AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13, 1997
Moon Signs
Astrologically, this week starts in the zodiac sign of
Pisces for September 15 and 16, moves to Anes for
two days, goes on to Taurus tor the 19th and 20th, and
finishes on the 21st in Gemini water, fire, earth, and
air (The astronomical position of the Moon is different)
For those who figure by the Moon signs, this week’s
zodiac suggests transplanting or grafting during the Pisces
period, weeding and plowing in Anes
or Gemini, and fall sowing in
Taurus If the house needs
painting, dry Aries (fire) is
the time Wean or quit bad
habits beginning in Pisces at
the start ot the week Bake or cook in Anes Go hunting
in Taurus
Lady Moon, Lady Moon, where are you
• o
roving: - from A Childs Song by Lord Houghton
os' Collect wild plums or crab apples now for autumn pre
serves.
Blackberry Crab-Apple Jelly
4 quirts crab apples
1 quart blackberries
water
sugar (1 cup to each cup
of juice)
Wash, quarter, and re
move stems at crab
apples Rinse berries
Place both in an enamel
or stainless steel saucepan
and add enough water to
just show Do not float
the fruit Cook until fruit
is soft Strain through
a jelly bag, and discard
AVAILABLE O
SPRING ‘9B fi
WEANER
and/or
FEEDER
PIGS
Take Advantage of the
Benefits of Single Source,
Multi-site Raised Pigs
features:
• 1600 pigs available/week
• Single source supply
• Located in Central PA
• Al for best genetics
• Availability sized to finisher needs
• Financing assistance available
PURINA MILLS, Inc.
Manufacturing Facilities: Lancaster, Harrisburg, Hagerstown,
Full Harvest Moon, Sept. 16
everything but the juice
Simmer another 5 min
utes, straining off any
froth Measure juice, add
sugar in equal parts, and
bring to about 2 I 0° F,
until the jelly drips from a
spoon in sheets Fill hot,
sterilized jelly jars, and
cover with [/ * inch of
paraffin
800-873-5300
Wyalusing and Knoxville
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER,
PROVERBS
Spider webs
floating at
autumn
sunset bring a
night frost,
you may bet.
Listen to
the katydid.
When its cli fl
goes from
“Katy-did” to
“Katy," th ere
will he a frost
in ten days.
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Makes 6 to
8 jars of
jelly.
as well Goto
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Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Sept. 8, 1997
CATTLE 563...PDA...SUPPLY
INCLUDED 92 SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND HEIFERS, 269 SLAUGHTER
COWS, 22 BULLS AND 180 FEEDER
CATTLE. COMPARED WITH LAST
MONDAY’S SALE-SLAUGHTER
STEERS STRONG TO 2.00 HIGHER.
COWS MOSTLY 2.00 HIGHER, HEIF
ERS 1.50-2.00 HIGHER, BULLS
2.00-3.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 1160-1275 LBS.
68.25-69.50, ONE 73.75, CHOICE
1095-1330 LBS. 63.50-66.50, SELECT
57.00-63.00, STANDARD 44.25-54.50.
HOLSTEINS: FEW HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 1360-1625 LBS.
60.00-62.00, FEW CHOICE 1300-1675
LBS. 55.50-58.00, FEW SELECT
51.75-52.00, STANDARD 43.75-47.75.
HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1040-1260 LBS. 66.75-68.25,
ONE AT 70.00, FEW CHOICE 1035-1270
LBS. 63.50-64.50, SELECT 55.50-62.75,
STANDARD 41.25-54.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 38.00-45.50, CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 36.00-43.00,
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
27.50-35.75, SHELLS DOWN TO 18.00.
BULLOCKS: COUPLE SELECT 47.00
AND 55.00.
BULLS: YG #1 1125-2065 LBS,
46.00-53.50, #2 950-1575 LBS
39.25-43.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
MEDIUM AND LARGE #1275-575 LBS.
79.00- 400-675 LBS. 68.00-78.00,
800-990 LBS. 55.00-65.00, MEDIUM
AND LARGE FRAME #2 200-545 LBS.
55.00- HEIFERS. COUPLE MED.
AND LRGE. FRAME #ll4O LBS. 104.00
AND 105.00, 225-450 LBS. 69.00-78.00,
500-775 LBS. 63.00-70.50, 800-875 LBS.
59.00- MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME #2 275-575 LBS. 51.00-58.00;
BULLS MEDIUM AND LARGE FRAME
#1 280-475 LBS. 74.50-91.00, 500-670
LBS. 61.00-68.50, MED. AND LARGE,
FRAME #1 300-575 LBS. 54.00-60.00,'
600-710 LBS. 44.00-47.50. |
CALVES: 510..VBALERS FEW
GOOD 140-180 LBS. 60.00-67.50, STAN
DARD AND GOOD 75-110 LBS.
24.00- UTILITY 60-80 LBS.
13.00-
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
STEADY..JI HOLSTEINBULLS 90-125
LBS. 55.00-95.00 WITH A FEW TO
50.00, BULK OF SALES 70.00-95.00, #2
85-125 LBS. 30.00-45.00; #1 HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 85-115 LBS. 80.00-135.00, #2
75-105 LBS. 37.00-65.00.
BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 75-85
LBS. 27.00-52.50.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL
LARRY TREANOR 800-334-2422, Ext 5918, or FAX 919-855-6801
HOGS: 40... SOWS US#l-3 345-485
LBS. 34.00-44.50, 500-700 LBS.
41.00-47.00, COUPLE MED. 350 AND
380 LBS. 19.50 AND 28.00.
BOARS: COUPLE 250 AND 280 LBS.
35.50 AND 39.00, ONE 665 LB. AT 34.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 16... SLAUGHTER,
FEW UTILITY 65-85 LBS. 35.00-47.00
PER CWT.
SHEEP: 102... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 40-70 LBS. 96.00-129.00,75-85
LBS. 93.00-107.50. 90-125 LBS.
78.00-87.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 40.00-54.00,
YEARLINGS 57.00-73.00.
GOATS: 244...8Y THE HEAD.
LARGE BILLIES 85.00-97.50, ONE
130.00; MEDIUM 50.00-85.00, LARGE
NANNIES 56.00-100.00, MED.
31.00-60.00, LARGE KIDS 37.00-52.00,
SMALL 10.00-34.00 PER HEAD.
MERCER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MERCER, PA
September 9, 1997
CATTLE 58T [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale si steers 75 higher,
cows steady to I 00 lower
STEERS High Choice and Prime
1050/1500 lbs 65 50-67 00, Choice
1025/1515 lbs 62 75-66 75, Select
55 75-62 50, Standard 45 00-55 50
HOLSTEINS few High Choice and
Prime 1225/1500 lbs 6150-63 00,
Choice 1025/1575 lbs 55 00-6100.
few Select 51 00-55 00
HEIFERS Choice 1000/1300 lbs
62 00-65 50, Select 53 50-6150
Standard 44 25-54 50
COWS Breaking Utility and
Commercial 38 00-41 50, one @
42 75, Yield Grade 4 & 5 32 GO
-35 00, Cutter and Boning Utility
31 50-39 00, low dressing 23 GO
-31 00, Canner and Low Cutter 26 75-
33 00 Shells down to 22 00
BULLOCKS Select 1055/1485 lbs
46 25-49 50
BULLS Yield Grade No 1 975/2015
lbs 42 75-47 25, No 2 985/2155
lbs 37 00-43 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
Frame No 1 350/730 lbs 60 GO
-76 00,Large Frame No 2 250/1025
lbs 42 00-54 00, Medium Frame No
2 500/860 lbs 54 00-6100,
HEIFERS few Large Frame No 1
810/980 lbs 58 00-6100, Medium
Frame No I 250/775 lbs 58 50-
69 00, Large Frame No 2 300/1000
lbs 42 00-55 50, Medium Frame No
2 250/780 lbs 43 00-57 00, BULLS
few Medium Frame No 1 520/770 lbs
60 00-66 00, Large Frame' No 2
400/850 lbs
31 00-39 00, Medium Frame No 2
300/1073 lbs 43 00-34 00
CALVES 111 VEALERS Standard
and Good 70/110 lbs 19 00-3100,
Utility 50/95 lbs 5 00-15 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90/120 lbs 70 00-102 50, No 2
85/165 lbs 35 00-71 00, few No 1
Holstein heifers 90/105 lbs 120 GO
-157 05, few No 2 80/145 lbs 40 GO
-85 50
Few beef cross bulls and heifers
85/135 lbs 30 00-120 00
HOGS 37 BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 240/260 lbs 51 00-53 75, few
US 1-3 200/260 lbs 46 75-48 75,
few US 2-3 325/400 lbs 45 00-47 00
SOWS one US 1-3 755 lbs @42 00,
one Medium 355 lbs @ 32 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO
SHEEP 19 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice 45/85 lbs 80 00-90 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
60 00-77 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP few 30 GO
-34 00
GOATS 8 One Medium @25 00, few
Small @ 19 00, couple Large Kids @
17 00
- per head
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, September 9, 1997
CALVES .05-1.50.
COWS .18’/. -.42/..
EASY COWS .20-/4 -.34/..
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .24-.80.
HEIFERS .23/.-.66.
BULLS .31/. -.58.
STEERS .39-.64Z..
HOGS .10-.56.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 23.00-29.00.
BOARS .25.
SOWS .35.
SHEEP .19-.67.
LAMBS EACH 32.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .45-1.29.
GOATS EACH 25.00-152.50.
KIDS EACH 5.00-82.50.
HIDES 31.00.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sale* Stable*
New Holland, PA
Monday, September 8, 1997
Report Supplied By Auction
268 HEAD. MARKET STRONGER.
DRIVING 435.00-935.00.
RIDING 410.00, 525.00, 900.00.
BETTER RIDING 960.00-1600.00.
REGISTERED RIDING
'85.00-1675.00.
KILLERS. 2 AT 885.00 AND 900.00,
IEAVYWEIGriTS 675.00-850.00,
.IGHTWEIGHTS 435.00-565.00.
PONIES 140.00-400.00.
LARGE PONIES 460.00-510.00.
COLTS 140.00-385.00.