Afrtancaster Fanning, Saturday; Apffl 2, 1988 OLD FARMERS ALMANAC Average length of days foi the week 13 hours Susanna Salter elected first woman Mayor in Argoma Kansas April 4 1887 luhus and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for espionage April 15 1951 Robert Edwin Peary reached the North Pole Aprils 1909 Birthday of the Buddha April 8 564 B C I ast quarter of the moon April 9 (Sat) _ General Robert F Lee surrendered to Uhsses S Grant April 9 1865 He Ihal /(infs' no I before find himself behind Ask the Old Farmer Where did the name Buzzards Bav come M** from 7 M B New Bedford Mass Early exploit rs found iht ban slum lull of tin ntsisoflln ospni/or ( fish-eagh Not knowing wluil lIIi birds wire llmi uilhd limn I" buzzards \ ll Home Hints Remmc stubborn vcitcr spots from windows b\ wiping them with a \ me gar so iki d cloth i New England: Light ram at beginning of week heav\rammid I week w ith snow in mountains end of week clear and warm w Greater New York-New Jersey Week begins w ith showers and W warm temperatures midweek rainstorm end ot week sunni Middle Atlantic Coastal: I ight rain at beginning of week mid week heavy ram and warm temperatures sunm south end of I week clear and pleasant Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Beginning ot week sunnv and warm showers west midweek ramv and cold heave west end ot week stinni and warm ram south (All Rights Reserved V,inket Publishing Incorporated Dublin NM 01444) Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, PA Wed, March 30, 1988 CATTLE 197...PDA... Supply included 36 head feeder cattle . Compared to last Wednesday's market: Slaughter steers and Cows steady to $1 higher. Few High Choice & Prime si. steers 73.50-74.75, few Choice 72.25-73.85, few Select 66-71.25, Select & Choice 1150/1450 lbs. holsteins 64-68.75, few 71.50, Standard 55.75-63.25. Few 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) aocoooooqpooooc Y & STRAW ( KINGI AUCTION AUCTION f KIRKWOOD EVERY J h °A Straw end THURSDAY J p °p' n -rnFCnAY AT IPM J EVERY I2 1 ;0 U 0 ESDAY VINTAGE SALES f i.oc*t»d m. 02 5 mii«« .cum OfTAmnet JOuarryvxl* or 6 mllM north oTAdLES, INC. fof Oxford corner of Rt. 472 and 10 milas East of Lan- " 0 “* Ro * d •' Rou “ Tob * cco a n . „, Station. caster on Rt. 30, Uoyd H. Krektor, Paradise, PA AU-000513L 717-442-4181 or No out of state checks 768-8204 ALL TRUCKERS AND L. Robert Frame, Mpr FARMERS WELCOME ATTENTION FARMERS!! We Need Tomato Growers Guaranteed paid price per ton. Call 717-284-4793 or 717-786-3189 Southern Lancaster County Area BOURBON SPRINGS FARM SPRING SALE Saturday, April 9, 1988 7:00 p.m. Leinbach's Farm Market (Route 11 approximately 1 ’/, North of Shippensburg). Guest Consignor: Lemmon Farm 100 Project Pigs for July and August Shows Last ear’s show winners Included Perry Co. - Grand and Reserve Ch. 4-H Mkt. Hogs; Cumberland Co. - Grand Champion 4-H Mkt. Hog; Lycoming Co. - Grand Champion 4-H Mkt. Hog. 10 Service Age Boars 20 Open Gilts Durocs, Spots, Yorks, Crossbreds Brucellosis and Pseudorabies Free Herds. Auctioneer: Harry H, Bachman (717) 867-1809 AU000033-L Ken Ketterer, (717) 423-6250 Bruce Lemmon, (717) 423-6514 Food Stand at Sale, Not Responsible For Accidents THE April 4-10, 1988 Baseball season opens. OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST Choice >l. heifers 67.00-73.00, one Select 60.00, few Standard 53 25-57.85. Breaking Utility and Commercial si. cows 49.25-52.60, couple 56.75, Cutter & Bon. Utility 48-51.75, few 52.75, Canner & Low Cutter 46.00-49.60, Shells down to 38.25 miles Few Choice si. bullocks 64 25-69, Select 61 50-64.50, few Standard 54.75-58.25, Few Yield Grade No. 1. 1240/1770 lbs. si. bulls 59.50-63.75, few No. 2, 1030/1210 lbs 55.50-58.00 Feeder Cattle: Lot Medium Frame No. 1,465 lbs steers 83 00, lot Urge #2, 590 lbs. 68 00. few 875/985 lbs. 56.75-59.50. Few Medium Frame No 1. 300/435 lbs. heifers 7500-84, few 530/710 lbs 60.00-70.00. Lot Medium Frame No 1. 730 lbs. bulls 65.00. CALVES 200...Vealcrs steady to strong. Few Choice 109.00-118, few Good 102.00- 110, Standard and Good 85/105 lbs 85.00- 75/85 lbs 75.00-85, few Utility 90/105 lbs 80 00-85, 50/75 lbs. 45.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 95/125 lbs. 117.50-131, some down to 94.00,80/95 lbs. 85.00-95.00; Hoi. Heifers 95/125 lbs. 132.50-152.00 Beef Cross Bulls and Heifers 70/175 lbs. 92 50-125, one 135.00. HOGS 403 . Barrows and Gilts $2 50 to $3.50 lower. US No 1-2 205/245 lbs bar rows and gilts 40.85-41.25, lot 41.75, 1-3 215/250 lbs. 40.50-41, 2-3 215/250 lbs 40.00- 70, few 2-4 250/275 lbs. 37.50- few 1-3 175/185 lbs. 37.50- Sows $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1-3 330/750 lbs. sows 30,00-34.25, one 34.75. Boar, one 30 00, few light weights 35.00- FEEDER PIGS 191.. Few US No 1-3 15/20 lbs. feeder pigs 30.00-34 00 per head, few 25/25 lbs. 125 00-172 50, 25/45 lbs 99.00-115. 60/85 lbs. 67 00-71.00 per hundredweight SHEEP 187.. Bulk of supply Spring slaughter lambs sold for the Easter trade. Choice and Prime 20/45 lbs. spnng si lambs 170 00-200, 45/55 lbs 140 00-162, MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, JL Jtm U N'j V 5 The Bird For All The Reasons... DEKALB XL-Link I Egg Numbers, Livability, ii DEKALBXLUnk Feed Conversion. Also, The _ Bird For All The Seasons... Please Review These Three Lancaster County Flocks Housed During Last Summers HOT Weather PRODUCTION: FARM A i FARM B V 30 »35 CASE WEI 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. 1010 w. Main St, Mount Joy. PA 17552 DEKALB XL r 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% HT 46.25# For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM few 60/110 lbs. 100.00-112.50; Good & Choice 30/50 lbs. 125.00-165 00, Good & Choice 70/1 lOlbs. wooled lambs 68 00-89, couple to 97 00 Slaughter sheep 15 00-32.00, couple to 38 00 GOATS 102 . Few Large Adult 39.00- Medium and Thin 26 00-38, Kids 34.00- , Small Kids 20 00-33.00 all per head Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Mon., March 28, 1988 CATTLE 276,..PDA...Comparcd with last week’s market: Slaughter cows fully steady. Choice si. steers, individual’s 69.50&70, Select 64.50-69, few Standard 60.00- Choice si. heifer, individual 68.00, few Select 61.00-65, Standard 54-58.50, Ulilitv 49.00-54.00 Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 49-53.75, one 54.50, Cutter & Bon. Utility 46-50.50, Canner & Low Cutter 40-46.50, Shells down to 28.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1300/2000 lbs. si. bulls 58.00-68, few No 2. 800/1100 lbs. 52.00-55.00. Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 280/500 lbs. steers 80.00-100,600/850 lbs. 66.00- few Large #2. 400 lbs. 75.00. Medium Frame No. 1. 300/500 lbs. heifers 70.00- 550/750 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 360/500 lbs. bulls 80.00- few Urge #2, 840 lbs. 55.00. CALVES 249... Few Choice vealers 115.00- Good 95.00-112.50. Stan dard and Good 90/120 lbs. 75.00-88,60/85 lbs. 67.00-76, Utility 50/70 lbs. 48.00- Farm Calves; Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs. 100.00-152.00; few Holstein 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% Heifers 85/115 lbs. 90.00-128.00. HOGS 151 .. Barrows and gills .50 losl lower US No. 1-2 218/245 lbs. 41 50-42. 1-3 230/265 lbs 41.00-41 60. small lot 2-3 275 lbs. 40.75, 2-4 280/330 lbs 37 00-38 00. US No 1-3 350/600 lbs. sows 34.00-36 50. Boars 25.00-31.00 FEEDER PIGS 8., Few US No. 1-3 30/35 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-20 00 - per head. SHEEP 721...8u1k Spring slaughter lambs sold to Easter Trade. High Choice & Prime 27/34 lbs. spring lambs 130.00-150, 35/45 lbs. 125.00-135, 45/55 lbs. 105 00-124,58/75 lbs. 90 00-98,85/90 lbs. 85 00-88, Choice 20/30 lbs. 90.00-125, 34/45 lbs. 100.00-129, 50/65 lbs. 85.00- Good & Choice 50/70 lbs. feeder lambs 60.00-83.00. Slaughter sheep 20.00- GOATS 76.. Large 40.00-50.00, Medium 25.00-36 00, Small Kids 10.00-22.00, Large Kids 24.00-33 00 all per head. Peoria Sheep Peoria, 111. Tues., March 29, 1988 SHEEP; 100 SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. NOT ENOUGH SLAUGHTER EWES FOR A MARKET TEST. OLD CROP SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 110-120 LBS. 75.00-78.00 FEW 55-70 LB. EASTER LAMBS 1.00-1.10. 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 ys ' /o over 95%) 48.2# 98.77% LiULlUiLtli OfK«lßUi> • s!*■*! I
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