AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13, 2002
The Return of the Birds
A pul IS is called Swallows Day, according to old
weather loie, because swallows usually appear
around this date in ceitam locations (.March I 1) is
also known as Swallows Day because swallows return
to Mission San Juan Capistrano in California )
According to the Zum Indians, when chimney swallows
elide and call, they speak ot rain It they skim along the
ground, lam is coming
hut it they fly high and
chup it will be fair
Faihei in Apnl the
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was expected to
; return (some say
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Cuckoo Day) Cuckoos
'hallooing in low lands' means rain is on the way if
they soar m the high lands a means line weather
Weather forecast jor tonight: dark.
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New Holland Horses
New Holland Sail's Stables
Report Supplied h\ Auction
IMondas, April 8, 2002
231 HFAD. MARKFT STRONGFR
DRIVING HORSFS 560.00-950 00
RIDING HORSFS 510.00-1300 00
RFGISTFRFD RIDING 1550.00-2000 00
BFTTFR RIDING 1800.00-2500 00
PON IF S3lO 00-475 00
I ARGF PONIFS 550 00-735 (HI.
COITS3H) (MI-1175 00
RFGISTFRFD C OI TS 310.00-950.00
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Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 9,2002
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS SE
LECT COLOR, HOLSTEINS 975-1100
LBS. 65.00-66.75; COWS, BREAKERS
39.50-44.25, BONERS 39.00-44.00, LEAN
37.75-44.00, BIG MIDDLE, LOW
DRESSING, LIGHT 34.50-39.00,
SHELLY 33.00 AND DOWN; BULLS,
HOLSTEINS 1490-1660 LBS.
53.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD DE
MAND! STEERS MED. AND LARGE
+N2 600-900 LBS. 68.00-72.00, HOL
STEINS AND DAIRY TYPES 300-850
LBS. 65.00-85.00; HEIFERS MED. AND
LARGE +NI 400-885 LBS. 63.00-79.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 75-135
LBS. 100.00-195.00, MOSTLY
150.00- BEEF X BULLS 75-90
LBS. 115.00-130.00.
SWINE: HOGS US+NI-3 205-285
LBS. 27.00-30.00, 180-190 LBS.
22.00- SOWS US+NI-3 350-500
LBS. 24.00-28.50, THIN, WEAK AND
ROUGH TO 23.00.
BOARS: OVER 375 LBS. 12.00-13.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, MEDIUM
TO LARGE NANNIES 49.00-81.00,
FLESHY KIDS 40.00-59.00, SMALL
AND THIN 6.00-39.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 35-75
LBS. 98.00-145.00, 80-100 LBS.
95.00-96.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 18.00-37.00.
SALE EVERY TUES, 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 6
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FAT CAT
TLE SALE TUES., APRIL 16, SPECIAI
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUES.,
APRIL 16. ALREADY CONSIGNED
FOR APRIL 16, FEEDER CATTLE
SALE 25 HEAD OF BLACK BALDIES
350-500 LB. HEIFERS AND STEERS;
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ORTHODOX EASTER SALE FRIDAY,
APRIL 26. RECEIVING 8 A.M.-NOON.
SALE IS ONE HOUR AFTER PIG
SALE.
SMALL ANIMAL SALE
April 9,2002
RABBITS AND BUNNIES 2.75-7.50.
CHICKENS 3.00-5.25.
BANTIES 1.85-5.00.
PIGEONS 2.50.
PHEASANTS 8.00-10.00.
QUAIL .90-1.30.
PEACOCKS 30.00-31.00.
DUCKS 5.75-12.50.
FERRETS 15.00.
GEESE 3.50.
GUINEAS 6.00.
FINCH 4.00.
LOVEBIRD 10.00.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD .BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS 5 P.M.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 9,2002
Report Supplied By USD A
CATTLE 418...(PDA)...(Supply in
cluded 182 steers and heifers, 133 cows,
22 bulls and 81 feeder catt!e)...Compared
with last week’s sale..steers 1.50 to 2.00
lower, cows steady to 1.00 lower, heifers
1.50 lower, bulls 1.00 lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1200-1425 lbs 71.75-74.00, Choice 2-3
1000-1490 lbs 68.00-72.75, 1525-1600 lbs
65.75-68.00, Select 1-3 65.00-69.75, Stan
dard 1-2 62.00-64.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1220-1470 lbs
62.00- Choice 2-3 1200-1555 lbs
58.00- Select 1-2 50.50-57.75, Stan
dard 1-2 45.50-51.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1000-1470 lbs
67.00- Select 1-3 65.00-68.25 with
one 72.75, few Standard 1-2 53.50-62.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
41.0Q,48.25 with a few low dressing down
to 38.00, Boners 80-85% lean 38.00-45.50
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mostly 39.00-44.50, Lean 85-90% lean
36.00- Shells 35.50 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1220-1905 lbs
56.00- Yield Grade 2 1030-1595 lbs
50.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 220-425 lbs BS.OO-102.00,
630-675 lbs 67.50-79.00, 745-885 lbs
63.50-70.00, Medium and Large 3 445-560
lbs 445-560 lbs 63.50-74.00, 630-800 lbs
56.00- HEIFERS: few Medium and
Large 1 475-655 lbs 64.50-81.50, one Me
dium and Large 2 370 lbs 80.00, few
645-820 lbs 58.00-62.00, few Medium and
Large 3 515-530 lbs 55.00-57.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 390-430 lbs
81.00- 665-790 lbs 60.50-69.00, Me
dium and Large 2 295-470 lbs
73.00- 555-755 lbs 57.00-61.00, few
Medium and Large 3 365-490 lbs
59.00- 640-700 lbs 51.00-58.00.
CALVES 186...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 90-110 lbs 50.00-62.00,
Utility 50-60 lbs 10.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 15.00
to 20.00 higher, Holstein heifers stead
y...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
150.00- mostly 155.00-180.00,75-85
lbs 70.00-147.00, No 2 80-125 lbs
70.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 90-105
lbs 490.00-660.00, No 2 80-115 lbs
200.00-
HOGS 97...8arr0ws and gilts 2.50 to
3.00 lower, sows 1.50 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 225-270 lbs
25.00-27.50, 40-45% lean 280-315 lbs
23.75-27.50.
SOWS: 1-3 300-485 lbs 21.25-25.25,
500-615 lbs 26.00-27.75, Medium 320-445
lbs 12.00-17.50.
BOARS: 375-650 lbs 10.00-14.00, cou
ple 255 lbs 20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 39...Utility(for slaugh
ter) 45-75 lbs 20.00-30.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 39... Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 30-50 lbs
90.00- 60-90 lbs 84.00-93.00, few
100-140 lbs 53.00-65.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 10.00-30.00, Yearlings
40.00-
GOATS 13...(A11 sold by the head). Few
Large Nannies 95.00-111.00, one Medium
50.00, one Large Nanny 53.00, Large Kids
24.00-48.00, Small 15.00-20.00.