AB-Uinc««ter Farming, Saturday, April 20, 1996 THIS WE£K W» TH bn?**** 11*j hlrtr "* Pears for Your Heirs Except in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, Virginia, and Wyoming, April 26 is celebrated as Arbor Day, a chance to plant a tree. Remember, “He who plants a walnut tree expects not to eat of the fruit,” because the growing time is lengthy, but “the willow will buy a horse before the oak will pay for a saddle,” because the willow grows rapidly. As for pruning skills, “short boughs, long vintage,” or “make the vine poor, and it will make you rich.” The ancients believed that the world was bom of a great tree, the Universe Tree or Mundane Tree. Closely related were the Tree of Knowledge and Tree of Life. He that plants a tree plants for ▼W' posterity. gar “If an oak bo set near unto a walnut tree it will not live.” -Pliny Apple Nut Cake 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 hasping teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 cups chopped apples 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 2 eggs 2 cups sugar > HOW HAS YOUR CASH Purina Mills, Inc. CFA PROGRAM Offers Stability To Your Marketing OCT. 94 - SEPT. 95 PRICES: PACKER BASE $39.91 /cwt PURINA CFA $46.49/cwt i . i Manufacturing FacllKlaa: Lancaatar, Harrisburg, Hagerstown (2/97), ■ Wyalusing and Knoxville • R. B. Thomas born, April 24 Sift together first five ingredients. Add oil, vanilla, apples, and nuts and stir well. Beat together eggs and sugar until light, then fold egg mixture into apple mixture. Place in greased 10-inch tube pan and bake at 350° F for 60 to 70 minutes. Let \\ cool for 20 minutes before removing from pan. Makes about 10 to 12 servings. FLOW BEEN? Call now to get the details on how you can even your cash flow with Purina Mills, Inc. CFA Program PURINA MILLS, Inc. 800-873-5300 SLAUGHTER COWS: 126 HEAD, 1.00- LOWER. UTILITY 30.00- 50; HIGH DRESSING 36.00- CANNERS 26.00-30.00; SHELLY 26.00 DOWN. BULLS: 17 HEAD. YG#l 41.00-46.25; 1 LIMOUSIN 1700 LBS. AT 50.00; YG#2 35.00- LOW DRESSING 32.00- 3> OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS FED STEERS: 67 HEAD. 1.00-2.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1050-1400 LBS. 57.00-59.50; CHOICE 54.50-57.00, SELECT 48.00-54.00; HIGH CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1400 LBS. 48.00-50.75; LOW CHOICE 44.00-48.00. A cold April FED HEIFERS; 20 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1000-1200 LBS. 54.00- CHOICE 900-1150 LBS. 49.00- SELECT 41.00-48.00. VEAL CALVES: 122 HEA. CHOICE 200-300 LBS. 65.00-70.00; GOOD 250-350 LBS. 50.00-58.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 33.00-42.00; 50-80 LBS. 26.00- FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-120 LBS. 80.00-100.00; «2 80-100 LBS. 40.00-60.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS «1 80-120 LBS. 170.00-200.00; #2 100.00- BEEFX BULLS TO85.00; HEIFERS TO 47.00. i the ham will fill. When April blows his hom, it’s good both for hay BUTCHER HOGS: 110 HEAD. JO LOWER. US«I&2 235-260 LBS. 49.00- 225-260 LBS. #l*3 47.50-48.50; 270-280 LBS. 43.00-46.00; 280-295 LBS. TO 42.00. SOWS; 20 HEAD 300-450 LBS. 31.00- 475-650 LBS. 34.75-37.50. BOARS: 10 HEAD 350-600 LBS. 26.00- STOCK CATTLE: 353 HEAD. DEMAND VERY WEAK. STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 50.00-63.00; 400-600 LBS. 45.00- 600-800 LBS. 45.00-54.00; 800-950 LBS. 45.00-51.00. HEIFERS; MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 33.00-42.00; 500-700 LBS. 32.00-39.00, 5 AT 46.00; 700-900 LBS. 30.000-40.00. BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME FEW 150-200 LBS. TO 80.00; 200-400 LBS. 42.00-51.00; FEW EARLY 60.00- 400-600 LBS. 38.00-48.00, and com. When the wind is west, the fish hite I hest. If the pig wallows in a puddle before the first of May, the summer will he cold. Westminster Livestock Auction Hageratown, Md. April 16k 1996 Report luppited by auction Forney Longenecker Vice President/Financial Consultant Commodities Smith Barney A Member of TravelenGroujft' SMITH BARNEY INC. 29 East King Street Suite 200 Lancaster, PA 17602-2852 $ « # $ Located on Route 29, Between Charlottesville and Lynchburg # $ CENTRAL VIRGINIA LIVESTOCK MARKET INC. —SPECIAL COW SALE — Friday Evening, April 26 5 PM - Dairy Consignment 59 Good Milking Holstein Cow and Stock Bull 7 PM - Beef Type Brood Cows, Cow/Calves Pairs and Stock Bulls • Brood Cows $ $ $ SALE BARN PHONE JEFF CRAIG 804-946-7245 717-532-3646 FEW TO 52.00; 600-800 LBS. 30.00- LAMBS; 43 HEAD. CHOICE 100-120 LBS. 89.00-92.00; 80-100 LBS. 95.00- 60-80 LBS. 110.00-115.00; GOOD 40-60 LBS. 92.00-110.00; 25-40 LBS. 87.00-97.00. SHEEP: 85 HEAD 30.00-49.00; HEAVY WEIGHTS 22.00-35.00. GOATS: 51 HEAD. LARGE 65.00- MEDIUM 38.00-65.00; SMALL FLESHY 30.00-47.00; YOUNG 12.00- PIGS AND SHOATS: VERY STRONG DEMANDI BY THE HEAD, FEW 20-35 LBS. 25.00-32.00; 50-60 LBS. TO 37.00; BY THE POUND GRADED SALE. 69 HEAD. 20-30 LBS. 110.00-160.00; 30-40 LBS. 110.00-144.00; 40-50 LBS. 112.00- 50-65 LBS. 96.00-99.00. CATTLE 464... PDA ..Compared with lait week'i rale..Choice daughter iteen 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Select A Holitein 5.00 lower, cowi 1.00 to 2.00 lower. STEERS: High Choice A Prime 1125/1550 Ibi SS.7S-60.00, Choice 1000/1500 Ibi 54.00-58.00, Select 47.25-54.25, Standard 35.00-48.00. HOLSTEINS: Choice 1025/1525 Ibi 47.00-52.50, Select 37.50-45.50. Standard 26.50- HEIFERS: Choice 1000/1275 Ibi. 53.50- Select 50.85-54.00, Standard 34.50- COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer cial 31.25-35.25, couple to 36.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 27.00-35.00, Conner and Low Cutter 24.00-27.00. Sheila down to 20.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1750/2175 Iba. 37.75-42.00, No. 2 1075/2175 Iba. 29.00-37.25. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1350/500 Iba. 41.00-45.00, few 700/875 Iba 39.00-42.00, Laige Frame No 2 325/625 Iba 25.00-34.00; HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1 350/475 Iba. 36.00- SOQ/825 Iba 31.50-34.00, Medium Frame No. 2 300/600 Iba. 25.00- BULLS: Medium Frame No. 1 325/500 Iba. 37.00-44.00, 550/775 Iba 29.00- Medium Frame No 2 425/525 Iba 26.00-33. CALVES 101...VEALERS: Standard AMHERST, VA SALE EVERY SATURDAY 2PN SPECIALIZING IN FEEDER CATTLE Mercer Livestock MERCER, PA APRIL 16, 1996 MMDia TBUtKIM Trucking available for type 41 Tobacco. Also general hauling. Small and large closed vans available. CALL MITCH AT 717-687-0990 * $ • Stock Bulls • Cow Calves and Good 7(V110 lb«. 25.00-35.00, few Utility 60/75 lb*. 12.00-27.00. FARM CALVES; No. f’Holitein bulli 90/115 Ibi, 77.50-97.50. No. 2 85/130 Iba 40.00-75.00; one No. 1 Holitein heifer 95 Iba 120.00, couple No 2 75/90 lb* 31.00 A 80.00. Few beef cross bulls and heifers 75/110 lbs. 47.50-60.00. HOGS 39...8ARR0WS AND GILTS; on lot US 1-3 267 lbs. 47.00, US 2-3 230/260 lbs. 46.00-46.75.. FEEDER PIGS 0... SHEEP 24... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 55/90 lbs. 100.00-120.00, few Choice old crop 90/100 lbs 66.00-70.00. Slaughter sheep 22.00-26.00, few Year lings 43.00-49.00. GOATS 0... Valley Stockyards Athena, Pa. April IS, 1996 Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 130.00. VEAL CALVES, NONE. VEALER BULL CALVES TO 105.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN. GRASSERS AND FEEDERS 25.00-4 ZOO. LAMBS 88.00-95.00. SHEEP 26.00-32.00. HOGS, 200-250, 36.0W4.50. SOWS, NONE, BOARS 18.00-26.00. PIGS TO 22.00. HEIFERS 26.00-38.00. STEERS TO 37.00. STEERS, FEEDER, 37.00-43.00. BULLS 28.00-37.50. GOOD COWS 32.50-35.00. COWS MEDIUM 27.50-31.75. COWS POOR OR SMALL 26.75 AND DOWN. CATTLE MARKET STEADY. CALF MARKET STEADY. HORSES 355.00-810.00. PONIES, NONE. GOATS TO 100.00. MONTHLY DAIRY SALE TOURS., APRIL 18 AT 7:30. JOE FURR 540-885-0267
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