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TJf £ HOGS— 190-225 LBS. 41.00-45.50; NO.
m m m«. . _ - - , _ _ - 1-3 BUTCHER HOGS— 225-250 LBS.
OLD FARMERS ALMANAC sssss
GOOD BUTCHER SOWS— 400 LBS.
DOWN 32.00-36.00; GOOD BUTCHER
SOWS— 400 LBS. UP 32.00-35.50;
HEAVY BOARS— OVER 300 LBS.
27.00-31.00; PIGS— ALL SIZES (BY
HEAD) 20.00-30.00.
SALE EVERY MONDAY AFTER
NOON AT 2:00 P.M. & TOURS. AT 1:00
P.M.
Rains defeat the summer heat.
Ty Cobb played his first major-league baseball game Aug 30, 1905 Severe earth
quake in Charleston, SC, killed nearly 100 persons Aug 31,1886 Average length
of days for the week 13 hours, 10 minutes Detroit radio station BMK (WWJ)
broadcast first news show Aug 31,1920 Los Angeles recorded high temperature of
110° F Sept 1,1955 Last quarter of the moon Sept 2 (Fn) He who has no poetry
in himself will find poetry in nothing
. Ask the Old Farmer; We have three mahogany
_aL beds that are 50 years old, and they squeak so
badly that they almost keep us awake We've tried
wedges, with no success Can you suggest any
>79. thing? CE, Cumberland, RI
Try putting masking tape on the ends of the side rails
" ; vf~ dBHjT where they make contact with the headboards and
f°°tboards P ut on m ore than one layer if needed If
they still squeak, apply petroleum jelly to the mask
"z - - •" i ng tape and rub it in
Home Hints; Divide your perennials now, so that the plants will have time to reestablish
themselves before a hard frost sets in
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week cool with thundershowers, midweek clear and
seasonable, end of week showery and warm
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with heavy ram and cool temperatures,
midweek clear and mild, end of week heat wave, continued clear
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins cool with thundershowers, midweek clear and
warm, heat wave at end of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Beginning of week heavy ram, midweek clear and
mild, end of week continued clear with warmer temperatures
(AH Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444)
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, August 22, 1988
CATTLE 496. SLAUGHTER STEERS.
CHOICE & PRIME 67,00-72.00; GOOD
ft CHOICE 63.00-68.50; GOOD ft
CHOICE HOLSTEIN 59.00-66.50;
STANDARD ft GOOD HOLSTEIN
52.50-59.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
CHOICE 64.00-70.14; GOOD ft CHOICE
63.00- STANDARD ft GOOD
55.00- COWS. UTILITY ft COM
MERCIAL 48.00-52.00, FEW TO 53.00;
CUTTER ft BONING UTILITY
45.00- FEW TO 52.00; CANNER ft
LOW CUTTER 45.50 ft DOWN. BULLS
ALL WEIGHTS. YIELD GRADE 1
57.00- YIELD GRADE 2
52.00- STOCKER CATTLE- ALL
WEIGHTS. STEERS— MEDIUM ft
[KING’S AUCTION I
KIRKWOOD |
| Hay, Straw and
t Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
{ 12:00
1 Located Rt. 472 5 miles south
I of Quarryvlllo or • miles north
i of Oxford corner of Rt 472 and
ft Nobis Road at Rouse Tohscco
I Station.
Lloyd H. Kmldar,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state chocks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
PLEASE NOTE!
Change of Location to Home Farm
On HUI Rd.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 - 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
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. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Oiffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FRL, OCT. 21, 1;00 P.M.
AUG. 29-SEPT. 4,1988
GOOD 70.00-92.00; HEIFERS—
MEDIUM ft GOOD 65.00-76.00;
BULLS— MEDIUM ft GOOD
58.00- STEERS— HOLSTEIN
55.00- LIGHTWEIGHTS
7 n (Yl_o7 (Y 1
CALVES 789. GOOD ft CHOICE
125-250 LBS. 90.00-110.00; MEDIUM ft
GOOD 125-250 LBS. 79.00-91.00;
MEDIUM ft GOOD 80-120 LBS.
86.00- LIGHT ft CULL— ALL
WEIGHTS 86.00 ft DOWN; HOLSTEIN
BULLS— RETURN TO FARM UP TO
144.00, BULK 125.00-137.00; HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS— RETURN TO FARM
UP TO 141.00, BULK 110.00-130.00.
LAMBS. SHEEP ft GOATS 96.
CHOICE LAMBS 53.00-57.00; MEDIUM
ft GOOD LAMBS 46.00-53.00; LIGHT
LAMBS 54 00-60.00; SHEEP. EWES &
BUCKS 10.00-22.00; GOATS—ALL
SIZES (BY HEAD) SMALL-11.00-24.00;
MARTIN'S
HAY 81 STRAW
SALE
Public Auction 1
Every Wedneiday,
12 Noon Sharp
Location: John Prlimia & ,
Son, Buck Run Road, i
Coativille, PA <
For Information *
215-383-6686 !
Coordlnatora; <
Harvey Z. Martin ]
John Marlin Prlmua
Mulch Contracts Also
Available
LARGE 25.00-70.00.
HOGS 152. NO. 1-3 BUTCHER
HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON
DAY & THURS. AT 11:30 A.M.
5 LOADS. TIMOTHY HAY
76.00- ALFALFA 99.00; MIXED
75.00- 84.00/TON.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, PA
August 24, 1988
CATTLE 274...PDA... Supply included
14 head feeder cattle ...Compared to last
Wednesday's market: Slaughter steers
uneven. Good and Choice steady to $1
higher. Good and Choice holsteins weak to
$2 lower; Cows .75 to $1.50 lower. Few
High Choice & Prime 1360/1725 Iba. si.
steers 70.50-71.60, Choice 1000/1325 lbs.
67.00-70, Select 61.50-66.50, few 68.50.
Few High Choice holsteins 63.25-65.75,
Select & Choice 1050/1600 lbs.
56.75-61.75, Standard 56-58.85. Few
Choice si. heifers 61.25-65, one 66.50, few
Select 57.25-63, few Select & Choice
1125/1400 lbs. holsteins 54.25-56.00.
Breaking Ul & Commercial si. cows
46-48.60, few 50.75, Cutter & Bon. Utility
43.50-48, Canner & Low Cutter 42-44.50,
few down to 40.00, Shells down to 32.00.
Few Select & Choice si. bullocks 57-59.50,
few to 65.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1375/1965 lbs. si. bulls 56.85-60.00, one
No. 2,1065 lbs. 56.50. Feeder Cattle; Small
Lot Large Frame No. 2, 550 lbs. heifers
58.50. Couple Medium Frame No. 1,
575/815 lbs. bulls 59.00-68.00, few Large
#2. 700/850 lbs. 55.00-55.50.
CALVES 213... Vealers grading Stan
dard and Good fully $lO higher. Few
Choice vealers 106.00-107.00, few Good
79.00- Standard & Good 80/1 IS lbs.
90.00- 70/80 lbs. 85.00-90.00, few
Utility 90/105 lbs. 85.00-90, few 60/75
50.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
95/130 lbs. 130.00-142, some down to
95.00, 85/95 lbs. 93.00-106 00; Few Beef
cross bulls and heifers 80/130 lbs.
92.00- Few Good and Choice
280/400 lbs. si. calves 70.00-94.00.
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
TRUCKING CO.
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.
/ For More Information Phone:
\S/ 717-653-1102
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
HOGS 391...8arr0ws and gilts $1 to $2
lower. US No. 1-2 225/245 lbs.
46.25-47.25,1-3 220/260 lbs. 44.75-46.25,
few 47.25, few 2-3 215/240 lbs.
43.75-45.25, few 2-4 270/275 lbs.
42.10-42 50, few 1-3 155/190 lbs.
42-42.75. Sows fully fully steady to $1
higher. US No. 1-3 275/500 lbs. sows
33.00- few 39.00, 500/665 lbs.
31.50- 2-3 450/670 lbs. 25.00-30,
Medium 290/480 lbs. 24.00-32.00. Boars
25.50- few Light Weights
35.50-
FEEDER PIGS 228... US No. 1-3 20/50
lbs. feeder pigs 66.00-78.00, lot 25 lbs.
87.00 all per hundredweight— lot 18 lbs.
14.00 per head.
SHEEP 59... Choice & Prime 70/135 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 52.00-58.00, one
60.00- few Good & Choie 65/95 lbs.
50.00- few to 89.00. Few Slaughter
ewes 10.00-20.00; few Yearlings and two
olds 25.00-37.00.
GOATS 46... Few Large Adult
39.00-60.00, Large Kids 25.00-40.00,
Small Kids 15.00-25.00 all per head.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, PA
August 22, 1988
CATTLE 255... PDA .. Compared with
last Monday's market' Slaughter Cows
51.50 to $2 higher. Few low Choice si
steers 66.00-67.75, few Select 63.00-66.00.
Few Select si. heifers 60.00-62, Standard
54.00- few Uulity 48-5200. Break
ing Utility & Commercial si. cows
48.00- several High yielding Commer
cial 51-55.50, Cutter & Bon. Utility
45.00- Canner & Low Cutter 38-44.50,
Shells down to 29.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1400/1885 lbs. si. bulls 57.00-61.75, few
No. 2. 800/1200 lbs. 50.00-54.00. Feeder
Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No 1,
180/250 lbs. steers 100 00-122.50,
3000/450 lbs 94 00-108, 600/950 lbs.
65.00- 00. Med. & Large Frame No 1,
180/300 lbs heifers 86.00-91,325/460 lbs
74.00- few 600/750 lbs 60 00-76 50
Med. & Large Frame #1,265/500 lbs. bulls
74.00- 650/850 lbs 54 00 64 00.
■ CALVES 246. .Few Choice vealers
107 00-110. Good 90 00-100, Standard and
Good 90/120 lbs. 82 00-100, 60/85 lbs.
70 00-83, Utility 50/70 lbs 40 00-65 00
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs
120 00-167 50
HOGS 186... US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs,
barrows and gilts 46 50-47, 1-3 205/260
lbs 46 00-46 60. 2-3 240/290 lbs
44 75-45 75, few 1-3 160/250 lbs.
1010 W. Main St. Mom* Joy. 17882
nrrapnrn
US No. l-3'325/600 lb., sows
32.00-34.00,2-3 300/740 Ibj. 30.00-32 00
Boars 27.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 7 Few US Utility 45/50
lbs. 20.00-25.00 all per head.
SHEEP 179. .High Choice & Prime
86/104 lbs. 55.00-61 00, Choice 75/96 lbs
50.00-55.00, Good & Choice 38/70 lbs
feeder lambs 53.00-63.00. Slaughter sheep
15 00-31 00
GOATS B..,Large 45.00-56.00, few
Medium 35 00-40 00 all per head
CATTLE 239..PDA...Compared with
last Monday's maiket: Slaughter cows
steady. Few Choice slaughter steers
66.50-68.75, few Select and low Choice
63.00- Standard 54.00-59.00. Few
Choice si heifers 64.75-67.25, few Stan
dard 49.50-54.25. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 48.00-51 75, few
52.75- 50, Low yielding down to 39.75,
Cutter & Boning Utility 45.00-49.50, Can
ncr & Low Cutter 39.75-45.50, Shells down
to 22.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1195/2315 lbs. si. bulls 57.75-58.50, one
No. 2, 980 lbs. 54.50. Feeder Cattle
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,300/420 lbs.
steers 84.00-100.00. Med. & Large Frame
#l, 320/430 lbs. heifers 73.50-88.00,
500/645 lbs. 58.00-66.00.
CALVES 262... Few Choice vealers
100.00- few Good 80.00-92.00, Stan
dard & Good 90/120 lbs. 85.00-92, 65/85
lbs. 79.00-89, Utility 45/60 lbs
52.00- Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls
90/130 lbs. 107.50-150, few down to 90 00,
one lot 85 lbs. 92 00; Hoi. Heifers 90/135
lbs. 95.00-112.50. Beef cross bulls & heif
ers 70/110 lbs. 80 00-102.50
HOGS 424...8arr0ws and gilts steady to
strong. US No. 1-2 220/245 lbs
47.75- 10. few 48.60-48.75,1-3 210/260
lbs. 46 50-47.75, 2-3 220/270 lbs
45.00- 25,1-3 180/200 lbs. 43.00-46.00
Sows about steady. US No. 1-3 315/710 lbs
sows 31.50-36.50, few 2-3 330/695 lbs
25 00-30 00 Boars 25 00-29.00
FEEDER PIGS 28 US No 1-3 10/20
lbs. feeder pigs 5 00-15 00, 20/35 lbs
15 00-22 00 per head
SHEEP 118. Choice & Prime 70/90 lbs
spring slaughter lambs 60 00-70 00,90/130
lbs 49 00-61.00, few singles 68 00, few
Good and low Choice 90/105 lbs
35.00-41 00; Good & Choice 50/80 lbs
feeder lambs 5000-61 00
GOATS 14 Few Large 35 00-51 00,
Med & small 21 00-35 00. all per head
V
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New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, PA
August 22, 1988
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