AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 29, 1991 OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC JULY 1-7,1991 Corn should be knee-high by the 4th of July. 1, 1898, Lt Col Theodore Roosevelt and his "Rough Riders" are victorious in "■vttleof San Juan Hill, Cuba July 2,1937, Amelia Earhart disappears the Pacific in her attempt to fly around the world America's first igs bank, the Bank for Savings opens in New York City, with the first i's deposits totalling $2,807 Be patient, in time even an egg will walk African proverb Ask the Old Farmer: What can be done for stains on china cups to restore the original pure white 7 S M , Neb Wet the stains with vinegar, then rub with bait and a cloth Use baking soda ml soap powder for coffee slams Hints; Maple trees can be lightly pruned in the summer OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England; Light ram is accompanied by a brief hot spell for most of this week The weekend has mostly sunny skies with some showers inland Greater New York-New Jersey: Hot and showery this first week of July By the week end skies are clearing and becoming sunny Cooling to seasonable temperatures Middle Atlantic Coastal; High temperatures and showers for the first half of the week Then rainy and cooler, out clearing and turning hot to end the week Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny and hot weather continues for the first few days ot July, then ram, heavy m the west, and milder temperatures Finally, clearing (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin, NH 03444) Lebanon Valley Livestock Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. Tuesday, June 25, 1991 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 267...PDA...Compared with last weeks market: Slaughter cows uneven ly steady. Two Choice slaughter steers 73.25&73.75, one Select 66.75, few Stan dard 59.00-63.75; few High Choice & Prime Holstems 67.75-72.00, Choice 63.75-68.00, Select 62.75-66.00. Two Choice si. heifers 71.25&72.25, one 65.50, two Select Holstems 54 25&58.00, few Standard 50 25-53.50. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 53.25-55 75, few 58 75, few low dressing down to 48 00, Cutter & Boning Utility 48 75-53 25, few 55 25, Canner & Low Cutter 45.75-49 75, Shells down to 40.00. One Choice si. bul lock 66.75, one Holstein 68.00, two Select 61.50 & 66.25, one Standard 56.50. Two Yield Grade No. 1,1585/1830 lbs. si. bulls 64.50&71.50. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 2-3, 270/735 lbs. steers 70 00-84.00. CALVES 105... Few Standard and Good 80/110 lbs. vealers 70.00-86.00, few Uuli ty 60/70 lbs. 65.00-77.00. Farm Calves; Hoi Bulls No. 1, 80/130 lbs. 132 00-202, mostly 77 00-197.00. No. 2, 70/110 lbs. 90.00-195, mostly 100 00-180, few *** 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 THE 185/400 lbs. 90.00-103.00; No. 1, Hoi Heifers 90/100 lbs. 130.00-16000, No. 2, 75/85 lbs. 70.00-105 00. Beef cross 85/160 lbs. bulls and heifers 91.00-177.00. HOGS 92...8arr0ws and gilts: small supply strong to 2.00 higher. US No. 1-2 225/250 lbs. 56.00-56.35,1-3 240/255 lbs, 55 10-55 75, one lot 2-3 252 lbs 54.75, few 2-4 275/190 lbs. 43.00-43.75. Sows small supply 25 to .75 lower. US No. 1-3 310/635 lbs sows 4175-45 00, few 2-3 330/660 lbs 42 25-44.00, Medium 255/440 lbs 30 00-40 00. Two Boars 40.00. FEEDER PIGS 0. No market test - per head. SHEEP 10... Few Choice 55/70 lbs spring slaughter lambs 53.00-56 00, few 85/125 lbs. 54.00-60.00 One Slaughter sheep 16.00 - all Cwt. GOATS 0 . No market test - all per head Tuesday, June 25, 1991 FEDERAL-STATE OPENING, MID SESSION AND CLOSE SHEEP; 100 TRADING MODERATE. COMPARED WITH LAST TUESDAY SLAUGHTER LAMBS 2.00 HIGHER SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 110-120 LBS. 55.00-57 00. We Su Call Us Today 1-800-873-5300 Peoria Sheep Peoria, Illinois Peoria Cattle Peoria, Illinois Thursday, June 27, 1991 FEDERAL-STATE CATTLE WEEK LY TRADING FAIRLY ACTIVE COMPARED WITH LAST MONDAY SLAUGHTER STEERS 200 TO 250 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 1 50 TO 2 00 LOWER COWS FULLY STEADY. INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER. BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY MAINLY SELECT TO AVERAGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH ABOUT 8% COWS. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 1000 AS COMPARED WITH 806 A WEEK AGO AND 1270 A YEAR AGO. SLAUGHTER STEERS; CHOICE 2-4 1050-1350 LBS. 71.00-72.50 CPL PART LOADS 73.00 MIXED SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LBS. 68.00-71.00 SELECT 2-3 950-1200 LBS. 64.00-68.00 HOLSTEINS: MIXED SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 1150-1300 LBS. 62.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1000-1200 LBS. 70.50-72.50 MIXED SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 950-1150 LBS. 67.50- SELECT 2-3 800-1050 LBS. 63.50- COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 47.50-56.00 CUT TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 46.50- CANNER & LOW DRESS ING CUTTER 1-2 40.50-44.50. BULLS: YG 1-2 1250-2300 LBS. 61.00- PULLETS AVAILABLE 600 Floor Grown DeKalb Leghorn Pullets 19 Weeks June 27 Contact: Moyer’s Chicks Quakertown, PA (215) 536-3155 Oklahoma City Feeder Cattle Oklahoma City, Okla. Wednesday, June 26, 1991 OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCKYARDS WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY COMPARED TO LAST WEEK’S CLOSE; FEEDER STEERS OVER 600 LB. $l.OO-$3.00 LOWER. FEEDER HEIFERS OVER 500 LB $ 1.00-52.00 LOWER. CALVES UNEVEN WITH WEANED CALVES NEAR STEADY AND FLESHY FALL CALVES 52.00-54.00 LOWER. TRADE MODERATELY ACTIVE. DEMAND FAIRLY GOOD. QUALITY OF FEEDER CATTLE PLAIN TO ATTRACTIVE. FLESH CONDITIONS SLIGHTLY THIN TO MODERATELY FLESHY. WEIGH UPS GAUNT TO MOSTLY AVERAGE. CONDITIONS WERE NOT AS ATTRACTIVE TO BUYERS THIS WEEK AS LAST WEEK. A GOOD NUMBER OF FALL CALVES CON TINUE TO APPEAR IN THIS WEEK’S CALF OFFERINGS. SLAUGHTER COWS $1.50 LOWER. SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER DEMAND GOOD FOR LIMITED NUM BERS OFFERED THIS WEEK. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 9,250; LAST WEEK 7,450; LAST YEAR 11,685. SUPPLY INCLUDES 64% YEARLINGS; 33% CALVES & STOCKERS UNDER 600 LB.; 3% COWS & BULLS. FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 1, FEW 300-350 LB With harvest season in full swing, your farm and equipment need to be operating at full potential. That's why more farmers are turning to General Electric Mobile Radio Systems. They provide quick, cost effective communications from home or field. It's like having another "farm hand" to help with the chores. TRIANGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. New Holland (717) 656-2211 MOO-825-7716 $125.00-$ 134.00; 400-450 LB $ 114.00-$ 127 00; 450-500 LB $llO.OO-5117.50. NEW CROPS $ 102.0Q-Sll 3 00; 500-550 LB $ 105.00-$ 114.00; 550-600 LB $98.50-$lOB 50; 600-650 LB $93 00-$100.00; 650-700 LB $92.00-597.00, 700-750 LB $BB 50-595.50, MOSTLY $9OOO-$94 50 750-800 LB. $B7 75-$9 l 50; 800- 850 LB $85.00-591.25, BULK $86.00-590 00 850-900 LB. $83.00-586.50; 900-975 LB $BO.OO-582.75; 1000-1100 LB $73.50-576.00. LARGE FRAME 2 HOLS TEINS, 300-400 LB. $107.00-$! 17 00 LOT 410 LB. $106.00; 515 LB. $94 00, 685 LB. $78.50; 700-800 LB $70.50-576.75, 825-850 LB $7l 00-572.00. FEEDER HEIFERS- MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 1. 400-450 LB $ 104.00-$ 111.00, 450-500 LB $lOO.OO-5106.00; 500-550 LB $95.25-$103.25; 550-600 LB $9OOO-598.00, BULK $95 00 DOWN, 600-700 LB $BB.OO-$92 00; 700-800 LB $82.25-$87.25; 800-875 LB $78.25-$83.00. SLAUGHTER COWS; CUTTER. BONING & BREAKING UTILITY Y G 1-3 AVERAGE DRESSING $52.00-$55.00; HI DRESSING $54.50-$59.50; HIGH DRESSING BREAKERS $54 50-$56 25; LOW DRESSING $48.50-$5l 50. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER $43 25-547.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y G 1 1300-2200 LB AVERAGE DRESSING $63 00-567.00; HIGH DRESSING AND BONING $69.50-572 00; LOW BONING $61.75. y *» S ,• SEE OUR NEW EFFICIEI HAY. STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Auction will continue all year long Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster In Paradise, PA) For info. 717-442-4181 business 215-458-8518 home "Farming investment.. big Time is valuable. An equipment break down in the field, delayed supplies, or sudden weather changes mean lost dollars, without quick reaction. Our GE mobile radio system gives us greater control and coordination over our operation. It's a farmer's friend.” Roger C Garber James M. 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