AS-lancnter Fanning, Saturday, February 8, 1992 OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC Feb 11,1836, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, the first U S college for women, is chartered at South Hadley, Mass (in 1893 the name was changed to Mount VJ Holyoke College) Feb 12,1733, James Edward Oglethorpe and about 100 Englishmen land at what is now Savannah, Georgia, to establish a new jil colony Feb 13,1866, Jesse James robs h ■M is first bank. Clay County Savings Bank in Liberty, Missouri Feb 15, fW Susan B Anthony is born Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backivards Kierkegaard VS Ask the Old Farmer What are "hushers 7 " Indoor plumbing did away /W B with them, according to an old letter I found. A S, Md W W Indeed' They were knitted covers for the crockery found under the bed (Sb Home Hints: Before hammering a nail into a plaster wall, cover the spot with ifSE? tape to keep the plaster from crumbling OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Sunny skies, then snow, and continuing cold temperatures through midweek Turning clear and mild, followed by a sudden cold snap to end the week Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy and cold with intermittent snow through midweek Sunny and mild, followed by a cold wave and snOw on the weekend Middle Atlantic Coastal; Cloudy skies and showers begin the week Changing to sunny skies and mild weather by midweek, but the weekend is cold and snowy Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Showers, ram m the south, start the week, then ram prevails throughout the region. Finally warming, and ending on a sunny note (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Dewart Livestock Dewart, PA Feb. 3,1992 CATTLE 106..FDA...Compared with lest weekf market’ SL cowi about Heady’ Few Select fl iteen 66.00-70.25, few Selea and Choice Hdbteins 59.50-63.75, few Standard 54.00-57.25. Breaking Utili ty and Commercial daughter cowi 47.00- Cutter and Bating Utility 46.00- Couple 30.00, Center and Low Cutter 4200-45.50, Sbelli down to 38.30. One Select bullock 63.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1. 1630 A 1613 lb*. iL bulls 38.30 ft 61.00. CALVES 184... Standard and Good 70/93 Uk. 75.00-87 JO. Utility 60/80 Ibf. 55.00- FARM CALVES: No. 1. 90/130 lb*. Holstein bolls 135.00-157J0, No. 2, 83/120 lbs. 90.00-130.00; Few No.l, 90/110 lbs. Holstein heifers 125.00- Few No. 2 65/85 lbs. 70.00- Few beef cross 70/115 lbs. bulls and heifers 100.00-160.00. HOGS 6S...BARROWS ft GILTS: La 1-2 243 lbs. barrows and gilts 38JO, la 1-3 260 lbs. 38.00. Few las 2-3 250/270 lbs. 35.00-33.60. Sows 1-3 350/550 lbs. 26.00- JO, few Medium 300/500 lbs. 24.00- One Boar 23.00. FEEDER PIGS 41... Few lots US No. *** Contract with Purina Mills, Inc. Now accepting new and existing sow herds We Supply - Quality Purina Feeds - Sound Genetic Program - A Service Representative To Assist You - Competitive Contract Payment Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture IHC FEB. 10-16,1992 National Inventors Day, Feb. 11. 1-3 30/35 lbs. feeder pigs 31.00-3200 — all per head. SHEEP B... Few Choice 70/110 lbs. Wool Slaughter Lambs 59.00-70.00. Few Slaughter Sheep 2200-26.00. GOATS 0...N0 market test - per head. Tuesday, February 4, 1992 Hay—Straw ft Grain Report ALFALFA HAY: 1.75-270 BALE. MIXED HAY: 2.20 BALE. TIMOTHY: 1.70 BALE GRASS HAY: 1.50-1.90 BALE. SHELLED CORN: 5.50-6.50 BAG. EAR CORN: 3.00 BAG. OATS: 6.00-6 JO BAG. RYE STRAW: IJO-1.70 BALE. WHEAT STRAW: IJO BALE. CORN MEAL: 7.50 BAG. —Call Us Today 1-800-873-5300 North Jersey Market Hackeltstown, NJ. Eighty-Four Liyestock Eifhty-Four, Pa. Monday, February 3, 1992 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 361. STEERS. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 68.00-77.50; STANDARD 67.00-61.50. UTILITIES 48.00- HEIFERS, CHOICE 65.00- STANDARD 60.00-65.00, UTILITY 45.00-58.00. COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 47.00-49.00; CUTTERS AND BONERS AND UTILITY 43.50-46.00; CANNERS AND LOW CUTTERS 34.00- SHELLS 35.00 AND DOWN. BULL: #21540-1675L85. 56.00-59.00. FEEDER STEERS; 300-450 LBS. 80.00- 500-600 LBS. 60.00-87.50; HEIFERS: 300-550 LBS. 60.00-86.00; 500-600 LBS. 53.00-74.00. CALVES: 189 HEAD. VEALERS PRIME 90.00-109.00, G00D65.00-90.00. FARM CALVES: 90-105 LBS. HOLS TEIN BULLS #1 120.00-160.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90.00-137.50; BEEF BULLS 135.00-165.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: 135.00-155.00; BEEF HtiIFERS 107.50-122.50. HOGS: 128 HEAD. #142230-260 LBS. 37.50-40.00; #143 260-270 LBS. 38.00- #143 270-300 LBS. 35.00- #143 211 LBS. AT 37.50. SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. 25.50-32.00; OVER 500 LBS. 27.00 29.00. BOARS: 27.00. FEEDER PIGS: #143 15.00-25.00 HEAD. SHEEP: 212 HEAD. LAMBS SPRING CHOICE 25-37 LBS. 90.00-95.00; 51-63 LBS. 82.00-87.00; HIGH CHOICE AND Green Oregon Livestock Location: 1 mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. SALE EVERY FRIDAY 114)0 Ail- BNf 6:00 P.M.- Small Animal Sal* Office 717-733-2444 Home 717-838-4318 WALTER H. RISSER, { Proprietor | MELHORN SALES, SERVICE, TRUCKING CO. 1010 W. Main St, Mount Joy, PA 17552 Why You Should Consider Melhorn Sales, Service and Trucking Co. Feature * 30 years of DEKALB sal - service experience * 14 years of trucking experience * 27 years pullet growing experience - custom growing - Started pullets * 2 full time sales & service people * 2 full time pullet service people To handle your business needs fast, courteous & efficiently. Capable of moving and housing 80,000 pullets per day. Fast, efficient, & courteous service insures the least amount of stress on your birds. *l2 years experience in the Utilizing fowl carts for fast, efficient loading of spent hens handling of your spent hens The only full service company, in this area, to handle the total needs of the poultrymen. * 6 full time office staff * Full time, professional pullet moving crews PRIME SPRING LAMBS 55-92 LBS. 77.00- CHOICE WOOLED LAMBS 86-100 LBS. 60.00-63.00; GOOD AND CHOICE 80-85 LBS. 57.00-60,00; EWES 20.00- GOATS; BY THE HEAD, LARGE 58.00-80.00; MEDIUM 30.00-53.00; SMALL 15.00-17.00. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. Monday, February 3, 1992 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 120 HEAD. STEADY PRICES. UTILITY47.OO-49.50; LOW DRESSING 44.00-47.00; CAN NERS 43.00-46.50; SHELLY 42.00 DOWN. BULLS: 1 HOLSTEIN AT 54.75. FED STEERS: NO CHOICE OR SELECT OFFERED. STANDARD 52.00-58.00. FED HEIFERS: STANDARD TO 54.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 97.00-101.00; IGOOD2OOLBS. AT 90.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 79.00-89.00; 50-80 LBS. 70.00-80.00; WEAK/ROUGH 60.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-125 LBS. 135.00-155.00; #2 100.00- 80-85 LBS. 90.00-120.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS. 135.00- #2 80-90 LBS. 95.00- BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 100.00-135.00, FEW TO 150.00. BUTCHER HOGS: NONE OFFERED. SOWS; PEW 400-500 LBS. 29.00-33.00. BOARS; 300-600 LBS. 24.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 300-500 LBS. 79.00-93.00. HEIFERS: FEW 350 LBS. TO 85.00. BULLS: 400 LBS. TO 81.50; 600 LBS. TO 68.50; 800 LBS. TO 60.50. BEEF STOCK COWS: 1 1075 LBS AT For More Information Phone: 717-653-1102 Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Benefits Providing you with a reliable source of a proven performer, committed to making it work in your layer house. Providing you with a professional and caring approach to moving your pullets, protecting your investment. Providing you with a quality grown pullet raised on a proven program that insures top performance in your layer house. ss & Providing you with information & technical help for maximum performance. Insures that pullet growing program is followed resulting in birds that perform. 58.00; 'SMALL COW WITH CALF 560.00. LAMBS; CHOICE 90 LBS. TO 56.00; 35 LBS. TO 70.00. SHEEP: NONE. GOATS: 1 MEDIUM AT 49.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD 20-30 LBS. 12.00-15.00; 5 HEAD 50 LBS. AT 27.00; BY THE POUND, 100-185 LBS. 28.00-33.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. February X, 1992 Report supplied by auction STEERS: MftL-1 300-500 LBS. 86.00- 500-700 LBS. 74.00-91.00; 700-1000 LBS. 68.00-78.00. S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 83.00- 500-700 LBS. 70.00-88.00; HOLSTEINS 64.00-76.00. FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 80.00- 500-700 LBS. 65.00-82.00. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 70.00-80.00; 500-700 LBS. 66.00-75.00; 700-800 LBS. 66.00- S-LftMftL-2 300-500 LBS. 66.00- 500-700 LBS. 65.0048.00. STOCK COWS: BEEF WITH CALF 500.00- SLAUGHTER COWS 1.00 LOWER. UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 36.00- CANNER ft CUTTERS 1-3 33.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2 47.50. LAMBS: 3.00 LOWER. BLUB O HIGH CHOICE & PRIME SPRING 69.00, WOOLS 51.70, RED O CHOICE 59.00- FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 69.00- SLAUGHTER EWES 10.00- HOGS: US«I-3 200-240 LBS. 38.50; SOWS 1-3 26.00-28.00; BOARS 17.75. SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD AND CHOICE 68.75. •OVER’S 1 HAY I JCTION | Z Fridays Of I Bach Month | 12 Noon \ll Sollr ... dallara Walcoim i Dauphin Co, 1 mH«Z Qntz, along RL 21. I •raid Hoovar, * , /AU-002794L 5 i :7-3eS-3M3 I
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