Ad-ilartcastef toy! J 2^,'W'' OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC Sept. 28-Oct. 4,1987 October is in, let the festivals begin! First color telecast of a World Senes game Sept 28,1955 Sept 30 1902, William H Walker granted patent for Rayon First quarter of the moon Sept 30 (Wed ) Olivet College, in Olivet, Mich , did away with grades, credits, and tests Oct 1,1934 Old Man s Day at Broughmg, Hertfordshire, Oct 2 Yom Kippur Oct 3 Average length of days for the week 11 hours, 45 minutes Rutherford B Hayes born Oct 4, 1822 in Delaware Ohio You mu-,1 low a fly to catch a trout Ask the Old Farmer: When I was a little girl in Nor way, whenever something fortunate happened par ijt Ocularly the birth of a baby we were told to go and tell the bees Do you know of this expression, its origin or connotation 7 CW, Conloocook, N H The origin is supposed fa he Celtic and arose so it's said M'hk from a superstition that only the bees could communicate S 'Mr > unth the fairies and elves who bring fortune and also misfortune Home Hints An almost sure fire method to insure vour film s safe return from a developer is to write >our name address and phone number on a large piece of paper and shoot it as your first exposure OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Cloudy and cool at beginning of week, midweek rainy with season ably cool temperatures end of week sunnv and cool tGreater New York-New Jersey; Beginning of week sunnv and cool midweek clear with pleasant temperatures end of week light rain and cool temperatures Middle Atlantic Cbastal: Beginning of week partly cloudy and cool, scattered show ers midweek sunnv and warm, end of week rainy and cool (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 03444) Carlisle Livestock Market Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1987 CATTLE; STEERS- ACTIVE AND FULLY STEADY. NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED CHOICE 66 00-67.85; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 61 00-65 85, COUPLE MEDIUM 60 50 & DOWN HOLSTEINS- ACTIVE. CHOICE 58 00-64 75; GOOD 54.25-57.50, COU PLE MEDIUM 53 00 & DOWN HEIFERS. LOW CHOICE 61.00-64 60, GOOD 57.50-60 50, MEDIUM-GOOD HOLSTEINS 49.25-57.00. COWS: STRONG DEMANDI EARLY BIRD PENS 2 00 HIGHER. HIGH YIELD 48.25-49.75; GOOD 45 25-48 00; MEDIUM 43 50-45.00; BIG MIDDLE 41 00-48 50; SHELLY 40.50 & DOWN FAT BULLS: STRONG DEMAND. GOOD 59.75-64.85; MEDIUM 50.50-55 50. FEEDER CATTLE: NEXT TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE BEGINNING AT 7 00 P.M. STEERS: (350-850 LBS GOOD HOLS TEINS 71.00-75 00; MEDIUM -60 00-69.00. HEIFERS (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE 68.00-72.50; GOOD 62 00-67 00, MEDIUM 55.00-61.00. BULLS (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE 79 00-84.00; GOOD 72 00-77.00; MEDIUM 63.50-67.00 VEAL CALVES- ACTIVE. CHOICE 100 00-105.00; GOOD 90 00-99 00, MEDIUM 80 00-89 00, LIGHT/WEAK 79 00 & DOWN; FARM BULLS 100 00-133 00. HOGS- BARROWS & GILTS 400 LOWER THAN LAST WEEK US NO 1-3 210-250 LBS 50 50-5210, (OVER 260 TO 490 LBS ) 43 75-50 00, 2 & 3’S (ALL WEIGHTS) 45 25-50 00 OUR BUSINESS IS SERVICE TO FARMERS Let us help you build a successful marketing program! Call: 717-761-2740 800-382-1356 Grains & • Forward Contracting « Hedging Services THE SOWS: (ALL WEIGHTS) 46.00-49 00, UNDER 450 45 75-49 50, 2 & 3’S 41 50-45 50 BOARS: (ALL WEIGHTS) 38 50-42 50. FEEDER PIGS (BY THE HD) ACTIVE (20-23 LBS 21.00-24 00); (25-35 LBS 26 00-36 00). (40-55 LBS 46 50-57 00) SIIOATS (BY THE LB) 1 LOT 36 LBS 132 50 SHEEP- LAMBS CHOICE 50-70 LBS 78 00-82 00, GOOD 71 00-77 00, CHOICE 75-110 LBS 68 00-73 00, GOOD 63 00-67.00 EWES MOSTLY 26 00-37.00 GOATS (LG) 5000-60 00, SM/MD. 19 00-49 00 SALE EVERY TUESDAY EVENING 7.00 PM FOR LIVESTOCK 5:30 PM FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS. Thursday, September 24, 1987 COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S CLOSE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS ST- EADY TO .50 LOWER, INSTANCES 1 00 LOWER ON STEERS. SLAUGHTER COWS UNEVENLY STE a r /TO FIRM. BULLS 3.00 TO 4.00 LOV .R IN LIMITED SUPPLY MAINLY GOOD TO AVERAGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH 5% COWS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 1500 AS COMPARED WITH ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF 1630 LAST WEEK AND 1811 A YEAR 2450, 26 AGO. SLAUGHTER CLASSES; STEERS; CHOICE 2-4 1100-1300 LBS. 64.50-66 00 950-1150 LBS 63.00-65 00 GOOD & CHOICE 2-3 1000-1200 LBS. 62 00-64 50 51,1 HEIFERS- CHOICE 2-4 1000-1200 LBS 63.25-64.50 850-1000 LBS 62 00-63 50 GOOD & CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 60.00-63.50 916, COWS BREAKING UTILITY 2-3 4100-43.00 CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 42 00-45 00 FEW HIGH DRESSING INDIVIDUALS 46.00-46 50 BULLS. FEWYG 1-2 1500-2000 LBS 52 00-57.00 in m'** ivestock pfX commooity FUTURES SERVICE, INC. Peoria Cattle Peoria, Illinois Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. Wednesday, September 23, 1987 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 284...PDA... Supply mcluded 26 head feeder cattle . Compared to last Wednesday’s market: Slaughter steers steady to $1 higher. Cows weak to $1 low er. Choice 1070-1350 lbs. si. steers 64.50- few 69.00, G00d61.50-64.75, few 66.60, Good & Choice 1150-1500 lbs. Holstems 57.25-61 75, few Choice 63.75, Standard 54.60-57.00. Few Choice si. heif ers 62.75-63.25, few Good 58.00-60.50, few Good and Choice Holstems 55.50- few Standard 46.00-52.50. Breaking Utility and Commercial si. cows 45.60-48.50, few 55.10, Cutter & Bon. Utility 43.25-46.75, Canner & Low Cutter 39,00-42.75. Few Good & Choice si. bul locks 62.00-65.75, few Good and Choice Holstems 57.25-59.50, few Standard 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 checks • 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 That corn crop you ve labored over won’t 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 II not only stand, they II . 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 The limitation of warranty and remedy on the tag attached to each bag of Punk b G Hybrids nd HA Hybrids sold is a part o< the terms o* sale Funks is a brand name Numbers identify varieties 49.00- Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1200-1765 lbs. il. bulls 57.75-60.00, one 64.00. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1.385-500 lbs. steers 74.00-87.00. Few Medium Frame No. 1, 385-600 lbs. bulls 59.00- CALVES 140...Vealers fully steady. Few Choice 97.00-106, few Good 78.00- Standard and Good 85-110 lbs. 75.00- 70-85 lbs. 65.00-75, few Utility 60-95 lbs. 50.0070. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 95-130 lbs. 85.00-120, mostly 100.00- 00; few Hols. Heifers 85-105 lbs. 80 00-93.00. Few Beef Cross bulls and heifers 92.50135 00. HOGS 307...8arr0ws and Gilts $1.50 to $2 lower. US No. 1-2 240-245 lbs. barrows and gilts 52.10-53.00, 1-3 215-240 lbs. 50.75-52.10,2-3 210260 lbs. 50.0051.00, That Stands, Through I | IHA |J|Q 1 I AndeachFunks I II FT |i H. I I variety is backed by • XIV "• Hoffman research We annually run more than 50 test plots to ensure that only the best yielding varieties reach your fields FRIDAY, OCT. 23 ■ 1:00 PM ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE 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, fol low 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 Lepto, Erysiplas, Rhinitis. E'Coli, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa. Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FRI., NOVEMBER 20, 1:00 P.M. When you’re looking tor outstanding yields this planting season, call your local Hoffman seed representative Or call Hoffman Seeds direct We'll deliver a corn crop that stands through the fall Hoffman Seeds, Inc. The Yield Experts LandisviUe, PA 17538 Call ToU Free 1-800 233 0137 In PA 1800 732 0456 few 2-4 265-290 lbs. 45.00-49.25, few 1-3 135-190 lbs. 46.50-54.00. Sows .75 to $2 higher. US No. 1-3 340-660 lbs. sowi 45.00- few Medium 350-500 lbs 36-43.00. Boars 38.00-40, few light weights 40.50-42.00. FEEDER PIGS 204...L0l US No. 1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs 155.00, few 25-30 lbs 125.00- 30-45 lbs. 106.00-117.50, few 60-70 lbs. 81.00-85, lot 118 lbs. 62.50—. all per hundredweight. SHEEP 19... Few Choice 75-80 lbs. spring si. lambs 80.00-85.00, few Choice 90-110 lbs. 71.00-73.00. Slaughter sheep 29 00-40.00, one 46.00. GOATS 29... Large Mature 35.00-53.00, Large Kids 30.00-40.00 all per head
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