AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 6, 1997 THIS WEEK WIT What’s the Point? December 2 marks the birth of George Seurat, bom in France in 1859 and famous for the painting tech nique known as pointillism. Let children experiment with the technique for making holiday cards. Give them a small card or white paper and have them outline a simple shape, such as a sled or ornament. \ Then, with cotton swabs and paints, let X them fill the outline with dots of color, X being careful not to mix the colors Use darker colors for the shaded areas and lighter colors for areas iilBP turned toward the viewer. Put the finished cards on the mantel, stand back, and let your eyes mix the colors from a distance Painters and poets have leave to lie. ■cr On painting and fighting look aloof. (Both are improved by keeping your distance.) Beignets 1 package dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 cup evaporated milk legg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon oil 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt (optional) 3 cups flour oil for deep frying powdered sugar Dissolve yeast in the warm water. Add next five ingredients plus optional salt, if desired, then^^^^yi United Feature Syndicate 200 Madison Ave (Printed in the U S A ) N Y , NY 10016 (212-293-8500) St. Nicholas, December 6. beat in the flour. Dough will be sticky. On a floured board, roll out the dough to about '/« inch. Cut into 2-inch squares. Heat oil to 370° F. Drop beignets in oil a few at a time. Aaahey puff, turn them to brown other side Remove, drain, and dust with powdered sugar. Makes 2 to 3 dozen. SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS, NO HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME OFFERED! CHOICE 1100-1450 LBS. 66.25-6* .50; CHOICE 1500-1700 LBS. 63.75-66.25; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 61.50-66.00; HOLSTEINS CHOICE 55.00- SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 51.75-54.75, I AT 47.75. HEIFERS CHOICE 66.00-67.75; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 60.00- SELECT 56.75-59.75; COU PLE COMMERCIAL 42.00-51.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 35.00-38.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 32.00-38.00, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 29.00- BIG MIDDLE 33.50-34.75; SHELLY 27.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: YG#2 39.50-39.75. FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER STEERS 400-850 LBS. 53.00-58.00, HOLSTEINS 47.00- FEEDER HEIFERS 400-900 LBS. 49.00-56.50. OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS When the grouse drum at night, there wi II he a deep fall of snow. CALVES: CALVES RETURNING TO THE FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-125 LBS. 80.00-90.00; #2 90-150 LBS. 50.00-79.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 80-110 LBS. 57.50-110.00; BEEF X BULLS TO 77.50. When soot falls down the SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-270 LBS. 42.00- SOWS US#l-3 300-600 LBS. 3230-39.00; THIN/WEAK/ROUGH TO 3130; BOARS 30.00-3230; FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD. IS-2S LBS. 21.00- BY THE LB. 100-200 LBS. 40.00- ts near. Under water, famine; under snow, bread. GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES 57.50-9230; FANCY KIDS 50.00-65.00; FLESHY KIDS 35.00-49.00; SMALL/THIN KIDS TO 32.00. Introducing The Old Farmer's Almanac Home Library series from Time-Life Books Flower Gardening Secrets, Blue Ribbon Recipes, Home Wisdom, and Traditional Home Remedies, $l2 95 each Available wherever books are sold, or call 800-277-8844 LAMBS: CHOICE 60-80 LBS. 106.00-123.00; 80-130 LBS. 76.00-99.00. SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 40.00. SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR RABBITS. POULTRY AND EGGS, 630 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK. STARTING Carlisle Livestock CarUsle, Pm. December 2, 1997 Wcaverlai ice Grower’s M< Proi at Martindale Fire Hall Dec. 9, 1997 12:30 P.M. speaker, Jeff Stoltzfus Test plot results will be shared, 1 - core + 1 category s * / On All Sanitation and Animal Health Products purchased and paid for at open house. Are you aware 9, Directions: WITH CALVES. EARLYBIRD PENS FOR CATTLE, COWS, AND HOGS CLOSE EVERY TUES. AT 2 P.M. FOR PREMIUM PRICES. USE THESE PENS. NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUBS., DEC. 16 AND TUES., DEC. 30. SALE TIME APPROXIMATE LY 7GO P.M. NEXT SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALE TUES., DEC. 16 AND DEC. 30. PEN LOTS OF CATTLE WILL BE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE FRIDAY, DEC. 12. RECEIVING 6-11 A.M. SALE TIME 1:30 P.M. HATFIELD’S TOP PRICE FOR CASH HOGS ON WED., DEC. 3 WAS 42.50. Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, PA Dec. 2 Report Supplied by Auction STEERS CHOICE 63.75; SELECT 55.75-58.00. HOLSTEINS: SELECT 49.75, HEIFERS: STANDARD 35.00-40.75. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 35.25-38.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 31.00-34.75; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 26.50-30.75; SHELLS 18.00-25.00. BULLS: YG#2 1005-1460 LBS. 34.00-38.00. FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS 715-795 LBS. 38.50. CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD 80-85 LBS. 18.00-23.00; UTILTIY 70-80 LBS. 10.00-16.00. FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS. 99.00-109.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-135 LBS. tion tin; Points 10% DISCOUNT 70.00- #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-100 LBS. SO.OO-95.00; #2 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90 LBS. 50.00-55.00. HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS US# 1-3 245-265 LBS. 43.00-44.00. SOWS: US# 1-3 460-505 LBS. 35.50-37.50; US#2-3 375-430 LBS. 32.00- BOARS 4SO LBS. 27.00; 280 LBS. 32.50. SHEEP: GOOD AND CHOICE 55-70 LBS. 60.00-77.00. GOATS: SMALL 31.00. North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, December 2, 1997 CALVES .02-1.12%. COWS .21% -.37%. EASY COWS .17-31%. FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .07-.76. HEIFERS .13-.61% . BULLS .30-.51. STEERS .34-.57V.. HOGS . 10-.40. ROASTING PIGS EACH 2.00-45.00. SOWS .10-. 15. SHEEP .2S-.77. lAMBS EACH 16.00-83.00. lAMBS PER LB. .35-1.51. GOATS EACH 54.00-145.00. KIDS EACH 19.00-91.00. TOTAL: 925. 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