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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Christmas Dav Dec 2S American frontiersman and soldier Christopher Kit
Carson born in Madison Co Ky Dec 24 1809 Last smarter of the moon Dec 24
(Wed ) Hanukkah testis al begins Dec 27 Average length of days for the week
9 hours, 5 minutes Vice president John C Calhoun resigned Dec 28, 1832
Earthquake m Messina, Sicily, killed 80 000 Dec 28 1908 A ihange of fortune hurls
a wise man no more than a ilninge of the moon
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Week begins cloudy with mild temperatures midweek sunns snow
possible north end ot week snowstorm with cold temperatures
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week sunny with seasonable tern
peratures cloudv and very cold mid through end ot week
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Beginning of week sunns with mild temperatures mid
week cold with freezing ram end of sveek clear
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Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 15
CATTLE 502. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice St Prime 58.00-
61.50, few to 62.85; Good St Choice
52.00-58.75; Good & Choice -
Holstein 45.00-51.00; Standard &
Good Holstein 40.00-45.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 57.00-61.00, few to 63.00;
Good & Choice 50.00-57.50; Stan
dard & Good 43.00-50.25.
COWS; Utility St Commercial
35.50-38.50, few to 40.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.50-38.00, few to
39.75; Canner & Low Cutter 34.00 &
down.
BULLS-ALL WEIGHTS: Yield
Grade 1 45.01W0.00, few to 53.00;
Yield Grade 2 39.0045.50.
STOCKER CATTLE-ALL
WEIGHTS. Steers Medium &
Good 47.00-54.50; Heifers
Medium & Good 45.00-51.50; Bulls
- Medium St Good 40.00-50.00;
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)
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DEC. 22-28, 1986
Christmas cheer this time of year.
Ask the Old Farmer; Whs do we have what is called
plum pudding when to ms knowledge no plums
have been included in this recipe 7 1 T Barnstead NH
Old-twn Niu fiiy/iimfcrs alanut s iitlloil raisins "plums'
Plum pudding plum potridge and plum uikt men'all madt
with rni-in^
Home Hints turn house plants regularls to assure even grovsth
Sorm plants reach out toward the sun others grow awav from it
Steers Holstein 35.5041.50.
CALVES 460. Good St Choice
125 to 250 pounds 65.00-85.00, few to
93.00; Medium St Good 125 to 250
pounds 55.00-65.00; Medium &
Good 80 to 120 pounds 48.00-
60.00; Light & Cull all weights
48.00 St down; Holstein Bulls
return to farm up to 104.00;
Holstein Heifers return to farm
up to 63.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 102.
Choice Lambs 64.01W6.00; Medium
& Good Lambs 58.00-64.00; Light &
Lambs 60.00-68.50; Sheep, Ewes &
Bucks 18.00-25.00; Goats all sizes
(by head) 15.0040.00.
HOGS 139. No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs
- 190-225 pounds 50.00-54.00; No. 1-
3 Butcher Hogs 225-250 pounds
53.50-54.00; No. 1-3 Butcher Hogs -
250-300 pounds 51.00-53.60; Good
Butcher Sows 400 pounds down
43.0048.50; Good Butcher Sows
400 pounds up 45.00-50.00; Heavy
Boars over 300 pounds 37.50;
Pigs-all sizes (by head) 25.00-
45.00.
RENT YOUR COWS
Established Pennsylvania
Holstein herd needs to rent
breeding age heifers or
young cows, grade or regis
tered, to carry embryo trans
plant calves. Eggs implanted
on your farm without surgery
or harm to your female. We
cover all costs. $2OO per live
calf to you. Well managed
herd a necessity. For more
information write
Lancaster Farming
PO Box 366-A-110
Lititz, PA 17543
Sale every Monday afternoon at
3:30 p.m.; 29 loads Hay & straw
sale every Monday at 1:00 p.m.
Alfalfa 125.00-148.00/ton.
Mixed 101.00-130.00/ton.
Straw 90.00/ton.
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Dec. 16,1986
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: Steers: Low Choice
59.00- Medium-Good 52.00-
58.50; Good & Choice Holsteins
47.00- Medium Holsteins
43.75- Heifers: Good-Choice
53.75- Holsteins 43.00 &
Down. Cows: Large Run - Steady
Prices. High Yield None Offered;
Good 36.00-38.00; Medium 33.50-
35.85; Big Middle 31.00-37.00;
Shelly 30.00 & Down. FAT Bulls:
Medium-Good 41.5047.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good Run
of Heifers and Bull: Too few steers
to establish a market. Feeder
Heifers (all weights) 1.00 higher.
Good 45.0047.50; Medium 41.00-
44.50. Feeder Bulls (all weights)
1.00 higher. Choice 53.00-55.00;
Good 46.0049.50; Medium 40.00-
44.50.
LIVESTOCK HAULING
Dependable Service
6 Possum Bottom Tractors
and Trailers
Call Anytime
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
L. Robert Frame Manager
Office 717-442-4181
Office & Home: 215-458-5060
Office & Home. 215-458-8518
GWALTNEY of
LTD.
*USDA Pigs and Hog Report will be
released on December 20.
*Now is a good time to set your target
pricing for February and April marketings
through one of our foward contracts.
*No commission on our contracts.
* Deliver the hogs to any one of our four
buying stations between the Ist and the
20th of the contract month.
Call Ed Herrmann or Charlie Kauffman at
any of the four buying stations.
Leola 717-656-9668
Marietta 717-426-3258
Stewartstown 717-993-2564
Thomasville 717-792-2248
VEAL CALVES: Demand
Stronger! Choice 75.00-90.00; Good
63.00-74.00; Medium 45.0082.00;
Few Light/Weak 44.00 & Down;
Farm Bulls 80.00-110.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts Steady
.50 lower. (US No. 1-3) 210-250 lbs.
53.60-54.60; Over 260 lb. 49.00-52.00.
SOWS: 1.00 to 2.00 lower than
last week. Over 450 lbs. 40.7545.00;
under 450 43.0046.50; 2 & 3’s 33.50-
39.00; Boars Heavy 35.75-36.50 (250-
325 lbs. 44.5048.00).
FEEDER PIGS: (by the hd.)
Large Run. (15-22 lbs. 20.00-22.00);
(25-35 lbs. 28.00-32.00); (35-50 lbs.
42.0049.00) (5585 lbs. 56.00).
SHEEP: Lambs Light 85.00-
110.00; Choice 69.0081.00; Good
52.0084.00; Medium 51.00 & Down.
EWES; Mostly 24.00-35.00.
Goats- (Lg) 44.0047.50 (hd);
Sm./Med. 17.00-31.00 (hd).
There will be a sale Dec. 23 and
Dec. 30 —Regular Hours.
Farmers Livestock
Auction
Duncansville, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 15,1986
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 214. STEERS: Good
52.50-55.00; Standard 49.50-52.75.
HEIFERS; Good 48.5053.75,
COWS: Utility & Commercial
34.50-38.50; Cutters 32.00-36.00;
Canner & Low Cutter 28.50-32.50.
BULLOCKS: Good & Choice
17.50 18.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 143.00-
45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
48.00-55.00; Bulls 42.00-48.00;
Heifers 40.00-45.00.
CALVES 385. Choice 65.00-78.00;
Good 59.00-66.00; Standard & Good
52.00-59.00 ; 90-110 lbs. 48.00-54.00;
65-90 lbs. 48.00-52.00; Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 100.00-128.00; Holstein
Heifers 100-110 lbs. 56.00-62.00.
HOGS 122. US No. 1-2 54.50-55.50;
US No. 1-353.5054.00.
SOWS; US No. 1-3 43.5045.00.
FEEDER PIGS 92. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. 30.00-35.00 per head; No. 1-3
3550 lbs. 38.00-45.00.
SHEEP 40. Choice 60.0052.00;
Good 59.0050.50. SI. Ewes 18.00-
22.00.
6 Loads Hay 88.00-118.00.
GWALTNEY of
LTD.
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RECEIVING HOGS;
LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy's Branch Office, Bareville
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawells Butcher Shop)
A FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668
TUESDAYS: BAR Cattle
THURSDAYS: Marietta
717-426-3258
: COUNTY
MONDi
iewirtsfown
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS: Thomasville
717-792-2248 or 9836
Contact for information:
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
Future forward contracts available
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
1:00 P.M.
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 Lapto, Erysiplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coii, Pastauaralla
Hand mated with Brooding Dates
Local Track Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOIIZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE FEBRUARY 13,1:00 P.M,