AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 14, 1991
OLD FARM IK’S ALMANAC
Doc 16,1773, American patriots, disguised as Indians, dump British tea overboard
in Boston Harbor to protest taxes Dec 18, 1787, birthday of Joseph Grimaldi, the
itestclown m history" Dec 19,1917, four teamscon
ute the National Hockey League as - it begins its first pro
■ssional season Dec 21, 1991, partial eclipse of the
loon, though slight, will be visible throughout North
America The moon will enter penumbra at 3 25 a m
'-’ST, enter umbra at 5 A M EST, and leave umbra at 6 06
iM EST We must he lourteous to a man aswe are to a
m lure, whu h toe arc uniting to gnv the advantage of a good
ight Ralph Waldo Emerson
sk the Old Farmer: Why do we have what is called
lum pudding" when, to my knowledge, no plums are
ided in the recipe 7 LT, Vermont
ic New Englanders always tailed raisins "plums “
Home Hints: A few drops of oil of cinnamon in your vacuum cleaner bag makes the air smell
festive and clean
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Snow, changing to ram The second half of the week is cloudy and
cold, with flurries Only 2" of precipitation expected this month, 2 5" below normal
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy and cold as the week begins Warming and
raining, then clearing Look for cold weather and a snowstorm on the weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cold with flurries changes to warmer weather and rain
The week closes with more seasonable temperatures and ram, snow m the west
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clear, cold weather changes to sunny and very warm
for most of the week The weekend brings ram and colder temperatures again
(All Rights Reserved, Yanki e Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444)
BOYDELL FARMS
302 lona Rd, Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone; 717-272-8943
DISTRIBUTORS FOR:
'zsl6-2339 s
2402-2517.^
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
*** 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
DEC. 16-22,1991
Full Cold Moon, Dec. 21.
We Su
—Call Us Today
1-800-873-5300
SOYBEANS
a@uMi
krSOVSWISBDS
3940 - 3090 E - 3970
ALFALFA
84 VWAP VERNAL
Wetfoot Erie
TIMOTHY, TORO and
CLIMAX TIMOTHY
BALE TWINE
FERTILIZER
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, PA
Dec. 9, 1991
CATTLE 355... PDA ...Compered with
last weeks market; Pew low Choice
slaughter steers 65.00-65.50, Select
60.00- Standard 56.00-59.00. Few
Choice si. heifers 63.00-66.50, few Select
58.00- Utility 49.00-53.50. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows
48.00- several high yielding
51.50-53.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
45.00- Canner and low Cutter
38.00- Shells down to 21.00. Couple
Choice sL bullocks 57.00&59.50, couple
Select 55.00&56.50. Pew Yield Grade No.
1. 1300/1950 lbs. si. bulls 49.00-52.50.
Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1,
350/550 lbs. steen 70.00-82.50. Medium
Frame No. 1, 300/530 lbs. heifers
60.00- Medium Frame No. 1,
380/600 lbs. bulls 68.00-80.00.
CALVES 238...0ne Choice vealer
120.00, few Good 90.00-100.00, Standard
and Good 90/120 Iba. 66.00-81.00, 60/85
lbs. 52.00-68.00, few Utility 45/55 lbs.
30.00- Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls
#l, 90/120 lbs. 125.00-175.00, No. 2.
80/115 lbs. 90.00-130.00; No. 1, 90/140
lbs. Hoi Heifen 100.00-140.00. Beef cross
80/130 lbs. bulls and heifers
100.00-
HOGS 166...8ait0ws and Gilts: US No.
1-2 225/260 lbs. barrows and gilts
MELHORN SALES. SERVICE.
TRUCKING CO.
1010 W. Main St.. Mount Joy, PA 17552
Capable of filling large order
requirements In two consecutive days
that Insures uniformity and top quality chicks.
The only full service company, in this area, to handle
the total needs of the poultrymen.
37.50-38.00,1-3 230/270 Iba, 36.00-37.35,
2-3 240/260 lbs. 35.00-36.00, one small lot
1-3 135 lbs. 33.50. Few US No. 1-3
350/425 lbs. sows 38.00-40.00, 2-3
400/550 lbs. 33.00-37.00. Boars
24.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 14... Few US No. 1-3 12
lbs. feeder pigs 12.00, few 60/68 lbs.
37.00-39.00 per head.
SHEEP 312...W00LED SLAUGHER
LAMBS:...High Choice 90/102 lbs.
wooled lambs 49.00-52.00, few 50/72 lbs
new crop 66.00-70.00; Choice 85/95 lbs.
wool slaughter lambs 43.50-47.50; Good
& Choice 50/75 lbs. feeder lambs
40.00-45.00. Slaughter sheep 16.00-20.00.
- all Cwt.
GOATS 26... Large 40.00-SS.OO,
Medium 30.00-36.00, Small 18.00-26.00
all per head.
Leesport Livestock
Lamport, PA
Dec. XL 1991
CATTLE 293...PDA... Supply included
122 slaughter steen and heifen ...Com
pared with last weeks market: Slaugther
steen about steady; Cows steady to .50
higher. Choice 1100/1400 lbs. al. steen
66.75-70.25. Select 62.50-66.75, Standard
53.00-57.00; few Prime Holsteins
63.50-68, Choice 61.00-63.75, Select
SEVERAL LARGE BREEDER FLOCKS THAT ARE
NPIP MONITERED AND MANAGED UNDER
THE DEKALB CERTIFIED BREEDER PROGRAM
For More Information Phone:
717-653-1102
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
58.75- Choice »1. heifen
62.75 J 68.00, couple 70.00, Select
55.00-61; few Choice Holiteini
56.50- Breaking Utility and Com
mercial sL cowi 47.00-50.50, couple to
52.75, Cutter A Boning Utility
46.75- Canner & low Cutter
41.50- Shells down to 35.00. Few
Yield Grade No. 1.1080/2000 lbs. sL bulls
58.75- No. 2. 1070/1200 lbs.
53 75-57.75.
CALVES 210... Few Good vealers
73.00- Standard and Good 70/95 lbs.
56.00- Utility 55/80 lbs.
50.00- Famt Calves: No. 1, Holstein
Bulls 90/125 lbs. 115.00-150.00, No. 2.
85/125 lbs. 70.00-100.00; No. 1, Hoi. Heif
ers 80/140 lbs. 85.00-165.00; few Beef
cross 75/100 lbs. bulls A heifers
80.00-
HOGS 293...8ARR0WS A GILTS;
steady to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 225/240
lbs. 38.25-39.75, 1-3 215/255 lbs.
37.00-38.25,2-3 255/2701ba. 35.60-37.75,
2-4 275/330 Use. 31.25-34.00. SOWS: US
No. 1-3 300/625 Iba. sows 24.50-27.50.
Boars 23.00-24.50, couple to 27.00
FEEDER PIGS 502... US No. 1-3 22/25
lbs. feeder pigs 122.50-149.00, 30/55 lbs.
80.00-115.00, lot 70 lbs. 72.50. - per hun
dredweight.; 15/18 lbs. 14.00-28.00 - per
head.
SHEEP lS9...Choice 65/130 Ibt. wool
lambi 43.00-53.00; Choice 25/55 Ibi. new
crop lambi 87.50-145.00. Slaughter theep
14.00-26.00. - aU CwL
GOATS 9... Few Urge 45.00-66.00, few
SmaU 35.00-55.00 all per head.
WAJNTEP
For Stealing Feedlot Profits
B B
'Shifty Starling' ‘Blackie Blackbird'
Avitrol treated grain baits have been proven successful
year after year in removing pest birds
from feedlots -
! ERA Approved
HESS AGRI WESTWCTED USE PESTICIDE
MARKETING
218 Rockpolnt Road ZJ Of ILI Ul
Marietta, PA 17547 # —a.
(717) 426-3135 carc*m*