AS-rSnfteteTFaTOrnfl,'Saturday,"July" 9, fSffiT' OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC Temperature of 118°F recorded at Bennett, Colo, July 11, 1888 Henry David Thoreau born in Concord, Mass, July 12, 1817 New moon July 13 (Wed) Bastille Day July 14 District of Columbia established and Washington made the permanent capital of the U S July 16, 1790 Average length of days tor the week 15 hours. Aerial walkways collapsed at Kansas City sHyatt Regency Hotel, killing 114 people, July 17, 1981 Utile things will grow in peace, hut great things waste away in discord Ask the Old Farmer: 1 have a porcelain top kitchen table with two pull-up leaves The leaves - have a nice sheen to them, but the tabletop has _ dulled from years of cleaning Can I treat the table to get a shinier finish 7 At, Pittsburgh, Pa Apply a tout of good automobile ivax That should Home Hints To remove chewing gum that has stuck , a'to clothing freeze the fabnc remove as much of the gum as possible then daub with egg white to loosen the remainder and scrape carefully OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Week begins with showers and warm temperatures, partly cloudy and cool micf through end of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week clear and mild, midweek rain, end of week hot Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot at beginning of week, cool and rainy mid through end of week Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins with showers and warm temperatures, mild temperatures midweek, heavy rain at end of week (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Lebanon Valley Livestock Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. Tuesday, July 5, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 147...PDA...Compared with list Tuesday's market; Slaughter cows mostly strong to $2 higher. Few Choice 2-4 1075/1255 lbs. si. steers 66.75-68.75, few Select 61.25-67.25, Select & Choice 1125/1605 lbs. holstems 58.00-64, few Utility & low Standard 49.00-51.00. One MARKET YOUR FORMULA FED CALVES WITH AREA PACKER We allow our valued growers to weigh their own calves. Domenic Venuto, Inc. 622 Federal Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-339-9921 or 215-467-9614 or 215-389-VEAL 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 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 White. Very nice gilts. Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysiplas, Rhinitis, E’Coll, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. V Kirkwood, Pa. Abe Dlffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FBI., XOG. 26, 1:00 P.M. THE JULY 11-17, 1988 Rains rinse the heavy air away. Choice si. heifer 57.75, two Select holstems 55.00&57.25, one Standard 46.00, one Utility 44.00. Breaking Utility & Commer cial si. cows 49.00-50, few 53.25, Cutter & Boning Uulity 46.75-49.75, few 55 25, Canner & Low Cutter 42.00-46.75, Shells down to 35.00. Few Standard si bullocks 52.75-59.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1145/1395 lbs. si. bulls 61.00-65 00. CALVES 223...Vealers unevenly steady. Few Choice 95.00-105.00, few Good 72.00-89, Standard and Good 90/125 lbs. 9000-96, 70/85 lbs. 70.00-87, Utility 40/100 lbs. 39.00-62, few to 80.00. F»im Calves: Hoi. Bulls 90/135 lbs. 94 00-139.00. Few Beef cross bulls and heifers 85/100 lbs. 99.00-111 00. HOGS 114... Barrows and gilts small supply mostly 52 higher US No. 1-2 210/240 lbs 46.75-47.10,1-3 205/235 lbs 46.35-46.85, 1-3 130/165 lbs. 31.00-36, few to 48.00 US No. 1-3 290/545 lbs sows 27.00-35, two 2-3 445/635 lbs 25 00&25 50 Few Boars 25.0030 00 FEEDER PIGS 10 .US No. 1-3 35/50 lbs feeder pigs 62 0 075 00 per hundred weight Lot Utility 15 lbs 10 00 per head SHEEP 37 . Choice & Prime 25/55 lbs spring slaughter lambs 60,0075,55/90 lbs 56 0060, one Choice 15 lbs 100 00 Slaughter sheep 15 00-21 00, few Year lings and two year olds 28 00-45 00. GOATS 2 Medium 23 00 - per head CATTLE 182...PDA...Compared with last Tuesday's market; Slaughter steers $3.50 to $4 higher; Cows $2 to $2.50 high er. Choice si. steers 67.00-71.75, one 72.85, Select 63-67.50, Standard 56.50-63.00. Choice si. heifers 65-68.30, Select 60-64.25, Standard 53.00-60, few Utility 48.50-51.00. Breaking Utility & Commer cial si. cows 48.00-52.85, Cutter & Boning Utility 44.00-48.50, Canner & Low Cutler 40.0044.25, Shells down to 28.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1100/1965 lbs. si. bulls 55.0058.50, one #2,880 lbs. 50.00. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 285/360 lbs. steers 65.00-71.50. Few Medium Frame No. 1, 300/600 lbs. heifers 55.00- Few Medium Frame #l, 400/700 lbs. bulls 61.0069.00. CALVES 112... Standard and Good 90/120 lbs. vealers 80.00-92, 60/85 lbs. 70.00- few Utility 50/70 lbs. 40.0055.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/120 lbs 100.00-140.00. HOGS 235...8arr0ws and gilts $1.50 to $2 lower. US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs \MJII TTTTI?I%J CAT T?C Jlttß WvMjiMM\J* lVill w 0 TRUCKING CO. A SOUND GROWING PROGRAM INSURES TOP PERFORMANCE LET US GROW YOUR NEXT FLOCK The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of poultrymen. Z;-® For More Information Phone: \WJ 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tuesday, July 5, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA IOIOW. Main st> Mount QUALITY GROWN PULLETS 44.0044.85,1-3 215/260 lbs. 43.25-44.25, lot 2-3 280 lbs. 43.00. Few US No. 2-3 325/600 lbs. sows 25.0027.00. One Boar 22 00. FEEDER PIGS 2. .No Market Test. SHEEP 41... High Choice & Prime 90/120 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 63.0068, Choice 100/118 lbs. 55 00-60.00, few Good & Choice 55/75 lbs. feeder lambs 43.00-53.00 Few Slaughter sheep 10001400 GOATS 2 .Small 14 00 and 16 00 per head Keister’s Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, July 5, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 368 .PDA . Compared with last weeks market: Slaughter steers and cows $3 higher High Choice & Prime si steers 71.25-73, couple 73 75, Choice 1000/1550 lbs. 68-71.25, Select 63.0067, few 68.50, Choice holsteins 62-64.50, cou ple 67.50, Select 60-62.75. Choice si. heif ers 63.0068.75, few Select 61.00-62.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 46.60-51, Cutler & Boning Utility 45.75- couple 51.50, Canner & Low Cutter 42.75-45.75, Sheils down to 32.00. Few Select & Choice si. bullocks 59.75- Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/1825 lbs. si. bulls 60.00-66.00, few No. 2 900/1330 lbs. 52.75-57.75. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,400/750 lbs. steers and bulls 55.00-65.00. CALVES 203... Few Choice vealers 88 00-94, Standard and Good 70/110 lbs. 87.00- Utility 60/90 Ibi. 79.00-90.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/130 lbs. 96.00- Holstein heifers 90/150 lbs. 82.00- HOGS 481... Barrows and gilts $1 lower. US No. 1. 215/235 lbs. 46.00-47, 1-2 210/245 lbs. 46.00-47, 2-3 200/250 lbs 45.00-46, 2-4 200/270 lbs. 40.00-45.00. US No. 1-3 270/470 lbs. sows 30.00-33.50, 2-3 265/650 lbs. 23.00-30.00. Boars 22.50-30.00. FEEDER PIGS 455... US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 19.00-28.00,1-3 35/55 lbs. . PA 17552 26.00-37.00. lot 65 Ibi. 41.00 all per head. SHEEP 39... Choice 90/115 Ibi. spring slaughter lambs 50.00-58.00, few 50/65 lbs. 64.00-72.00. Slaughter sheep 19.00-36.00. GOATS 41... Large 30.00-56.00, Small & Medium Kids 20 00-34 00 all per head Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, July 5, 1988 Report Supplied by Auction BEEF COWS. UTILITY AND COM MERCIAL 46 50-50 25, CUTTERS 42 00-46 00, CANNERS 37 00-41 00, SHELLS 39.25 HEIFERS: GOOD 64 00-67 00, STAN DARD 54.00-62.00. STEERS: GOOD 58.00-61.50; STAN DARD 52.00-55.00. BULLS; GOOD 60.50-61.50. FEEDER CATTLE; 300-500 LBS LARGE FRAME 52.00-67 00; 300-500 LBS. SMALL FRAME 50.00-58.00, 500-700 LBS. LARGE FRAME 50.00- 500-700 LBS. SMALL FRAME 50.00-54 00. VEAL CALVES: GOOD 99.00-107.00; STANDARD 90.00-98.00; UTILITY 77.00- FARM CALVES: BULLS 105.00- HEIFERS 100.00-104.00. HOGS: 40.00-42.50. SOWS: 23.00-30.75. BOARS: 24.00-25.00. SHOATS; 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD 21.00- LAMBS: 50.00-58.00. GOATS PER HEAD: 25.00-32.00. Df KALBMU'i • S(«VtC( * IHVCRIM
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