Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 12, 1994, Image 8
AS-Lancasttr Farming, Saturday, Novambar 12, 1994 Travel in Time Traveling by rail in the “good old days” was not always so good Each railroad scheduled arrivals and departures in terms of the particular city and each city set its own time (usually based on the Sun’s position over city hall) On arrival, the traveler didn’t know if he was “on time” or not, because of local variations In Pittsburgh, for example, the city had its official time, but each of the six railroads and the Allegheny Observatory each had its own time, too The rail roads themselves used 101 different times nationwide All that changed on November 18, 1883, when the (a) railroads adopted the four time zones we know as K Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific Despite dire predictions, it work out so well in the U S. that Standard Time zones soon expanded to ■llTviV’* encom P ass the world 'llgdKjpr Time is ofth e essence. ns- Spray measuring cups am before measuring sticky thing! Ear«wisE Mow that the shopping sea son is upon us, remember to take along bags from home on your next shopping trip Canvas tote bags are great, but even plastic and paper bags from your last shopping spree can be reused (Everyone seems to have a supply of these stashed in a drawer or cup board ) If you forget, ask for a large bag with your first purchase and add all subse quent purchases to that bag. You’ll avoid struggling / with dozens of bags and you’ll save resources in the process. Full Beaver Moon, November 18 spoons with non-stick spray like honey and molasses. Easy Pot Roast 1 3-pound chuck roast Itablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup choppod onion 1 cup cottup 1/4 cup Worcottorohlro muco 2 tablotpoont brawn «ug*r 2 tablespoons elder vinegar 1 teeepoon ealt Brown roast m hot oil in a Dutch oven; remove and set aside Saut£ onion in pan drippings until translu cent. Return meat to pan. Combine remaining ingredi ents and pour over the roast. Cover tightly and sim mer for 2'/; to 3 hours or until meat is tender. /^5 5 S V _ MakeeltolO / servings. Four States Livestock Hagentown, Md. November 9, 1994 Report flip plied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 114 HEAD, 1.00- LOWER. UTILITY 38.00- HIGH DRESSING TO 42.00; CANNERS 34.00-38.00; SHELLY 34.00 DOWN. OLD FARMER’S BULLS: 9 HEAD, PRICES LOWER. YG#l 1300-2000 LBS. 49.00-53.00; 1 222 S LB. AT 48.00; YG#2 46.00-48.00. WEATHER FORECAST FED STEERS: STEADY PRICES. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1430 LBS. 68.00-71.25; OVER 1500 LBS. TO 65.00; 1000-1200 LBS. 58.00-62.00. FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE 1200-1400 LBS. 65.00-67.75. VEAL CALVES: 109 HEAD. CHOICE, NONE; CULLS 85-115 LBS. 48.00-59.00; 50-80 LBS. 43.00-52.00; WEAK/ROUGH 40.00 DOWN. Northeast: Seasonable and sunny, then rainy and mild, turning cold and snowy west FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-120 LBS. 120.00-138.00; FEW 80-85 LBS. 100.00-115.00; SMALL FRAME 70.00-95.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS #1 85-120 LBS. 175.00-205.00; #2 75-110 LBS. 140.00-170.00; FEWBEEFX HEIFERS TO 102.00. Southeast: Sunny, warm days, cold nights; then ram and cold, freezing ram and snow west BUTCHER HOGS: 40 HEAD. US#l&3 215-260 LBS. 28.00-28.75; 6 HEAD 35.00- 13 HEAD 270-350 LBS. 28.00- 5 HEAD 350 LBS. AT 38.00. BOARS: NONE. STOCK CATTLE: 252 HEAD, 2.00-4.00 LOWER. STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. Midwest: Sunny and warm; rain, changing to snow, with severe cold. Northwest: Sunny and mild, rain and snow coast; cold, snow, heavy mountains; then clearing. Southwest: Clear and warm, cool and rainy desert; rain and heavy snow mountains; frost desert. HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Auction will continue all year long Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster In Paradise, PA) L Robert Frame, Sr. For Info. 717*442-4181 business 215-458-8518 home America’s First Outside Wood Furnace For Forced Air/Hot Water Systems I DEMAND THE ORIGINAL - NOT AN IMITATION!! " LOIS FOY RO n GILES Cochranton, PA 800-582-7554 814-425-2278 CALVIKI BEINLICK LYLE HARVEY PA Sweet Valley. PA 717-924-3756 717-864-3087 KEN EWING GREGORY MOYER Torrence, PA Lewis Run, PA 412-459-5933 814-368-6544 FARNSWORTH FARM SUPPLIES Hughesville, PA 717-584-2106 DAVID FREEMAN Knoxville, PA 814-326-4496 HOME PRO KARE SAM WILLIAMSON, DISTRIBUTOR HARDY MFC. CO. 330 Williamson Ave. Philadelphia, MS 39350 800/487-2639 or 601/656-5866 63.00- 400-600 LBS. 62.00-77.00; 600-800 LBS. FEW OFFERED; 800-950 LBS. 57.00-67.00;' 1000-1100 LBS. 61.00- HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 48.00-57.00, FEW 58.00-62.50; 500-700 LBS. 51.0040.00, PEW TO 70.00; 700-900 LBS. LIM X 64.0068.00. BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 65.00-73.00; 400600 LBS. 57.00-70.00, FEW AT 76.00, 600800 LBS. FEW MEDIUM 47.0051.50. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 20 HEAD. LARGE FANCY SPRINGERS 950.00- MEDIUM 750.00- FEW JERSEYS 400.00600.00. LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 100120 LBS. TO 68.50, FEW 7090 LBS. TO 70.00. SHEEP: 27.0039.00. GOATS: LARGE FAT WETHERS TO 73.00, MEDIUM 35.0055.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD FROM TESTED HERDS, 4050 LBS. 18.0023.00. SOWS: PRICES LOWER. 300500 LBS. TO 23.00; 500-700 LBS. 17.0021.00. NEXT WED., NOV. 16. SPECIAL DAIRY CATTLE CONSIGNMENT SALE. PROMISED: 10 HEAD OF AYR SHIRES, 6 COWS MILKING, 4 BRED HEIFERS DUE IN DEC. president Morrison Cove Livestock Auction MartiMbwx Pa. Monday, November 7, IW4 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE: 275. STEERS: CHOICE 65.00-69.85, GOOD 62.00-64.90. HEIFERS: CHOICE 64.50-67.50, GOOD 60.0063.50. COWS: UTILITY it, COMMERCIAL 42.25-48.25; CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 33.00-42.50. BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 55.00-60.50. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 45.00-61.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 55.00-75.00, BULLS 50.0065.00, HEIF ERS 45.00-65.00. CALVES; 179. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST, CHOICE 85.00-95.00, GOOD 75.00- STANDARD 25.00-55.00, HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 85.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 135.00-195.00. HOGS: 222. US NO. 1-2 30.50-34.25, US NO. 1-3 30.00-31.00. SOWS: US NO. 1-3 23.00-29.50. BOARS 17.50-21.50. FEEDER PIGS: 49 HEAD. US#l-3 20-50 LBS.. 8.00-14.00. SHEEP: 33. CHOICE LAMBS 65.00-75.00. GOOD LAMBS 60.00-65.00, SLAUGHTER EWES 28.00-39.00. GOATS 23.00-69.00. 29 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA 82.00-110.00; TIMOTHY 69.00-103.00,6 LOADS OP FIREWOOD 26.00-57.00 LOAD. 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