AB-LincMt«f Farming, Saturday, April 29,1989 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC MAY 1-7,1989 Rain on Phillips It James; fertile year May 1 is Mayday, the chimneysweepers' holiday in London, and the festival of St. Phillips and St. James Mincft (the Less or the Just), Apostles ... May 3,1903, Ladies Home Journal advises ladies to put gloves in their laps, not m their wineglasses . Average length of days for the week 14 hours 11 minutes.. Johnny Unitas, football player, bom May 7,1933... First catch your hare, then cook it. Ask the Old Farmer: You being of New England stock, per ' * iHv haps you can explain the source of a New Englander's myste- I hr. rious pride. J. J., W. Va. AnN We were ft rst successful colonizing, first in industry ashore and afloat, first in exploration and adventure, first in war, and first in patching things up. Give us some credit! ■» Home Hints: Sleep spnng violets in boiling water for a refreshing tea OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Heavy rain and cold to start Mayday week; more sprinkles and seasonable; then cold out sunny. A soggy Maypole dance! ‘ Greater New York-New Jersey: Intermittent rain and cold require Maypole dancers to be bold; then better news, with sunny and warm reviews. _ Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and cold; rain is scattered in the east; warm weather follows; ending the week with a cold wave and rainstorms. Piedmont tc Southeast Coastal: Cleanng and a very cold to start the month of May; rain in the north and sunny in the south, they say; cold snap, rain. (All Right* Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tuesday, April 25, 1989 Report Supplied by FDA CATTLE 24S...PDA...Compated with but Tuesday’s market; Slaughter steers $1 to $1.50 higher. Cows .50 higher. Couple high yielding High Choice sL steers 79.00, Choice 70.00-74.00, High yielding 74.00- few low yielding down to 67.50, Select 67-70.50, Standard 61.5067.25, few Utility 52-57.00. Choice si. heifeis 69.0072.75, Select 65.0068.50, Standard 55.0060, few Utility 49.0054.50. Break ing Utility ft Commercial si. cows 45.5049.00, Cutter ft Boning Utility 44.00- Canner ft Low Cutter 36.5044.00, Shells down to 24.00. Few Standard si. bullocks 58.0060.00. Yield Giade No. 1. 1300/2000 lbs. sL bulls 56.00- No. 2. 1100/1600 lbs. 50.0054, one down to 44.00. Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1,400/650 lbs. steers 68. 0073, Med. ft Large 1, 400/700 lbs. 60.0066.00. Med. ft Large Frame No. 1, 500/800 lbs. bulls 55.0069.00 CALVES 71... Choice vealers 102.00115.00, Good 90.0096.00, Stan dard and Good 90/120 lbs. 79.0090.00, 60/85 lbs. 70.0080.00, few Utility 45/70 lbs. 38.0055.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs. 95.00150.00. HOGS 190...8an0wi and gilti .50 high er. US No. 1-2 225/260 lb>. 38.00-38.60, lot (13 head) 39.00, 1-3 225/260 Ibt. 37.00- lot 2-3 270 Iba. 34.25, lot 2-4 195 Iba. 31.25. US No. 1-3 400/600 Iba. aowa 30.00-32.00, 2-3 300/600 Iba. 25.00- Few Boart 29.00-33.00. FEEDER PIGS 19... US No. 1-3 20/30 Iba. feeder piga 11.00-15.00 all per head. SHEEP 15...C0up1e High Choice 43 Iba. apting alaughter lambi 100.00, few 50/70 Iba. 77.00-85.00. GOATS 3...Medinm 36.00, couple Small 18.00 all per head. We have increased our orders for your tobacco over the past several years and could have purchased 1 million pounds more had it been available in 1988. Surplus government stock has been depleted and US grown tobacco inventory is at its lowest level in years. Our goal has been to establish a strong market for Pennsylvania 609 by personally visiting manu facturers overseas and here in the US. Our goal has been met! The outlook is good for 1989 a? more US grown tobacco is needed for cigarette production both in the US and overseas. It is our desire to continue to work closely with each of you. We are daily continuing our efforts to build the 609 tobacco demand into a lasting market that will carry into the future. Our company prides itself on a relationship with the farmers based on honesty, integrity and loyalty. If we can be of service to you please feel free to call. THE CATTLE 140...PDA...Tw0 Choice slaughter steers 71.25ft72.75, one High Choice 1525 lbs. 74.75; Choice ft Prime 1245/1530 lbs. holsteins 68-7050, few Select 61.75-70.5065.75, few Standard 58-61.75, one 68.00. Bteidcing Utility ft Commercial si. cows 48.25-50.50, few 54.75, few low yielding down to 45.25, Cutter ft Boning Utility 46.0051.00, few 52.00, Canner ft Low Cutter 42.5045.75, Shells down to 37.00. One Standard si. bul lock 55.50. Two Yield Grade No. 1, 1385&174S lbs. si. bulls 61.0060.75, two No. 2 1125/1330 lbs. 53.50&53.75. CALVES 129...Tw0 Choice vealers 10S.00&110.00; few Good ft Choice 280/450 lbs. sL calves 69.0083.00, Stan dard ft Good 70/90 lbs. 72.0083.00, few Utility 45/60 lbs. 40.0060.00. Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls 75/130 lbs. 100.00165.00, few down to 80.00, Hoi. Heifers 85/105 lbs. 83.00137.00. Few Beef cross bulls ft heifers 70/90 lbs. bolls and heifers 82.00137.00. HOGS 160... US No. 1-2 240/260 lbs. 38.85-39.75, lot 40.50, 1-3 210/250 lbs. 38.0038.60, lot 2-3 310 lbs. 34.50, 2-4 200/220 lbs. 35.5037.50. US No. 1-3 310/590 lbs. sows 30.0032, few 33.50,2-3 330/460 lbs. 27.00-28.50. Medium 255/385 lbs. 23.00-26.50. Few Boars 28.0029, lot light weights 31.25. FEEDER PIGS 3...L0t US No. 1-3 43 Iba. feeder piga 36.00 cwt SHEEP 1...N0 Market Teat * GOATS I...oneLarge42.oo-perhead. Keister’s Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, April 25, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 372...PDA...Compared with TTE Golden Leaf Tobacco Company Would Like To Encourage You To Increase 609 Tobacco Production In 1989. GOLDEN LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY Mac Bailev 717-768-3074 804-736-9604 Lebanon Valley Livestock Auction Fredsricksburg, Pa. Tuesday, April 25, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA TION last week's nuiket: Slaughter steers $1 to $2 higher, Cows uneven, mostly steady to strong. High Choice ft Prime sL steers 75.00- Choice 1100/14S0 lbs. 70.00- Select 64.75-69J0; Choice hols teinS 65.00-68, one 70.00, Select 61'.00-65.00. Few Choice si. heifers 65.25-71.50, one 74.50, few Select 58.00- few Choice holsteins 60.00- Breaking Utility ft Commer cial sL cows 46.00-49.50, couple to SS.6O, Cutter ft Boning Utility 47-52.75, couple to 54.75, Canner ft Low Cutter 43.00- Shells down to 40.00. Few Choice sL bullocks 61.75-64.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 965/2285 lbs. si. bulls 56.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium Frame No. 1,450/550 lbs. steers and bulls 71_.00-78.00. Few Medium Frame No. 1, SSO/700 lbs. heifers 55.00- CALVES 157... Few Choice vealers 99.00- few Good 87.00-93.00, few Standard and Good7o/95 lb*. 80.00-90.00, few Utility 60/80 lbs. 65.00-75.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls 80/130 lbs. 90.00- mostly 130.00-175.00; Hoi. Heifers 85/120 lbs. 90.00-14000. HOGS 484...8arr0ws and gilts about steady. US No. 1. 220/245 lbs. 40.00- No. 1-2, 210/245 lbs. 39.00- 2-3 200/250 lbs. 38.00-39.00, 2-4 190/270 lbs. 35.00-38.00. US No. 1-3 300/650 lbs. sows 28.00-32.00, 2-3 300/575 lbs. 23.00-28.0 a FEEDER PIGS 500... US No. 1-2 20/35 FRIDAY, MAY 5-1 KM 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. m This Sale 20 F’2*s due May 9 & 17 25 F’2’B due May 17 ft 31 14 3-Ways Due May 10 ft 16 Last Sale Average $231 Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 SO to 60 Head We have White Diamond F2’s crossbred to Chester White & some 3-way cross • York, Land race & Duroc. ' Vaccinated for Lepto, Eryslplas, Rhinitis, E’Coll, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Track Available No Hogs Sold On Commlnioa JOHN B. STOLTZFUS 60 Hill Rd., Kirkwood, Pa. Abe Dlffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FBI., JUNE 2. IKM) P.M. BACCO GROWERS lbs. feeder pigs 19.00-29.00, 35/60 lbs. 29.00-39.00 all per head. SHEEP So...Choioe 40/60 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 45.00-118.00, Good 30/55 lbs. 65.00-77.00. Few Slaughter ewes 9.00-18.00. GOATS 18... Few Large adults 42.00- few Medium Kids 28.00- all per head. Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, April 24, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 272. .FDA. ..Compared with last Monday’s market: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Select slaughter steers 65.00- Standard 57.50-65.00. Choice si. heifers'6B.so-72.00, Select 63.00- few Standard 55.00-58.00, Utility 49.50-54.00. Breaking Utility ft Commercial sL cows 44.00-4750, couple to 48.00, Cutter ft Bon. Utility 43.50- Canner ft low Cutter 36.00- Shells down to 21.00. Yield Grade No. 1. 1100/1800 lbs. si. bulls 54.50- No. 2, 950/1400 lbs. 48.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium and Large Frame No. 1. 340/500 lbs. steers 80.00- 550/700 lbs. 70.00-75.00. Medium Frame No. 1,350/500 lbs. heifers 7000-80.00, lot Large Frame No.l, 420 lbs. 8650. Medium Frame No. 1,400/600 lbs. bulls 71.00-86.00. R.B. Bare 717-656-9306 CALVES 179... Few Choice veelen 108.00- one 124.00, Good 90.00- Standard & Good 90/120 Ibi. 80.0090.00. 60/85 Um. 66.00-8100, few Utility 45/65 Ibi. 48.00-58.00. F«im Cel vet: Holstein bulls 90/130 Ibi. 100.00- Holstein heifers 85/120 lbs. 90.00-120.00. Beef cross 85/115 lbs. bulls & heifen 85.00-140.00. HOGS 260...8en0ws end gilts steady to strong. US No. 4-2 205/240 lbs. berrowt and gilts 37.00-37.25, 1-3 215/250 lbs. 36.25-37.00,2-? 210/2601b5. 35.00-36.00, lot 2-4 318 lbs. 32.00, 1-3 170/190 lbs. 30.00- US No. 1-3 30Q/6001bs. sows 28.00- 2-3 325/650 lbs. 26.00-28.00. Boars 23.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 25... US No. 1-3 30/40 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-17.50, cattle 57 lbs. 27.00 per heed. SHEEP 218... BULK OF SUPPLY SOLD TO ORTHODOX EASTER TRADE ...High Choice ft Prime2o/40lbs. lbs. spring slaughter lambs 100.00-111.00, 50/75 lbs. 104.00-113.00, 80/85 lbs. 84.00- Choice 45/50 lbs. 80.00- Slaughter sheep 16.00-22.5Dl GOATS 24... Medium end Large 32.00-53.00, Large Kids 30.00-36.00, ' Small Kids 12.00-17.00 all per head. HOSTETTER PORK Wanted To Buy Crippled and Disabled Sows and Boars Hogs Slaughtered For Federal Inspection PHONE 717-274-7609 1® SWINE FEED SALES & SERVICE PERSON Position available for ; Swine Business Salesperson. Specific formal swine production, training and/or swine pro duction experience required. Individual will represent feed marketing by pro moting and selling to' pork producers, swine feeds and feeding programs. Serve as a Field Representative in the selection and supervision of swine pro duction agreements. Serves Western New York. Send resume to: AGWAY, INC. Pro-Lean Swine Service 250 East Park Drive Harrisburg, Pa. 17111
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