AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 6,1990
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
OCT. 8-14,1990
Oct. 8, Thanksgiving Day, Canada.
Oct 9, 1855, Joshua C Stoddard ot Worcester, Massachusetts, patents the calliope
Oct 10,1848, the Naval School (renamed the U S Naval Academy m 1850) opens
at Annapolis, Maryland Oct 12,1442, Christopher Columbus, convinced he has
* fm. reached the Far East, lands m the Bahamas Oct 13,1903, the first
World Series ot baseball ends as the Boston Americans defeat the Pitts
i. burgh Nationals Jest wilh i/nm equal- a tool uin t taken joke
Ask the Old Farmer; Is there any wav, short of staving up with a gun
or keeping the garbage inside, to discourage the raccoons from raiding
my garbage cans’ 1, T, Wash
PUkch *mnll uniw non tlicuuhmui lonvil night All-night talk
. slum’* uwki'ymnllv iivll
V W HomcHints Qmcklv sharpen sussorsbx i lifting several turn's through a couple
& Ok— lax ers ol tine sandpaper
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: A beautiful tall week tor leaf peeping' Clear and warm tor most of
the week, then sunny and cooler near week's end with some showers up north
Greater New York-New Jersey: Pleasantly warm and sunny through midweek
Sprinkles appear, but it’s seasonable mild Overcast skies finish the week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Gorgeous weather around 62 F, clear skies What more
could you want’ A good weekend’ Forget it There's heavy rain m store
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: First halt ot the week is clear, while the latter half
has ram, heac v m central and western sections, diminishing to showers
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New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1990
Report supplied by auction
REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 123
COWS, 72 HEIFERS, AND 7 BULLS
COW MARKET STEADY; HEIFER
MARKET LOWER.
PA PUREBRED AND GRADES.
FRESH- 1400.00-2150 00, SPRINGERS
1350.00-1925.00.
PERRY COUNTY FRESH COWS
1275 00-155000.
WISCONSIN FRESH COWS:
MULVANEY LIVESTOCK
M SERVICES TfaMi
Tom Mulvaney, Jr.
Easton, PA
(215) 258-1670
OFFERING: Order Buying, Livestock Trucking To Leesport
Sale In PA & Hackettstown Sale In NJ.
TOP PRICES FOR DOWN & DISABLED
CATTLE, Paid On Dressed Weight At
Competitive Prices.
Also - Fat Cattle, Bulls and Steers.
NOW AVAILABLE! - Removal of Dead Cattle & Horses
(Subject To Charge Based On Area)
PRESENTLY HANDLING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
PA-Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks, Monroe, Part Of Berks
NJ-Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex
, CaU (215) 258-1670
farm (restfeeds)
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
THE
1475.00-
PA FRESH COWS; 1300.00-1500,00,
SRPINGERS 1450.00-1625.00.
NY FRESH COWS: 1350.00-1750.00
PA FRESH COWS: 900.00-1500.00
HERD OF 47 HEAD, ALL STAGE
COWS: 530 00-1575.00.
LOCAL SPRINGING HEIFERS
-850.0-
SHORTBRED: 575 00-960.00.
BREEDING AGE OPEN;
680.00-
SMALL OPEN: 340.00-560.00.
BULLS: 375.00-855.00.
VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A
PREMIUM.
LOCAL COWS: 470.00-1700.00.
Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, October 1, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 472...PDA...Ccmpared with
last Monday's matket; Slaughter cows ful
ly steady. Few Select slaughter steers
67.00- few Standard 64.00-66.00,
few Utility 58.00-66.50. Select si. heifers
65.00- high yielding 69.50, Standard
59.00- Utility 54.50-59.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows
51.25-56.00, several high yielding Com
mercial 56.00-60.00, Cutter & Boning
Utility 49.50-53.00, Canner & Low Cotter
41.00- Shells down to 25.00. Yield
Grade No. I, 1400/2150 lbs. si. bulls
58.00- No. 2, 1000/1400 lbs.
53.50-57.00. Feeder Cattle: Medium &
Large Frame No.l, 300/500 lbs. steers
78.00- 175/250 lbs. 90.00-118,
650/850 lbs. 69.00-82.00. Medium and
Large Frame No.l, 300/500 lbs. heifers
72.00- 600/900 lbs. 64.00-75.00.
Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 300/525
lbs. bulls 71.00-89.00.
CALVES 706... Few Choice vealers
98.00- Good 87.00-96.00, Standard
& Good 90/120 lbs. 68.00-78.00, 60/85
lbs. 60.00-70.00, Utility 50/65 lbs.
40.00- Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls #l,
90/130 lbs. 120.00-170.00, No. 2. 90/130
lbs. 90.00-125.00; Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
88.00- Beef cross 80/125 lbs.
90.00-
HOGS 121.,.Birrows and gilti I.SO to
2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 220/245 Ibi.
55.00- 1-3 230/255 lbs. 54.50-55.10,
1-3 200/214 lbs. 54.00-55.00. US No. 1-3
380/550 lbs. sows 45.00-48.00, 2-3
300/600 lbs. 43.00-45.25. Boars
42.00-
FEEDER PIGS 3...C0up1e US No. 1-3
55 lbs. feeder pigs 59.00 per head.
SHEEP 152...W00l slaughter lambs
steady to weak. High Choice & Prime
90/106 lbs. si. lambs 57.00-59.00, Choice
85/110 lbs. 53.50-57.00; Good & Choice
60/77 lbs. feeder lambs 51.00-55.50, lot
Utility 43 lbs. 32.00 - all cwt. Slaughter
sheep 18.00-24.00.
GOATS 25... Large 38.00-48.00,
Medium 30.00-40.00, Small 25.00-30.00
all per head.
MELHORN SALES, SERVICE,
TRUCKING CO.
iota w. Maui st, mm joy, pa 17 m
Why You Should Consider Melhorn Sales, Service and Trucking Co.
Feature
* 30 years of DEKALB sales &
service experience
* 14 years of trucking
experience
* 27 years pullet growing
experience
- custom growing
- Started pullets
* 2 full time sales & service
people
* 2 full time pullet service
people
* 6 full time office staff
To handle your business needs fast,
courteous & efficiently.
Capable of moving and housing 80,000
pullets per day. Fast, efficient, & courteous
service insures the least amount of stress
on your birds.
Utilizing fowl carts for fast, efficient
handling of your spent hens
The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total
needs of the poultrymen.
* Full time, professional
pullet moving crews
* 12 years experience in the
loading of spent hens
fggk For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102 mmm
_W/ Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, October 1, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 276...PDA...Compared with
last Monday’s market ago; Few High
Select & low Choice slaughter steers
70.00- Select 65.00-69.25; couple
Choice Holsteins 67.50&68.00, Standard
58.00- Couple Choice si. heifers
68.75&70.25, Select 62.00-66.00, few
Standard 54.00-58.75. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 49.00-52.75, couple
58.00&61, low yielding down to 45.00,
Cutter & Boning Utility 46.00-50.75, Can
ner & Low Cuuer 39.25-46.00, Shells
down to 15.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1020/1935 lbs. si. bulls 59.00-64.25. few
No. 2,1110/1340 lbs. 50.00-59.00. Feeder
Cattle: Medium & Large Frame No. 1,
33Q/525 lbs. steers 77.00-85.00. Medium
& Large Frame No. 1,330/525 lbs. heifers
69.00-
CALVES 284... Few Good vealers
85.00- Standard & Good 90/120
lbs. 70.00-77.50, 60/85 lbs. 62.50-75.00,
lot Utility S 3 lbs. 54.00. Farm Calves; Hoi.
Bulls No. 1.85/135 lbs. 125.00-175,75/80
lbs. 115.00-120.00, #2. 90/120 lbs.
100.00- No. 1. Hoi. Heifers 80/125
lbs. 135.00-191.00. Beef cross 65/150 lbs.
bulls & heifers 75.00-ISO.OO, few
150.00-
HOGS 480... US No. 1-2 220/255 lbs.
barrows and gilts 58.50-59.25,1-3 225/260
lbs. 57.00-58.50, 2-3 240/265 lbs.
56.00- 1-3 200/220 lbs. 53.00-57.60.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300/665 lbs. sows
45.00- one 54.00. Boars
42.50-45.50.
FEEDER PIGS 51... US No. 1-3 25/40
lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-31.00 all per
head.
SHEEP 136... High Choice & Prime
85/110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
50.00- few low yielding
35.00- few Choice 60/75 lbs.
55.00- 80/100 lbs. 40.00-50.00;
Good and Choice 45/80 lbs. feeder lambs
35.00- - all cwt. Slaughter sheep
15.00-
GOATS 24... Large 40.00-70.00,
Medium 24.00-40.00, few Small
11.00-26.00 all per head.
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1990
Report supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY
51.00- LOW DRESSING
48.00- HIGH DRESSING UP TO
58.00, 1 AT 60.00; CANNERS
48.00- SHELLY 47.00 DOWN.
BULLS; YG#l 1200-1500 LBS. 65.00,
Benefits
Providing you with a reliable source of a
proven performer, committed to making it
work in your layer house.
Providing you with a professional and
caring approach to moving your pullets,
protecting your investment.
Providing you with a quality grown pullet
raised on a proven program that insures top
performance in your layer house.
Providing you with information & technical
help for maximum performance.
Insures that pullet growing program is
followed resulting in birds that perform.
STANDARD 56.00-60.00.
FED STEERS: 1150-1350 LBS. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 75.00-78.00; LOW
CHOICE 71.00-74.00; SELECT
65.00- HIGH CHOICE HOLS
TEINS 1400-1600 LBS. 65.00-68.00.
FED HEIFERS: PRIME 1000-1200
LBS. 75.00-76.50; STANDARD HOLS
TEINS 55.00-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 300-400
LBS. 85.00; CULLS 70-110 LBS.
62.00- WEAK AND ROUGH 60.00
DOWN.
FARM CALVES. HOLSTEIN BULLS:
95-125 LBS. 130.00-150.00; #2 85-110
LBS. 80.00-125.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: 100 LBS. UP
TO 165.00; BEEF X BULLS
110.00-157.00.
BUTCHER HOGS; NONE.
SOWS: 400-700 LBS. 46.00-49.25.
BOARS: 42.00-43.75.
STOCK CATTLE, STEERS: 300-50 C
LBS. 78.00-85.00; 500-700 LBS
70.00- 700-900 LBS. 67.00-80.00,
900-1050 LBS. 65.00-73.00.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 69.00-77.00;
500-700 LBS. 64.00-74.00; HOLSTEINS
500-700 LBS. 73.00-85.00; 800-900 LBS
60.00-
BULLS: 500-700 LBS. 67.00-80.00
700-900 LBS. 63.00-73.00; BEEF TYPE
900-1050 LBS. 61.00-64.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: SPRIN
GERS UP TO 815.00; FRESH UP TC
885.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 80-110 LBS.
51.00- GOOD FEEDERS 50-70
LBS. 50.00-55.00.
SHEEP: HEAVY BUCKS 16.00-20.00
GOATS: MEDIUM UP TO 48.00,
FLESHY KIDS UP TO 37.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS; BY THE HEAD.
20-30 LBS. 22.00-32.00; 30-50 LBS.
34.00-40.00; 50-70 LBS, UP TO 45.00; BY
THE POUND, 140-180 LBS. 50.00-52.00.
NEXT WED, OCT. 10, SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE ALREADY
PROMISED 10 SIMMENTAL CATTLE
500-700 LBS., ONE 7/8 BLACK &
WHITE SIMMENTAL BULL 900 LBS ,
THREE PUREBRED BRAHMA SER
VICE BULLS, TEN ANGUS 350-550
LBS. AND THREE LIMOUSIN
HEREFORD BULLS AT 300 LBS.
Belknap
Livestock Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, October 3, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 59...HEADAGE REPORT IS
SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTION...NO
PRICES AVAILABLE.
CALVES 92...
HOGS 169...
FEEDER PIGS 20...
SHEEP 9...
GOATS 11...