F IWI —r——rr- All Fools Day In honor of April 1, we remind you of some very foolish things that have happened within this month. Any fool mows that tax day is April 15, but fittmg- April is also the month the U.S. Mint 'as established, in 1792. Alec Guinness was born April 2, 1914, later gaming his fame by publishing every foolish feat that ;yer gained a record. And on April 7, 1857, snow fell in every southern state in the United States, just to make fools of the weathermen, no doubt. And finally, to cap off the foolishness, on April 29, 1848, Niagara Falls stopped flowing for 30 hours. Now that’s foolish! To be a fool at tbe right time is also an art. ns 9 Add an egg white to whipping cream to make it whip better. Berry Fool 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 8 slices white bread 1/2 cup butter, melted 210-ounce packages frozen raspberries 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind ice cream or whipped cream Blend sugar and nutmeg Brush bread slices with melted butter on botl sides, then cut into '^-mcl m sow PRODUCERS • Existing Farms • New Construction WE OFFER: m GUARANTEED PRICE 5 to 7 Year Contracts RECORDKEEPING AND ON FARM SERVICE FINANCING AVAILARLE Manufacturing Facilities: Lancaster, Harrisburg, Hagerstown (2/97), Wyalusing and Knoxville k|W#y.JMwhi ai-WW, Daylight Saving Time, April 6 . strips. Line the bot \ tom of a loaf pa'n with I a third of the bread, sprinkle with a third of the sugar and spice, then add half the rasp berries Sprinkle with half the lemon juice and rind, and another third of the sugar and Ik spice Continue layering, % ending with bread on A the top. Bake at 350° F M until the juices are bubbly W and the bread is crisp on top Serve with ice cream or whipped cream Makes 4 to 6 servings. to Qualified Producers PURINA MILLS, Inc. 800-873-5300 SLAUGHTER COWS: 110 HEAD. UTILITY 35.00-40.00; HIGH DRESSING 40.0042.50; CANNERS 30.00-35.00; SHELLY 29.00 DOWN. OLD FARMER’S . BULLS: YG#l 1800-2100 LBS. 52.00-53.25; YG#l 1200-1500 LBS. 40.0043.75. WEATHER PROVERBS FED STEERS: LOW CHOICE HOLS TEINS ISSO-17S0 LBS. 51.00-54.00; 1 1950 LBS. AT 45.00; 1 SELECT 1450 LBS. AT 45.50. FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE HOLS TEINS 1310 LBS. AT 50.50; SELECT AT 44.00. VEAL CALVES: 185 HEAD. CULLS 85-110 LBS. 27.00-34.00; 50-80 LBS. 18.00-28.00. In March, the birds begin to FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 52.00-65.00; #2 85-110 LBS. 35.00-50.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 95-120 LBS. 130.00-157.00; «2 75-85 LBS. TO 42.00; BEEF X BULLS 70.00-92.00; HEIFERS TO 70.00. search; in April the com begins to fill; BUTCHER HOGS; 50 HEAD. US«I-3 235-265 LBS. 47.00-48.25; #2*3 45.00-46.50; 200-220L85. 41.0044.00; 1 295 LB. AT 44.50. in May, the birds begin to lay. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, Fdlr OFFERED. COUPLE 850-1000 LBS. 54.00-56.00. First three HEIFERS; 300-500 LBS. 53.00-62.00; 500-700 LBS. FEW TO 55.00; 3 300 LB. HOLSTEINS AT 70.00. days °f April foggy, expect a flood in June. BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 55.00-60.00; 500-7000 LBS. 44.00-58.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 90-120 LBS. TO 102.00; FEW 55-85 LBS. 105.00-115.00; GOOD 65-90 LBS. 79.00-90.00; 1 YEAR LING AT 58.00. Wise men make weather GOATS: MEDIUM TO 44.00; SMALL 20.00-35.00. proverbs and all fools repeat them. SOWS: 400-450 LBS. TO 36.00; 650 LBS. TO 45.50. if St. Vincent's Day (Apr. 5) Is fair, there will CATTLE 217... PDA... Supply included 98 daughter steers and heifers and 24 feed er cattle ...Compared with last Wednes day's sale...daughter steers & heifers steady to strong, cows steady to weak. STEERS: Choice 1185/1450 lbs. 63.25-67.75 v Select 57.75-63.75, Sttndard 48,00-56,75. ' , " be more water than wine. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime J 1 B 1 Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. March 24, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction Leesport Livestock LEESPORT, PA MARCH 26, 1997 EASTBROOK SEED COMPANY Better Forages For Better Profits Genetically Modern Forages From Holland and New Zealand PERENNIAL RYEGRASSES • BG-3*Tetra-Plus • BG-14 WHITE CLOVERS • Alice • Barabian • Pitau • Southern Cross • Huia ENDOPHYTE FREE TALL FESCUES • Barcel • Fuego • Dovey BRASSICAS . • Barkant Forage Turnip • Barabas Forage Turnip • Kapeti Kale • Rape • Forage Feast Chicory • Matua • Stockmaster • Pizza Orchard Grass • Annual Ryegrasses Call For Free Catalogue I>Boo-680>3167 - 412/654*4319 . VISA/Mastercard accepted I Jil UPS deliveries available lir 1365/1605 lb*. 62.00-65.25, Choice 1225/1620 lb(. 55.75-60.50, Select 49.50-54.75, Stamfaud 43.0049.75. HEIFERS: Choice 1040/1235 Ibi. 62.0066.75, few Select 38.25-61.75, Stan daid 45.00-50.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 37.5041.50, few to 44.75, Cutler and Boning Utility 34.50-38.25, Canner and Low Cutter 30.00-35.50, few to 27.00. Shelli down to 19.75. BULLOCKS: one Select 51.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1150/1610 Ibt. 44.0047.75. CALVES 192...VEALERS: few Choice 120/135 lb«. 55.00-60.00, one 230 Iba. 92.50, few Good 37.5045.00, Standard and Good 75/120 Iba. 20.00-32.50, Utility 55/110 lb*. 14.00-25.00, few 10.00. FARM CALVES; Holatein bulla 15.00 to 20.00 lower... No. I Holatein bulla 95/125 Iba. 45.0062.50, few 70.00, No. 2 90/120 Iba. 30.0045.00; few No. 1 Hola tein heifera 90/120 Iba. 90.00-115.00, few No. 2 80/125 Iba. 40.00-75.00. Beef croaa bulla and heifeta 75/115 Iba. 37.50-77.50. HOGS 82...8an0wa and gilti 1.00 to 2.00 higher, aowa ateady to 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215/245 Iba. 50.00-50.25, US 1-3 225/250 Iba. 47.00-48.25, few US 2-3 235/260 Iba. 45.7546.00. SOWS: US 1-3 320/495 lbs. 40.0044.00, 545/620 lbs. 44.0046.00, Medium 355/500 lbs. 34.0039.50. BOARS: one 35.00. FEEDER PIGS 140.. US 1-3 20/40 lbs. 115.00145.00, one lot 165.00. per cwL SHEEP 326... Slaughter lambs 10.00 to 35.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; High Choice and Prime 25/40 lbs. 185.00215.00, Choice 20/40 lbs. 135.00175.00, 45/60 lbs. 120.00-145.00, 70/85 lbs. 115.00135.00, Good & Choice 20/50 lbs. 100.00125.00, few 140.00. OLD CROP LAMBS: Choice 70/105 lbs. 95.00-115.00, 120/155 lbs. 82.50110.00, Good and Choice 55/125 lbs. 85.00100.00. Report Supplied by Auction Tueeday, March 25, 1997 CALVES .07-1.15. COWS .17-.43V1. EASY COWS .05-.30. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .15-.76 HEIFERS .24-.C6. BULLS. -32'/. -A9Y*. STBERs .39% -.59* HOfeS * New Holland boars .32/. -.37. Sales Stables sheeVTs-Vi ' Goat and Sheep Sale lambs each 25.00-97.00. Monday, March 25, 1997 LAMBS PER LB- -54-1.75. Calves Sheep Goats GOATS EACH 31.00-140.00. Todfy , 214 938'; 1171 . . ;j> > Last Week ' 194 £B4 1347 , BACjft , CALVES: AND SLAUGH- TOTAL; 1294. TER CALVES STEADY. DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND . SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 32.50-50.00, few Yearlings 55.00-95.00. GOATS 137.. Urge 74.00-96.00, one 112.50, Medium 37.50-57.50, Smell 20.00-35.00, Luge Kid. 40.00-62.50, Small Kid. 25.00-50.00, few to 15.00. HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM. VBALERS: CHOICE I*o-280 LBS. 75.00-85.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-280 LBS. 40.00-60.00, 80-110 LBS. 15.00-27.00. ‘ SLAUGHTER CALVES: CHOICE 280-500 LBS. 45.00-60.00, GOOD 250-475 LBS. 45.00-50.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-120 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 6000-74.00, SMALL FRAME 90-115 LBS. 33.0047.00,FEW90-120LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 72.00122.00. SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS 5.0010.00 LOWER WITH NEW CROP LAMBS 20.0030.00 LOWER, SLAUGH TER EWES WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 90 PERCENT SLAUGHTER LAMBS WITH THE BALANCE SLAUGHTER EWES. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2 5080 LBS. 100.00120.00, 80110 LBS. 100.00-110.00, 110-114 LBS. 80.00100.00 NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2 2035 LBS. 150.00180.00, 35-60 LBS. 125.00150.00. 6080 LBS. 120.00135.00, 80100 LBS. 110.00130.00, GOOD 1-2 2035 LBS. 120.00150.00, 35-60 LBS. 120.00130.00. YEARLINGS: CHOICE 1-3 80120 LBS. 50.0080.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 1-3 40.00-55.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. BILLIES LARGE 125.00-160.00, MEDIUM 75.00-125.00; MUTTON LARGE 70.00-90.00; NANNIES LARGE 60.00- MEDIUM 45.00-60.00; YEARLINGS CHOICE 60.00-90.00; KIDS CHOICE 50.00-70.00, GOOD 30.00- UTILITY 20.00-30.00. North Jersey Livestock Hackettatown, NJ t *
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