AB-Lanc»ter Farming, Saturday, May 19,1990 OLD FARMERS ALMANAC MAY 21-27,1990 Sardine season in Rockland, Maine. May 22, 1868, The Great Tram Robbery the Reno Gang makes off with $98,000 in cash May 23, 1701, pirate Captain Kidd is hanged in London May 25, 1803, Ralph Waldo Emerson born May 27,1919, birthday of American feminist Amelia Bloomer whose name was given to a type of women's trouser . The young are slaves to novelty, the old to custom Ask the Old Farmer How can I removed the fat and oil from bone so the bone can be used to make household implements such as spoons and knife handles’ P W., Wis Cut off the ends of the bones so the marrow shows Boil the bones in water until the center is clean You may have to do some scraping on the outside to finish it off Home Hints: Mix tiny seeds with sand before sowing them They'll fall into place more uniformly OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Cool showers change to rain, rain, rain, heavy in the northwest You'll be wet, but don't fret, warmer weather is coming' Greater New York-New Jersey; A partly cloudy and warm start to the week changes to heavy ram, but warm temperatures prevail A clear, warm finish. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Very warm with hours of showers. Cool weather returns, bringing heavy ram and our distam Finally, it's warm and cleanng. Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; It's a hot and cloudy start to the week, then warm with showers turning to ram, heavy m the west, before clearing (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Belknap Livestock Dayton, Pa. Wednesday, May 16, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 68. COMPARED WITH LAST WEDNESDAY’S MARKET, FEW STAND. 65-68, CH. ONE 69.75, FEW BREAKING UT. ft COMMERCIAL SL. COWS 54.00-56.75. CUTTER ft BON. UT. 50.00-54.00 FEW HIGH DRESSING TO 58.25, CANNER & LO CUTTER 43.00- FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1130-1765 LBS. SL. BULLS 62.50-66.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS FEW MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1 400-515 LBS. 80.50-85.00, FEW 720-935 LBS. 64.25-70.00. HEIFERS MEDIUM FRAME NO. 1300-490 LBS. 70.00-82.00. BULLS MEDIUM FRAME 1 & 2 385-535 LBS. 70.00-79.00. CALVES 108. STAND. & GD. 90-120 LBS. 81.00-100.00, 60-85 LBS. 78.00- NO. 1, HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 150.00-195.00. ONE 200.00. 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BARROWS ft GILTS $1 TO $1.50 HIGHER. US NO. 1-2 240-255 LBS. 61.10-63.10, 1-3 235-270 LBS. 59.60-61.30. 2-3 235-260 LBS. 57.00-60.00, 275-305 LBS. 56.75-58.50. 1-3 215-225 LBS. 55.00-58.00. US NO. 1-3 395-720 LBS. 46.50-52.25. FEW BOARS 45.25-48.00. LIGHT WEIGHTS TWO @ 42.50. FEEDER PIGS 95. US NO. 1-3 15-30 LBS. FEEDER PIGS 28.00-41.00. 1-3 30-45 LBS. 41.00-50.00. SHEEP 19. COUPLE LOTS H. CHOICE ft PRIME 85 LBS. 65.50 ft 67.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15.00-28.00. GOATS 6. FEW MEDIUM ft LARGE 46.00-56.00, ONE 74.00, TWO MEDIUM KIDS 20.00 ft 26.00/HD. Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, May 14, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 201...PDA... REPORT IS SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION ...Com pared with lait Monday’i market; Choice slaughter steers 67.50-84.00. Choice si. heifers 71.50-73.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 51.00-56.00, high yielding 62.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 49.50- Canner & Low Cutter 40.50- Shells down to 27.00. Yield Grade No. 1. 1100/1885 lbs. si. bulls 61.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame #l, 250/350 lbs. steers 94.00- 400/600 lb«. 75.00-92.00. Medium & Large Frame #l, 235/325 lbs. heifers 75.00-100.00, 450/700 lbs. 65.00- Medium & Large Frame No. 1. 250/350 lbs. bulls 84.00-106.00. CALVES 159...Ch0ice vealert 107.50- Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls #l, 90/130 lbs. 145.00-222.50. HOGS 150... US No. 1-2 230/250 lbs. 53.00- 1-3 220/260 lbs. 57.00-58.50. US No. 1-3 400/545 lbs. sows 50.00-53.50. FEEDER PIGS 12... US No. 1-3 feeder pigs 10.00-34.00 per head. SHEEP 245... High Choice 69/75 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 70.00-77.50, Choice 45/65 lbs. 64.00-78.00. Slaughter sheep 13.00-23.00. GOATS X.Xarge 37.50-50.00, 8 head Small 9.00-25.00 all per head. Keister’s Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, May 15, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 469...PDA...Compared with Ult weeks market: Compered with last weeks market; Slaughter steers uneven, steady to 2.00 lower on Choice grade, Holsteini about steady; Cows .25 to 1.00 higher. High Choice ft Prime slaughter steers 78.50-80.50, couple 81.50, Choice 975/1570 lbs. 74.50-78.00, Select 69.00- few high dressing 75.25; Choice Holsteins 68.00-73, few Prime 72.50-74.60, Select 64.85-68, few Stan dard 61.00-68.00. Few Choice si. heifers 73.00- couple Prime Holsteins 71.00, few Select 67.00-71, few Standard Holsteins 61.50-65.50. Breaking Utility ft Commercial sL cows 54.50-58.00. few beef cross 63.00, Cutter ft Boning Utility ers STORAGE TRAILERS For Rent ★ Delivered To Your Location ★ Safe And Inexpensive Storage KEENS SERVICES INC. OO 1 717-626-5420 850 Keens Road, Lltltz, PA 17543 54.00- few 60.25, Canner & low Culler $1.25-54.00. Few Choice sL bul locks 70.00-73.75. Yield Grade No. 1. 900/2400 lbs. si. bulls 62.00-70.50. FEED ER CATTLE; Few Medium Frame No. 1, 350/700 lbs. heifers 75.00-80.00. CALVES 195... Few Good to low Choice vealers 92.00-102.00, Standard and Good 75/95 lbs. 75.00-85.00, Utility 60/80 lbs. 60.00-76.00. Farm Calves; Holstein bulls No. 1, 85/135 lbs. 155.00-188, few 203.00, No. 2,85/135 lbs. 110.00-160, few down 85.00; Hoi. Heifers 85/140 lbs. 105.00- few down to 80.00. Beef cross 80/110 lbs. heifers 100.00-133.00, few bulls 85/110 lbs. 140.00-170.00. HOGS 55S...Barrows and gilts 2.00 to 2.75 higher. US No. 1. 225/245 lbs. 62.75-63.50,1-2 220/250 lbs. 59.00-61.00. US No. 1-3 300/670 lbs. sows 51.00-56.50, 2-3 275/575 lbs. 45.00-51.00. Boars 48.25-50.00. FEEDER PIG 247... US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 35.00-43.00, 40/55 lbs. 49.00- all per head. SHEEP 64... Choice 70/110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 66.00-80.00, 25/40 lbs. 110.00- Slaughter sheep 13.00- GOATS 20,..Few Large 58.00-99.00, few Kids 59.00-64.00 all per head. New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, May 14, 1990 REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 321 HEAD OF HORSES. MULES AND PONIES. MARKET STEADY. DRIVING HORSES: 450.00-1025.00. RIDING: 410.00-725.00. BETTER HORSES: 825.00-900.00. LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS: 410.00- HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS: 675.00- THIN HORSES; 175.00-370.00. MARE PONIES: 45.00-200.00. COLTS: 30.00-60.00. GELDING PONIES: 45.00-200.00. LARGER PONIES; 270.00-450,00, Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tuesday, Maj 15, 1990 Report Supplied bj PDA CATILE 222..PDA...Compared with left Tueiday’i market; Slaughter iteers weak to .25 lower, Cowa needy to strong. Choice si. steers 75.00-78.50, few low dressing 73.85, High Choice & Prime 78.00- couple high yielding 80.35-80.60, Select and low 'Choice 70.00- Select & Choice Holsteins 65.00- Standard 65.75-70.00. Choice si. heifers 72.00-76.10, one high yielding 79.75, few Select 69.10-71.00, Standard 58.75-65.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 52.00-57.00, few 58.00- Cutter & Boning Utility 50.00- few high dressing to 57.00, Can ner & low Cutter 42.00-49.85, Shells down to 38.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1410/1700 lbs. sL bulls 64.00-70.00, one 75.00. Feeder Cattle; Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 830/1050 lbs. steers 65.00- small lot Large No. 2, 490 lbs. 86.00, small lot Holsteins 355 lbs. 88.00. Few Medium Frame No. 1,540/750 Ur*, heifers 63.00-78.00. CALVES 79... Few Standard and Good 90/120 lbs. vealers 95.00-97.50, few 60/85 lbs. 75.00-91.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/135 lbs. 137.50-200.00, few 80/85 lbs. 96.00-112.50, few No. 2. 105/135 lbs. 117.50-130.00; Hoi. Heifers 90/125 lbs. 100.00-170.00, 75/85 lbs. 91.00- Beef cross 65/120 lbs. bulla and heifers 100.00-215.00. HOGS 99...8ut0wi and gilts about steady. Couple Lou US No. 1-2 235/250 lbs. 59.85, 1-3 235/270 lbs. 58.50-59.85, lot 2-3 309 lbs. 54.00. One US No. 1-3 570 lbs. sows 50.00, one 2-3, 620 lbs. 40.00. 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