OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Alistair Cooke, journalist, author, and TV host, bom Nov 20, 1908 in Manchester,
England Nov 22,1963, J F Kennedy assassinated at 12 30 PM, CST Legendary
outlaw, Billy the Kid, bom on Nov 23, 1859, and considered "a failure at everything
legal" Nov 26, Sojourner Truth Day, named for the American abolitionist and civil
rights leader who was bom a slave She died Nov 26, 1883 Truth seeks no corners
Ask the Old Farmer: In Maine, you hear of the
wind ' backing in" and "canting around " Could
you explain 7 AP B, N H
"Backing' means against the sun, from the east, by
way of a northerly quarter, to the west "Hauling' or
"canting" was the reverse When the wind backened,
good weather would not last, fair weather if it hauled
Home Hints: Time for prevention clean chimneys and
flues
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Sprinkles and flumes, what's your hurry’ Sunny and mild weather
makes a break mid-week, then it's wet with showers or even dnfty again
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny, but cold Rain tops that briefly, then if clears
and turns mild Don't look twice it's ram again
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear with cold nights to start the week Heavy rains
sprinkle the middle, then it's clearing skies with milder temperatures
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clear and cold at first, then heavy rains, turning to
mere showers The west continues with more ram, milder
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
Nov. 14, 1989
CATTLE 15S...PDA...Compered with
lilt Tuesday's market: Slaughter cows
unevenly steady. Few Choice slaughter
steers 69.75-73.25, few Select
66.00- lot L#l 800/900 lbs. return to
feed 70.25-73.25; Choice 1100/1410 lbs.
Holstcins 65.00-68.25, two High Choice &
Prime 68.75, Select 63.50-66.00, two Stan
dard 56.00&62.25. Two Select si. heifers
68.50&68.75, few Select & Choice
1115/1715 lbs. Holsteins 57-62.25, one
Standard 54.00, two Utility at 49.75.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
49.75- few 54.00, few low yielding
down to 45.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
45.75- few 52.50, Canner&Low Cutter
42.50-46.75, Shells down to 38.75. Few
Select 1220/1335 lbs. si. bullocks
62.75- few Standard 54.50-59.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1260/2080 lbs. si.
bulls 59.75-65.25. few No. 2, 1245/1625
lbs. 55.75-57.50. Feeder Cattle: Lot Large
Frame No. 2, 460/565 lbs. Holstein steers
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CALVES 255...Vealers grading Stan
dard and Good steady to 4.00 higher. Few
Choice 93.00-103.00, one Good 85.00,
Standard & Good 90/120 lbs. 74.00-79.00,
few 85.00, 65/90 lbs. 64.00-74.00, Utility
45/85 lbs. 60.00-67, few down to 40.00.
Fatm Calves; Hoi. Bulls No. 1.85/120 lbs.
93.00- No. 2.80/110 lbs. 73.00-97,
few 110.00; few Hoi. Heifers 80/105 lbs.
89.00- Few Beef cross 90/130 lbs.
bulls and heifers 72.00-105.00.
HOGS 171...Batrows and gilts small
supply steady to 1.00 higher. US No. 1-2
220/245 lbs. 47.00-47.10, lot 47.35, two
lots 1-3 218/220 lbs. 46.35&47.00, two
lots 2-3 220/280 lbs. 46.75&47.00, few
280/330 lbs. 39.00-42.50, few 2-4 240/255
lbs. 43.00-46.00, lot 1-3 200 lbs. 42.85.
Sows weak to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-3
375/600 lbs. sows 35.00-37.50, few 37.75,
few 2-3 475/575 lbs. 34.00-36.00, Medium
290/450 lbs. 28.00-35.00. Few Boars
34.25-35.00, few Light Wts. 34.50-37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0 ..No Market Test.
SHEEP 15,..0ne Choice 125 lbs. wool
slaughter lanv 53.00, Two Good & Choice
140/165 lbs. yearlings 35.00 and 41.00.
Slaughter sheep 15.00-19.00.
GOATS 1 ...One Large 55.00 - per head.
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CATTLE 131...PDA...Compaied with
last weeks market: Couple Select slaughter
steers 64.00&64.75; few Select Holstcins
58.00- one Standard 60.75. One
Select si. heifer 60.00. Few Breaking Utili
ty & Commercial si. cows 46.50-50.00,
one 51.25, few low yielding down to 45.25,
Cutter & Boning Utility 44.50-48.00, Con
ner & low Cutter 38.25-45.00, Shells down
to 36.75. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1100/1430 lbs. 56.50-60.50, No. 2,
940/1505 lbs. 48.25-53.75. Feeder Cattle:
Few Medium & Large No. I, SOS/S7O lbs.
steers 70.50-74.00, Med. & Large #2,
260/340 lbs. 54.50-66.00. Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 340/520 lbs. heifers
62.50- 540/940 lbs. 55.00-66.75.
Few Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 300/605
lbs. bulls 63.50-69.50, few Medium #2,
545/740 lbs. 53.75-57.50.
CALVES 94... Few Good vealers
80.00- Standard and Good 90/120
lbs. 70.00-79.00, 60/85 lbs. 68.00-74.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
102.50- 80/85 lbs. 74.00-85.00;
few Hoi. Heifers 90/110 lbs.
102.50- Beef cross 75/120 lbs.
bulls and heifers 75.00-110.00.
HOGS 222... Barrows and gilts strong to
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45.00- 1-3 215/265 lbs. 44.00-45.10,
few 2-3 225/240 lbs. 42.25-42.75. US No.
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FEEDER PIGS 65... US No. 1-3 25/40
lbs. feeder pigs 12.00-16.50, few 45/55 Iba.
18.00-24.00 all per head.
SHEEP 8,..0ne Choice 95 lbs. feeder
lambs 59.00, few Good & Choice 70/75
lbs. 53.00-66.50.
GOATS 2...C0up1e Medium
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Nov. 14, 1989
CATTLE 261...PDA...Compared with
last weeks market: Slaughter steers 1.00 to
mostly 1.50 higher; Cows 1.00 to 1.50
higher. Few High Choice si. steers
73.50- Choice 69.00-74.00, Select
65.50- Standard 60.00-64.00, few
Utility 52.50-56.00. Choice si. heifers
67.00- couple High Choice 73.10,
Select 63.50-66.00, Standard 57.00-61.00,
few Utility 50,00-56.00. Breaking Utility
& Commercial si. cows 47.25-52.00, cou
ple 53.50, Cutter & Boning Utility
46.00- Cannes St low Cutter 37.50-46.
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bullocks 64.25, and one 66.35, one Stan-
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Ibi. 52.60-56.10. Feeder Cattle: Medium &
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65.00- few Urge No. 2, 1000 lbs.
52.00. Medium Frame No. 1,500/600 Ibi.
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68.00- few 700/1000 lb».
56.00- Medium & Urge Frame No.
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CALVES H6...Coupte Choice vealen
100.00& 108.00, couple Good 74.50-85.00,
Standard and Good 90/120 Ibi.
62.00- 60/85 Km. 52.00-66.00, few
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Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/120 lbs.
100.00- few so 165.00, 80/90 lbs.
74.00- few HoL Heifers 90/115 lbs.
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HOGS 108... Barrows and gilts strong to
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46.00- lot 15 head 48.75, 1-3
235/250 lbs. 45.10-46.20,2-3 219/240 lbs.
44.25-45.00, lot 2-4 247 lbs. 42.00. US No.
1-3 60S lbs. sows 46.00. Boar, one 25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test
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