AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14, 1992 =rO LD r —— m tAlr Of Eggs and Sfasons The vernal equinox occurs at 1 4S X M FS I on March 2(1 this year At (hat time the Sun crosses the equator, moving Irom the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere I his lirsl day ol spring sigmlies harmony and balance m nature as the clays aie hnellv equal to the nights beloic the longer days ol spinmainye Ihe earth awakens born its yymler f ' > r ' slumhei ami sums ol ne\y 1 1 1 e abound I ggs base long been a symbol ol leitilily Jr- and neyy hie and littuie m many spring nluals ' Some say the ancient ( hiiiese ormmaleel the eus tom ol balancing eggs at the spi mg equinox Ihe old leaend says that eugsyyill stand uprnthl unsupported on then Mai ends at the lime ol the equinox In Neyy 'vork thirty do/en sags report edly balanced lot IS minutes in l l )S4 \ arly nsus may yyant to try it themsebes to brine good luck in the neyy anmina season Don't smi that sprint} has tonic until non tan put Hour fool on nine daisies «■* Houseplants get a boost when watered with non-saline aquarium water. 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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 Full Sap Moon Pru.ui- Cookii s '. cup flour Z oppmft: apricot jam 3 egg whites '. cup sugar cinnamon —Call Us Today 1-800-873-5300 SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS: 523 HEAD. SLAUGHTER STEERS; 138 HEAD. TREND STEADY. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 75.00-78.00; CHOICE 2-3 950-1075 LBS. 67.00-74.00; CHOICE 2-3 1075-1375 LBS. 70.00-75.75; CHOICE 2-3 OVER 1375 LBS. 65.00-73.75; CHOICE 4 ALL WEIGHTS 65.00-71.75; SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 950-1100 LBS. 65.00- SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 1100-1375 LBS. 64.00-72.00; SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 OVER 1375 LBS. 64.00- lIOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LBS. 63.75-69.00; SELECT 1-2 1050-1450 LBS, 57.00-63.75. , March 18 >%> OLD FARMER’S WEATHER mam Northeast: Snoyyy and cold midyyeek sunny seasonable east then yen cold SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 70 HD. TREND; STEADY. CHOICE 2-3 850-1000 LBS. 62.00-72.00; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1250 LBS. 70.00-77.50; CHOICE 4 ALL WEIGHTS 64.00-71.75; SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 850-1000 LBS. 64.00-73 00, SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 1000-1250 LBS 65 00-74 25. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350 LBS 58 00-64 00; SELECT & CHOICE 1-2 1000-1350 LBS. 55.00-58.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 24 HD. TREND: STEADY TO STRONGER. YIELD GRADE 1 ALL WEIGHTS 64.00- YIELD GRADE 2 ALL WEIGHTS 57.00-63.00. BULLOCKS: 6 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3 1150-1375 LBS. 63.00-66.75; SELECT 1-2 950-1250 LBS. 66.00-74.50. COWS: 2851 ID. TREND: STEADY TO STRONGER. BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 47.50-54.00; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 46.00-53.00; CAN NER & LOW CUTTER 46.00 & DOWN. STOCKER & FEEDER CATTLE RECEIPTS; 810 HD. (INCLUDES RESULTS OF FEEDER CATTLE SALE MARCH 6.) TREND: STEADY TO WEAKER. BEEF TYPES: 200-400 LBS. STEERS 84.00-102.00, BULLS 77.00- HEIFERS 72.00-89.00; 400-600 LBS. STEERS 75.00-92.00, BULLS 70.00-84.00, HEIFERS 70.00- 600-800 LBS. STEERS 70.00- BULLS 64.00-74.00, HEIF ERS 65.00-74.00; 800-975 LBS. 68.00- BULLS 60.00-64.00, HEIF ERS 62.00-67.50. HOLSTEINS & DAIRY CROSS: molt snow Southeast: C old ramv noilh coact <md dn.p south stinin MdSOlldhlt. elsewhere then cold lain snow warm Honda Midwest; Verc cold and snowv snow heaw cast heht in the north Northwest: Sunns ind warm cast cold and sllO'S s 'hen mildci moun lams and coast 1 malls cold some Murries Southwest: C ahloima and desert sunns and warm, east and mountains cold, some ram. some snow Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Monday, March 9, 1992 Not your money. You’ll save two valuable things when you use GRAMOXONE* EXTRA herbicide to burn down weeds on your no-till corn or soybean land. First, you'll save time. GRAMOXONE EXTRA burns down weeds in 24 hours. And it's rainfast in just 30 minutes. So you can plant immediately. SPRAT & THE WEEDS WEEP!!! IT’S THE CHEMICAL WEED WACKER!!! THERE’S NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT!!! A-OK ON EARTHWORMS & OTHER SOIL ORGANISMS!!! GRAMOXONE EXTRA is available from your local Crop Protection Retailer ( |dd2 K I Atmruas lik GR\MOXONE' is a rradtm irk of mIC I Group ( ompam GRAMOXONE EXTRA is j rtstriatd usi ptsiiudi rud «nd follow label directions cart fully 200-400 LBS. STEERS 70.00-85.50, BULLS 65.00-79.00, HEIFERS 80.00- 400-600 LBS. STEERS 60.00- BULLS 60.00-64.00, HEIF ERS 70.00-75.00; 600-800 LBS. STEERS 60.00- BULLS 50.00-60.00, HEIF ERS 60.00-67.50; 800-975 LB. STEERS 54.00- BULLS 47.00-57.00, HEIF ERS 50.00-61.00. CALVES: VEAL CALVES: TREND: STEADY. CHOICE 150-300 LBS. 90.00- GOOD 150-300 LBS. 90.00- 00; GOOD 100-150 LBS. 85.00- GOOD 80-100 LBS. 80.00- 00; STANDARD 80-100 LBS. 73.00- STANDARD 80 LBS. AND DOWN 80.00 & DOWN. CALVES RETURNING TO THE FARM: TREND: STEADY-STRONGER. HOLSTEIN BULLS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 161.00; UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 155.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 187.50; UNDER 100 LBS. UP TO 167.50; BEEF TYPE BULLS OVER 90 LBS. UP TO 180.00; BEEF TYPE HEIFERS OVER 90 LBS. UP TO 170.00. SHEEP & LAMBS: 72 HD. LAMBS: TREND: STEADY TO STRONGER. CHOICE 80-100 LBS. 60.00-72.00; 100-120 LBS. 57.00-63 00, 120 AND OVER 47.00-55.00; MEDIUM & GOOD ALL WEIGHTS 55.00-68 00, LIGHT LAMBS 75.00-90.00. SHEEP: EWES LEAN 25.00-34.00; EWES FAT 25.00-35.00; YEARLINGS 35.00- BUCKS 27.00-33.00. GOATS: 160 HD. SMALL 19.00-40.00; MEDIUM 32.00-56.00; LARGE 50.00- HOGS, SOWS & BOARS: 141 HD. HOGS. BARROWS & GILTS: TREND: STEADY. 210-250 LBS. 37.00-40.00, 250-260 LBS. 36 00-39.00; 260-270 LBS. 35 00-36.75; 270-300 LBS, 34.00-36.00 LIGHT HOGS: 140-180 LBS. 30.00- 180-210 LBS. 33.00-36.00. SOWS: TREND: STEADY. GOOD SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 31.00-34.00; GOOD SOWS OVER 400 LBS. 32.00- CULL SOWS ALL WEIGHTS 29.00 & DOWN. BOARS: TREND: STEADY. 180-210 LBS. 28.00-30.00; 210-260 LBS. 30.00- 300 LBS. & OVER 22.00- SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 2:00 P.M. & EVERY THURSDAY AT 1:00 P.M. HA Y & STRAW SALE EVERY MON DAY & THURSDAY AT 11:30 A.M. SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE: FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 1992 AT 7:15 P.M. SPECIAL FEEDER PIG SALE: SATURDAY, MAR. 28. 1992 AT 1:00 PM. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. March 9, 1992 Report Supplied by Auction •SLAUGHTER COWS; 102 HD. STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 47.00-S0.00; HIGH DRESSING TO 52.00; CANKERS 44.00-47.00; SHELLY 44.00 DOWN. BULLS: YG #1 TO 63.75; YG#2 55.0060.00. FED STEERS: NO SELECT OR CHOlfcE; STANDARD 54.00-60.00. FED HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 900 LBS. AT 64.0066.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE, NONE; GOOD 80.0087.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 75.0083.00; 5080 LBS. 63.0075.00; WEAK7ROUGH 60.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-120 LBS. 145.00-163.00; #2 110140.00; 75-85 LBS. 100.00125.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 85-115 LBS. 135.00-160.00; #2 75-90 LBS. 85.00110.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 130.00157.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 60 HEAD. 1.00 HIGHER. US#l&2 246 LBS. TO 39.50; #143 215-260 LBS. 38.50-39.00; 270-285 LBS. 35.00-36.00. SOWS: FEW 500-650 LBS. TO 34.50. BOARS: NONE STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, NO LIGHTWEIGHTS; 500-700 LBS. 74.00-84.50; 700-850 LBS. 68.00-80.00; 850-1000 LBS. 55.00-66.50. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. FEW TO 75.00; 500-700 LBS. 65.00-83.50; HOLS TEINS FEW 500 LBS. TO 83.00; BEEF STOCK COWS AND HEIFERS 800-950 LBS. 56.00-68.00. BULLS: FEW HOLSTEIN 300-500 LBS. 74.00-84.00; 1 HOLSTEIN 885 LBS. AT 62.00. LAMBS: 1 CHOICE 80 LBS. AT 68.00. SHEEP: 19.00-35.00. GOATS: LARGE 55.00-61.00; MEDIUM 30.00-55.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD, 1 LOT 70 LBS. AT 33.00. Second, you’ll save money. GRAMOXONE EXTRA is the lowest cost burndown. Stop in today and ask us about GRAMOXONE EXTRA. It wastes your weeds, not your time and money. Gramoxone Extra ig| Extra fast Without the extra cost
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