OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
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FEB. 8-14,1988
Hearts, kisses, & other goo Sunday.
James Dean born Feb 8, 1931 Premiere of D W Griffith s Birth of a Nation Feb 8
1915 Singing telegrams introduced Feb 10,1933 Last quarter of the moon Feb
10(Wed) Abraham Lincolns birthday Feb 12 George Gershwin played Rhap
sodymßlue' in public for the first time Feb 12,1924 Average length of days for the
week 10 hours, 24 minutes Valentine's Day Feb 14 (Sunday) Whispered words
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week partly cloudy and cold, snow midweek, severe
snowstorm end of week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Light snow at beginning o‘f week, freezing north,
snowstorm north mid through end of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week clear and unseasonably cold, intermit
tent ram, snow north, mid through end of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins sunny with severely cold temperatures
midweek seasonable temperatures with rain, heavy south, light rain at end of week
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Keister’s Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, February 2, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 428...REP0RT SUPPLIED
BY AUCTION...High Choice & Prune
slaughter steers 68.50-70.75, Choice
66.00- Select 63.00-65.85, Choice
holsteins 62.00-65, Select 57.00-61.75,
Standard 60.00-62.75. Choice si. heifers
67.00- Select 62.00-65.75, Standard
55.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 48.00-52, few to 54.50, Cutler
& Boning Utility 46.00-51, Canner & Low
Cutter 42.00-45.75, Shells down to 40.00
Choice si. bullocks 63.50-66.25, Select
58-60.50. Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/2465
lbs si. bulls 58.00-65.75. Feeder Cattle
350/850 lbs steers 69 00-81.00 Heifers
HAY & STRAW
AUCTION
EVERY
THURSDAY
AT 1 PM
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
10 miles East of Lan
caster on Rt. 30,
Paradise, PA
717-442-4181 or
768-8204
L. Robert Frame, Mgr.
KING’S AUCTION
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw end
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt 472 S mllaa aouth
14( Uuarryvnla or • mlloo north
of Oxford cornor of Rt 472 and
Noblo Rood at Rouaa Tobacco
Station.
Lloyd H. Kialdar,
Auctlonaar
AU-000512L
No out of state checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
HAY & STRAW
SALE
12:00 Noon
Every Wednesday
Westend of Avondale
at the intersection of
Baltimore Pike and
Route 41.
Harvey Z. Martin
215-268-3604
(Office)
215-445-5303
(Residence)
THE
Ask the Old Farmer; I am refinishing an old mar
ble tabletop It is rough and dull How can I smooth
it and bring a shine to it 7 BA, East Templeton
Mass
Gel some putty powder Iznuonium o\ide) from a monu
ment works Sprinkle the powder on a piece of damp fell
and ruh until you gel the polish you want
Home Hints Clean yellowed ivory on piano keys with
denatured akohol yogurt or a solution of lemon |uice and
whiting powder
350/800 lbs. 58 00-67 00
CALVES 186... Prime vealers
116 00-118, Choice 100.00-110, Standard
and Good 90/110 lbs. 95.00-100,60/90 lbs
80.00-95.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90/125 lbs. 120.00-160 00, Hoi. Heifers
90/120 lbs. 100.00-120.00.
HOGS 639... US No. 1-2 215/245 lbs
banrows and gills 47.25-48.75, No. 1,
220/275 lbs 48 75-49.75, 2-3 200/250 lbs.
46.50-47.25,2-4 190/270 lbs 45 00-46 50.
US No. 1-3 280/650 lbs. sows
33.0a38.400, few 45 00, 2-3 270/575 lbs
25 0a33.00. Boars 29.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 560 US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 26 0a38.00, 35/50 lbs
40.0a50 50 all per head.
SHEEP 59... Choice 85/150 lbs. wool
slaughter lambs 80 oaB9 00 Slaughter
ewes 28.0a36.00
GOATS 7 . No Market Test.
PLEASE NOTE!
Change of Location to Home Farm
On Hill Rd. in Heated Shed
FRIDAY, FEB. 12 ■ 1:00 PM
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
Snow Date
Following Tuesday same time.
Located 4 miles east of former loca
tion, 1 mile off 472 midway between
Quarryviile & Oxford, PA, 1 mile south
of Kirkwood, turn west off 472 at Union
Church (Street Rd.) 1 mile to crossroad
turn left, 2nd farm on right. Hill Road.
Watch for sale signs.
20 White Diamonds Due
Between Feb. 15 & 22
20 White Diamonds Due
Between Feb. 22 & Mar. 7
Plus 15 Head Of York &
Landrace & Duroc Cross
FI Gilts. You’ll Want To Try
These When You See Em.
They Are A Lengthy Gilt
With Still A Lot Of Muscle.
They’ll Be 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. 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 Oilfenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FRI., MARCH 11, 1:00 P.M.
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NOTE:
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