AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,1990 mt Some markets not available OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC due to the holiday July 9, 1878, Henry Tibbe of Washington, Missouri, patents the first commercial corncob pipe July 14, 1789, citizens of Pans storm the Bastille Prison releasing the king’s political prisoners July 15, 1876, the first no-hit baseball game is pitched oy George Washington Bradley of St Louis in a 2-0 win against Hartford There's no ugly love or handsome prison . Ask the Old Farmer: The leaves on my houseplants have m \es begun to droop and yellow What's going on 7 TJ, N J /Ypk If you haven’t been overwatering them, yellow leaves might indicate ,ron deficiency A good source of slow-refease iron is one or two rusty MB JH nails pushed into the soil W -Tft Home Hints: Remove dll traces of the leaves when preparing rhubarb, as t ’ le l eaves are extremely toxic Remember to wash hands and utensils •■wHtSSawns 6 * thoroughly afterwards OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England; Mostly wet this week rain, then warmer with showers here and there Precipitation this month is only slightly above average at 3 5" Greater New York-New Jersey: A warm, clear start changes suddenly to cooler with heavy ram falling Clearing and warmer to finish the week Middle Atlantic Coastal: The week begins clear and hot A midweek change to heavy thundershowers gradually becomes milder by week's end Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Variable again Sunny and warm weather switches to thundershowers and milder Finally clear and hot to end the week (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, July 2, 1990 CATTLE 202 .PDA Compared with last Monday's market' Slaughter cows about steady Few Select slaughter steers 69 00-72,00, few Standard 65.00-68 00 Few Choice si. heifers 70 00-71.50, Stan dard 59.00-63 50 Breaking Utility & Commercial si cows 53 00-60.00, few 63.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 50.50-55.00, Canner & Low Cutter 43 00-51.00, Shells down to 31 00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1300/1900 lbs si bulls 61.00- 00, No 2, 900/1400 lbs 57.00- 00 Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame Nol, 350/500 lbs steers 75 00-85 00, few 200 lbs up 128.00, Medium Frame No. 2 300/450 lbs. 70 00-79.00 Medium Frame N 0.2,.2, 350/450 lbs. heifers 62 00-68 00 CALVES 271. .Choice vealers 116 00-133.00, Good 95.00-112.00, Stan dard & Good 90/120 lbs 80 00-88 00, few 60/85 lbs. 62.00-8000, few Utility 50/65 lbs. 48.00-65.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls #l, 90/130 lbs. 112.00-170.00; Hoi. Heif ers 90/125 lbs. 100.00-165 00. Beef cross 80/120 lbs. 100.00-160.00. HOGS 104... Barrows and gilts .SO to 1.00 higher US No. 1-3 220/250 lbs. 59.25-60 00.1-3 215/265 lbs. 58.00-59 00. 1-3 180/195 lbs. 55.00-55.50. US No. 2-3 300/650 lbs. sows 48 00-50.00. Boars 44.00-47 00. FEEDER PIGS 8...L01 US No 1-3 32 lbs. feeder pigs 36.00 per head. SHEEP 238 .Spring slaughter lambs steady to weak. High Choice & Prime 48/67 lbs. 61.00-65.00, 75/110 lbs. 52 50-58.00, Choice 75/95 lbs, 46.50 : 52.50, Good & Choice 40/60 lbs feeder lambs 45.00-50.00 - all cwt. Slaugh ter sheep 14.00-23.00. GOATS 7 .Few Large 39.00-50.00, few Medium 28.00-38.00 all per head. Contracts Being Offered For... New Farrow To Finish Units Preferrably 300-500 Sows. Also Interested In New And Existing Finishing Floor To Be Run “All-In-All Out” We Supply • Cash Flow Information • Professional Service Personnel • Quality Genetics • Producer Incentive Programs Become a part of our Planned Growth! Call now to discuss this opportunity! 717-626-0331 or 1-800-432-3040 JULY 9-15,1990 July 14, Bastille Day. Dewart Livestock Auction Dewart, Pa. Monday, July 2, 1990 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 100 .PDA ..Compared with last weeks market: Slaughter cows steady to strong Few Select si steers 67.75-70.00, couple Select Holstems 67 00 & 68 00, few Standard 59 00-64.00. Few Select Holstein si heifers 61.75-66 00 Few Breaking Utility & Commercial s). cows 54.00-56.00, Cutter & Bon Utility 51.50-56.00, couple to 57.50, Canner & Low Cutter 45 00-49 50, Shells down to 43 00. Few Yield Grade No 1, 1090/1750 lbs. si bulls 60.00-69.00 CALVES 155 ..One Choice vealer 106.00, few Utility and Standard 60/80 lbs 65.00-75 00 Fatm Calves' Holstein Bulls No. 1, 90/130 lbs. 125 00 170.00, No 2, 85/130 lbs. 85.00-120 00, Hoi Heifers 80/140 lbs, 130.00-185.00, few down 100 00 HOGS 29... Few lots US 1-2 220/240 lbs. barrows and gilts 60.00-62.50, few 1-3 250/260 lbs. 56.00-58 50 Couple US No. 1-3 450 lbs. sows 48.00. FEEDER PIGS 39... Few Lots US No 1-3 20/30 lbs. feeder pigs 31.00-40.00 all per head. SHEEP 4...C0up1e Good 50 lbs. spnng slaughter lambs 54.00 & 56.00. Two si. sheep 10.00 & 11.00. GOATS 0...N0 market lest. New Wilmington Livestock Auction N. Wilmington, Pa. Monday, July 2, 1990 Report Supplied by'RDA CATTLE 182...PDA...Compared with last Monday’s market; Slaughter cows mostly Choice si. heifers 70.00, few Stan dard 56.75-61.75. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 52 00-55.50, couple 57.00 & 61.00, Cutter & Boning Uulity 50 50-55 00, few high dressing 56.75, Canner & Low Cutter 41.00-50.50, Shells down to 30.00. Few Yield Gride No. 1, 1085/1575 lbs. si. bulls 63.75-66.00. Feed er Cattle; Few Medium & Large Frame No 1, 370/695 lbs. heifers 65.00-74.00. Few Med. & Large Frame No 1, 445/720 lbs. bulls 69.00-8000. CALVES 301...0ne Choice vealer 100.00, one Good 85.00, Standard & Good 90/120 lbs. 65.00-75.00, 50/85 lbs 54.00- Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1, 90/140 lbs. 130.00-171.00, lot 85 lbs. 100.00, No. 2, 90/120 lbs. 80.00-135.00, Hoi. Heifers 85/130 lbs. 90.00-176 00. lot 70 lbs. 75.00. Beef cross 65/135 lbs. bulls & heifers 75.00- 135.00, few 155.00- HOGS 407... Barrows and gilts mostly 2.50 higher. US No. 1-2 230/250 lbs. 62.00- 1-3 220/260 lbs. 60.50-62.00, lot 2-3 265 lbs. 58.50, 1-3 195/210 lbs 58.00- Sows mostly .50 higher. US No 1-3 350/595 lbs. sows 47.50-51.75. Boars 42.00-49.50. FEEDER PIGS 30... US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 15 00-37.00 all per head. SHEEP 125 ..High Choice & Prime 80/105 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 65 00-73.00, Choice 70/90 lbs. 60.00-71.00, few 50/65 lbs. to 81 00. Slaughter sheep 5.00-25 00. GOATS 5.. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market all per head. Valley Livestock Athens, Pa. Monday, July 2, 1990 Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 175 00. VEAL CALVES NO MARKET TEST. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 177 50. SLAUGHTER CALVES 88.00 AND DOWN. GRASSERS & FEEDERS 50 00-80 00 LAMBS 55.00-71.00. SHEEP 14.00-25.00. HOGS 200 TO 250 LBS. 53.00-58 00 SOWS 42.00-50.00. BOARS TO 44.50. KUTZTOWN PRODUCE AUCTION RD #4, Box 4153-A Fleetwood, PA 19522 KUTZTOWN Produce Auction. Ina Pennsylvania garden fresh. AUCTION DAYS - MON.-TUE-THURS.-FRIDAY 10:00 AM. WATERMELONS CANTELOUPES TOMATOES NOW FOR SALE FIRST HAY SALE THURSDAY, JULY 19th 9:00 AM No Commission First Day CALL HERB FOR DETAILS 215-683-7161 STORAGE TRAILERS For Rent ★ Delivered To Your Location ★ Safe And Inexpensive Storage KEENS SERVICES INC. "00r 717-626-5420 850 Keens Road, Lltltz, PA 17543 PIGS TO 48.00. HEIFERS 52.00-68.75. STEERS 55.00-68.75. FEEDER STEERS 5000-71.00. BULLS 55.00-68.00. COWS GOOD 54.00-58.00, TOP 62.25. COWS MEDIUM 46.00-53.00. COWS POOR OR SMALL 40.00 AND DOWN. CATTLE MARKET STRONG. CALF MARKET STEADY. HORSES SMALL TO 460.00. PONIES TO 65.00. GOATS TO 100.00. TEN COW BUYERS; REAL ACTIVE SALE. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. Monday, July 2, 1990 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY 53.00-57.00; HIGH DRESSING UP TO 59.25, LOW DRESSING 50.00-53.00, CANNERS 51.00-54.00; SHELLY 5000 DOWN. BULLS: YG#l 1910 LBS. AT 65.00. FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE 850-1050 LBS. 67.00-70.00; SELECT 65.00- VEAL CALVES: GOOD 200-350 LBS. 79.00- CULLS 85-120 LBS. 68.00- 50-80 LBS. 62.00-70.00; WEAK AND ROUGH 60.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS, #1 95-120 LBS. 130 00-149 00, #2 80-105 LBS 90.00-125.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS- 1 100 LB. AT 200.00; BULK 80-120 LBS. 120.00- BEEF X BULLS 110.00- BUTCHER HOGS: US#l AND 3 215-260 LBS. UP TO 60.50. SOWS: 400-700 LBS. 50.00-51.75. STOCK CATTLE, STEERS: HOLS TEINS 600 LBS. UP TO 60.00 HEIFERS; 300-600 LBS. 68.00-75.00; 1 HOLSTEIN 225 LBS. AT 103.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 1 HOLS TEIN SPRINGER 930.00; 1 SMALL FRESH 475.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 70-100 LBS 53.00-54.50; GOOD 45.00-50.00; MEDIUM 35.00-44.00. SHEEP: 13.00-23.00. GOATS; LARGE UP TO 80.00; MEDIUM 35.00-60.00; SMALL KIDS 20 00-30.00. PIGS AND SHOATS, BY THE HEAD: 10-20 LBS. 8.00-13.00; BY THE POUND. 10-15 LBS. 134.00-155.00; 1 LOT 132 LBS. AT 56.00. STOCK BOARS: 200-250 LBS. 50.00-50.75. New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, July 2, 1990 REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 320 HEAD OF HORSES. MULES AND PONIES. KILLER MARKET STEADY; RIDING HORSES STRONGER DRIVING HORSES: 450.00-975.00. RIDING: 475.00-100000. REGISTERED HORSES: 875.00- LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS; 410.00- HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS: 530.00- THIN HORSES; 150.00-350.00. MARE PONIES; 45.00-175 00. COLTS: 40.00-85.00. GELDINGS: 45.00-175.00. LARGER PONIES; 250.00-465.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, July 4, 1990 Report supplied by auction REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 36 COWS. 18 HEIFERS. AND 1 BULL. MARKET STEADY. PERRY COUNTY FRESH COWS 825.00- WISCONSIN FRESH COWS. 1210 00-1450.00. PA FRESH COWS; 825.00-1250 00 LOCAL SPRINGING HEIFERS: 875.00- ' PUREBREDS; 1475 00. SHORTBREDS; 710.00-925 00. BREEDING AGE OPEN: 500.00- VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A PREMIUM. BULL; 750.00 LOCAL COWS: 440.00-1285.00. SAWDUST & KILN DRIED WOOD SHAVINGS * Delivered To Your Farm * Excellent Dairy Bedding * Economical * Year Around Supply Cali For^rlce JD.<£Martjn,nc. Lancaster, PA 717-898-5290
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