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Saturday, March 17,1990 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC Chipmunks emerge Oysters spawn on the full tides after the full and new Spring moons Mar 19, the moon runs low, meaning it is lowest exactly above the south point of the observer's horizon Mar 21, 1685, birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer and musician The lion puts on the fox's skin when cunning is more fruitful than force Ask the Old Farmer I'm trying to find the meaning of "faunching" as in "launching in the bit " A co-worker in Maine also uses the word HJ,Wyo It comes from "fauces " which is a gimmick m the throat and has to do with the sound made by clearing the throat It might apply to a horse that crib s Home Hints* Equal quantities of vinegar, mineral oil, and turpentine will remove wax build up from wooden furniture OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Rain is heavy in central sections and it's snow in the mountains A cold snap hits, sunny, and it's cold with more snow Greater New York-New Jersey: Rainstorm but mild Cloudy but cold Sprinkles to end the week It's a bit of this, a bit of that, typically Middle Atlantic Coastal: Heavy rams and warm temperatures, you'd think it might be tropical, but a cold wave is coming instead Cloudy, ram Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Some sun, some cold, some like it hot, but it's (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Belleville Livestock Belleville, PA March 14, 1990 CATTLE 85...PDA Compared with last weeks market: Slaughter cows steady to strong. Individual Standard slaughter steer 62 75. One Choice Holstein heifer 62 25 Breaking Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 50 50-54.10, one 55.10, Cutter and Boning Utility 49.25-51.75, one 53 75, Canner & low Cutter 45 00-48 00, Shells down to 40.00. Individual Yield Grade No 1,1240 lbs si bull 61.35 Feed er Cattle Few Medium Frame No 1, 330/650 lbs. steers and bulls 72 00-90 00 Few Medium Frame No 1, 300/580 lbs heifers 64 50-75 50 CALVES 95 Couple Good vealers 76 00 & 82 00, few Standard and Good 70/95 lbs 75 00-79.00. few Utility 60/80 lbs 55 00-70.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls No 1. 90/130 lbs. 100.00-131 00, No 2. 80/125 lbs. 75 00-95 00, Hoi Heif ers 80/115 lbs 72.00-142.50 HOGS 303 ..Barrows and gilts 200 higher. US No. 1-2 220/240 lbs. 54 60-55 10,1-3 210/260 lbs. 52 75-54.25 Few US No. 1-3 340/695 lbs. sows 45.00-50.25. One Boars 37.75 FEEDER PIGS 177 ..US No. 1-3 25/35 lbs feeder pigs 28,00-37 00. 35/55 lbs First Annual Virginia Beef Expo • Trade Show • Great Food • Entertainment • Celebrity Cook-off • Cattle Sales & Shows • Exhibits, Displays The first annual Virginia Beef Expo will include the beef seedstock industry, commercial cattle industry, the agri industry which supplies and supports the beef industry, and beef consumers. The principle goals involve the fur ther development of the Virginia and Mid-Atlantic seed stock and commercial cattle industries through an enlarged marketing and educational event. For more information contact Joe Meek, manager, (703) 992-5971. r j ROCKINGHAM COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA THE MAR. 19-25,1990 Mar. 20, Spring Equinox. 36.50-49.50, lot 150 lbs. 82.00 all per head SHEEP 17... Few Choice 55/85 lbs. new crop lambs 71.00-87.00, one 20 lbs 145.00-85.00. Few Slaughter sheep 22 00-31.00. GOATS 0...N0 Market Test. SMALL SUPPLY HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS - $B3O 00-51435.00 - PER HEAD Leesport Livestock Leesport, PA March 14, 1990 CATTLE 230. PDA. Supply include 11 head feeder cattle ...Compared to last Wednesday’s market Slaughter steers steady to strong; Cows .25 to 1.00 lower Choice 1 150/1525 lbs si steers 74 00-76 25, one 79.00, Select 68.25-73.85; few Choice 1400/1700 lbs. Holstems 69.00-74.25, Select 67.00-70 00, few Standard 60.00-65.75. Choice 900/1280 lbs. si. heifers 66.75-77 25, mostly 69.50-75, few Select 58.00-65 00 Breaking Ut & Commercial si. cows 49 75-52 75, few 57 00, low dressing 45 00-48, Cutter & Bon Utility 49 00-53.25, one 55.50, Canner & Low 47 00-50.25, Shells down to 41.25 Few Select & Choice si bullocks 62 50-68.50, one 73 50 Few Yield Grade APRIL 27-28/1990 No. 1,1375/2000 lbs. si. buUs 63.00-68.75 Feeder Cattle: Couple Medium Frame No 1, 300/360 lbs. steers 95.50&90.00. few Large No. 2, 600/960 lbs. 57.50-65.00 Few Medium Frame No. 1, 300/460 lbs heifers 76.00-82.00. Few Medium Frame #l, 345/380 lbs. bulls 77,00-88.50. CALVES 195... Few Choice vealers 99.00- one Prime 124,00, few Good 85.00-96.00, Standard & Good 80/115 lbs 74.50-79.50, few 65/80 lbs 69 50-73.50, Utility 45/90 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves; No. 1, Holstein Bulls 95/125 lbs. 130.00-146.00, few 85/95 lbs. 97.50-122.50, No. 2,95/125 lbs 100.00- few 79.00, few 75/95 lbs. 76.00- No. 1, Holstein 95/110 lbs. heifers 150.00-180.00, few No. 2, 85/100 lbs. 75.00-107.50. Beef cross 95/115 lbs bulls and heifers 125.00-145, one 250 lbs 129.00. HOGS 366...8arr0ws and Gilts steady to 1 00 higher. US No. 1-2 215/260 lbs 51 85-52 60.1-3 220/265 lbs. 49.25-51.85, lot 215 lbs. 48.75, few 2-3 250/270 lbs 48.75-50.00, few 2-4 305/310 lbs. 45 10-46 10. lot 1-3 185 lbs. 41.00. Sows under 500 lbs. 1 00 to 1 50 lower, over 500 lbs 2 00 higher. US No 1-3 300/495 lbs sows 41.50-47 00, 500/720 lbs 51 50-53.00 Boars 41 00-42.50 FEEDER PIGS 178 .Few US No 1-3 - FULL LINE 10-20-20 @ sl63°° 10-20-10 @ sl63°° 8-24-8 @ sl6B°° TWINES $19 80 BOYDELL FARMS 302 lona Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-272-8943 PRECAST CONCRETE STORAGE TANKS ■ DURABLE AND MAINTENANCE FREE Once erected and in use, you will be assured trouble-free storage. ■ COST EFFECTIVE Liquid storage and handling costs are minimized. ■ QUALITY CONTROL Panels are manufactured under controlled factory conditions using up to-date technology. ■ APPEARANCE Blends into the local surroundings. ■ FEWER JOINTS Only 38 in our 500,000 gallon tank and no bolts. ■ WATERTIGHT CONSTRUCTION Ensured with our patented joint system and the monolithic closure pour connected base slab. ■ FULL HEIGHT PANELS B', 12’ or 13' high depending on required capacity and “NO HORIZONTAL JOINTS’. ■ EXTENSIVE RANGE From 27,000 to 500,000 gallon capacity. ■ SITING Can be surface erected, or can be PARTIALLY or FULLY BURIED depending on the tank size. ★ STAR SILOS 630 E. Lincoln Avenue Myerstown, PA 17067 15/20 lbs. feeder pigs 27.00-38.00 per head - No. 1-3 25/30 lbs. 115.00-132.50, 40/65 lbs. 76.00-90.00 all per hundredweight. SHEEP 63... Choice 80/110 lbs. new crop slaughter lambs 70 00-73.00, 60/70 lbs. 80.00-89.00, few 40/60 lbs 105.00- 20/35 lbs. 105.00-140.00, few Choice 110/170 lbs. wool lambs 58.00- Slaughter sheep 20.00-30.00, few 51.00k.' GOATS 9... Few Large adult 40.00-66.00, couple Large 49 00&56.00 all per head. Belknap Livestock Dayton, PA March 14, 1990 CATTLE 78 , PDA. .Compard with last Wednesday's market- Individual Standard slaughter steer 64 00, Individual Choice si. heifer 73 25, one low yielding 69.00, one Holstein 65.00 Breaking Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 5000-53.00, few 54.25-55.00, low yielding down to 45.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 47.00- few high dressing 53.25, Canner & low Cutter 42.50-47.50. Few Yield Grade No, 1, 1310/1540 lbs si. bulls 60.25-67.00. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No 1-2, 610/740 lbs steers 65.00- Medium Frame No. 1, SPRAY MATERIAL Atrazine Banvel Blcpe Bladex Plus Many More OATS Noble Ogle Porter The Concrete Advantage! CONSIDER THESE BENEFITS: Also Available Poured Concrete Above or Below Grade Systems • Gravity Fill Systems • Combination Fill Systems (Pump and Gravity) • Direct Fill Systems • SCS Approved 717-866-5708 AVE OF - NORTH COAST CORN NC 2520 NC 2402 A Bullet Counter Dual SOYBEANS NC Wave Resnlck & Pella New Distributors For STINE Soybeans- Longsst Prlvats Packer In U.S 3090 E 4190 3790 5970 Lebanon Hercules Heritage Aflar Ottle# Hours Call: Bob Brubakar 717-464-3136 John Swops 717-933-4758 375/540 lbs. heifers 74.50-83.50 Few Medium Frame No. 1, 215/305 lbs 96 00-102.50, few Medium 1, few Med & Urge No, 2, 460/705 lbs 57.50-62 50 CALVES 90. .Standard and Good 90/120 lbs vealers 75.00-80 00, 60/85 lbs 70 00-77 00. Farm Calves Holstein Bulls 90/135 lbs 100 00-141 00, Hoi Heifers 95/105 lbs 91.00-165 00 Beef cross 60/125 lbs. bulls and heifers 80.00-137 50 HOGS 207 one lot 54.00, 1-3 230/255 lbs, 51.20 52.70,2-3 245/285 lbs. 48.25-50.10 1-3 205/220 lbs. 46.25-49.10,175/195 lbs. 45.00-45.50. Few US No. 1-3 395/505 lbs. sows 42.00-48.25. Few Boars 36.25-38.25, few Light Weights 27.50-31.50. FEEDER PIGS 54.. US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs 38.50, 70 lbs. 46.50 - all per head; 23 Graded ...No. 1-2 67 lbs. 78.00, #2. 40 lbs. 110.00, 54 lbs. 86.00, 85 lbs. 67.00 all per hundredweight. SHEEP 7... Few Choice 90/95 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 55.00-62.75. Couple Slaughter sheep 17.50 & 22.50. GOATS 3... Few Medium & Large 40.00-44.00 all per head. AMERICAS HEALTH KKK *4*6 NC 2500 NC 2390 NC Shore Agrl 8836 Myer»town
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