AB-Lancaster Farming, OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC NOV. 23-29, 1987 A lot of gobbling going on this week! Average length of days for the week 9 hours, 27 minutes Joseph Smith of the Mormon Church of Utah was convicted of polygamy Nov 23, 1906 Scott Joplin bom Nov 24, 1868 D B Cooper, weanng a light business suit (and carrying $200,000), parachuted from an airplane over Woodland, Wash, amidst gale winds and freezing temperatures, in the first successful skyjacking Nov 24,1971 Thanks giving Day Nov 26 First quarter of the moon Nov 27 (Fn) Guitarist Jimi Hendrix born Nov 27,1942 A cask of wine works more miracles than a church full of saints OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England; Beginning of week clear, northeaster with snow south mid through end of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week cloudy and cold, midweek rain, snowstorm north, end of week cloudy and cold Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins cold, midweek snowstorm, rain southeast, cold, end of week cold with flumes (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 03444) Carlisle Livestock Market Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1987 CATTLE: STEERS: NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED - ACTIVE. LOW CHOICE 64.00-66.00; GOOD 62.50-63.85; MEDIUM 53 25-58.00. HOLSTEINS- 1.00 HIGHER. CHOICE 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& R Cattle THURSDAYS Marietta 717-426-3258 YORK COUNTY FARMERS MONDAYS- Stewartstown 717-993-2564 TUESDAYS' Thomasville 717-792-2248 or 9836 Contact for information- Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203 or Charlie Kauffman, 215-593-5674 Future forward contracts available FRIDAY, DEC. 18 ■ 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 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. 50 to 60 Head WHITE DIAMOND GILTS Large White A 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, Eryslplas, Rhinitis. E’Coll, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available ii ____ i __ JOHN B. STOLTZFUS . R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa. Abe DiffenbaCh,‘Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FRI., JANUARY 15, 1:00 P.M. iturday, November 21, 1987 THE Ask the Old Farmer: As a child I remember affectionate ly calling a station wagon or beach wagon a "Banana Car" Can you shed any light on how the old wooden station wagons could have possibly gotten such a name 7 S R V, Amanllo, Tex Early wooden station wagons were varnished and were bright yellow "banana colored ” Home Hints’ To clean the inside of your refngerator use a solu lion of 1 or 2 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in a quart of warm water 59.85-62.00; GOOD 53.50-58.50; MEDIUM 47.00-53.00. HEIFERS: GOOD 57.25-61.00; MEDIUM 56.00&D0WN. COWS: LARGE RUN WITH GOOD MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO. H' %fV * * ** The Bird For All The Reasons... DEKALB XL-Link Egg Numbers, Livability, jl DEKALB XLL,nk 2f,ra Feed Conversion. Also, The Bird For All The Seasons... Please Review These Three Lancaster County Flocks Housed During This Summers HOT Weather PRODUCTION: FARM A i FARM B 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 N3O 35 CASE WEIGHT AT 35 Weeks: LIVABILITY Through 35 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 poultrymen. 4 For More Information Plyone: iN rfiSi / 71 109 ttELli'DLiJli Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM DEMAND. HIGH YIELD 47.25-48.85; MEDIUM 42.50-44.25; GOOD 44.50-47.00; BIG MIDDLE 40.25-45.75; SHELLY 40.00&DOWN. FAT BULLS: MEDIUM 47.75-56.75. FEEDER CATTLE: LARGE RUN. STEERS; (300-550 LBS.) 1.00 HIGHER. GOOD 66.00-70.50; MEDIUM-GOOD HOLSTEINS 55.00-65.00. STEERS: (600-950 LBS.) 2.00 HIGHER. GOOD 62.00- MEDIUM 56.00-61.00. HEIFERS (ALL WEIGHTS) 2.00 TO 3.00 HIGHER. CHOICE 62.00-70.00; MEDIUM 57.00&D0WN; GOOD 58.00- BULLS (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE 68.00- GOOD 57.00-64.00; COU PLE MEDIUM 49.00-56.00. VEAL CALVES: LARGE RUN WITH STRONG DEMAND. CHOICE 95 00-105.00; MEDIUM 84.00-88.00; GOOD 89.00-94.00; LIGHT/WEAK 82.00&DOWN. FARM BULLS 100.00- HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS LARGE RUN. US NO. 1-3 210-250 LBS. 40.25-42.50; OVER 260 LBS. 39.50-43.50; 2&3’S (ALL WEIGHTS) 39.25&D0WN. SOWS: GOOD RUN MOSTLY STEADY. OVER 450 LBS. 34.00-36,75; UNDER 450 34 00-38.00; 2&3'S 33.75&D0WN. BOARS: 27.75-30.00. FEEDER PIGS (BY THE HD) LARGE RUN. (10-20 LBS. 10.00-13.00); (25-45 LBS. 27.00-40.00). 1010 W. Main St, Mount Joy. PA 17552 59,120 DEKALB XL Housed 6/15/87 - 20 Weeks House #1 LAMBS: CHOICE (50-70 LBS. 79.00-88.00); GOOD&CHOICE (75-120 LBS. 61.00-77.50); MED. 60.00&DOWN. EWES & BUCKS MOSTLY 25.00-39.00 GOATS:, (LG.) 50.00-57.50; (HD) SM./MED. 22.00-46.00. NOTES: SALE EVERY TUESDAY EVENING 7:00 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK; 5:30 P.M. FOR RABBITS, POULTRY & EGGS. EARLYBIRD PENS CLOSE AT 2:00 P.M, Eighty-Four Livestock Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, Nov. 16, 1987 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 440. CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS 64.00-65.50. CHOICE SL. HEIF ERS 60,00-62.00. BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 44.00- CUTTER & BON. UTILITY 42.00- YIELD GRADE NO. 1. 1100-2100 LBS. SL. BULLS 50.00-57.50. FEEDER CATTLE: MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME NO. 1. 400-600 LBS. STEERS 67.00- 300 LBS. AT 90.00. CALVES 242. CHOICE VEALERS 92.00- FARM CALVES: HOLS TEIN BULLS 90-120 LBS. 98.00-135.00. HOGS 147. US NO. 1-2 240-250 LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS 41.00-43.50,2-3 240-250 LBS. 38.00-41.00. FEEDER PIGS 0. NO MARKET TEST. SHEEP 160. HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 75-95 LBS. WOOL SLAUGHTER LAMBS 75.00-85.00; GOOD & CHOICE 50-70 LBS. FEEDER LAMBS 80.00- GOATS 18. NO MARKET TEST. DEKALB XL v 7% 30.6% 59.2% 79.9% 88.3% 92.3% 93.9% 94.2% 94.5% 94.2% 93.9% 92.7% 46.25# 98.74% 31,009 DEKALB XL Housed 7/6/87 - 20 Weeks House #2 6.7% 30.2% 59.4% 80.1% 88.4% 92.2% 93.9% 94.0% 94.4% 94.3% 94.2% 91.9% 46.0# Grantsvilte Livestock Grantsvllle, Maryland Saturday, Nov. 14, 1987 HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS 40.50-42.00; HEAVY BUTCHER 40.00- LIGHT BUTCHER 35.00- BUTCHER SOWS 34.00- FEEDER SHOATS 15.00- VEAL; GOOD 86.00-90.00, STAN DARD 76.00-85.00; UTILITY 70.00- BULL CALVES 95.00- SHEEP & LAMBS: GOOD 62.00- UTILITY 54.00-60.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-28.00 SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS GOOD 59.00-63.50; STANDARD 55.00- UTILITY 48.00-52.00. HEIFERS: GOOD 54.00-57.50; STAN DARD 50.00-52.00; UTILITY 42.00- COWS: COMMERCIAL 42.00-48.00, UTILITY 38.00-40.00, CANNER AND CUTTER 35.00-37.00. BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD 45.00-53.50; CUTTER & UTILITY 40 00-42.00. STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: (YEAR LING STEERS) GOOD 62.00-70.00; MEDIUM 48.00-58.00. STEER CALVES; GOOD 70.00-89.00, MEDIUM 52.00-65.00. HEIFER CALVES: GOOD 65.00-72.00; MEDIUM 45.00-60 00. 11 % 35 % 59.2% 79.0% 89.7% 94.0% 95.6% 95.5% 95.7% 95?% (9 weeks 951 /o over 95%) 48.2# 98.77%
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