AS-LancMter Farming, Saturday, September 7, 1996
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Friday the 13th
Tnskaidekaphobia 9 That’s fear of the number 13.
Most hotel designers bow to it; you’ll notice there’s
no thirteenth floor. For some people, Friday the 13th
makes tnskaidekaphobia even worse It's argued that
there were 13 people at the Last Supper and that the
crucifixion of Christ happened on a Friday. Some ships
refuse to embafk on Friday the 13th; for others, it only
has to be a Friday to keep them in port. Winston
Churchill wouldn't travel on Friday the 13th 100
unlucky. Male song sparrows evidently don’t suffer
from tnskaidekaphobia, however. They keep singing
Ofor about 13 minutes after sunset.
We are all tattooed in our cradles
with the beliefs of our tribe.
ns- Don't harvest potatoes until the frost has killed the tops
down.
Potato Souffle
8 medium potatoes
3 tablespoons butter
3 eggs, separated
salt to taste
3 tablespoons grated onion
2 tableapoons minced parsley
bread crumbs
Boil potatoes Peel and
puree or mash while
hot Cool completely.
(This step cari be done a
day ahead and the 'jtM
potatoes refrigerated )
Cream butter until .. \j.
light, then work in •,
egg yolks, salt, omon,
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Rosh Hashanah,
and parsley. Mix into
mashed potatoes, beating
until well blended. Beat
egg whites until stiff, then
gently fold into potato
mixture. Grease souffle
dish and sprinkle bread
crumbs on bottom and
sides Pour in the potato
mixture and
bake at 375° F
for about 45
minutes, or until
nicely browned
and risen.
M«ke» 4 servings.
FLOW BEEN?
SLAUGHTER COWS: 110 HEAD, I.SO
LOWER. UTILITY 33.50-38.00; HIGH
DRESSING TO 39.75; CANKERS
28.00-33.00; SHELLY 28.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 3 HEAD. YG#l 1845 LBS. TO
45.00; 1 1144 LBS. AT 39.00.
Seu. 14.
FED STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1100-1400 LBS. 67.00-68.00; 1
HIGH DRESSING AT 73.00; AVG.
CHOICE 63.00-66.50; HIGH CHOICE TO
PRIME HOL 60.00-64.00; AVG. CHOICE
TO 57.00.
M' OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
FED HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE
950-1200 LBS. 63.00-64.00; LOW
CHOICE 850-1000 LBS. 54.00-58.00.
VEAL CALVES: 196 HEAD. CHOICE
200-350 LBS. 44.00-58.00; CULLS
85-110 LBS. 14.00-22.00; 50-80 LBS.
8.00-15.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
5.00- LOWER. #1 90-120 LBS.
44.00- «2 25.00-35.00; 80-90 LBS.
22.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 81
95-120 LBS. NONE OFFERED; #2 80-90
LBS. 40.00-65.00; BEEF X BULLS TO
60.00; HEIFERS 25.00-50.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 55 HEAD.
4.00- LOWER. US#l-3 225-260 LBS.
51.00- 265-275 LBS. 50.00-51.00;
280-300 LBS. 48.00-50.00.
On Holyrood
Day (Sept. 14)
the devil goes
a-nutting.
He that
follows
Nature is
SOWS; 20 HEAD. 1.00-2.00 LOWER.
300-400 LBS. 40.00-4X00; 400-500 LBS.
41.00-43.25; 500-700 LBS. 44.00-48.00.
BOARS: 37.00-39.00.
wer oui
of his way.
STOCK CATTLE: 141 HEAD.
STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 50.00-59.50;
500-700 LBS. 50.00-55.00; 700-800 LBS.
FEW TO 55.00.
Sound
traveling far
and wide, a
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Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
September 3, 1996
Report (applied by auction
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HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 35.00-45.00;
500-700 LBS. 39.00-47.00, 1 AT 54.00;
700-900 LBS. 38.00-43.00
BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 40.00-53.00;
500-700 LBS. 35.00-42.00; FEW 800 LBS.
TO 43.00; 1 GOOD SIMM 996 LBS. AT
54.00.
LAMBS: 76 HEAD. CHOICE 100-120
LBS. 83.00-86.00; 120-140 LBS.
72.0084.00; 7095 LBS. 75.0088.00.
SHEEP; 20 HEAD 35.0050.00.
GOATS: 66 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES
80.00-132.00; MEDIUM 40.00-70.00;
SMALL KIDS 8.0020.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS; STRONG
DEMAND. BY THE HEAD, 1 LOT 70
LBS. AT 44.00; BY THE POUND, 147
HEAD IN GRADED SALES. 12HEAD28
LBS. 74.00; 26 HEAD SM. LOTS 25-45
LBS. 50.0065.00; 76 HEAD #1 4058
LBS. 96.00105.00; 10 HEAD #2 50 LBS.
AT86.00; 16HEAD«160 LBS. AT 88.00;
4 HEAD 75 LBS. 66.0069.00.
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APPROX. 7:30 P.M. NEXT GRADED
FEEDER PIG SALE SEPT. 17.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sale* Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, September 2, 1996
Report Supplied By Auction
241 HEAD. STRONGER TREND.
DRIVING 510.00910.00.
RIDING 400.00900.00
BETTER RIDING 975.001175.0 a
REGISTERED RIDING
60.001300.00, 1 AT 1825.00.
KILLERS, 2 AT 875.00935.00,
EAVYWEIGHTS 660.00-800.00.
IGHTWEIGHTS 390.00575.00.
PONIES 110.00400.00.
LARGE PONIES 450.00525.00, 2 AT
30.00 AND 700.00.
COLTS 235.00500.00.
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SLAUGHTER COWS: 100 HEAD,
MOSTLY STEADY. UTILITY
34.00- HIGH DRESSING
38.00- CANNERS 29.00-33.00;
SHELLY 29.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG#l 1310 LBS. AT 43.50.
FED STEERS: NONE
FED HEIFERS: 1 LOW CHOICE 875
LBS. AT 49.00.
VEAL CALVES: 257 HEAD. CHOICE,
NONE: CULLS 85-110 LBS. 15.00-21.00;
50-80 LBS. 10.00-18.00.
FARM CALVES: STEADY PRICES.
HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS.
45.00- #2 30.00-44.00; 80-90 LBS.
20.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
90-120 LBS. 85.00-122.00; #2 80-100
LBS. 40.00-80.00; BEEF X BULLS TO
49.00; HEIFERS TO 26.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 35 HEAD. 4.00
LOWER. US#l-3 225-260 LBS.
52.00- FEW 275-290 LBS. TO
50.50; #2 220-260 LBS. 50.00-51.75.
SOWS: NONE
BOARS: NONE.
STOCK CATTLE; STEERS, NONE.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 32.00-40.00;
FEW HOL TO 49.50.
BULLS; 300-500 LBS. 36.00-44.00;
500-700 LBS. MEDIUM TO 37.00.
SHEEP: NONE.
GOATS: 1 MED. BILLY AT 60.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: NONE.
HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS 54.50
PLUS BONUS ON QUALITY HOGS.
BUYING STATION HELD EVERY
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HEATING
SCALES
500 Animal Scale
This rust resistant steel
scale is used for weighing
up to the largest hog.
The entire unit serves as
the weighing area so that
an animal leaning on the
sides won’t prevent an
accurate reading.
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September 2, 1996
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