AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14, 1992
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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.
EakthwisE
1 unsalted
Mam popular houseplants , butter
have, been lound to I Stablespoons
cleanse the air ol toxins su gar
and pollution Some ol the 3eggyolks
most elleclive plants and the 1
substances thev remove m Ore tm bullet Vdd sugar
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lution mam lo\ u _ whites until still and add
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plants (lormalde- %xs» 'W, ntermgUe Spieadmei |am
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hang the English t with emnamon Bake at
iw out ol reach ol ‘ W until lightly browned
small children and flpTjP* (about s() minutes) Cut into
pets, as its leaves squares while still warm
can be toxic them- Mikes stout 36 squares,
selves if ingested
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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!!!
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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