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Laws, Leis, and Loyalty
Depending on where you live, you might celebrate
May 1 as Law Day (U.S.), Lei Day (Hawaii), or
Loyalty Day (designated by Congress in 1958). Most
of us think of it simply as May Day, a celebration of
spring with its origins in the early Roman and Druid fes
tivals, particularly the Beltane or “Bel's fire” rituals of
lighting fires on high hilltops to honor the returning Sun
Since the May sunshine rivals that
of August in its intensity, and
month’s Full Flower Moon is
the rise, spring flowers shoul
be plentiful enough to fill thi
May baskets of early risers
know where to look.
He that is in a town in
loses his spring
bs- For longer-lasting daffodils, cut them when color just
shows at the bud tip but the flower is not open.
Hawaiian Spareribs
4 to 5 pounds pork sparenbs
boiling, salted water to
cover
1 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
Parboil sparenbs in
water tor about 20
minutes Make a
marinade with the
remaining ingredients
Drain water trom
sparenbs, pour on
marinade, and refnger-
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Compared to lut Monday: Feeder and
itocker cattle firm to 2.00 higher. Steer and
heifer calves weak to 3.00 lower. Demand
good for all classes. Buyers vety aggres
sive for heavy slockers headed to frost
damaged wheat Light cattle evenly mixed
between new crop calves and thin dry win
tered cattle but market lower with condi
tion changes considered. May wheat ton
getting an early start as many pastures are
short and trampled. Quality of supply aver
age to attractive. Feeders in medium to
slightly fleshy condition, few fleshy. New
crop calves in medium flesh whereas old
crops mostly thin. Weigh-ups gaunt to
average, few full. Receipts this week
13,863; last week 8,903; last year 7,100.
Supply consisted of 82 percent yearlings
over 600 lbs; 14 percent calves and light
yearlings under 600 lbs; 4 percent cows
and bulls. Prices follow with weighted
average weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers; Medium and Large 1 Stock
er and calves: 300-400 lbs (350 lbs)
94.00- (100.16); 400-500 lbs (450
lbs) 84.00-89.75 (88.10), thin (478 lbs)
92.00- (94.23); 500-600 lbs (550 lbs)
83.00-
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PROVERBS
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May makes
or mars the
wheat.
Set sage in
May, and it
00 (87.37); 600-650 lb« (630 Ibi)
78.00- (81.83); 650-700 Uh (673 lb«)
76.00- (80.32); 700-735 lb» (713 Ibi)
75.00- (77.25); Feeden: 600-650 Ibi
will grow
alway.
March
Justanj
May Sun,
makes corn
white anJ
maiJs Jun
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(850 lbs) 66.75-73.00 (69.20); 900-1000
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Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1:
Stocker and Calves; 300-400 lbs (350 lbs)
80.00-86.50 (83.45); 400-500 lbs thin (450
lbs) 75.50-83.00 (79.15), new crops (477
lbs) 72.50-76.00 (73.33); 500-600 lbs (550
lbs) 74.50-80.00 (77.41); 600-650 lbs (625
lbs) 74.00-76.25 (75.47); 650-675 lbs (672
lbs) 71.50-76.50 (74.38); Feeders: 500-600
lbs (550 lbs) 71.00-77.00 (74.74); 600-700
lbs (650 lbs) 69.00-74.00 (71.11); 700-800
lbs (750 lbs) 65.50-71.00 (68.21); 800-900
lbs (850 lbs) 64.50-68.00 (65.89). Slaugh
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36.50- Boners 37.00-40.00, Break
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38.50- Boners 39.50-42.50, Break
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Utilities 43.00-46.00; low dressing: Cut
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Cutters 28.00-32.25, light weights
25.50- Estimated dressed cost at
Oklahoma National Stockyards: Cutters
78.30; Boners 75.85; Breakers 74.05; Can
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76.85. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1
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47.50- high dressing 49.50-52.50,
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New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, April 23, 1997
Report supplied by auction
68 DAIRY COWS; 78 HEIFERS; 5
BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH 550.01125.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 675.00-1025.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
1175.00-1575.00.
LOAD CANADIAN FRESH
785.00-1475.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
1000.00-1175.00, SMALL 650.00-975.00.
SHORTBRED
435.00-935.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
675.00-730.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
310.00-600.00.
BULLS 200.00-560.00, PUREBREDS
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