A&Lanbastef Fawning, Saturday, September 19/1987
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Sept. 21-27,1987
September blow soft, till the fruit's in the loft.
Stonehenge is sold to CH E Chubb of Sahsburv England Sept 21 1418 Virgil
died Sept 21 14 BC Neu moon Sept 22 (lues) Nathan Hale trom his
hanging scaffold said I onh regret that I have but one life to give to niv countrv
Sept 22 177 b Average length of davs for the week 12 hours six minutes lohn
lohnsoh became first bicyclist to ride a mile in less than two minutes from a standing
start Sept 22 1842 Rush Hashana Sept 24 Composer George Gershwin born
Sept 2b 1898 Men a’ls he--an sihi/frs/ii’s
Ask the Old Farmer. What is the origin of the term
|||||, |l|i"l '®|l||||| I U punk when Us used to describe a person 7 JA
I' l Jr |l Brookfield 111
\| It whirled with the Clime* Opium ‘.maker* burned a *mall
1 pmeof kindlmx iailed punk to h\’ht their pipe* (and nlsu
) to ln;hl fnei riuker*) Addut s who beta nn Ir-tle** ami un
f di pt ndahli were referred to punk s to uuin ate that that
yi\ lhei/ had to-*! their health and *oul* to opium
/oX\ II I Home Hints Irv dishw whmg liquid to launder vour fmi
a l ™" handwashables its |us* as good as name brand detergents
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week begins with showers and coo! tempi ratures midweek rainy and
warm end of week cloudy and cool
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week doud\ with seasonable tempera
tures, light rain midweek end of week sunny and cool
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week sunm with sea .onable temperatures
midweek rain heavy west end ot week partly cloudy and cool
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Keister’s Livestock
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Sept 15, 1987
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 489. COMPARED WITH
LAST WEEKS MARKET: SLAUGHTER
STEERS STRONG TO .50 HIGHER;
COWS .50 TO 1.75 HIGHER. HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME SL. STEERS
68.50- CHOICE 1000/1650 LBS.
65.00- FEW 69.75, GOOD &
CHOICE 62.75-65.50, GOOD
60.00- GOOD HOLSTEINS
55 00-68.00, CHOICE 60.50-65.00; ONE
67.00. CHOICE SL. HEIFERS
61.25-64.00, FEW GOOD 58.00-60.00.
BREAKING UTILITY & COMMER
CIAL SL. COWS 45.85-49.85, COUPLE
54.00, CUTTER & BONING UTILITY
43.50- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
38.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 30.00.
FEW CHOICE SL. BULLOCKS
58.00- YIELD GRADE NO. 1,
1000/1800 LBS. SL. BULLS 54.00-63.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: FEW MEDIUM
FRAME NO. 1. 350/600 LBS. HEIFERS
59.00-
SPECIAL
GRADED SALE
Thursday, Sept. 24
11 AM
• 150 Head Local Acclimated Cattle
All Weights
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136
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CALVES 177: FEW CHOICE
VEALERS 97.00-101.00, FEW GOOD
79.00- STANDARD AND GOOD
75/95 LBS. 80.00-88.00, UTILITY 60/80
LBS. 65.00-79.00. FARM CALVES:
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90/130 LBS.
90.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
95/130 LBS. 100.00-120.00.
HOGS 446: BARROWS AND GILTS
$3 TO $4 LOWER. US NO. 1. 215/235
LBS. 56.60-57.50, 1-2 215/245 LBS.
55.50- 2-3 200/250 LBS.
54.50- 2-4 190/270 LBS.
51.25-54.50. US NO. 1-3 270/675 LBS.
SOWS 47.00-50.00, FEW 53.00, 2-3
300/575 LBS. 43.00-47.00. BOARS
40.00-
FEEDER PIGS 442: US NO. 1-3 20/35
LBS. FEEDER PIGS 28.00-40.00, 35/50
LBS. 39.50-49.50,55/65 LBS. 51.00-57.00
- ALL PER HEAD.
SHEEP 44: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
75/130 LBS. SPRING SL. LAMBS
65.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 40/90
LBS. 65.00-73.00.
GOATS 21; LARGE 33.00-65.00 - PER
HEAD.
Grantsville Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Saturday, Sept. 12, 1987
LARGE: 50-65; MEDIUM: 35-40.
HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS
53.00- HEAVY BUTCHER
48.00- LIGHT BUTCHER
42.00- BUTCHER SOWS
42.00- FEEDER SHOATS
20 00-55 00.
VEAL GOOD 85.00-99.00; STAN
DARD 75.00-84.00; UTILITY
40 00-74.00; HEAVY CALVES
100 00122.50
SHEEP & LAMBS- GOOD
68 00-73.50, UTILITY 55 00-62.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-28.00
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
GOOD 60.00-65.50, STANDARD
55.00-58.00; UTILITY 45.00-52.00
HEIFERS. GOOD 55.00-61.50; STAN
DARD 50.00-52.00; UTILITY
38 00-45.00.
COWS; COMMERCIAL 41.00-49.00;
UTILITY 38.00-40.00; CANNER AND
CUTTER 30.00-35.00.
EMERYS j
BUYING j
f STATION I
i OPEN TO RECEIVE |
| YOUR MARKET HOGS j
J AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET 1
I RD 4, EPHRATA. PA 17522 |
| 1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA |
I ON NORTH STATE STREET. |'j
I HOURS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and I
i WEDNESDAY 7:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. i
I 215-458-5677 Residence |
| 717-733-9648 Office |
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| 717-733-9648 Office I
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Com That
Staiids. Through
ITTU n Tjlfv II And each Funks
I II FT |I I I variety is backed by
"» " «• WWLi Hoffman research
We annually run
more than 50 test plots to ensure that only
the best yielding varieties reach your
fields -
That corn crop
you've labored over
wont do you any
good if the ears are
lying on the ground at harvest time But
Funks G-Hybnds will stand right through
the harvest
And they'll not only stand, they’ll
produce'record breaking yields With
varieties like G-4027, tops in its field in
New York Or G-4446, a record yielder in
Pennsylvania Or G-4626, a standout in
southern PA and Delmarva areas
faoflmA
pEED^
The limitation of warranty ana remedy on the tag attached to each bag of Funks G Hybrids i nd RA Hybrids sold is a part of the terms of sale thereof
Funk s is a brand name Numbers identify varieties
BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD SOWS; 300-450 LBS. 46.00-52.50,
52.00-58.00; CUTTER & UTILITY 500-620 LBS. 48.00-49.00, HEAVY
dßnasnm BOARS 39.0CV40.00.
smnt FFFDFR CATO F- (TFAR CALVES: MOSTLY STEADY.
lING^tSrSIOO7BOO GOOD - CHOICE 86.00-95.00: STAN
LINO SlbhKS) GOOD /U.UO-/B.UO, DARD 75 00.85.OO; STOCKY & THIN
MEDIUM 55.00-65.00. 70.00-74.00; LIGHT CALVES
STEER CALVES: GOOD 80.00-99.00; 78.00-88.00; WEAK & ROUGH
MEDIUM 58.00-70.00 76,00-DOWN.
HEIFER CALVES- GOOD
68 00-75.00, MEDIUM 50 00-65.00
HOLSTEIN BULLS. 85-95 LBS
Frederick Livestock 90.00-ios.oo; 100-115 lbs
Monday, Sept. 14, 1987 11000-131.00.
BUTCHER COWS. STEADY TO 1.00 LAMBS; STEADY. MEDIUM TO
HIGHER. GOOD 47.00-50.00; STAN- GOOD 65 00-68.00.
DARD & UTILITY 42.00-46.00, CAN- STOCK CATTLE; 2.00 UNDER LAST
NERS 37.00-41 00. SHELLY WEEK. STEERS CHOICE 74 00-78.56;
38.00-DOWN GOOD 66.00-73.00; MED. 60.00-65.00;
HEIFERS CHOICE 70.00-75.50; GOOD
BULLS:STEADY.GOODS2.OO-54.00. 62 00-69.00; MED. 55.00-61.00; BULLS
STEERS: GOOD 55.00-55.25. MED. TO GOOD 60.00-63.00, SPRING
HEIFERS: GOOD 56,00-62.00, ING HEIFERS 660 00-825.00.
MEDIUM 50.00-55.00. PIGS & SHOATS: STEADY PRICES
BUTCHER HOGS: 1.50 LOWER. BY THE HEAD 30-40 LBS. 33.00-40.00;
230-260 LBS. 53 00-54.50, 300-350 LBS BY THE LB. STOCK BOARS 200-275
52.00-53.50.
Hofflnan Seeds, Inc.
The Yield Experts
Landlsville, PA 17538
CaU Toll Free 1-800 233-0137 In PA 1-800-732-0456
CALVES RETURNING TO FARM
STRONG DEMAND • STEADY PRICES
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS. 90-120 LBS
95.00-105.00.
LBS. 44.00-45.50.
Green Dragon
livestock Sales ftp 1
Location; Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St,
Ephrata.
c o* s COWS
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 pr 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.
X/-
VL-
When you re looking for outstanding
yields this planting season, call your local
Hoffman seed representative Or call
Hoffman Seeds direct Well deliver a corn
crop that stands through the fall