding Datos
Local Truck Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE JANUARY 16,1:00 P.M
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