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Tramps & Stowaways
W fiat’s more all-American than forsythia and lilacs 9
But neither is native Forsythia made its way from
South China to London by way ot Robert Fortune, a
plant hunter for the Royal Horticultural Society. It was
then named for William Forsyth, a founding member. A
few plants set sail for America with settlers in 1860.
Lilacs, from the Persian word for indigo, may have come
from Persia to New Hampshire in 1695 and later
traveled west across America. This, and many entertain
ing garden tidbits from rhubarb tonics to
iging earthworms, can be found in The
Old Farmer’s Almanac Book of Carden
Wisdom , published by Random House
md available now in bookstores. (Or
rail 800-426-9922.)
“Planting is one of my great
amusements. - Thomas Jefferson
ns- Cut herbs just ss the dew does dry. Tie them loosely
and hang them high.
Aunt Sylvia’s Zucchini Pancakes
(from The Old Farmer's Almanac Book of Garden Wisdom;
3 cups grated zucchini
(unpaeled)
1/2 cup flour -
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, lightly besten
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Squeeze some of the
excess water out of the
zucchini. Mix the dry
ingredients together; com
bine with the zucchini and
eggs. Drop by spoonfuls
into a hot, buttered skillet
to make pancakes about 2
to 3 inches across. Brown
on both sides. Eat hot for
lunch with grated cheese
and/or a dab of fresh
tomato sauce.
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Offers Stability
To Your Marketing
CATTLE 359... PDA ...Compared with
last week's sale... Choice steers .75 to 1.25
lower, Holstein steers steady to .50 higher,
cows steady to 1.50 higher.
STEERS; few High Choice and Prime
1240/1280 lbs. 60.00-60.75, Choice
1050/1475 lbs. 54.50-60.25, couple 60.50,
few Select 52.00-53.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1150/1500 lb(.
SO.SO-54.75, couple 56.00, Select
43.75-49.00, few Standard 34.75-38.50.
HEIFERS: few Choice 995/1160 lbs.
54.00-60.25, few Select 40.00-49.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 34.75-39.75, couple 41.50, Cutter and
Boning Utility 32.50-36.00, couple 37.75,
Canner and Low Cutter 27.00-32.75, few
down 25.00. Shells down to 16.50.
3' OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER,
PROVERBS
Dry May,
BULLOCKS: couple Choice 49.75 &■
50.50, few Select 975/1200 lbs.
44.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1040/2040
lbs. 37.00-48.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Medium Frame No. I 400/600 lbs.
37.00- few Large Frame No. 2
600/800 lbs. 32.00-35.00; HEIFERS;
few Medium Frasne No. 1 300/600 lbs.
29.00- BULLS: few Medium Frame
No. 1 340/800 lb*. 33.0044.00, few Large
Fiame No. 2 700/850 lb*. 28.00-34.00.
CALVES ISO...VEALERS: few Choice
59.00- few Standard and Good
70/110 lb*. 39.00-41.00, Utility 55/85 lbs.
23.00-
wet June.
Ify ou throw a
cat overboard,
there'll be a
storm at sea.
Cold, wet
May,
bam full
of bay.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
90/125 lbs. 90.00127J0, couple 131.00,
No. 2 80/105 lbs. 40.00-85.00; few No. 1
Holstein heifen 95/100 lbs. 85.00127.00,
few No. 270/85 lbs. 400090.00. Few beef
cross bulls and heifers 75/100 lbs.
31.00101.00.
if the sky
looks brassy
in tbe west at
sunset, there
will be high
HOGS 323...(05/13 & 14/96)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrows and gilts 5.00 to 6.00
higher, sows 2.00 to 3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220/260 lb*. 58.0059.75, US 1-3 220/270
lbs. 55.25-57.50,200/220 lbs. 50.25-54.75.
winds coming
soon.
He that is
sows
37.25-40.50.
BOARS; 26.00-28.25.
in town in
May loses
FEEDER PIGS 157... Few lots US 1-3
25/35 Ibi. 26.00-28.00. per head.
h'is spring.
SHEEP 40... NEW CROP LAMBS: few
Choice 45/85 Ibi. 90.00-124.00.
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MAY 14, 1996
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SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 14.00-36.00.
GOATS 12... Few Urge 37.50-50.00,
Small Kids 22.00-37.00. per head.
OK City
Feeder Cattle
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
MAY 15, 1996
Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers
firm; feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher.
Stocker steers and heifers steady. Demand
moderate to good. Quality and conditions
similar to last week. Weigh-ups gaunt to
full. Quality of supply plain to average,
moderate end attractive. Bulk supply feed
er cattle and these in medium to fleshy con
dition. Flesh generally lighter than a typi
cal May off wheat run. Light rains Monday
thru most of Oklahoma. Slaughter cows
.50-1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.50 high
er. Packer demand good, especially from
Northern buyer*. Texas plant* continue to
receive enough local cows but many of
these thin and light weight thus they show
some interest locally for the belter cows.
Replacement cow buyers very quiet Long
bred cows over 7-8 yean old as well a*
young fall calvert going mostly to slaugh
ter. Good quality young pain selling at
slaughter equivalence. Total of 500 cow*
and bulls sold, 85 percent going to packers.
Receipts this week 15,450; last week
10,120; last year 10,740. Supply consisted
of 81 percent yearlings over 600 lb*; 16
percent calves and light yearlings; 3 per
cent cows and bolls. Prices follow with
weighted average weight and price in
parenthesis. Feeder Steen: Medium and
Large 1 New Crop Calve* 400-500 lbs
(450 lbs) 56.50-61.00 (59.56); 500-600 lbs
(550 lbs) 56 JO-59 JO (57.93); Short Year
lings and Yearling* 450-500 lb* (450 lbs)
60.00- (62.07); 500-600 lb* (550 lbs)
57.50-62.25 (60.58); few 600-700 lb Stock
ers (650 lbs) 56.75-59.75 (58.29); 600-700
lb feeden (650 lbs) 54.00-57.00 (55.86);
700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 54.50-57.50 (55.86);
800-900 lbs (SSOlbs) 52.00-56J0 (54.04);
900-1000 lbs (950 lbs) 51.50-54.00
(52.62); 1020 lb* 51.25. Holstein: Urge 2
575 lbs 28.00; 700-750 lbs 30.50; 900-950
lbs 30.25-31.25. Feeder Heifen: Medium
and Large 1 New Crop Calves 300-400 lbs
(350 lbs) 46.75-51.75 (48.78); 400-500 lb*
(450 lbs) 45.25-49.75 (46.34); Shaft Year
lings and Yearlings 400-500 lb* (450 lbs)
50.00- (51.70); 500-600 lb slodten
(550 lbs) 49.25-52.75 (51.77); 500600 lb
feeden (550 lbs) 49.5052.25 (50.64);
6007001b* (6501b5) 50J053.00 (51.92);
Custom Powder Coatings
700-800 lbs C 750 lbs) 5025-53.75 (5Z13);
800-900 Ibf (850 Ibi) 48.00-52.50 (50.46).
Slaughter Cows: Cutter, booing and break
ing Utility average dicning 31.00-34.25;
high dressing 34.00-37.50, high drening/
high boning 37.00-38.75; low dreuing
27.50- Canner and low Cutter
25.00- Estimated dressed cost at
Oklahoma National Stockyards; Cutter
68.40; Boning Utility 65.75; Breaking
Utility 63.50; Canner 66.95. Bulls 72.70.
Slaughter Bulb: Yield Grade I 1450-2200
lbs average dressing 39.50-42.00; high
dressing 41.00-43.50; high dresiing/high
boning 47.75-48.25; low dressing
36.50- Pairs: Medium and Large 1
ranch fresh groups: 5-7 yr old 1150-1250
lb cows 100-200 lb calf avg quality
475.00- 5-7 yr old 900-1100 lb
cows 100-2 SO lb calf avg quality
385.00-
Morrison Cove
Livestock
MdHinsburg, Pa.
May 13, 1996
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 317. STEERS CHOICE
57.00- GOOD 51.00-56.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 57.00-60.50;
GOOD 50.00-55.00.
COWS: UTILITY A COMMERCIAL
34.00- CANNER * LOW CUTTER
22.00-
BULLOCKS; 41.00-47.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
37.0046.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
40.005000; BULLS 35.0045.00; HEIF
ERS 35.0045.00.
CALVES 137. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE 60.0075.00; GOOD
52.006000; STANDARD 22.0037.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
50.00135.00: HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90130 LBS. 50.00115.00.
HOGS: 263. US NO. 1-2 55.5057.00;
US NO. 1-3 51.5054.50.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 37.0041.00.
BOARS: 30.0036.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 36 HEAD. US#l&3
2050 LBS. 15.0031.00.
SHEEP: 30 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
90.00- GOOD LAMBS
80.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
22.0035.00.
GOATS: 10.0062.00.
18 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA
67.0091.00; CLOVER 93.00; MIXED
HAY 100.00122.00; GRASS HAY
400085.00.
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