AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1990
OLD FARMERS ALMANAC
OCT. 22-28,1990
Swallows leave San Juan Capistrano, Oct. 23.
Oct 23,1945, Jackie Robinson becomes the first black baseball player to be hired by
a ma)or league team, the Brooklyn Dodgers Oct 24,1901, Mrs Anna Edson Taylor
becomes the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls m a barrel Oct 26,
1825, The Erie Canal, America's first man-made waterway, is opened to traffic, afford
ing a water link between the Midwest and the Atlantic coast Oct 28, 1886, the
Statue of Liberty is dedicated on Bedloe's Island m New York harbor If the guilt,
are out, good luck's about
f Ask the Old Farmer We heard that years ago people added milk to white
st wash to keep it from cracking and being washed away by the weather
■m Could you tell me what proportion of milk to add 7 EB, O
M Mn enough unbaked time into a gallon of street milk to make it thicker than
■■ < ream, s hr in a teacup of turpentine, and put on at once with a paint brush It
wilt stick to smooth wood
Home Hints: A mixture of lemon juice and salt will remove rust stains from clothing
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Most of this week is rainy, but warm This month's average of 59° F
is 4° above the norm Clearing and cold for week's end
Greater New York-New Jersey: First scattered showers throughout the region, then
clear and pleasant before becoming partly cloudy and cool
Middle Atlantic Coastal: The week is off to a rainy start, but after that it's clear sailing,
sunny and warm Some clouds appear on Sunday
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; No complaints this week, just lovely weather, clear
and warm A few showers and a cooling trend end the week
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New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, October 15, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 297 PDA Few High yield
ing Select & Choice slaughter steers
73 25-75 75, one 77.25, few Select
68 00-71 50, few Select Holstems
63 50-66 00, Standard 60.00-66 00. One
Choice 870 lbs si heifers 67 75, few Stan
dard 58 00-60 25 Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 50 00-54 25. one
56 50, Cutter & Boning Utility
48 00-53 50, low dressing to 46.50, Canner
& Low Cutler 40 00-48 75, Shells down to
17.00 Individual Standard si. bullock
64 25 Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1335/2140
lbs. si bulls 60.00-61.75, few No. 2,
1315/1760 lbs 49 25-58.00. Feeder Cattle:
Few Medium Frame No 1, 345/450 lbs.
steers 74.00-80 00, Med. & Large #l,
785/1045 lbs. 58 00-68 25. Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 320/665 lbs. heifers
64.00-80.00, 380/725 lbs. Holsteins
53.50-78.00, few Med. & Large #2,
500/770 lbs. 55 00-65.00.
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60/85 lbs. 50.00-60 00, Utility 45/60 lbs
30 00/48 00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls No.
1. 90/135 lbs. 105.00-165, 75/85 lbs
80 00-90 00, #2. 85/120 lbs 60 00-110 00;
No 1, Hoi Heifers 80/120 lbs
125 00-165 00 Beef cross 75/135 lbs
bulls & heifers 70 00-14 5 00, one 200 00
HOGS 428 US No 1-2 230/255 lbs
barrows and gilts 58 35-59 25, 1-3 220/260
lbs. 57 00-58 50, 2-3 230/280 lbs
55 10-56 25,1-3 195/215 lbs 52 50-56 50
Sows. US No 1-3 285/585 lbs. sows
46 00-50 75. Boars 43 75-45 75
FEEDER PIGS 30. .US No 1-3 35/50
lbs feeder pigs 20 00-36 00 all per
head.
SHEEP 123 ..High Choice & Prime
85/105 lbs. wool slaughter lambs
60.00- Choice 70/100 lbs.
54.00- Good and Choice 35/65 lbs
feeder lambs 44 00-54.00 - all cwt. Slaugh
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GOATS 17..,0ne Large 58.00, Medium
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Keister’s
Middleburg Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, October 16, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 494...REP0RT IS SUPPLIED
BY THE AUCTION...Comp»rcd with Ust
weeks market: High Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 77.25-79.10, Choice
74.75-78.75, Select 70.00-74.50, Standard
68.00- Choice Holsteins 70.00-73.85,
Select 66.00-69.75, Standard 63.00-65.75.
Choice si. heifers 73.00-75.85, Select
68.50-72.75, Standard 64.00-68.25. Break
ing Utility & Commercial si. cows
54.00- Cutter & Boning Utility
52.00- Canner & low Cutter
44.00- Shells down to 40.00. Choice
si. bullocks 70.00-74.25, Select
65.00- Yield Grade No. 1,
1200/1760 lbs. si. bulls 63.50-66.75, No. 2,
800/1200 lbs. 57.75-62.75. Feeder Cattle:
400/675 lbs. steers 72.00-86.00. Heifers
350/750 lbs. 63.00-78.00. Bulls 350/700
lbs. 68.00-85.00.
CALVES 236... Prime vealers
110.00- Choice 98.00-105.00,
Good 90/110 lbs. 65.00-85.00, Standard &
Good 60/90 lbs. 50.00-65.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein bulls No. 1, 90/120 lbs.
125.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
130.00-
HOGS 384... US No. 1,22(V255 lbs. b»r
rows md gilts 58.50-59.50, No, 1-2
220/250 lbs. 57.75-58.50,2-3 200/260 lbs
57 00-57.75,190/270 lbs. 50 00-57 00. US
No. 1-3 280/650 lbs. sows 47.00-50, few to
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52.00,2-3 275/575 lbs. 40.00-47.00. Boars
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FEEDER PIG 454... US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 30.00-39.00, 35/60 lbs.
35.00- all per head.
SHEEP 24... Choice 80/110 lbs. wool
slaughter lambs 48.00-51.00, Good &
Choice 50/75 lbs. 35.00-48.00. Slaughter
sheep 12.00-25.00 - all cwt.
GOATS 24... Large 45.00-99.00. Small
25.00-45.00 all per head.
Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, October 15, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 366...PDA...Few Select
slaughter steers 67.00-69.50, Standard
61.00- Select and low Choice si.
heifers 67.00-71.50, Standard 61.00-66.00,
Utility 57.00-61.50. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 51.00-56.00, high
yielding Commercial 56.50-59.50, Cutter
& Boning Utility 48.50-52.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 40.00-47.50, Shells down to
22.00. Yield Grade No. 1. 1300/2300 lbs.
si. bulls 59.00-73.00, No. 2,1200/1490 lbs.
55.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium &
Large Frame No.l, 300/500 lbs. steers
80.00- 190/250 lbs. 90.00-112,
700/850 lbs. 68.00-78.00. Medium and
Large Frame No.l, 300/500 lbs. heifers
67.00- 600/840 lbs. 65.00-74 00.
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Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 280/500
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CALVES 312... Few Choice vealers
95.00- Good 81.00-92.00, Standard
& Good 90/120 lbs. 70.00-79.00, 60/85
lbs. 61.00-72.00, Utility 50/65 lbs.
41.00- Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls #l,
90/130 lbs. 120.00-165, couple 170 oo'
No. 2. 90.00-120,00; Hoi. Heifers 90/120
lbs. 125.00-180.00. Beef cross 80/120 lbs
80.00-
HOGS 98... US No. 1-2 220/255 lbs. bar
tows and gilts 56.00-56.50, 1-3 215/245
lbs. 54.75=-55.50, lot 273 lbs. 54,25. US
No. 1-3 300/600 lbs. sows 46.00-47.50, 2-3
350/700 lbs. 45.00-47.00. Boars
43.00-46.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1... per head.
SHEEP 163...L0t High Choice & Prime
113 lbs. si. lambs 54.50, Choice 80/105
lbs. 44.00-52.00; Good & Choice 58/77
lbs. feeder lambs 48.00-58.00 - all cwl
Slaughter sheep 16.00-22.00.
GOATS 33... Large 40.00-50.00,
Medium 25.00-35.00, Small 14.00-22.00
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