AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29. 1995
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May Baskets
You’ve probably heard of hanging May baskets on the
door to welcome Spring, but did you know that dew
collected on May Day is reputed to wash away
freckles? As you gather flowers for your May basket,
keep in mirtduhat floral bouquets were once more
articulate’tHari the'fountain pen. Some signifying flow
ers included: apple blossoms for temptation; buttercups
for childishness and riches; chamomile for energy in
adversity; white daisies for innocence; purple lilacs for
early love; white lilacs for modesty; mountain ash for
:e; narcissus for self-esteem;
iw tulips for hopeless love;
it peas for respect; and blue vio
for faithfulness.
cr Oil of lavender, diluted with greater parts of water and
wiped on your tablecloth, will drive flies away.
Spring Soup
When the mew vegeta
bles begin to appear
in the marketplace,
make a delicate soup
broth of veal or chicken,
then add a handful of each
vegetable in the market,
Green peas, young
carrotj, a small turnip, a
few green beans, and
some pearl onions can
be cooked together
just until soft. Before
serving, sprinkle over
1 1
, . these stars of earth
these golden flowers. ”
HW Longfellow
the top a sprig of parsley,
a bit of lettuce, and a stalk
or two of celery, all
chopped fine. The trick is
not to overcook the
vegetables, or overpower
—— the taste of
one with
another.
CATTLE 484... PDA ...Compand to
last Tuesday’s iale...tl. iteen .75 to 2.25
lower, cows .25 to I.SO lower. STEERS:
few High Choice and Prime 1300/1400 lbs.
65.50- Choice 1075/1450 lbs.
61.25-66.50, few down 60.00, Select
56.00- HOLSTEINS: High Choice
and Prime 1250/1450 lbs. 59.50-62.00.
Choice 1150/1500 lbs. 57.00-59.75, Select
49.00- HEIFERS: few Choice
1040/1300 lbs. 55.00-62.50, few Select
50.50- COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 40.50-43.25, cpnple Beef
cross to 46.50, Cutter and Boning Utility
39.75-43.75, couple 44.75, Caimer and
Low Cutter 35.00-39.25. Shells down to
30.00. BULLOCKS: one lot Choice 1080
lbs. 59.75. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
1100/1955 lbs. 45.75-53.50, one 56.00,
few No. 2 1050/1910 lbs. 42.25-46.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
Frame No. 1 450/785 lbs. 57.00-71.00. few
Large Frame No. 2 4‘50/700 lbs.
52.00- HEIFERS: Medium Frame
No. 1 400/725 lbs. 48.00-58.00.
CALVES 153...VEALERS: one Choice
94.00, Standard and Good 70/100 lbs.
60.00- 70.00, Utility 55/85 lbs.
40.00- FARM CALVES: No. 1
Holstein bulls 85/130 lbs. 80.00-107.50,
couple 115.00, No. 2 75/120 lbs.
62.50- No. 1 Holstein heifers 75/125
lbs. 150.00-225.00, few No. 2 75/100 lbs.
100.00- Beef cross bulls and heif
ers 75/120 lbs. 77.50-135.00.
Jfr OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
Rain on
' Jacob's Day
(May 1),
expect a fertile
year.
When the
perfume of
flowers is
unusually
strong, expect
ram.
HOGS 377...(04/24 & 25/95)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrows and gilts steady to I.SO
if flowers stay
open all night,
the weather
will he wet the
next Jay.
Special Offer.
Handy chart full of
interesting weather
proverbs. Send $3
to Weather Chart,
Dept. UF, The Old
Farmer’s Almanac,
Box 520, Dublin,
NH 03444.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
MIDDLEBURG, PA
April 25, 1995
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lower, sows steady. BARROWS AND
GILTS: US 1-2 220/260 lbs. 36.50-37.85,
US 1-3 220/260 1k5. 36.00- 36.50, US 2-3
220/260 lbs. 32.00-35.00, US 1-3 265/290
lbs. 31.75-33.00. SOWS; US 1-3 400/480
- lbs. 23.50-27.00.500/600 lbs. 28.75-30.00.
BOARS; 20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 159... US 1-3 35/55 lbs,
29.00-41.50. per head.
SHEEP 36... NEW CROP LAMBS:
Choice 35/80 lbs. 83.00-111.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 19.00-37.00.
GOATS 11...0ne Large 60.00, SmaU
Kids'2o.oo-36.00. per head.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
LEESPORT, PA
April 26, 1995
CATTLE 286... FDA .
Supply included 113 daughter steers &
heifers and 48 feeder cattle ..Compared
with last week’s sale..steers mostly steady,
cows 1.25 to 2.50 lower, heifers steady,
bolls 2.50 to 5.00 lower. STEERS: few
Choice 1100/1210 lbs. 62.00-64.50, one
67.00, Select 55.75-61.75. Standard
46.75- HOLSTEINS: few High
Choice and Prime 1210/1460 lbs.
58.00- Choice 1220/1490 lbs.
55.75- Select 51.00^6.50, Standard
43.00- HEIFERS; Choice
1045/1375 lbs. 60.00-64.25, few Select
54.50- COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 40.50-43.25, Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 37.00-41.50, Canner and Low
Cutter 34.00-40.50. Shells down to 30.00,
BULLOCKS; few Select 50.75-57.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1020/2285 lbs.
44.50- few 51.00, few No. 2
1110/1635 lbs. 40.00-45.25. FEEDER
CATTLE: STEERS: few Large Frame No.
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2 315/500 lb*. 78.00-80.00, few Medium
Prune No. 1 550/840 IN. 61.0043.00, few
Large Frame No. 2 220/780 Ibi.
55.00- NEIEERS: few Medium
Frame 300/625 IN. 53.00-71.00, BULLS:
Large & Medium Frame No. 1300/800 IN.
53.00- one 78.00, Large Frame No. 2
300/600 IN. 55.00-66.00.
CALVES iK-VgALBRS: Standard
and Good 60/95 IN. 5000-65.00, Utility
55/80 IN. 37.50-50.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls steady to weak, heifers
steady. No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/120 IN.
90.00- No. 2 70/120 lbs.
70.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifers
80/120 IN. 166.00-220.00, few No. 2
70/100 lbs. 97.50-155.00. Few beef cross
bulls and heifers 95/155 lbs.
120.00-
HOGS 183,..Barrows and gibs steady,
sows steady to 1.50 lower. BARROWS
AND GILTS: US 1-2 220/265 lbs.
34.00- US 1-3 235/270 lbs. 32.00-
34.00, US 2-3 260/315,1N. 25.25-30.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 320/460 IN. 23.50-26.50,
500/820 IN. 27.00-29.00, few Medium
300/515 lbs. 18.00-22.00. BOARS:
205/765 IN. 19.50-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 100... US 1-3 20/60 IN.
69.00- few down 65.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 32...SI,AUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 30/55 IN- 92.50-125.00, one
170.00, 60/100 lbs. 90/10-98.00, few
11S/13S*1N. 71.00-78.00, few Good and
Choice 45/80 iN. 80.00-86.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: 33.00-54.00.
GOATS 14... Few Urge 52.50-70.00,
one 155.00, few Medium 40.00-60.00, few
Urge Kids 39.00-42.00, few Small Kids
22.50-35.00. per head.
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