Faming ’ 2lt TH,, WEEK WITH Full Long Nights Moon Christmas Eve marks the night of the Full Long Nights Moon this year, so carolers should have a well-lit path, despite the longer penods of darkness this time of year. The good news is that the length of daylight has already increased by a full minute from its all-year low of 9 hours, 4 minutes. (In June the daylight stretches to about 15 hours, 17 minutes, by compar ison.) According to the old moonlore, if Christmas comes during a waning Moon (as this year), it predicts a hard year to come. However, the nearer to the end of the waning Moon, the worse the luck, and this year’s Christmas Moon is barely a day into its wane, so it can't be all that bad Christmas comes hut once a year. ns* Recycle thoee Chriitmas ribbons and wrapping papers. Most papers can be Ironed smooth of any creases. Good Luck Hoppin’John Long-held Southern tradition has it that eating this dish on Ness Year s Das »ill bring good link in the looting sear 4 strips bscon, diced 1/2 cup chopped onion 2 cups cooked black-eyed peas (or 210-ounce pack ages frozen) 1/2 cup uncooked rice 2 cupc weter 1/4 teeepoon crushed dried red pepper 1/4 teeepoon celt 1/8 teeepoon bleckpei m sow PRODUCERS • Existing Farms WE OFFER: g GUARANTEED PRICE 5 to 7 Year Contracts e RECORDKEEPING AND ON FARM SERVICE H FINANCING AVAILADLE PURINA MILLS, Inc. 800-873-5300 ig Facilities; Lancaster, Harrisburg, Hagerstown (2/97), Wyaluslng and Knoxville Manufacturin' HRISTMAS Cook bacon in a Dutch oven, add onion, and cook until bacon is crisp and onions are soft Add black-eyed peas, rice, water, and crushed red pepper Cover and simmer over low heat until rice is done, about 20 to 25 minutes, ■ith salt and ;r and serve idiately ii 8 serving!. • New Construction to Qualified Producers SLAUGHTER CATTLE: COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 34.00-37.25; CUTTER AND BON ING UTILITY 30.00-34.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 22.00-29.75; BIG MIDDLE 28.50-33.00; SHELLY 21.00 AND DOWN. Dec. 25 0* OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS FEEDER CATTLE; FEEDER STEERS HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES/ HEREFORDS 400-950 LBS. 20.00-46.00; FEEDER HEIFERS HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES/HEREFORDS 400-950 LBS. 25.00-36.50; FEEDER BULLS HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES/ HEREFORDS 19.00-36.00. CALVES; VEALERS STANDARD AND GOOD 20.00-50.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-125 LBS. 74.00-81.00; #2 95-130 LBS. 62.00-73.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS «1 117.50-167.50. SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-270 LBS. 52.50-53.50; SOWS US#l-3 42.50-52.00; Snow on Christmas night, good hop crop next year. if ice will hear a man before tmas, li will not hear a mouse thereafter. if you find a pack rat’s nest with much height to it, there will he a hard winter. When snow drifts face to the North, spring will arrive early. Carlisle Livestock Market CariMc, P». Tuesday, December 17, 1996 Report Supplied by Auction Forney Longenecker Vice President/Financial Consultant Commodities Smith Barney A Member of TravelersGroufl" SMITH BARNEY INC. 29 East King Street Suite 200 Lancaster, PA 17602-2852 -kssMiiis ROUGHAGE EXTENDER Stretch Your Hay Supply • Guaranteed Analysis • Very Palatable • Replace 4-5 lbs. of Hay per day Farmer Comments: “Cows went up in milk right away” “Cows are eating more” “Didn’t expect this type of milk response!” Call us today to learn more about 6 S. Vintage Rd., Paradise, PA 17562 (71 7) 442-4183 800-635-3592 THIN/WBAK/ROUGH 35.00-42.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD 20-45 LBS. 26.00-46.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD MEDIUM LARGE NANNY 60.00-97.50; FANCY KIDS 60.00-74.00; FLESHY KIDS 45.00- THIN KIDS 35.00-44.00. LAMBS; GOOD AND CHOICE 30-60 LBS. 102.50-158.00, 60-80 LBS. 115.00- 157.50,90-130 LBS. 90.00-116.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 30.00-49.00. SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR PRODUCE, RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS 630 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK. 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