OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
National Procrastination Week.
Alexander Graham Bell received patent for telephone March 7, 1876 Average
length of days for the week 11 hours, 40 minutes Battle between the Monitor and
Merrimack March 9,1862 Johnny Appleseed Day March 11 Last quarter of the
moon March 11 (Fn ) Blizzard dropped 40 inches of snow, 400 people died, on the
Planet Uranus discovered March 13,1781 The absent
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week warm with showers, midweek sunny, end of week
ram, snow north
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week mild with light ram, midweek
ram and sleet, end of week partial cleanng, showers
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Sunny at beginning of week, midweek ram, heavy west,
end of week showers and seasonable temperatures
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Beginning of week ram north, cloudy south, clear
and mild midweek through week s end
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Keister’s Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 477.. PDA ..Compared with
BAGGED
PEANUT HULLS
At $6B/Ton Delivered*
LESTER SMUCKER
215-445-6019
* Cash and quantity discount includsd -
Dellvsry within 30 mllss of Nsw 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
We will no longer have White Dia
monds, it will be the next generation or
F2’s crossbred to Chester Whi'e. Very
nice allts.
20 Head Due between
March 13 & 22
24 Head Due between
March 22 & April 2
Plus we'll have around 15 head
of a 3 way cross York &
Landrace & Duroc. They’ll
be close, you will want
to try these too when
you see 'em
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 Dlffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FRI., APRIL 8, 1:00 P.M.
THE
MARCH 7-13,1988
Ask the Old Farmer: I have an old oak trunk with a
paper picture on the inside of the lid The paper is
detenoratmg Is there anything 1 can do to make it
more durable 7 88, Greenfield, N H
Try brushing on a coat of clear varnish, and keep the trunk
away front heaters paper ages faster in warm places
Home Hints. Use a wine rack as a magazine holder Roll up the
magazines to fit into the bottle slots
last week’s market: Slaughter Steers
uneven, about steady; Cows mostly .50 to
$2 lower. High Choice & Prime si. steers
69-72.25. Choice 1000/1500 lbs. 66 00-71,
Select 62,50-66; Choice holsteins
63.00-66, Select 58.75-63, few Standard
56.00- Choice si. heifers
64.50-68.50, Couple to 69.00, few Select
60.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 45.50-50, couple 55.50, Cutter
& Boning Utility 45.00-50.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 41.50-45, Shells down to 37.25.
Few Select & Choice si. bullocks
61.00- Yield Grade No. 1,1200/2180
lbs. si. bulls 57.75-64.75. one 66.50. Feeder
Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,500/800
steers lbs. 67.00-82.00. Few Medium
Frame No. 1, 450/850 lbs. heifers
60.00-
CALVES 237... Few Choice vealers
121.00- few Good 106.00-109,
Standard and Good 70/100 lbs. 90.00-97,
Utility 65/85 lbs. 78.00-88.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 85/125 lbs
94.00- mostly 110.00-140; Hoi
Heifers 80/120 lbs. 94.00-120.00.
HOGS 713...8arr0ws and gilts steady
US No. 1. 220/240 lbs. 47.00-48, 1-2
210/245 lbs. 46.00-47, 2-3 200/250 lbs
45 00-46, 2-4 200/270 lbs. 42.00-45.00.
US No. 1-3 300/650 lbs. sows 33.00-36,
one 38.50, 2-3 275/575 lbs. 29 00-33.00
Boars 28.00-32.75.
FEEDER PIGS 302., US No. 1-3 25/40
lbs. feeder pigs 33.00-43.00, 40/55 lbs
40.00- 00 all per head.
SHEEP 16... Few Choice 40/45 lbs. new
crop si. lambs 120.00-145 00, few 65/105
lbs. wool lambs 85.00-96 00. Few Slaugh
ter ewes 24.00-37.00.
GOATS 13... Few Urge 41.00-65 00,
few Kids 27.00-43.00 all per head
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Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, February 29, 1988
CATTLE 343...PDA...Compared with
last Monday's market: Slaughter cows
mostly steady. Few Select si. steers
62.00- Standard 54.50-60.25, Uulity
49.50-53.50. Few Select si. heifers
61.00- few Standard 55.00-58.50,
few Uulity 48-53.50 Breaking Uulity &
Commercial si. cows 48.00-51.50, Cutter &
Bon. Uulity 45.50-49, Canner & Low Cut
ter 40.00-46, Shells down to 22.00 Yield
Grade No. 1. 1200/1900 lbs. si. bulls
54.00- few No. 2, 980/1300 lbs.
48-53.75. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 320/425 lbs. steers
80.00- few to 101.00, Med. & Large
#l, 500/800 lbs. 69.00-75, few Large #2.
800 lbs. 57 50. Few Medium Frame No. 1,
250/300 lbs. heifers 80.00-103, Med. St
Large 450/650 lbs. 60.00-74.00. Few
Medium Frame No. 1, 350/500 lbs bulls
80.00-
CALVES 223... Few Choice vealers
119.00- 112. few Good 94 00-109, Standard
and Good 90/120 lbs. 80.00-95, 60/85 lbs
71.00- few Utility 50/80 lbs
41.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90/120 lbs. 100.00-150, couple 160.00.
HOGS 113... Barrows and gilts .50 to $1
lower. US No. 1-2 215/240 lbs. 43.50-44,
1-3 225/260 lbs. 43.00-43.60, 2-3 215/245
lbs. 42.00-42.75, few 2-4 250 lbs. 41 00.
Few US No 1-3 380/600 lbs. sows
36.00- few 2-3 400/600 lbs
33 00-35 00. Few Boars 26.00-28 00.
4 weeks
Over 90% -16 weeks
Over 90% -15 weeks
FEEDER PIGS 2...C0up1e US No. 1-3
30 lbs. feeder pigs 34.00 per head.
SHEEP 79... High Choice & Prime 75/85
lbs. new crop lambs 90 00-93, Choice
80/95 lbs. wool lambs 80 00-86.00. Slaugh
ter sheep 27.00-34.00.
GOATS 10... Large 35.00-40.00, few
Medium 24.00-28 00 all per head.
New Holland
Sales Stables
New Holland Dairy
Wednesday, March 2, 1988
Report supplied by auction
REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 128
COWS, 93 HEIFERS, AND 5 BULLS.
MARKET STRONGER.
LOAD OF PERRY FRESH COWS,
750.00-
LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS.
850.00-
LOAD OF CANADA FRESH COWS.
860.00- 120.00; SPRINGERS
850.00-
HERD OF 33 HD. PUREBREDS, ALL
STAGE COWS, 850.00-1975.00
HERD OF 31 HD. PUREBREDS, ALL
STAGE COWS, 570.00-130000.
LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS
660.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS
820.00-1030.00.
SHORTBREDS 610 00-870.00,
OPEN HEIFERS 410.00 640 00
BULLS 510.00-690 00
% at 62 weeks
% at 49 weeks
% at 56 weeks
% at 52 weeks
% at 59 weeks
% at 55 weeks
% at 53 weeks
% at 52 weeks
% at 47 weeks
% at 41 weeks
97 0% at 41 weeks
95.9% at 43 weeks
95 9% at 38 weeks
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