AB-Lancaatar Fanning, Saturday, Fabruaiy 18, 1995
a
A Gentle Giant
Robert P. Wadlow was not an exceptionally big baby
when he was born on February 22,1918. But at age
2, after a hernia operation, he began growing
really growing. When he entered kindergarten at age 5
he was 5'6" tall. At 9 he was 6'2" and using a specially
made school j|esk. At age 13 he was believed to be the
tallest Boy Scout in the world at 7'4". In the
f)f worldwide notoriety and the consider
able everyday problems his size pre
sented, Robert remained friendly and
kind to everyone he met. Robert was
S'll.l" and 490 pounds when he died at
e 22. He was big, but it was his gentle
Jture that made him a giant among men.
The great man is he who Joes
not lose his chilJ's heart.
ns- Use vinegar and water to remove salt stains from shoes
and boots.
French Farmer’s Baked Beef
and Barley
11/2 pounds stew beef
3 tablespoons oil
1 medium onion, chopped
5 cups beef stock
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/4 teaspoon rosemary
1 cup barley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
psrsley rv.
Trim all fat from beef
and cut into 1/2-inch
cubes. Heat oil in large
skillet and saut€ onion.
Add beef and brown on
all sides. Place onion and
beef in 3-quart ungreased
casserole. Combine stock,
herbs, and barley in the
skillet and bring to a boil.
Pour stock mixture over
the beef, cover, and bake
for one hour. Garnish
with parsley and serve
with French bread.
Makes 4 servings.
CATTLE 430... PDA ...Compiled to
last Tuesday's markets...steers mostly
steady to strong, cows steady 1.00 lower.
STEERS; couple High Choice and Prime
1300 lbs. 75.75, one 78.50, Choice
1100/1500 lbs. 69.50-75.50, couple 76.00,
Select 64.75-69.75, couple 70.50. HOLS
TEINS: few Choice 1150/1500 lbs.
64.00- Select 59.00-63.75, few Stan
dard 53.00-57.00. HEIFERS: Choice
1000/1485 lbs. 67.25-73.50, few down
64.75, few Select 55.00- 62.50, few Choice
Holsteins 62.25-65.00. COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 44.50-47.75, few
50.25, Cutter and Boning Utility
43.75- couple 49.00, Canner and
Low Cutter 39.00-43.50. Shells down to
35.00. BULLOCKS: few Choice
57.75- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
900/2040 lbs. 50.00-59.50, one 1700 lbs.
67.00, few No. 2 1010/1700 lbs.
46.50-50.50. FEEDER CATTLE; Steers:
Medium Frame No. 1 370/660 lbs.
67.00- Heifers: few Medium Frame
No. 1 400/500 lbs. 62.50-70.00, feW Large
Frame No. 2 Holstein 525/1030 lbs.
49.00-
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
4t&
In February if
thou hearest
thunder,
Thou wilt see
a summer s
wonder.
CALVES 238...VEALERS: one Choice
88.00, few Standard and Good 75/100 lbs.
52.50-67.50, few Utility 55/85 lbs.
26.00- FARM CALVES: No. 1
Holstein bulls 85/130 lbs. 100.00-140.00,
No. 2 80/120 lbs. 75.00-115.00; No. 1
Holstein heifers 85/130 lbs.
140.00- No. 2 75/105 lbs.
70.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers
75/130 lbs. 85.00-125.00.
if it freezes on
St. Matthias’
Day (24th), it
will freeze for
a month
together.
HOGS 285...(02/13 & 14/95) .Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrows and gilts 1.00 to 1.50
higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/260 lbs. 43.50-44.75, US 1-3 210/250
lbs. 40.50- 43.50. SOWS: US 1-3 350/450
lbs. 25.50-28.00,450/700 lbs. 28.00-30 00
23.00- BOARS: 18.00-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 131... US 1-3 35/40 lbs.
24.00- 50/75 lbs. 34.00-41.00.
per head.
Violent north
winds in
February
herald a fertile
year.
Special Offer-
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proverbs. Send $3
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Dept. UF, The Old
Farmer's Almanac,
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SHEEP 22... NEW CROP LAMBS: few
Choice 20/50 lbs. 125.00-165.00.
WOOLED LAMBS; few Choice 90/110
lbs. 64.00-82.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
30.00-40.00.
GOATS 14... Few Large 63.00-66.00,
Medium 34.00-60.00. per head.
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MERCER, PA
February 14, 1995
CATTLE 296... PDA ..Compared with
last Tuesday's maiket..steers steady, cows
1.00 higher. STEERS: Choice 1050/1500
lbs. 69.00-74.75, Select 60.00-68.50, Stan
dard 51.50- 58.25. HOLSTEINS: Choice
1150/1575 lbs. 62.00-67.75, one 71.00,
few Select 56.25-61.00 few Standard
50.00- HEIFERS; Choice
1000/1450 Iba. 68.00-73.50, one 75.25,
Silect 58.00-67.50, few Standard
50.00- COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 42.50-46.75, Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 38.00-45.75, Canner and Low
Cutter 35.00-39.00. Shells down to 28.50.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 950/1500
lbs. 53.50-59.00, few No. 2 900/1800 lbs.
45.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
couple Medium Frame No. 1 385 & 415
lbs. 60.00 A 61.00; Heifers: Medium
Frame No. 1275/750 lbs. 55.00-62.00, one
89.00; Bulls: few Medium Frame No. 1
275/375 lbs. 82.00-104.00.
CALVES 110...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80/125 lbs. 35.00-39.00, Utility
55/100lbs. 20.00-30.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 95/125 lbs
100.00- 80/90 lbs. 6000- 97.50,
No. 2 90/125 lbs. 60.00-100.00; No. 1
Holstein heifers 90/95 lbs. 175.00-197.50,
few No. 275/115 lbs. 85.00-155.00. Beef
cross bulls and heifers 55/110 lbs.
57.50-125.00.
HOGS 88... Barrows and gilts 2.00 high
er. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/250 lbs. 43.00-44.00, US 1-3 220/260
lbs. 41.00- 41.85, few down 40.25. SOWS:
few US 1-3 325/475 lbs. 24.00-38.00, few
US 2-3 400/700 lbs. 21.00-25.00. COARS;
few 450/750 lbs. 17.00-22.00
FEEDER PIGS 4...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST'
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TESTi
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
NEW WILMINGTON, PA
February 13, 1995
CATTLE 135... PDA . HOLSTEINS:
Select & Choice 1250/1450 lbs.
59.25-69.25. HEIFERS: few Choice
1325/1375 lbs. 67.25-70.00. COWS:
Breaking Utility and Commercial
43.00- couple 52.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 38.00-45.00, Catmer and
Low Cutter 35.00-39.50. Shells down to
30.00. BULLS: one Yield Grade No. 1
1815 lbs. 56.25, few No. 2 1070/1375 lbs.
45.00- 49.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
one Medium Frame No. 1 275 lbs. 80.00;
Heifers: few Medium Frame No. 1450/650
lbs. 54.00-62.50; Bulls: few Medium
Frame No. 1 350/650 lbs. 63.00-69.00.
CALVES 195...VEALERS: Standard
Penn State University
Michigan State University 13 Data Years
lowa State University 53 Cuttings
University of Wisconsin
Shows:
Stetson II Pius
Magnum 111 5 77
Arrow * c* Stetson II Plus
Vernal has yield advantage!
and Good 70/105 lbs. 40.C0-SS.OO, Utility
60/75 lbs. 20.00-30.00. FARM CALVES;
few No. 1 HobteiT tolls 100/125 lbs.
99.00- 85/100 lb*. 60.00-80.00,
No. 2 90/1 IS lbs. 60.00-94.00; few No. 1
Holstein heifers 85/105 lbs.
180.00- No. 2 80/105 Ibi.
110.00- Beef cross bolls and heif
ers 70/140 lbs. 60.00-120.00.
HOGS 306...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 220/260 lbs. 42.10-43.10, few
45.00, US 1- 210/270 lbs. 40.25-41.75, US
2-3 230/260 lbs. 39.25-41.00. SOWS: few
US 1-3 350/450 <bs. 45.00-51.00, one US
2-3 70S lbs. 35.00. BOARS: one SOS lbs.
25.25.
FEEDER PIGS SB...US 1-3 40/80 lbs,
20.00- US 2-3 30/60 lbs,
17.00-
SHEEP 55...W001ed Lambs; few Choice
125/150 lbs. 65.00-68.00, 70/105 lbs.
66.00 78.00. NEW CROP LAMBS;
Choice 80/95 lbs. 80.00-95.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: 32.00-51.00.
GOATS 12... Few Medium & Large
40.00-64.00, few Small Kids 12.50-14.00
per head.
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
SaL, February 11, 1995
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
200-500 LBS. 55.00-77.00.
STOCK HEIFERS; 50.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE. NONE AVAILABLE;
MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD
50.00-62.00; LIGHT 44.50-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE;
MEDIUM TO GOOD 45.00-58.00.
BULLS HEAVY 50.0055.00, LIGHT
45.0063.00.
COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING UP TO
47.50, UTILITY HOLSTEIN 36.0042.00,
CANNERS 32.0035.00, CULLS 30.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE
70.00-85.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
55.0068.00.
808 CALVES: 40.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN
TO FARM 90120 LBS. 60.00108.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 100120 LBS. UP
TO 159.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM UP TO 100.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 36.0044.00;
HEAVY 36.00-41.00, LIGHT
28.0038.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD 5.0032.00.
tSOWS: 20.0031.00.
MALE HOGS; IS.OO-22.00.
LAMBS; 70.00-132.00; CULLS 65.00
AND DOWN.
SHEEP; 30.00-48.00.
%
Experience