ASlancwter'Farming! Saturday, "Ma?ch 23, 1991
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Mar 26,1955, Dr Jonas Salk iinnouru.es his polio vaccine Mar27,1860,M 1. Bvrn
of New York patents the corkscrew Mar 27, 1964, an earthquake measuring 8 4
Son the Richter scale rocks Alaska, destroying downtown Anchorage Mar
10, 1858, Hvman L lipman of Philadephia patents the first pencil with an
attached eraser Only mi inventor hum n how to honow mut even/ limn is oi
should he an inventor —R W Fmerson
IM%Ma^^_«tjicaKit < Ask the Old Farmer: How can I make bars of soap
sr |rom leftover bits and pieces 7 HW, N ]
Put the st nips in a shallow fwn inn modi Kite oven When melted hirto inn colon
then let cool nnd harden Cut into take- (Note Hint the tost of the eneigy to melt
down the simps will prohnhlu cost moie tlinn buying a new bnr')
Home Hints Save men s old socks for v\ rapping around shoes when packing
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Raindrops arc falhnp through midweek, with mild temperatures The
rain ends as the month ends Continuing mild, with cloudy skies remaining
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and mild with a tew showers, the week ends
seasonably This month s average ot 41 r Fis normal, 2 above in the south
Middle Atlantic Coastal; The first hall ot the week sees intermittent showers and is
\ er\ warm The second halt has hea\ icr ram, then clear to close out the month
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Warm and sunny followed by several days ot rain
1 henvinnv and warm again March s average ot 54' Fis 4° above normal
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Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, March 20, 1991
Report supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY
49 00-54.00; HIGH DRESSING
55.00-57.00; CANNERS 46.00-50.00;
SHELLY 46.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG#l 1400-2200 LBS.
63 00-67.50; YG#2 58.00-61.00.
FED STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1200-1450 EBS. 81.00-83.50,
CHOICE 74 00-79.00; SELECT HOLS
TEINS 64.00-68.25.
FED HEIFERS; HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1000-1100 LBS. 75.00-78.00,
LOW CHOICE 850-975 LBS
65 00-69 00.
VEAL CALVES- CHOICE 175-300
LBS UP TO 115.00; CULLS 80-110 LBS.
60 00-70 00; 50-80 LBS. 50 00-60.00,
WEAK AND ROUGH 48 00 DOWN.
FARM CALVES, HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 90-125 LBS. 140.00-165.00, FEW UP
TO 170 00; #2 75-95 LBS 100 00-140 00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 LBS UP TO
157 00, BEEF X HEIFERS OVER 90 LBS.
130 00-180.00, HEIFERS UP TO 145 00
BUTCHER HOGS «I AND 3 215-260
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THE
MAR. 25-31,1991
Full Sap Moon, Mar. 30.
LBS. 48.50-49.25; 300 LBS. 41.00-44,00;
200-215 LBS. UP TO 48.00.
SOWS; 300-500 LBS. 43.00-45.00;
500-700 LBS. 44.00-47.75.
BOARS: 38.00-39.00.
STOCK CATTLE. STEERS: 200-400
LBS. 95.00-114.00; 400-600 LBS.
86 00-105.00; 600-800 LBS. 75.00-86.00;
800-975 LBS. 66.00-74.00.
HEIFERS: 200-400 LBS. 83.00-98.00;
400-600 LBS. 75.00-93.00; 600-800 LBS.
65.00-
BULLS- 200-400 LBS. 90.00-109.00;
400-600 LBS. 78.00-95 00; 600-700 LBS.
70.00- RED ANGUS 1100 LBS. AT
70.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: SPRIN
GERS. LARGE AND FANCY
950.00- 1 100.00; MEDIUM
750.00- FRESH COWS
600 00-875 00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 925
LBS. AT 70 00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS; 200-400 LBS
85 00-111.00; 400-600 LBS. 75.00-97.00;
600-800 LBS. 63.00-80.00.
LAMBS: NEW CROP CHOICE
100-125 LBS. 52.00-57.50, 80-99 LBS.
60 00-68 00; 50-70 LBS 75 00-89.00;
30-50 LBS 85 00-111 00
GOATS- LARGE 48.00-70.00;
MEDIUM 35.00-50.00; SMALL
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1-800-873-5300
20.00-40.00.
PIG AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD.
30-45 LBS. 35.00-46.00; 50-75 LBS.
48.00- BY THE POUND. 110-140
LBS. 47.00-50.00.
STOCK BOARS: 200-260 LBS.
41.00-
NOTE: NEXT WED., MARCH 27.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE.
ALREADY PROMISED 25 HEREFORD
AND HEREFORD X STEERS AND
HEIFERS 500-700 LBS.. 20 POLLED
HEREFORD. 14 OF THEM STEERS
AND 6 HEIFERS; 16 LIMOUSIN
STEERS 500-700L85.. 10 HEREFORD X
STEERS 1000 LBS., GRAIN FED; 16
MOS. OLD REGIS. HOLSTEIN BULL
AND A 22 MOS. OLD REGIS. HOLS
TEIN BULL; 40 OPEN EWES 4-6 YRS.
OLD
Isennock Auction
New Park, PA
Monday, March 18, 1991
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: GOOD
52.00- LOW TO GOOD
50.00- LOW AND SHELLS 49.75
AND DOWN.
VEAL CALVES: 120-140 LBS.
92.00- 105-115 LBS.
112.00- 90-100 LBS. 90.00-132.00;
70-80 LBS. 73.00-79.00; WEAK AND
ROUGH 64.00 AND DOWN; HEIFERS
80-120 LBS. 122.00-141.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: HOLSTEIN
PNEW
LOWER
PRICES
Call Toll Free 1-800-673-2580
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WED, 3/20/91 (EST)
WEEK AGO (EST)
YEAR AGO (ACT)
WEEK TO DATE (EST)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
SAME PD LT YR (ACT)
••••REVISED CATTLE SLAUGHTER TUBS, MARCH 19, 1991: 118,000.
STEERS 670-780 LBS. 67.50-69.00;
HEIFERS 270-415 LBS. 80.00-98.00;
BULLS 970-1000 LBS. 55.50-56.75.
SOWS: 530-555 LBS. 45.50-47.50.
HOGS: 220-240 LBS. 50.00-54.50.
GOATS: SMALL 40.00-52,00 HEAD.
Thursday, March 21, 1991
OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY WEEK. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
March 20, 1991
CATTLE CALVES
116,000 6,000
122,000 6,000
124.000 8,000
333.000 18,000
i 351,000 20,000
364.000 24,000
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Crippled and
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! \ ANNUAL I
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J {\ SALE i
ON TUESDAY, MARCH 19 &
MARCH 26
Lambs & Ewes - All Weights & Breeds
Order Buying Available
Contact Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
10 Miles East of Lancaster On
Rt. 30 In Paradise, PA.
I 717-442-4181, Business L. Robert Frame, Pres.
Home Glenn S. Frame, Mgr.
HOGS
311.000
302.000
318.000
923.000
919.000
939.000
OF FEEDER CATTLE AND COWS FOR
THE REGULAR THURSDAY
AUCTION.
NO TEST ON SLAUGHTER CATTLE.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES; COWS:
CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI
DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
BONING 1-2 LOW TO AVG. CUTTER.
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1,400. WEEK
AGO 1,700: YEAR AGO 1,800 FOR THE
SHEEP
27.000
26.000
22,000
77.000
73.000
60.000