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OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
MAY 27-JUNE 2,1991
Full Flower Moon, May 28.
Mav 27, 1427, the Golden Gate Bridge is opened in San Francisco Bay with a week
long celebration Mav 28,1767, local papers report that French Huguenot refugees
are settling in South Carolina and raising silkworms May 31,1790, Congress passes
a national copyright lave thanks to lobbying by Noah Webster / ook foi the old so
us to hum the new
Ask the Old Farmer; Why do people say someone
talks a 'blue streak 7 ' Why not a red streak 7 JT, La
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as apm hut of doom and the him diol in am mil
an hetii ii’linti avis i /osc to the i enlei of the t
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England. Ram and more ram, and quite cool as well, to end the month of Mav
(une begins w arm and sunny, though the average tins month is hS F, V below normal
Greater New York-New Jersey; The week starts out seasonable and sunny, with a
tew showers, then changes to rainy and tool The weekend is partly cloudy and w'arm
Middle Atlantic Coastal: A sunny, warm start, with |ust a tew showers, changes to
heavy ram and cooler Cloudy with intermittent heavy ram on the weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Several days ot clear, hot weathei gives way to tain,
heavy m central sections, and milder temperatures June begins rainy and mild
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Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA
May 20, 1991
CATTLE 398... PDA .. Compared with
last weeks market: Slaughter steers mostly
77.75-79.75, Choice 1050/1475 lbs.
75.00- couple 79.00, Select
70.00- few 75.00, Standard
60.00- Choice Holstems
67.00- Select 63.50-66.50. Choice
si. heifers 73.75-75.75, couple 77.75, few
Select 64.00-71.00. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 54.50-59.00, Cutter
& Boning Utility 52.75-58.25, Canner &
low Cutter 49.00-52.75, Shells down to
44.75. Few Choice si. bullocks
66.25-77.75. Few Yield Grade No. 1.
1100/1800 lbs. si. bulls 62.00-73.00. Feed
er Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,
400/800 lbs. steen and bulls 72.00-86.00,
lot Large No. 2,600 lbs. steen 69.00. Few
Large Frame No. 2, 400/545 lbs. hcifcn
74.00-
CALVES 218... Few Choice vealers
115.00-127.50, few Standard & Good
75/95 lb*. 67.50-90.00. Farm Calves: Hols-
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175.00- No. 2, 75/125 lbs.
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ers 85/115 lbs. 125.00-167.50; few Beef
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130.00-
HOGS 480... BARROWS & GILTS:
steady to .75 higher. US No. 1-2, 220/250
lbs. barrows and gilts 55.75-56.75, No. 1,
220/250 lbs. 56.75-57.50,2-3 210/260 lbs.
55.00- 2-4 200/270 lbs. 52.00-55.00.
US No. 1-3 300/650 lbs. sows 44.00-46.50,
2-3 275/575 lbs. 40 00-44.00. Boars
38.00-
FEEDER PIG 339... US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigs 34.00-39.00, 40/60 lbs.
40.00-50.00, lot 100 lbs. 61.00 all per
head.
SHEEP 196...5PR1NG SLAUGHTER
LAMBS:...Choice 40/80 tys. spring
slaughter lambs 55.00-65.00, few 71.00,
few IS lbs. 122.50-142.50, few Good
25/75 lbs. 50.00-61.00. Slaughter ewes
15.00-30.00 - all cwL
GOATS 24... Few Urge 43.00-60.00,
Kids 30.00-55.00 all per head.
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N. Wilmington, PA
May 20, 1991
CATTLE 219...PDA...Compared with
Uit Monday's market; Slaughter cowi
steady Standard 65.00-68.00. Couple
Choice si. heifers 73.00&75.50, few Select
and low yielding Choice 67.00-70.00, few
Standard 62.00-63.25. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 52.00-S6.SO, one
62.00, low yielding to 49.50, Cutter &
Boning Utility 50.50-55.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 45.00-51.00, Shells down to
12.50. Few Standard si. bullocks
61.00- Yield Grade No. 1.
1185/2210 lbs. si. bulls 61.00-67.00, one
69.00, few No. 2. 1025/1360 lbs.
53.75-59.00. Feeder Cattle: Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 310/500 lbs. heifers
80.00- 500/760 lbs. 70.00-86.00.
Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1,
345/530 lbs. bulls 78.00-85.00, 515/825
lbs. 68.00-81.50.
CALVES 246—85% of supply sold to
return to the farm. Standard & Good
50/110 lbs. vealers SO.OO-75.00. Farm
Calves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1, 75/135 lbs.
165.00- #2, 80/125 lbs.
90.00- No. 1, Hoi. Heifers 80/125
lbs. 150.00-197.50, No. 2, 80/120 lbs.
102.50-140.00. Beef cross 70/135 lbs.
bulls & heifers 160.00-230.00, ISO/2SO
lbs. 100.00-165.00.
HOGS 296...8an0ws and gilts; steady.
Lot US No. 1-2 240 Iba. barrows and gilts
55.75, 1-3 220/260 lbs. 53.00-54.50, 2-3
225/275 lbs. 51.00-53.25. Sows: 2.00 to
3.00 lower. US No. 1-3 260/635 lbs. sows
42.00- Boars 36.00-39.75, U wts.
30.00-
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SHEEP 237-SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS:—High Choice & Prime 55/100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 70.00-80.00,
Choice 35/90 lbs. 60.00-70.00, Good &
Choice 40/65 lbs. 50.00-61.00 - all cwt.
Slaughter sheep 11.00-30.00.
GOATS 22—Few Large 57.00-80.00,
Medium 34.00-54.00, Medium and Small
Kids 15.00-30.00 all per head.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, PA
May 20, 1991
CATTLE 199... PDA ...Compared with
last Monday's maiket: Slaughter cows
1.00 to 1.50 higher. Few Standard slaugh
ter steers 64.00-70.00, few Utility 58.50-
63.00. Few Select si. heifers 68.00-70.00,
Standard 64.00-68.00, few Utility
62.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 54.00-59.00, few high yield
ing Commercial 62.00, Cutter & Boning
Utility 51.00-56.00, Canner & Low Cutter
43.00- SheUs down to 33.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1100/2500 lbs. si. bulls
60.00- No. 2, 900/1600 lbs.
54.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium
Frame No. 1, 250/385 lbs. steers
90.00- 550/700 lbs. 80.00-95.00.
Medium Frame No. 1,300/500 lbs. heifers
82.00- few to 126.00, small lot Large
No. 2, Holstems 700 lbs. 70.00. Medium
Frame No. 1, 400/625 lbs. bulls
80.00- few 250 lbs. up to 120.00.
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lbs. Hoi. Heifers 120.00-165.00. Beef
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HOGS 71... Barrows and Gills- US No
1- 220/250 lbs. barrows and gilt,
54.75-55.00,1-3 210/260 lbs. 53.00-54 60
2- 240/265 lbs. 52.00-53.00, lot 1-3 149
lbs. 49.00. Few US No. 1-3 300/400 lbs
sows 46.00-48.00, 2-3 300/640 lbs
45.00- Couple Boars 39.50.
FEEDER PIGS 2...C0up1e US No l- 3
35 lbs. feeder pigs 28.00 per head.
SHEEP 370 ..SPRING SLAUGHER
LAMBS:...High Choice & Prime 72/100
lbs. spring lambs 65.00-69.00, 50/70 lbs
60.00- Choice 55/85 lbs.
55.00- Good & Choice 55/85 lbs
55.00- Good & Choice 40/60 lbs
feeder pigs 5000-54.50. Slaughter sheep
13.00- - all Cwt.
GOATS 19-.. One Large 71.00, Medium
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