A*Lancaater-Farming, Saturday, September 21, 1991
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
SEPT. 23-29,1991
Full Harvest Moon and Autumnal Equinox, Sept. 23.
Sept 23, 1930, Johannes Ostermeier of Germany, working for the General Electric
of New York, patents the photographic flashbulb
.4,1960, the first U S atomic-powered aircraft carrier,
Intel prise, is launched at Newport News, Virginia
Sept 27,1937, the first school for Santa Clauses is
iponed by Charles Willis Howard at Albion, NY,
with an opening enrollment ot six students Titov
who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it
mi themselves —Sir James Barrie
sk the Old Farmer: In Maine you hear of the wind
lacking in" and "canting around " Could you
lain? A B, N H
'y" means against the sun, from the east, by way of a
juarter, to the west ''Hauling" or “canting” was the
When the wind backcned, good weather woidd not last,
ither if it hauled
its Clean parchment window shades with wallpapeCcleaner
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Scattered showers and cool temperatures virtually all week The week
end has clearing and warming September's average is 66° F, 1 5° above normal
Greater New York-New Jersey: Warm weather with a few sprinkles as the week gets
underway Cooler temperatures arrive midweek and stick around to finish the week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and very warm as the week begins Midweek brings
cooling and some showers, but it's clearing and warming on the weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clear, hot weather for the first half of the week Then
partly cloudy skies bring sprinkles and unseasonably cool temperatures
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Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Sept 17, 1991
SLAUGHTER: SLAUGHTER
HOLSTEINS: SELECT 61.00-62.75,
STANDARD TO 60.50. SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS; MEDIUM HOLSTEINS
53.00- SLAUGHTER COWS:
STRONG DEMAND FOR EARLY BIRD
PENS. BREAK UT. & COMM.
50.25-52.75, CUTTER & BONING UT.
49.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
44.00- BIG MIDDLE 46.00-50.00,
SHELLY 43.75 & DOWN. SLAUGHTER
FAT BULLS: YG# 2 54.50-62.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; FDR. STEERS:
(500-850 LBS.) MED.&LAR.#2
67.50-79.00, HOLSTEINS 57.50-69.50.
FDR HEIFERS: (ALL WTS.) MED#I
85.00- MED.#2 74.50-84.00, HOLS
TEINS 59.00-69 00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE
105 00-118.00, GOOD 94.00-104.00,
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THE
STANDARD 80.00-93.00.
FARM BULLS: MOSTLY
140.00-175.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS: US NO.
1-3 (210-260 LB.) 44.00-46.00, OVER 270
LB. 39.00-42.00.
SOWS: OVER 450 LBS. 38.00-39.50,
UNDER 450 LBS. 37.75-39.50, 2&4’S
(ALL WTS) 36.00-37.50.
BOARS: HEAVY 32.50-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS: (BY THE HEAD):
LARGE RUN, 20-25 LB. 18.00-22.00,
30-50 LB. 28.00-4200.
SHEEP; EWES 13.00-20.00.
LAMBS: COUPLE CHOICE (40-50
LB.) 80.00-120.00, GOOD (70-110 LB.)
45.00-49.00, MED. (ALL WT.) & FEED
ER LAMBS 35.00-44.00.
GOATS: (BY THE HEAD) LARGE
70 00-75.00, SM/MED 23.00-57.50.
SALE EVERY TUESDAY, 5:00 P.M.
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
Sept. 17, 1991
CATTLE 132...PDA...N0 companion
with last Tuesday’s market: Few Select
and low Choice slaughter steers
61.00-68.00; few Select and Choice Hols
teint 57.00-60.25, two Standard
57.00&57.75. One Choice si. heifer 63.75,
few Select 59.00-60.25; few Select Hols
teins 49.25-56.25, few Standard
4S.SO-47.25. Breaking Utility & Commer
cial sL cows 48.25-SI.7S, few low dressing
down to 47.25, Cutter & Boning Utility
45.75-49.25, few SI.2S, Calmer & Low
Cutter 43.75-46.75, few down to 39.25,
Shells down t 030.00. One Choice Holstein
bullock 65.00, one Select Holstein 64.25.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1290/1965 lbs. sL
bulls 59.25- 65.50.
CALVES 220...0ne Choice vealer
100.00, one Good 95.00, Standard and
Good 65/90 lb*. 72.00-86.00, few Utility
50/75 lbs. 42.00-68.00. Farm Calves: HoL
Bulls No. 1, 80/110 lbs. 135.00-162.00,
No. 2, 85/110 lbs. 100.00-132, 70/85 lbs.
85.00- No. 1, HoL Heifers 80/95 lbs.
102.00- few No. 2, 65/90 lbs.
85.00- Beef cross 70/105 lbs. bulls
and heifers 101.00-120.00.
HOGS 97...8an0ws and gilts: Few US
No. 1-2 215/235 lbs. barrows md gilu
46.75- 1-3 235/255 lbs. 46.35-46.60,
2-3 235/275 lbs. 45.75-46.10, lot Utility
223 lbs. 40.00. Sows: US No. 1-3 290/590
lbs. sows 35.50-39.75, few Medium
245/475 lbs. 26.00-3S.SO. Few Boars
33.75-
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market test - per
head.
SHEEP 0...N0 market test - all Cwt
GOATS 2... Kids 29.00 - all per head.
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Mercer Livestock
Mercer, PA
Sept. 17, 1991
CATTLE 220..PDA...Compated with
last Tuesday's market: Slaughter steers
steady; Cows .50 to 1.00 higher. Choice
slaughter steers 64.50-68.(X), few low
dressing down to 62.00, Select
62.00- Standard 58.0062.25. few
Utility 53.00-55.50; Choice Holsteins
61.00- Choice si. heifers
63.00- few low dressing down to
60.00, Select 60.00-63.00, Standard
57.00- Utility 50.00-54.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows
47.50-51.85, Cutter & Boning Utility
45.00- Canner & Low Cutter
38.00- Shells 19.00. One Choice sL
bullock 66.50. Yield Grade No. I,
1000/1925 lbs. sL bulb 56.00-67.00, No. 2,
1000/1680 lbs. SI.7S-SS.OO. Feeder Cattle:
Few Medium Frame No. 1, 350/700 lbs.
steers 70.00-80.00. Medium Frame No. 2,
500/800 lbs. heifers 52.00-64.00. Few
Medium Frame No. 1, 300/500 lbs. bulls
68.00-
CALVES 106... Few Choice vealers
94.00- few Standard and Good
90/120 lbs. 75.00-84.00, few Utility 45/55
lbs. 30.00-50.00. Farm Calves: HoL Bulls
Na 1, 90/130 lbs. 130.00-169.00, No. 2,
80/115 lbs. 100.00-135.00; few No. 1, HoL
Heifers 90/130 lbs. 140.00-180.00. Few
Beef cross 85/120 lbs. bulls and heifers
110.00-
HOGS 98...8an0ws and gilu: steady.
US No. 1-2 230/250 lbs. barrows and gilts
45.70-46.65,1-3 224/240 lbs. 44.50-45.70,
2-3 240/270 lbs. 42.0M4.00. Sows: Few
US No. 1-3 300/600 lbs. sows 38.00-43.50.
FEEDER PICS 0...N0 market test • per
bead.
SHEEP 14...G00d and Choice 45/65 lbs.
feeder lambs 34.00-40.00. - all Cwt.
COATS 0...N0 market test- all per head.
1991
HAY SALE EVERY MONDAY - 10:00 A.M.
:00 A.M. FARM
6:30 P.M. GUI
9 KM) A.M. FARM
lILT. CRAFT A BUGGY AUCTION-BUGGIES-1 P.M.
lILT. CRAFT AUCTION
9:00 A.M,
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lUIPMENT AUCTU
S WINROBB TRUCK AUCTK
lUIPMENT AUCTION
ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT. - AU22SB-L
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New Holland
Dairy
New Hoi land Sale* Stables
Wednesday, September IS, 1991
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COW RECEIPTS 161; HEIF
ERS 90 AND BULLS 6. MARKET
STEADY.
UPSTATE PA LOAD, FRESH
1050.00- 1 PUREBRED 1850.00;
FRESH 900.00-1000.00; SEVERAL
FRESH HEIFERS 750.00-1000.00.
WISCONSIN FRESH 1125.00-1310.00.
PA HERD DISPERSAL, COWS IN
ALL STAGES OF LACTATION
650.00- SOME FRESH AND
SPRINGERS 1000.00-1175.00.
CANADA FRESH 1200.00-1650.00,
SPRINGERS 1050.00-1485.00.
CHESTER COUNTY HERD DISPER
SAL OF 17 HEAD IN ALL STAGES OF
PRODUCTION 720.00-1150.00.
LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS
650.00-1100.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS
900.00-1150.00.
SMALL SPRINGING HEIFERS
700.00-900.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS FEW
600.00-BSO.OO.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
600.00-710.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
250.00-490.00.
VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A
PREMIUM.
STOCK BULLS 600.00-910.00, FEW
SMALL 410.00-500.00.
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