AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 17, 1994 Most youngsters think Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has been around forever . just like Santa Claus Actually, Rudolph was “born" in 1939 in a Chicago department store' The brainchild of Robert May, an ad copy writer for Montgomery Ward, Rudolph started out as an illustrated poem, 2.4 million copies were handed out nation wide that year In 1947, Johnny Marks set the poem to music, but no one wanted to record it Then m 1949, Gene Autry recorded the song, which zoomed to the top of the charts Three hundred different recordings and eighty million " i , records later, Autry’s “Rudolph” is second on| y t 0 Bing Crosby’s "White Christmas” as i 1 the best-selling record of all time Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, ' "L y ou 3° d°wn in history! cr Include the recipe with give as gifts. EARffiKISE Here's a last-minute gift idea. Give them daylight on a dark winter day! The new super-compact fluores cent light bulbs reduce ener gy use by 75%, they’re small er, so they fit in most house hold lamps, and they now come in soft or bright light. The bright light, unlike most fluorescents, delivers more of the full spectrum of light allowing you great energy savings without that ghostly blue glow. They're available from Seventh Generation catalog at 1- 800-456-1177. Winter Solstice, December 21 Rudolph my homemade goodies you Sweet Potatoes and Apples t medium iw««t potatoes ( medium cooking apples 1/2 cup Putter 1/2 cup apple elder 1/3 cup brown auger 1/2 leaapoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon allspice Cook, peel, and slice pota toes. Peel, core, and slice apples. Melt butter over medium heat, add cider, sugar, and spices, and sim mer 5 minutes. Alternate layers of potatoes and apples in a greased 2-quart casserole, drizzling cider syrup over each layer. Cover and bake ' at 350° F for 20 ■J/l / minutes. Makes 6 servings. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, PA Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Report supplied by Auction STEERS: 22. COLORED LOW CHOICE 1225-1400 LBS. 63.50-65.75; STANDARD 1160-1345 LBS. 57.50- HOLSTEINS CHOICE 1135-1320 LBS. 58.50-61.00; SELECT 1190-1390 LBS. 49.00-55.25; STAN DARD 1265-1545 LBS. 42.50-48.00. COWS: 92 HEAD. BREAKING UTILI TY AND COMMERCIAL 41.25-44.25; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 38.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 36.50-39.00; SHELLS 35.50 DOWN. BULLS: 7 HEAD. YG#l 1205-1670 LBS. 45.50-49.00; YG#2 1090-1250 LBS. 42.50- HEIFERS: 18 HEAD. CHOICE 1065-1305 LBS. 65.00-68.25; SELECT 1035-1340 LBS. 63.25-64.75; STAN DARD 965-975 LBS. 56.50-58.00. CALVES: 158 HEAD. STANDARD AND GOOD 85-95 LBS. 40.00-47.00; UTILITIES 60-110 LBS. 32.00-42.00; US#l HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES 105-115 LBS. 125.00-145.00; «2 BULL CALVES 85-95 LBS. 115.00-135.00; «1 HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES 95-105 LBS. 185.00-200.00; #2 HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES 85-95 LBS. 100.00- BEEF CROSS BULL AND HEIFER CALVES 65-85 LBS. 60.00- SOWS; 9 HEAD. US#l*3 420-560 LBS. 18.50-20.50. BOARS: 71 HEAD. 1 AT 400 LBS. AT 16.50; 6 AT 235-260 LBS. 19.50. HOGS: 76 HEAD. #l&3 220-267 LBS. 29.50- «2&3 300-310 LBS. # OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECAST Northeast: Snowstorm, cold; clearing and very cold; seasonable, snow, ram south. Southeast: Cold, snowstorm; rain Florida; sunny and seasonable; cold with freezing ram west and north. Midwest: Snowy and cold; severe cold north and east. Northwest: Very cold, snow east; freezing rain changing to heavy snow mountains; ram, cold and snowy mountains; sunny and mild. Clear; hard frost desert and east; rain California and desert; cold, snow mountains; clearing, frosty nights, sunny and mild mountains. KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 11:00 Located Rt. 472 5 miles south of Quanyville or 6 miles north of Oxford comer of Rt 472 and Noble Road.t Lloyd H. KrokJor, Auetlonoor AU-000513L No out of stats.checks tlPtime. service (717) 768-8231 WE SHIP PARTS DAILY Via FED. EXP. - UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR FREIGHT, EOT. HOURS Mon.-Fri. 7 AM-5 PM; Sat.: 7 AM Noon CALL 05... H CM It il Mm H 26.50-28.50. SHEEP: 3 HEAD 29.00-33.00. FEEDER CATTLE: 6 HEAD 47.00-52.00. Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1994 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 238... PDA ..Compared with last Tuesday’s market„sl. steers & cows steady to 1.00 higher. STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 1200/1425 lbs. 65.00- Choice 1040/1475 lbs. 64.00- Select 58.00-64.00, Standard 53.75- HOLSTEINS: Select and Choice 1240/1430 lbs. 56.00-60.00. HEIF ERS: one Choice 1280 lbs. 62.50. COWS: few Breaking Utility and Commercial 38.75- Cutter and Boning Utility 36.75- one 44.85, Canner and Low Cutter 35.00-39.50. Shells down to 30.00. BULLS: couple Yield Grade No. 1 1280 & 1450 lbs. 46.75 & 48.25, few No. 2 1135/1460 lbs. 40.00-42.50. FEEDER CATTLE; Sheers; Medium Frame No. 1 735/885 lbs. 58.00-61.50; Heifers: few Medium Frame No. 1 320/460 lbs. 41.00- few Large Frame No. 2 820/860 lbs. 36.00-41.00; Bulls; few Medium Frame No. 1 400/600 lbs. 57.00- CALVES 85...VEALERS: Standard and Good 75/95 lbs. 35.00-50.00, Utility 55/105 lbs. 16.00-30.00. FARM CALVES; No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/120 lbs. 110.00- No. 2 85/120 lbs. 65.00- couple No. 1 Holstein heif ers 105 & 110 lbs. 185.00 & 195.00, cou ple No. 2 75 & 95 lbs. 100.00 & 150.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 75/105 Ibt. 60.00- CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SALES LAMBS & GOATS We Recommend You Bring Them In Monday, December 19 and 26 Sale Time 9 AM Sons - uncaaier Stockyards > " "nTEr'cOUMe! PA*^ CAsmik Authorized UPS Station HOGS 85... Barrows and gilts 5.00 to 6.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 230/260 lbs. 33.25-34.75, few 35.60, US 1-3 210/260 lbs. 30.35-32.60, 110/155 lbs. 31.00-35.00. SOWS: few US 1-3 335/435 lbs. 25.00-29.00. BOARS: one 335 lbs. 16.00. FEEDER PIGS 0..N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP B... Slaughter lambs; Choice 70/85 lbs. 65.00-70.00. GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TESTI New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, December 13, 1994 Report supplied by auction DAIRY COWS 180; HEIFERS 120; BULLS 2. MARKET STEADY. LOCAL FRESH COWS 410.00-850.00. FRESH HEIFERS 635.00-1300.00, PUREBREDS 1135.00-1275.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 400.00-1250.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 825.00- SPRINGERS 825.00- 1275.00. BETTER, FRESH COWS 1150.00-1275.00. 2 HERDS 73 HEAD ALL STAGES 370.00- BETTER COWS 1225.00- SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE 1075.00-1235.00, SMALL 550.00-985.00. SHORT BRED HEIFERS 525.00-930.00. REGISTERED HEIFERS 1075.00-1260.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 600.00-800.00. SMALL OPEN HEIFERS .210.00-470.00. BULLS 460.00-SlO.OO, PUREBREDS 800.00-1000.00. Authorized UPS Station Pick Up Yu '/{WPhone And Efface Your T -nJrl H Parts Order