AB4.ancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9, 1997 rSw 3T Cat Nights Begin This week begins with the last day of Dog Days, those hot, sultry summer days when you can’t beat the heat, and ends on August 17 with the commencement of Cat Nights, those long, yowly, cat-on-the-fence evenings for tomcatting and tomfoolery. The second day of Cat Nights, August 18, is also the full Moon, when tomcatting is reputed to be at its most successful, Carousers will be refreshed rather than exhausted << by their exertions then, and are less apt to suffer physical maladies as a result, The cats that drive the Km mice away are as good as they that catch them - German proverb kr Watch for the fast Perseld meteor showers, with their glowing trails, before dawn on the night of August 11*12. Tomato Bean Gazpacho 2 large tomatoes, cored, i-. , In a blender, puree seeded, and chopped /} Ihalf the chopped 1 large cucumber, peeled, I vegetables, 2 cloves seeded, and chopped garlic, and half the 1 large yellow pepper, , vegetable juice. Cover seeded and chopped 'X the remaining chopped 1 medium Spanish onion, vegetables and refrig chopped erate. Pour the puree 4 cloves garlic, minced * Jrfy intQ a bow , and add 32 ounce, apicy vegetable ! >W remainlng garhc and <n°° * i UI< I e W j vegetable juice, and the 1/3 cup red wine vinegar iCyf - 6 , u ,i 1 tablespoon olive oil vinegar, oil, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon salt chd ! P° wder ; and 1/2 teaspoon chili powder refrigerate for 1 hour. 116-ounce can small white ust before serving, com beans, rinsed and drained bine puree, chopped vege -3 tablespoons chopped tables, and beans. Garnish cilantro with cilantro. Makes 5 servings. AVAILABLE SPRING ‘9B Dog Days end Middleburg Livestock MIDDLEBURG, PA AUGUST 5,1997 CATTLE 547 [PDA] Compared with last week's sale si steers mostly steady with spots 1 50 lower to 1 00 higher, cows steady, bulls steady to 2 00 higher SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1250/1550 lbs 67 00-68 75. Choice 1045/1475 lbs 64 25-66 75, Select 58 00-64 25, Standard 44 75-57 25 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 1385/1595 lbs 59 75-62 75, one @ 64 25, Choice 1110/1625 lbs 56 00-59 00, Select 53 00-56 75, Standard 42 25-51 50 HEIFERS Select 55 50-63 00, Standard 49 00-54 75 Aug. 11 rJ* OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 38 75-46 25, Cutter and Boning Utility 36 50-43 75, Canner and Low Cutter 29 00-37 00 Shells down to 1500 if the shores BULLOCKS couple Select 50 00 & 53 00 of streams are frothy, it will BULLS Yield Grade No I 1180/2160 lbs 45 75-50 75, one @ 54 50, few No 2 1125/1535 lbs 40 00-45 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium & Large Frame No 1 225/300 lbs 65 00- 72 00, 375/700 lbs 64 00-71 00, 750/1050 lbs 5100-59 50, 500/950 lbs Holstems 47 00-50 00. HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No I 275/490 lbs 61 00-76 00, Medium Frame No 2 375/710 lbs 41 50- 57 00, BULLS Medium & Large Frame No 1 180/300 lbs 68 00-73 00,375/700 lbs 54 00-71 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2 400/550 lbs 37 00-49 00 CALVES 178 VEALERS Standard and Good 70/95 lbs 16 00-21 00, Utility 70/80 lbs 1100-1500 ram soon, if the ants are throwing up tiny heaps of sanJ, count on a fair Jay. if the pigs carry straw In FARM CALVES Bulls steady to 15 00, spots 20 00 higher No 1 Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs 6000-11500. bulk of their mouths, figure on high winds. Special Offer Handy chart full of interesting weather proverbs Send $3 to Weather Chart, Dept UF, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, P 0 Box 520, Dublin, NH 03444 K Dairyman’s -■ ™ EfISG ProNutrieni for Dairy Animals sales 75 00-110 00, No 2 80/115 lbs 24 00-51 00, No 1 Holstein heifers 80/155 lbs 72 00-110 00, No 2 80/95 lbs 24 00- 69 00 Few beef cross bulls and heifers 80/115 lbs 33 00-97 00 HOGS 356 (08/04 & 05/97) Bulk of supply sold on Monday and reported by the auction BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 225/255 lbs 56 75-58 50, US 1-3 230/260 lbs 54 00-56 25, lightweights 195/215 lbs 48 00-50 50 SOWS US 1-3 400/470 lbs 36 50- 45 00, 500/585 lbs 47 50-48 75 FEEDER PIGS 62 US 1-3 30/45 lbs 30 00-4100, Utility 35/90 lbs 25 00- 60 00 per head SHEEP 38 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 30/55 lbs 81 00-115 00, 60/85 lbs 77 00-89 00, 90/135 lbs 64 00-74 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 37 DO -43 00 GOATS 18 Few Large 64 00-87 00, few Medium 40 00-61 00, Large Kids 30 00-51 00, Small Kids 18 00-38 00 New Wilmington Livestock NEW WILMINGTON, PA AUGUST 4,1997 CATTLE 184 [PDA] Compared with last week’s sale cows steady to 50 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS one Choice 1450 lbs @ 62 25 HOLSTEINS one Select @ 54 00 HEIFERS few Select 58 00-62 25, Standard 43 25-49 50 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 39 00-43 50, Cutter and Boning Utility 31 25-40 00, Canner and Low Cutter 27 75-33 00 Shells down to 20 50 BULLS few Yield Grade No I kssMhis Increase Increase Better Digestion kssMus X PURINA CHOWS 6 S. Vintage Rd., Paradise, PA 17562 (717) 442-4183 800-635-3592 O ' Appetite Milk 1225/1460 lbs 45 00-48 50, couple No 2 1460 & 1545 lbs 40 00 & 44 00 FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium Frame No 1 240/535 lbs 70 00- 90 00, few Large Frame No 2 340/950 lbs 49 50-58 00, HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No I 245/680 lbs 62 00-83 00, few Medium Frame No 2 300/650 lbs 47 50- 59 00, BULLS few' Medium Frame No I 300/790 lbs 58 00-66 00 CALVES 124 VEALERS Standard and Good 70/100 lbs 19 00-25 00, Utility 60/70 lbs 12 00-20 00 FARM CALVES few No I Holstein bulls 110/115 lbs 80 00-82 50, 90/105 lbs 100 00-106 00, 85/90 lbs 37 00-48 00, No 2 90/120 lbs 40 00-58 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 95/105 lbs 105 00-125 00, few No 2 70/95 lbs 35 00-50 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers 80/95 lbs 3000- 90 00 HOGS 232 Barrows and gilts 1 00 to 2 25 lower BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 200/260 lbs 57 10-59 00. US 1-3 225/265 lbs 56 60-57 60, US 2-3 200/265 lbs 55 85-56 75, US 1-3 180/200 lbs 50 00- 52 75 SOWS US 1-3 320/555 lbs 43 50- 49 00 BOARS few 255/385 lbs 41 00-41 75 FEEDER PIGS 27 US 1-3 50/60 lbs 35 00-45 00, 75/90 lbs 57 50-75 00 per head few US 1-3 110/165 lbs 61 00- 80 00 - per cwt SHEEP 109 SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and Prime 50/95 lbs 83 GO -95 00, Choice 50/100 lbs 72 50-82 50, 100/125 lbs 55 00-78 00, Good and Choice 50/70 lbs 55 00-70 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP 30 00-40 50 GOATS 8 Few Large 5100-78 00, few Medium 35 00-42 50 per head
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