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
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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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HOL. HEIFERS 95-115 LBS.
140.00-176.00. BEEF CROSS 65-115
LBS. BULLS ft HEIFERS 96.00-172.50
ONE 210.00.
HOGS 270. 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
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FEEDER PIGS 95. US NO. 1-3 15-30
LBS. FEEDER PIGS 28.00-41.00. 1-3
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SHEEP 19. COUPLE LOTS H.
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67.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15.00-28.00.
GOATS 6. FEW MEDIUM ft LARGE
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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
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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.
Few Boars 28.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 2...N0 Market Test
SHEEP 4... Slaughter sheep small lot
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