AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7, 1991
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Dec 9, 1907, the first Christmas Seals, designed and developed by Emily P Bissell,
, j»* . , go on sale m the Wilmington, Del, post office, with proceeds of
about $3,000 realized to aid the campaign against tuberculosis
Dec 12,1972, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene A Cernanand
s TXm, Harrison H Schmitt discover orange soil on the surface of the
moon Dec 13,1577, Sir Francis Drake begins his voyage
f° circumnavigate the globe Our memory is always at faint,
never our judgement
Ask the Old Farmer; A few years ago I purchased a wreath
made from real holly It's now falling apart How do I pre
serve it’HT, Georgia
Spiny the entire uneath front and Imk, with elcai spray lacquer
I k Home Hints Care for vour poinsettia by placing it in a bright area, but
/I V/ not in the hot sun When it s done flowering, store in a tool plate and prune
in the spring In August pinth off any ueak shoots
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Continuing clear and mild as the week begins, then look for rainy
weather midweek Clearing again and turning sunny and mild for the weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Warm weather with rain, light in the north Turning
sunny and mild with showers in the south, then cloudy and cold to end the week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Ram, heavy m the south, and mild Midweek brings sunny
skies and continued mild weather The week ends with a cold snap and flurries
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Sunny skies and warm temperatures, then ram,
heavy- in the south, and snow m the mountains Clearing and cold on the weekend
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Belknap
Livestock Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, December 4, 1991
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 71. PDA ..Couple Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter cows
48.00 & 49.25, Cutler and Boning Utility
43.00-48.00, Canner and low Cutler
36.50-43.00, Shells down to 27.50. Couple
Yield Grade No. 1, 2010&2025 lbs. si.
bulls 53.50 & 55.50, one No. 2. 900 lbs.
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Frame No. 1, 315/350 lbs. steers
81.00-83.50, Medium Frame No. 2,
280/505 lbs. 5900-70.00.
CALVES 147... Supply included 80%
sold to returned to farm ...Standard and
Good 90/110 lbs. vealers 60 00-74.00,
60/85 lbs. 46.00-65.00. Farm Calves; No.
1, Holstein Bulls 85/125 lbs.
100.00- No. 2, 90/125 lbs.
75.00- No. 1. Hoi. Heifers 90/135
lbs. 90.00-155 00, one 166 00, No 2,
85/120 lbs. 70.00-102.50. Few Beef cross
60/135 lbs. bulls & heifers 73 00-132 00.
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lbs. barrows and gilu 42.10, 1-3 245/265
lbs. 39.30-41.00, lot 44.00, couple lou 2-3
275 lbs. 37.25 & 38.90. small lot 1-3 155
lbs. 33.50. Sows; US No. 1-3 430/630 lbs.
sows 30.25-32.00, one 2-3 390 lbs. 28.50.
few Boars 22.50-23.25.
FEEDER PIGS 35... US No. 1-3 30/35
lbs. feeder pigs 14.50-18.50 - all per head.
SHEEP 1... One slaughter sheep 10.00 -
all Cwt.
GOATS 0. - all per head.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 3, 1991
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 140... PDA ...Compared with
last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter cows
uneven, mostly .50 to 1.00 lower. Few
Select Holstein steers 58.25-63.00, few
Standard 54.75-56.00. Few Choice si. heif
ers 68.50-69.25. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 48.00-50.00, couple lo
54.25, Culler & Boning Utility
45.50-51.25, couple to 52.00, Canner &
Low Culler 41.50-45.00, Shells down to
37.00. Couple Yield Grade No. 1.1930 lbs.
si. bulls 61.50 and 2055 lbs. 63.75.
CALVES 217... Standard and Good
70/95 lbs. vealcrs 59.00-69.00, Utility
55/75 lbs. 50 00-60.00. Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls No. 1. 90/130 lbs. 120.00-152.00,
No. 2, 80/120 lbs. 68.00-115.00; No. 1.
Hoi. Heifers 80/110 lbs. 85.00-142.00.
Few Beef cross 70/100 lbs. bulls and heif
ers 90.00-137 00.
HOGS 155 ..Barrows and gills: 1.00 to
2 00 higher. US No. 1-3 225/255 lbs. bar
rows and gills 39 00-40.85, 4 head 41.50.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300/550 lbs. sows
28.00-33.25.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market lest - per
head.
SHEEP 4 ..Slaughter sheep 5.00-14.00.
- all Cwt.
GOATS 0...N0 market test,
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Livestock
Mertieebwi, Pa.
Decaasbcr 2, 1991
Report (applied by aactloo
CATTLE: 146. STEERS CHOICE NO
MKT. TEST: GOOD 65.00-69.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE NO MKT. TEST;
GOOD 63.0065.75.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 46.00-5050, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 36.00-48.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD AND CHOICE
58.0060.00,
BULLS; YG#l 55.0064.10.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
65.0081.00, BULLS 45.0073.00, HEIF
ERS 52.0065.00.
CALVES: 271. PRIME NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE 85.0091.00, GOOD
81.0084.00, STANDARD 55.0070.00,
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
125.00-155.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90130 LBS. 120.00140.00.
HOGS: 71. US#l-2 39.00-40.50,
US#l-3 37.5038.75.
SOWS: US9I-3 26.0033.00.
BOARS; 23.0028.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 30. US#l-3 2050 LBS.
10.0018.00 PER HD.
SHEEP: 23 HEAD. CHOICE NO MKT.
TEST; GOOD 37.0041.00; SLAUGHTER
EWES 12.0020,00,
GOATS: 33.00.
22 LOADS HAY. ALFALFA
137.50170.00; TIMOTHY 85.00118.00;
2 LOADS STRAW 86.00100.00.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, December 4, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 177... REPORT IS SUP
PLIED BY THE AUCTION ... Select
slaughter sipers 60.00-65.00. Breaking
Utility and Commercial slaughter cows
- all per
P.O. BOX 52 • LITITZ, PA 17543
service.
47.50-SI.SO, Cutter end Boning Utility
44.85-48.25, Canner and low Cutter
41.00-44.50, Shells down to 39.00. Yield
Grade No. 2 daughter bulls SB.2S-S9.SO.
CALVES 135...0ne Choice vealer
112.50, Good 69.00-80.00, Standard and
Good 40.00-55.00. FARM CALVES: No.
1, 95/110 lbs. Holstein bulls
120.00- 115/130 lbs.
120.00- 85/95 lbs. 80.00-157.50.
HOGS 92... US No. 1-2, 220/240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 40.25-41.25,1-3 200/260
lbs. 38.50-40.10.
FEEDER PIGS 123... US 1-3 20/30 lbs.
feeder pigs 18.00-25.00, 30/40
1b5.25.00-33.00,40/50 lbs. 34.00-42.00.
all per head.
SHEEP 42... Choice 60/65 wooled
slaughter lambs 58.00-65.00, Good 40/100
lbs. 48.00-54.00. - all Cwt.
GOATS 2... all per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 25
$660.00-1275.00 PER HEAD.
Isennock Auction
New Park, PA
Monday, December 2, 1991
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 52.75 AND
DOWN. 2 AT 56.75.
CALVES: 110-120 LBS.
135.00- 95-105 LBS.
132.00- 85-90 LBS. 110.00-120.00;
WEAK AND ROUGH 80.00 AND
DOWN.
HEIFER CALVES: 110-120 LBS.
120.00- OTHERS 90.00 AND
DOWN.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 330-445 LBS.
59.00-
FEEDER BULLS: 350-450 LBS.
64.50- 690-720 LBS. 48.00-57.00.
SOWS: 1 AT 710 LBS. 28.00.
BOARS: 1 AT 505 LBS. 24.00.
HOGS: HEAVY 265-310 LBS.
38.50-
FEEDER PIGS: 26.50 HEAD.
27.00-51.00 HEAD.
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