AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22, 1990 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC Dec 24,1889, the first bicycle with a back pedal brake is patented by Daniel Stover and William Hance of Freeport, 111 Dec 25,1831, Arkansas and Louisiana become the first states to observe Christmas as a legal holiday Dec 28,1869, William F Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, receives a patent for chewing gum Dec 29,1851, the first YMCA in America is opened in Boston, Mass If Christmas Day be fine and clear, corn and hay will then be dear the Old Fanner: All our old brassware has developed "old-age ' spots " How can I get rid of them 7 A M,Pa the juice of one lemon and one teaspoon of salt, and apply with fine steel rinse thoroughly and dry with a soft cloth This should polish the brass tout leaving spots lome Hints: Freeze candles before using They'll burn more slowly with less rip and less smoke OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Clear and veiy cold through Christmas A midweek snowstorm brings heavy snow to the south, then clearing and remaining cold Snow again Sunday Greater New York-New Jersey: Perfect weather for caroling clear, cold, and silent nights Snow midweek, clearing, then more snow ends the week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny and cold through most of this holiday week Snow arrives in time for the weekend, blanketing all it encounters, the cold persists. Piedmont U Southeast Coastal: Cloudy skies bring ram to southern sections Cool, followed by sunny and milder temperatures Snow for the weekend (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, \H 03444) New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, Dec. 19, 1990 Report lupplied by auction 102 COWS, 165 HEIFERS AND 7 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER. PA FRESH COWS: 925.00-1750.00. PA PUREBRED AND GRADE COWS; 1225.00-2075.00. PERRY COUNTY FRESH COWS; 880.00-1800.00. WISCONSIN FRESH COWS; MULVANEY LIVESTOCK SERVICES 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, Carbon and Schiiylkill. NJ- Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex Call (215) 258-1670 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 TMC DEC. 24-30,1990 Childermas, Dec. 28. 1085.00- PA FRESH COWS: 800.00-1525.00, SPRINGERS 1070.00-1325.00. LOCAL SPRINGING HEIFERS: 810.00- SHORTBRED: 735.00-960.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE: 600.00-660.00. SMALL OPEN: 225.00-420.00. VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A PREMIUM. BULLS: 350.00-800.00. LOCAL COWS: 510.00-1750.00. Keister’s Middleburg Auction Mlddleburg, Pa. Tueaday, December 18, 1990 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 636...REP0RT IS SUPPLIED BY THE AUCTlON...Compared with last weeks market: High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 83.00-85.75, Choice 78.00- Select 73.00-77.75, Standard 65.00- High Choice & Prime Hols teins 72.00-77.25. Choice 68.00-71.75, Select 62.00-67.75. Choice si. heifers 76.00- Select 68.00-75.75, Standard 62.00- Utility 58.00-61.75. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 51.00- Cutter & Boning Utility 49.00- Canner & low Cutter 44.00- Shells down to 42.00. Select si. bullocks 64.00-68.75. Yield Grade No. 1.1200/21 lOlbs. si. bulls 62.75-68.25, No. 2, 800/1200 lbs. 58.00-62.50. Feeder Cattle; 400/870 lbs. steers 69.00-82.50, Holsteins 400/925 lbs. 50.00-73.00. Heif ers 400/800 lbs. 53.00-76.75.400/925 lbs. bulls 52.00-69.00, few light 75.00-85.00. CALVES 205... Prime vealers 120.00- Choice 100.00-115.00, Standard & Good 90/110 lbs. 60.00-70.00, 60/90 lbs. 40.00-60.00. Farm Calves: Hols tein bulls No. 1, 90/125 lbs. 100.00- Hoi. Heifers 80/120 lbs. 60.00- HOGS 368... US No. 1,225/255 lbs. bar rows and gilts Sl.oo-52.00, 1-2 215/250 lbs. 50.00-51.00, 2-3 200/270 lbs. 49.00- 185/280 lbs. 45.00-48.75. US No. 1-3 270/650 lbs. sows 38.00-40.50, light weight 45.00, 2-3 240/575 lbs. 35.00- Boars 35.00-38.00. FEEDER PIG 565... US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 34.00-48.00, few No. 3, 25.00- 40/60 lbs. 43.00-56.00 all per head. SHEEP 66... Choice 80/110 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 42.00-52.00, few 20/40 lbs. 18S.OO-235.00, Good 40/80 lbs. 30.00-40.00. Slaughter ewes 18.00-28.00 - all cwl GOATS 45... Large 50.00-95.00. Small 25.00-50.00 all per head. MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, JIICW wJKyiJWIJir Isl<l W. Main St, Mount Joy, PA 17552 4*l^ Jlh® standard iM of perfection. Outstanding peaks and egg numbers. DEKALB XL-Unk® jj 44 Years Of Commitment to the Poultry Industry DEKALB Research 3V4 Million $ Annual Budget Local DEKALB Representative For Your Chick And Pullet Needs Call On The Melhorn Sales Team: Nelson Groff and Rich Roenlgk. The only full service, In this area, to handle the total needs of the poultrymen. New Wilmington Livestock Auction N. Wilmington, Pa. Monday, December 17, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 282...PDA...Compared with last weeks market: Slaughter cows steady to mostly 1.00 higher. Few Choice 1005/1180 lbs. slaughter steers 75.00- Select 73.00-78.00, few Stan dard 63.00-74.25; few Select & Choice Holsteins 70.00-72.50. Few Choice si. heifers 73.00-81.00, few Select 65.00- few Standard 58.00-65.50, few Utility 48.00-51.50. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 49.75-52.50, few 55.00, low dressing down to 46.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 47.00-51.75, few 53.00, Canner & Low Cutter 38.50-47.25, Shells down to 34.00. One Standard bullock 56.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1125/1920 lbs. si. bulls 58.25-61.50. Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame No. I, 345/550 lbs. steers 70.00- 1-2 550/860 lbs. 59.00-70.00. Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 470/835 lbs. heifers 61.00-66.50, Large Frame No. 2,445/610 lbs. 52.00-65.00. Few Medium and Large Frame No. 1,320/455 lbs. bulls 87.00- 500/750 lbs. 53.5073.00. CALVES 285...0ne Choice vealer 81.00, Standard & Good 70/115 lbs. 35.00- Utility 40/95 lbs. 32.00- Faim Calves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1,85/135 lbs. 90.00-129.00, few 80/85 lbs. 55.00- #2,80/115 lbs. 60.00-116.00; No. 1, Hoi. Heifers 90/105 lbs. 102.00- few 142.50. Beef cross 60/155 lbs. bulls & heifers 97.00-125.00, few 195.00. HOGS 624...8arr0ws and gilts steady to 1.00 lower. Few US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs. 49.00- 1-3 215/255 lbs. 48.00-49.00. 2-3 220/260 lbs. 47.00-48.10,2-4 220/275 lbs. 46.00-47.10, few 265/370 Is. 40.00- Sows: strong to 3.00 higher. US No. 1-3 290/625 lbs. sows 40.00-46.00, few 2-3 445/615 lbs. 38.00-41.25, few Medium 285/475 lbs. 36.00-40.75. Boars 33.75-34.75, few 36.00, few light weights 31.00- FEEDER PIGS 111... US No. 1-3 30/40 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-30.00, 40/50 lbs. 30.00- all per head. SHEEP 164... High Choice and Prime 85/110 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 46.00- Choice 85/105 lbs. 40.00- Good to low Choice 65/110 lbs. 39.00-45.00; NEW CROP; Choice & Prime 35/70 lbs. 70.00-88.00, 70/95 lbs. 50.00- Good & Choice 40/75 lbs. feeder lambs 22.00-35.00 - all cwt. Slaugh ter sheep 12.00-24.00, few 37.00. GOATS 2... Medium 30.00 & 45.00 ill per head. DEKALB The American birds backed by research and performance FEATURE For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Mam Monday -Friday 8:30 AM -4:00 PM STOCK BULLS & STEERS (200 TO 400 LBS.) 70.00-105.00. STOCK HEIFERS: 55.00-87.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS; GOOD TO CHOICE 77.50-80.75; MEDIUM TO GOOD 68.00-76.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY 62.00-68.00; LIGHT 57.00-63.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO CHOICE 74.50-78.50; MEDIUM TO GOOD 64.00-73.50. BULLS: HEAVY 60.00-71.00; LIGHT 46.00- COWS: FEW HIGH DRESSING 52.00- UTILITY HOLSTEIN 45.00- CANNERS 42.00-48.50; COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 43.00-47.00; CULL COWS 40.00 & DOWN. VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE 75.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 65.00- 808 CALVES: 50.00. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES: RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB. 100.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES: RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LB. 85.00- HOGS: TOP QUALITY 48.00-49.10; HEAVY 47.00-48.50; LIGHT 40.00-44.75. SOWS: 35.00-42.00. MALE HOGS: 34.00-38.00. BUTCHER LAMBS: 40.00-48.00. SHEEP: 10.00-18.00. EGGS: (PER DOZEN) LARGE 1.10 DOZ.; MEDIUM AND SMALL. NONE AVAILABLE. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, Dec. 17, 1990 REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 331 HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND PONIES. MARKET STRONGER. DRIVING HORSES: 510.00-820.00. RIDING HORSES: 475.00-810.00. LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS: 400.00- HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS; 550.00- THIN HORSES: 200.00-325.00. MARE PONIES: 45.00-200.00. COLTS: 35.00-85.00. . GELDINGS: 45.00-200.00. LARGER PONIES 260.00-410.00. DEKALB® DK BENEFIT Provides you .with a consistent & reliable performer. Research is insurance that provides you with predictable performance. Proven programs provide you with optimum genetic potential. Technical help readily available to help you. Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 Dec. 17, 1990 Early numbers, early size and excellent feed efficiency
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