Ao-lancaster Fartfling, Saturday .March 24,1950 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC MAR. 26-APR. 1,1990 Don't give yo' aigs to a fool to carry. New moon. Mar. 26 , Mar. 28, Boston subway construction began in 1895 Mar. 31, first frogs peep in Dedham, Mass., in 1748 Mar 31,1933, Congress created the Civilian Conservation Corps to provide vocational training and employment Apr 1,1918, The Royal Air Force is created in Great Britain . . First three days of April foggy, expect a flood in June . Fools run in where angels fear to tread Fanner I am trying to find why a boat is h's an old English colloquial boats, tools, and carts favored by men are called "she" because they are close to a man's heart Home Hints; An application of alcohol and time are best used OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Two words can describe the week, sunny, snowy. So many mists m March we see, so many frosts in May will be Greater New York-New Jersey; Sprinkles, rain, sleet, snow It's all coming, one by one this week April begins cold and drizzly; that's grizzly. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Ram and briefly mild, then the precipitation turns to heavy snow. April's Fool brings a snowstorm and that's no joke. Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny, rain, then cold April starts with ram Does that ensure May flowers? You'll have to wait to see. (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) National Grain Summary St. Joseph, Mo. Wednesday, March 21, 1990 USDA DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN MARKET SUMMARY CASH GRAIN PRICES FELL ON WEDNESDAY. WHEAT PRICES DECLINED, PRES SURED BY LIGHT EXPORT DEMAND. REPORTS OF U.S.S.R.’S BUYING INTEREST IN CANADIAN WHEAT FAILED TO ADD SUPPORT TO MARK ET. INCREASED FARMER SELLING AND LIGHT FOREIGN INTEREST LOWER CORN PRICES. SOYBEAN PRICES ALSO LOWER UNDER LIGHT EXPORT INTEREST AND THOUGHTS THAT RECENT GAINS WERE OVERDONE. EXPORT NEWS: ALGERIA BOUGHT 50,000 TONNES OF HARD AMBER DURUM UNDER EBP FOR APRIL. SOUTH KOREA BOUGHT 40,000 TONNES U.S. NO. 1 SOYBEANS FOR APRIL/JUNE. DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO 03/21/90 03/20/90 03/22/89 WHEAT: KANSAS* CITY 3.90-3.93 DN 1 4.43-4.46 MIN NEAPOLIS 3.98 1/4-4.00 1/4 DN 1 1/2 4.50-4.54 PORTLAND 3.74-3.77 NC 4.73-4.74 ST. LOUIS 3.88-3.94 DN 1-NC 4.25-4.29. CORN, U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 2.47-2.52 DN 2 2.67-2.73 MINNEAPOLIS 2.48 1/4 DN 1 2 62 1/4 SO. lOWA 2.55 1/2-2.57 DN 1 1/2-2 1/2 2.74-2.77 OMAHA 2.38-2.39 DN 2 >..56-2.58. SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 5 85-5 89 DN 1-2 7 86-7.90 VHNNEAPOLIS 5 86 1/4 DN 1/27.78 SO OWA 5 91-5.95 DN 1-27.88-7.92 C. ILL. HOSTETTER PORK Wanted To Buy Crippled and Disabled Sows and Boars Hogs Slaughtered For Federal Inspection iM PHONE 717-274-7609 THE to remove epoxy adhesives PROCESSORS 5.96 1/2-6.00 1/2 DN 1/2 7.92-7.99. KANSAS CITY, US NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT, ORDINARY PRO TEIN. MINNEAPOLIS, US NO. 1 DARK NORTHERN SPRING WHEAT, 14% PROTEIN. PORTLAND, NO. 1 SOFT WHITE WHEAT, ST. LOUIS, NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT. FUTURES CLOSE: KANSAS CITY (MAY) WHEAT 3.61 DN 1 1/4 4.32 3/4 MINNEAPOLIS (MAY) WHEAT 3.70 1/4 DN 1 1/2 4.26 CHICAGO (MAY) WHEAT 3.59 1/4 DN 1 3/4 4.26 1/4 (MAY) CORN 2.57 1/4 DN 2 2.79 1/4 (MAY) SOYBEANS 6.02 1/4 DN 1/2 7.92. EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN 4.26 DN 1 4.84 NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT 4.19 UP 1-DN 24.50-4.57 NO. 2 YELLOW CORN 2.78-2.79 DN 2-4 2 99-3.00 N 0.2 YELLOW SORGHUM RAIL 4.75 DN 4 BARGE 4.67 DN 7 5.00-5.05 N 0.2 YELLOW SOYBEANS 6 20-6.22 DN 2-3 8.19-8.22. REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 174 COWS. 101 HEIFERS, AND 6 BULLLS. HEIFER MARKET STRONGER; COW MARKET STEADY. PERRY CO. FRESH COWS -750 00-1275.00. WISCONSIN FRESH COWS: 1050 00-1250.00. PA FRESH COWS: 950.00-1225.00. NY FRESH COWS: 825.00-1475.00 PA FRESH COWS. 790.00-1325.00. HERD OF 42 HEAD. ALL STAGE COWS: 635.00-1385.00. HERD OF 30 HEAD, ALL STAGE COWS: 635.00-1200.00. LOCAL SPRINGING HEIFERS: 875.00- PUREBREDS: 950.00-1450.00. SHORTBREAD: 685.00-925.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE; 525.00- SMALL OPEN: 300.00-450.00. VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A PREMIUM. BULLS: 535.00-760.00. LOCAL COWS: 635.001300 00. REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 342 HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND PONIES. MARKET STRONGER. DRIVING HORSES: 610.00-950.00. RIDING. 475.00-875.00. REGISTERED HORSES: 900.00-1600.00. _ Green Dragon 1 Sales Location: 1 mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. SALE EVERY FRIDAY 11:00 A.M.- Beef 7:00 P.M.- Small Animal Sale. Office 717-733-2444 Home 717-838-4318 WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, March 21, 1990 Report supplied by auction New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, March 19, 1990 B&R CATTLE CO. I RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone: (717) 653-8164 Specializing In Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN Ph (717)653-5728 RON RANCH Ph (717)656-9849 MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO. 1010 W. Main St., Mount Joy, PA 17552 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 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. *l2 years experience in the Utilizing fowl carts for fast, efficient loading of spent hens handling of your spent hens The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total * 6 full time office staff * Fulltime, professional pullet moving crews For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 _W/ Monday -Friday 8:30 AM -4:00 PM LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS 375.00-500.00. HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS 590.00-910.00. THIN HORSES; 175.00300.00. MARES PONIES: 40.00-175 00. COLTS: 25.00-60.00. GELDING PONIES: 40.00-175.00. LARGER PONIES: 200.00380.00. Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. Wednesday, March 21,1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 110...PDA...Compared with last weeks market; Breaking Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 49.5054.25, one 57.25, Cutter and Boning Utility 49.50-55.00, Canner & low Cutter 45.5048.50, Shells down to 43.00. Couple Yield Grade No. 1,1225 lbs. si. bull 61.25 and 1335 lbs. 64.25. CALVES 115... Few Standard and Good 70/95 lbs. vealers 70.0073.00, few Utility 60/80lbs. 60.0065.00. Farm Calves; Hols tein Bulls No. 1. 90/130 lbs. HOGS 203...8arr0ws and gilts .50 to 2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs. 54.25, 4 head 54.50, 1-3 215-250 lbs. 52.25-52.85. US No. 1-3 375/600 lbs. sows 45.5050.75. Two Boars 39.50 & 40.50. FEEDER PIGS 124... US No. 1-3 25/35 lbs. feeder pigs 26.0036.00, 35/45 lbs. 34.0043.00 all per head. SHEEP 16... Few Choice 25/35 lbs. new crop lambs 116.00-130.00. Few Slaughter sheep 19.00-43.00. GOATS 9... Few Large 37.00-61.00, few LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Rt. 22 PHONE JONESTOWN 865-2881 Flea Market Auction every Tuesday at 12:30, Tools, Eggs, Produce, etc. Buyers ft Sellers Welcome 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. needs of the poultrymen. fmall Kids 24.00-36.00 - ill per head. HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS - $740.00-51270.00 - PER HEAD. Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Monday, March 19, 1990 Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 110.00. VEAL CALVES 74.00-95.00. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 137.50 SLAUGHTER CALVES 62.00-75.00. GRASSERS & FEEDERS 46.00-72.00 LAMBS 41.00-57.00, SPRING LAMBS 125.00-150.00. SHEEP 17.00-23.00. HOGS 200 TO 250 LBS. 45.00-50.50 SOWS 32.00-36.00. BOARS 29.00-34.50. PIGS TO 31.00. HEIFERS 46.50-51.00. STEERS NO MARKET TEST. FEEDER STEERS TO 67.00. BULLS 56.50-60.00. COWS GOOD 49.00-56.25. COWS MEDIUM 45.00-48.50. COWS POOR OR SMALL 25.00-42.00. CATTLE MARKET ACTIVE AND STRONGER. CALF MARKET STEADY. HORSES TO 435.00. PONIES 80.00-200.00. GOATS 40.00-80.00. EASTER LAMB SALE APRIL 2. Hay and Straw Auction Sat., March 37, 1990 11:30 A.M. and Every 2 Weeks At Henderson Farm- 3 Miles Southeast Of Penn Yan, A Few Hundred Feet South Of Milo Center. Our Annual Machinery Consignment Sale Will Be April 7 At 11 AM At The Dundee Speedway Bob Allen Auctions 607-292-3180 I^v
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