AfrLaneastar Farming, Saturday, March-11, HW
Of Eggs and Seasons
The vernal equinox occurs at 9:14 p.m. EST on March
20 this year. At that time, the Sun crosses the equa
tor, moving from the Southern Hemisphere to the
Northern Hemisphere. This first day of spring signifies
harmony and balance in nature as the days are briefly
equal to the nights before the longer days of spring
arrive. Eggs, an ancient symbol of fertility and new
life, figure in many spring rituals. The ancient Chinese
may have originated the custom of egg balancing. An
old legend says that fresh eggs will stand upright,
unsupported, on their “fat” ends at the time of the
equinox. In 1984, thirty dozen eggs reportedly bal
anced for 15 minutes in New York City. Those who
take part in the ritual are said to have good luck in the
new growing season.
® on sa V s P nn 9 has
come until you can put
AT your foot on nine daisies.
ns- Clean and disinfect kitchen bruahes occasionally by
washing them in the dishwasher on the top rack.
Crab and Tomato Bisque
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2, cup* whole milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 taaapoon pepper
1 cup flaked crabmeat
1 cup tomato juice
1 tableapoon
chopped
parsley, or 4 r
parsley sprigs / \
Melt butter in a sauce
pan; add flour and
blend. Add milk and
cook until thickened, stir
ring constantly. Add sea
sonings and crab and sim
mer for a few minutes.
Meanwhile, heat tomato
juice in another pan.
Gradually add hot
juice to soup and
serve immediately,
garnished with
parsley.
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Westminster Livestock
HapnlMn, Md.
March 14, 1995
Report auppM hr aodtai
SLAUGHTER COWS: UIHEAD, IXO
HIGHER. UTILITY 40X044.50; HIGH
DRESSING 45.0047.00 l FEW TO 49.00;
CANNERS 37.0041.00; SHELLY 37.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 13 HEAD. YG#I 1200-1600
LBS. 52.23-55X0, YG#2 46.00-52.00
FED STEERS: SO HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 1150-1400 LBS.
70.00-72.75; AVG. CHOICE 67.00-70.00;
LOW CHOICE 62.00-66.50; HIGH
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1300-1500 LBS.
61.25; LOW CHOICE 1100-1250L85. TO
57.00.
0* OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
FED HEIFERS: 25 HEAD. 2 HEAD
CHOICE TO PRIME 1250 LBS.
70.75-73.00; CHOICE 1000-1200 LBS.
65.00- SELECT TO LOW CHOICE
58.00-
VEAL CALVES: 122 HEAD. CHOICE
250-350 LBS. 88.00-98.00; GOOD
63.00- CULLS 85-120 LBS.
50.00- WBAK/ROUGH 40.00
DOWN.
As are the
wind and
weather at the
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
«I 95-120 LBS. 100.00-110.00; #2
80.00- 80-90 LBS. 65.00-90X0;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW 85-90 LBS.
140.00- 75-80 LBS. 125.00-180.00;
BEEF X BULLS TO 137.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 50 HEAD. USBI&3
220-260 LBS. 35.50-36.00; #2ft3
34.00- 300-400 LBS. 27.00-32.50.
STOCK CATTLE: 259 HEAD,
ACTIVE BIDDING. STEERS MEDIUM
AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS.
72.00- HOLSTEINS 57.00-65.00;
400-600 LBS. 68.00-79.00.600-800 LBS.
60.00- 800-900 LBS. 58.00-64.00,
HOLSTEINS 49X0-50X0.
equinox, so
will they he
for the next
three months.
if near the
equinoxes it
blows in the
day, it gener
ally hushes
towards
evening.
HEIFERS: 200-400 LBS. 60X0-75.00,
HOLSTEINS, 5 HEAD. TO 105.00;
400-600 LBS. SS.OO-66X0; 600-900 LBS.
53.00-62.00.
March rain
spoils more
than clothes.
BULLS: 200-400 LBS. 75.00-96.00;
400-600 LBS. 60.00-74.00; 600-800 LBS.
57.00- 800-900 LBS. 52.00-55.00.
LAMBS: 30 HEAD, STRONG
DEMAND. CHOICE 95-120 LBS.
86.00- 70-90 LBS. 99.00-108.00;
50-70 LBS. 98.00-103.00.
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Farmer’s Almanac,
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NH 03444.
SHEEP: 30 HEAD 25.00-32.00; YEAR
LINGS TO 50.00.
COATS; 34 HEAD. PRICES HIGHER.
LARGE 63.00-85.00; MEDIUM
40.00-70.00; SMALL 22.0040.00.
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SOWS: 35 HEAD. 300-500 LBS.
27.00- THIN 23X0-25.00; 500-700
LBS. 32X0-35.00.
BOARS: 10 HEAD. 300600 LBS.
22.00- THIN 19.00-21.00.
Keiter’s
Livestock Auction
MIDDLEBURG, PA
March 14,1995
CATTLE 490... PDA ...Compered to
Tatt Tuesday'r markets...steen mostly .50
to 2.00 lower, Holsieins newly to 1.00
lower, cows mostly .25 higher. STEERS:
Choice 1150/1450 lbs. 66.50-70.00, three
heed 72.00, Select and Choice
65.00- Select 60.50-66.50. HOLS
TEINS: Choice 1150/1350 lbs.
60.75- few Select 56.25-60.00, few
Standard 47.50-53.50. HEIFERS: Choice
1000/1350 lbs. 64.00-70.00, few down
61.75, few Select Holstein 57.00-57.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
42.75- few 47.25, Cutter and Booing
Utility 41.25-45.00, few early sales 46.75,
Canner and Low Cutter 36.25-41.25.
Shells down to 31.00. BULLOCKS;
Choice 1150/1350 lbs. 55.00-58.00, one
63.00, few Select SO.SO-S2.SO. BULLS:
Yield Grade No. 1 970/1935 lbs.
47.25-56.00. FEEDER CATTLE; Steen:
few Medium Frame No. 1 390/800 lbs.
59.00- few Large Frame No. 2
750/790 lbs. 54.50-55.50; Heifen: few
Medium Frame No. 1 385/650 lbs.
47.00- Bolls: few Large A Medium
Frame No. 1 350/875 lbs. 55.00-65.00.
CALVES 216...VEALERS; Standard
and Good 75/100 lbs. 55.00-60.00, few
Utility 55/85 lbs. 40.00-50.00. FARM
CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bolls 85/125 lbs.
85.000- No. 2 75/120 lbs.
60.00- few 80.00; No. 1 Holstein
heifen 80/140 lbs. 140.00-177X0, No. 2
70/110 lbs. 85.00-145.00. Beef cross bulls
and heifen 75/100 lbs. 100.00-140.00.
HOGS 570...(03/„3 ft 14/95)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrows and gilts steady. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 230/260 lbs.
40.75- US 1-3 220/260 lbs. 38.50-
40.75, US 2-3 220/265 lbs. 36.50-39.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 325/450 lbs. 26.00-29.00,
450/530 lbs. 30.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 201... US 1-3 30/50 lbs.
25.00- few lots 65/80 lbs. 37.00-
43.00. per head.
SHEEP 79...W00LED LAMBS; few
Choice 85/110 Ibi. 69.00-86.00. NEW
CROP LAMBS: Good and Choke 3003
lbs. 77.00-110.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
21.00-46.00.
GOATS -Large 51.00-63.00,
few Small Kid* 2000-34.00 per head.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
MERCER, PA
March 14, 1995
CATTLE 266... PDA ..Compared with
Uit Tuesday's market-si iteen steady,
cows T.SO to 2.50 higher. STEERS: Choice
1000/1480 lbs. 66.00-72.00, Select
58.00- Standard 50.00- 60.25.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1175/1480 lbs.
61.00- few Select 55.00-59.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 1050/1410 lbs.
65.00- few Select 59.25-62.00, few
Standard 50.00-56.50. COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 42.00-47.00, Cut
ter and Boning Utility 37.50-43.50, Cannet
and Low Cutter 32.00-38.25. Shells down
to 30.00. BULLS; few Yield Grade No. 1
1165/2085 lbs. 49.25-52.75, No. 2
1270/2235 lbs. 43.00-48.85. FEEDER
CATTLE: Heifers; few Medium Frame
No. 1 350/675 lbs. 52.00-64.50; Bulls: few
Medium Frame No. 1 450/625 • lbs.
62.00-
CALVES 99...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 70/105 lbs. 35.00-S2.SO, Utility
55/70 lbs. 20.00-30.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs.
100.00- No. 2 85/125 lbs.
70.00- No. 1 Holstein heifers 90/110
lbs. 155.00-177.50, No. 2 70/105 lbs.
65.00- Beef cross bulls and heifers
75/115 lbs. 90.00-145.00.
HOGS 170... Barrows and gibs steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 230/260
lbs. 38.00-39.00, US 1-3 215/270 lbs.
35.10- 37.50, few 170/210 lbs.
28.00- SOWS; couple US 1-3 320 A
330 lbs. 29.00 A 35.00. BOARS: one 340
lbs. 22.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 12..SLAUGHTBR LAMBS;
few Choice 9S/130 Ibi. 64.00-74.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few IS.OO-56.00.
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
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