AfrLancastar Ftmlna. Saturday. Ftnuary 27,1»»3 r®as LrrruuceiTWT 3T To Every Season Every season has its weather, and every season also has its Ember Days for predicting the weather According to old folklore,'the weather on each of the three Ember Days foretells the weather for three successive months Originally set aside by the church for fasting and prayer, the Ember Days are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent, Whit Sunday (or Pentecost), the third Sunday in September, and the third Sunday in Advent With Lent beginning on February 24, this season’s Ember Days are March 3,5. and 6 If the tradition is upheld, the weather on March 3 will forecast the overall weather for April, while the fifth and sixth will predict for May and June Some rain, some rest; Fine weather isn’t always best. ns- Tc quickly sharpen dull scissors, cut up sandpaper or steel-wool pads. EarthwisE Save energy and money by cooking small to moderate amounts of food in a microwave Cooking a casse role m a microwave costs five limes less than m an conven tional electric oven You can save when cooking larger items by preheating the oven for only 10 minutes, and turn ing off the heat 15 minutes before the required time The oven will maintain enough heat to finish cooking, and less energy will be used 1 National Pig Day, March 1 Fish Almondine Vi cup silvered almonds 14 cup buttar or margarina 1 pound llah flllata % teaspoon dill 1 teaspoon chopped parsley % teaspoon papper 1 tablespoon lemon juice Place almonds and butter m 8-inch square micro proof baking dish Cook on high power for 5 minutes or until almonds are golden Remove nuts and set aside. Put fish in dish with butter, turning to coat Sprinkle with seasonings Roll fillets, cover dish with wax paper, and cook on high for 4 min utes Sprinkle almonds on fish, cover, and cook on high for 2 minutes or until fish flakes easily. Mikit 4 Mrvlngs. Westminster Livestock HipfAown, Md. Fab. 23, 1993 Report Hippllod by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY 47.00-S1.00; HIGH DRESSING 31.50-54.25; CANNERS 43.00-47.00; SHELLY 43.00 DOWN. BULLS: YOV2 1200-1800 LBS. 56.00- LOW DRESSING 52.00- # OLD FARMER’S FED STEERS: HIGH CHOICE 1200-1400 LBS. 81.00-82.50; LOW CHOICE 76.00-78.00; 1 HIGH CHOICE 1600 LBS. 76.25; FEW LOW CHOICE TO LOW DRESSING 900-1000 LBS. 62.00-67.00. WEATHER FORECAST FED HEIFERS: FEW OFFERED; DAIRY CULLS 52.00-56.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 200-250 LBS. 91.00-103.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 50.00- 50-80 LBS. 47.00-54.00; WEAK/ROUGH 45.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 150.00-170.00; 80-90 LBS. 110.00-140.00; SMALL FRAME 75.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW 95-120 LBS. TO 190.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 177.00; HEIFERS TO 125.00. BUTCHER HOGS: US#l&3 215-260 LBS. 44.00-44.85; #2&3 TO 43.50; 190-2IOLBS. 40.00-43.00; «I&3 280-350 LBS. 43.00-46.50; #2&3 36.00-39.00. Northeast: Very cold then seasonable and snowy, some ram south; turning severely cold Southeast: Sunny and cold flurries north, seasonable and showers then clear and cold SOWS: 300-600 LBS. #l&3 38.00- #2&3 34.00-38.00; THIN 30.00- Midwest: Very cold, ram and snow, STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 200-400 LBS. 84.00-96.00; 400-600 LBS. 80.00- 600-800 LBS. 72.00-80.00; 800-950 LBS. FEW TO 67.00. HEIFERS: 200-400 LBS. 73.00-83.00. FEW TO 90.00; 400-600 LBS. 72.00- HOLSTEIN X TO 69.00. BULLS- 200-400 LBS. 80.00-95.00; 400-500 LBS. FEW TO 90.00; 600-800 LBS. 60.00-67.00. warming briefly then very cold Northwest; Cold, ram coast, snow mountains, sunny and milder then heavy ram coast, snow LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 90-110 LBS. 73.00-80.00; FEW 70-80 LBS. TO 84.00; NEW CROP 30-50 LBS. 107.00-122.00. mountains Southwest: Clear and mild, then ram, heavy desert, becoming seasonable SHEEP; UNDER 200 LBS. 25.00-40.00; OVER 200 LBS. TO 30.00. GOARTS: LARGE, NONE; MEDIUM 40.00-60.00; SMALL 30.00-40.00. PIGS AND SHOATS; NO TESTED PIGS OFFERED. BOARS: 400-700 LBS. 30.50-32.00; 220-260 LBS. 34.50; 275-300 LBS. 29.00-31.00. 3 Reasons Why Your Next Cage System You save feed, electricity and parts with Chore-Time’s Ultraflo feeder. Ask any grower who has an Ultraflo Feeding System. Call or send for our list of 76 farms with 182 Ultraflo houses in the Northeast, Heavier Cages Chore-Time Cages are 11 2% Heavier, That’s Over 3'A Tons More Wire Per House' (Based upon 108,000 bird house. Call or write for actual test data) Over 14 Million Layers In Our Region Since Chore-Time introduced the Ultraflo Feeding System in 1985, over 180 houses have been sold in our sales area which is Pennsylvania. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and New England Think about it In only 7 years, 1 out of every 3 layers in our region has been switched to Chore Time with Ultraflo l Many farmers bought one Chore-Time house and after seeing the results purchased more Some large farms have replaced all their non-Chore-Time cage systems with Chore-Time cages and Ultraflo feeders Can over 180 houses and 14 million layers since 1985 in the Northeast be wrong’ Why not check out the facts tor yourself ’ Call today or send for the list of all Ultraflo houses in the Northeast Better feeder. Better cages, Better reasons to GO CHORE-TIME Keister’s Middleburg Auction MIDDLEBURG, PA February 23, 1993 CATTLE 342... PDA. STEERS: Choice 1075/1450 Ibi. 78.00-83.50, Select 72.00- couple to 79.00. HOLS TEINS: few Low Choice 72.00-75.25, few Select 65.00-70.00. HEIFERS: Choice 73.00- one 81.50, few Select 66.00- few Choice Holstein 64.25-68.00. COWS; Breaking Utility and Commercial 50.75-54.50, few to 57.28, Cutter A Bon. Utility 49.00-58.00, few high drening to 60.00, Canner and Low Cutter 44.75-48.50. Shells down to 40.25. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1250/1980 lbs. 65.25-71.50. FEEDER CATTLE: few Medium No. 1 480/850 lbs. steers 72.00- two head 400 lbs. 88.00. CALVES 268...VEALERS: few Utility and Low Standard 60/85 lbs. 50.00-60.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls No. 1 90/135 lbs. 140.00-180.00, couple to 187.50, No. 2 80/125 lbs. 75.00-130.00. Holstein heifers No. 1 85/115 lbs. 130.00- few down to 85.00. HOGS 359...(02/22 & 23/93)... BAR ROWS AND GILTS: No. 1 225/250 lbs. 46.75-47.75, US 1-2 220/250 lbs. 45.00- 1-3 215/285 lbs, 43.00-44.75. SOWS: 1-3 500/650 lbs. 35.50-40.50, 300/500 lbs. 33.00-35.00. BOARS: 30.00- FEEDER PIGS 103... Few lots US 1-3 30/50 lbs. 30.00-38.00. - all per head. SHEEP 55„.0ne lot Choice 110 lbs. Fall Lambs 79.00, Good and Choice 25/45 lbs. New Crop lambs 102.50-130.00, couple down to 90.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-32.00. GOATS 10„.few Urge 53.00-92.00.- all per head. Morrison Cove Livestock Marti nab urg, Pa. Feb. 22, 1993 Report supplied by auction CATTLE 164. STEERS CHOICE 77.00-81.00; GOOD 74.00-76.75. HEIFERS: CHOICE 76.50-80.50; GOOD 70.00-75.50. COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 47 .SO-57.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 3S.SO-S3.SO. BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 61.00-69.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. I Should Be Reason Number 1 A Better Feeder Reason Number 2~| Reason Number 3 I Northeast Agri Systems, Inc. Flyway Business Park 139 A West Airport Road Lititz, PA 17543 (717) 569-2702 1-800-673-2580 59.50-69.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 75.00-99.00; BULLS 66.00-82.00; HEIF ERS S9XX)-77.00. CALVES 227. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST; CHOICE 95.00-103.00; GOOD. 78.00- STANDARD 40,00-65.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 130.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 135.00-175.00. HOGS: 88. US NO. 1-2 44.00-45.50; US NO. 1-3 42.50-43.50. SOWS: US NO. 1-3 30.00-39.00. BOARS 29.00-35.00. FEEDER PIGS: 6 HEAD. US«I -3 20-50 LBS. 12.00-26.00 PER HEAD. SHEEP; 18 HEAD. CHOICE 95.00-109.00; GOOD 75.00-88.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 21.00-33.00. GOATS; 26.00-70.00. 22 LOADS OF HAY. TIMOTHY 70.00-98.00; ALFALFA 96.00-120.00; 7 LOADS OF STRAW 67.00-79.00. Grantsville Livestock Grantivllle, Maryland SaL, Feb. 20, 1993 HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS 42.50-45.50, A FEW TO 47.00; HEAVY BUTCHER 42.00-45.00; LIGHT BUTCH ER 35.00-41.50; BUTCHER SOWS 35.00- FEEDER SHOATS 5.00- VEAL: GOOD 75.00-95.00; STAN DARD 60.00-70.00; UTILITY 20.00- BULL CALVES 105.00- SHEEP & LAMBS: GOOD 75.00- UTILITY 65.00-70.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 20.00-28.00. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: GOOD. 70.00- STANDARD 68.00-69.00; UTILITY 60.50-65.00. HEIFERS: GOOD. 68.50-70.00; STAN DARD 62.50-65.00; UTILITY 55.00-60.00. COWS: COMMERCIAL 46.50-54.00; UTILITY 42.00-44.00; CANNER & CUT TER 40.00 TO DOWN. BULLS: COMM. & GOOD 55.00- CUTTER AND UTILITY 50.00- STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD 70.00-78.00; MEDIUM 60.00-65.00. STEER CALVES: GOOD 75.00-85.00; MEDIUM 65.00-70.00. HEIFER CALVES: GOOD 70.00-82.50; MEDIUM 60.00-68.50. EGGS: LARGE .50-.65; MEDIUM .42-.62.
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