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On Jtily 31. 1790. the U S government issued its first patent,
granted to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont, for a process of
making potash and pearl ashes Signed by President
George Washington. Secretary of Slate Thomas Jefferson
and Attorney General Edmund Randolph, the patent was
one of only three granted that year It was not until May 1802
that the Patent Office was organized as a distinct entity "to
have' charge of the issuing of patents," and consecutive num
bering was not instituted until 183 ft By 1833 about 9.000
patents had been issued and the Superintendent felt it was
lime for him to resign since "everything seems to have been
done “ Ot course, the Office continued and has now issued
over -15 million patents
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine
per cent perspiration. Tlnmui? lliluon
c*- Keep your kitchen cooler: use the microwave to blanch
food before freezing or canning.
Earth wise
A glance around the beach
or highway rest area
shows that not everyone
recycles A law placing a
refundable deposit on bever
age containers can make a
big difference Two years
after New York State imple
mented Us deposit law. a
studs conducted by the Beer
Wholesalers Association
found the billowing savings
$5O million on cleanup. $lO
million on solid waste dis
posal and $5O to $lOO
million on eneritv Net
employment was also
increased In at least
5 KOO jobs in the stale
Blueberry Tarts
1 tiblMpoon treeh lemon juice
6 cup* ircth blueberries
t cup super
1 tablespoon (lour
1/2 teeepoon cinnamon
pinch nutmeg
poetry for 2-cruel pie
In a mixing bowl, sprinkle
lemon juice over blueber
ries Combine remaining
ingredients except pastrv
and mix with blueberries
Line S tart pans with the pie
pastrv Spoon blueberry
mixture into the pans place
on eookie sheets, and bake
at 400- F
Vi lor about
- (l min
utes
Meket
vr- ' 8 tens
SLAUGHTER COWS; 1.00 HIGHER.
UTILITY 49.00-53.75; HIGH DRESSING
54.00-56.25; CANNERS 44.00-48.00;
SHELLY 44.00 DOWN.
> OLD
FARMER’S
BULLS: YG#2 1000-1200 LBS
56.00-61.25.
FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE 1100
LBS. 69.00; STANDARD 57.00-60.00.
FED HEIFERS; CHOICE BSO-1000
LBS. 65.00-67.00.
WEATHER
FORECAST
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 180-300
LBS. 89.00-96.00; GOOD 75.00-85.00;
CULLS 80-110 LBS. 45.00-S1.00; SO-80
LBS. 40.00-45.00; WEAK/ROUGH 35.00
DOWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
41 90-120 LBS. 135.00-150.00; #2 80-110
LBS. 90.00-130.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
#1 90-120 LBS. TO 185.00; 7S-90 LBS.
100.00-145.00; BEEFX BULLS FEW TO
140.00.
Northeast:
Warm, sprinkles,
sunny then heavy
ram west, turning
sunny and warm
elsewhere
BUTCHER HOGS: 2.00 LOWER.
US4I&2 220-250 LBS. TO 44.00; 215-260
LBS. *l&3 TO 43.00.
Southeast:
Showers and
cool, hot Florida,
rainy and mild
coast, clearing
and warming
SOWS: FEW 350-450 LBS. IX) 33.75;
500-700 LBS. 33.00-34.25.
BOARS: I 800 LB. AT 26.00.
STOCK CATTLE; STEERS 300-500
LBS. 86.00-96.00; 500-700 LBS.
75.00-86.00.
Midwest:
HEIFERS: MAINLY HOLSTEINS
300-500 LBS. TO 88.00; 500-700 LBS.
70.00-79.00.
Showers and cool
then clearing and
warming, sunn)
and hoi. showers
west
BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 77.00-87.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE ]2O LBS. TO 53.00;
40-60 LBS. TO 63.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-50.00.
Northwest:
SHEEP: 20.00-29.00; FEW TO 35.00.
GOATS: LARGE TO 77.00; MEDIUM
TO 50.00.
Sunny and warm,
hot mountains.
Ihen light rain
and cooler, very
cool coast
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD
FROM TESTED HERDS 30 LBS. TO
22 00; 45-60 LBS. 29.00-32.00.
Southwest:
Rainy and cool,
sunny and warm
California, then
cloudy and cool,
few showers
Frederick Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
July 19, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
•SEE OUR NEW EFFICIENT EM WOOD STOVES
POULTRY LITTER SPREADER
Model PLS *
-14 ft. hopper
• Dual hydraulic
spinners
- Walking beam
suspension
1 STOLTZFUS
SPREADERS
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New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Salce Stables
Wednesday, July 21, 1993
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 127; HEIFERS 117
AND 11 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
775.00-
FRESH HEIFERS 810.00-1510.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 985.00-1325.00.
’ UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
1300.00-
BETTER
1375.00-
LOAD OF CANADIAN FRESH
1000.00- SPRINGERS
1210.00-
FRESH COWS
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
1060.00-1275.00.
SHORT BRED
685.00-
REGISTERED
1100.00- 1350.00.
SMALL OPEN
410.00-
BULLS 460 00-770.00
HERD Of- 57 COWS. ALL S I AGES,
650.00-
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, July 20, 1993
SLAUGHTER HOLSTEINS AND
STEERS: SELECT AND CHOICE
63.75-66.25
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
51.00-55.00; CUTTER AND BONING
-21.5 L 10-ply
tires
• 300 cu. ft.
capacity
- 8 ton
suspension
UTILITY 48.00-53.75; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 44.00-47.75; BIG
MIDDLE 45.00-50.00; SHELLY 43.00
AND DOWN
SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS
58.50-61.00.
FEEDER STEERS: 300-550 LBS.
MEDIUM AND LARGE #1 85.00-91.00;
600-850 LBS. MEDIUM AND LARGE #2
73.00-77.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 450-850 LBS.
MEDIUM AND LARGE #1 AND «2
67.00-79.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE
100.00- GOOD 90.00-99.00,
STANDARD 50.00-75.00, HOLSTEIN
FARM BULLS OVER 95 LBS. IX) 170.00,
UNDER 95 LBS. TO 162.50, HOLSTEIN
FARM HEIFERS TO 197.50.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS US
#l-3 220-270 LBS. 42.25-44.00; OVER
270 LBS. 35.00-41.60; UNDER 210 LBS.
33.00-
HEIFERS
HEIFERS
SOWS; 350-550 LBS. 32.75-34.00.
BOARS; 400-790 LBS. 24.00-26.00.
HEIFERS
FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD 15-25
LBS. 18.00-25.00; 30-35 LBS
29.00-34.00.
SHEEP: 17.00-47.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 60-11 C
LBS. 54.00-72.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD LARGE
80.00-95.00, SM/MED/KIDS 17.50-62.00
SALE EVERY TUES RABBITS
EGGS AND POULTRY, SALE TIME
5:00 P.M. RECEIVING 4:00 P.M. RAB
BITS. EGGS AND POULTRY LIVES
TOCK SALE TIME 7 P.M.
• 81 Inch wheel
track
• Hydraulic or
manual gate
- 30 inch
drag chain
■ Wide, even spread pattern Is
excellent for topdressing.
- Standard unit spreads lime, too
- Truck-mount
available
- Corrosion
resistant
“Cor-Ten”
steel hopper