tier Farming, Saturday, December 13, 1997 rips* W ,a js — Ember Days This Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday follow the third Sunday in Advent, which makes them Ember Days. Almanacs note four annual sets of Ember Days because they are traditionally used for predicting the weather. The weather on Wednesda December 17, for example whether blustery, unseasonably warm, or characteristically season able is supposed to predict the type of weather for January 1998. Friday the 19th predicts that for February 1998, and the Saturday weather (Dec. 20) has something to tell us about March. Ember Days also follow the first Sunday in Lent, Whit Sunday, and the third Sunday in September As long as the Sun shines, one Joes not ask for the Moon. ns- Mittens are warmer than gloves, and many light layers are warmer than one heavy one. Pork Chop & Potato Bake 4 to 5 medium potatoes, sliced thin 1 onion, sliced thin salt and pepper 4 center-cut pork chops 1 can cream of mushroom soup (or other cream sauce) Grease a deep-dish pie plate or casserole. Place sliced potatoes evenly on the bottom. United Feature (Printed in the U AVAILABLE KM SPRING *9B BSJ 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, Wyaluslng and Knoxville Winter Solstice, spread onions over them, and add salt and pepper to taste Top with pork chops, then spread I cream of mushroom soup (don’t add water) or cream sauce over the top. Bake at 375° F for about I hour, until the potatoes are cooked through and the pork chops are tender. . 4 1 Makes 4 servings. Syndicate SA) 800-873-5300 Dec. 21 $* OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS St. Thomas gray! St. Thomas gray! Th e longest night and the shortest Jay (Dec. 21). On St. Thomas the Divine, hill all turkeys. geese, anJ swine. - Russian proverb 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 200 Madison Ave NY, NY 10016 (212-293-8500) Greencastle Livestock Greencaatle, Pa. Dec. 8, 1997 CATTLE 590...PDA...COMPARED WITH LAST MONDAY’S SALE..SUPPLY INCLUDED 95 SL. STEERS AND HEIFERS. 348 SL. COWS. 14 BULLS AND 133 FEEDER CATTLE..SL. STEERS STEADY. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1230-1325 LBS. 67.00-70.25. CHOICE 1200-1515 LBS. 63.75-66.50. SELECT 57.00-63.25, STANDARD 45.75-55J0. HOLSTEINS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1300-1545 LBS. 60.25- FEW CHOICE 1300-1395 LBS. 56.00-61.50, FEW SELECT 51.25- FEW STANDARD 48.50-50.00. HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 1075-1335 LBS. 63.00-65.75, SELCT 55.75-63.00, FEW STANDARD 43J0-53.75. COWS: FEW EARLY SALES BREAK ING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 35.0040.50, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 30.25-35.50, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 23.00-30 JO. SHELLS DOWN TO 15.00. BULLS: YO#I 965-2210 LBS. 39.75-44.50, #2 1030-1790 LBS. 31.00-38.00. FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS MED. & LRGE. FRAME #1 230-4 SO LBS. 64.00- 975-102 S LBS. 60.00-65.00, MED. FRAME #2 245-440 LBS. 50.00- 925-1050 LBS. 39.00-50.50. LARGE FRAME #2 875-955 LBS. 32.00- HEIFERS MED. & LRGE. FRAME #1 250-400 LBS. 56.00-72.00, 400-600 LBS. 66.50-74.00, MED. FRAME #2 250-590 LBS. 36.00-53.00, FEW 600-700 LBS. 40.00-53.00; BULLS MED. & LRGE. FRAME #1 200-375 LBS. 66.00- 600-650 LBS. 56.00-73.00, MED. & LRGE. FRAME #2 250-500 LBS. 31.00- 700-875 LBS. 29.50-39.00. CALVES: 486...VEALERS STAN DARD AND GOOD 80-110 LBS. 21.00- UTILITY 55-80 LBS. 10.00- FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS STEADY...# I HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-125 LBS. 60.00-100.00. WITH COUPLE AT 55.00, #2 80-125 LBS. 28.00-50.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-115 LBS. 97.50-130.00 WITH A COUPLE AT 65.00 AND 70.00, #2 80-100 LBS. 26.00-55.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 80-110 LBS. 26.00-50.00. HOGS 56...50WS US#l-3 265-375 LBS. 40.00-45.00. 400-670 LBS. 34.50-39.00. MED. 350-430 LBS. you & your Crew are Invited to Our Annual □ ißßimmms Mail Order Customers Orders postmarked from December 12 to December 20, 1997 will get sale prices and free goods as long as payment is included with order and order is marked “Year End Sale " Standard freight charges will apph Orders call in will be shipped COD Freight Policy Orders under $lOO 00 add $4 00for UPS. Over $lOO 00 is freight free if it can be shipped UPS under 70 lbs Heavy items will be shipped freight collect Freight free is good for mail orders only Pennsylvania residents add 6% tax unless exempt W have a larga #1 set of gifts - FREE with $lOO.OO Purchase! aalaction of #2 set of gifts - FREE with $300.00 Purchase! FREE gifts. #3 set of gifts - FREE with $BOO.OO Purchase! Coma and aaa! All of the above - FREE with $1500.00 Purchase! Spacial Notical We will be closed for inventory between Christmas and New Year’s Day. We will reopen on January 2, 1998. Regular Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:00 - 5:00 Friday 7:00 - 7:00; Saturday 7:00 - 12:00 Sale Day Hours: 8:00 - 7:00 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Dec. IS, 17, Sale Day Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 Tuesday and Thursday, Dec. 16 and 18 29.00- BOARS FEW 500-750 LBS 30.00- FEEDER PIGS 39... SLAUGHTER UTILITY 45-90 LBS. 40.00-57.00 PER CWT. SHEEP: 121... SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE 55-65 LBS. 100.00-130.00, 70-90 LBS. 93.00-122J0, 100-130 LBS. 75.00-87.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 27.0047.00. jONE AT 50.00. GOATS 240..8Y TOE HEAD. LARGE BILLIES 87.00-140.00, MED. 47.50- LARGE NANNIES 67.50- WETHERS 65.00-87.00. MED. 47.00-75.00, LARGE KIDS 23.00-55,00, SMALL 10.00-21.00 HEAD. Westminster Livestock Auction Hagentown, Md. December 9, 1997 Report (uppUed by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 167 HEAD. PRICES STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. UTILITY 34.00-38.75; HIGH DRESSING 39.50-41.75; CANNERS 28.00-34.00; SHELLY 28.00 DOWN. BULLS: 12 HEAD. YO#l NONE OFFERED; YO#2 35.00-40.00; 1 CHOICE BULLOCK AT 32.50; 1 SELECT AT 44.00. FED STEERS: CHOICE 1130-1300 LBS. 66.00-67.50; LOW CHOICE 1000-1150 LBS. 62.00-63.00. FED HEIFERS: LOW CHOICE 1100-1200 LBS. 1 HIGH CHOICE 1050 LBS. AT 65.75. VEAL CALVES: 117 HEAD. 1 CHOICE 250 LBS. AT 61.00; I GOOD 232 LBS. AT 51.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 25.00-29.00; 60-80 LBS. 20.00-26.00; WEAK/ROUGH 19.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS GOOD DEMAND. #1 95-120 LBS. 75.00- 85-95 LBS. 35.00-70.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS FEW 85-110 LBS. 75.00- 75-85 LBS. 35.00-50.00; BEEF X BULLS 1 132 LBS. AT 62.00. BUTCHER HOGS: SMALL RUN. NO TOP WEIGHTS OFFERED. #l&3 270-295 LBS. 40.00-41.00; 300-375 LBS. 37.00- SOWS; 400-500 LBS. TO 35.50; 500-700 LBS. 34.00-36.00. STOCK CATTLE; 198 HEAD. STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 70.00-75.00; 400600 LBS. 68.00-76.00; 600-800 LBS. FEW 55.0067.00; 800-1000 LBS. 52.0062.00. HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 300-500 LBS. 33.00-65.00; 300-700 LBS. 54.00-63.00; 700-900 LBS. FEW TO 54.00. BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 64.00-70.00. 2 HEAD AT 83.00;400-600 LBS. 6OO-800 LBS. 51.00-60.00. 1 AT 67.00; 800-900 Beiler’s year ‘EndSate & Customer J Appreciation ‘Days Plan Now to Attend Lois <>l )< (// l.nd S tH'i nils ' I’m cs /snlin < <■/ U oil lo U oil' - One Week Only - Mon.-FrL, - Caeh 0 Carry Monday, Wednesday, Friday, - 8:00 am. to 7:00m Tuesday, Thursday, - 8:00 am to 5:00 r» Week before Christmas - December 15 - 19, 1997 ; \ /tn tor\ AV/)s on Hand - I wc Suin/'h s - ( ii/U c <A / >t>ll \ >- J Wa really appreciala your buaim LBS. 4 AT 49.50. LAMBS: 30 HEAD. FEW CHOICE 120 LBS. TO *5.00; *O-100 LBS. 90.00-93.00; 60-10 LBS. 97.00-113.00; 33-60 LBS. 112.00-130.00; YEARUNOS ISO LBS. TO 60.00. SHEEP: LIGHTWEIGHTS 56.00- HEAVYWEIGHTS 42.00- GOATS: 2S HEAD. LARGE 75.00-124.00; MEDIUM 40.00-70.00; SMALL 20.00-35.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD, IS-2S LBS. 12.00-23.00; 30-40 LBS. 25.00-28.00; BY THE LB.. 29 HEAD SO-SS LBS. SS.OO-64.00; S HEAD 75-90 LBS. 36.00-61.00. BOARS: 300 LBS. TO 29.73. Grantsville Livestock GnnUvllle, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Sat, December i, 1997 STOCK BULLS AND STEERS 200500 LBS. 45.0077.00. STOCK HEIFERS 35.0061.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD 43.0061.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 41-30-49.00; LIGHT 35.0048.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE. NONE AVAILABLE; MEDIUM TO GOOD 42.0060.50. BULLS; HEAVY 36.0042.50, LIGHT 40.0049.00. COWS: UTILITY HOLSTEINS 30.00-36.50, CANNERS 25.00-29.50, CULLS 27.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE UP TO 76.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 35.00-55.00. 808 CALVES: 22.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM: 90-120 LBS. UP TO 75.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM. NONE AVAILABLE. BEEF X CALVES RETURN TO FARM; UP TO 60.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 43.00-45.50. HEAVY 43.00-45.00, LIGHT 40.00-43.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD, UP TO 37.00. SOWS: UP TO 40.00. MALE HOGS: UP TO 35.00. LAMBS: 70-85 LBS. UP TO 90.00; 85-125 LBS. UPTO9B.OO; 3040 LBS., UP TO 115.00; CULLS 60.00 AND DOWN. SHEEP: UP TO 40.00. GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD. LARGE 30.00-85.00; MEDIUM 20.00-50.00; SMALL 8.00-34.00. NO SALE SAT.. DEC. 27. Where: ■mnncfin 718 Vintage Road, Christiana, PA 17509 )On Vintage Rd . between White Oak Rd <£ Rt 372 ( From the north, get Vintage Rd I at Rt 30 at Vintage Sales Bam and go east 5 miles cross 3 crossroads and / Y From the south, get Vintage Rd at 896 I mile west of Nine Points and go north 2 miles ...thank pout unctMCf Rt
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