AHwieatter Fanning, Saturday, May 24, 1997 What Color Is Your Aurora? Be on the lookout tor spectacular Northern Lights this month and almost monthly for a good while now. The northern third of the United States, especially in the “unpolluted” (by city lights) skies of more-rural areas, should begin to see increased periods of Northern Lights activity, because ot a changing cycle lots. These sunspots have been to run in 11-year cycles, and Sun has just entered its period m that cycle The urora borealis, or luminous .treamers of lights visible at night, are thought to be caused by the ejection of charged parti cles into the magnetic field of Earth Weather forecast for tonight: dark ci v Dissolve several denture-cleaning tablets in a bucket of water to soak yellowed linens. New Carrots 12 to 15 new carrots 1/2 teaspoon si 1/2 teaspoon sal 1 tablespoon cl fresh parsley 2 tablespoons I 1/2 cup light ct (optional) Scrub the rots, slice matchstic and combine a saucepan with the rest of the ingi 11l sow PRODUCERS • Existing Farms WE OFFER: gg GUARANTEED PRICE 5 to 7 Year Contracts h IE ig Facilities: Lancaster, Harrisburg, Hagerstown (2/97), Wysluslng and Knoxville Manufacturing Memorial Day, May 26 dients except for Saute bout • New Construction RECORDKEEPING AND ON FARM SERVICE FINANCING AVAILARLE to Qualified Producers PURINA MILLS, Inc. 800-873-5300 * OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS A sunshiny shower won t lasi out the hour. A dripping June brings all things in - George Carlin tune, Gnats galore, screen the door! if the skylark hovers and glides in its mm- ;es, or just nti I der ream, descent, the weather will remain fine; if it drops straight down, sired, d just heat. rain is near. wings. Grantsville Livestock Grantsville, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Set, May 17, 1997 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS 200-500 LBS. 60.00-88.00. STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-75.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD 55.00-63 J0. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD, NONE AVAILABLE; LIGHT 30.00-37.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 63.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 42.00-58.00. BULLS HEAVY 45.00-50.00, LIGHT 40.00- COWS UTILITY HOLSTBINS 36.00- CANNERS 30.00-35.00, CULLS 28.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 110.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 35.00-55.00. 808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. 60.00-107.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 105.00; BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 95.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 54.00-57.00, HEAVY 45.00-55.00, LIGHT 43.00-50.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD, UP TO 70.00. SOWS: UP TO 45.00. MALE HOGS: UP TO 40.00. LAMBS: 70-85 LBS. UP TO 125.00; 85-125 LBS. UP TO 110.00; 30-60 LBS. UP TO 150.00; CULLS 60.00 AND DOWN. SHEEP: UP TO 35.00. GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD. LARGE 50.00-75.00; MEDIUM 20.00-48.50; SMALL 8.00-38.00. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredcriduburg, PA Tucadaj, May 20, 1997 Report eupplled by Auction STEERS; HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 1240-1470 LBS. UP TO 69.00; CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. UP TO 64.00; SELECT UP TO 56.75, STANDARD UP TO 52.00. Hoffman Seeds, Inc., Gustafson, Inc., and Novartis Crop Protection invite you to attend a wheat field day at one of the following locations to see the results of Hoffman's replicated yield trials. Stop by and talk to the company reps. Coffee and donuts will be served at the morning meetings. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be served at the evening meetings. ‘Hoffman B tab HOLSTBINS; SELECT UP TO 47.25, STANDARD UP TO 39.25. HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1100-1350 LBS. UP TO 62.00; SELECT UP TO 49.75. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL UP TO 43.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY UP TO 37.50; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER UP TO 33.00; SHELLS 27.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: YG#l UP TO 51.50; YG#2 UP TO 45.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 65.00- HEIFERS 48.00-51.50; BULLS 50.00-60.00. FARM CALVES; #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS UP TO 139.00, #2 UP TO 110.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS UP TO 140.00, #2 UP TO 75.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS UP TO 100.00. HOGS: US»I-2 53.00-57.00. SOWS: US«I-3 47.50-48.00 AND 45.00- US«2-3 4200-44.00. BOARS 37.50. SHEEP: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 30-40 LBS. 101.00. STOCKER AND FEEDER SALE MAY 16, 1997 APPROX. 200 HEAD STEERS AND HEIFERS. ALL WEIGHTS, STEERS. BEEF TYPE 75.00-82.50, HEIFERS. BEEF TYPE 68.00-72.00, BULLS, BEEF TYPE 50.00-60.00. HOLSTEINS, ALL WEIGHTS. 51.50-60.00. Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. May 19, 1997 Report Supplied by Aucthw SLAUGHTER COWS: 78 HEAD, 2.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 40.00-46.50; HIGH DRESS ING TO 48.00, 2 AT 50.00 AND 51.00; CANNERS 34.00-39.50; SHELLY 33.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: 2 HEAD. YG#l 1615 LBS. AT 48.00; YG#2 1435 LBS. AT 41.00. Monday, June 2 Tuesday, June 3 Wednesday, June 4 Thursday, June 5 Tuesday, June 16 HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. 144 Main St., Landisville, PA 17538 Phone: 1-800-776-7929 8:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. C. Renn Remsburg Farm 3516 Sumantown Rd. Middletown, MD Contact: John Falkenstein 301-371-8737 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Greenfields, Route 213 Cecilton, MD Contact: Mike Scheeler 410-275-2267 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Delmar Grain, Inc. @ Skip Ammons Farm Road 5038 West Delmar, DE Contact: Skip Ammons 1-800-227-2908 or 302-846-9567 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Hoffman Seeds, Inc. Technology Learning Ctr. Rt. 772, West of Manheim Contact: Steve Smith 1-800-776-7929 OR 717-898-2261 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 PM. Fuhrman Foods Farm #23 Route 405 North Northumberland, PA Contact: Chris Wilson 717-653-9060 Trusted Value. New Ideas VEAL CALVES: 197 HEAD. CHOICE 275-32 S LBS. 70.00-75.00; CULLS 2.00- HIGHER. 85-110 LBS. 40.00- 50-80 LBS. 30.00-43.00; WEAK/ROUGH 29.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS STEADY PRICES. «1 85-120 LBS. 110.00- #2 80-105 LBS, 45.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS M 90-120 LBS. 135.00-160.00; «2 80-1 iff LBS. 90.00-120.00; BEEP X BULLS 60.00- HEIFERS 60.00-95.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 46 HEAD, 1.00 HIGHER. US#l-2 230-260 LBS. 59.00- 215-260 LBS. #l&3 220-260 LBS. 58.00-58.25; «1&3 270-280 LBS. 57.00- SOWS: 7 HEAD. 400-500 LBS. 44.0047.00; 500-600 LBS. 48.0049.00. BOARS: TO 38.25; 1255 LB. AT42.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, NONE HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 54.00-70.00; 500800 LBS. 54.00-67.00;HOLSTEINS 250400 LBS. 600083.00. BULLS: 300500 LBS. 59.0078.00; 1 HEREFORD 1015 LBS. AT 62.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 70114 LBS. 97.0099.50. SHEEP: FEW TO 36.00. GOATS: 2 SMALL KIDS 19.00 EACH. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE LB. 4 HEAD ROUGH 150-180 LBS. 46.00. A Dewart Hay & Livestock Dewart, Pa. Monday, May 19, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction STEERS: 50.00-68.00. HEIFERS: 50.0045.25. GOOD COWS: 33.00-43.00. CANNERS AND CUTTERS 25.00-33.00. BULLS: 44.00-45.25. VEAL 90-190 LBS. 90.00-150.00, 70-90 LBS. 30.00-90.00. HOGS: NONE. SOWS: NONE FEEDER PIGS: 25.00-54.00 HEAD. HAY: 70.00-150.00. CORN: 80.00-87.00. OATS: 2.70-2.85 BU.
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