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America’s First Lexicographer
October 16 marks the birthday, in 1758, of Noah
Webster, author of the first American dictionary.
Webster made his living as a lawyer, journalist,
and school teacher, but we tend to remember him for
the many words he folded into the Compendious
Dictionary of the English Language, published in
1806, and, in 1828, the American Dictionary of the
English Language In 1783 his American Spelling
Book appeared, which first Americanized the
English spelling of such words as “colour" and
"labour” by dropping the u Webster wrote his
dictionaries in longhand
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ikv Apple peelings should be included in cooking apple
jelly, for that’s where most of the pectin is stored.
Crab Apple Jelly
3 pounds crab apples, then simmer in a stainless
washed and cut, but not steel pot for 5 minutes,
cored or peeled Skim froth, then add sugar,
water, to cover Simmer about 10 minutes,
1 cup sugar to each cup of until jelly thickens and
strained juice (about 4 drops from
a spoon in
cups, more or less) sheets (about 2 20° F).
B, , , Skim foam and pour jelly
oil crab app esm water mto stenhzed t 0
until soft. Wet jelly bag Wlthin |/2 )nch of t , f
and strain crab apples Wlth paraffm (use
through this. (For w g *L- h o f* ax) . or t 0
clear jelly do not 'yv wlthin 1/8 inch of top for
squeeze ag.) two-piece metal jar tops.
Have sterilized Seal. CQo| and store P , n
jeily jars ready, cool. dark, dry place,
dry but hot Makes about 4 cups.
Measure the juice.
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Columbus Day, Oct. 14
• New Construction
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PURINA MILLS, Inc.
800-873-5300
Compand to last Monday; Feeder steers
and heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Demand
very good for feeders. Steer and heifer
calves steady to 2.00 higher, most advance
on heavier weight steer calves and plainer
heifer calves. Calf demand good with con
siderable improvement on hdfets. Quality
plain to average, few attractive calves.
Large supply of thin Brahman cross feed
ers with no discounting despite the fall sea
son. This indicating good demand from
Texas feedlots. Feeder cattle in medium to
thin flesh; calves medium to fleshy condi
tions. Weigh-ups average to full. Weather
perfect last week for planting wheat State
is approximately 2/3rds planted through
today. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.
Packer demand moderate with all are*s
participating but Texas buyers most
aggressive. Country buyers continue to
gather nearly all the thin young cows and
bred cows under 7 years old for winter
grazing. 840 cows and bulls sold with 65
percent to packers. Receipts this week
11,925; last week 10,434; last year 8,476.
Supply consisted of 60 percent yearlings
and calves over 600 lbs; 33 percent calves
under 600 lbs; 7 percent cows and bulls.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis. Feeder
Steers; Medium and Large I Calves;
400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 63.50-70.75
(67.050-700 lbs (668 lbs) 61.00-64.75
(62.53); Yearlings: 600-700 lbs (650 lbs)
63.25- (65.32); 700-800 lbs (750 lbs)
62.00- (64.07); 800-850 lbs (833 lbs)
63.00- (63.88); 850-900 lbs (884 lbs)
61.50-64.25 (62.00); 900-950 lbs (916 lbs)
60.25- (61.43). Holstein: Large 2 450
lbs 41.00, 510 lbs 38.75; 550-600 lbs
37.00- 700-800 lbs 41.50-42.25.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
No rain on
St. Callus
Day (Oct.
16); a dry
spring will
come.
Look for a
cold winter
when the
apple peels
are thicker
than usual.
A field
requires three
things: fair
weather,
sound see,
and a good
husbandman
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Feeder Cattle
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OCTOBER 9, 1996
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WE SHIP
PARTS DAILY
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Mon.-Fri. 7 AM-SPM; Sat.: 7 AM-Noon
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Calves; 400-500 Iba (450 lbs) 54.25-58.50
(56.21); 500600 Iba (550 Iba) 53.00-58.00
(55.18); 600-650 Iba (624 lbs) 51.005650
(53.78); Yearlings: 350600 Iba (576 lbs)
57.0060.00 (58.20); 600700 lbs (650 lbs)
58.0060.25 (59.64); 700800 lbs (750 lbs)
565059J0 (57.89); 800850 lbs (825 lbs)
56.0057.25 (56.51). Slaughter Cows:
Average dressing Cutter 27.0030J0, Bon
ing Utility 29.0032.50, Breaking Utility
31.50-33.50; High dressing Cutter
30.5032J0, Boners 32.00-34J0, Break
ers 33J035.00; few high dressing/high
boning Utilities 35.0036.25; low dressing
Cutter 24.0027J0, Utilities 26.0030.00.
Canner 20.0026.00. Estimated dressed
cost at Oklahoma National Stockyards:
Cutter 61.35; Boning Utility 61.85; Break
ers 61J5; Canner 58.30. Bulls 70.70, few
fat bulls 65.20. Slaughter Bulls; Yield
Grade I 13002100 lbs average dressing
38.00-40.75; high dressing 41.50-44.00,
high dressing/high boning absent; low
dressing 34 J 037.50. Replacement Cows:
Pretested for Bangs, pregnancy, and age
Medium and Large 1 single head sales 2-4
year old 750950 lbs 2-5 months bred avg
quality 280.00330.00; 6-7 months bred
avg quality 345.00350.00, 5-6 year old
900-1150 lbs 2-5 months bred avg quality
313.00365.00, 6-7 months bred avg qual
ity 365.00385.00; 5-6 year old 11501300
lbs 7 months bred high quality
445.00510.00. Pairs: Medium and Large 1
single pair sales 5 yr old 11001150 lb with
150250 lb calf hi quality 530.00590.00; 4
yr old 975-1100 lb with 150350 lb calf
avg quality 440.00525.00.
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, October 8, 1996
Report Supplies by PDA
CATTLE: 345. STEERS STEADY TO
1.00 HIGHER. COWS STEADY TO 1.00
HIGHER.
STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
* C.B. HOOBER & SON, INC. • Intercourse, PA
717-788-8231
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302-378-9585
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717-483-2191
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Authorized
UPS Station
1125-1325 LBS. 70.85-74.00; CHOICE
10SO-IS2S LBS. 65.00-70.00; STAN
DARD 45.00-52.00.
HOLSTBINS CHOICE 1125-1350 LBS.
58.95-62.20; SELECT 51.50-54J0.
HEIFERS CHOICE. 1025-1300 LBS.
63.00- SELECT 55.00-59.50; STA
NARD 43.25-51.21.
COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 37.00-42.25; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 30.50-38.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
24.50-28.50; (hells down to 15.00.
BULLS: YG#l 1300-2000 LBS.
38.00- YG«2 1075-1925 LBS.
28.75-38.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS Ml
625-925 LBS. 47.00-55.00, M 2 390-850
LBS. 40.00-45.00.
HEIFERS: Ml 675-900 LBS.
42.0048.00; 230-650 LBS. 31.0037.00;
M 2 525-800 LBS. 29.5041.00.
BULLS: Ml&2 250-800 LBS.
31.5042.00.
CALVES: 89. STANDARD AND
GOOD 80110 LBS. 20.0031.00; UTILI
TY 55-75 LBS. 5.0020.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90115 LBS. 60.0079.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-130 LBS.
26.0058.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90115 LBS. 145.00150.00; #2 HOLS-'
TEIN HEIFERS 110 LBS. 100.00; BEBFX
BULLS AND HEIFERS 7095 LBS.
21.0055.00.
HOGS: 30. US#l-3 230260 LBS.
55.5057.25.
SOWSW: ONE #l-3 425 LBS. 44.00;
ONE MED. 370 LLBS. 42.00.
BOARS: 270290 LBS. 37.00 AND
38.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 36. US#l-3 40-60 LBS.
27.00-41.00.
SHEEP: 2. SLAUGHTER SHEEP
COUPLE 24.
GOATS: 1 MED. AT 25.00.
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