AfrUmcMter Farming, Saturday, Augu«t 17, 1996
Gift of Time
What do you give the president of your country for his
birthday 9 Allegiance to the flag, maybe? How about
your voluntary efforts toward some aspect of your
local community government, perhaps school board,
selectmen, or conservation committee. Maybe your town
library or a local clinic needs volunteers It was John F.
Kennedy who started the Peace Corps of Young
Americans for Overseas Service, after his famous
inaugural address, "Ask not what your country can do for
you ask what you can do for your country.”
Hillary Rodham Clinton's book. It '
Village (Simon & Schuster) is fu
suggestions tor how to get involvi
whatever your party affiliation
One volunteer is worth two
pressed men
m Consider volunteering for something you DON’T know
how to do; it's good training.
One-Bowl Birthday Cake
2 squares (2 ounces) sweet
dry ingredients over this
and beat until smooth.
Beat in the shortening,
milk, and egg. Pour into a
greased and floured
8-mch square pan and
bake at 350° F about 35
minutes, until the edges
pull away from the sides
of the pan. (You can
double this recipe for a
3-layer, round cake.)
Frost as desired, or
sprinkle with sifted
confectioners’ sugar.
Makes 9 servings.
chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup sifted flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup shortening, softened
1/4 cup milk
legg
Pour boiling
water over
chocolate,
stir until melted,
and let cool in a
big bowl. Sift the
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August 19-25. 1996
Pres. Clinton’s Birthday, Aug. 19
• New Construction
to Qualified Producers
Morror S2.SO-65.00, No. 2 S5/120 lb*,
mu ter 29.00-50.00; one No. 1 Holtlein heifer 90
Livestock Ibi. 107.50, few No. 2 70/80 Ibi.
MERCER. PA 40.00-75.00. Few beef cron built and heif-
AUGUST 11 i Bftir on 70/90 lbs. 29.00~62.00.
CATTTJ? S WA HOGS 2S...BARROWS AND GILTS:
iiwuwVmSSSjJTqZ m 13 335/450 “»■
1225/1300 Ibi. 63.25-65.50. Select
ec ivi-ico *t[_|,ji. ijt <q aa Af BOARS* couple 510 ft 525 lbs* 32*00.
HOLSTEINS: few High Choice end
Prime 1250/1575 lb«. 62.75-65.25, Choice F 13
Silo"" SMMia *• ““
HEIFERS: few High Choice uid Prime S'
1025/1325 Ibi. 65.00-69.00, few Choice oo' “ 100/115 lb
975/1275 lb*. few Select GOATS 7...0ne Medium 38.00, few
54.00- few Standard 42.00-50.50. Urge Kid* 20.00-37.00. per head.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 38.00-42.00, few 43.75, Cutter and 'MOfriSOll COVC
Boiling Utility 30.00-37.25, Canner and j j V pctni'k
Low Cutter 26.75-30.50. Shellt down to .. . T
2q qq Martintburg, Pa.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 Augurt 12, 1996
1075/1900 lb*. 44.50-50.00, few No. 2 Report atpplled by auction
950/1125 lb*. 35.00-39.00. CATTLE 251. STEERS CHOICE
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS: few 65.00-70.00; GOOD 61.00-64.50.
Medium Frame No. 2 500/580 lb*. HEIFERS: CHOICE 63.00-67.00;
30.00- GOOD 60.50-62.75.
M' OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
St. Bartholomew
(August 24)
brings the cold
Jew.
if the African
marigold docs
BULLS: few Large Frame No. 2
250/810 lb*. 24.00-36.00.
not open its
CALVES 113...VBALERS: Standard 22.00-34.00.
and Good 80/100 Ibi. 16.00-25.00, Utility BULLOCKS: 45.00-54.00.
7 A.M., it will
55/95 Iba. 10.00-15.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holitein built 38.00-47.50.
120/140 Iba. 45.00-55.00, 90/115 Iba. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
ram or
thunder that
day.
When the
hushes are full
of berries, a
hard winter is
on the way.
if the clover
leaves are
Grand Champion Steer
exhibited by Mac Magee of
the Shippensburg FFA and
Purchased by Moss’s Steak
and Sea House
turned up, it
will rain soon
Reserve Grand Champion
Hog exhibited by Wade
Farner of the Shippensburg
FFAand purchased by Moss's
Steak and Sea House.
(left to right) Michelle Cornman
exhibited the Champion Pen of
Lambs which sold to William Piper
Mac Magee exhibited the Reserve
Grand Champion Lamb which sold to
Moss’s Steak and Sea House
Heather Glennon exhibited the
Grand Champion Lamb which sold to
Greencastle Livestock Market
Tractor Supply Co represented by
Lloyd Bier provided caps for all the
champions
Company/lndlvidual
Agway Ag Products
Anchor Animal Health
PaulJ Basehore
Big Spring Fish & Game Association
Jim & Vonda Brown
Country Butcher Shop
Cumberland Valley Cooperative
Doug Wallick Insurance
Education Brokers
Rod Enck
Farmers National Bank
Fred Potteiger & Sons
G.L. Fogelsonger Agency
Keith Glnter
Greencastle Livestock Market
HATFIELD INC
Hershey Auctioneering
Hoss's Steak & Sea House
Hubner Seed - Ronald Souder
Huntsdale Stock Farms
J-P Cattle Co
John Qlelm Jr. Excavating Inc.
Ken's Agri
Cumberland County FFA
Salutes the following for their support of the Robert L Finkenbinder
Market Animal Sale
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COWS: UTILITY ft COMMERCIAL
36.00-45.00; CANNER ft LOW CUTTER
Reserve Grand Champion
Steer exhibited by Michelle
Cornman of the Big Spring
FFA and purchased by
Wenger Meats & Ice Co.
Grand Champion Goat
exhibited by Mac Magee of
the Shippensburg FFA and
purchased by Palmer Green
Inc.
Champion Pen of Market
Hogs exhibited by Bobby
Davidson of the Shippensburg
FFA and purchased by
Hatfield Inc.
Company/lndivldual
Keith’s Farm & Dairy Supplies
Lembach’s Farm Market & Shop
Lemmon Farm
Lemmon Hauling
Mountain Lakes Farm Market
Newville Builders Supply
Nowvillo Print Shop
North Mountain Butcher Shop
Orrstown Bank
Palmer Green Inc
Penns Pride Meats
William L Piper
PNC
Shetron Welding
SAS - Mick O'Neal
Sunday's Mill Company
The Treat Restaurant
Tractor Supply Company
Wayne F. Craig & Sons
Wenger Meats & Ice Company
Williams Grove Steam Engine Assn.
Wolf's Bus Lines, Inc.
York Farm Credit
Location
Shippensburg
Carlisle
Mechanlcsburg
Newville
Mechamcsburg
Carlisle
Shippensburg
Camp Hill
Carlisle
Carlisle
Newville
Carlisle
Shippensburg
Newburg
Greencastle
Hatfield
Shippensburg
Duncansville
Mechanlcsburg
Carlisle
Bark River, Ml
Carlisle
Carlisle
45.00-55.00; BULLS 35.00-45.00; HEIP.
BUS 35.50-50.00.
CALVES 176. PRIME, NO MKT
TEST; CHOICE 65.00-74.00; GOOD
55.00- STANDARD 10.00-2500
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS*
35.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 80.00-115.00.
HOGS: 402. US NO. 1-2 61.00-6225-
US NO. 1-3 60.00-61.00.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 43.00-51.00.
BOARS; 38.00-42.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 60 HEAD. US#l&3
20-50 LBS. 12.00-31.00.
SHEEP; 169 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
79.00-86.00; GOOD LAMBS 72.00-78.00
SLAUGHTER EWES 19.00-31.00.
GOATS; 9.0066.00.
3 LOADS OF STRAW 45.00-55.00; I
LOAD CORN AT 148.00; 1 LOAD OF
HAY AT 78.00
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, Aug. 12, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 72.
ALFALFA: 70.00-125.00.
ALFALFA HAYLACE: 50.00.
MIXED HAY; 65.00-20000.
TIMOTHY: 75.00-17100.
ORCHARDGRASS: 115.00-190.00.
STRAW: 5100-12100.
EAR CORN: 148.00-170.00.
OAT HAY: 100.00.
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Grand Champion Hog
exhibited by Michelle
Cornman of the Big Spring
FFA and purchased by
Hatfield
Champion Pair of Goats
exhibited by William Leib of
the Cumberland Valley FFA
and purchased by Anchor
Animal Health
-5T"t
Reserve Grand Champion
Goat exhibited by Heather
Glennon of the Shippensburg
FFA and purchased by
Tractor Supply Co.
Location
Newville
Shippensburg
Carlisle
Gardners
Carlisle
Newville
Newville
Newville
Shippensburg
Shippensburg
Newry
Carlisle
Newville
Carlisle
Dillsburg
Carlisle
Shippensburg
Carlisle
Shippensburg
Carlisle
Elliotsburg
York Springs
Carlisle