AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4 1990 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC Aug 7,1782, the Badge of Miltary Merit (or the Order of the Purple Heart) is estab lished by General Washington Aug 9,1593, Izaak Walton, "the father of angling" Kand author of The Coin fleet Angler, is born Aug 12,1851, Isaac M Singer receives a patent for the first contmuous stitch sewing machine The fish will soon be caught that nib- Ask the Old Farmer How can 1 remove water discoloration from chrome bathroom fixures’ Chrome polish just makes 5 i shiny discolorations' SS, Pa C Wet the fixtures with cool water and wipe with fresh newspaper Home Hints: Take along a picnic cooler when grocery shopping on hot days Stash all the per ishables/meltables in the cooler for the trip home OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Sunny and warm most of the week. Expect temperatures around 74° F this month (2° above average, 4° above north) Showers end the week. Greater New York-New Jersey: Cool weather for the first half of the week, then clear and warm Very warm with thundershowers for the weekend Middle Atlantic Coastal: Showers, heavy m the west, followed by milder temper atures midweek A couple of clear, hot days, ending with thundershowers Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Water everywhere this week' Rain, heavy in the west, diminishes to showers to end the week, becoming hot for the weekend (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Carlisle Livestock Market Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, July 31, 1990 SLAUGHTER STEERS: ACTIVE. CHOICE 75.00-76.25; SELECT 68 50-72 25; STANDARD 65.00-67.25. SLAUGHTER HOLSTEINS: CHOICE. NONE OFFERED; SELECT 62.75-65 85; STANDARD 57.00-61 00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: SELECT AND CHOICE 70.00-74.00; STANDARD 64.25-65.00. SLAUGHTER COWS; STRONG DEMAND' EARLYBIRD PENS FIRM 3.00 HIGHER. BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 55.50-58.25; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 54.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 50.00-53.85; BIG MIDDLE 49.50- SHELLY 49.00 AND DOWN. SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS: YG#l 64.50- YG#2 55.25-62.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: ALL WEIGHTS. MEDIUM #2 65.00-83.00; HOLSTEINS 90.00- FEEDER BULLS; ALL WEIGHTS, MEDIUM 64.00-76.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE *** Contract with Purina Mills, Inc. Now accepting new and existing sow herds We Supply - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative To Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment THE AUG. 6-12,1990 Aug. 6, Full Sturgeon Moon. 95.00- GOOD 88.00-94.00; STAN DARD AND GOOD 73.00-83.00; LIGHT/ WEAK 72.00 AND DOWN. FARM BULLS; 110.00-150.00; FARM HEIFERS 125.00-167,50. HOGS: US#l-3 210-260 LBS. 59.50- UNDER 200 LBS. 50 50-53.00, 2 AND 4. ALL WEIGHTS, 57.35-59.25. SOWS. ACTIVE 450 LBS. 48.00- UNDER 450 LBS. 46 75-49.00; 2 AND 4. ALL WEIGHTS. 41.50- BOARS: 45.75-49.00. FEEDER PIGS; BY THE HEAD. 20-25 LBS. 17.00-25.00; 30-45 LBS. 31.00-36.00. SHEEP: EWES 13.00-28.00; YEAR LINGS TO 47.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 15-25 LBS. 150.00- CHOICE 70-90 LBS. 65.00- MEDIUM AND GOOD 52.00- GOATS: BY THE HEAD, SMALL, MEDIUM 21.00-53.00. SALE EVERY TUES. EVE AT 5:30 FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS; 7 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK. NEXT STATE GRADED PIG SALE FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1:30 P.M. Call Us Today — 1-800-873-5300 Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs • Of Agricultute Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, P». Monday, July 30, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 228...PDA...Compered with Uit Monday’s market; Slaughter cows 1.00 to 1.50 lower. Choice slaughter steers 72.00- Select 68.00-71.50, Standard 62.50-67.00. Choice si. heifers 69.00- Select 66.00-68.00, Utility 53.00- Breaking Utility & Commer c,al si. cows 51.00-56.00, few high yield ing 58.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 48.00- Canner &■ Low Cutter 40.00- Shells down to 29.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/1860 lbs. si. bulls 63.00- one up 76.00, No. 2, 900/1480 lbs. 54.00-60.00. Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No.l, 400/600 lbs. steers 78.00- 150/250 lbs. 100.00-120.00. Medium & Large Frame No.l, 450/600 lbs. heifers 74.00-84.00, 140/250 lbs. 85.00- Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 350/500 Iba. bulls 78.00-84.00, few 200/280 lbs. 90.00-108.00. CALVES 223... Few Choice vealers 100.00- Good 88.00-100.00, Stan dard & Good 90/120 lbs. 71.00-80.00, 60/85 lbs. 60.00-74.00, few Utility 45/60 lbs. 39.00-45.00. Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls #l, 90/130 lbs. 120.00-167.00, No. 2. 90.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs. 100.00- Beef cross 80/115 lbs. 94.00- HOGS 109...Bartows and gilts .50 to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-3 230/255 lbs. 58.50-59.00,2-3 225/260 lbs. 56.50-57.50, 1-3 140/190 lbs. 52.00-57.00. US No. 2-3 HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Auction will continue all year long Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster in Paradise, PA) For Info. L. Robert Frame. Sr 717-442-4181 business president 215-458-8518 home Glenn S. Frame Mar. SAWDUST & KILN DRIED WOOD SHAVINGS * Delivered To Your Farm * Excellent Dairy Bedding * Economical * Year Around Supply jo^Martininc. Lancaster, PA 717-898-5290 PARS: GROWN (POSITIVE APPROACH tar REVITALIZING SOILS) I The MARK of QUALITY" A HOMOGENIZED NACHURS® fertilizer . • Nutrl-Cal With T.O.G. Organic Chelate • Bivert r~—V CUSTOM FARM SEEDS \(«\ NEW HYBRIDS - WAXY AND DENTS \4O \ ALFALFAS - BREAK-THRU ' i SOYBEANS SEE US AT AG PROGRESS DAYS. LOC: E. 6TH ST. PARS, inc. 1585 Landis Road Elizabathtown, PA 17022 Phone (717) 367-2667 320/640 lbs. sows 48.00-50.00. Few Boars 43.00- FEEDER PIGS 15... Few US No. 1-3 15/22 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00-15.00, few 60/78 lbs. 50.00-72.50 per head. SHEEP 194... Spring slaughter lambs steady to weak. High Choice & Prime 90/100 lbs. si. lambs 57.00-60.00, Choice 75/90 lbs. 53.00-56.50; Good & Choice 58/75 lbs. feeder lambs 44.00-50.00 - all cwt. Slaughter sheep 14.00-22.00. GOATS 19... Large 41.00-55.00, Medium 33.00-40.00, few Small 21.00- all per head. New Wilmington Livestock Auction N. Wilmington, Pa. Monday, July 30, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 212...PDA...Compared with last Monday's market; Slaughter cows steady. One Choice slaughter steer 73.75, few Select and low Choice 70.00-72.75; few Choice Holsteins 69.25-72.25, one Standard 66.00. One Choice si. heifer 74.25, few Standard 57.00-60.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 50.00-55, couple 55.75, Cutter & Boning Utility 48.00- few high dressing 54.50, Canner & Low Cutter 40.00-48.50, Shells down to 15.50. Yield Grade No. 1, 1120/1515 lbs. si. bulls 62.25-64.75, one 66.25, one No. 2, 1035 lbs. 51.50. Feeder Cattle; Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 400/710 lbs. steers 70.00-83.00. Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 340/600 lbs. heifers 65.00- few 650/775 lbs. Call For Price 62.00-66.00. Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 500/755 lb*, bulk 63.00-76.50. CALVES 239...C0up1e Choice vealers 111.00- few Good 85.00-100.00, Standard & Good 90/120 Ibi. 72.50-81.00, 60/85 Ibi. 61.00-78.00, lot Utility 52 lbs. 59.00. Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulk No. 1, 85/135 lbs. 100.00-159.00, No. 2, 90/135 lbs. 79.00-100.00; Hoi. Heifers 90/130 lbs. 135.00- lot 84 lbs. 82.00. Beef cross 80/130 lbs. bulls & heifers 82.50-155, 180/295 lbs. 80.00-110.00. HOGS 367...8arr0ws and gilts 4.00 low er. US No. 1-2 225/250 lbs. 59.00-59.35, lot 60.25,1-3 220/260 lbs. 57.85-59.00, lot 2-3 265 lbs. 57.75, 1-3 205/215 lbs. 54.00- Sows strong to 1.00 higher. US No. 1-3 340/590 lbs. sows 45.00-50.25, one 2-3 550 lbs. 43.50. Boars 40.00-46.25, one Ll Wt. 35.00. FEEDER PIGS 15... US No. 1-3 25/35 lbs. feeder pigs 28.00-36.00 all per head. SHEEP 2S3...Choice & Prime 90/105 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 58.00-62.00, Choice 80/105 lbs. 50.00-60.00, few 65/80 lbs. 60.00-69.00. Good and Choice 50/80 lbs. feeder lambs 35.00-52.00 - all cwt SUughter sheep 9.00-30.00. GOATS 10... 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