AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1988
OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Bryan Allen made first human-powered flight in the pedal powered Gossatm r Condor
Aug 23,1977 Mt Vesuvius erupted Aug 24, 79 A D Average length of days for
the week 13 hours, 28 minutes Otto Mergenthaler patented the linotype machine
Aug 26, 1884 Full moon Aug 27 (Sat) Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first Amen
can-bom saint, bom in New York City Aug 28, 1774 The greatest prayer is peace
/Ask the Old Farmer: I have a pewter tray, vintage
, _ 1930, that has been marked by either wine in a
R®. decanter or cider in a pitcher' Can you suggest
s JIJA A how to remove the rings 7 DG , Tacoma, Wash
i Dampen a sponge with any oil stall as mineral or
negetable oil, sprinkle baking soda on the tray and
mb with the sponge until the stains are gone Then
wash with mild soap and water, rinse and dry thor
oughly with a soft doth
Home Hints: Remove paint from glass by using hot vinegar
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week clear and hot, thundershowers and cool tempera
tures mid through end of week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and pleasant at start of week, midweek clear
and hot, end of week cool with heavy ram
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot through midweek, end of week thunder
showers and cool
Piedmont <c Southeast Coastal: Beginning of week cool with intermittent heavy
ram, showers west, midweek sunny and hot, end of week heavy rain
(All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin, NH 03444)
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1988
CATTLE: STEERS: ACTIVE! .50
HIGHER (MOSTLY LIGHTER CATTLE
OFFERED). LOW CHOICE 66.50-68.50;
GOOD 64.00-66.00; MEDIUM 63.00 &
DOWN. HOLSTEINS CHOICE
61.75-64.75; GOOD 57.00-60.75;
MEDIUM 52.50-56.25.
HEIFERS; GOOD-LOW (LIGHTER
Pon^’auction''
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles south
of Querryvlllo or • miles north
of Oslrrd corner ol RL 472 and
Noble Road at Roues Tobacco
Station.
Lloyd H. Krelder,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state chocks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
PLEASE NOTE!
Change of Location to Home Farm
On HIM 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.
25 F-2’s due bet.
Aug. 29 & Sept. 16
25 3-way Cross due bet.
Aug. 29 & Sept. 12
Validated Brucellosis
Free Herd #169
Qualified Pseudorabies
Free Herd #55
5O 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 v STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Dlffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FRI., SEPT. 23, 1:00 P.M.
THE
AUG. 22-28, 1988
Thundershowers pelt the veldt.
WEIGHTS) CHOICE 64.00-65.75;
MEDIUM-GOOD HOLSTEINS
51.25-58.75. COWS: ACTIVE! 1.00
HIGHER EARLYBIRD COWS 3.00
HIGHER. HIGH YIELD 49.25-51.25;
GOOD 47.25-49.00; MEDIUM
45.00-47.00; BIG MIDDLE 43.00-47.75;
SHELLY 42.00 & DOWN. FAT BULLS:
MEDIUM 53.00-55.85.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS (400-950
LBS.) GOOD 63.00-69.00; MEDIUM
62 00 & DOWN. HEIFERS (ALL
WEIGHTS) CHOICE 72.00-83 00; GOOD
MARTIN’S
HAY 81 STRAW
SALE
Public Auction 1
Every Wednesday, '
12 Noon Sharp '
Location: John Primus A ,
Son, Buck Run Road,
Coslsville, PA
For Information
215*383-6686 !
Coordinators:
Harvey Z. Martin '
John Martin Primus |
Mulch Contracts Also
Available
65.00-71 00. MEDIUM 64.00 & DOWN.
BULLS (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE TO
104.00. MEDIUM-GOOD 50.00-62.00.
VEAL CALVES: STRONG DEMAND!
CHOICE 98.00-105.00; GOOD
90 00-97 00; MEDIUM 84.00-89.00;
LIGHT/WEAK 81.00 & DOWN. FARM
BULLS 120 00-150 00, FARM HEIFERS
95 00-114 00
HOGS BARROWS & GILTS ACTIVE.
US NO. 1-3 210-250 LBS 47.50-50 00, 2
& 3’S (ALL WEIGHTS) 44 00-47 00.
SOWS- ACTIVE. OVER 450 LB
30 75-33 75; UNDER 450 34.00-38.75, 2
& 3’S 30 00 & DOWN
BOARS; HEAVY 26.25-28 25,
UNDER 300 LBS 34.50-38 00.
FEEDER PIGS (BY THE HD) (20-25
LBS. 13.00-18.00) (25-45 LBS.
26 00-27.00).
SHEEP; LAMBS MEDIUM-GOOD
50 00-55.00. EWES 17.00-24.00.
GOATS: (HD) SM /MED. 19.00-49.00.
NOTES: NEXT STATE GRADED
FEEDER PIG SALE: FRIDAY. AUGUST
26 1:30 P.M. SALE EVERY TUBS.
EVENING: RABBITS, POULTRY &
EGGS 4:30 PM 4-H HOG SALE 5:30 P M.
LIVESTOCK 7:00 P.M.
CATTLE 504. SLAUGHTER STEERS.
CHOICE & PRIME 64.50-69.00. FEW TO
70.00; GOOD & CHOICE 63.50-67.00;
GOOD & CHOICE HOLSTEIN
58 50-63.50; STANDARD & GOOD
HOLSTEIN 53.75-58.50. SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS. CHOICE 63.00-68.00, FEW
TO 71.00; GOOD & CHOICE
62.00- STANDARD & GOOD
55.00- 00. COWS. UTILITY & COM
MERCIAL 46 50-5000, FEW TO 52.00;
CUTTER & BONING UTILITY
47.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
45.75 & DOWN. BULLS- ALL WEIGHT-
S YIELD GRADE 1 57.00-65,00; YIELD
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
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.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, August 15, 1988
1010 W. Main St, Mount Jpy. PA 17552
QUALITY GROWN PULLETS
For More Information Plione:
717-653-1102‘
Monday - Friday - 4:00 PM
GRADE 2 52.50-57.50. STOCKER
CATTLE- ALL WEIGHTS, SIEERS—
MEDIUM & GOOD 70 00-109.00;
HEIFERS— MEDIUM & GOOD
63.00-80 00; BULLS— MEDIUM &
GOOD 58 00-75 00; STEERS— HOLS
TEIN 54 00-62.50, LIGHTWEIGHTS UP
TO 80 00
CALVES 621. GOOD & CHOICE
125-250 LBS. 88 00-103 00. MEDIUM &
GOOD 125-250 LBS. 75,00-90.00;
MEDIUM & GOOD 80-120 LBS
75 00-85.0 O; LIGHT & CULL— ALL
WEIGHTS 76.00 & DOWN; HOLSTEIN
BULLS— RETURN TO FARM UP TO
141.00, BULK 120 00-135.00; HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS— RETURN TO FARM
UP TO 145.00, BULK 115 00-130.00
LAMBS, SHEEP & GOATS 64
CHOICE LAMBS 54.00-55.00; MEDIUM
& GOOD LAMBS 48.00-54 00; LIGHT
LAMBS 55.00-62.00; SHEEP, EWES &
BUCKS 15 00-20.00; GOATS—ALL
SIZES (BY HEAD) SMALL-15.00-30.00;
LARGE 30.00-75.00.
HOGS 119. NO. 1-3 BUTCHER
HOGS— 210-225 LBS. NONE
OFFERED; NO. 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS—
-225-250 LBS. 43.50-46.00; NO. 1-3
BUTCHER HOGS—2SO-300 LBS. NOW
OFFERED. GOOD BUTCHER SOWS—
-400 LBS. DOWN 32.00-36.50; GOOD
BUTCHER SOWS— 400 LBS. UP
31.00- HEAVY BOARS— OVER
300 LBS. 28.00; UNDER 300 LBS,
30.00- PIGS— ALL SIZES (BY
HEAD) 18.00-23.00.
SALE EVERY MONDAY AFTER
NOON AT 2:00 P.M. & THURS. AT 1.00
P.M.
HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON
DAY & THURS. AT 11:30 A.M.
4 LOADS. STRAW ROUND BALES
10.00-11.00 EACH; ALFALFA
104.00/TON; MIXED 86.00/TON.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, August 15, 1988
Report Supplied by PDA
CAITLE 175..PDA...Compared wiih
last Monday ’ s market: Slaughter cows $ 1 to
SI. SO higher. One Choice sl.sleer 68 10,
few Standard 52.75-58, few Utility
48 25-53. Choice si. heifer 63 00-66 50,
one Hols 60.25. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial si cows 48 00-51.50, couple S 3 25
& 54 50, Culler & Boning Utility
45 00-49 25, Canner & Low Culler
38.50-45 50 Few Yield Grade No 1,
1275/1785 lbs si. bulls 58 00-63.25, few
No 2, 1160/1335 lbs 53-55.00 Feeder
Cattle’ Few Medium & Large Frame No I,
440/610 lbs. heifers 59 00-74 00, few
Large 2. 490/830 48 00-62 00
CALVES 273 . One Choice vealers
101.00, one Good 95 00, Standard & Good
90/120 lbs. 73.00-80, 65/85 lbs 7000-75,
lot Utility 55 lbs 41 00 Farm Calves;
Holstein Bulls 95/140 lbs. 107 00-142 00,
few to 82 00, one lot 90 lbs 84.00; Hoi
Heifers 90/120 lbs. 84.00-110, small lot
148 00 Beef cross bulls & heifers 70/150
lbs. 70 00-95 00
HOGS 392.. Barrows and gilts steady
US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs. 47.50-48, one
small lot 49.00, 1-3 215/260 lbs.
46.00- 2-3 230/270 lbs. 44.00-46.25.
1-3 190/205 lbs 42.00-45.75. Sows fully
$2 higher. US No. 1-3 325/640 lbs. sows
32.50-36.00, few to 38.00. Few Boars
26 50-28.75.
FEEDER PIGS 83. .One lot US No. 1-3
IS lbs. feeder pigs 10.00, 30/40 lbs
16.00- per head.
SHEEP 95... High Choice & Prime
70/110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
59.00- one lot 73.00, Choice 60/80
1b5.60.00-68.00; Good & Choice 60/80 lbs.
feeder lambs 48.00-57.00.
GOATS B... Few Medium & Large
20.00-42.00, few small 16.00-24.00. all
per head.
Peoria Sheep
Peoria, Illinois
Tuesday, August 16, 1988
SHEEP. 200 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER THAN
SALES ON TUESDAY A WEEK AGO
TOO FEW EWES FOR A TEST.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 95-110 LBS. 48.00-51.00,
FEW 52 00.
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