AB*Lancastar Firming. Saturday, July 16, 1988 OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC JULY 18-24,1988 Peaches ripen, so stop your gripin'! Venus at greatest brilliancy July 19.. First women's rights convention held m Seneca Falls, N.Y, July 19, 1848 .. Apollo 11 lunar module, carrying astronauts Neil Arm strong and Edwin Aldnn, Jr, landed on moon's surface Jury 20,1969. First quarter of the moon July 21 (Thurs.) John Dillinger killed by FBI agents as he left Chicago's Biograph Theater July 22,1934 Bashfulness is often like the plating on spoons when it wears off, it shows the brass Home Hints: loses may be transplanted now When dividing the plants, take young, healthy roots from the outside of the clump OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Week begins with rain, midweek warm temperatures and possible showers, end of week clear and warm Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning of week sunny and hot, warm with thunderstorms possible nud through end of week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins sunny, midweek cool with possible thunder showers, end of week sunny and hot, showers possible (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Dewart Livestock Auction Dewart, Pa. Monday, July 11, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 170...PDA...Few Select slaughter steers 58 00-61.25, few Standard 51.00- Select & Choice 1080/1460 lbs. holsteins 54.00-61, few Standard 46.00- few Utility 42.00-46.00. Few Choice 3-5, 935/1075 lbs. si. heifers 56.25-60, few Select 55.00-57, few Stan dard 48.50-53, one Utility 46.50. Few Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 45.85-49.25, few low yielding down to 42.50, Cutter & Bon. Utility 40.00-46, few 47.00, Canner & Low Cutter 35.00-40, few 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. t i 25 F’2s Due July 30 & Aug. 6 20 F’2s Due Aug. 6 & Aug. 13 5 F’2s Due Aug. 13 & Aug. 21 Plus 20 Crossbred Tork & Hamp and Tork & Landrace & Duroc Please Note I Have A Large Run Of Gilts This Mo. I Would Sell Some Private Before Sale Date To Avoid Stress Of So Many On Sale Date When Hot. Price $225. Last Mo. Sale Average. 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’Coll, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN B. .STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa. Abe Oiffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL THC Ask the Old Farmer; I have two cane-bottom maple chairs One has developed a sag in two places in the cane seat Is there anything I can do to restore its original tightness 7 ML, Lake wood, Ohio Wash the seat with hot water and a little detergent Using a sponge, thoroughly soak the cane, top and bottom Place the chair outdoors to dry When en tirely dry, the cane should be tight unless some cane is broken Shells down to 25.00. Few Standard & Select si. bullocks 46.00-53.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1320/1600 lbs. si. bulls 52.50-57.00 Feeder Cattle: Lot Large Frame No. 2,570/670 lbs. steers 59.00. Few Medium Frame #l, 435/735 lbs. heifers 4200-48.00, few Urge #2. 435/710 lbs. 40 00-51.00. Few Medium Frame #l, 640/780 lbs. bulls 51.00-55.00. CALVES 278... Few Choice vealers 95.00- few Good 84.00-92, Standard and Good 90/120 lbs. 87.00-95,70/90 lbs. 80.00- Utility 60/100 lbs. 65.00-80.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85/135 lbs. 10.00- few 149.00, few down to 90.00, few Hoi. Heifers 80/130 lbs. 90.00-111.00. Beef cross bulls & heifers 75/105 lbs. 85.00- few 135.00. HOGS 60...Tw0 Lou US No. 1-3 210/230 Ibi. barrows md gilu 46.50&46.75, 1-3 185/195 lb«. 39.75-44, load #4,290/365 Ibt. 22.00-24.75, lot 208 Ibi. Utility 38.00. Few US No. 1-3 405/530 lbs. sows 25.25-27.25. Two Boars 23.00, three light weights 25.00. FEEDER PIGS 86... US No. 1-3 20/30 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00-23.00, 35/50 lbs. 17.00-25, lot 30.00 all per head. SHEEP 6... Few Choice 85/110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 55.00-59.00, one Good 68 lbs. 49.00. Two Slaughter sheep 17.00 & 20.00. GOATS 3...Tw0 Large 30.00&35.00, one Medium 29.00 all per head. New Wilmington Livestock Auction New Wilmington, Pa. Monday, July 11, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 350..PDA—Couple Choice slaughter steers 64.75&66.25, few Select 58.50-62, few holsteins 55.00-56 25, Stan dard 50.00-56, few Utility 45 00-50.00. Selects!, heifer, one 55.00, few Standard 46 50-52.75. Breaking Utility & Commer cial si. cows 46.00-49, one 51.25, low yielding down to 43.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 40-44.25, few high dressing 46.00, Canner & Low Cutter 34.50-40.50, Select si. bullock, one 58.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/1840 lbs. si. bulls 50-53.75, few 61-63.50, one 67,00, No. 2, 975/1550 lbs. 48.00- one 44.75. Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1-2,320/600 lbs. steers 55 00-65.50, holstein 520 lbs, 52.50. Medium Frame No. 1-2,315/620 lbs. heif ers 47.50-58.50. Few Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 560/775 lbs. bulls 50.00-58.00. CALVES 342-Choice vealers 75.00-80, Good 65.00-77, Standard & Good 90/120 lbs. 80.00-90, 65/85 lbs. 59.00-85, one lot Uulity 56 lbs. 20.00. Farm Calves: Hols tein Bulls 90/135 lbs. 90.00-138.00; Hoi. Heifers 100/120 lbs. 85.00-111.00. Beef cross bulls & heifers 75/135 lbs. 83.00-107, 150/250 lbs. 70.00-89.00. HOGS 595... US No. 1-2 225/250 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.50-47, 1-3 210/260 lbs. 45.00-46.50, 2-3 260/335 lbs. 39.75-43.85,1-3 185/210 lbs. 37.75-44.75. US No. 1-3 300/560 lbs sows 28.50-34, one 35.75, 2-3 350/695 lbs. 26.00-28,50. Boars 22.00-26.75. FEEDER PIGS 52-US No. 1-3 15/30 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-15.00 per head. SHEEP 288—High Choice & Prime 75/110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 57.00- Choice 85/105 lbs. 44.00-57.00; Good & Choice 45/80 lbs. feeder lambs 44.00- Slaughter ewes 9.00-15.00. 0% A “W '■' TRUCKINO y ' '"'? 1 wtaw. iiSwEisS^^ 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. EGCmD For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM GOATS 27—Few Large 30.00-49.00, Medium & Small 10.00-30.00 all per head. Keister’s Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuertay, July 12, 1988 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 433... REPORTIS SUPPLIED BY AUCTION ...High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 69.00-71.75, Choice 65-68.75, Select 60-64.75, Standard 50-59.85; Choice holsteins 60.00-64, Select 55-59.75, Standard 52-54.75. Choice si. heifers 61.25-64, Select 56-60.50, Standard 48-55.75, Utility 42-47.75. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 44.00-48.75, Cutter & Boning Utility 41-47.75, Canner & Low Cutter 35.00- Choice si. bullocks 58.00- Select 53-57.75. Yield Grade N6.1,1200/1870 lbs. si. bulls 48.00-59.75, No. 2 800/1200 lbs. 45-53.75. Feeder Cattle: 350/750 lbs. steers 55.00-72.50. 350/750 lbs. heifers 52.00-60.50. Bulls 350/700 lbs. 50.00-65.00. CALVES 212...Ch0ice vealers 85.00- Standard and Good 90/110 lbs. 85.00-100.00, Utility 60/90 lbs. 75.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs. 110.00-148.00. HOGS 631... US No. 1.215/235 lbs. bar rows and gilts 47.00-48, 1-2 210/245 lbs. 46.00- 2-3 200/250 lbs. 45.00-46, 2-4 190/270 lbs. 40.00-45.00. US No. 1-3 280/650 lbs. sows 25.50-28, few to 33.00, 2-3 270/550 lbs. 20.00-25.00 Boars 23 00-28 75 FEEDER PIGS 467... US No. 1-3 20/40 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-32.00,1-3 40/60 lbs. 32.00- all per head. SHEEP 34... Choice 80/110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs SS.OO-64.00, Good 50/75 lbs. 50.00-55.00. Slaughter ewes 20.00- GOATS So... Large 35.00-65 00. Small 20.00-30.00 - all per head. Morrison Cove Livestock Martlnsburg, Pa. Monday, July 11, 1988 Report supplied by auction CATTLE; 202. STEERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 64.50- CHOICE 61.00-64.25; GOOD 57.50-60.75; STANDARD 49.50- HEIFERS- CHOICE GOOD- 53.00-60.00. COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL -47.00-53.25; CUTTERS 45.75-48.25; % 4t CANNER A LOW CUTTER- 35.00-44.75. BULLOCKS- GOOD A CHOICE 60.25-63.10. BULLS- YIELD GRADE #1 52.00- FEEDER CATTLE STEERS. GOOD 64.00-68.25, STAN DARD 48.50-59-50; BULLS 57.00-63.75; STANDARD 40.00-54.00; HEIFERS, GOOD 54.00-63.00, STANDARD 43.00- CALVES: 349. PRIME .92-1.01; CHOICE 82.50-91.00; GOOD 71.00- STANDARD A GOOD 68.50-74.50; 90-110 LBS. 85.00-94.50; 65-90 LBS. 78.00-88.50; HOLST. BULL CALVES, 90-130 LBS. 105.00-152.50; HOLST. HEIFER CALVES, 90-130 LBS. 92.00106.00. HOGS: 93. US#l,2 47.00-57.75; US4I-3 45.00-46.75; SOWS 28.00-32.25; BOARS 23.5030.75. FEEDER PIGS: 79. 20-35 LBS. PER HD. 13.00-19.00; 35-50 LBS. PER HD. 22.5041.00. SHEEP; 89. CHOICE LAMBS 52.00-60.00; GOOD 50.00-51.50; SLAUGHTER EWES 22.0041.00. GOATS: PER HD. 22.0069.00. MIXED HAY: PER TON 3 AT 60.0073.00 (TIMOTHY) Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, July 12, 1988 Report Supplied by Auction BEEF COWS: UTILITY AND COM MERCIAL 45.75-48.00; CUTTERS 40 50-44 00; CANNERS 35.00-39.00; SHELLS 27.00. HEIFERS: GOOD 60.00-63.00; STAN DARD 52.50-58.00; COMMERCIAL 47.00- STEERS: GOOD 62.00-64.75; GOOD 57.50-61.00; STANDARD 50.75-55.00. BULLS: STANDARD 47.00-53.00. FEEDER CATTLE: NOT ENOUGH! TO TEST. VEAL CALVES; GOOD 93.00-97.00; STANDARD 82.00-92.00; UTILITY 72.00- FARM CALVES: BULLS 100.00- HEIFERS 95.00-115.00. HOGS; 41.50-43.75. SOWS. 27.00-31.00. BOARS: 25.00-28.00. SHOATS: 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD 11.00- 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD 21.00- 35-50 LBS. PER HEAD 37.00- LAMBS: 53.00-58.00. SHEEP: 8.00-15.00. GOATS PER HEAD: 30.00-49.00. i£Soi|fe ■ - iwttw _ piK*t,iwiu • caimef ' A' 1
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