AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 6, 1997
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National Honey Month
Winnie the Pooh ate his peas with honey Challah
dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah eve brings a
new year of sweetness Folklore lists honey under
remedies for arthritis, asthma, bedwetting, constipa
tion, coughs, sore throats, and weight control The
nutritional powers of honey are well-documented
(although children under the age of one should avoid
it) Dreaming about bees has been interpreted as signi
fying; riches or success i bus^
You can catch more flies with honey than
with vinegar.
ra- Two tablespoons of honey and one of apple cider vine
gar in a glass of grapefruit juice may help reduce your
appetite.
Honey-Glazed Acorn Squash
2 medium acorn squashes
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground
allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup honey
Wash squash, cut in
halt, and cut a thin
slice from the bot-
toms, if necessary, to
make a steady base
Discard seeds and slnngy
fibers Place squash in a
United Feature Syndicate 200 Madison Ave
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AVAILABLE RR
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Holy Cross Day, Sept. 14
baking pan with 'A inch of
water Mix other ingredi
ents and brush it on the
inside of the squash,
reserving some for bast
ing Bake at 350° F for
about 45 minutes, or until
tender, basting at least
once during cooking
Makes 4 servings.
Westminster Livestock
Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
September 2, 1997
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 133 HEAD,
STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. UTILITY
35.00- HIGH DRESSING
40.00- HIGH DRESSING
40.00- CANNERS 30.00-35.00;
SHELLY 30.00 DOWN.
>ll» OLD
FARMER’S
BULLS: FEW YG#l 44.75-45.75; 1
HIGH DRESSING 1874 LBS. 52.50; YG#2
41.00-44.00; LOW DRESSING
35.0040.00.
WEATHER.
PROVERBS
FED STEERS: FEW BEEF BREEDS
OFFERED. HIGH CHOICE 1100-1300
LBS. 63.00-64.00; CHOICE HOLSTEINS
57.00-59.75; LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS
53.0057.00; SELECT 50.0052.00.
‘CSSS*
FED HEIFERS; IJJOH CHOICE
10001200 LBS. 62.0064.50; SELECT
54.0058.00.
On Holyrood
Day (Sept.
14), the devil
VEAL CALVES: 216 HEAD. CHOICE
200300 LBS. 65.0072.00; CULLS *5-110
LBS. 26.0033.00; FEW 34.0040.00;
6080 LBS. 18.0026.00.
goes a-nutting.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY PRICES. #1 95-120 LBS.
75.0096.00; #2 50.0070.00; 85-95 LBS.
35.0070.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
95-120 LBS. FEW TO 122.00; #2 80110
LBS. 55.0095.00; BEEFX BULLS OVER
95 LBS. 80.00-106.00; 75-90 LBS.
40.0070.00; BEEF X HEIFERS 80120
LBS. 50.0075.00.
When the
wind is in the
north, the
skillful fish er
goes not forth.
if the Sun in
red should
set, the next
day will surely
he wet; if the
Sun should
set in grey, the
next will he a
rainy Jay.
When the
corn wears a
heavy coat, so
must you
Out standing
in your field.
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BUTCHER HOGS: 40 HEAD, 3.004.00
LOWER. US#l-2 230265 LBS. 48.00;
US# 1-3 45.0046.00; 270285 LBS. TO
43.00; #2&3 300 LBS. TO 38.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 162 HEAD. STEERS
MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME 200-400
LBS. 70.00-83.00; 400-600 LBS.
68.0088.00; 600800 LBS. 60.0070.00;
8001000 LBS. 51.00-61.00.
HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 63.00-75.1J6;
500750 LBS. 60.0074.00; 750900 LBS.
55.0060.00. •
BULLS: MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 61.00-76.00;
400600 LBS. 55.00-62.00; 700800 LBS.
49.0055.00.
LAMBS; 55 HEAD,3.005.00 HIGHER.
CHOICE 100125 LBS. 89.0098.00;
125-140 LBS. 78.0086.00; 8099 LBS.
91.00106.00; 5080 LBS. 95.00110.00;
FEW LAMBS 155-180 LBS. 57.0070.00.
SHEEP: 25 HEAD, ALL WEIGHTS,
38.0053.00. FEW TO 61.00.
GOATS: 40 HEAD. LARGE
65.00-95.00; MEDIUM 40.00-65.00;
SMALL 18.0039.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 305 HEAD.
GRADED SALE PRICES LOWER. BY
THE LB. #l&2 PIGS, 16 HEAD 24 LBS.
90.00; 28 HEAD 27-39 LBS. 69.0073.00,
138 HEAD 4060 LBS. 65.0071.00, 42
HEAD 61-68 LBS. 59.0071.00; 20 HEAD
74 LBS. 59.0064.00; 13 HEAD 97 LBS.
65.00, #2 PIGS 28 HEAD 27-37 LBS.
50.0065.00.
SOWS: 7 HEAD, 2.00 LOWER.
FARMERS
first m\m
A SUSQUEHANNA BANC
400-550 LBS. 36.00-41.00.
BOARS: 400-600 LBS. TO 34.00.
NEXT TUES., SEPT. 9: SPECIAL
FALL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
APPROX. 7:45 P.M.
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
September 1, 1997
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
152.50.
VEAL CALVES to 68.00.
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 105.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 28.00 AND
DOWN.
CRASSERS AND FEEDERS TO 47.50.
LAMBS TO 82.00.
SHEEP TO 47.00.
HOGS. 200-250, NONE.
SOWS TO 34.5 a
BOARS TO 3250.
PIGS 27.00-50.00.
HEIFERS, FAT TO 43.00.
STEERS 39.00-43.00. TOP 58.00.
STEERS, FEEDER, TO 65.00.
BULLS TO 42.50.
COWS, GOOD, 33.75-40.25.
COWS. MEDIUM, 28.00-32.50.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL, 2750 AND
DOWN.
HORSES TO 875.00.
DONKEY 140.00.
GOATS 22.50-122.50.
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