AB-Lancaatar Fanning, Saturday, May 14, 1988
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Average length of days for the week 14 hours, 44 minutes First Kentucky Derby
May 17, 1875 Homestead Act passed in Congress May 19, 1862 Anne Boleyn
beheaded May 19,1536 Amelia Earhart landed in Ireland May 20,1932, complet
ing her transatlantic flight from Newfoundland First horror film. Dr fekyll ana Mr
Hyde, released May 21,1908, in Chicago He who trusts rotten boughs may fall
Ask the Old Farmer; How can I eliminate
or at least control moss growing on my
lawn 7 l have dug it up and disposed of it,
but it grows back again PB, Sag Harbor,
NY
Your lawn needs more sun and more lime
Cutting some branches out of any overhang
ing trees will let in more sun Applying lime
wUI sweeten the soil
Home Hints; Sprinkle coffee grounds around
carrots to ward off insects
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week begins cold with ram, snow north, midweek showery and
warm; end of week rainy and cold
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning through midweek showers with warm
temperatures; end of week rainy and cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning through midweek very warm, showers north,
end of week rainy and cool
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Oklahoma City
Feed Cattle
Wed, May 11, 1988
WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY:
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. BIG RUN
THIS WEEK, MOSTLY 600-900 LB.
STEERS AND HEIFERS COMING OFF
OF GRAZE-OUT WHEAT PASTURES.
ADVANCE ON SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS AND ON DRESSED
BEEF (BOTH CARLOT AND BOXED)
ON A NATIONAL BASIS GAVE BUY
SIGNALS TO PURCHASERS. BROAD
BASE OF FEEDER BUYERS REPRE
SENTING FEEDLOTS IN ATTEN
DANCE. GRAZING INTEREST COM
PETING FOR YEARLINGS THIN
ENOUGH TO GO BACK TO THE
COUNTRY; HOWEVER BULK
RECEIPTS EXHIBITING FLESH THAT
COMES WITH A GOOD WHEAT PAS
TURE YEAR. CALF NUMBERS LIM
MARKET YOUR NATURE
CALVES
WITH AREA PACKER
Domenic Venuto, Inc.
622 Federal Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-339-9921
or 215-467-9614
or 215-389-VEAL
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, Danville, PA
. We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars.
• Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs tor
the day.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
THE
MAY 16-22,1988
Corn should be planted by now.
ITED AND ONLY MODEST NUMBERS
OF 500-600 LB. LIGHT YEARLINGS
AVAILABLE. SLAUGHTER COWS
SHARPLY LOWER MONDAY. LOSS
MORE THAN REGAINED WEDNES
DAY WITH CLOSING PRICE LEVELS
50 CENTS TO 1.00 HIGHER THAN
LAST WEEK. SLAUGHTER BULLS
CLOSED 1.50-2.00 LOWER AFTER
OPENING THE WEEK 2.00-3.00 OFF.
BOTH COW AND BULL DEMAND
CLOSED GOOD. RECEIPTS THIS
WEEK 28,500; LAST WEEK 21,579;
LAST YEAR 25.092. QUOTES FOR THE
WEEK FOLLOW:
FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1. 200-300 LB.
119.00-130.00; 300-400 LB.
; 11.50-121.50; 400-500 LB. 97.00-106.50;
500-600 LB. 90.00- 96.50; 600-650 LB.
CLOSING 85.00.91.50; 650-700 LB.
CLOSING 81.00-86.75; 700-750 LB.
77.50- 750-800 LB. 77.00-80.75;
800-900 LB. 75.50- 79.50; 900-1000 LB.
73.00- HOLSTEINS: LARGE
FRAME 1. 525-600 LB. 72.00-76.75;
625-700 LB. 69.75-73.75; 700-800 LB.
66.75-68.50; 800-850 LB. 63.00-67.25;
925-1000 LB. 62.00-63.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1, 275-300 LB.
96.00- 300-400 LB. 88.50-97.00;
400-500 LB. 85.00-90.00; 500-550 LB.
80.50- 87.25; 550-600 LB. 76.75-83.75;
600-650 LB. 75.00-81.25; 650-700 LB.
74.00- 700-800 LB. 73.00-76.00;
800-875 LB. 71.25-74.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 3-5,
46.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-2, 47.00-53.25. CANNER
AND LOW DRESSING CUTTER 1-2,
43.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1,
1000-1500 LB. 57.25-62.50; 1500-2000
LB. 58.75-65.00.
New Wilmington
Livestock
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Mon., May 9, 1988
CATTLE 24l..PDA...Compared with
last Monday’s maiket: Slaughter Cows
steady. Few Choice si. steers 70.75-73.25,
one 75.75, few Select 65.75-68, few Stan
dard 58.00-61.75. Few Select si. heifers
62.25-65.00, few Standard 57.00-58.75.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
50.00- One 57.75, Low dressing down to
45.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 48-53.00.
Canncr & Low Culler 39.50-48.50, Shells
down to 38.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1160/1650 lbs. si. bulls 57.75-64.75, few
No. 2 1050/1380 lbs. 50.00-58.75. Feeder
Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No. 1,
300/670 lbs. heifers 65.00-78.00, Medium
and Large Frame No. 2, 310/690 lbs.
52.00- Medium Frame No. 1,
415/755 lbs. bulls 62.50-76.50, few
Medium Frame No.l & 2, 790/980 lbs.
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MOVING PULLETS?
• Clean, Modem Equipment
• Fulltime Professional Crews
• Quality Work
The only full service company, in this area,
to handle the total needs of poultrymen.
f-A BVi For More Information Phone:
\w) 717-653-1102
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
55.00-
CALVES 241...0ne Prime vealer
13000, few Choice 118.00-123.00, few
Good 100.00-110, Standard & Good
90/120 lbi. 97.50-116.00. 65/85 lbs.
85.00- lot Utility 59 lbs. 70.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85/135 lbs.
128.00- lot 80 lbs. 108.00; Hoi.
Heifers 85/115 lbs. 112.50-139.00. Beef
cross bulls & heifers 80/135 lbs.
115.00 195.00.
HOGS 559...8arr0ws and gilts .50 to .75
higher. US No. 1-2 225/255 lbs.
45.25-46.00,1-3 210/255 lbs. 44.50-45.50.
2-3 235/275 lbs. 42.60-44.00. Sows fully
$1 higher. US No. 1-3 305/610 lbs. sows
36.00-38.25. Boars 28.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 19... US NO.I-3 25/40
lbs. feeder pigs 28.00-38.00 all per head.
SHEEP 158... High Choice & Prime
70/100 lbs. spring si. lambs 76.00-88.00,
Choice 70/85 lbs. 70.00-76.00, lot 45 lbs.
74.00. Slaughter ewes 15.00-25.00, lot
37.00.
GOATS 22... Few Urge 35.00-41.00,
Medium 25.00-35.00, Kids 14.00-26.00
all per head.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa. ,
Tues., May 10, 1988
CATTLE 158...PDA...Comparcd with
last Tuesday's maiket; Slaughter cows
mostly steady to $1 higher. Few Choice
1000/1275 lbs. si. steers 69.25-71.75, one
Prime 1235 lbs. 74.00, few Select
67.75-69.25, Select & Choice holsteins
1135/1520 lbs. 63.25-66.75, few High
Choice and Prime 67.50-70.00, few Stan
dard 58.50-63.75. Few Choice si. heifers
58.25-67.25, two Select 54.75 & 56.25, one
Standard 54.50, one Utility 49.25. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows 51.50-55,
few 56.75, one Commercial 59.50, Cutter &
Boning Utility 48.50-53.50, few 55.50,
Canner & Low Culler 45.75-50.50, Shells
down to 41.00. One Select si. bullock
66.75, one Standard 61.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1535/1990 lbs. si. bulls
63.00-67.50, two Y G No. 2.1185 & 2310
IOIOW. Main St. Mount Joy. PA X7SS2
Call on Wendy ...
for fast, efficient
service.
LOADING FOWL?
Ibi. 55.25 & 58.75.
CALVES 176... Vealers mostly JstoslO
higher. One Prime vealer 285 lbs.
110.00. Choice 113.00-118, one Good
107.00, Standard and Good 90/120 lbs.
100.00- few 118.00, 70/85 lbs.
90.00- Utility 50/85 lbs. 70.00-85.00.
Farm Calves; Very active; Holstein Bulls
90/135 lbs. 130.00-179.00, few 182.00,
80/90 lbs. 104.00-130.00; Hoi. heifers
90/145 lbs. 113.00-158.00. Few Beef cross
bulls and heifers 75/135 lbs.
113.00-
HOGS 190... Barrows and gilts small
supply strong to $1 higher. US No. 1-2,
215/250 lbs. 47.00-47.75,1-3 220/245 lbs.
45.85-46.85,2-3 220/270 lbs. 44.10-44.50.
lot 2-4 225 1b5.43.25. US No. 1-3 315/605
lbs. sows 33.00-36.00, few gilts 260/425
lbs. 36.25-38.00, few 2-3 410/685 lbs.
31.50-34.00. Few Boars 27.00-28, few
Light weights 32.50-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 10...L0t US No. 1-3 43
lbs. feeder pigs 82.00 - per hundredweight.
SHEEP 3... Few Slaughter ewes,
10.00-23.00.
COATS 4,..0ne Medium and few Kids
30.00 per head.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, May 9, 1988
Report supplied by Auction
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 297
HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND
PONIES.
MARKET: STEADY.
LOCAL
BETTER RIDING HORSES:
630.00-
DRIVING HORSES: 350.00-1000.00.
RIDING HORSES: 350.00-570.00.
LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS:
225.00-
HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS:
450.00-
MARE PONIES: 35.00-75.00.
COLTS: 10.00-30.00.
GELDING PONIES: 35.00-75.00.
LARGER PONIES: 125.00-210.00.
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