OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
First quarter of the moon Aug 31 Emma Null became first woman telephone
operator, in Boston, Sept 1, 1878 Britain adopted the Georgian Calendar Sept 2,
1/52 Los Angeles Birthday celebration Sept 4 George Gilbert, who claimed to
have lived for an entire year on three cents a day, died Sept 4,1890 Average length
t. 4 d lys for the week 13 hours, 4 minutes First Continental Congress held Sept 5,
1774 Jesse James born Sept 5,1847 Paintings and fights are best seen at a distance
- Ask the Old Farmer; Would you please tell me the
proper ingredients for making whitewash 7 ] E C , War-
Stir into a gallon of sweet milk enough unslaked lime in fine
powder to make it thicker than cream Add a teacup of
8 turpentine, stir well, and pul on at once with a paintbrush
Home Hints; To clean a barbecue grill rack place it in a plastic
garbage bag and add powdered dishwashing soap and hot
water Tie bag tightly and let it sit outside for a couple of hours
then empty it and nnse the rack well
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week showery and mild, midweek clear and seasonable,
end of week showery and seasonable
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and mild at beginning of week, midweek
cloudy with mild temperatures, end of week sunny, quite warm with sprinkles
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Beginning of week clear and mild, midweek light rain
with mild temperatures, end of week sunny and warm
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Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, August 25, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 326...PDA...High Choice &
Pnme slaughter steers 66.25-67.60, couple
68.25&68.60, Choice 62.50-66.40, Good
57-62.95, Standard 53-57.50, Utility
50.00-54.00. Choice si. heifers
60.75-64.25, Good 55.75-61, Standard
49.50-55, Utility 41.50-49 00. Breaking
V' EMERfS
\ BUYING
|/\i % STATION
OPEN TO RECEIVE
YOUR MARKET HOGS
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522
I MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA
ON NORTH STATE STREET.
HOURS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 AM.
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
Ken & Lois Emery. Proprietors
AmmON FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RO 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 tor
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying^Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
THE
AUG. 31-SEPT. 6,1987
Summer's slipping, but hold on!
Utility & Commercial si. cows 45.80-49,
couple 49.60&49.80, Cutter* Boning Util
ity 41.00-46, Canner & Low Cutter
35-41.25, Shells down to 34.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000/1935 lbs. si. bulls
53-59.25, No. 2. 780/1625 lbs.
44.25-51.90. Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame
No 1-2, 485/695 lbs. steers 59.00-72.00
en SI.SO-SB.SO. Medium Frame No. 1-2,
550/720 lbs. bulls 56.00-67.00.
CALVES 107... Few Choice vealen
76.00- one Good 69.00, Standerd &
Good 85/130 lbs. 69.00-78, 65/80 lbs.
57.50-70, Utility 45/130 lbs. 27.00-52.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85/120 lbs.
95.00- few 135.00.H01. Heifers 80/100
lbs. 69.00-85; Beef cross bulls & heifers
70/130 lbs. 69.00-86.00.
HOGS 155... US No. 1-2 220/260 lbs.
barrows and gilts 58.75-59.75, two lots
60.25, 205/210 lbs. 57-57.50, few 1-3
195/265 lbs. 55.00-57.00. US No. 1-3
315/555 lbs. sows 42.00-48.00. Boars
38.00- few Slock 44.50-46.50.
FEEDER PIGS 10...Tw0 Lots US No.
1-3 25/30 lbs. feeder pigs 26.00 & 29.00
per head.
SHEEP 44. .High Choice & Prime
70/140 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
65.00- Good 40/70 lbs. feeder lambs
57.00- Few Slaughter ewes
21.00-
GOATS 3...Tw0 Medium 23.00 &
25.00, one Kid 20.00 per head.
Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, August 26, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 70...PDA...(Supply included
50% Feeder C«tlle)... Comp»red with last
weeks market: Few Choice slaughter steers
61.10-64.50, few Good 58.70-60.20, cou
ple Standard 49&50.25. Choice si. heifer,
individual 60.10, one Good 55.50, one
Standrad 47.00. Few Commercial si. cows
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9-
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10-
10-21-86
11-
12-
12-24-86
12-29-86
1-30-87
Average: 18 Farms with 909,553 layers averaged over 93%
for BVi weeks, over 90% for 16Vz weeks.
Records like these are a result of superior genetics, a sound growing
program, and excellent management in the laying house. We would welcome
the opportunity to be of service to you in your production needs.
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of
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Over 93% -12 weeks
Over 93% -10 weeks
Over 93% - 9 weeks
Over 93- 9 weeks
Over 93- 9 weeks
Over 93% - 4 weeks
Over 93% -13 weeks
Over 93% -10 weeks
Over 93% - 8 weeks
60,885
27,988
50,164
63,308
20,608
62,226
61,290
27,664
85,619
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Boning Utility 38.50-43, Carmer and Low
Cutter 33.50-39, Shells down to 30.00.
Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1,
310/415 lbs. steers 61.00-73,00, few
530/695 lbs. 56.00-61.00. Medium Frame
No. 1, 320/665 lbs. heifers 54.50-61.00,
No. 2 345/620 lbs. 40.00-49.00. Few
Medium Frame No. 1, 445/490 lbs.
60.00-
CALVES 77... Few Good vealers
78.00- Standard and Good 90/130 lbs.
74.00- 65/85 lbs. 57.00-75, few Utility
50/60 lbs. 50.00-58.00. Faim Calves: Hols
tein Bulls 90/120 lbs. 97.00-110 00. Few
Beef cross bulls & heifers 75/85 lbs.
75.00-
HOGS 151... Barrows and gilts $1 high
er. US No. 1-3 220/250 lbs. 59.00-60, 2-3
240/265 lbs. 57-58.10, lot 1-3 152 lbs.
58.10. US No. 1-3 375/485 lbs. sows
42.00-46.50. Few Boars 38.75-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 21...L0t US No. 1-3 25
lbs. feeder pigs 45.00 all per head.
SHEEP 29... Few High Choice & Prime
90/110 lbs. spring si. lambs 68.00-74, few
Good & Choice 96/106 lbs. 62.00-68; few
Good 40/65 lbs. feeder lambs 53.00-61.00.
Couple Slaughter ewes 29.00&3I.00.
GOATS 12... Large 35.00-46.00,
Medium 19.00-23.00, couple Kids
6.00& 10.00 all per head.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, August 24, 1987
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 360. CHOICE SL. STEERS
62.00- GOOD 57.00-62, STANDARD
52.00- UTILITY 48.50-52.50. CHOICE
SL. HEIFERS 57.00-60. GOOD 55-59.50,
Over 90% -19 weeks
Over 90% -17 weeks
Over 90% -18 weeks
Over 90% -18 weeks
Over 90% -15 weeks
Over 90% -15 weeks
Over 90% -18 weeks
Over 90% -16 weeks
Ovef 90% -15 weeks
44.50-48.50. BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 45.00-49.50,
CUTTER & BON. UTILITY 41.50-46,
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 36.25-42,
SHELLS DOWN TO 28.00. YIELD
GRADE NO. 1. 1050/1900 LBS. SL.
BULLS 55-61.50, NO. 2. 900/1200 LBS.
45.00- FEEDER CATTLE:
MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. I,
250/350 LBS. STEERS 78.00-‘lOO,
300/800 LBS. 62.00-80.00. MEDIUM
FRAME NO. 1. 350/700 LBS. HEIFERS
61.00- MEDIUM #2, 350 LBS. 60.00.
MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 1,
250/350 LBS. BULLS 74.00-85, 400/700
LBS. 53.00-60.00.
CALVES 233. CHOICE VEALERS
84.00- GOOD 73.00-85, STAN
DARD AND GOOD 90/120 LBS.
68.00- 60/85 LBS. 55.00-69, UTILITY
50/90 LBS. 25.00-34.00. FARM CALVES:
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90/125 LBS.
90.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85/115
LBS. 90.00-130.00.
HOGS 134. US NO. 1-2 210/245 LBS.
BARROWS AND GILTS 60-61.50, 1-3
205/250 LBS. 58-59.75,2-3 215/240 LBS.
57.00- 1-3 62 LBS. 50.00. US NO. 1-3
300/600 LBS. SOWS 48.00-50.50, 2-3
300/550 LBS. 45.00-48.00. BOARS
40.00-
FEEDER PIGS 9. US NO. 1-3 39 LBS.
FEEDER PIGS 37.00, ONE LOT UTILI
TY 29 LBS. 18.00 ALL PER HEAD.
SHEEP 242. HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
80/100 LBS. SPRING SL. LAMBS
75.00- CHOICE 75/111 LBS.
68.00- GOOD & CHOICE 55/80
LBS. FEEDER LAMBS 72.50-85.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 23.00-38.50.
GOATS 4. LARGE 25.00-51.00
;s
95.8% at Sleeks
94.6% at 62 weeks
97.7% at 49 weeks
97.1% at 55 weeks
95.9% at 53 weeks
93.8% at 52 weeks
96.7% at 47 weeks
96.0% at 41 weeks
97.0% at 41 weeks
97.0% at 41 weeks
95.9% at 43 weeks
95.9% at 38 weeks
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