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AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 2, 1988
f||V 250-300 LBS. 36.00-42.00; GOOD
_ _ _ „ . _ - - . .. . „ BUTCHER SOWS - 400 LBS. DOWN
Ilf VI VA Plf V V % A V M A N AT 30.00-35.00; GOOD BUTCHER SOWS -
UJuAf r/ftlV I*l IiIV ll illrfriAil/lVf 400 LBS. UP 26.00-34.50; HEAVY
BOARS - OVER 300 LBS. 22.00-24.50,
LIGHT 29.00-34.00; PIGS - ALL SIZES
(BY HEAD) 22.00-32.00.
JULY 4-10,1988
Summer malaise through the long, hot days.
Independence Day July 4 . . Earth at aphelion July 5 (Tues.) .. William Booth
founded The Salvation Army in London July 5,1865 Last quarter of the moon July
6 (Wed) . First passport issued to a US. citizen July 8,1796 Average length of
days for the week 15 hours, 9 minutes . Telstar, the first privately owned satellite,
launched July 10,1962 Who weds ere he be wise shall die ere he shall thrive.
Ask the Old Farmer: Can you tell me what a "Cape
' .u Cod cellar" is? I have heard it described as a round
Jwik* ./, area, like the inside of a silo, lined with old bncks
JHEbHM What was it used for? CJ, Berkeley Heights, N.J
These cisterns were sometimes built in the cellars of
houses where water was apt to be scarce at times. Eaves
troughs were put on the house and piped to the cistern
When the well went dry, this rainwater would come in
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Week begins clear and hot, midweek rainy and mild, end of week
sunny.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week cool north; rainy and cold mid
through end of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Heat wave at beginning of week with showers north; warm
temperatures with possible thundershowers mitf through end of week
(All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444)
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, June 27, 1988
CATTLE 454 HEAD. SLAUGHTER
STEERS 115 - CHOICE & PRIME
65.00- GOOD & CHOICE
61.50- GOOD & CHOICE - HOLS
TEIN 56.00-61.75; STANDARD &
GOOD HOLSTEIN 51.00-56.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 70- CHOICE
64.00- GOOD & CHOICE
60.50- STANDARD & GOOD
53.00- COWS 195- UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 43.50-47.50, FEW TO
49.50; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY
42.00- FEW TO 48.00, CANNER &
LOW CUTTER 42.50 & DOWN. BULLS -
ALL WEIGHTS 34- YIELD GRADE 1
55.00- FEW TO 65.00; YIELD
GRADE 2 48.00-55.50. STOCKER
CATTLE - ALL WEIGHTS 40- STEERS -
MEDIUM & GOOD 60.00-72.00; HE IF
HAY& STRAW
SALE
12 Noon Every Wedneeday
CHANGE OF LOCATION
STARTING MAY 25
Located Gum Tree area.
Goin£ south on 41, at
Cochranville turn left, one
block turn right, go about 5
mi. on the right hand side.
Watch for sale signs.
Harvey Z. Martin
215-383-6686 (Office)
215-445-5303
(Residence)
PLEASE NOTE!
Change of Location to Home Farm
On Hill Rd.
FRIDAY, JULY 29 ■ 1:00 PM
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
Located 4 miles east of former loca
tion, 1 mile off 472 midway between
Quarryvllle & 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 White. Very
nice gilts.
Vaccinated for Lepto, Eryslplas,
Rhinitis, E’Coii, Pasteueralla
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Truck Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FBI., AUG.#, 1:00 P.M.
Home Hints; Pinch the tops of basil and other annual herbs
to encourage bushy growth
ERS - MEDIUM & GOOD 53.00-65.50,
FEW TO 70.00; BULLS - MEDIUM &
GOOD 50.00-60.00; STEERS - HOLS
TEIN 54.00-64.00.
CALVES 701 HEAD GOOD &
CHOICE 125-250 LBS. 90.00-108.00;
MEDIUM & GOOD 125-250 LBS.
75.00-91.00; MEDIUM & GOOD 80-120
LBS. 94.00-104.00; LIGHT & CULL -
ALL WEIGHTS 94.00 & DOWN; HOLS
TEIN BULLS - RETURN TO FARM UP
TO 136.00, BULK 120.00-131.00; HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS - RETURN TO FARM UP
TO 105.00.
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 97 HEAD.
CHOICE LAMBS 52.00-56.00; MEDIUM
& GOOD LAMBS 42.00-50.00; LIGHT
AND CULL LAMBS 35.00-42.00;
SHEEP. EWES & BUCKS 12.00-22.00;
GOATS ALL SIZES (BY HEAD)
SMALL 12.00-25.00, LARGE
26.00-60.00.
HOGS 157 HEAD. NO. 1-3 BUTCHER
HOGS - 190-225 LBS. 42.00-44.75; NO.
) KING’S AUCTION
KIRKWOOD
| Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
located Rt. 472 S milee south
of Quarryvllls or ( mile* north
of Oxford corner of Rt. 472 and
Noble Road at Rouse Tobacco
Station.
Lloyd H. Krelder,
Auctioneer
AU-OOOSI3L
• No out of state checks
{ ALL TRUCKERS AND
WELCOME
1-3 BUTCHER HOGS - 225-250 LBS.
NONE; NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS -
4 LOADS-
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.
Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, June 29, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 156...PDA. .Compared to last
Wednesday’s market: Slaughter cows
$1.50 to $3 higher. Few High Choice &
Prime 1250/1375 lbs. si. steers 67-69.85,
Choice 1050/1235 lbs. 65.25-67.10, few
Select 60-63.75; Select & Choice
1200/1600 lbs. holstems 58.75-64.85, few
Standard 53.00-58.00. Few Choice si. heif
ers 60.75-63.25, few Select 59.25-60.00.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
46.25-49.50, Cutter & Bon. Utility
44-47.25, one 50.25, Canner & Low Cutter
39.75-44.75, Shells down to 32.00. One
Choice si. bullock 67.00, few Select
57.0061.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1300/1935 lbs. si. bulls 59.00-68.85, one
54.50, few No. 2, 1300/1600 lbs.
49.5050.00. FEEDER CATTLE; One Lot
Large Frame No. 2, 550 lbs. heifers 63.50,
One Lot Large Frame No. 1,377 lbs. bulls
78.00.
CALVES 170...Vealers grading Stan
dard and Good $5 to $8 lower. Few Choice
100.00- few Good 82.00-92, Stan
dard and Good 85/105 lbs. 85.00-91, few
70/85 lbs. 70.00-81, few Utility 100/120
lbs. 70.00-80, few 55/65 lbs. 50.00-64.00.
Faim Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
120.00- some down to 95.00, few
70/90 lbs. 83.00-100; few Hoi. Heifers
100/150 lbs. 95.00-111.00. Beef cross
bulls & heifers 80/120 lbs. 112.50-140.00.
Few Good & Choice 325/380 lbs. slaughter
calves 79.00-86.00.
HOGS 509...8arr0ws and Gilts $4 to $5
lower. US No. 1-2 220/235 lbs. 45.35-46,
1-3 220/250 lbs. 44.00-45, 190/220 Is.
40.00-44, 2-3 230/260 lbs. 43.25-44, few
down to 42.00, 2-4 260/270 lbs.
41.25-42.50. Sows $4.50 to $5.50 lower.
US No. 1-3 290/500 lbs. sows 28.00-31.25,
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Ask About Our Many Services To Help You Get Top Performance
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Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
few 35.50, few SOO/SBO lb*. 26.0029, few
2-3 390/650 lbs. 25.0028, few Medium
300/440 lbs. 25.0027.50. Boars 22.0025,
couple 20.00, few Light weights
25.0030.00.
FEEDER PIGS 458... US No. 1-3 20/30
lbs. feeder pigs 71.0076.00, 35/55 lbs.
61.0071, few 75/85 lbs. 57.0059, few
100/135 lbs. 46 0051, few Uuhty 25/30
lbs. 61.0063.00 all per hundredweight;
15/20 lbs. 15.0020.00(per head).
SHEEP 83... Few High Choice & Prime
40/50 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
65.0075.00, small lot 30 lbs. 95.00, 60/95
lbs. 52.00-57, one 60.00, Good & Choice
60/80 lbs. 50.0055.00, few Good & Choie
40/60 lbs. feeder lambs 57.00-72.50.
Slaughter sheep 14.0025.00. Few Year
lings and two year-olds 31.0045.00.
GOATS 39. .Large Adults 41.00-65.00,
Large Kids 26.0039.00, Small Kids
17.0023.00 all per head.
Oklahoma City
Feed Cattle Weekly
Wed., June 29, 1988
WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY:
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS
UNDER 500 LB. 3.00 5.00 HIGHER;
OVER 500 LB. 2.004.00 HIGHER.
FEEDER DEMAND GOOD; TRADE
ACTIVE. RUN LIGHT. ACTIVE TRADE
ON SLAUGHTER CATTLE IN TEXAS
AND KANSAS EARLY IN THE WEEK
ADDED A BULLISH NOTE IN FEEDER
CIRCLES. SKYROCKING GRAIN
PRICES HALTED. TURNED SHARPLY
DOWNWARD THE PAST TWO DAYS.
DETERMINING THE VALUE OF FEED
ER LIVESTOCK HAS BEEN VERY DIF
FICULT THE PAST THREE WEEKS.
SLAUGHTER COWS 2.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY TO 1.00
HIGHER, MOSTLY STEADY. COW
DEMAND GOOD. BULL DEMAND
MODERATE. OKLAHOMA RECEIVED
RAINS THIS WEEK. AMOUNTS VAR
IED GREATLY HOWEVER LARGE
SHARE OF THE STATE RECEIVED
MOISTURE. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK
8,600; LAST WEEK 14,704; LAST YEAR
12,566. COWS AND BULLS 8% OF
RUN. QUOTES FOR THE WEEK
FOLLOW:
FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1, FEW 200-300 LB.
91.00- 300-400 LB. 92.50-98.50;
400-500 LB. 82.25-95.50, CLOSING
86.50 UP; 500-600 LB. 75.00-88.50,
MOSTLY 76.50-85.50; 600-700 LB.
71.75-77.00, BULK 72.00-76.25; 700-750
LB. MOSTLY 71.50-74.25; 750-800 LB.
68.00- 74.00, BULK 70.00 UP; 800-900
LB. 66.75-70.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS,
V
LARGE FRAME 2, 500-525 LB
67.50- 600-675 LB. 57.25-61.75;
775-800 LB. 56.00-57.50; 800-900 LB.
54.25-57.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1, 200-300 LB. FEW
84.00- 84.50; 350-400 LB. CLOSING
77.50- 400-500 LB. 73.25-81.75;
500-600 LB. 68.00-72.00; 600-700 LB.
67.50- 700-800 LB. 64.75- 68.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING
UTILITY 3-4, 40.00-44.75. CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
40.00- CANNER AND LOW
DRESSING CUTTER 36.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Y.G. 1.
1200-2100 LB. 48.00-57.00, CLUSTER
ING 50.00- 54.00.
Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA
Tuesday, June 28, 1988
CATTLE 291 .PDA . Compared with
last weeks market- Slaughter steers and
cows about steady Choice 1050/1500 lbs.
si. steers 64 85-67.85, few Select
60.00- Jew Select & Choice holstems
57.00- Choice si. heifers
60.00- few Choice holstems
56.25-61.75. Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 43.50-48.25, Cutter & Boning
Uulity 42.75-46.75, Canner & Low Cutter
39.75-43, Shells down to 33.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 935/1965 lbs. si. bulls
53-64.50, one 66.00. Feeder Cattle; Few
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,400/525 lbs.
70.00- Few Medium Frame No. 1,
400/750 lbs. heifers 57.00-63.00.
CALVES 180... Few Choice & Prime
vealers 94.00-111, few Good 90.00-94,
Standard and Good 75/100 lbs. 87.00-94,
Utility 60/90 lbs. 80.00-86.00. Farm
Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/130 lbs.
89.00- couple 146.00; Holstein heifers
70/175 lbs. 94.00-110.00.
HOGS 700... US No. 1,215/2351b5. bar
rows and gilts 48.00-49, 1-2 210/245 lbs.
47.00- 2-3 200/250 lbs. 46.00-47, 2-4
200/270 lbs. 42.00-46.00. US No. 1-3
270/650 lbs. sows 27.00-30, few light
weight to 40.00, 2-3 270/575 lbs. 24.00.
Boars 25.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 590... US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-24.00,1-3 35/50 lbs.
20.00-30.00, 60/75 lbs. 33.00-37.00, lot
125 lbs. 45.00 all per head.
SHEEP 65... Few Choice 40/50 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 72.00-85.00,50/100
lbs. 54.00-69.00. Slaughter sheep
13.00-39.00.
GOATS 30... Large 40.00-79.00, Small
& Medium Kids 17.00-30.00 - all per head.
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