AB*La(ic«ster'Farming, Saturday, January 20,1990
OLD FARMERSALMANAC
If January 22 is sunny, expect much wind, if clear, propitious all year Jan 22 in the
Netherlands, the Elfstedentocht, when skaters skim the frozen canals connecting 11
towns Jan 24, Alacitas in Bolivia, honoring the god of prosperity, Ekeko Robert
Burns born Jan 25,1759, Scotland's most famous poet A thousand thousand knots,
a thousand thousand holes a fishing net - Yugoslav riddle
Ask the Old Fanner; What's a glory hole 7 I think it's a nautical
term, but don't know more than that H S , N H
It s a plate between daks next to the lazaret and used for storing odds
ends
Home Hints Add a bit of horseradish to pickles to keep them from going
soft or moldy
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England Clear and milder, heavy rams next, snow in the north and an impend
ing cold snap Average temperature this month, a chilly 27 5’ F
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy and mild, not so wild Heavy ram but still
warm, then a cold snap changes the weather tune to a more wmtery one
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy, light ram in the south Heavy rams, midweek, a
cold snap coming on Four inches of precipitation this month
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Rains are heavy in the west Midweek is a conglom
erate sunny, a cold wave, then warming Temperatures are above average
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Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA
Jan. 16, 1990
CATTLE 492...PDA...Compared with
last weeks maikel: Slaughter steers and
heifers strong to 1.50 higher, Cows mostly
strong to 1.00 higher. High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 78.85-81.8 S, Choice
1100/1500 lbs. 72.50-78.25, Select
65.00- Choice Holstems 65.00-70,
one 71.75, few Select 59-65.25, few Stan
dard 60.00-63.00. Choice si. heifers
70.75-75.00, few 78.00, few Select
64.00- few Choice Holstems
66.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 49.00-55, few 56 00. few beef
breed 57.85-61.50, Cutter & Boning Utili
ty 50.00-56, few 58 10, Conner & low Cut
ler 43.00-49.00, Shells down to 40,00, Few
Select and Choice si. bullocks 65.00-70 00
Yield Grade No. 1, 930/2200 lbs. si. bulls
58.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame No 1, 400/800 lbs. steers
65.00- Medium Frame No. 1, and
Large No. 2. 400/700 lbs. heifers
60.00-
CALVES 202 ...Few Choice
94 00-123.00, Standard and Good 70/100
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NOTICE
We will be now having sales on
Thursdays instead of Wednesdays.
NEXT SALES
Mon. y Jan. 22 - 9:30 a.m.
Thurs. y Jan. 25 - 9:30 a.m.
Thank you farmers who have supported the
auction system. You have helped us produce the
highest market prices ever in PA tobacco his
tory. Your auction’s goal is to provide you a
stable tobacco market year after year. A stable
market will never come to PA if we have tobacco
dealers and jockeys buying tobacco off the farm.
Come to the sale, you will learn more about
marketing your tobacco!
SALES EVERY MONDAY & THURSDAY
For Sale; Tobacco seed,
twine, and tobacco
bale boxes.
TRUCKING AVAILABLE
THE
JAN. 22-28,1990
Warm January, cold May.
lbs. 70.00-76.00, couple 79.00, Utility
60/90 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein bulls No. 1, 90/135 lbs
150.00- No. 2, 85/130 lbs.
75.00- Hoi. Heifers 85/125 lbs.
75.00-
HOGS 431...8arr0ws and gilts steady.
US No. 1. 220/270 lbs. 50.00-51.00, 1-2
220/250 lbs. 49.00-50.00,1-3 210/250 lbs.
48.00- No. 2-3, 200/270 lbs.
46.00- US No. 1-3 200/650 lbs. sows
38.00- few light weights 48.00, 2-3
270/570 lbs. 30.00-38.00. Boars
34.00-
FEEDER PIG 481... US No. 1-3 25/35
lbs. feeder pigss 20.00-28.00, 35/55 lbs.
27.00-34.00 all per head.
SHEEP 52... Choice 40/75 lbs. fall
slaughter lambs 69.00-96.00, Choice
90/120 lbs. wool lambs 46.00-60.00.
Slaughter sheep 26.00-36.00.
GOATS 17... Large 48 00-76.00 per
head.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
, Jan. 16, 1990
CATTLE 172...PDA...Compared with
last Tuesday's market: Slaughter cows
strong to mostly 1.50 higher Few Select
and low Choice >l. iteeri 67.50-74.00, few
Select Holsteini 67.25-68.25, few Stan
dard 64.75-69.50. Few Select and low
Choice si. heifers 66.25-70.00, one Select
Holstein 67.50, few Standard 54.50-64.00,
two Utility 46.50&47.00. Breaking Utility
& Commercial si. cows 50.25-54.25, few
58.50, Cutter & Boning Utility
48.25-54.50, few 57.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 45.00-48.50, few Shells down to
38.25. Few Standard si. bullocks
55.50-63.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1245/1890 lbs. si. bulls 63.75-69.75, one
No. 2, 1240 lbs. 64.00.
CALVES 199...Vealers mostly steady.
One Choice 99.00, few Good 84.00-91.00,
Standrad & Good 70/110 lbs. 70.00-79.00,
few 82 00. Utility 45/70 lbs. 50.00-70, few
down to 45.00. Faim Calves: Hoi. Bulls
No. 1, 90/130 lbs. 130.00-189.00, No. 2.
80/125 lbs. 90.00-130, few to 152.00; Hoi.
Heifers No. 1. 80/95 lbs. 75.00-125.00; few
Beef cross 70/110 lbs. 75.00-79.00.
HOGS 231...8arr0ws and gilts (supply
includes 83 sows)...mostly 1.00 to 2.00
lower. US No. 1-2 215/265 lbs.
46.75-47.50, few to 48.25, No. 1-3,
215/265 lbs. 46.50-47, 2-3 215/265 lbs.
46.00- 2-4 240/280 lbs. 44.00-45.50,
few 305/325 lbs. 40.50-43.00, lot 1-3 203
lbs. 42.75. Sows steady to 1.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 330/665 lbs. sows 37.00-40.50,
few 42.00, few 2-3 300/510 lbs.
35.00- few Medium 225/390 lbs.
26.50-34.00. Boars (all weights)
35 00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market Test
SHEEP 7... Few Slaughter ewes
20.00-
GOATS 1.,.0ne Medium 45.00 - per
head.
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, PA
Jan. 17, 1990
CATTLE 210...PDA... Supply included
15 Feeder Cattle ...Compared to last Wed-
MARKET YOUR
FORMULA FED
CALVES
WITH AREA PACKER
Our valued growers
weigh their own calves.
Venuto Meats, Inc.
820 W. Girard Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-923-VEAL
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
TRUCKING CO.
Why You Should Consider Melhorn Sales, Service and Trucking Co.
Feature
* 30 years of DEKALB sales &
service experience
* 14 years of trucking
experience
* 27 years pullet growing
experience
- custom growing
- Started pullets
* 2 full time sales & service
people
* 2 full time pullet service
people
* 6 full time office staff
To handle your business needs fast,
courteous & efficiently.
Capable of moving and housing 80,000
pullets per day. Fast, efficient, & courteous
service insures the least amount of stress
on your birds.
Utilizing fowl carts for fast, efficient
' handling of your spent hens
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
* Full time, professional
pullet moving crews
* 12 years experience in the
loading of spent hens
nesday's market; Slaughter steers strong to
200 higher; Cows steady to 1.00 higher.
Few Choice 1100/1430 lbs. si steers
73.75- Select 69.75-73.25; few High
Choice & Prime 1350/1600 lbs. Holsteins
68.25- Choice 64.25-67.50, Select
62.00- few Standard 58.25-58.75. Pew
Choice 975/1350 lbs. si. heifers 70.75-76,
one 77.75, few Select 61.50-68.50; few
Choice Holsteins 64.75-68.50, Standard
55.00- Breaking Ut. & Commercial
si. cows 50.25-56.50, few low dressing
48.00- Cutter & Bon. Utility
49.00- few low dressing
46.75- Canner & Low Cutter
46.25- Shells down to 39.50. Few
Select si. bullocks 61.75-65.75, few Stan
dard 53.25-58.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1300/1530 lbs. si. bulls 61.50-66.75. Feed
er Cattle; Few Large Frame No. 2,710/720
lbs. heifers 54.50-55.50.
CALVES 165...Vealers 2.00 to 3.00
higher. Few Choice 101.00-110.00, few
Good 80.00-89.00, Standard & Good
80/110 lbs. 82.00-87.00, few 70/80 lbs.
71.00- few Utility 60/90 lbs.
40.00- Farm Calves: No. 1, Holstein
Bulls 90/130 lbs. 150.00-195>00, No. 2,
85/115 lbs. 86.00-155.00, few 70/85 lbs.
79.00- few Holstein 90/100 lbs. heif
ers 110.00-167.50, few 75/85 lbs.
82.00- Few Beef cross 75/120 lbs.
87.00- one 170.00.
HOGS 532..8arr0ws and Gilts steady to
1.00 to 2.50 lower. US No. 1-2 225/250
lbs. 46.50-47.00, lot 47.50, 1-3 210/250
lbs 45.50-46.50 few 190/200 lbs.
40.50- 2-3 220/265 lbs. 45.00-45.85.
2-4 255/280 lbs. 43.75-44.10, few 1-3
140/185 lbs. 37.50-39.25. Sows steady to
2.50 lower. US No. 1-3 300/685 lbs. tows
39.00- few down to 37.00, few
Medium 300/470 lbs. 30.00-37.50. Boars
33.50- few light weights
37.00-
FEEDER PIGS 163... Few US No. 1-3.
1010 W. Main St., Mount Joy, PA 17552
needs of the poultrymen.
For More Information Phone: jpk.
717-653-1102 mmm
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Compared with la>t weeki market:
Breaking Utility and Commercial slaugh
ter cows 49.00-SS.OO, Cutter and Boning
Utility 50.00-55.00, few Caimer & low
Cutter 42.50-47.75, Shells down to 38.50.
Few Yield Grade No. 1.1470/1965 lbs. si.
bulls 55.00-63.35.
CALVES 142... Standard and Good
75/95 lbs. vealers 68.00-72.00, few Utility
60/85 lbs. 62.00-70.00. Farm Calves: Hols
tein Bulls No. 1, 90/130 lbs.
140.00- No. 2. 85/125 lbs.
80.00- few Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
80.00-
HOGS 162... US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 49.00-49.60,1-3 220/260
lbs. 47.60-47.85, one lot 1-3 205 lbs.
47.50. US No. 2-3 300/650 lbs. sows
37.50- Few Boars 27.00-29.00.
FEEDER PIGS 151... US No. 1-3 25/45
lbs. feeder pigs 24.50-29.00, 100/125 lbs.
33.50- all per head.
SHEEP 15... Few Choice 75/100 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 65.00-71.00, few
Good 85/95 lbs. 39.00-55.00. Few Slaugh
ter ewes 21.00-27.00.
GOATS 10... Few Large 59.00-71.00,
few Medium 41.00-50.00 all per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS -
$BOO.OO-$1725.00 - PER HEAD.
Peoria Sheep
Peoria, IL
Jan, 16, 1990
SHEEP: 50 NOT ENOUGH FOR A
MARKET TEST.
HAY, STRAW
& GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 1 p.m.
Vintage Sales
Stables, Inc.
(Rt. 30, 10 miles east of Lancaster
In Paradise, PA)
For info. L. Robert Frame, Sr.
717-442-4181 business president
215-458-8518 home Glenn 5. Frame,
Mgr.
Benefits
Providing you with a reliable source of a
proven performer, committed to making it
work in your layer house.
Providing you with a professional and
caring approach to moving your pullets,
protecting your investment.
Providing you with a quality grown pullet
raised on a proven program that insures top
performance in your layer house.
Providing you with information & technical
help for maximum performance.
Insures that pullet growing program is
followed resulting in birds that perform.
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, PA
Jan. 17, 1990
CATTLE 95...PDA.