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Martin Luther King Jr s Birthday observed Jan 19 Existence of Pluto visually
confirmed by C W Tombaugh, Jan 21, 1930 Temperature of -22°F recorded at
Akron Ohio, Jan 21,1985 Last quarter of the moon Jan 22 (Thurs ) Average
length of days for the week 9 hours, 38 minutes Gold discovered at Sutlers Mill
Calif, lan 24,1848 Ahe stand* an one leg truth an two
Ask the Old Farmer: I hav e copper countertops in mv kitchen and
wonder what is the best wav to care for them I have cleaned them
with many products but they seem to darken almost overnight
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You am polish ami iloan your umnhrtops using either latsup Wonos
loishin soiiu’ or vinegar After iloaning wtpi thorn until oaby oil to
help provonl tarnishing
Home Hints to prevent thread from raveling knot the end that comes otf
the spool first
LD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England. Beginning ot week told snow south mid through end ot week
sunn\ vuth mild temperatures
Greater New York-New jersey. 1 ight snow through midweek end of week doudv
with mild temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Beginning ol week rains snow in mountains midvseek
clouds ssith .easonable temperatures end of sseek sunns and mild
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Keister’s Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, January 13,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 419...PDA...Slaughter
Steers and Cows $1 to $2 higher.
Few High Choice and Prime steers
63.25-64.85, Choice 1050-1500 lbs.
58.60-63.60, Good 53.00-58, few
Standard 4547.50; Good & Choice
holsteins 53.00-55, Good 48.00-51.00.
Choice slaughter heifers 55.50-
60.50, Good 48.00-53.00. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter
cows 38.5042, couple 43.75, Cutter
and Boning Utility 36.0040, Canner
and Low Cutter 34.00-36, Shells
down to 30.00. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 47-51.50. Yield Grade No.
1,1200-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 44-
52.75. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No. 1, 350-750 lbs. steers
and Bulls 48.00-57.00.
CALVES 166...Ch0ice vealers
81.00- one 97.00, Good 67.00-80,
Standard and Good 75-100 lbs.
48.00- few Utility 65-75 lbs. 35.00-
43.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
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)
KING'S AUCTION
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Gram Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
1200
Located Rt 472 5 miles south
of Quarryville or 6 miles north of
Oxford at Shaub s Auction
House
Lloyd H Kreider
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND '
FARMERS WELCOME
THC
JAN. 19-25,1987
Starts out raw, then a thaw.
100-125 lbs. 90.00-107, Small Frame
90-95 lbs. 50.00-55; Holstein Heifers
90-120 lbs. 48.00-68.00.
HOGS 354...8arr0ws and gilts
about steady. US No. 1, 215-235 lbs.
48.5049.10, 1-2 210-245 lbs. 47.50-
48.50,1-3 200-250 lbs. 46.5047.50, 24
190-270 lbs. 45.0046.50. US No. 1-3
290-650 lbs. sows 40.0043.75,2-3 300-
525 lbs. 37.0040.00. Boars 30.50-
40.50.
FEEDER PIGS 477... US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 32.0045.00,35-
55 lbs. 42.00-52.00—a1l per head.
SHEEP 6... Few Choice 75-85 lbs.
wool slaughter lambs 80.00-84.00.
GOATS 5... Few Large 39.00-68.00
per head.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, January 12,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 238...PDA. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Slaughter cows $2 to |2.50 higher.
Couple Choice steers, individual’s
58.00&58.25, Good 53-57.25, few
MANURE FOR SALE
20 to 25 Ton Trailer Loads
*8 per ton delivered within
15 mile radius.
CONTACT
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Box 100, Paradise, PA 17562
717-442-4181 or L. Robert Frame, Sr.
717-768-8204 - off ice President
717-442-4294 - home Glenn S. Frame
Manager
GWALTNEY of
mSP SMITHFIELD, LTD.
RECEIVING HOGS;
LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: McCoy’s Branch Office, Bareville
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawells Butcher Shop)
& FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-656-9668
TUESDAYS: B&RCattle
THURSDAYS: Marietta
717-426-3258
YORK COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: Stewarfstown
717-993-2564
1 TUESDAYS: Thomasville
717-792-2248 or 9836
1 Contact for information.
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674
Future forward contracts available
Standard 50.25-53.25. Few Choice
heifers 55.50-57.75, few Good 49.00-
54, few Standard 40.00-46.00.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 39.50-43.25, one
44.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 36-
40.75, Canner & Low Cutter 31.00-
36, Shells down to 27.00. Standard
slaughter bullock, one 47.25. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1245-1870 lbs.
slaughter bulls 42.00-48.50. Feeder
Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1, 315-
665 lbs. steers 53.50-59.00. Medium
Frame No. 1, 350-500 lbs. heifers
45.00-52.50, Large No. 2,435-790 lbs.
holsteins 41.00-47.50.
CALVES 248... Few Choice
vealers 94.00-104, Good 72.00-84,
Standard and Good 90-125 lbs. 50-
62.50, 65-85 lbs. 30.00-50, Utility 50-
60 lbs. 20.00-24.00. Farm Calves;
Holstein Bulls 90-130 lbs. 85.00-
122.00.
HOGS 402...8arr0ws and gilts .50
to .75 lower. US No. 1-2 220-255 lbs.
46.7547.50,1-3 210-255 lbs. 45.5047,
2-3 225-280 lbs. 4445.50, lot 1-3 205
lbs. 43.50. Sows $1 to $2 lower. US
No. 1-3 300-650 lbs. sows 39.5046.50.
Boars 33.00-38.50.
FEEDER PIGS 8...L0t US No. 1-
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 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:7l7-275-2880
ATTENTION TOBACCO FARMERS
Wanted: Tobacco to strip - Type 41 -10* per lath -
Type 609 -15* per lath.
For update on market, feel free to call, we will answer your
questions the best we can.
Member; _
Keystone Tobacco
Marketing Group
"THE NEW CHOICE"
PARADISE TOBACCO SALES
3 50 lbs. feeder pigs 39.00 all per
head.
SHEEP 65... Choice and Prime
75-90 lbs. wool slaughter lambs
79.00- Lot 110 lbs. 68.00; Lot 80
lbs. new crop lambs 89.00; Good
and Choice 50-75 lbs. feeder lambs
67.00- Slaughter ewes 15.00-
22.00.
GOATS 6...N0 market test.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, January 12,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 284... PDA...Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2 higher.
Few Choice slaughter steers 55.50-
59, few Good 52.50-55, Standard
45.5049.50, few Utility 39.2543.00.
Choice slaughter heifers 54.00-58,
Good 47.50-52, Standard 40.5046,
Utility 37.0043.00. Breaking Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
38.5043, one 44.75, Cutter and
Boning Utility 35.0040, Canner and
Low Cutter 29.00-35.50, Shells down
NEXT SALE JANUARY 21.1987
Receiving Tobacco Monday thru Fridays
Watch Lancaster Farming for any information
we can offer you.
Paradise. PA 17562
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD4. EPHRATA. PA 17522
1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
ON NORTH STATE STREET.
HOURS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
Ken & Lois Emery. Proprietors
9 A.M.
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
to 25.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-
1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 43-47.25,
No. 2, 900-1400 lbs. 39.0042.50.
Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 380-625 lbs. steers
58.00- Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 400-600 lbs. heifers
45.00- Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 350-650 lbs. bulls
54.0065.00.
CALVES 235... Few Choice
vealers 84.00-94, few Good 68.0060,
Standard and Good 90-120 lbs.
44.0068, 6085 lbs. 40.0045, few
Utility 5060 lbs. 30.0068.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs.
68.00-
HOGS 54...8arr0ws and gilts .50
lower. Few Small lots US No. 1-2
240255 lbs. 48.0048.75, 1-3 215-245
lbs. 46.0047.00. US No. 1-3 300600
lbs. sows 42.0046.50. Boars 32.00
36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 10...L0t US No.
1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00 all
per head.
SHEEP 60... Choice 90-105 lbs.
wool slaughter lambs 71.0076.00,
Good and Choice 6075 lbs. feeder
lambs 65.0060.00. Slaughter sheep
24.00-30.50.
GOATS 4.-..10.00-25.00 - per head.
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
717-687-0990 or
717-299-3001
EMERY'S
BUYING
STATION