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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
OCT. 31-NOV. 6,1988
Roll up your sleeves and rake up the leave*.
Halloween Oct. 31 (Mon.) .. Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of
Wittenberg's castle church, instigating the Protestant Reformation Oct. 31, 1517
National Weather Service founded Nov 1, 1870 .. Last quarter of the moon Nov 1
(Tues) . Average length of days for the week 10 hours, 15 minutes English
archeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen at Luxor,
Egypt, Nov 4,1922 The school of life is a compulsory education
. Ask the Old Farmer: We are having trouble with
■ ‘■3fc »> * ■■ all kinds of birds pecking holes in the eaves and
j wood shingles on our Block Island house Native
islanders tell us that hanging rubber owls from
the eaves does not ke lP P' rds away Do you
JEtpk, havt anv suggestions’ BVv New Canaan Conn
Tnc owls Jo>; t iconc because the bi r ds ret usea >
truni tr the viva nositw > ah I'm lime (itt
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birds are bothering tam Hnv n ttu ni se that tfiu, move urouni in l*i. oreez
Home Hints; If you break tne end iU a bone knitting needle vou car sna pen it again in a penn
snarpem-r
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week freezing ram and snow, midweek dear with cold
nights, end of week showers
Greater New York-New Jersey: Clear and mild through midweek seasonable tem
peratures at week's end
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Ramv and cool at beginning of week, midweek unseason
ably warm with increasing clouds; end of week snowstorm, cold temperatures
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins dear and warm, sunny and unseason
ably warm mid through end of week
(All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin, NH 03444)
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Monday, Oct. 17, 1988
CATTLE. 623 HEAD. SLAUGHTER
STEERS 129 CHOICE & PRIME
68.00- FEW TO 74.00, GOOD &
CHOICE 65.50-70.25, GOOD &
CHOICE- HOLSTEIN 60.00-67 75,
STANDARD & GOOD- HOLSTEIN
54.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 90
CHOICE 65.00-71.00, FEW TO 72.50,
GOOD & CHOICE 61.50-67.75, STAN
DARD & GOOD 54.00-61.50. COWS 245
UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 47.00-52.75,
FEW TO 54.00; CUTTER A BONING
UTILITY 45.00-50.75; CANNER & LOW
CUTTER 45.25 A DOWN. BULLS- 21
ALL WEIGHTS- YIELD GRADE 1
58.00- YIELD GRADE 2
51.50-58.00. STOCKER CATTLE- 138
ALL WEIGHTS- STEERS- MEDIUM &
GOOD 70.00-90.00; HEIFERS- MEDIUM
A GOOD 62.00-73.50, BULLS- MEDIUM
A GOOD 57.00-80.50. STEERS
HOLSTEIN 600 LB. & DOWN
62.00- 600 LB. & UP 52.C0-60.50.
CALVES: 539 HEAD. GOOD &
CHOICE- 125-250 LBS. 90.00-106.00.
MEDIUM A GOOD- 125-250 LBS.
75.00- MEDIUM A GOOD- 80-120
LBS. 85.00-99.00, LIGHT & CULL- ALL
WEIGHTS 85.00 & DOWN. HOLSTEIN
BULLS- RETURN TO FARM UP TO
159.00 BULK 120.00-142.00. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS- RETURN TO FARM UP TO
IH£
120.00 BULK 100.00-112.00.
LAMBS,SHEEP&GOATS: 41 HEAD.
CHOICE LAMBS NONE OFFERED,
MEDIUM & GOOD LAMBS 50.00-57 25.
LIGHT LAMBS 60 00-67 50, SHEEP,
EWES & BUCKS 15 00-24.50, GOATS
AI.L SIZES (BY HEAD) 15.00-50.00.
HOGS; 156 HEAD. NO 1-3 BUTCHER
HOGS- 190-225 LBS. 37.00-41 00,
225-250 LBS. 40 00-41.25; 250-300 LBS.
35.0040 50, GOOD BUTCHER SOWS
-400 LBS. DOWN 32.00-36.00, 400 LBS
UP 31.50-36.50, HEAVY BOARS- OVER
300 LBS. 26.00-27.75, LIGHT
28.00-30.50. PIGS- ALL SIZES (BY
HEAD) 18.00-26.00.
SALE EVERY MONDAY AFTER
NOON AT 2:00 P.M. A TOURS. AT 1:00
P.M.
HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON
DAY & TOURS. AT 11:30 A.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER PIG SALE SAT.
AT 1:00 P.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
FRI., OCT. 28 AT 7:15 P.M.
9 LOADS.
ALFALFA 70.00-100.00; TIMOTHY &
MIXED 67.50-72.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Halt, Pa.
Tuaaday, Oct. 18, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
BEEF COWS: UTILITY AND COM
MERCIAL 47.75-50.50; CUTTERS
44.00- CANNBRS 40.00-43.50;
SHELLS 37.00.
HEIFERS: STANDARD 54.00-59.75;
COMMERCIAL 50.00-53.00.
STEERS: SELECT 54.00-60.00; STAN
DARD 45.00-52.00.
BULLS: GOOD 55.75-59.25, STAN
DARD 52.00-55.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: 300-500 LBS
LARGE FRAME 69.00-75.00, 300-500
LBS SMALL FRAME 58 00-72.00,
500-700 LBS LARGE FRAME
60 00 68 00 500 70U LBS SMALL
FRAME 52 00 65.00
VI \1 CALVES GOOD 80 00-7/00
S i ANL'ARi) 67 00 78 00, linin',
52 OO t>s 00
FARM CALVIS BULLS
100 00-149.00; HEIFERS 90 00-102 00
HOGS- 35 00-38.00
SOWS 27 00-31.50
BOARS- 22 00-24 00
SHOATS- 25-30 LBS PER HEAD
8 00-14.00, 30-35 I.BS. PER HEAD
15.00- 35-50 LBS. PER HEAD
27.00-
SHEEP- 13.00-18.00.
GOATS PER HEAD. 20 00-42 00
SLAUGHTER COWS. STEADY
PRICES, HIGH YIELD 48.00-50 00,
UTILITY 44.000-48.00, CANKERS
40.00- SHELLY 40.00 DOWN;
BULLS. 8 HD., YG#l 58.00-60.25, YG#2
52.00- FED STEERS, 38 HD.,
CHOICE 1200-1600 LBS. 67.00-69.00,
SELECT 62.00-67.00, STANDARD
HOLSTEIN 52.00-56.00, SELECT
56.00- FED HEIFERS. 15 HD..
CHOICE 1000-1200 LBS. 68.00-69.00,
850-1000 LBS. 62.00-66.00 SELECT
58.00- VEAL CALVES 140-300
LBS., CHOICE 95.00-100.00. GOOD
85.00- CULLS 50-80 LBS.
68.00- 80-110 LBS. 75.00-85.00,
WEAK AND ROUGH 60.00 DOWN;
FARM CALVES, HOLSTEIN BULLS
130-140 LBS. 87.00-106.00,100-120 LBS.
120.00- 90-95 LBS. 90.00-125.00.
BEEFX9S.OOII6.OO; BUTCHER HOGS,
55 HD. 41 LOWER, US#l&2 1 LOT 249
LBS. 40.25, US#l*3 215-250 LBS.
39.00- 250-270 LBS. 36.0038.00,
270330 LBS. 30.0035.00; SOWS. 40
KING’S AUCTION'!
KIRKWOOD
Huy, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Loctiad Rt. 472 S mlloa aoutti
ot Oi’irryvllk) or ■ mllao north
of Oxford corner of Rt. 472 and
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Station.
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Aucllonoar
AU-OMBI3L
No out of itate chccki
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1988
Report supplied by auction
Why You Should Consider Melhorn Sales, Service and Trucking Co.
Feature Benefits
* 29 years of DEKALB sales & Providing you with a reliable source of a
service experience proven performer, committed to making it
work in your layer, house.
Providing you with a professional and
caring approach to moving your pullets,
protecting your investment.
Providing you with a quality grown pullet
raised on a proven program that insures top
performance in your layer house.
* 13 years of trucking
. experience
* 26 years pullet growing
experience
- Custom growing
- Started pullets
* 2 full time sales & service
people
* 2 full time pullet service
people
To handle your business needs fast,
courteous & efficiently.
Capable of moving and housing 80,000
pullets per day. Fast, efficient, & courteous
service insures the least amount of stress
on your birds.
*2l years experience in the Utilizing fowl carts for fast, efficient
loading of spent hens handling of your spent hens
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of the poultrymen.
* 6 full time office staff
* Full time, professional
pullet moving crews
HD., 300-500 LBS. 28.00-31.50,500-700
LBS. 28.50-30.25, THIN OR FAT
24.00-28.00; BOARS, 9 HD., 350-700
LBS. 26.00-27.0 a
STOCK CATTLE, 115 HD.. STEERS
MEDIUM & LARGE FRAME 200-400
LBS. 70.00-86.00, 400-600 LBS.
65.00- 600-900 LBS. 62.00-71.50,
900-1050 LBS. 65.00-69.00; HEIFERS
200-400 LBS. 70.00-85.00,400-700 LBS.
60.00- 700-900 LBS. 55.00-62.00,
HOLSTEINS 400-800 LBS. 57.00-64.00;
BULLS 300-500 LBS. 65.00-77.00,
500-700 LBS. 57.00-69.00; LAMBS, 47
HD., GOOD DEMAND. CHOICE
100-125 LBS. 53.00-58 50, 80-100 LBS
58.00- GOOD 5000-55.00, YEAR
LINGS 30.00-35.00; SHEEP, 7 HD,
24.00- 00; GOATS, 25 HD., LC
50 00-62.00, MEDIUM 35 00-50.00,
SMALL 20 00-35 00, PIGS AND
SHO ATS, 195 HD , $2 HIGHER, BY THI
HEAD 15-30 LBS 50(713 00,30-45 LBS
15 00-25 00, 50-70 IBS 21 00 34 01',
80 90 LBS 35 00-41 50, BY THE LB 1
L 0T125 LBS AT 38 00, STOCK BOARS
18 HD2OO-270L85. 25 00-32 00,150 200
Llis 27.00-32 00
NOTE; MIDDLE MARYLAND FEED
ER CATTLE SALE FRIDAY, OCT. 28.6
PM EXPECTING 300 HD OF CATTLE
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wed, Oct 19, 1988
Report supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER: FED STEERS- GOOD
SELECTION. PRIME 72.00-75.00,
CHOICE 68.00-71.00, SELECT
60.0067.00, STANDARD 54.00-60.00,
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 67 00-68.00,
SELECT 57.0063 00, FED HEIFERS
CHOICE TO PRIME 67.00-70.25,
SELECT 60.00-67.00, COWS, $l-52
LOWER, UTILITY-COMMERCIAL
44.00- CANNER-CUTTER
40.0044.00, SHELLY 40.00 DOWN;
BULLS YG#2 52.00-57.50; VEAL
CALVES CHOICE TO 96.00, GOOD
80.0090.00, STANDARD 65.0075.00,
CULLS $5-$8 LOWER, 80100 LBS.
73.0082.00, 6080 LBS. 68.0075.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS VERY ACTIVE.
100120 LBS. 125.00149.00,9095 LBS.
90.00120.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85.00- LAMBS CHOICE
58.0060.00; GOATS 40.0051.00.
STEERS, MEDIUM & LARGE FRAM,
300 HD. GOOD DEMAND, NO GOOD
LIGHTWEIGHTS OFFERED, 400600
LBS. 75.00-90.00, 600-800 LBS.
68.0081.00, 8001000 LBS. 62.0068.00;
HEIFERS 300400 LBS. 70.0080.00,
400600 LBS. 65.0077.50,600800 LBS.
60.0068.00, STOCK COWS 8001100
LBS. 44.0054.00; BULLS 300400 LBS.
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM- *OO PM
69-00-81.00. 400-600 LBS. 65.00-75,00?
600-800 LBS. 65.00-74.00,800-1000 LB.
51.00- DAIRY REPLACEMENTS
SPRINGING HEIFERS TO 850.00, HEQ).
ERS BY THE LB. 200-300 LBS
73.00- 400-600 LBS. 60.00-70.00;
SERVICE BULLS. 1 SIMMENTAL 90S
LBS. AT 62.50; PIGS AND SHOATS, 130
HD.. PRICES LOWER, BY THE HD
20-30 LBS. 10.00-18.00, 30-50-LBS.
14.00- 50-70 LBS. 19.00-25.00; BY
THE LB. 160-200 LBS. 34.00-37.00;
STOCK BOARS 180-235 LBS,
29.00- SLAUGHTER HOGS, FEW
OFFERED, 1 LOT 226 LBS. AT 39.50, (1)
280 LB. AT 37.00; SOWS 400-550 LBS
29.00- BOARS 350-600 LBS
26 00-27.75.
NOTE- SPECIAL DAIRY CATTLE
CONSIGNMENT SALE WEDNESDAY,
OCT 26 AWT"7 30PM AT4 STATES
CATTLE: 201.
STEERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
67.00- CHOICE 64 00-66 75-
GOOD 60.00-63.75, STANDARD
54.00- HEIFERS- CHOICE
61.00- GOOD- 52.00-60.25. COWS
UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
-48.0- CUTTERS 46.00-49 25-
CANNER & LOW CUTTER- 30.50-45.75
BULLOCKS- GOOD & CHOICE
60.50-63.25. BULLS- YIELD GRADE #1
54.00- FEEDER CATTLE
STEERS, GOOD 74.50-82.50, STAN
DARD 58.50-69.50, BULLS, GOOD
71.00- STANDARD 51.00-62.50;
HEIFERS, GOOD 70 50-81 00, STAN
DARD 50.50-64.50.
CALVES: 287. PRIME 98 00-103.50;
CHOICE 91.00-96.50; GOOD
84.00- STANDARD & GOOD
67.50-74.50; 90-110 LBS. 83.50-96 50;
65-90 LBS. 71.00-86.50; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 115.00-155.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
90.00-
HOGS: 90. US#l-2 40.50-41.00;
US#l-3 38.00-39.50; SOWS US#l-3
30.50- BOARS: 25.50-30.50
FEEDER PIGS: 71. US#l-3 20-35 LBS.
10.00-18.50 PER HEAD; 1-3 35-50 LBS.
18.50- PER HEAD.
SHEEP: 24. CHOICE 55.00-63.50;
GOOD 52.00-56.50; SL. EWES
17.00-28.50, GOATS 24.00-41.00 PER
HD.
10 LOADS HAY $6lOO TO $llO.OO
PER TON.
1 LOAD OF STRAW 83.00 PER TON.
1 LOAD OF EAR CORN 118.00 PER
TON.
Providing you with information & technical
help for maximum performance.
Insures that pullet growing program is
followed resulting in birds that perform.
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa
Monday, Oct. 17, 1988
Report supplied by auction
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