T99I OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS: MAR 1H 7a i qqi SLAUGHTER STEERS: 176 HD. v»rnai Fn linifv Mir in TREND: STEADY. HIGH CHOICE & ~ Vernal Equinox, Mar.2o. PRIME 2-4 78.00-83.00, FND 84.35; Mar 18,184 a, first-known flood m America is recorded bv explorer Fernando DeSoto , innTr J as he encounters the swollen Mississippi River (The flood waters peaked on Apr 20) Mar 19, swallows return to CHOICE 2-3 1075-1375 LBS. is?^ —- —~ San Juan Capistrano Mar 20, 75.00-80.50; CHOICE 2-3 OVER 1375 c 'lrft \ 1882, ilihlc Tom . Cabin, hv Harriet LBS. 72.00-75.50; CHOICE 4, ALL Beech Stowe, is published in book WEIGHTS 70.00-74.50; SELECT AND form with a million copies being CHOICE 1-2950-1100L85.69.00-75.00; P ' sold in the first six months Mar SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 1100-1375 22,1630, colonists in Boston are for- LBS . 68.50-74.00; SELECT AND bidden by statute to gamble 4 /mk of is the CHOICE 1-2 OVER 1375 LBS. licvil s pfnyct hook 00*72 50 Ask the Old Farmer; Now that the snow is melting, all the leaves that didn tgel raked ,22". ctcivic rumn; -> * <nC n t*cn up are evident Can these be put to any useful purpose’ T L , Pa . ‘‘“L^ ™ borne can hr added to your conipo.l m/e ami .oim can be mil on the tauten nmt Illicit m when the am,ml,.workable ' 1050-1450 LBS. 62.00-66.50. Home Hints After ripping out a scam eliminate the telltale needle holes bv plating a doth soaked SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 79 HEAD, in while \ megar under the garment and pressing with a hot iron TREND: STEADY. CHOICE 2-3 fnr 1 i j Jy- OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England; Severe cold begins yet another week, but a midweek change brings showers with snow in the mountains Continuing rainy and mild to end the week Greater New York-New Jersey: Initially severely cold, but turning milder by mid week The second half of the week is rainy and gradually cooling Middle Atlantic Coastal; First clear then rainy and warm, ending with showers and very-warm The month's average of 44 FIS 4 abo\ e the norm Piedmont & Southeast Coastal. Clear, w ith cold nights tor the first half of the week Then rainy and mildertemperatures The weekend is cloudy and warm 1 \ll Kiclit- Kt-s ncd V.inkii Incorporated Pubhn \H 444441 North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Tuesday, March 12, 1991 Report supplied by auction CALVES .69-1.70. COWS ,39-60'/.. EASY COWS .10-.48. HEIFERS .39’/..- 69’/. Special Easter Lamb Sales Wednesday, March 20 & 27 at 10:00 A.M. Leesport Farmers Market North End of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61 Regular Livestock Sale Every Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Farmer’s Market begins at 9 a.m. Flea Market at 7:00 a.m. Phone: (215) 926-1307 Bill Weist and Woody Weist, Managers *** Contract with Purina Mills, Inc. Now accepting new and existing sow herds - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative To Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture THL BULLS .53-.69Vi. STEERS .6391 -.72. HOGS .46. SOWS ,36-.43'/i. SHEEP .12 .48. LAMBS EACH 20.00-68.00. LAMBS PER LB. .39-.59. GOATS EACH 20.00-103.00. KIDS EACH 11.00-61.00. HIDES EACH 1.00-20 00. TOTAL 1291. We Su Call Us Today 1-800-873-5300 •' 'c c, V. ‘i , Cl ' u Greencastle Livestock 850-1000 LBS. 69.00-73.50; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1250 LBS. 73.00-79.50; CHOICE 4 ALL WEIGHTS 68.00-73.00; SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 850-1000 LBS. 69.00- SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 1000-1250 LBS. 70.00-75.75. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350 LBS. 64.00-71.00; SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 1000-1350 LBS. 59.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS: 34 HEAD. TREND: STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. YG#l ALL WEIGHTS 64.00-71.00, END TO 75.85; YG#2 ALL WEIGHTS 57.00- BULLOCKS: 5 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3 950-1150 LBS. NONE; CHOICE 1-3 115b-1375 LBS. 67.00-71.50; SELECT 1-2 950-1250 LBS. 70.00-75.00. COWS; 336 HEAD. TREND: 1.00 TO 2.00 HIGHER. BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 53.00-58.50; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY Every Wednesday At 11:00 A.M. GOOD’S AUCTION 111 Maple Ave. Leola, PA 17540 717-656-8911 717-656-9554 C.B. HOOBER & SON. INC Intercourse, PA (717)768-8231 \ ****** V-" For IH and Case IH drills 510, 5100,5200,5400,620,6200 603020R92 S4QBS Regular Duty Double Disk Openers • l_€ BU 603005R92 Si 4112 2 Regular Duty Single Disk Openers *111“ WE SHIP PARTS DAILY Via FED. EXP. - UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR FREIGHT. ETC Mon.-Fn. 7 AM-5 PM, Sat,. 7 AM Noon CALL US... t,"" It CouU Be IHfe Have If UPS Station 54.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 53.00 AND DOWN. STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE RECEIPTS: 125 HEAD. TREND: 5.00 HIGHER. BEEF TYPES: 200-400 LBS. STEERS 90.00-120.00. BULLS 85.00- HEIFERS 80.00-99.00; 400-600 LBS. STEERS 80.00-105.00. BULLS 75.00-100.00, HEIFERS 75.00- 600-800 LB. STEERS 72.00- BULLS 68.00-80.00, HEIF ERS 70.00-82.50; 800-975 LBS. STEERS 66.00- BULLS 60.00-67.50, HEIF ERS’6S.OO-72.00. HOLSTEINS & DAIRY CROSS: 200-400 LBS. STEERS 85.00-102.00, BULLS 80.00-100.00, HEIFERS 79.00- 400-600 LBS. STEERS 72.00- BULLS 65.00-75.00, HEIF ERS 70.00-87.00, 600-800 LBS. STEERS 66.00- BULLS 60.00-67.50, HEIF ERS 65.00-74.00; 800975 LBS. STEERS 60.0066.00, BULLS 57.0066.50, HEIF ERS 60.00-68.50. CALVES: 475 HD. VEAL CALVES: TREND: STEADY TO STRONG. CHOICE 150300 LBS. 90.00112.00; GOOD 78.0089.00; GOOD 100150 LBS. 65.00- GOOD 80-100 LBS. 57.00- STANDARD 80100 LBS. 50.0057.00; STANDARD 80 LBS. & DOWN 49.00 & DOWN. CALVES RETURNING TO FARM: TREND; STEADY. HOLSTEIN BULLS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 159.00, UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 150.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS. OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 181.00, UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 145.00; BEEF TYPE BULLS, OVER 90 LBS. UP TO 180.00, BEEF TYPE HEIFERS. OVER 90 LBS. UP TO 140.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS: 42 HD. TREND: STEADY TO STRONG. CHOICE 80-100 LBS. 48.00-52.00; 100-120 LBS. 46.00- MEDIUM & GOOD ALL WEIGHTS 42.00-48.00; SPRING LIGHT LAMBS (40-50 LBS. 85.00-100.00); (50-60 LBS. 75.00-85.00); (60-75 LB. 65.00- SHEEP; EWES LEAN 18.00-22.00; EWES FAT 15.00-18.00; YEARLINGS 25.00- BUCKS 14.00-18.50. GOATS: 118 HD. SMALL 18.00-36,00; MEDIUM 35.00-58.00; LARGE 59.00- IMMHIFD HOOBER EQUIPMENT, INC Middletown, DE ■ TWO LOCATIONS (3021378-9555 The Saving Place REGULAR DUTY SINGLE OR DOUBLE ASSEMBLIES <3O9{T Tttl'XX you A%£ 09i THE SJQ'HT ‘RpA'D JUST ‘BECAUSE IT IS A WELL <BEATESI PATH. - HOGS. SOWS & BOARS: 115 HD. HOGSfBARROWS A GILTS. TREND: 1.00 HIGHER. 210-250 LBS. 50.00-52.00; 250-260 LBS. 49.00-50.00; 260-270 LBS. 47.00- 270-300 LBS. 45.00-48.00, LIGHT HOGS: 140-180 LBS. 4200-45.00; 180-210 LBS. 43.00-47.75. SOWS: TREND: STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. GOOD SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 42.50-46.75; GOOD SOWS OVER 400 LBS. 43.00-48.00; CULL SOWS ALL WEIGHTS 42.00 & DOWN. BOARS: TREND: 2.00 HIGHER. 180-210 LBS. 38.00-41.00; 210-260 LBS. 38.00- 260-300 LBS. 35.00-38.00; 300 LBS. & OVER 37.00-40.00. SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 2:00 P.M. & EVERY THURSDAY AT 1:00 P.M. HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON DAY & THURSDAY AT 11:30 A.M. SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE: FRIDAY. APRIL 5 AT 7:15 P.M. SPECIAL FEEDER PIG SALE: SATURDAY, MARCH 23 AT 1:00 P.M. •SPECIAL EASTER LAMB SALE; THURSDAY. MARCH 21. 1991 APPROX. 7:00 P.M. New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, March 11, 1991 REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 281 HEAD OF HORSES. MULES AND PONIES. MARKET STEADY. DRIVING HORSES: 525.00-810.00. RIDING HORSES; 485.00-780.00. BETTER HORSES: 850.00-1235.00. LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS: 460 00-535.00. HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS 585.00-890.00. THIN HORSES: 165.00-410.00. MARE PONIES: 50 00-200 00. COLTS; 40 00-100.00. GELDINGS: 50.00-200.00. LARGER PONIES: 300.00-50000. FOR SALE SHAVINGS & SAW DUST ★ Delivered To Your Location ★ Year Round Supply ★ Excellent for Dairy or Horses Call For Price To Your Area 717-653-5935 ja lartininc. Mt. Joy, PA YOU STAY PUT Pick Up Your Phone And Place Your , Parts 1 Order at 'I t? J
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