AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 14, 1991
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Woodchucks hibernate.
Sept 16, 1630, the v illage of Shawmut, Massachusetts, is renamed Boston Sept
18, 1679, the province of New Hampshire is separated from Mas
wfttk. sachusetts Sept 19,1783, the first balloon flight carrying cargo
§(a sheep, a duck, and a rooster) is successful in France Sept 22,
Nathan Hale, American patriot, utters the famous phrase, "I
W'wViySw re B rct * have but one life to lose for my country," before he is
y hanged by the British as a spy The path of duty he s in what is neat
nf hand mid men si vk fm il m what is remote
"Wf Ask the Old Farmer; Have you ever heard of a killick’ I think
* jfik ■!’s> a nautical term B L , Ala
Sbc *ilSr A kilhik is a sfont’ , variously rigged in i? foiked s tuk , to sera.’ ns an
TS&tM' muhoi The Chinese used them long before there wete any Yankee s
~**^*'-‘***^ r Home Hints For larger pumpkins, remove all but two from each vine
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Showers begin the week, but most of the week is sunny and cool Clear
and warm on the weekend This month's expected average is 66° F, 1 5° above normal
Greater New York-New Jersey; Clear and warm through midweek, then cloudy skies
abound and temperatures are seasonable Warmer with sprinkles to end the week
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Warm weather all week, with clear, sunny skies Most of
the 2 3 of ram expected for September has already fallen earlier in the month
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Partly cloudy skies and seasonably warm temper
atures are the rule this week Clearing and becoming hot to end the week
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New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, September 9, 1991
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 275...PDA...C0up1e Choice
slaughter steers 66.50&66.75, few Select
62.00- few Standard 58.50-61.75;
one Choice Holstein 61.25, few Select
58.00- Couple Choice si. heifers
60.00&65.00, few Select 56 00-58.50, few
Standard 50.00-55 00. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 47.00-50, one 51.50,
low yielding and low dressing 42.00, Cut
ler & Boning Utility 45.00-49.50, Canner
& Low Cutter 35.00-45, Shells down to
23 00 Few Standard si. bullocks
59.25-60 00. Yield Grade No. 1.
1275/1700 lbs si bulls 52.00-60.00, No 2.
1020/1780 lbs 45.00-53.75 Feeder Cattle;
Few Medium Frame No 1. 225/350 lbs
steers 80 00-92.00, few few Large #l,
580/760 lbs 72 00-73 00 Medium Frame
No 1-2, 520/805 lbs heifers 54.25-65 00,
Large #2 450/870 lbs Holsteins
55.00- Large No. 2. Holsteins
500/795 lbs 55 00-58 00
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CALVES 306...80% of supply sold to
return to the farm. Few Choice vealers
100.00- few Good 91.00-100.00,
Standard & Good 90/120 lbs. 75.00-86.00,
60/85 lbs. 50.00-78.00, Utility 40/85 lbs.
40.00- Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls No.
1. 80/135 lbs. 12000-174.00, #2. 80/135
lbs. 80.00-132.50; No. 1. Hoi. Heifers
85/120 lbs. 130.00-160.00. Beef cross
70/125 lbs. bulls & heifers 100.00-200.00,
few down to 70.00.
HOGS 20S...Barrows and gilts: US No.
1- 225/255 lbs. barrows and gilts
45.50-46.00,1-3 225/255 lbs. 44.50-45.50,
2- 235/275 lbs. 43.00-44.50. SOWS: US
No 1-3 300/630 lbs. sows 35.00-40.50.
Boars 33.00-34.00
FEEDER PIGS 77... US No 1-3 25/30
lbs feeder pigs 20.00-24.00, lot 45 lbs.
32.00, lot 60 lbs. 43.00. all per head.
SHEEP 163...5PR1NG SLAUGHTER
LAMBS:. Choice 70/110 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 30.00-45 00, few 49.00;
Good & Choice 30/65 lbs feeder lambs
23.00-37.00 Slaughter sheep 13.00-21.00.
- all cwt.
GOATS 3... Few Medium and Large
35 00-48.00 all per head.
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Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, September 11, 1991
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 265...PDA... Supply included
19 feeder cattle and 116 fat iteen and heif
ers ...Compared to last Wednesday's mark
et: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher.
Cows unevenly steady. Choice 1000/1375
lbs. si. steers 65.75-68.50, few
to 69.50, few Choice 1450/1575 lbs.
63.50-65.75, Select 63.75-65.75; Choice
1325/1530 lbs. Holsteins 61.50-63.75, few
High Choice & Prime 1275/1530 lbs.
64.00- few Select 58.50-61.00, few
Standard 55.00-60.25. Few High Choice &
Prime si. heifers 66.00-68.50, few Choice
1050/1175 lbs. 63.00-65.75, few Select
58.00- few Standard 49.50-51.25.
Breaking Utility and Commercial si. cows
50.75- one 54.50, few low dressing
45.00- Cutter & Boning Utility
48.00- few low dressing 40.00-46,
Canner & low Cutter 44.75-49, Shells
down to 30.00. Few Choice si. bullocks
64.00- few Select 62.50-64.75; few
Choice Holsteins 62.25-65, few Standard
59.75- Few Yield Grade No. 1
1300/1700 lbs. si. bulls 61.75-66.50, cou
ple No. 2, IOIS/124S lbs. 55.50&58.50.
Feeder Cattle; Few Large Frame No. 2,
300/415 lbs. steers 77.00-81.00, lot 946
lbs. 63.50. Small lot Medium Frame No. 1,
675 lbs. heifers 77.00, one 365 lbs. 100.00,
few Urge #2 280/380 lbs. 85.00-91.00.
CALVES 197...Individiul Good voder
88.00, Standard and Good 85/115 lbs.
87.50- 65/80 lbs. 74.00-85.00, few
Utility 60/115 lbs. 60.00-67.00. Farm
Calves; No. 1, Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
167.50- few 80/90 lbs.
105.00- No. 2. 90/120 lbs.
95.00- few 80/85 lbs. 85.00-100.00;
No. 1, Hoi. Heifers 80/110 lbs
140.00- Few Beef Cross 95/145
lbs. bulls and heifers 150.00-187.50.
HOGS 328...8arr0ws and gilts; steady
to 1.50 higher. Lot US No. 1-2 236 lbs.
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barrows and gilts 44.75, 1-3 225/245 lbs.
43.85-44.75,2-3 220/260 lbs. 42.00-44.00,
few 2-4 275/370 lbs. 37.85-41.35, few 1-3
185/215 lbs. 38.25-42.25. SOWS: .25 to
.75 higher. US No. 1-3 32Q/680 lbs. sowr
36.50- mostly 38.00-40.50, Medium
335/430 lbs. 32.25-36.50. Boars
33.50- few light wts. 35.00-36.50.
FEEDER PIGS 200... US No. 1-3 20/25
lbs. feeder pigs 130.00-140.00, lot 28 lbs.
106.00,30/55 lbs. 86.00-97.50. lot 115.00,
lot 64 lbs. 84.00 per hundredweight.;
(1-3 15/20 lbs. 19.00-28.00 - per head).
SHEEP 84... Choice & Prime 70/145 lbs.
spring si. lambs 38.00-43.50, lot 48.00, one
Choice 55 lbs. 56.00. Slaughter sheep
10.00-19.00. - all Cwt.
GOATS 25...Laige 40.00-60.00, few
Medium 37.50-45.00, few Large Kids
32.50-47.00 all per head.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, September 10, 1991
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE !78...PDA...Compared wit
last Tuesday's market: Slaughter cow.
steady to strong. Choice slaughter steers
64.00- couple 68.85, one 69.75,
Select 61.50-64.50, few Standard
57.50-60.00; Choice Holsteins
60.00- Choice si. heifers
63.000- Select 60.50-63.00, Stan
dard 57.00-60.00, Utility 50.00-53.85.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
47.00- couple 51.00, Cutter & Bon
ing Utility 45.00-48.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 38.00-44.00, Shells 18.00. One
Select si. bullock 59.00, couple Standard
54.75&55.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1000/2000 lbs. si. bulls 58.85-66.85. Feed
er Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1
350/450 lbs. steers 77.00-81.00. fev
600/700 lbs. 66.50-74.00. Medium Frame
No. 2. 700/800 lbs. heifers 50.00-61.00.
Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1,
300/600 lbs. bulls 74.00-92.00.
CALVES 94... Few Standard and Good
1991
HAY SALE EVERY MONDAY - 10:00 A.M,
lILT. CRAFT AUCTION
:00 A.M.
6:30 P.M. GUNS & WINROSS TRUCK AUCTION
FARM El
9:00 A.M,
90/120 lbs. vealers 75.00-84.00, few Utili
ty 45/55 lb*. 30.00-50.00. Farm Calves;
Hoi. Bulls No. 1, 90/125 lbs.
130.00- No. 2. 80/115 lbs.
100.00- few No. 1, Hoi. Heifers
90/130 lbs. 150.00-190.00. Few Beef cross
85/120 lbs. bulls and heifers
150.00-
HOGS 86...8an0ws and gilts: US No.
1-2 230/250 lbs. barrows and gilts
45.50- lot 47.00, 1-3 220/240 lbs.
44.50- 2-3 216/230 lbs. 42.50-43.25.
Sows; US No. 1-3 300/630 lbs. sows
38.00-43.50,2-3 40Q/710 lbs. 35.00-37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market test - per
head.
SHEEP 27...0ne small lot Choice 99
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 38.00; Good
and Choice 60/80 lbs. feeder lambs
39.00-41.00. - all Cwt
GOATS 1...0ne Large 42.00 - all per
head.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackeltstown, NJ
Tuesday, September 10, 1991
Report supplied by auction
CALVES .40-1.92’/..
COWS .35-5654 .
EASY COWS .13-.siy.
HEIFERS .5154 -.69.
BULLS .Sl-.6754 .
STEERS .6554 -.73'/..
HOGS .34-.44.
SOWS .34-.3T54 .
BOARS .3154 -.32.
SHEEP .12-.43.
LAMBS EACH 26.00-62.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .25-.81.
GOATS EACH 22.00-121.00.
KIDS EACH 25.00-78.00.
TOTAL 1238.
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