r ,a ■ - 3^ So Far Away On July 5 the Earth will be at aphelion, that is, at the point in its orbit farthest (94,512,258 miles) from the Sun. This may seem like a contradiction, but the Sun really is far thest from the Earth during our summer and closest (perihe lion: January 2, 1994) m the winter The fact is that our sea sons are not caused by the Sun's distance from the Earth, but rather by the angle of the Sun's rays hitting the Earth. In the summer, the Sun is high m the sky; its rays str, ke the ground more directly and are RMyiP more effective in heating In the winter, the Sun is low in the sky and its rays are at an tlrw®' I 1' °bhque angle, resulting in the feeble sun 11'' light we experience in winter i Every season hrinys its own joy. Spanish Proverb ear Prevent wicker furniture frt mild salt-water solution. EARTHWISE Here's good news Six-pack rings are pholodegradable and equipped with Tear- Tabs ,KI to reduce wildlife entrapment They're also pan of a closed-loop recy cling program ITW Hi-Cone, manufacturer of rings, devel oped the Ring Leader Recycling Program, presently active in over 2.000 schools and businesses in the U S They make it easy to recycle those rings For more infor mation contact. ITW Hi- Cone Recycling Department, 1140 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Itasca, IL 60143, telephone: 708-773-9300 rom yellowing by washing in a Red, White, and Blueberry Dessert 114-ounce csn sweetened con densed milk X cup lemon juice 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind 2 cups plain yogurt 2 cups miniature merahmallows 'h cup chopped pecans 1 pint strawberries 1 cup blueberries Combine milk, f lemon juice, If and rind, mix well Stir in yogurt, marsh mallows. and nuts In 13x9- I inch pan, spread half yogurt mixture Arrange half the berries on top. Repeat lay ers. Cover and freeze until firm Remove from freezer 20 minutes before cutting. Mikes (bout 15 servings. CATTLE 169.. PDA ..si. cowi 3.00 low er. STEERS; couple Choice 1255/1370 lb(. 61.25& 61.50. HOLSTEINS; couple Stan dud 46.00 & 47.25 HEIFERS: few Stan dard 50.00-55.00. COWS; Breaking Utility and Commercial 43.50-46.00, Culler & Boning Utility 38.50-43.00, few to 46.50, Canner and. Low Cutter 35.00-40.00. Shells down to 30.00. BULLS; few Yield Grade No 1 1215/1570 lbs. 49.50-SS.SO. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers; couple Large Frame No. 2 445/540 lbs. 50.00 & 59.00; Heifers: few Medium Frame No. 1 525/880 lbs. 54.50-59.00, 295/510 lbs. 60.00- 75.00; Bulls: Medium Frame No. 1 350/440 lbs. 66.00-71.00. # OLD FARMER’S WEATHER. FORECAST Northeast; Rainy and cool, then sunny and warm, heavy rain, cooler. CALVES 261..VEALERS: few Choice 150/265 lbs. 87.50-92.00, Standud and Good 70/140 lbs. 40.00-70.00, Utility 50/70 lbs. 20.00-40.00. FARM CALVES: No. I Holstein bulls 110/135 lbs. 118.00- 95/110 lbs. 145.00-149.00, 80/90 lbs. 100.00-135.00, No. 2 90/115 lbs. 90.00-134.00; few No. 1 Holstein heif ers 95/125 lbs. 180.00-207.50, few 75/85 lbs. 130.00-160.00, No. 2 75/110 lbs. 110.00- Beef cross bulls and heif ers 80/135 lbs. 90.00-145.00. HOGS 291...8arr0ws and gilts 1.50 to 2.25 lower. BARROWS AN“ GILTS: US 1- 230/240 lbs. 44.00-45.10, US 1-3 210/260 lbs. 42.35- 43.60, US 2-3 215/265 lbs. 40.50-42.60, few US 1-3 175/195 lbs. 38.50- SOWS: US 1-3 410/600 lbs. 32.00- BOARS: few 365/705 lbs. 26.50- 205/285 lbs. 27.00-30.00. FEEDER PIGS 115... US 1-3 20/55 lbs. 18.00- 00, 60/75 lbs. 41.00-72.50, US 2- 25/40 lbs. 13.00-19.00. - per head. Few US 1-3 105/130 lbs. 52.00-72.50, per cwt. some clearing Southeast: Rainy and warm along coast, cold and heavy rain inland and west; thunderstorms Florida, some flooding west, finally clearing and hot Midwest; Rainy and cool, scattered thunderstorms, then warming Northwest: Sunny and warm, cool mountains, then cold and rainy coast. SHEEP 123.. Spring si. limbs; High Choice ind Prime 60/90 lbs. 77.00-82.00, Choice 50/95 lbs. 63.00-75.00. Sliughler sheep: 18.00-31.00. GOATS 9... Few Urge 47.00-50.00, few Small 30.00-40.00. per head. Southwest: Cold and rainy east, clear and hot desert, cool north and inland: then clear and warm New Wilmington Livestock Auction New Wilmington, Pa. Monday, June 27, 1994 Report Supplied by PDA TOWN AND COUNTRY 23. POURED WAILS * • Cun pi* • Manure PU v i-' HOW RECEIVING: • Retaining Walls juNjiff '•* Mon. 6:30-11 a.m. . House Basements RECEIVING STATION Frl. 6:30-10 a.m, • Trench Silo Walls li J We WIN Be (215) 593-5794 C - L - E ? JULY 4th OS3S) Ask For Ike Rta 897 ' 1 mM * North of Flvepointville (717) 445-5776 • FAX (717) 445-6099 'CJ. Commercial Layer and Pullet Contracts Available Tj€RSH€V ■H mKm EQUIPMENT CO. IF IT’S WORTH YOUR INVESTMENT, TRUST IT TO HERSHEY Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tueaday, June 28, 1994 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 214.. PDA ..Compared to last Tuesday’s marfcet..sl. steers 3.00 lower, sL cows .75 to 3.00 lower. STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 1030/1160 lbs. 61.85-63.10, Choice 930/1495 lbs. 59.00- couple to 64.60, Select 52.00- few Standard 43.00-50.00. HOLSTEINS: few Choice 1390/1520 lbs. 54.00- few Standard 44.85-47.50. HEIFERS; Choice 930/1415 lbs. 57.00- Select 52.00-58.00, Standard 42.00- 49.85. COWS: few Breaking Utility and Commercial 43.00-44.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 39.00-44.00, one 45.50, Canner and Low Cutter 37.75-40.00. Shells down to 31.50. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1780/2090 lbs. 57.35-62.00, No. 2 915/1805 lbs. 46.25-54.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steen: few Large Frame No. 1 750/950 lbs. 56.00-58.00; Heifers: few Large Frame No. 1 790/835 lbs. SO.SO-55.0. few Medium Frame No. 1 630/695 lbs. 45.00-51.00; Bulls: couple Medium Frame No. 1380 & 680 lbs. 56.50 & 59.00, few Urge Frame No. 2 500/810 lbs. 40.00-46.00. CALVES 122..VEALERS; Standard and Good 75/130 lbs. 50.00-77.50, Utility 55/75 lbs. 30.00-40.00. RETURNED TO FARM: No. 1 Holstein bulls 120/135 lbs. 100.00- 95/115 lbs. 125.00-145.00, 85/90 lbs. 80.00-140.00, No. 2 85/115 lbs. 75.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifers 110/115 lbs. 175.00-190.00, No. 2 75/125 lbs. 100.00-150.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 70/125 lbs. 70.00-130.00. HOGS 9S...Barrows and gilts 1.50 low er. BARROWS AND GILTS: US No, 1-2 230/250 lbs. 44.10-44.50, US 1-3 220/270 lbs. 40.50-42.60, few US 2-3 225 'bs. 40.25. SOWS: US 1-3 345/545 lbs. 32.00-37.00. BOARS: couple 690 & 755 lbs. 21.00 & 22.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 15.. Spring si. lambs: Choice 80/100 lbs. 58.00-61.00. GOATS 6... Few Medium 15 00-32.00, one Large Kid 15.00. per head. 1 CONTRACTS 1 I I AVAILABLE «| IMMEDIATELY Supplement Your Present Farm Income Good Long Term Investment Four States Livestock Hagenlown, Md. June 29, 1994 Report fuppllod by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 94 HEAD, 1.00 LOWER. UTILITY 42.00-45.00; HIGH DRESSING TO 46.75; CANNERS 38.00- SHELLY 38.00 DOWN. BULLS: 1 HIGH DRESSING UM AT 72.50; YG#l 58.00-59.75; YG#2 53.00- FED STEERS: 2.00 LOWER. FEW CHOICE 1100-1400 LBS. 55.00-57.00; LOW CHOICE HOL TO 52.00. FED HEIFERS: CHOICE 1000-1300 LBS. 54.00-56.00; 850-975 LBS. 48.00-50.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 250-350 LBS. 75.00-87.00; CULLS 8.00-10.00 LOWER. 85-110 LBS. 68.00-77.00; 50-80 LBS. 58.00-70.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS 10.00- LOWER. #1 90-120 LBS. 120.00- #2 80-110 LBS. 85.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 90-120 LBS. FEW 190.00-202.00. MAIN LY 135.00-170.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS TO 130.00. BUTCHER HOGS; US4I&3 215-260 LBS. TO 41.75; 200-215 LBS. TO 40.00; 300 LBS. TO 34.50. SOWS: 400-600 LBS. 30.00-33.00. BOARS; NONE. STOCK CATTLE: 88 HEAD. STEERS 200-450 LBS. 70.00-81.00; 500-700 LBS. 60.00-64.50. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. FEW 60.00-68.00. BULLS; 200-400 LBS. 75.00-87.00; HOLSTEIN 200-400 LBS. 60,00-75.00; 400-650 LBS. 47.00-57.00, 1 AT 64.00; 700-900 LBS. 55.00-61.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: LARGE FRESH TO 1135.00; MEDIUM TO LARGE SPRINGERS 750.00-1000.00; SMALL 600.00-750.00. SHEEP: 22.00-29.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 50-75 LBS 64.00-71.00; 90-120 LBS. 63.00-68.50. GOATS: LARGE 65.00-77.00 MEDIUM 45.00-60.00; SMALL 10.00-25.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: NONE OFFERED. AUTHORIZED Bin Dutchman. DISTRIBUTOR 255 Plane Tree Drive Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 393-5807