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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
SEPT. 12-18,1988
Skies clear and mosquitoes disappear
Rosh Hashanah Sept 12 American journalist and cntic H L Mencken bom in
Baltimore, Md, Sept 12,1880 Congress established New York City as location of
U S capital Sept 13,1788 George Anderson patented the typewnter ribbon Sept
14,1886 Average length of days for the week 12 hours, 30 minutes Mayflower
left Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers Sept 16, 1620 First quarter of the
moon Sept 18 (Sun) Enough good luck will ruin anyone
_ _ Ask the Old Farmer; I have several old glass kerosene
lamps that were converted to electric many years ago
They cannot be unscrewed at the lamp font base I
would like to change the fixtures Can you tell me what
Try putting a little vegetable oil on the joint between the
P arls W are tr y ,n S lo remove, then heat with a blow-type
hair dryer Ada more oil as it soaks into the joint After
heating a little, try to remove the base Add more oil and heat again if needed
Home Hints: To ripen green tomatoes, spread them out in a single layer, out of direct sunlight,
interspersed with a few apples The ethylene gas from the apples will promote opening
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week clear and hot, midweek showery and warm, end of
week thundershowers, heavy west
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins clear, midweek rain, end of week sunny
and pleasant
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Beginning of week hot with showers, heavy north, mid
week sunny and warm, end of week tropical storm with cool temperatures
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins hot, midweek sunny and continued
hot, showers possible; end of week cool with heavy rain
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Keister’s Hay
Middlcburg, PA
Tuesday, Sept. 6
Report supplied by auction
TOTAL LOADS- 19 LDS HAY
MIXED HAY- 55 00-87 50
OATS: 2 40-2.80 BU.
RYE- 2 AT 4 00 BU
EAR CORN- 7 AT 115 00-142 50
STRAW. 3 AT 67 50-75 00
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippensburg, PA
Sept. 3 & 6
Report supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 42.
ALFALFA: 65.00-130.00
MIXED HAY. 57.00-110 00
TIMOTHY: 80.00-91.00
CLOVER: 88.00.
RYE- 5.00 BU.
EAR CORN: 111.00-116.00.
GRASS; 70.00-90.00.
STRAW: 33.00-55.00.
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tues, Sept. 6, 1988
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
MIXED HAY 1.60 BALE
TABED SAWDUST 1 50 BAG
TOTAL 2.
SELL
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WITH
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LANCASTER
FARMING
CLASSIFIED
king’s'auction'
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt 472 5 ml 100 ooutti
of Ouarryvillo or • mlloa north
of Oxford corner at Rt. 472 and
Noble Rood ot Rauoo Tohoceo
'SloHan.
Lloyd H. Ktoldor,
Aucllonoor
AU-OOOSI3L
No nut of note checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
iptember 10, -1988
iturday.
THE
Martin’s Hay
Coatesville, PA
Wed., Sept. 7
TOTAL LOADS; 6.
MIXED HAY: 120.00-135.00.
TIMOTHY: 110.00-125.00
TIMOTHY MULCH; 70.00.
STRAW; 85.00.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1988
CATTLE: STEERS. ACTIVE NO
HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED
GOOD-LOW CHOICE 65 25-69 75.
MEDIUM 60.00-63 75. * HOLSTEINS
GOOD 63 00-64 25; MEDIUM 56 00 &
DOWN
HEIFERS; GOOD 60.75-65.85,
MEDIUM 55.00 & DOWN. COWS
ACTIVE! EARLYBIRD PENS 2.00-3 00
HIGHER. HIGH YIELD 47.00-47.75,
GOOD 45.50-46.85; MEDIUM
43.50-45.25; BIG MIDDLE 42.00-44 50,
SHELLY 41.50 & DOWN. FAT BULLS
MEDIUM 50.50-56.85.
FEEDER CATTLE- STRONG
DEMAND! FIRST SPECIAL FALL
* FEEDER CATTLE SALE NEXT TUES.
SEPT. 13 7:00 PM. STEERS (300-750
LBS.) CHOICE 88.00-97.00; GOOD
80.00-86 00; MEDIUM 69.00-72.00
HEIFERS (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE
80.50-86.00; GOOD 73.00-79.00,
MEDIUM 65 00 & DOWN.
PLEASE NOTE!
Change of Location to Home Farm
On Hill 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'#ss
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, Erysiplas,
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 Dlffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FRL, OCT, 21, 1:00 P.M.
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BULLS (ALL WEIGHTS) CHOICE
'81.50-91.50.
VEAL CALVES: ACTIVE & STEADY.
CHOICE 100.00-109.00; GOOD
92.00- MEDIUM 85.00-91.00;
LIGHT/WEAK 84.00 & DOWN. FARM
BULLS 115.00-149.00; FARM HEIFERS
115.00-
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS 1.00 TO
2.00 LOWER. US No. 1-3 210-250 LBS.
42.00- OVER 260 LBS.
37.00- 2&3’s 40.00-41.50.
SOWS: OVER 450 LB. 32.00-34.75;
UNDER 450 31.50-36.50; 2 &3'S 30.00 &
DOWN.
BOARS: HEAVY 24.75-27.50;
UNDER 300 LBS. 28 50-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS (BY THE HD.) (15-25
LBS. 12.00-19.00) (25-35 LBS
20.00-25.00) (40-50 LBS. 33.00-38.00).
SHEEP; LAMBS CHOICE LIGHT
65.00-75.00; GOOD & CHOICE 80-100
LBS. 58.00-62 00; MED. 5000-56.00
GOATS (LG.) 60.00-77.50; (HD) SM/
MED. 2000-49.50.
NOTES; SALE EVERY TUBS. EVEN
ING 5.30 PM, RABBITS. POULTRY &
EGGS 7.00 PM LIVESTOCK.
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Sept. 5, 1988
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HER. CALVES TO 115 00.
VEAL CALVES TO 107.50.
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 150 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES 75.00-87.00.
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 50.00-75.00
LAMBS 50.00-68.00.
SHEEP 15.00-26.00.
HOGS. 200 TO 250 LBS. 40 00-53.50.
SOWS 30.00-36.50.
BOARS 25 00-34.00.
PIGS TO 36.00.
HEIFERS 45.00-58.00.
STEERS 52.00-61.50.
STEERS, FEEDER 60.00-107.00
BULLS 48.00-58.00.
COWS. GOOD 46 00-49 75.
FOR SALE
New, never used 1988 aluminum pos
sum belly 48’ Eby cattle or hog trailer,
double deck rails, decks front & rear.
Trailer has aluminum Budd wheels,
24.5 radial tires.
Call evenings
215-458-8518
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
TRUCRINGCO.
1010 W.
Brown egg
layer of
excellence.
Strong shells,
good
livability
and adaptable
STARTED PULLETS FOR SALE
Amount Strain 20 Week Pi
7.000 Sex-Sal Floor grown ' 10/21/88
2.000 Sex-Sal Floor grown 12/4/88
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of poultrymen.
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102
jW/ Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
COWS. MEDIUM 43.00-46.00.
COWS. POOR OR SMALL
32.00-40.00.
CATTLE MARKET UNSETTLED.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES TO 630.00.
PONIES TO 55.00.
GOATS TO 55.00.
REMARKS: DAIRY COW SHOW &
SALE SEPT. 15 (AFTERNOON SALE.)
FEEDER SALE IST MONDAY OF
EACH MONTH. DAIRY SALE 3RD
THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1988
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: HIGH YIELD
46.00- UTILITY 43.00-46.00; CAN
NERS 40,00-43.00; SHELLY
40.00- DOWN. BULLS- GD. 1200-1700
LBS. 53.00-54.75. FED STEERS: HI. CH.
1100 LBS. 69.00-70.00; SELECT TO LO.
CH. 64.00-69.00. SELECT DAIRY
BREEDS 59.00-62.00. FED HEIFERS; LO
CH. 770-950 LBS. 67.00-70.50. COM
MERCIAL 55.00-56.50. VEAL CALVES:
150-300 LBS. CHOICE TO PRIME
98.00- GOOD TO LOW CH.
85.00- STANDARD 70.00-85.00;
KILLERS, 80-110 LBS. 80.00-88.00;
50-80 LBS. 75.00-85.00. FARM
CALVES; HOLSTEIN BULLS- 95-125
LBS. 105.00-128.00; 90-95 LBS.
90.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS:
95-135 lbs. 110.00-153.00; BEEF X
'BO-125 LBS. 90.00-103.00. BUTCHER
DEKALB
The Brown Egg Layers
A Proving herself
Je& mL- year after
T> * year under
ii >
' High performance.
/ DEKALB
X" - *- Amber-Link«
HOGS- US #l&3 215-240 LBS.
42.00- 240-260 LBS. 41.50-42.50;
195-210 LBS. 35.00-40.00. SOWS:
300-400 LBS. 30.00-33.00; THIN
27.00- 400-700 LBS. 30.00-32.25;
FAT 27.00-28.50. BOARS: 300-750 LBS.
25.00-
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS: 300-450
LBS. 94.00-102.00; 450-700 LBS.
75.00- 800-1075 LBS. 65.00-67 00.
HEIFERS; 300-400 LBS. 77.00-86.00,
400-700 LBS. 67.00-77.00; 700-950 LBS
56 00-64 00. BULLS: 300-550 LBS.
81.00- MD. 62.00-65.00. LAMBS:
60-120 LBS. CH. 54.00-58.00; 125-135
LBS. 43.00-49.00; GOOD ALL WGHTS.
47.00- 7 YEARLING EWES 114
LBS. @ 50.00. SHEEP; 20.00-30 00.1 AT
36.00. GOATS: LG. 59.00-72.00; MED
35 00-50.00; SM. 28 00-35.00 PIGS AND
SHOATS: BY THE HEAD: 20-30 LBS
18.00- 35-50 LBS 18.00-26.00,
50-80 LBS. 26.00-36 00 BY THE LB
STOCK BOARS 300-350 LBS
25.00- 00; 150-190 LBS. 38 00-39.00,
SHOATS 130 LBS @ 63.00; 100-200
LBS. 39.00-44.00.
King’s Hay
Kirkwood, P«.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 18.
ALFALFA; 86.00-117.00, 1 LOAD
WET AT 45.00.
ALFALFA MIX: 89.00
TIMOTHY MIX: 130.00.
6 LOADS STRAW: 61.00-88.00.
4 LOADS EAR CORN: 108.00-115 00
OATS: 2.60/BU.
FIREWOOD: 35.00 PICKUP LOAD.
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
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