OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC JAN. 30 - FEB. 5,1989 Groundhog frightened, ground is whitened. Jan 30, Roosevelt (FDR) bom, the only U S President elected to more than two terms He served four Jan 31 is Natiohal Popcorn Day February is Black History Month, with Lincoln's birthday and (presumably) that of Frederick Douglass Groundhog shares Feb 2 with Candlemas Day Average length of days for the week 10 hours 2 minutes Feb 4, auspicious for marriage and the repair of ships If Candlemas is fair and clear, there'll be two winters in the year Ask the Old Farmer: Can you tell me why outhouses have crescent moons on their doors (as opposed to some other shape) 7 I've asked all over but nobody seems to know JW, N H It is the emblem of the squinted eye of a peeping Tom, adopted by an evil-minded elder Home Hints: Make lighter, fluffier fish cakes with baked (instead of boiled) potatoes ife SP OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Cleanng after the January-end snowstorm, then continued clear and cold Another snowstorm ends the week, light in the northern parts Greater New York-New Jersey: A lot of sun for this one 1 Seasonable at first, sunny and quite cold, brief stmt of ram and sleet, then mild, sunny Middle Atlantic Coastal: Mixed precipitation here and there Warming and ram, clear and seasonable for a mid-week breather, storm, snow m the west Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cleanng after all those heavy showers' Sunny and seasonable The week ends with ram, but mild weather continues (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Keister’s Middleburg Livestock Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, January 24, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 485...PDA...Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers $1 to $1.50 lower; Cows .50 to $1 higher. Few High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 74.60-76.50, Choice 1100/1500 lbs. 71.00- few down to 70.00, Select 64.50-70; Choice holstems 64.25-66.50, couple 69.50, Select 58.00-63, few Stan dard 60.00-63.00. Choice si. heifers 65.75-73.25, couple 74.50, few holstems 65.00- few Select 59.00-64.00. Break ing Utility & Commercial si. cows 47.00- couple 51.60, Cutter & Bon ing Utility 47.50-52.50, couple 54.50, Can ner & Low Cutter 43.50-47.50, Shells down to 38.00. Yield Grade No 1, 1200/2225 lbs. si. bulls 59.00-67.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Medium Frame No. 1, ... Contract with Purina Now accepting new and sow herds - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture THE 350/650 lbs. heifers 56.00-72.00. CALVES 202...C0up1e Choice vealers 90.00- couple Good 84.00-88, Standard and Good 70/100 lbs. 68.00- 60/90 lbs. 50.00-70, Uulity 60/85 lbs. 55.00-65.00. Farm Calves; Hols tein Bulls 90/125 lbs. 74.00-164, mostly 120.00- Hoi. heifers 100/125 lbs. 80 00-128.00. HOGS S3S...Barrows and gilts .50 to $1 lower. US No. 1-2, 215/250 lbs. 43.00- No. 1, 225/245 lbs. 44.00- 1-3 200/250 lbs. 42.00-43, 2-3 190/270 lbs. 38.00-42.00. US No. 1-3 300/600 lbs. sows 31.00-35.00, few light weights 40.00, 2-3 270/575 lbs. 25.00- Boars 23.00-26.75. FEEDER PIGS 504... US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-26.00, 35/50 lbs. 26.00- 50/65 lbs. 33.00-40.00 aU per head. SHEEP 9... Few Good & Choice 80/125 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 61.00-74.00. GOATS 9... Large 40.00-73.00 all per head. ■ply: We su -Call Us Today -1-800-873-5300 CATTLE 146...PDA...Compared with last Tuesday’s market; Slaughter cows .25 to Select & Choice 1205/1600 lbs*hols terns 62.25-69.25. Choice 810/1145 lbs. si. heifers 63.75-68, one 70.25, few Select 61.00- few Utility & Standard 45.10-56.50. Breaking Utility & Commer cial si. cows 47.75-51.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 44.75-49, few 50.25, few low dress ing down to 43.75, Canner & Low Cutter 41.00- few Shells down to 34.50. One Select si. bullock 63.75. One Yield Grade No. 1,1610 lbs. si. bull 53.00. Feed er Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. I, 425/500 lbs. bulls 72.00-77.00. CALVES 188...Vealers steady to $3 higher. Two Choice 108.00, few Good 77.00- Standard & Good 75/95 lbs. 65.00- Utility 50/80 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 80/95 lbs. 80.00-100.00, 95/120 lbs. 90.00- Hoi. Heifers 85/105 lbs. 79.00- Few Beef cross bulls and heifers 80/100 lbs. 80.00-97.00. HOGS 109...5ma1l supply barrows and gilts weak .25 to .75 lower. Few Lots US No. 1-2 240/265 lbs. 42.50-43.00, 1-3 Mills, Inc. existing To Lebanon Valley Livestock Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. Tuesday, January 24, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA SPECIAL NOTICE! Vintage Sales Stables Inc. (Rt. 30, 10 miles East of Lancaster in Paradise, PA) HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 1 P.M. Beginning Thursday, September 8, 1988 For Info 717-442-4181 Business 215-458-8518 Home L. Robert Frame Sr., President Glenn S. Frame, Manager Prices for 609 tobacco soared to an all time high at Paradise last week. Prices for all good tobacco on Monday from $ 1.40 to $ 1.47 and on Thursday from $ 1.46 to $ 1.50 WE ARE YOUR BEST TOBACCO MARKET NOW IS THE TIME TO MARKET YOUR TOBACCO Don’t Miss These Exiciting Prices! JUST REMEMBER all decisions made and anything done at Paradise is done absolutely for the farmers sake. The buyers will tell you anything to down grade what we’re doing, but remember, they are trying to buy tobacco as cheap as they can while we are trying to get you all we can! REMEMBER, WE CAN ONLY DO OUR JOB WITH YOUR HELP AND YOUR TOBACCO. DON’T FORGET, SALE NOW ON THURSDAYS Receiving Tobacco every day from 7:30 am to 4 pm, and on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon. We would appre ciate delivery of tobacco on non sale days so we can start sales on timel 609 Tobacco Seed will be available on Monday. Also selling 3 compartment bale boxes. 225/265 lbs. 41.00-4 ZOO, few 2-3 250/390 lbs. 38.50-41.00. Sows small supply S2.SO lower. US No. 1-3 290/620 lbs. sows 29.50-32.50, Medium 260/485 lbs. 22.00- few dowm to 18.50. Boars 23.00- one 33.50. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test SHEEP 2...lndividual Choice 105 lbs. wool slaughter lamb 68.00, individual Good 85 lbs. 65.00. GOATS 2... Large 73.00 per head. Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, January 23, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 368...PDA...C0up1e Low Choice slaughter steers 69.50, Select 63.00- Standard 58.00-64.00. Few Select si. heifers 60.00-61.00, few Utility 51.00- Breaking Utility & Commer cial si. cows 44.50-50.00, one high yield ing Commercial Sl.OO-SS.7S, Cutter & Bon. Utility 43.50-47, Canner & Low Cut ter 39.00-44.00, SheUs down to 30.00. Yield Grade No. 1.1300/1900 lbs. si. bulls 54.00- No. 2, 900/1300 lbs. 49.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1, 220/300 lbs. steers 82.50-110,00, 500/700 lbs. 74.00-84.00. NEW SALE DATES Monday, January 30 - 9:30 AM Thursday, February 2 - 9:30 AM INSTEAD OF WEDNESDAYS. Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 350/600 lbs. heifers 70.00-80.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 400/570 lbs. bolls 77.00-89.00. CALVES 207...0ne Choice vealer 101.00, few Good 90.00-100, Standard & Good 90/120 lbs. 70.00-84.00, 60/85 lbs. 60.00- few Utility 50/60 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90/125 lbs. 105.00-185.00, HOGS 167... US No. 1-2 225/240 lbs. barrows and gilts 42.00-42.75,1-3 230/265 lbs. 41.00-41.75, 2-3 225/265 lbs. 40.60-40.75,1-3 120/150 lbs. 38.00-39.00. US No. 1-3 400/600 lbs. sows 31.00-33.00, 2-3 300/760 lbs. 25.00-30.50. Boars 25.00-27.00. FEEDER PIGS 28... Few US No. 1-3 12/24 lbs. feeder pigs 5.00-10.00, few 57/70 lbs. 27.00-33.00, small lot Utility 20 lbs. 6.00 all per head. SHEEP 62... High Choice & Prime 77/93 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 78.00-87.50, couple new crop 57 lbs. 101.00, Good & Choice 60/77 lbs. feeder lambs 84.00-90.00. Slaughter sheep 20.00-28.00. GOATS 13... Large 65.00-90.00, Medium 45.00-55.00 all per head. MARKET YOUR FORMULA FED CALVES WITH AREA PACKER Our valued growers weigh their own calves. Domenic Venuto, Inc. 622 Federal Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-339-9921 or 215-467-9614 or 215-389-VEAL Office Hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m 19 Meadow Lane, Paradise, PA 17562 RY-000007-L
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