)VB-lldhcasfer 'Firming, Saturday." adiy 27, “1991
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
July 29,1888, a yellow fever epidemic breaks out in Jacksonville, Fla July 31,1769,
12' of hail falls in Scituate, Mass Aug 1,1893, Henry
D Perky and William H Ford patent shredded wheat
breakfast biscuits Aug lon Lammas Day in Scot
land, "handfast marriages," could be made These trial
marriages could be ended after one year without social
stigma if they didn't work out What will be, is
Austin O'Malley
Ask the Old Farmer I recently inherited a "Green Bone
Cutter " What are green bones 7 LM , Tenn
Green bone s are merely raw ones that have not been cooked
or weathered
Home Hints To keep mildew from forming inside your refrig
erator or on the gaskets wipe occasionally with pure vinegar
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: The month ends with heavy ram, and warmer temperatures Ram
continues in August, but tapers to intermittent showers Warm weather continues
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny skies and warm weather finally reappear as
the month ends More showers to welcome August, then clearing and hot
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny and hot with ram m the north for the first half of
the week Ram throughout the region, then sunny skies and seasonable temperatures
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; This is a variable week The July half is expected to
be clear and hot, while the August half will be rainy and milder
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Westminster
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, July 23, 1991
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: STEADY
PRICES. UTILITY 49 00-53 00, HIGH
DRESSING 54.00-56 00, 2 HEAD TO
61 00; CANNERS 46 00-49.00, SHELLY
46.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG #1 1400-1700 LBS
63.00-64,50; 1 #2 AT 57 50
FED STEERS FEW OFFERED LOW
CHOICE 900 LBS. TO 66.50.
FED HEIFERS- FEW OFFERED. LOW
CHOICE 900 LBS. TO 66.50.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 175-300
LBS. 96.00-111.00; GOOD 85 00-95 00;
CULLS 80-110 LBS. 75 00-85 00; 60-80
LBS 65.00-75 00; WEAK/ROUGH 6000
DOWN.
FARM CALVES- HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-125 LBS. 150.00-180.00; #2
125.00-15000; 80-90 LBS. 95.00-145 00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-120 LBS
120 00-162 00; BEEF X BULLS TO
165 00, HEIFERS TO 130 00.
BUTCHER HOGS. 38 HEAD US#l-3
215-260 LBS 52 00-53 50
SOWS- 20 HEAD. 200 HIGHER
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JULY 29-AUG. 4,1991
Lammas Day, Aug. 1.
300-500 LBS. 39.00-41.00; 500-700 LBS,
41.00-42.50.
BOARS: TO 38.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 126 HEAD. VERY
ACTIVE! STEERS 200-300 LBS.
93.00-114.00, FEW TO 124.00; 300-500
LBS. 90.00-111.00; 500-700 LBS.
77 00-88.00; 700-900 LBS. 70 00-82.00;
900-1000 LBS. 65 00-72.00.
HEIFERS: 200-400 LBS. 80.00-101.00;
400-500 LBS. 77.00-90.00; 500-600 LBS.
72.00-89.00; 600-800 LBS. 69.00-77.00;
800-950 LBS. 60.00-64.00
BULLS: 200-400 LBS. 94.00-112.00,
SEVERAL TO 128.00; 400-500 LBS.
85,00-97.00; 800-950 LBS 63.00-70.00.
LAMBS: 88 HEAD. PRICES LOWER.
CHOICE 80-115 LBS. 51.00-57.00; 40-75
LBS. 49 00-54 00; GOOD ALL WEIGHT-
S 45.00-49.00.
SHEEP: FEW 20.00-30.00.
GOATS: LARGE 60.00-80.00;
MEDIUM 40,00-60.00; SMALL
20.00-
PIGS AND SHOATS: 261 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD. 20-30 LBS. 20.00-31.00;
35-50 LBS. 35.00-42.00; 50-70 LBS.
42.00- BY THE POUND. 95 LBS.
TO 64.00; 130-180L85.44.00-54.00.
STOCK BOARS: 230-275 LBS.
37.00-
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Frederick Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
Monday, July 22, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 1.00-2.00 LOW
ER. UTILITY 48.00-53.00; HIGH
DRESSING TO 55.25; CANNERS
45.00-48.00; SHELLY 45.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG #1 62 00-63.25.
FED STEERS: FEW SELECT
1050-1195 LBS. 61.00-64.50.
FED HEIFERS: NONE.
VEAL CALVES; GOOD DEMAND.
CHOICE 200-300 LBS. 99.00-105.00;
GOOD 80.00-95.00; CULLS 80-110 LBS.
75.00- 50-80 LBS. 70.00-80.00;
WEAK/ROUGH 65.00 DOWN.
FARM CALVES. HOLSTEIN BULLS;
#1 90-125 LBS. 150.00-180.00; #2
120.00- 75-85 LBS 90.00-140.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-120 LBS.
140 00-165.00; HEIFERS 100.00-130.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: US# 1-3 $2.00
HIGHER. 215-260 LBS. 54.00-55.00; 13
HEAD 284 LBS. AT 51.75; 300-350 LBS.
38.00-
SOWS: FEW 400 LBS. TO 38.75.
BOARS: NONE.
STOCK CATTLE, STEERS: GOOD
DEMAND. 300-500 LBS. 74.00-92.00;
700-900 LBS. 61.00-69.00.
HEIFERS: 300 LBS. 85.00-97.00;
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For More Information Phone:
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Monday -Friday 8:30 AM -4:00 PM
400-600 LBS. 77.00-92.00; BRED HOLS
TEINS 1060-1135 LBS. TO 62.00.
BULLS: 300 LBS. 105.00-113.00; 500
LBS. TO 90.00; HOLSTEIN 300-600 LBS.
79.00-
LAMBS: CHOICE 70-80 LBS.
55.00- GOOD 45-70 LBS.
45.00-
SHEEP; 10.00-16.00.
GOATS: LARGE TO 55.00; MEDIUM
31.00-
PIGS AND SHOATS: 50 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 30-40 LBS. 22.00-35.00; BY
THE POUND. 7 HEAD. 137 LBS. AT
53.00.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, July 23, 1991
SLAUGHTER: SLAUGHTER
STEERS: SELECT AND CHOICE
(LIGHTS) 69.00-70.50, STANDARD
63.75-68.25; HOLSTEINS SELECT AND
CHOICE 65.00-68.00; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS: HOLSTEINS TO 62.00;
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAK UT &
COMM 51.75-55.00, CUTTER AND
BONING UT 49.00-54.00, CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 45.00-48.75, BIG
MIDDLE 48.00-51.25, SHELLY 44.00
AND DOWN; SLAUGHTER FAT
BULLS YG#2 56.00-58.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD DEMAND!
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‘GENETICALLY THE BEST FROM AMERICA'S BEST”
AVAIABLE FROM
FDR STEERS; MED#! (200-300 LBS.)
110.00- MED#I (325-450 LBS.)
90.00- HOLSTEINS 75.00-104.00;
FDR HEIFERS: MED#I (300-400 LBS.)
88.00- MED#2 (ALL WGHTS)
65.00- HOLSTEINS 57.50-80.00;
FDR BULLS MED#I (250-350 LBS.)
115.00- MED#I (375-450 LBS.)
85.00- LAR #170.00-78.00, HOLS
TEINS 56.50-67.50.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE
95.00- STANDARD AND GOOD
70.00- FARM BULLS TO 180.00
AND FARM HEIFERS TO 170.00.
HOGS; BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-3 (210-260 LBS.) 53.00-54.25,
OVER 270 LBS. 5Z50-54.00.
SOWS: OVER 450 LBS. 38.00-41.25,
UNDER 450 LBS. 38.00-40.00, 2&4’S
(ALL WGHTS) 36.00-37.75.
BOARS: 36.75-41.50.
FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD. 25-40
LBS. 26.00-35.00.
SHEEP: EWES AND BUCKS
10.00-
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 60-110
LBS. 52.00-57.00, FEEDER LAMBS
35.00-
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, SM/MD
21.00-
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. RAB
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