AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 3, 1988 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC SEPT. 5-11,1988 Labor Day ushers in fall without gushers. Labor Day Sept 5 Forest fires in Michigan killed 125 people and destroyed over 1 million acres Sept 5,1881 President William McKmlev fatally shot at Buffalo, N Y Sept 6, 1901 Average length of days for the week 12 hours 51 minutes 38 2 inches of ram fell in 24 hours at Thrall, Texas Sept 9 1921 New moon Sept 10 (Sat) Grandparents Day Sept 11- Common sense in an uncommon degn eis what the world calls wisdom OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Beginning ot week showerv and warm, midweek sunnv and season able, endot week clear and hot Greater New York-New Jersey: Beginning ot week clear and hot, midweek ramv and warm, end of week clear Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins rainy and mild, midweek sunny, end of week hot with showers, heavy north | Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Beginning of week clear and warm, midweek ramv and cool, end of week hot (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin, NH 03444) Carlisle Livestock Market Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1988 CATTLE: STEERS; ACTIVE. NO HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED LOW CHOICE 67.00-68.75; GOOD 64.00-67.50; MEDIUM 57 75-62 85. HOLSTEINS GOOD 61.00-62.25, MEDIUM 56 75-60.25 HEIFERS: CHOICE 66.75-78.75; GOOD 63 50 66.00; MEDIUM 59.00 & DOWN. COWS: HIGH YIELD NONE . 'ATTENTION FARMERS The New Way To Market Your Livestock HATFIELD p MOYER PACKING CO. PACKING CO. Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle At The BLAIR-BEDFORD BUYING STATION RD 1 Martinsburg. Pa MONDAYS - Hogs 7:30 AM to 12 Noon Cattle & Calves 7:30 AM to 4 PM THURSDAYS - Cattle & Calves 7:30 AM to 4 PM • No commission or yardage fees deducted from check • Livestock weighed and paid for immediately • You may call our office sale day for prices DALE R. HOOVER - Owner Business 814-793-3077 Residence 814-793-2657 ATTENTION FARMERS EVERY MONDAY HATFIELD PACKING CO. and MOYER PACKING CO. Will Receive Your Hogs and Cattle at the DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET RD4, Danville, PA • We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and paid for immediately • We will also accept your sows & boars • Your cattle will be received from 12:30 to 5 P.M. We will either pay you for your cattle immediately or you may sell them dressed weight. • There will not be a commission or yardage fee deducted from your check. • You may call our office Monday morning and we will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for the day. MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner Danville Buying Station Phone: 717-275-2880 me Ask the Old Farmer: Where does the crow bar favorite tool of contractors and farmers, get its name 7 AP, Liberty, Maine To irow mean s to boast in triiimp ini using a i rowbar you triumph in moving sonu thing you couldn't have moved without it Home Hints. Boil clothespins in a salt solution to prevent them trom freezing or cracking on an out side line in wintertime OFFERED; GOOD 45.50-46.50; MEDIUM 43.50-45.35; BIG MIDDLE 41.50-44.25, SHELLY 41.00 & DOWN. FAT BULLS: MEDIUM 58.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS (300-750 LBS) CHOICE 90.00-95.00, GOOD 79 00-86 00 HEIFERS (ALL WEIGHTS) MEDIUM 55 00-61 00 VEAL CALVES STRONG DEMAND! CHOICE 100 00-112.00; GOOD 91 00-99 00, MEDIUM 85 00-89 00, LIGHT/WEAK 84 00 & DOWN FARM BULLS 120 00-160 00 HOGS BARROWS & GILTS US NO 1-3 210-250 LBS. 45.25-46.00; OVER 260 LBS. 43.75-44.50. SOWS: OVER 450 LB. 31.50-34.00; UNDER 450 32.00-34.50; 2 &3’S 31.00& DOWN. BOARS: 28 00-33.50. FEEDER PIGS (BY THE HD) (15-20 LBS. 11 00-19 00) (25-45 LBS. 25 00-41.00). SHEEP LAMBS (ALL WEIGHTS) MOSTLY 85-100 LBS. OFFERED. CHOICE 57 00-70 00; MEDIUM-GOOD 50.00-56 00 EWES: 22 00-32 00 GOATS- (HD) LG. 48.00-64 00; SM/MED. 25.00-47.00. NOTES: NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEM BER 9, 1 30 P M. SALE EVERY TUES. EVENING 5.30 P.M : RABBITS, POUL TRY & EGGS 7 00 P M. LIVESTOCK. Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, PA August 29, 1988 CATTLE 288 PDA Compared with last Monday’s market Slaughter Cows $1 50 to $2 lower Few Choice si steers 67 00-68 00, Select 63 00-66 50,Standard 55 00-59 50, few Utility 49 50-53 50 Few Choice si. heifers 64 25-67, few Select 60 00-62 50, Standard 50 00-53 50, few Utility 47-49 50 Breaking Utility & Com mercial si. cows 46 50-49 50, couple 50 00, Cutter & Bon Utility 43 50-47, Canncr & Low Cutter 37 00-43, Shells down to 25 00 Couple Select si bullocks 60 00 Yield Grade No 1. 1200/1900 lbs si bulls 54 00-6175. few No 2. 850/1200 lbs 49 25-53 00 Feeder Cattle Few Medium & Large Frame No 1, 190/280 lbs steers 90 00-105 00, 600/800 lbs 65 00-75, lot Large #2, 900 lbs 55 00 Med & Large FrameNo 1,300/500lbs.heifers70 00 84, 600/800 lbs 59 00-70 00 Med & Large Frame #l, 250/450 lbs bulls 74 00 95, 600/850 lbs 56 00-60 00 CALVES 216 Few Choice vealers 100 00-114, Good 84 00-99, Standard and MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, lypf jni 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. 1010 W. Main St, Mount J<*. Wh 17552 QUALITY GROWN PULLETS For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Good 90/120 lbs. 84.00-96, 60/85 lbs 70 00-87, few Utility 50/65 lbs 50 00-64 00, Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs 105 00-167.50, Hoi Heifers 90/120 lbs 100 00-125 00 HOGS 193 Barrows and gills SI 50 lower US No 1-2 215/250 lbs 45 00-45 50, 1-3 220/260 lbs 44 00 45 10. 2-3 240/265 lb's 43 50-43 90 US No 1-3 325/600 lbs sows 33 00-35 00, 2-3 290/650 lbs. 27 00-32 50 Boars 25 00-30 00 FEEDER PIGS 12 Few US No 1-3 30/50 lbs feeder pigs 20 00 30 00 - all per head SHEEP 233 ..Spring slaughter lambs $3 to $5 higher. High Choice & Prime 80/90 lbs 65.00-67 00. 90/100 lbs 59.00-64 00. 100/115 lbs 56 00-58 00, Choice 90/103 lbs 54 00-58 00. Good & Choice 50/75 lbs feeder lambs 50 00 70 00 Slaughter sheep 20 00-24 00 GOATS II Large 41 00-50 00, few Medium 33 00-40 00 - all per head Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, PA August 30, 1988 CATTLE 261...PDA. .Compared with last Tuesday's market: Slaughter steers $1 to mostly S 2 higher; Cows $ 1.50 to $2 low er Few High Choice si. steers 73.00-74 25, few Choice 68 00-72, high yielding at 73.25, Select 62 50-67 50, Standard 57.00- Choice si heifers 65 75-70 25, Select 61 00-65, Standard 55 00-59, few Utility 47 00-53 00 Break mg Utility & Commercial si cows 46.00- couple 50.00, Cutler & Boning Utility 42 50-47.25, Canner & Low Culler 37 00-43, Shells down to 24 00 Yield Grade No. 1, 1000/1800 lbs si bulls 56.25-65 60 Feeder Cattle Medium Frame No 1, 450/680 lbs. steers 7 1 00-89 00. Medium Frame No. 1, 500/750 lbs. heifers 65.0a71.00, few Large No 2, 880 lbs 56.50 CALVES 122 ..Choice vealcr, individu al 100 00, few Good 82 00-98.00, Standard and Good 90/120 lbs. 79 00-86, 60/85 lbs 74.00-82.00, few Utility 50/70 lbs 45.00-60.00. Firm Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs. 98.00-147 00 HOGS 190... Barrows and gilts weak to 50 lower. US No. 1-2 215/255 lbs 46 00-47 25, (one lot 47 60). 1-3 220/260 lbs. 45 50-46 10, 2-3 215/290 lbs 42 50-43.50. Few US No 1-3 310/580 lbs sows 35.00-38 00, few 2-3 400/600 lbs 32.00-34 50 Few Boars 24 00-26 00 FEEDER PIGS 0.. No Market Test. SHEEP 38... High Choice & Prime 85/100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 65 00-68 00, few Choice 80 lbs 60 00, Good & Choice 60/74 lbs feeder lambs 5000-61 00 GOATS 0...N0 Market Test Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Monday, Aug. 29, 1988 Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HFR CALVES TO 127 50 VEAL CALVES TO 89.00. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 157 50. SLAUGHTER CALVES 75 00-90.00 GRASSERS & FEEDERS 45 00-70 00 LAMBS 50 00-70 00 SHEEP 15 00-34 00. HOGS, 200 TO 250 LBS 38.00-47 Oo' SOWS 28 00-34 00. BOARS 23 00-35 00. PIGS EA. TO 30 00. HEIFERS 45 00-52.50. STEERS. FEEDER 50.00-80T30 BULLS 48 00-57 75. COWS, GOOD 45 00-47 00, TOP 49 00 COWS. MEDIUM 43 00-46 00 COWS, POOR OR SMALL 32 00-40 00 CATTLE MARKET SOME EASIER CALF MARKET STEADY GOATS TO 42 00 REMARKS COW MKT MOSTLY STEADY; FEW SOLD CHEAPER FEEDER SALE IST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH DAIRY SALE 3RD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. iiiiiiiuan uiKAinu' • »n»*m
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