Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
■y| Fredericksburg, Pa.
Monday, August 15, 1989
OLD FARMERS ALMANAC
1145/1545 lbs. si. steers 71.50-74.00, Few
Select 69.75-72.00; Few Choice holsteins
63.25-66.00, few Select 59.00-64.75
Break; Utility & Commi si. <-
AB-Linci»t«r Farming, Saturday. August 19,1989
Wilton Norman Chamberlain, basketball player, bom Aug. 1, 1936. He shares a
birthday with Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth 11, bom 1930, and Kenny
Rogers, bom 1938 . Aug. 23,1500, Christopher Columbus was arrested in Haiti and
sent back to Spain in chains Average length of days for the week 13 hours 31
minutes Aug. 27,550 B.C, birthday ofConfucius, Chinese sage and philosopher
As charms are nonsense, nonsense is a charm
Ask the Old Farmer: What would you consider the out
standing achievement of New Englanders? P M, Conn
The perfection of the art of whittling, creating just about
everything from a sulky plow to an eight-day clock, with
springs
Home Hints: For a quick trellis, use old tennis or badminton nets
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: The week starts rainy, then changes to sunny before more weekend
showers amve Average temperature this month is 69° F, 3° F below average
Greater New Ybrk-New Jersey: Rain begins the week and then it clears. Three cheers
More rain again, then milder, and sunny days can be expected
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Thundershowers and hot, that's what you've got Scattered
showers are heavy in the east; seasonable, then more showers coming.
Piedmont Sc Southeast Coastal; Clear and hot a dry spell it's not. Rain is scattered
in the west; then showers are heavy in the east. Warm at least.
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Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Tuesday, Auguit 16,1989
Report Supplied bj Auction
CATTLE 98... REPORT IS SUPPLIED
BY THE AUCTlON...Bieaking Utility and
Commercial iL cowi 49.50-52.10, Outer
and Boning Utility 49.00-51.50, Canner A
low Cutter 43.00-48.75, Sbelli down to
40.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1480/1875
fix.ilaughter bulb 60.75-61.60, No. 2,
1060/1075 lbs. 56.60-58.60.
CALVES 138... Standard and Good
70/100 lbs. vealers 60.00-80.00.Fann
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/115 lbs.
100.00-131.00, 85/90 lbs. 85.00-100.00.
HOGS 70... US No. 1-2 215/260 lbs. bar
rows and gilts 49.50-51.10. US No. 2-3
sows 32.00-35.00. Boars 29.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 288... US No. 1-3 2Q/4S
lbs. feeder pigs 11.00-25.50 all per
head.
SHEEP 67... Choice spring slaughter
lambs 55.00-68.00, few Good light weight
s 72.00-79.00. Slaughter ewes
16.00-60.00. -
GOATS 22...19.00-93.00 all per
head. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS -
5560.00-51450.00 - PER HEAD.
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Monday, Auguit 15,1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 188..J»DA...Compared with
lait Tueiday’i market: Slaughle tteen A
cowi iteady. Choice (laughter (teen
COCALICO
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AUG. 21-27,1989
At today, to the autumn: Aug. 24.
68.00- few High Choice
73.50- Select 65.00-68 JO, Standard
59.00- few Utility 53.00-56.50.
Choice si. heifers 67.00-72.00, Select
63.50- few Standard 55.00-59.50.
few Utility 50.00-56.00. Breaking Utility
& Commercial sL cows 47,50-52.50, cou
ple 55.00, Cutter A Boning Utility
46.00- Canner A Low Cutter
39.50- Shelb down to 21.00. Yield
Grade No. I, 1000/2000 lbs. sL bulls
57.00- Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No. 1, 700/850 lbs. steers
70.00- few Large Frame No. 1,
880/1040 lbs. 68.00-69.50. Few Medium
Frame No. 1, 600/850 lbs. heifers
69.00-
CALVES 90...0ne Good vealer 93.00,
Standard and Good 90/120 lbs.
71.00- 60/85 lbs. 60.00-73.00, few
Utility 45/65 lbs. 40.00-54.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
90.00- Few 85/1 IS lbs. Beef Cross
Bull A Heifer calves 80.00-110.00.
HOGS I4o„.Barrows and gilts $1 to
$1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 225/260 lbs.
48.5049.00, few to 50.85,1-3 220/265 lbs.
47.25-48.50,2-3 230/260 lbs. 46.0046.85,
2-4 230/290 lbs. 39.0041.50. US No. 1-3
330/500 lbs. sows 32.0035.00. Few Boars
26.0031.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test
SHEEP 21... Few High Choice A Prime
72/1 IS Ibi. ipring il. lambi 60.00-85.00,
one 71.00; Good & Choice 45/60 Ibi. feed
er lambs 44.00-47.00. Few Slaughter sheep
20.00-24.00.
COATS 22... Large goats 40.00-50.00.
Medium size 30.00-40.00. All per head.
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Call 717-838-1685 or
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C.B. HOOBER & SON. INC. Il HOOBER EQUIPMENT. INC.
Intercourse. PA 1 Middletown, DE
(717)768-8231 * «• TWO LOCATIONS (302)378-9555
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Tell Pounds Per Acre!
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Herbicides, Any Granular Application, Bushel Test Weight
WE SHIP PARTS DAILY
Via UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR, FREIGHT, ETC.
HOURS ■
Mon.-Fri. 7 AM-5 PM; Sat. 7 AM-Noon
CALL US...
If CouU B$ W$ Hm If
45.00- Cutter ft Boning Utility
47.50-52.50, Cannes ft Low Cutter
44.00- Few Yielding Grade No. 1,
. 1000/1485 lb(. iL bull 56.75-64.00.
' CALVES 27a.. One Choice veeler
J 6.00, Standard A Good 70/100 Ibl.
73.00- Utility 60/90 lbs.
50.00- few down to 50.00. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1, 90/130 lb*.
70.00- No. 2. 90/130lbs.
18.00- Few Hoi. Heifers 85/100
The Saving Place
POUNDS PER ACRE!
ACU-GRAIN
APPLICATION RATE SCALE
SPECIAL $35.00
Use With: Disc Drills
Hoe Drills
Press Drills
Air Seeding
Authorized
UPSStation
bs. ss.oo-ioi.oa
HOGS 188... US No. 1-2 2KV23Q Km.
Buiow A Gilt* 47.00-48.00,1-3 220/240
Km. 46.00-47.00. US No. 1-3 30CV300 lbs.
sows 32.00-35.25. Boars 32.50-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 nuuket ten.
SHEEP 2...0ne Choice 80 Km. spring
•laughter lamb 59.00. One daughter sheep
15.00.
GOATS 3LMedium size kids-17.00
all per head.
market your
FORMULA FED
CALVES
WITH AREA PACKER
Our valued growers
weigh their own calves.
Domcnic Venuto, Inc.
622 Federal Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-339-9921
or 215-467-9614
pr 215-389-VEAL
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales Apj
Location: Ephrata RD 4.
mile N. on North State St,
Ephrata.
cows c O .
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers. Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, Veal-lamb.
11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week.
1:00 P.M.-DairySale.
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale.
Foe Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on farm or at our barn or other market
information call: Office 717-733-2444,
Home 717-838-4318.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit from bank.
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