AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 20, 1988
THE
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
FEB. 22-28, 1988
Sap is waiting for some warm weather coaching
George Washington s birthday Feb 22 First Thanksgn mg dinner in Amenta Feb
22 1630 First quarter of the moon Feb 24 (Wed) 3th Dnision of U S Marines
raised the American flag atop Mount Sunbachi Iv\o Jima Feb 23 1043 Kalevala
Da\ in Finland Feb 28 Average length of da\s for the week 11 hours 3 minutes
Friend s an made in wine and proved in tear s
Ask the Old Farmer. I hauled several bags of steer
manure in the trunk of m\ car and the odor lingers
on How can 1 get rid ot this odious smell 7 CFH
Auburn CA
Make i? solution of half ami hal* iimyii ami main
spoilt it into tin larjht in i /out hunk ami then Not u
unth an old towel bpon n ova tin fist of the trunk also
but use hss ami don t wipe it oft
Home Hints To save energv when cooking ust the smallest pan possible and cover it with a lid
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England' Clear and ver\ cold beginning through mjdueek end ot week
snowstorm
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cold wave with snow south beginning through
midweek, end of week rainy and mild
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Beginning of week snowy and cold cold snap continues
midweek end of week ram, snow north
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Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, February 17, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 213...PDA... SUPPLY
INCLUDED 20 FEEDER CATTLE
. NOTE: CORRECTION FOR FEB. 10
REPORT SHOULD READ - $2 TO S 4
HIGHER, INSTEAD OF LOW
ER Compared with last weeks market
Slaughter Steers steady to J 1 lower, Cows
BAGGED
PEANUT HULLS
At $6B/Ton Delivered 4 '
LESTER SMUCKER
215-445-6019
* Cash and quantity discount Included
Delivery within 30 miles of New Holland
PLEASE NOTE!
Change of Location to Home Farm
On Hill Rd. In Heated Shed
FRIDAY, MAR. 11 ■ 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
Quarryville & 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.
Validated Brucellosis
Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies
Free Herd #55
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, B’Coll, Pasteueralla
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Truck Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Dlffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FRI., APRIL 8, 1:00 P.M.
uneven, mostly steady to weak. Choice
1130/1550 lbs. si. steers 66.50-71 60,
Select 64 00-68; Select & Choice
1100/1550 lbs. holsteins 61.00-64.75, few
65.50, few Standard 56 00-60.25. Few
Choice si. heifers 62 00-66, few 69 25, few
Select 58 10-62, few Standard 52 00-58 50
Breaking Utility & Commercial si cows
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.
48 75-52.50, few 54.50, Cutter & Boning
Utility 47 50-51.75, few 54.75, Canner &
Low Cutter 44-48.50, Shells down to 38.75.
Select and Choice si. bullocks 59 75-66 50,
one 72.00, few Standard 53 50-59 25. Few
Yield Grade No. 1. 1060/2000 lbs si bulls
59 25-64 75 FEEDER CATTLE One Lot
Medium Frame No 1,760 lbs steers 69 50.
few Large #2. 485/775 lbs 65 00-68 00
CALVES 169. Choice vcalers
101 00-114, few Good 85 00-99, Standard
and Good 85/105 lbs 89 00-91, 75/85 lbs
7800-89, few Utility 55/70 lbs
37 50-65 00 Farm Calves Few Holstein
Bulls 120/135 lbs 140 00-150, 90/120 lbs
162 00-178, few to 100 00, few 85/90 lbs
88 00-110 00, few Hoi Heifers 95/120 lbs
120 00 157 50, few 85/95 lbs
90 00-105 00 Few Beef cross bulls & heif
ers 90/125 lbs 96 00-164 00
HOGS 359 Barrows and Gilts weak to
$2 lower US No 1-3 225/240 lbs
45 25 46 25. one lot 4? 35,1-3 220/2551bs
44 50-45 25,2-3210/2601bs 42-44 85,2-4
260/285 lbs 40-42.50. Sows mostly steady
US No 1-3 350/630 lbs sows 32 00 35 50,
one 37.00, few Medium 300/450 lbs
20 00-31.00. Few Boars 29 00-31 50, few
light weights 32.00-34 75.
FEEDER PIGS 268 ..Few US No. 1-3
20/40 lbs feeder pigs 90.00-115,40/60 lbs
70.00- 1, lot 70 lbs. 67.00, few 115/135 lbs.
49.00- all per hundredweight.
SHEEP 31... Choice 80/125 lbs wool
slaughter lambs 77.00-83 00, one 90 lbs.
new crop at 95.00. Slaughter sheep
28.00-37, few 47.00.
GOATS 21. .Medium & Large Adult
30 00-44, few 60.00, few Kids 29 00-41 00
per head
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
%
N The Bird For All The Reasons... N"
DEKALB XL Link Egg Numbers, Livability,
mfjrrn 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
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
V 30
at 35
CASE WEIGHT
AT 35 Weeks:
LIVABILITY
Weeks:
Through 35
TRUCKING CO.
1010 W. Main St, Mount Joy. FA 17552
DEKALB XL v
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%
92.7%
46.25#
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, February 17, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 140...PDA...Compared with
last weeks market. Slaughter cows uneven,
about steady Few Standard slaughter steers
57 75-61 50, few Utility 51 00 58 25 Cou
ple Select heifers 61 50&64.85, few Stan
dard 56 00-57 25 Breaking Utility and
Commercial si cows 47 50-50 50, couple
55.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
46 50 50 50, Canner and Low Culler
44 00-46, Shells down to 42 00 Few Yield
Grade No 1. 1085/1375 lbs si bulls
59 10-62 10, few No 2, 965/1450 lbs
55 00-60 00
CALVES 127 Choice vcalers, indivi
duals 102 00&108, Standard and Good
75/95 lbs 85.00-97, Utility 60/75 lbs
70 00-80 00 FARM CALVES Holstein
bulls 90/130 lbs. 100 00-155, mostly
120 00-145 00, few Hoi Heifers 95/110
lbs. 98 00 107 00
HOGS 65.. Barrows and gilts about
steady. US No. 1-3 220/250 lbs
47 35-48 50.2-3 210/260 lbs 46.60-47 25
US 1-3 365/685 lbs sows 32 50-40.00 Few
Boars 24 50-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 130... US No 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-39 00, 35/55 lbs.
37.00-48.50 all per head.
SHEEP 11 ...Few Good and Choice 40/90
lbs wool si lambs 79.00-90.00 Few
Slaughter ewes 18 00-40 00.
GOATS 0 No Market Test HOLS
TEIN DAIRY COWS $6OO 00 $ 1100,
FEW $1450 00 PER HEAD
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#
98.74%
Frederick Livestock
Sales
Frederick, Md.
Monday, Feb. IS, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
BUTCHER COWS VERY ACTIVE
100 HIGHER GOOD 49 00-52 00,
STANDARD & UTILITY 44 00-48 00,
CANNERS 40 00-43 00, SHELLY
39 00-DOWN STEERS- SELECT
61 00-64 75, STANDARD 57 00 60 00
HEIFERS- MEDIUM 45 00-47 50
BUTCHER HOGS- ONE LOT 256 LBS
AT 44 00 SOWS- 350 525 LBS
34 0039 25, 285-325 LBS 31 00-33 50
VEAL CALVES- NO CHOICE
OFFERED LIGHI KILLERS 300 LOW
ER GOOD 85 00-106 00, SIANDARD
79 00-84 00, LIGHT CALVES
88 00-96 00, WEAK & ROUGH
87 OODOWN
CALVES RETURNING 30 FARM
BULLS HIGHER - HEIFERS LOWER
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS- 90 120 LBS
95 00-122 00, HOLSTEIN BULLS
-95-120 LBS. 130 00-170 00.
LAMBS- MEDIUM TO GOOD
78.00-80 00.
STOCK CATTLE- STEADY WITH A
LIGHT RUN. STEERS- MEDIUM
300-500 LBS. 61.00-68.00 HEIFERS
GOOD 300-500 LBS. 68.00-74 00;
MEDIUM 62.00-67 00 SPRINGING
HEIFERS 60000-835.00.
PIGS & SHOATS- STEADY TO 2 00
HIGHER BY THE HEAD- 20-30 LBS.
18 00-27 00, 40-60 LBS 28 00-45 50
STOCK BOARS 250-275 LBS
32 00-39 00.
DEKALB XL-Lmk
nn
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 1% (9 WeekS
ats - 1 /o over 95%)
48.2#
98.77%
J% X
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