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AB-Lancastw Farming, Saturday. March 11, 1995
“Beware the Ides of March”
The Ides of March was certainly calamitous for Julius
Caesar, who was assassinated on March 15, 44 uc
and the concept ot unlucky days has survived into
modern times Ancient Romans regaided the ides (the
13th or 15th depending on the month) as ill-fated, as
well as the calends (first ot the month) and the nones
(nine days before the ides) In the 1816 Old Fanner's
Almanai we find these days transformed
into old women whose breath is poisonous.
“To whatsoever was true, honest .or of
good report, their hreath was as blasting
and mildew These monsters are now' no
more; hut they so leavened the world
with their abominable practices that their
influence will never be eradicated "
Do not he hom good or
handsome, hut he hom lucky.
Bread will stay fresh longer if you keep a piece of celery
in the bag with it. *
Yam and Pecan Muffins
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs
3 tablespoons melted butter
3/4 cup milk
1 cup cooked, mashed yams
1 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons grated
orange rind
Combine flour, salt,
sugar, baking powder,
cinnamon, and nut
meg In a separate bowl,
beat eggs and add melted
butter, milk, and mashed
yams. Combine liquid
ingredients with dry
ingredients with a few
quick strokes and fold in
nuts and orange rind.
Pour batter into well
greased muffin tins
and bake at 400° F
for 20 to 25 minutes.
Mikes 12 muffins.
PDA ...Holsteins steers
steady to 2.W) lower, cows uneven. Supply
included 122 si. steers & heifers and 22
feeder cattle .
STEERS; Choice 1125/1335 lbs.
68.50- Select 63.50-67.50.
HOLSTEINS: few High Choice and
Prime 1435/1555 lbs. 64.50-66.25, Choice
1300/1600 lbs. 60.00-65.25 mostly
62.50- Select 56.50-61.00, Standard
52.00-55.25.
> OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
HEIFERS: few Choice 1105/1380 lbs.
67.25-69.25, few Select 60,75-64.25,
Choice Holstems 1100/1395 lbs.
58.00- few Select 54.25-57.25.
COWS: Breaking Uuhty and Commercial
42.00- few 45.75, Cutter and Boning
Utility 39.00-43.00, Canner and Low Cut
ter 35.00-42.50. Shells down to 25.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1380/2595 lbs.
50.50- one 55.75, No. 2 1130/2100
lbs. 49.50-51.75. FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers: few Large Frame No. 2 515/580
lbs. 65.00; Heifers; Medium Frame No. I
& 2 395/460 lbs. 62.00-64.00, few Large
Frame No. 2 620/737 lbs. 43.50-50.00;
Bulls: few Medium Frame No. 1 600/620
lbs. 54.00-64.00, few Large Frame No. 2
675/905 lbs. 43.75-44.50.
CALVES 106...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 80/95 lbs. 45.00-50.00,
Utility 45/80 lbs. 27.50-40.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 10.00 to 15.00
lower, heifers mostly steady. No. 1 Hols
tein bulls 85/120 lbs. 80.00-107.00, few
110.00, No. 2 80/120 lbs. 60.00-90.00; few
No. 1 Holstein heifers 90/110 lbs.
162.50- few No. 17 70/120 lbs.
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March damp
and warm
Will do farmer
much harm.
A bushel of
March dust is
worth a king's
ransom
if the Moon
rises clear,
expect fair
weather.
The wirtJs of
the daytime
wrestle and
fight
Longer and
stronger than
those of the
night.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
LEESPORT, PA
March 8, 1995
70.00-150.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers
60/140 lbs. 75.00-135.00.
HOGS 138...8an0ws and gilts 1.00 to
1.50 lower, sows mostly steady. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210/255 lbs.
36.50- one 39.00, US 1-3 215/260
lbs. 34.00-35.25, US 2-3 225/280 lbs.
32.50- few US 1-3 180/210 lbs.
32.50- SOWS: US 1-3 355/635 lbs.
25.00-31.50 mostly 29.75-31.00. BOARS:
275/750 lbs. 19.00-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS 42,..Few US 1-3 45/90
lbs. 50.00-87.50. per head.
SHEEP 27... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 90/115 lbs 78.00-82.50, few
140/175 lbs. 60.00-73.00. NEW CROP
LAMBS; few Choice 40/60 lbs.
115.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
23.00-
GOATS 14... Few Medium 50.00-57.50,
one Small 40.00, Kids 40.00-44.00, one
47.50. per head.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
MERCER, PA
March 7, 1995
CATTLE 283... PDA ..Compared with
last Tuesday’s market...si. steers steady,
cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. STEERS: few
High Choice and Prime 1150/1425 lbs.
68.00- Choice 1100/1450 lbs.
66.75-70.85. one 72.10, Select
63.00- Standard 50.00-60.00.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 1350/1400 Iba.
60.00- few Select 55.00-57.50, few
Sundard 50.00-54.00. HEIFERS: few
Choice 1000/1100 lbs. 67.00-69.00, few
Select 58.00-65.00, few Standard
55.00- COWS; few Breaking Utility
«nd Commercial 40.00-46.00, low yield
ing 32.00- 35.00, Cutter and Boning Utili
ty 35.00-42.00, Calmer and Low Cutter
30.00- Shel'i down to 25.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1145/2300 lbs.
49.75-54.00, No. 2 1050/2055 lbs.
39.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers;
few Medium Frame No. 1 625/1100 lbs.
50.50- few 400/515 lbs.
63.00- Heifers; Large Frame No. 1
600/775 lbs. 65.00-68.00, Medium Frame
No. 1 450/710 lbs. 53.00-60.00; Bulls: few
Medium Frame No. 1 400/650 lbs.
48.50- few Large Frame No. 2
450/950 lbs. 40.00-46.00.
CALVES 126...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 65/120 lbs. 30 00-50.00, Uulily
50/95 lbs 20 00-30.00. FARM CALVES;
No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/140 lbs.
100.00- No, 2 90/130 lbs.
60.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifers
95/105 lbs. 165.00-185 00, few No. 2
80/90 lbs. 80.00-160.00. Beef cross bulls
and heifers 75/105 lbs. 65.00-135.00.
HOGS 113... Barrows and gilts 1.00 to
2.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 240/260 lbs. 38.75-40.00. US 1-3
220/260 lbs. 36.50 38.50, few US 2-3
200/210 lbs. 35.50-76.50. SOWS: few US
1-3 350/675 lbs. 30.00-35.00. BOARS:
one SOS lbs. 23.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TESTI
SHEEP 6... SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few
20.00-32.00.
GOATS 3... Few Large 77.00. per
head.
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