Ag-Umcaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1989 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC July 31,1951, birthday of Australian tennis player, Evonne Goolagong Aug 1,1794 was the beginning of the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania, prompted by an excise tax on alcohol Average length of days for the week 14 hours 24 minutes .. Aug 4, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt states, "I feel as strong as a bull moose," leading to the Progressive Party nickname Aug. 6,1911, birthday of Lucille Ball, comedienne and actress. . Brevity is the soul of wit. Wm. Shakespeare Ask the Old Farmer: Was a "card wyer cane" used to make brushes to card wool or flax? I 0., Mass. Tes. canes, twigs, splinters of wood, and large fishbones Home Hints: To clean furs, mb warm bran into them, then shake or OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Sunny; sunny and hot, why not? It's August, after all. Rain and cool weather break the spell, what the hay? Average August temperature, 69° F Greater New Vbrk-New Jersey: Partly cloudy skies end July; then clear and season able for August's start. Showers and cool toward the end of the week. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clearing to finish July; clear and seasonable; then showers are heavy in the east; cooler August weather takes over now Piedmont it Southeast Coastal: Showers; partly cloudy to start the new month; coaler; then rain, heavy in the east; finally seasonable again. (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Leesport Livestock Leeaport, PA July 26, 1919 CATTLE 222...PDA... Supply included 16 Feeder Celtic ...Compered to leu Wed neidey'i market: Slaughter iteen iteedy to week; Cowl week to $2 lower, few low to aveege Choice 1100/ISOO Ibi. iL iteen 65.75- Select 64.5068.75. couple 70.25; few Choice holueins 66.00-66.75, few Select 62.00-64, Standard SB.2S-63.00. Few Choice tl. heifen 64.75- few Select 62.75-64.50. Breaking Ut. A Commercial (L cowi 47.00-SO.OO, Cutter A Bon. Utility 46.75- couple 52.75, Caimer A Low Cutter 44.00-46.50, Shells down to 42.50. Few Choice sL bullocks 62.85-65.60, few Select 61.75-62.75. Yield Grade No. 1, 990/1950 lbs. sL bulls SB.OO-63.50, couple down to SS.2S. FEEDER CATTLE; One Lot Large Frame No. 1, 840 lbs. steers 70.50. Few Medium Frame No. 1,500/660 lbs. heifers 69.50-75.00. KING’S AUCTION KIRKWOOD Kay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 12:00 Looted RL 472 ( mdse mulh °! 9'" rr y*" l * w • mlln north of Oxford corner of Rt 472 oifd Noblo Rood it Roum Tobacco Staton. Lloyd H. KtoMor Auet'onoar AO-000S1JL No out of itxte checkt ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME THE JULY 31-AUG. 6,1989 Another week of Dog Days. CALVES 197... Few Choice 99.00-104.00, few Good 84.00-95.00, Standard A Good 70/100 lbs. 70.00-77.00, few Utility 60/90 Iba. 43.00-65, few to 70.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls No. 1, 90/140 lbs. 100.00-126.00, No. 2, 85/125 lbs. 74.00-110.00. few Holstein 90/130lbs. heifen 90.00130.00. Beef Cross BQ/105 lbs. bulls and heifen 107.50-132.50. HOGS 429...8an0ws and Gilts strong to .75 higher. One Lot US No. 1-2 240 lbs. 48.50, 1-3 210/245 lbs. 4S.BS-47.75, 2-3 230/260 lbs. 42.00-4S.SO. US No. 1-3 340/S4O lbs. sows 33.25-37.25, couple to 38.00. Boan 29.00-36.00. FEEDER WOS 291.. Jew Lou US No. 1-3 2Q/2S lbs. feeder pigs 65.00-70.00, 30/50 lbs. 38.00-Sl.OO all per hundredweight SHEEP 83...Ch0i0e 40/55 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 75.00-S7.SO, 70/115 lbs. 56.00-64.00. Few Slaughter sheep 17.0032.00. GOATS 6... Few Large 34.0057.00 all per head. CHESTER COUNTY HAY SALE Public Auction Every Wednesday, 12 Noon Sharp Location: John Primus & Son, Buck Run Road, Coatesviile, PA 215-383-6686 'B9 Timothy Mulch Contracts Available FRIDAY, AUG. 25 - 1:00 PM ON THE FARM MONTHLY BRED GILT SALE Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks Located 4 miles east of former location, 1 mile off 472 midway between Quarryville & 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 #55 SO to 60 Head We have White Diamond F2’a crossbred to Chester White & some 3-way cross - York, Landrace & Duroc. Vaccinated for Lepto, Eryslplas, Rhinitis, E’Coli, Pasteueralla Hand mated with Breeding Dates Local Truck Available No Hogs Sold On Commission JOHN 6. STOLTZFUS 60 HIH Rd., Kirkwood, Pa. v Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL NEXT SALE FRI., SEPT. 22, 1:00 P.M. Keister’s Middleburg Auction Mlddlcburg, PA July 25, 1989 CATTLE 434...REP0RT SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION...Complied with lift Tuesday ’s maiket: High Choice A Prime slaughter steers 73.00-75.60, Choice 70.00- Select 65.00-69.75; Choice holsteins 65.00-68.50, Select 60.00-64.75. Choice si. heifers 65.00-71.50, Select 60.00- Standard 56.00-59.75. Break ing Utility A Commercial si. cows 48.00- few 55.75, Cutter A Boning Utility 47.00-53.50, Caimer A low Cutter 44.00- Shells down to 40.00. Choice si. bullocks 65.00*68.75, Select 58.00- Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/1875 lbs. sL hulls 58.0065.75, No. 2, 800/1200 lbs. 54.00-57.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium Frame No. 1, 450/600 lbs. steers and B k 75.00-84.00. CALVES 232.„0ne Choice vealer 113.00, few Good 80.00-90.00, Standard and Good 70/100 lbs. 70.00-77, couple to 80.00. 60/90 lbs. 55.00-70.00, few down to 45.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls No. 1, 90/130 lbs. 90.00-120, couple 132.00, No. 2, 80/120 lbs. 79.00-100.00, HoL Heifers 80/120 lbs. 76.00-128.00. HOGS 477...8an0ws and gilts about steady. US No. 1, 220/245 lbs. 50.00- No. 1-2, 220/245 lbs. 49.00- 2-3 200/250 lbs. 48.00-49.00, 1-3 190/270 lbs. 45.00-48.00. US No. 1-3 300/650 lbs. sows 3000-44.75. FEEDER PIGS 677.. US No. 1-3 20/35 lb*, feeder pigs 9.00-18.00, 3S/S0 Dm. IS.OO-25.00, SQ/7S 11». 20.00-30. couple loti 35.00 all per heed. SHEEP Sl...Few Choice SO/100 Ibf. •print ileu|hter lamb* 53.00-63.00, one 40 lb*. 68.001 Slaughter ewee 15.00-28.00. GOATS 22..iarge 38.00-82.00, Kid* 10.00-30.00 all per head. Belleville Livestock Belleville, PA July 26, 1989 CATTLE 121... REPORT IS SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTlON...Compared with lait Wedneiday'i market: Standard it iteen 54.00- Bieakint Utility and Com mercial il. cowl 48.75-SO.lO, couple 52.10, Cutter and Boning Utility 46.50-49.60, Canner & low Cotter 39.00- Shell* down to 36.50. Yield Grade No. 1. 1525/1815 Ibi. »1. buUi FOR OUR 49TH SEASON Marketing Fresh Produce Through Mid-September Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Sugar Babies, “No buyer too big or small- Pickup loads to tractor trailer loads sold- Buy your own - No fee for buying No broker needed” Please call for more information 302-875-3147 302-875-5136 56.85-59.75. Feeder Cattle: Few steers 62.50-88.00. CALVES 131...C0up1e Good vealers 82.00- Standard and Good 54.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls No. 1, 95/115 lbs. 100.00-127.50, No. 2, 80/90 lbs. 83.00-110^0. HOGS 92... US No. 1-2 barrows and gilts 49.10-50.00, 1-3 200/285 lbs. 47.85-48.600. US No. 2-3 sows 22.50-31.00. Boats 22.00-28.00. FEEDER PIGS 254... US No. 1-3 feeder pigs 13.50-33.00 all per head. SHEEP 4S...Choice spring slaughter lambs 40.00-56.00, Utility 17.00-32.00. GOATS 19...14.00-57.00 all per head. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS - $580.00-51400.00 - PER HEAD. New Wilmington Livestock N. Wilmington, PA July 24, 1989 CATTLE 238...PDA...Cbmpared with last Monday’s market: Slaughter cows ful ly $1 lower. Few Select and Choice slaughter steers 67.25-69.75; couple Choice holsteins 67.50A68, one Standard 62.00. Couple Choice si. heifers 68.00- few Select 62.0065.50, few Standard 55.00-59.25. Breaking Utility A Commercial sL cows 47.00-50.75, low yielding down to 44.75, Cutter A Boning Utility 46.50-51, one 52.25, low dressing 44.00, Canner A Low Cutter 38.00-46.50, Shells down to 26.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1.1190/1995 lbs. sL bulls 57.2962.50, one 64.00, few No. 2, 1000/1515 lbs. 50.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium A Large Frame No. 1, 585/785 lbs. steers 65.00- Med. A Urge Frame No. 1, 435/690 lbs. heifers 60.0069.00. CALVES 308...0ne Choice vealer 100.00 few Good 80.00-88.00, Standard A Good 90/120 lbs. 75.00-81.00, 60/85 lbs. 60.00- Utility 45/70 lbs. 30.00- Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls 95/145 lbs. 100.00-144, No. 2, down to 82.50,80/90lbs. 80.00-85.00; HoL Heifers 90/125 lbs. 79.00-137.50. Beef cross 75/120 lbs. bulls A heifers 80.00-130.00. HOGS 361...8arr0wi and gilt* $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 220/240 Ibi. 47.00- 1-3 215/260 Ibi. 45.75-47.00, 1-3 175/205 lb., 37.00-41.00. Sow* ileady to weak. US No. 1-3 31Q/61S Ibi. iowi 32.00- few 36.75-39.50, few 2-3 330/585 Ibi. 32,00-37.25, few 2-3 345/56S Ibf. 28.00-32.00. Boat* 26.00-31.00. FEEDER PIGS 57... US No. 1-3 20/30 NOW OPEN Tomatoes and More ltd. feeder pigs 15.00-15.00, few 40/50 Ibi. 17.00- ill per head. SHEEP 181... High Choice ft Prime 65/110 Ibi. ipring si. lamb* 62.00-69, few 79.00, Choice 70/110 Ibi. 54.00-63.00; Good ft Choice 45/80 Ibe. feeder lamb* 45.0- Ibi. 48.00-62.00. Slaughter ewes 5.00- GOATS IS...Medium and Small 8.00- all per head. Eighty-Four Livestock Elgty-Four, PA July 24, 1989 CATTLE 220..J > DA...Compared with latt Monday's market: Slaughter cowi about steady. Select slaughter steers 64.00- Standard 57.00-61.00, few Utility 52.00-SS.OO. Few Select sL heifers 63.00- Utility 47.50-51.00. Breaking Utility ft Commercial si. cows 47.00- Cutter ft Bon. Utility 46.00- Canner ft low Cotter 39.00- JO, Shells down to 25.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1050/2000 lbs. si. bulla 56.00- No. 2, 900/1400 lbs. 50.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium ft Large Frame No. 1, 350/500 lbs. steers 74.00- Medium Frame No. 1, 350/600 lbs. heifers 68.00-80.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 300/600 lbs. bulls 68.00- CALVES 240... Few Choice vealers 55.00- 100.00, Good *2.00-90.00, Standard A Good 90/120 Ibt. 70.00-13.00. 60/85 Ibi. 60.00-74.00. few Utility 50/70 U». 45.00- Finn Calvei: Holstein bulls 90/125 lb*. 95.00-130.00. Beef cross 80/115 Dm. bulls A heifers *O.OO-120.00. HOGS 113... Barrows and gilts steady. Few US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs. 48.00-48.70, 1-3 225/260 lbs. 46.75-48.10,2-3 220/260 lbs. 46.00-47.00. US No. 1-3 315/600 lbs. sows 32.00-34.00. 2-3 300/650 lbs. 30:00-32.10. Boars 30.00-32.00: FEEDER PIGS 30.. Pew US No. 1-3 50/55 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00-25.00, Utility 12/21 lbs. 3.00-6.50 per head. SHEEP 297... Spring slaughter lambs $2 to S 4 lower. High Choice A Prime 75/95 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 63.00-69.00, lot 107 lbs. 62.00. Good A Choice 50/70 lbs. feeder lambs 54.00-60.50. Slaughter sheep 20.00- GOATS 24... Large 38.00-45.00, few Small Kids 12.00-14.00 - all per head. .0. Box 633 I, DE 19956
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