AB-Lanca»tw Farming, Saturday, May 26,1990
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets are born in a farmhouse in Ontario May
30, 1868, the first Memorial Day is observed . June 2, 1851, Maine becomes the
first state to pass a prohibition law . June 2,1924, Congress grants citizenship to
all American Indians Circumstances alter cases, the straightest stick appears crooked
m water
Ask the Old Farmer We have a pan of water on our
wood stove in the basement. Is there anything we can
put in the water to improve the smell in the basement 7
Try adding a tablespoon of vinegar to the water in the pan. If
|f - s t j Jf , Woof j smoke that bothers you, open the dampers in
* the ••tove for a minute before opening the door to add wood.
Home Hints; I’lant horseradish near potatoes to guard against potato beetles
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: This week starts on last week's note, warm and sunny; no need for
a coat Grab your umbrella as rain appears Warm summer showers turn cool
Greater New York-New Jersey: Showers, drizzle, wet and dismal Flowers like it,
ducks do too, but it makes people kinda blue
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Heavy rain begins the week, with seasonable tempera
tures Then hot, with showers off and on, nere and there, increasing to rain
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: May ends with rain, then milder Rain diminishes
to showers to greet the month of June, but they'll end soon
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Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, May 23, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 208...PDA...Supply includes
15 head feeder cattle... Compared to last
Wednesday's maiket: Slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower. Cows 1.00 to 3.00
lower. Choice si. steers 74.75-77.25, one
High Choice 77.85, Select 68.50-73.50;
few High Choice & Prime 1330/1550 lbs.
Holsteins 69.00-72.50, one 74.00, Choice
1200/1500 lbs. 66.00-69.50, Select
64.25- few Standard 60.25-64.50.
Pew Choice si. heifers 70.75-74.00, Select
64.25- few Standaid 55.75-64.75.
Breaking Ut. & Commercial si. cows
52.00- low dressing 48.00-50.50,
Cutter & Bon. Utility SO.OO-56.00, Canner
& Low Cutter 47.75-52.75. Select &
Choice si. bullocks 64.00-70.00, one
74.50, one Standard 59.50. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1350/1750 lbs. si. bulls
66.75-72.00.
CALVES 165.,.Few Choice vealers
110.00- few Good 86.00-110.00,
few Standard and Good 75/90 lbs.
80.00- Farm Calves: No. 1, Holstein
Bulls 90/125 lbs. 185.00-199.00, few
130/145 lbs. 120.00-170.00, few 85 lbs.
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N.H. turtles lay their eggs.
172.50-191.00, No. 2. 85/115 lbs.
120.00- few down to 90.00; No. 1,
Holstein heifers 95/130 lbs.
131.00- few 85/90 lbs.
100.00- Few Beef cross 90/110 lbs.
bulls 165.00-200.00, few Heifers 85/130
lbs. 95.00-130.00.
HOGS 349...8arr0ws and Gilts 1.00 to
1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 225/250 lbs.
64.25-65.00, few 65.85, 1-3 215/255 lbs.
63.00- lot 210 lbs. 61.75, few 2-3
230/260 lbs. 61.25-63.10, few 1-3 160/190
lbs. 52.25-60.00. Sows 2.00 to 4.00 higher,
mostly advance over 500 lb*. US No. 1-3
280/495 lbs. sows 52.00-SS.OO, few
500/530 lbs. 54.75-56.75, few Medium
275/375 lbs. 36.00-39.50. Few Boars
50.75-52.00, few It weights 47.50-49.75.
FEEDER PIGS 310... US No. 1-3 20/25
lbs. feeder pigs 210.00-240.00, 30/40 lbs.
109.00- 15.00, few 160.00, few 50/55 lbs.
91.00- lot 109.00-60.00 - cwt
SHEEP 106... Choice 40/85 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 75.00-90.00, mostly
70.00- few 125/145 lbs.
70.00- few 25/40 lbs. 82.50-100.00,
one 155.00, Utility & Good 25/40 lbs.
70.00- Slaughter sheep 16.00-26.00,
few 48.00.
GOATS 28... Few Latge 56.00-77.00,
few Medium 32.00-49.00, Large Kids
32.00-50.00 all per head.
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 22, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 124..J > DA...Comp*red with
lilt weeks maikel: Few Select slaughter
steers 66.25-73.25; few Select St Choice
Holsteins 65.50-71.25, few Prime
70.75- Few Choice si. heifers
70.50- Breaking Utility St Commer
cial sL cows 52.75-55.00, couple 57.75,
Cutler & Boning Utility 51.75-56.00, cou
ple 57.00, Cannes 4 Low Cutter
49.00- Shells down to 47.50. Few
Yield Grade 1210/1360 lbs. si. bulls
60.75-
CALVES 161... Few Choice vealers
105.00- Standard & Good 70/95
lbs. 83.00-94.00, Utility 65/85 lbs.
65.00- Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls No.
1, 85/135 lbs. 160.00-195.00, No. 2,
85/135 lbs. 100.00-155, few down to
95.00; Hoi. Heifers 75/125 lbs.
130.00- couple 181.00. Few Beef
cross 85/110 lbs. heifers 110.00-18200.
HOGS 205... US No. 1-2 215/250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 64.85-65.75, lots 200 lbs.
60.75, few lots 1-3 220/245 lbs.
64.50- lot 1-3 168 lbs. 53.50. US No.
1-3 375/675 lbs. sows 50.25-54.25, mostly
52.00- Boars 44.00-51.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test
SHEEP 1...N0 Market Test
GOATS 3...N0 Market Test
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, May 23, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 135.. PDA-Compered with
last weeks maiket; Couple Select slaughter
steers 67.00 and 70.00, couple Standard
57.35&58.75. Breaking Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows 52.50-55.00, Cutter
and Boning Utility 51.50-55.25, Canter &
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low Cutter 48.50-51.25, Shells down to
45.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1350/1600
lbs. si. bulls 62.10-67.10. Feeder Cattle:
Few Medium Frame No. 1, 425/620 lbs.
steers and bulls 76.00-89.00.
CALVES 90.. Few Standard and Good
70/100 lbs. vealers 80.00-98.00, few Utili
ty 60/85 lbs. 56.00-80.00. Farm Calves:
No. 1, Holstein Bulls 85/135 lbs.
175.00- No. 2. 85/135 lbs.
100.00- few No. 1, Hoi. Heifers
60/90 lbs. 84.00-188.00.
HOGS 126... US No. 1-2 210/250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 66.25-68.10. US No. 1-3
310/580 lbs. sows 51.75-55.50. Few Boars
46.50-48.75.
FEEDER PIGS IQS...US No. 1-3 2Q/3S
lbs. feeder pigs 40.00-45.00, few lots 45/55
lbs. 50.00-6250 all per head.
SHEEP 26..,Choice 50/80 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 61.00-71.00. Slaughter
sheep 15.00-27.00.
GOATS 0...N0 sales on offer. HOLS
TEIN DAIRY COWS - $900.00-51350.00,
COUPLE 1550.00 - PER HEAD.
Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, May 21,1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 237...PDA...Compared with
last Monday's market: Slaughter cows
strong to Utility 60.50-63.00. Choice si.
heifen 72.50-78.00, Select 68.00-71.50,
Standard 58.50-64.50, Utility 54.00-59.00.
Breaking Utility ft Commercial si. cows
52.50-59.50, few high yielding 62.00, Qrt
ler ft Boning Utility 50.00-55.50, Canner
ft Low Cutter 41.50-49.50, Shells down to
30.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1300/1700 lbs.
sL bulls 65.00-71.00, few No. 2, 90/1250
lbs. 58.00-60.00. Feeder Cattle: Medium
ft Large Frame #l, 240/370 lbs. steers
88.00- few 120.00-135, Large No.
2, 600/700 lbs. 73.00-75.50. Medium ft
Large Frame #l, 240/300 lbs. heifen
78.00- few Medium No. 1, SIS lbs.
84.00. Medium ft Large Frame No. 1,
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400/600 Ibi. built 75.00-56.00.
CALVES 213...Ch0ice vealers
113.00- Good 90.00-104.00, Stan
dard A Good 90/120 lb*. 78.00-90.00,
60/85 Ibi. 64.00-80.00, few Utility 45/60
lbs. 40.00-60.00. Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls
#l, 90/130 lbs. 130.00-201.00, No. 2,
90.00- Beef cross 85/115 lbs.
95.00- few to 205.00.
HOGS 157...8am>ws and gilts mostly
1.00 higher. US No. 1-2 220/260 lbs.
6150-63.75, lot 64.50, 1-3 220/250 lbs.
61.00- 2-3 215/270 lbs. 58.00-60.00,
2-4 300/340 lbs. 54.00-56.50. US No. 1-3
325/600 lbs. sows 50.00-52.00, 2-3
300/550 lbs. 48.00-50.50. Boars
45.00-
FEEDER PIGS 13...L0t US No. 1-3 48
lbs. feeder pigs 46.00 per head.
SHEEP 2S7...High Choice & Prime
75/100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
67.00- one small lot 75.50, Choice
75/85 lbs. 65.00-68.00; Good A Choice
60/65 lbs. feeder lambs 50.00-60.00.
Slaughter sheep 15.00-24.50.
GOATS 4.. Large 35.00-50.00 all per
head.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Monday, May 21, 1990
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK: 157 LAST
WEEK: 94.
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK,
COWS AND BULLS MOSTLY
STEADY. NOT ENOUGH FEEDER
CATTLE FOR A MARKET TEST.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 49.00-57.00 CUT
TER A BONING UTILITY 1-2
49.50- FEW HIGH DRESSING
58.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 1-2 45.00-49.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1140-2240 LBS.
60.00-72.00 MOSTLY 63.00-70.75.
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