AB*Lancaster Firming, Saturday, March 2, 1896 Town Meeting Day March 5, besides being the Full Sap Moon, also marks Town Meeting Day m Vermont, among other places. In rural communities across New England, Town Meeting Day is a chance to get out and about in the name of democracy and shed a bit of our winter cabin fever. Local scuttlebutt is considered, sides are taken, and the not-so-silent majority has an opportunity to sound off Mud season seems a suitable time for this foray into the community, although snow jobs are still possible, windiness is sometimes rampant, and there’s danger of icy glares. n/k - “Is it not possible that an individual may he right and a government wrong?" ns- To avoid cracking, leather boots should be dried away from direct heat, then grease applied to the leather. Pear Ginger Chutney 5 cups peeled, chopped pears 1/3 cup chopped gingerroot 1 lemon, seeded and chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup currants 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 red peppers, seeded and chopped 2 cups cider vinegar urn sow PRODUCE • Existing Farms • New Construction WE OFFER: |S3 GUARANTEED PRICE 5 to 7 Year Contracts RECORDKEEPING AND ON FARM SERVICE FINANCING AVAILABLE |U| PURINA MILLS, Inc. A 800-873-5300 Manufacturing Facllltlaa: Lancaster, Harrisburg, Hagarstown (2/97), Wyalusing and Knoxvllls Full Sap Moon - Henry Davul Thoreau Combine all ingredients and simmer until sauce thickens, about 2 hours, stirring frequently. Put hot chutney into utilized jars nd seal, ’rocess 15 mutes in a boiling water bath, lakes 3 pints. to Qualified Producers CATTLE 463.. PDA ...Compared with lan week's sale...steers uneven, mostly steady to strong, cows about steady. STEERS: few High Choice and Prime 1250/1450 lbs. 63.00-63.50, Choice 107S/1400 lbs. 58.00-63.00, Select 54.00- few Standaid 42.75-48.00. HOLSTEINS: Choice 1265/1570 lbs. 54.00- Select 49.00-54.00. few Stan daid 38.50-44.50. HEIFERS: Choice 1025/1300 lbs. 57.00- few Select 48.00-56.25, few Standard 39.00-44.50. March 5 M‘ OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 33.00-37.25, couple 38.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 31.50-35.00, Canner and Low Cutter 25.50-31.25, few down 23.00. Shells down to 15.00. BULLOCKS: few Choice 1200/1300 lbs. 53.75-56.00. A wet March, BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1190/1875 lbs. 38.75-45.00. few No. 2 1100/1728 lbs. 32.00- FPFDFR CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1 300/800 lbs. 41.00-56.00, few Large Frame No. 2 350/825 lbs. steers ft bulls 31.00-35.00; HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1 300/820 lbs. 34.00-46.00; BULLS: Medium Frame No. 1 300/700 lbs. 36.00-46.00. CALVES 193...VEALERS: one Choice 59.00, Standard and Good 75/105 lbs. 36.00- Utility 55/85 lbs. 20.00- a sad autumn. Watch out for weather- breeders (a day of unseasonable fineness, coming FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lb*. 65.00-85.00, few 90.00, No. 2 85/120 lbs. 40.00-60.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/110 lbs. 70.00-122.50, few No. 1 2 70/85 lbs. 45.00-65.00. Beef cross bulls ( and heifers 75/115 lbs. 39.00-67.00. HOGS 316...(02/26 ft 27/96)..8u1k of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction. Barrows and gilts and sows were steady. suddenly after a series of damp ones). Such a day is generally followed by foul weather. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 230/260 lb*. 47.50-48.50, US 1-3 215/265 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 MIDDLEBURG, PA FEBRUARY 27, 1996 FOR SALE - ► 20-25 ton trailer loads $6 to $B/per ton depending k on distance A [ VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. 1 y Paradise, PA 17562 * ► (610)458*5060 - (717)442-4181 A L. Robert Frame, President STETSON II + ALFALFA - Scores 23 out of a possible 25 in disease ratings. CRYSTAL ALFALFA - Sco disease ratings. *** These two alfalfas are performing varietr SCARLET RED C! anthracnose an in the Ohio St WALTER RED anthracnose tested in both at O WARRIOR Trials, variety ENFOR pal. 4EVER y : P.O. BOX 87 WEST JEFFERSON, OH 43162 1-800-879-3556 lbs. 46.25-48.00, US 2-3 215/265 lbs. 45.50-47.50. SOWS: US 1-3 425/480 lbs. 32.00-34.00, 480/600 lbs. 33.00-35.50, Medium 300/425 lbs. 33.00-38.00. BOARS: all weights 25.00-27.50. FEEDER PIGS 33...N0NE ON OFFER) SHEEP 43... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 85/135 lbs. 75.00-94.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 25/55 lbs. 125.00-155.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-43.00. GOATS 20... Large 45.00-85.00. Medium 30.00-47.00. per head. Dewart Livestock DEWART, PA FEBRUARY 26, 1996 CATTLE 95... (PDA) STEERS: Holstein: few Choice 1280/1425 lbs 53.75-57.75, few Select 46.50-50.50. HEIFERS: couple Choice 1300/1400 lbs 56.00 ft 60.50, few Select 50.25-52.00. COWS: few Breaking Utility and Com mercial 32.75-34.50, Cutter and Boning Utility 30.00-34.50, cne 45.50, Canner and Low Cutter 25.75-28.75. Shells down to 21.50. BULLS; couple Yield Grade No. 1 1245/1545 lbs. 37.25 ft 40.00, one Yield Grade No 2 1150 lbs 35.50 FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Large Frame No. 2 600/900 lbs. 34.00-41.00; HEIFERS: few Medium Frame No. 1 300/350 lbs. 56.00-70.00. CALVES 137... VEALERS: Standard and Good 75/105 lbs. 35.00-39.00, Utility 55/85 lbs. 25.00- FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/120 lbs. 70.00-87.50, No. 2 85/110 lbs. 40.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifers 95/125 lbs. 107.50-142.50. Beef cross bulls and heifers 75/100 lbs. 45.00-90.00. HOGS 20... BARROWS AND GILTS; few lots US 1-3 220/270 lbs. 45.25-50.25. SOWS: few US 1-3 380/570 lbs. 30.00- PARADISE TRUCKING Trucking available for type 41 Tobacco. Also general hauling. Small and large closed vans available. CALL MITCH AT 717-687-0990 parlance FEEDER PIGS 74... US 1-3 2S/4S lb». 19.00-31.00. on* kt 90 Ibi 33.00 per heed. SHEEP S..SLAUGHIER LAMBS: cou ple Choice 80/1 IS Hu. ftftO k 82.90, few New Crap 55/65 Ibi 80.00-90.00. GOATS 0. St. Louis Cattle, Hogs SPRINGFIELD, IL FEBRUARY 26, 1996 Thii weelu receipt! 600 head, left week 550, and bit year 600 head. Cattle and Calvei: Compared to bat week daughter itcen and heifera ateady, except holatein itcen weak to 1.00 lower. Cowi and bulla ateady. Supply mainly Choice and Select and Choice ateen and heifera. Light aupply holatein ateera. Around 15% cowa. Sbughter ateera; Choice 2-4 1050-1375 Iba. 60.00-61.50; 2-3 1100-1400 Iba. 61,50-61.75, part load 62.00; Select and Choice 2-3 975-1300 Iba. 57.00-60.00; Select 2-3 950-1225 Iba. 54.00-57.00. Holatein ateera: Few Choice 2-3 1350-1500 Iba. 54.00-56.00; Select and Choice 2-3 1175-1450 Iba. 52.00-54.00. Select 2-3 975-1350 Iba. 48.00-52.00. Sbughter heifera: Choice 2-4 900-1250 Iba. 59.50-61.00; 2-3 975-1275 Iba. 61.00; Select and Choice 2-3 875-1200 Iba. 56.00- Select 2-3 850-1150 Iba. 53.00- Mixed iteen and heifera: Choice 2-4 975-1200 Iba. 60.00-61.50. Slaughter cowa: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 29.00-32.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-229.00-32.00, high yield ing 32.00-33.00, few 34.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 27.00-30.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 23.00-27.00. Bulla: Yield grade 1-2 1200-1800 Iba. 36.00-42.00. Individual yield grade 11600 Iba. 43.00. out of a possible 25 in iy high-yielding, top in Penn State Trials. to Northern Received high ma Is. them variety was top performer 6 3, Donerville Rd. % Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 872-8924 irks Springs ) out of 15 :hest
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