AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 30, 1988 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC AUG. 1-7,1988 No dry hay on Lammas Day. Civic Holiday in Canada Aug 1 Hot Saturday ' broke all previous New England heat records Aug 2,1975 Hurricane Celia hit Corpus Chnsti, Tex, killing 11 and causing $450 million damage Aug 3,1970 Last quarter of the moon Aug 4 (Thurs ) Average length of days for the week 14 hours, 21 minutes American social philosopher Scott Neanng born at Moms Run, Pa , Aug 6, 1883 A s ore head hates the coma OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England; Week begins ram\ and tool, midweek partlv u!oud\ and mild end of week cool with showers Greater New York-New Jersey; Through midweek tool with intermittent ram end of week sunny and warm Middle Atlantic Coastal: Warm with thundershowers through midweek end ot week sunny, showers south (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Imorpnraled Dublin Nil 03444) Westminster Livestock Auction Hagerstown, Md. Tuesday, July 26, 1988 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS; 1.00 LOWER. HIGH YIELD 46.00-48.50; UTILITY 43.00-46.00; CANNERS 39.00-43 00; SHELLY 39.00-DOWN. BULLS -1300-1600 LBS. 51.00-52.00. FED STEERS- A FEW THAT WERE 1080-1275 LBS. LOW CHOICE 63.00, SELECT 60.00-62.00. FED HEIFERS- 1 CHOICE AT 825 LBS. 58 00, 1 SELECT 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, AUG. 26 - 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 SO 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 Diffenbach* Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FRI„ BEpK 23, 1:00 PM. THE Ask the Old Farmer: I painted the cement floor of my screened in porch using a deck paint, but the paint soon chipped and now comes off as a red powder What went wrong, and how can I repaint it properly 7 A B Canandaigua NY It sounds like i/om [fainted the floor before it tea s fully dry and the moistun forud its way to the surtau tin ftamt You'll need to n move the paint by sanding then apply a sood masonry paint Home Hints To make vour msn eveglass cleaning fluid filiasprav bottle with water and a little v\hite vinegar 55.50. VEAL CALVES- 150-360 LBS. CHOICE 80.00-84.00, 1 255 LBS. AT 99.00, GOOD 69.00-79.00; KILLERS 5.00 LOWER. 80-100 LBS. 650.00-72.00; 50-80 LBS. 60.00-67.00. FARM CALVES- HOLSTEIN BULLS 5.00-8.00 LOWER. 100-120 LBS. 105.00-118.00; 90-95 LBS. 74.00-90.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS- FEW TO 73.00. BUTCHER HOGS- 40 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER. US #l&3 215-245 LBS. 46.50-47.75, 1 LOT 288 LB. 42.75; 300-365 LBS. 35.00-37 00. SOWS- 40 HEAD 300-475 LBS. 30.00- 500-700 LBS. 28.50-30.75; FATSOWS 34.75-26.75. BOARS 300-715 LBS. 25.25-26.25. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS- 250-450 LBS. TO 75.00. HEIFERS- 250-400 LBS. 63.00- 400-500 LBS. 59.00-60.00; 700-850 LBS. 55.00-60.50. BULLS -300-600 LBS. 56.00-66.00; HOLSTEINS 200-450 LBS. 49.00-60.00. LAMBS- 51 HEAD 5.00-8.00 LOWER. 90-110 LBS. CHOICE 51.00-54.00. CD. 47.00-50,00; 70-90 LBS. 53.00-55.00, GOOD 48.50. GOATS- 41 HEAD LRG. SJO 00-63.00; MED. 35.00-50.00; SM. 20.00-35 00. PIGS & SIIOATS- PRICES STEADY. BY THE HEAD 20-30 LBS 14 00-24.00, 30-45 LBS. 16 00-25.00; 50-60 LBS. 31 00-35.00 BY THE LB- 70-100 LBS 4100-45.00 STOCK BOARS 200-245 LBS 28.50-33.00. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE WILL BE FRIDAY. AUG. 5 AT 130 P M. CATTLE 371...PDA...Compared with last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter steers $1 to 51.50 higher. Cows about steady. High Choice & Prime si. steers 67.00-71.25, Choice 1150/1600 lbs. 64.50-68.60, couple 69.10, Select 62.00-64; Choice holstems 59-64.50, couple 65.75, Select 56.50-59.25. Choice si. heifers 59.00-63.75, few 66.25. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 44.50-48.85, couple 49.85, Cutter & Boning Utility 45.00-48, Canner & Low Cutter 41.00-45.75, Shells down to 35.00. Few Select & Choice si. bul locks 61.50-6S.SO. Yield Grade No. 1. 1050/1540 lbs. si. bulls 54.75-61.50. Feed- "HAY 61 STRAW SALE 12 Noon Every Wednesday CHANGE OF LOCATION STARTING MAY 25 Located Gum Tree area. Goin| south on 41, at CochranviUe turn left, one block turn right, go about S mi. on the right hand side. Watch for sale signs. Harvey Z. Martin 215-383-6686 (Office) 215-445-5303 (Residence) H/VI7T TTORIM CAT 17<2 Cl7'R’VTf’’|7 JL JLlk vi • IGIO W. Main St.»Mount Joy. PA X7SS2 . . ';A, 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. Keister’s Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, July 26, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of poultrymen. For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM er Cattle; Large Frame No. 2,300/500 lbs. 57.00-69.00. One Lot Medium Frame #l, 600/800 lb>. bulb 50.00-55.00. CALVES 21S...Few Choice vealers 80.00- few Good 70.00-77, Standard and Good 70/100 Ibt. 65.00-72.00, few Utility 60/90 lbs. 60.00-65.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/130 lbs. 70.00- mostly 95.00-125.00; few Hoi. Heifers 85/200 lbs. 72.00-107.00. HOGS 570... US No. 1,215/235 lbs. bar rows and gilts 48.75-49.50, few to 50.00, 1-2 215/245 lbs. 47.50-48.25,2-3 200/250 lbs.' 46.50-47.50, 2-4 200/270 lbs. 42.50-46.50. US No. 1-3 300/650 lbs. sows 27.00- few bght weights 36.00, 2-3 260/575 lbs. 23.00-27.00. Boars 23.00- FEEDER PIGS 431... US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 14 00-23.00, 1-3 40/60 tbs. 26 00-31.00, lot 75 lbs. 34 00 all per head. SHEEP 65.. .Choice 60/95 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 46.00-56.00, few Good 40/60 lbs. 58.00-61.00. Slaughter ewes 14.00- few Yearlings 43.00. GOATS 22... Large 30.00-82.00, Kids 21.00- - per head. Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, July 25, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 303... PDA ...Compared wilh last Monday's market; Slaughter Cows strong to .50 higher. Few Standard si. steers 53.00- Utility 44.00-51.00. Uulity si. heifers 45.50-51.50. Breaking Utility & Commercial st. cows 44.00-48.50, couple Commercial 50.00, one 52.50, Cutter & Bon. Uulity 42.00-46, Canner & Low Cut ter 37.50-42.25, Shells down to 26.00. Yield Grade No. 1.1000/1850 lbs. si. bulls 51.25-60.25, No. 2. 900/1300 lbs. 46.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No. I, 225/300 lbs. steers 85.00- Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 220/300 lbs. heifers 70.00-85, 400/500 lbs. 58.00-70.00. Medium & Large Frame No. 1,260/400 lbs. bulls 80.00-95,500/700 lbs. 65.00-74.00. CALVES 312... Few Choice vealers 85.00- few Good 67.00-84, Standard and Good 90/120 lbs. 70.00-80, 60/85 lbs. 65.00- few Utility 50/70 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs. 95.00-125.00. Beef cross bulls & heifers 90/125 lbs. 95.00-132.50. HOGS 237...8arr0ws and gilts .50 to $1 higher. Small lot US No. 1 -2 227 lbs 46.00, 1-3 210/255 lbs. 44.75-45.20,2-3 220/285 lbs. 44-44.75. one lot 2-4 328 lbs. 41.10,1 -3 BBC23UD 16Q/190 Ibi. 41.00-43.00. US No. 1-3 300/600 lbs. sows 28.00-30, 2-3 350/650 lbs. 25.00-28.00. Boars 25.00-30.00. FEEDER PIGS 48... US No. 1-3 20/25 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00-15.00, 35/45 lbs. 20 00-25, few 75/85 lbs. 40.00-42.00 *ll per head. SHEEP 23I...Spnng slaughterlambs $5 to $8 higher. High Choice & High Choice 75/85 lbs. 59.00-68, 105/115 lbs. 55 00-58.50, Choice 80/100 lbs. 52.00-58.25; Good & Choie 58/73 lbs. feeder lambs 54.00-64.00, few small lots to 70.00. Slaughter sheep 16.0024 00. GOATS 35... Large 40.00-50.00, Medium 20.00-35.00, Small 15 00-20.00 we all per head. CATTLE: 182. STEERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 62.00- CHOICE 60.25-61.75; GOOD 57.00-60.00; STANDARD 48.50- HEIFERS- CHOICE 60.00- 1.75; GOOD- 53.00-58.75. COWS UTILITY & COMMERCIAL -49.35-51.75; CUTTERS 48.00-49.25; CANNER&LOW CUTTER- 33.00-46.75. BULLOCKS- GOOD & CHOICE 58.00- BULLS- YIELD GRADE #1 51.50- FEEDER CATTLE STEERS, GOOD 57.00-64.00, STAN DARD 50.25-56.00; BULLS GOOD 55.00- STANDARD 48.00-54.00; HEIFERS, GOOD 56 00-60.00, STAN DARD 46.00-53.50. CALVES: 334. PRIME 82.00-94.00; CHOICE 75.00-81.00; GOOD 71.00- STANDARD & GOOD 65 00-70.00; 90-110 LBS. 71.00-84.00; 65-90 LBS. 66.00-74.50; HOLST. BULL CALVES, 90-130 LBS. 92.00-134.00; HOLST. HEIFER CALVES, 90-130 LBS. 74.00- HOGS: 112. US# 1,2 46.50-47.75; US#l-3 44.00-46.00; SOWS 1-3 30.00- BOARS 23.50-28.50. FEEDER PIGS; 68. 20-35 LBS. PER HD. 15.00-21.00; 35-50 LBS. PER HD. 24.00- SHEEP: 45. CHOICE LAMBS 50.00- GOOD 48.00-49.25; SLAUGHTER EWES 21.00-27.50. GOATS: PER HD. 20.00-51.00. 1- Morrison Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Monday, July 25, 1988 Report supplied by auction PCHALtMiM • K**lU • tlVtlM
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