AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 8, 1990
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Dec 10,1607, Captain John Smith is captured by Indians and subsequently rescued
by Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan Dec 11,1719, first recorded display
of aurora borealis in America Dec 14, 1798, David Wilkinson of Rhode Island
patents a machine for making screws Dec 16,1811, a severe earthquake at New
Madrid, Missouri, is felt as far away as Boston Make the most of yourself, for that
is all there is of you
f* sk the Old Farmer: Do you know of any formula to preserve paper and
Id documents 7 E M , Del
ere s one Dissolve a milk of magnesia tablet in a quail of club soda, and let it
overnight Then pour it into a pan huge enough to hold the paper flat Let the
paper soak for up to one how Take it out carefully and pal dry Then let it set
until completely dry before moving it
Home Hints Save the w rapper from the butter or margarine w hen baking cookies
id use it to grease the cookie sheet
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; The tail end of a snowstorm begins this week Cold, with flurries
through the second half of the week Clearing with a Cold snap at week s end
Greater New York-New Jersey: Intermittentrain through the first half of the week,
with snow in the north A cold snap, cloudy, and snowy tor the second half
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Rain continues through midweek, steady in the west, scat
tered in the east Turning colder and snowy Snow ends as the week begins
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Ram-soaked days begin the week Diminishing to
showers, except in the south where heavy ram persists Becoming cooler
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Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Sat., Dec. 1, 1990
HOGS. TOP BARROWS & GILTS
46 50-49 80; HEAVY BUTCHER
42 00-48 00; LIGHT BUTCHER
40 50-47 50; BUTCHER SOWS
38 00-45 50; FEEDER SHOATS
8 00-48 00.
VEAL; GOOD 65 00-90 00, STAN
DARD 45.00-55 00, UTILITY
30.00- 00, BULL CALVES 125.00.
SHEEP & LAMBS: GOOD
40.00- UTILITY 25 00-35 00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 12.00-2000.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE. STEERS:
GOOD 72.00-74.50; STANDARD
65 00-70 00; UTILITY 58.00-62.00.
HEIFERS; 65.00-71.50; STANDARD
55.00- 00; UTILITY 48.00-52.00.
COWS- COMMERCIAL 44 00-51.00;
UTILITY 40.00-42.00; CANNER AND
CUTTER 35.00-38 00
BOYDELL FARMS
302 lona Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone. 717-272-8943
DISTRIBUTORS FOR:
SILO QUEEN
NEW 2305 - 2517
FERTILIZER
BALER TWINE
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
TH£
DEC. 10-16,1990
Nostradamus born, Dec. 14.
BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD
55.00-63.25; CUTTER & UTILITY
50 00-53.00.
■ STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD
75 00-85.00; MEDIUM 60 00-70.00.
STEER CALVES: GOOD 80.00-95.00,
MEDIUM 65 00-75 00
HEIFER CALVES: GOOD
70 00-80 00, MEDIUM 55.00-65 00.
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
OKLAHOMA NATIONAL
STOCKYARDS WEEKLY CATTLE
SUMMARY COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK’S CLOSE; STEERS AND STEER
CALVES STEADY TO $2 00 LOWER.
CLOSING MOSTLY STEADY, EXCEP
TION WEIGHTS OVER 775 LB.
S 2 00-54.00 LOWER. HEIFERS AND
HEIFER CALVES STEADY TO S 2 00
3940 - 3090 E 75%
3970 Of The Time
N.C. Shore - Agri 8836
Pellas - Williams - Resnicks
TIMOTHY - TORO -
CLIMAX TIMOTHY
84 VWAP - 78 AT - Wetfoot - Erie
SOYBEANS
$14.50 Per Bag
Less 750 Prepaid By
December 15, 1990
OTHERS
ALFALFA
LOWER. DEMAND GOOD. TRADE
ACTIVE. TRENDS IN PART ARE AN
ADJUSTMENT TO LAST WEEK’S
VERY SHARP ADVANCES. QUALITY
AVERAGE THROUGH ATTRACTIVE
AND OVERALL BELOW LAST
WEEKS FANCY PAR. MODERATELY
THIN THROUGH AVERAGE FLESH
CONDITIONS ON MAJORITY OF
CALVES: YEARLINGS LARGELY
SLIGHTLY THIN THROUGH MOD
ERATELY FLESHY. SLAUGHTER
COWS STEADY TO $l.OO LOWER.
SLAUGHTER COW DEMAND
CLOSED FAIR. COUNTRY COW BUY
ERS AGGRESSIVE FOR NUMBERS
THIS WEEK PURCHASING 70% OF
OFFERINGS. SLAUGHTER BULLS
STEADY TO FIRM. BULL DEMAND
MODERATE. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK
8,800. LAST WEEK 7,914; LAST YEAR
8,868, SUPPLY INCLUDED 40% YEAR
LINGS. 47% CALVES, AND 13% COWS
&. BULLS.
BULK PRICE RANGES FOR THE
WEEK FOLLOW;
FEEDER STEERS- MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1, 300-350 LB.
SI 22 00-$133.00; 350-400 LB.
S I 1 5.00-$ 124.00; 400-450 LB.
SI 12.50-Sl2O 00; 450-500 LB.
5107.00-$ 114.00; 500-550 LB.
597.50- 107.50; 550-600 LB.
$97.00-$ 106.00; 600-650 LB.
594.50- 650-700 LB.
592.25-595.75; 700-750 LB. $93.00-
$94 50; 750-800 LB. $89.00-593 00;
800-850 LB. $87.00-$90.00 LARGE
FRAME 2 HOLSTEINS, 250-325 LB.
$lOB 00-Sll6 00; 500-550 LB. $B3 50-
$B4 00. 600-700 LB. 573.50-SBO.OO,
NOWHERE ELSE IS SO LITTLE FAT AND
SO MUCH LEAN MUSCLE AVAILABLE
IN A SINGLE BOAR
WHY?
1. Linebred Genetics With Leaness and Muscle Concentrated For
Generations.
2. Carcass Contest And Customer Fat-O-Meater Results Prove The
Progress Our Boars Can Sire in Several Different Herds.
3. Blood Typing By Dr, Jan Rapacz University Of Wisconsin.
4. Results From Central Test Stations Have Shown Our Boars To Sire
Leaner And Heavier Muscled Offspring Than Their Contemporaries.
5. We Guarantee Our Boars And Deliver Free.
□ Call 1-800-752-7113 for more info.
OUTLAW SEEDSTOCK SERVICES
Ben Outlaw Route 2, Box 324 A • Seven Springs, NC 28578
WE SHIP PARTS DAILY I mu STAY PUT I
Via FED. EXP. - UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR FREIGHT, ETC. CV Pick Up Your
_ Phone And
HQVRa \ ; Place Your
Mon.-Fri. 7 AM-5 PM; Sat.: 7 AM-Noon |Fv.T|;,, Parts
A All lIA Lw£UVIl Order
CALL US... Authorized Ol 1 1 T
If CM Bs Hm If UPS Station
700-750 LB. $72.25-$73.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS; MEDIUM AND
LARGE FRAME 1. 250-350 LB.
$ 106,00-$ 112.00; 350-400 LB.
$ 101.50-$ 106.00; 400-450 LB.
$95.50-$104.25; 450-500 LB.
$92.00-$98.25; 500-550 LB.
$90.25-$96.00; 550-600 LB.
$BB.OO-$94.25; 600-700 LB.
$85,25-$88.75; 700-800 LB.
$85.00-$87.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: CUTTER.
BONING AND BREAKING UTILITY
Y.G 1-4 AVERAGE DRESSING
$46 25-$49.00; HIGH DRESSING
$48,00-551.50; LOW DRESSING
544.50-547.50. CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER $40.00-$43.50, HOLSTEINS
TO $45 00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1
1200-2400 LB. AVERAGE DRESSING
$59 00-563.50; HIGH DRESSING
$63 00-564.50; VERY HIGH BONING
LIMOUSIN $69.00; LOW DRESSING
555.25-559.50.
Isennock Auction
New Park, PA
Monday, Dec. 6, 1990
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: GOOD
50.50-56.25; LOW TO GOOD 50.00 AND
DOWN.
VEAL CALVES; 130-145 LBS.
76.00- 110-120 LBS. 90.00-115.00;
95-105 LBS. 80.00-129.00; 85-90 LBS.
70.00- WEAK AND ROUGH 58.00
AND DOWN.
FEEDER CATTLE: 335-465 LB
BULLS 67.00-70.00.
FED STEERS: 880-1580 LBS.
66.00-69.75.
FED HEIFERS: 1 AT 1015 LBS. 68.75
HOGS: 240-285 LBS. 44.00 45.75.
FEEDER PIGS: 25 LB. AVG. 1600
HEAD.
GOATS: MEDIUM 42.00-43.00 HEAD.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Dec. 3, 1990
REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 273
HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND
PONIES. MARKET STRONG
25.00- 00 HIGHER ON ALL HORSEs’
LOCAL WORK; 750.00-950.00, 1 AT
1020.00.
SHIPPED WORK; 650.00-90000.
LOCAL RIDING AND DRIVING
MOSTLY 400.00-650.00,1 DRIVING AT
750 00.
SHIPPED LOADS OF DRIVING
500.00-
FEW BETTER HORSES UP TO
1200.00.
KILLER HORSES: HEAVYWEIGHT
700.00- LIGHTWEIGHT
330.00-
THIN: 225.00-325.00.
PONIES, LARGE; 205.00-405.00.
SMALL: 125.00-200.00.
COLTS: 25.00-75.00