AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19, 1991 OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC lan 22, 1901, Queen Victoria ot England dies Jan 24, 1848, James W Marshall discovers gold on John Sutter's land in California Jan 24,1922, Christian K \elson ot lowa patents his "Eskimo I’ie" ice cream bar Jan 27 1880, Thomas AK a Edison tent tor the electric incandescent light The nuvntian of the the monition of the method of invention -A \ Whitehead Ask the Old Farmer; Mv newly purchased New England home has soapstone sinks in the kitchen Can you tell me how to care for soap stone’ I> G , N II To i lean soapstone siiiAs nscn imldctelei tent and watei only when neiesmiy finite thoionfhly Home Hints Wcsir cotton g!o\cs under rubber glo\es and sour hands won t sweat or stick to tlu rubber OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: A snowstorm begins the week, then changing to clear and cold (This month's average of 2s his 4’ below normal) Intermittent snow tor the weekend Greater New York-New Jersey: Seasonable and sunnv to start the w eek, then v erv cold w ith light snow A snowstorm hits at the end of the week, but it's seasonable Middle Atlantic Coastal; A cold wave begins this week hirst there s snow, then sunnv skies A rainstorm rolls in hndav but changes to snow and colder Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: This is the week tor precipitation Intermittent ram, heav v m the east snow in the west, colder Heav v ram and snow end the w eek (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 01444) Oklahoma City Feeder Cattle Oklahoma City, Okla. Wednesday, January 16, 1991 OKLAHOMA NATIONAL AND YEARLING HEIFERS. DEMAND STOCKYARDS WEEKLY CATTLE LIGHT FOR YEARLING STEERS. SUMMARY COMPARED WITH LAST FEEDER QUALITY AVERAGE WEEK’S CLOSE: STEERS UNDER 575 THROUGH ATTRACTIVE THIS WEEK. LB. STEADY: OVER 575 LB. BULK SUPPLY 550-900 LB. STEERS NOTICE Veterinary Homeopathic Class Teacher: Dr. Ed Sheaffer V.M.D. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 1991 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location; Yoder’s Restaurant Rt. 23 E. of New Holland, Pa. Subjects; Udder Health, Udder Injury, Milk Quality, First-i\id, Fertility, Affections Of Musculoskeletal System Of Horses And Cattle. Reservations Must Be Made With Hess Farm Supply, Inc., New Holland, Pa. By Sat., Jan. 26, 1991 CaU (717) 354-7972 or 354-7935 • Informative Agricultural Meeting Wednesday - Feb. 6, 1991 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Location: Yoder’s Restuarant Rt. 23 east of New Holland, PA Speakers; Murray Bast -Pres. Bio-Ag Consultants Ontario, Canada, Consultant In Animal and Soil Nutrition & Supplier Of Animal Health Products - Well-known Speaker Throughout Canada & U.S. Subjects; Producing Safe, Chemical Free Food Controlling Com Root Worm With Ecological Farming - From Personal Experience Dr. Edgar Sheaffer V.M.D. Owner Of Clark Veterinary Clinic, Mechanicsburg, Pa. *♦ Subject: Safe Quality Milk For Today’s Consumer Mike Trapp - Quali-Tech, Inc., Chaska, Mn. Subject: Assimilation Of Trace Minerals In Livestock Nutrition Dr. Lee Davis - Trans-Agra International, Storm Lake, lowa Subject: Non-Viable Probiotic Animal Nutrition Dr. Charles Garrett - Penn Nutrients, Inc., Robesonia, PA Subject: High Available Energy Fats For Dairy Cows THE JAN. 21-27,1991 St. Agnes's Day, Jan. 21. 52.00-55.00 LOWER. FULL DECLINE ON WEIGHTS BETWEEN 700-800 LB. FEEDER HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES WEAK TO $2.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE FOR CALVES For Reservations Call Hess Farm Supply, Inc. New Holland, Pa. By Sat., Jan. 26, 1991 (717) 354-7935 354-7972 AND 550-775 LB. HEIFERS; MOST COMING OFF WHEAT PASTURES THAT ARE DORMANT. SLAUGHTER COWS 53.00-53.50 LOWER. SLAUGH TER BULLS $l.OO-52.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER CATTLE DEMAND MODERATE. SLAUGHTER RUN INCLUDED LOTS OF DAIRY COWS. SHARP DROP IN THE PRICE OF WHOLESALE MILK OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS (NOW NEAR $4.75 LOWER THAN LAST YEAR) CAUS ING SOME DAIRYMEN TO MARKET COWS. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 14,695; LAST WEEK 6,332; LAST YEAR 13,098. RUN 75% YEARLINQS; 20% CALVES: 5% COWS AND BULLS. BULK PRICE RANGES FOLLOW: FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 1, 375-400 LB. $109.50-5118.00; 400-450 LB. $106.75-5115.00; 450-500 LB. $lOl.OO-$ 110.00; 500-550 LB. $98.00-$107.75; 550-600 LB. 592.00-5102.75, $94.75 UP AFTER EAR LY; 600- 650 LB. $90.50-$95.75; 650-700 LB. $BB.OO-591.50; 700-750 LB. $87.25- $90.50; 750-800 LB. $84.75-$89.00; 800-900 LB. $83.50-$87.50; 900-1000 LB. $81.50-$84.75. HOLSTEINS: LARGE FRAME 2. FEW 325-375 LB. $lOO.OO-$104.00; 475 LB. $88.00; 575-600 LB. $83.25-$83.50; 600-700 LB. $73.50-$77.50; 725-800 LB. $73.00- $73.50; 800-875 LB. $70.00-$74.50; 900-975 LB. $68.00-570.75. Save Replace Your Bulbs Electricity FLUORESCENT LIGHTS MELHORN SALES. SERVICE, TDITPITIItfA pA J. JcVLUI iJf V^v/« 1010 W. Mam St, Mount Joy, PA 17552 BIOFOGGER A Revolutionary Way To Disinfect Your Poultry Or Hog Buildings The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of the poultrymen. FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 1, 300-400 LB. $99.00-$104.50; 425-500 LB. $89.50-$99.50, BULK $90.75-$96.50; 500-600 LB. $86.50-$92.00; 600-700 LB. $85.00-589.25; 700-800 LB. $83.50-586.50; 800-900 LB. $81.50- $83.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: BULK LATE CUTTER, BONING AND BREAKING UTILITY Y.G. 1-4, AVERAGE DRESS ING $45.75-$49.00; HIGH DRESSING $49.25-$51.50, VERY HIGH DRESSING TO $53.00; LOW DRESSING $42.00-$46.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1, 1325-2325 LB. AVERAGE DRESSING $59.50-$62.50; HIGH DRESSING $62.25-$65.00; LOW DRESSING $54.25-$58.50. STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (200-400 LBS.) 70.00-93.00. STOCK HEIFERS 55.00-78.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE 76.50-80.50, MEDIUM TO GOOD 68.00-76.00. • Thermal Fogger Using Bioguard X-185 « Cost Effective Method For Disinfecting Call For Price On Unit Or For Us To Do The Job For You For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Monday * Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 Jan. 14, 1991 HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY 62.00-68.50, LIGHT 57.00-63.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 75.00-78.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 64.00-73.50. BULLS HEAVY 63.00-69.75, LIGHT 50.00- COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING 55.00- UTILITY HOLSTEIN 47.00- CANNERS 42.50-49.50, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 44.00-49.00, CULL COWS 42.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 75.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 65.00- 808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN TO FARM (100-120 LBS.) 110.00-142.50 HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES. RETURN TO FARM (100-120 LBS) 85.00-130.00. HOGS TOP QUALITY 48.80-50.50, HEAVY 48.00-49.50, LIGHT 42.00-44.75. SOWS 42.00-49.00 MALE HOGS; 30.00-38.00. BUTCHER LAMBS 40.00-47.50. SHEEP 10.00-18.00. EGGS LARGE ,86-.97, MEDIUM .74, SMALL UNAVAILABLE. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDREDWEIGHT.
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