AB-Umcaster Farming, Saturday, December 27,1986
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
DEC. 29, 1986-JAN. 4,1987
Don't let your New Year's resolve dissolve.
New Year's Day Jan 1 More than 200 Sioux Indians massacred at Wounded Knee,
SD, by soldiers of the U S Seventh Cavalry, Dec 29, 1890 New moon Dec 30
(Tues ) Union ironclad ship Monitor sank in a storm off Cape Hatteras, NC , Dec
30, 1862 Average length of days for the week 9 hours, 8 minutes Elizabeth
Gnscom, belter known as Betsy Ross, born in Philadelphia, Jan 1, 1752 Earth at
perihelion, the point in its solar orbit nearest the sun, Jan 4 Set ret pride is like a nettle
in the arbor
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Week begins cold, midweek mild temperatures, snow north, ram
south, end of week sunny and cold
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week cloudy with cold temperatures,
midweek mild with heavy ram, snow inland, end of week sunny and very cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with freezing rain and cold temperatures,
midweek sunny and mild, end of week snowy and cold
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New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Dec. 22,1986
Report supplied by auction
Registered receipts of 260 head
of horses, mules and ponies.
Market: steady.
Local
Driving Horses 250.00-1000.00.
Riding Horses 150.00-500.00.
Lightweight Killers 125.00-200.00.
Heavyweight Killers 250.00-
345.00.
Mare Ponies 25.00-65.00.
Colts 10.00-20.00.
Gelding Ponies 25.00-65.00.
Larger Ponies 100.00-150.00,
Frederick Livestock
Monday, Dec. 22,1986
BUTCHER COWS: Good run
$l.OO higher. Good 38.0041.00;
Standard & Utility 33.00-37.00.
BULLS: Steady. Good & Medium
39.0040.25.
STEERS: Good & Choice 42.75-
43.75.
BUTCHER HOGS: 240-260 lbs.
49.75-50.50.
SOWS; 300450 lbs. 37.0041.00;
500-700 lbs. 42.0044.00.
VEAL CALVES: Mostly steady.
Good-Choice 60.00-67.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS; 90-120
Use Leftover
Christmas
Trees
When the holidays are
over don’t assume a
natural cut tree has
fulfilled its only pur
pose. Such a tree has
other uses, too. As an
indoor decoration is
only one.
We often take the tree
and tie it to a post, such
as a clothesline post.
The tree becomes a
small bird sanctuary.
Or, cut off the boughs
and place these over
perennial flowers. The
dense needles serve as a
temporary mulch. Fir
branches and pines will
retain most of their
needles until spring at
which time the boughs
can be removed
If you live in a com
munity where a
shredder machine is
available, the tree is
ground up into a very
satisfactory wood
mulch to be used as
needed. Christmas trees
take years to grow. Get
the most out of yours.
Re-evaluate its
potential after the
holidays, urges Arnold
G. Lueck, Lancaster
County extension
horticultural agent.
THE
Ask the Old Farmer; I recently bought glass doors for my
fireplace How can I clean them without damaging or
cracking the glass’ L D , Sarasota, Fla
Mix fine ashes from the stove with water to a thin paste and
apply with a piece of toweling Then wipe off with dear water
and a soft cloth
Home Hints: Use mayonnaise to rub off pine pitch or grease slams
from your cars body paint
lbs. 52.00-56.50.
HOLSTEIN BULLS: 95-120 lbs.
95.00-107.00.
LAMBS; Good & Choice 60.00
67.00.
STOCK CATTLE; Light run
steady prices. Steers Medium
47.0049.00. Heifers Choice 45.00
47.00; Good 40.0043.00; Medium
37.00-39.00. Bulls Choice 52.00-
55.00; Good 48.00-51.00; Medium
44.0047.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS; 485.00
650.00.
PIGS & SHOATS: Not enough
offered to quote.
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 22
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 77.00.
Veal Calves 70.00-96.00.
Vealer Bull Calves 85.00120.00.
Slaughter Calves 50.00-60.00.
Grassers & Feeders 35.0040.00.
Lambs 50 to 70 New Crop to
140.00.
Sheep 15.00-20.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 47.00-49.00.
Sows 40.0045.00.
Boars 27.00-28.00.
Pigs each 35.0049.00.
Heifers 36.0041.00.
Steers, medium 36.0041.50.
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Lancaster, PA 17603 ®
Steers, feeder 38.00-45.00.
no top bulls, 38.00-41.75
utility 37.00-39.00.
Bulls,
Cows,
Cows, fat 36.00-38.00.
Cows, medium 32.00-34.00.
Cows, poor or small 25.00-30.00.
Cattle Market steady.
Calf Market higher.
Goats each 25.00-56.00.
Remarks: Expect a good market
next week on all livestock. Happy
Holidays!
Feeder Sale Ist Monday of Each
Month.
Dairy Sale 3rd Thursday of Each
Month.
Grantsville Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Saturday, Dec. 20,1986
Large; 60-80; Medium; 48-54.
HOGS: Top Barrows & Gilts
51.00-53.50; 'Heavy Butcher 49.00
52.75; Light Butcher 40.0048.00;
Butcher Sows 40.0045.00; Feeder
Shoats 20.00-63.50.
VEAL: Good 65.00-79.00;
Standard 55.0064.00; Utility 40.00
54.00; 8u1165.00100.00.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Good 62.00-
75.00; Utility 50.00-60.00; Slaughter
Ewes 20.00-32.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Steers:
Good 56.50-58.50; Standard 50.00-
54.00; Utility 42.00-48.00.
HEIFERS: Good 52.00-55.00;
Standard 42.00-49.00; Utility 30.00-
40.00.
COWS: Commercial 33.50-39.50;
Utility 31.00-32.00; Canner & Cutter
30.00-down.
BULLS: Commercial & Good
42.0045.50; Cutter & Utility 38.00-
40.00.
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE:
(Yearling Steers) Good 52.00-58.00;
Green Dragon „
Livestock Sales 1
Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St.,
Ephrata.
t o* s c °ws X
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 from bank.
Medium 40.00-50.00.
STEER CALVES: Good 55.00
60.00; Medium 42.0052.00.
HEIFER CALVES: Good 45.00
56.00; Medium 30.0040.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Fa.
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Report supplied by Auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 36.5039.75; Cutters 33.50
36.00; Canners 30.5033.00; Shells
28.00 low.
Heifers; Commercial 37.50
46.50.
Steers: Standard 42.7549.50.
Bulls: Good 44.00-46.50;
Standard 40.5043.50.
Veal Calves: Choice 70.00
82.00; Good 53.00-69.00; Standard
42.0052.00; Utility 31.0041.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls .901.28;
Heifers 55.0068.00.
Hogs; 48.75-51.00.
Sows: 38.0042.50.
Boars; 34.0035.25.
Shoats; 25-30 lbs. per head
14.0021.00; 3035 lbs. per head
24.0032.00.
Goats: per head 28.0032.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Monday, December 15,1986
Report Supplied by PDA
AUCTION FOR DECEMBER
23, 1986 NOT REPORTED -
ALTHOUGH AVAILABLE
HEADAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS;
CATTLE 134 - CALVES 183 -
HOGS 96 - FEEDER PIGS 11 -
SHEEP 0.
CATTLE 242...PDA. Supply
includes 66% slaughter cows .
Compared with last Tuesday’s
market: Slaughter cows mostly
steady to .50 lower. Choice
slaughter steers 2-4, 960-1255 lbs.
57.25-60.00, few Good 53.50-58.75,
few Good and Choice holsteins
49.75-53.00, two Standard 50.75, few
Utility & Standard 40.85-44.25.
Choice 3-4 slaughter heifers 53.25-
56.25, Good 45.50-53.00, few Stan
dard 40.75-44, Utility & Low
Standard 33.00-38.75. Few
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 36.60-39.25, Cutter
& Boning Utility 33.75-37.35,
Canner and Low Cutter 30.75-33.75,
Shells down to 22.50. Two Good
slaughter bullocks 44.50 & 47.85,
two Standard 41.50&43.50. Few
Yield Grade No. 1, 1210-2160 lbs.
slaughter bulls 45.00-45.75.
CALVES 209...Vealers grading
Standard and Good mostly steady
tosl lower. High Choice, individual
87.00, one Choice 78.00, one Good
70.00, Standard and Good 90-110
lbs. 46.00-49,0ne 130 lbs. 55.00, 70-85
lbs. 42.00-46.00, Utility 50-85 lbs.
30.00-40.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 90-125 lbs. 62.00-100.00, few
down 47.00; few Holstein Heifers
85-115 lbs. 50.00-54.00.
HOGS 199...8arr0ws and gilts
weak to $2 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240
lbs. 52.00-52.60, lot 53.25,1-3 220-275
lbs. 51.60-52.25, lot 52.60, 2-3 200-250
lbs. 51.10-51.75, 1-3 190-200 lbs.
50.35-51.75. US No. 1-3 285-680 lbs.
sows 40.50-45.00, fe Medium 215-465
lbs. 33.00-38.00. Boars 38.0041, few
light weights 41.5042.50.
FEEDER PIGS 27... US No. 1-3 27
lbs. feeder pigs 85.00 all per
hundredweight.
SHEEP B... Few Choice 70-135
lbs. wool slaughter lambs 51.00-
60.00, few Utility and Good 45-90
lbs. 52.00-59.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16
OH THE FARM MONIHLY
BRED GILT SALE
l:OOP.M.
Sate 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-1 gilts.
Parent stock originated from
Lieske Bros. Minnesota. Very
productive in litter size
and feed conversion.
Vaccinated for Lapto, Eryslplas,
Rhinitis, E'Coll, Pastauaralla
Hand mated with Breeding Pates
Local Truck Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
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