AB-Lancast'er Fatmlng’,'Saturdayi April ’3O, OLD FARMIRS ALMANAC Average length of days for the week 14 hours, 13 minutes Golda Meir bom May 3, 1898.. Fire destroyed much of San Francisco May 3,1851 A 1 Capone moved into the Atlanta Penitentiary for mcome-tax evasion May 4,1932 Htndenburg exploded at Lakehurst, N J., May 6,1937 Last quarter of the moon May 8 (Sun) Mother's Day May 8 • . The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world at." .** h,L if7'k . IjHPf m \ 1 i W . I»• '• , OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Beginning of week rain, heavy north, with cold temperatures, mid week cold with showers, end of week rainy Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy and cool at beginning of week, cold and rainy mid through end of week Middle Atlantic Coastal; Week begins with a cold wave and showers, midweek snowstorm north, showers south, end of week heavy ram and cold temperatures (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. Wed, April 27, 1988 CATTLE 230...PDA... Supply included 43 head feeder cattle. Compared to last Wednesday’s market- Slaughter steers steady to strong; Cows unevenly steady. Few High Choice & Prime 2-4, 1260/1400 lbs. si. steers 73.85-74 85, few yield grade 3-4, 1600/1700 lbs. 69-72.75, Choice 1000/1335 lbs. 70-73.50, Select 64.60-71, Select & Choice 1260/1600 lbs. holsteins 64-68.75, few 70.25, few Standard 58.25- Few Choice si. heifers 65.85-70.75, few Select 59.75-64.10, few Standard SS.SO-SB.2S. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 51.25-54.85, few 56.10, Culler & Bon. Utility 49.25-55 25, few 56 00, Canner & Low Cutter 47-50.25, Shells down to 39.25. Choice si. bullocks 62.50-70, few Standard and Select 61.25- Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1375/1715 lbs. si. bulls 59.00-63, couple No. 2.990/1015 lbs 58.50&59.50. Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 380/475 lbs. steers 81.00-88, few 630/850 lbs. 68.00-74.50. One Lot Medium Frame No. 1.565 lbs heifers 69 00. Few Medium Frame No.l-2, 400/750 lbs. bulls 71.00- 00. CALVES 122 .Few Choice vealers 118.00- few Good 88.00-109, few Standard and Good 75/110 lbs. 78.00-97, few Utility 55/65 lbs. 50.00-74.00 Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/130 lbs 110.00- mostly 140.00-164, few 75/85 *» king’s'auction' KIRKWOOD Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 12:00 Located Ht. 472 S mllaa couth of Ouartyvlllo or • mlloo north of Oxford corner of HL 472 and Noblt Rood at Rouaa Tobacco Station. Lloyd H. Krahter, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME Green Dragon Livestock Sales W) Location: Ephrata RD 4. mile N. on North State St, Ephrata. c o* % c °ws SALE EVERY FRIDAY Lots of good Northern Feeder & Stockers. Slaughter Cows - Bull Steer, Veal-lamb 11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week. 1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale. 7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale. For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444, Home 717-838-4318. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor All out of state and .neyv buyers must have cash or certified check or current letter of credit from bank- TH£ MAY 2-8,1988 Two full moons this month. Ask the Old Farmer; What is "pointing" a chimney and how often must it be done 7 Who does it 7 TO, Escanaba, Mich It's removing all loose mortar from the pints in the brick work and filling the pints with new mortar It ihould be done before the bricks come loose Anyone tan do it Home Hints: Rub the first slice from each end of a cucumber or zucchini against each cut end to remove bitter juices lbs. 90.00-112.50; few Hoi. Heifers 85/110 lbs. 110.00-157.00. Few Beef Cross Bulls & Heifers 85/140 lbs. 96.00-135.00. Few Choice & Prime 350/430 lbs. slaughter calves 88.00-107.50. HOGS 434...8arr0ws and Gills fully S 2 to $3 higher. US No. 1-2 220/245 lbs. 45.00- 0 lot 46.75), 1-3 220/260 lbs. 44.00- few 42.75, few 2-3 235/275 lbs. 41.85-43, few 2-4 265/275 lbs. 38.50-38.75, few 1-3 190/195 lbs. 41.00- few 140/160 lbs. 35.00. Sows steady to $1 higher. US No. 1-3 300/650 lbs. sows 31.00-34, few 37.00, few Medium 300/515 lbs. 24.50-30.00. Boars 29.75-32.50, light weights 33.50-35.50. FEEDER PIGS 224 ..Few US No. 1-3 15/20 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-26.00 per head; 25/50 lbs 89.00-111.00, one lot 60 lbs. 82.00 per hundredweight SHEEP 40. Choice 25/40 lbs. spring si lambs 1 17.50-130, 50/60 lbs 97 50-111.00. Slaughter sheep 25 00-60, mostly 33.00-50.00. GOATS 25... Large Adult 45 00-65, few Medium 24.00-37 50. Large Kids 26.00-37.50, one 50.00, few Small Kids 20 00-23 00 all per head 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) Carlisle Livestock Market Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, April 26, 1988 CATTLE: STEERS: ACTIVE! NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED. CHOICE 70.00-73.00; GOOD-LOW CHOICE 66.00-69.85; MEDIUM 60.75-64.00. HOLSTEINS- CHOICE 65.25-69.00; MEDIUM-GOOD 59.50-65.00, COUPLE 59.00 & DOWN. HEIFERS- CHOICE 68.00-70.25; GOOD 65.85-66.85; MEDIUM-GOOD HOLS TEINS 53.00-62.00. COWS- STRONG DEMAND! FULLY STEADY. HIGH YIELD 53.00-54.75; GOOD 49.00-52.75; MEDIUM 47.00-48 85; BIG MIDDLE 44 00-49.50; SHELLY 45.50 & DOWN. FAT BULLS- MEDIUM-GOOD 56.0a62.00. FEEDER CATTLE; STRONG DEMAND FOR ALL TYPES OF GOOD AND CHOICE CATTLE. STEERS (3OO-550 LB.) CHOICE 90.00-98.00; GOOD 84.00-89.00; MEDIUM 78.0a83.00. STEERS- (600-950 LB.) CHOICE 80.00-90.00; GOOD 70.00- MEDIUM 65.00-69.50. HEIFERS- (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE 82.00- GOOD 72.00-81.00; MEDIUM 65.0a71.00. BULLS- (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE 80.0a88.00; GOOD 68.5a77.50. VEAL CALVES; VERY ACTIVE. CHOICE 107.00-115.00; GOOD 97.0 a 106.00; MEDIUM 90.0a96.00; LIGHT/WEAK 89.00 & DOWN. FARM BULLS- 120.00-170.00; FARM HEIFERS 125.0ai55.00. HOGS; BARROWS & GILTS 1.50 HIGHER. US NO. 1-3 210-250 LBS. 42.5a43.75; OVER 260 LB. 34.35-41.50; UNDER 210 LB. 39.0a40.10; 2 & 3’S 41.00- SOWS: 1.00 HIGHER. OVER 450 LB. 33.25-34.00; UNDER 450 LBS. 33 00-34.00; 2 & 3’S 29.0a32.75. BOARS- 26.0a30.00 FEEDER PIGS (BY THE HD) (20-25 LBS. 25.00*28.00); (30-45 LBS. 41.00-43.00); SHOATS (BY THE LB.) 130-160 LBS. 40.50-41.00. SHEEP: LAMBS (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE 92.00-107.50; GOOD 85.00- BUCKS & EWES 18.00- GOATS- LG. 50.00-60.00 HD.; SM./MED. 22 00-49.00 HD. SALE EVERY TUESDAY EVENING 5:30 P.M. RABBITS. POULTRY & EGGS 7.00 P.M. LIVESTOCK. MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO. Question: Mr. Egg Producer, Are You Getting Service After The Sale? Our Commitment To Performance Goes Beyond The Chick Delivery Ask About Our Many Services To Help You Get Top Performance In Your Pullet And Laver House. The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of poultrymen. 1010 W. Main St., Mount Joy. PA 17552 03MD For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, April 25, 1988 CATTLE 592. SLAUGHTER STEERS - CHOICE & PRIME 70.0074.75; GOOD & CHOICE 65.0a72.00; GOOD & CHOICE - HOLSTEIN 61.5a67.00; STANDARD & GOOD HOLSTEIN 55.0a62.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 108. CHOICE 68.0a71.75; GOOD & CHOICE 65.0a70.50; STANDARD & GOOD 57.0a66.00. COWS 202. UTILI TY & COMMERCIAL 48.0a55.50; CUT TER & BONING UTILITY 46.0a55.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 47.00 & DOWN. BULLS - ALL WEIGHTS 19. YIELD GRADE 1 59.0a66.50; YIELD GRADE 2 54.00-60.00. STOCKER CATTLE - ALL WEIGHTS 109. STEERS - MEDIUM & GOOD 75.00-104.00; HEIFERS - MEDIUM & GOOD 69.00-84.00; BULLS - MEDIUM & GOOD 60.0a79.00; STEERS - HOLS TEIN 60.0a75.50. CALVES 340. GOOD & CHOICE 125-250L85. 104.00-120 00; MEDIUM & GOOD 125-250 LBS. 85.00-105.00; MEDIUM & GOOD 80-120 LBS. loaoai 15.00; LIGHT & CULL - ALL WEIGHTS 99.00 & DOWN; HOLSTEIN BULLS - RETURN TO FARM UP TO 164.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS - RETURN TO FARM UP TO 160.00. LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 41. CHOICE LAMBS 80.00-86.00; MEDIUM & GOOD LAMBS 65.00-72.00; SHEEP, EWES & BUCKS 23.00-32.50; GOATS - ALL SIZES (BY HEAD) SMALL 8.00- LARGE 25.00. HOGS 139. NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS - 190-225 LBS. 38.00-43.60; NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS - 225-250 LBS. 40.00- NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS - 250-300 LBS. 35.00-40.50; GOOD BUTCHER SOWS - 400 LBS. DOWN 33.00- GOOD BUTCHER SOWS - 400 LBS. UP 32.00-36.00; HEAVY BOARS - OVER 300 LBS. 26.00-28.25; PIGS - ALL SIZES (BY HEAD) 22 00-39.00. SALE EVERY MONDAY AFTER NOON AT 3:30 P.M. & THURS. AT 1:00 P.M. HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON DAY & THURS. AT 11:30 A.M. SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE FRIDAY, MAY 6TH. 13 LOADS, PER TON: ALFALFA 90.00-120.00; MIXED 51.00-89.00; TIMOTHY 91.00; STRAW 58.00-71.00. V Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. Wed, April 27, 1988 CATTLE 94...PDA ..Compared with last Wednesday’s market- Slaughter cows .25 to $1.50 higher Few Standard and Select Holstein steers 57.85-59.75. Break ing Utility and Commercial si. cows 49 25-54. SO, Cutter and Boning Utility 49.00-52.85, Canner and Low Cutter 46.00-50.25, Shells down to 40.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1230/1870 lbs. si. bulls 56.85-60.10. CALVES 93... Choice vealer, individual 111.00, Standard and Good 70/90 lbs 96.00- few Utility 60/70 lbs. 86.00- Faint Calves: Holstein Bulls 85/125 lbs. 105.00-175.00; Holstein Heif ers 90/120 lbs. 119.00-139.00. ■ HOGS 78,..Barrows and gilts $1 higher Few lots US No. 1-2 215/235 lbs. 44.00- few lots 2-3 240/265 lbs. 41.50-44.00. US No. 1-3 350/590 lbs. sows 29 00-35.00. Few Boars 25.00-30.50. FEEDER PIGS 200 ..US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.50-37.00, 35/50 lbs. 35.00- one lot 60 lbs. 48.50 all per head. SHEEP 6... Few Choice 60/65 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 86.00-99.00. GOATS 22... Large 35.00-57.50, Small Kids 5.00-20.00 all per head. HOLS TEIN DAIRY COWS $620.00-$! 170.00 PER HEAD. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, April 27, 1988 Report supplied by auction REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 113 COWS, 88 HEIFERS, AND 10 BULLS MARKET STRONGER. LOAD OF CANADA FRESH COWS, 920.00- SPRINGERS 930.00- LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS, 700.00- LOAD OF CANADA FRESH COWS. 935.00- SPRINGERS 725.00- HERD OF 47. ALL STAGE COWS, 68000-1525.00. LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS 560.00- SPRINGING HEIFERS 700.00- OPEN HEIFERS 265.00-550.00. BULLS 610.00-900.00. \- lilillUiiijll'
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