AB-Lancasler Farming, Saturday, October 17, 1987 OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC Average length of days for the week 10 hours 47 minutes Electric light bulb perfected bv Thomas Edison and his associates at Menlo Park N j Oct 21 1879 Battle of Trafalgar won by English fleet under the command of Lord Nelson Oct 21 1805 Cuban Missile Crisis Oct 22,1962 New moon Oct 22(Fhurs) Pretty Boy'Flovd killed by FBI Oct 22, 1934 A L Fav lor became first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel Oct 24 1901 Pablo Picasso born Oct 25,1881 Friday night's dream on the Saturday told t s sim to tome true be it m vtr so old Ask the Old Farmer: An entry in a centurv old diar\ reads Marv Belknap brought a Solitaire Braided as a present to us What kind of object was a Solitaire Braided 7 MV\ G Prides Crossing Mass In thi s da i/ and aye d's tailed a noth r ru% Home hints Fo prevent mustv odor from developing m a stored suiUosi ki i p an unwrapped bar of soap inside the suikast y^^jgafej sj*v OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECAST New England Beginning of week cold and rainy snow m mountains midv\eek clear and mila end of week cold strong northeasterly winds Greater New York-New Jersey; Beginning of week rainy and cold midweek clear and warm, end of week cold heavy rain Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week rainy midweek clear end of week cold heavy ram (All Rights Ri -,i cvlJ bubhshini; Imurpur.ikd Dublin M 1 01444) Frederick Livestock Monday, Oct. 12, 1987 BUTCHER COWS. 50« s TO 1.00 HIGH ER. GOOD 46.50-48 00; STANDARD & UTILITY 42.00-46.00; CANNERS 38.00- SHELLY 37 00-DOWN BULLS; MEDIUM TO GOOD 51.00- STEERS GOOD 62.00-66 00. STAN DARD 57.00-61.00. HEIFERS- GOOD 52.00-54 00, MEDIUM 48,00-51.00 BUTCHER HOGS: LARGE RUN 220-250 LBS 50.00-51 00, 270-290 LBS 47.00-49.00 SOWS 300-400 LBS 42 00-45 00, ONE 730 LB. AT 43 00 VEAL CALVES MOSTLY STEADY GOOD-CHOICE 85 00-94.00, STAN DARD 75 00-84 00, STOCKY & THIN 65 00-74 00, LIGHT CALVES 82 00-91 00, WEAK & ROUGH 81.00-DOWN CALVES RETURNING TO FARM BULLS 5.00 HIGHER. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS. 90-120 LBS 90 00-97 00. HOLSTEIN BULLS. 95-100 LBS 120 00-138 80; 100- 115 LBS 110.00-138.00. SHEEP; 27.00-41.00. GOATS: LARGE 56.00-78.00, MED 40.00-55.00. STOCK CATTLE: 2.00 HIGHER STEERS GOOD 68.00-73.50; MED. 60.00-67 00; HEIFERS CHOICE FRIDAY, OCT. 23 ■ 1:00 PM ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryvllle, 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 Quarryvllle to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, left. Watch for sale arrows. 20 White Diamonds Due Between Oct 27 & Nov 3 13 White Diamonds Due Between Nov, 3 & 10 8 White Diamonds Due Between Nov. 10 & 17 Plus 15 York & Hamps (Close) 50 to 60 Head WHITE DIAMOND GILTS 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, Eiyslplas, Rhinitis, E’Coli, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. t, Kirkwood, Pa. Abe DiUenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FRI., NOVEMBER 20, 1:00 P.M. THE OCT. 19-25, 1987 Dazzling leaves paint the trees. 72.00- 00, GOOD 64.00-71.00, MED 57 00-63.00; BULLS CHOICE 75.00- 50, GOOD 65 00-74 00; MED 60.00- PIGS & SHOATS- 2 00 LOWER. BY THE HEAD 20-30 LB 23.00-34.00; 40-60 LBS. 35.00-41.00, BY THE LB 42 00-46 00 ALE CATTLE 372 CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS 65 00-68.25, GOOD 61-64.75; CHOICE HOLSTEINS 60.00-65, GOOD 56.00-60; STANDARD 55-60.75 CHOICE SL. HEIFERS 61-65.25, GOOD 56-60 75, STANDARD 52.00-56, UTILI TY 48 00-52.00. BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 46-50.50, LOAD CHAROLEISI-55.75, CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 44-48.75, CANNER & LOW CUTTER 38.00-44, SHELLS DOWN TO 35.00 CHOICE SL BUL LOCKS 61.00-65, GOOD 56 00-60.00. YIELD GRADE NO. I. 1200/2020 LBS SL. BULLS 55.00-61, NO. 2, 800/1200 LBS. 52-54.75. FEEDER CATTLE- (ALL WEIGHTS) FEW STEERS 60 00-75.00 FEW HEIFERS 52 00-74 00. FEW BULLS 55.00-69.00. CALVES 183. PRIME VEALERS 110.00- CHOICE 89.00-108, GOOD 75.00- STANDARD AND GOOD 90/110 LBS. 85.00-95. 60/90 LBS. 70.00- FARM CALVES; HOLS TEIN BULLS 90/125 LBS. 100.00-134.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90/120 LBS 90.00- HOGS 564. US NO. 1, 220/245 LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS 54-55.50. FEW 56.75, 1-2 210/245 LBS. 53.00-54, 2-3 200/250 LBS. 52 00-53,2-4 190/270 LBS. 46.75-52.00. US NO 1-3 280/650 LBS SOWS 45 00-48.50, 2-3 270/550 LBS 38.00-45.00. BOARS 38.00-41.75. FEEDER PIGS 359 US NO 1-3 20/40 LBS. FEEDER PIGS 35.00-48 00, 40/60 MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, The Bird For All The Reasons... Nr , DEK B X j I Egg Numbers, Livability, Ji KK * LB XLUnk Feed Conversion. Also, The Bird For All The Seasons... Please Review These Three Lancaster County Flocks Housed During This Summers HOT Weather PRODUCTION: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CASE WEIGHT AT 30 Weeks: LIVABILITY Through 30 Weeks: Performance under variable conditions makes the DEKALB XL the right bird anytime of the year. To put the DEKALB XL to work for you, call on the only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of the poultrymeh. Keister’s Livestock Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1987 Report supplied by PDA TRUCKING CO. 1010 W. Main St, Mount Joy. PA 17552 DEKALB XL v FARM A 59,120 DEKALB XL Housed 6/15/87 - 20 Weeks House #1 7% 30.6% 59.2% 79.9% 88.3% 92.3% 93.9% 94.2% 94.5% 94.2% 93.9% 44.8# For More Information t>hone: 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM LBS. 49.00-57.00 ALL PER HEAD. SHEEP 39. CHOICE 85/115 LBS. WOOL SLAUGHTER LAMBS 63.00- FEW 130/150 LBS. 53 00-59.00. SLAUGHTER EWES 25.00- GOATS 25. LARGE 35.00-79.00, SMALL 10.00-35.00 ALL PER HEAD Peoria Cattle Peoria, Illinois Thursday, Oct. IS, 1987 COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK'S CLOSE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD .50 TO 1.00 LOWER EARLY WITH SOME STRENGTH ON LIGHT MIDWEEK SUPPLY. SLAUGH TER HEIFERS STEADY TO .50 LOWER EARLY, STEADY TO FIRM MID WEEK. SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO 3.50 HIGHER, MOSTLY 1.00 TO 2.00 HIGHER. BULLS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER IN LIMITED COMPARISON. SUPPLY MAINLY GOOD TO AVER AGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH 5% COWS. ESTI MATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 1900 AS COMPARD WITH ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF 1542 A WEEK AGO AND 1332 A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER CLASSES: STEERS: CHOICE 2-4 1100-1300 LBS. 64.00-65.50 EARLY FEW LATE SALES 65.00-65.50 950-1100 LBS. 62.50-64.50 CHOICE 3-5 PART LOAD 1150 LBS. 63.00 GOOD & CHOICE 2-3 1000-1200 LBS. 61.00-64.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1000-1200 LBS. 63.00-65 00 FEW LATE SALES 64.00 850-1000 LBS. 61.50-63.50 GOOD House #2 6.7% 30.2% 59.4% 80.1% 88.4% 92.2% 93.9% 94.0% 9^.4% 94.3% 94.2% 44.6# 99.11% & CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS 60.50-63.50. COWS; BREAKING UTILITY 2-3 42.00-45.00 CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 41.00-46.00 HIGH DRESS ING FED COWS 38.00-42.00 BULLS: FEWYG 1-2 1500-1900 LBS 50.00-56.00. Belleville Livestock Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1987 Report supplied by auction CATTLE: 85. BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL SLAUGHTER COWS 46.85-49, CUTTER AND BON ING UTILITY 41.85-47.75, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 38.00-41, SHELLS DOWN TO 33.50 YIELD GRADE NO 1. SL. BULLS 53.10-59.60. CALVES 127. STANDARD AND GOOD 80/100 LBS. VEALERS 72.00-92.00. FARM CALVES- HOLS TEIN BULLS 95/115 LBS. 90 00-13000, MOSTLY 100.00-12500. HOGS 53. US NO. 1-2 220/250 LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS 51.50-53.10 SOWS NO MARKET TEST. BOARS 38.50-39.00 FEEDER PIGS 190. US NO. 1-3 FEED ER PIGS 20.00-45.50 ALL PER HEAD. SHEEP 22. FEW GOOD WOOL SL LAMBS 52.00-66.00. SLAUGHTER EWES 21.00-38 00. GOATS 8 LARGE 10.00-49.00 PER HEAD. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $560.00-$1400.00 PER HEAD...(FALL SHOW COWS $l2OO 00-4200.00. FARM B 31,009 DEKALB XL Housed 7/6/87 - 20 Weeks 11 % 35 % 59.2% 79.0% 89.7% 94.0% 95.6% 95.5% 95.7% 95.4% 45.5# 99.17% LiULliLli.il.
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