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Constancy at Christmas
In the language and sentiment of flowers, boxwood
(Buxus sempervirens) denotes constancy. Though its
root system is shallow, it is one of the evergreens that
shows good longevity, as long as you don’t plant it
in a climate prone to extremes, such as the
Deep South or more -northern z'
Cuttings of the boxwood plant are (
tional for wreaths, tabletop topiary, :
other indoor greenery such as ropes ai
swags —♦- another good reason to cu
vate plenty of it in your outdoor lane
scape. Box is slow-growing but likei
to be pruned and has an agreeabl
pungent fragrance.
Holly and ivy, hox and hay,
Put in the church on Christmas Day.
- 15th C Christmas carol
cy Use green twine to anchor greenery to a mantelpiece,
and remove it before it becomes a dried-out fire hazard.
Cinnamon Diamonds
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaapoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaapoon ground cinnamon
1 egg white
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Makes about 2 dozen.
Cream butter and brown —n
sugar; beat in egg yolk I
and vanilia. Stir togeth- ]
er flour and cinnamon, T
and add to creamed mix- V X
ture. Pat into an ungreased —“ c
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First day of Chanukah, Dec. 21
10xl5-inch baking pan.
Brush with egg white.
Sprinkle with nuts and
press them lightly into the
top. Bake at 350° F for 18
to 20 minutes. Cut into
diamonds while still warm.
CATTLE with 4513
head last week and 5270 head a year ago.
Compared with the summary for two
week's ago . slaughter steers steady to
75 lower, si heifers uneven, mostly
steady to SO lower, si cows and bulls
steady to 1 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice &
Prime 67 75-71 00, few to 7150,
Choice 63 00-68 25, Select and Low
Choice 61 00-65 50, Select 54 50-
63 50, Standard 43 00-55 00.
I # OLD
J FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
HOLSTEINS High Choice & Prime
57 60-63 00, Choice 54 50-59 00, few
to 61 00, Select 49 00-55 50, few Stan
dard 38 00-49.00
HEIFERS' Choice 61 00-66 50, Select
55 50-63 00, Standard 4100-56.00,
few to 35.00 COWS Breaking Utility
& Commercial 32 50-40 00, few to
42 50. Cutter & Boning Utility 27 00-
36 00, Canner and Low Cutter 23.G0-31
31 00, few to 21 75 Shells down to
12 00
A green Yule
makes a fat
churchyard.
BULLS Yield Grade No I 1000/2400
lbs 39 00-46 00, No 2 900/2000 lbs
32 00-40 00, few to 27 00
When the snow
meks off the
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS' Medium &
Large Frame No I 275/550 lbs 64 00-
80 00, few to 85 00, 500/900 lbs
50 00-66 00, Medium & Large Frame
No 2 300/850 lbs 34 00-60 50 mostly
40 00-56 00, Large Frame No 2
400/900 lbs Holsteins 32 00-44 00,
few to 51 50,
HEIFERS Medium & Large Frame No 1
275/700 lbs 55 00-72 00, few Medium
& Large Frame No 2 300/800 lbs
40 00-55 00, few to 30 00, BULLS ■
Medium & Large Frame No. I 285/550
lbs 60 00-78 00, 550/800 lbs. 52 DO
-71 00, Medium & Large Frame No 2
275/850 lbs 38 00-60 00, few to
30 00
roof, die next
storm will he
rain. When the
snow blows off,
reckon on snow
Year of snow,
crops will grow.
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DECEMBER 12. 1997
14 LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
Free Enterprise...
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PA LIVESTOCK AUCTION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Belleville Livestock
Market, Inc.
717-935-2146
Belleville
Eighty-Four
Auction Sales, Inc.
412-222-9965
Eighty-Four
Keisters Middleburg
Auction Sales, Inc.
717-837-2222
Middleburg
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Market, Inc.
717-865-2881
Fredericksburg
Meadville Livestock Auction
814-763-2240
Conneautville
CALVES 34SS...Compared with 3421
head fast week and 3069 head a year ago.
VEALERS: mostly steady ..few Choice
140/325 lbs 68 00-94 00, Good
125/300 lbs 40.00-70 00, few to
30 00, Standard and Low Good 70/110
lbs 15 00-30 00, Utility 50/100 lbs
5 00-21 00, few to 3 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
strong to 30 00 higher, Holstein heifers
steady to 10 00 higher No. I Holstein
bulls 85/125 lbs 5000-142 00 mostly
7000-13100, No 2 80/125 lbs.
25 00-90 00 mostly 29 00-75 00, No
1 Holstein heifers 85/125 lbs 70 00-
130 00, No 2 75/125 lbs 25 00-
70 00 Beef cross bulls and heifers
70/135 lbs 30 00-90 00
HOGS 4038 Compared with 2686 head
last week and 3460 head a year ago. Bar
rows and gilts steady to 50 lower, sows
steady to I 00 lower..
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
220/265 lbs 44 00-46.25, few to
47 50, US 1-3 210/270 lbs 43 00-
45 00, US 2-3 220/300 lbs 40 GO
-43 50 SOWS US 1-3 300/500 lbs
29 00-34 00, few to 42.00, 500/700
lbs 33 00-38 00, few Medium 275/500
lbs 25 00-31 00 BOARS 26 50-
30 00.
FEEDER PIGS 514 Compared with 227
head last week and 467 head a year ago
Feeder pigs US 1-3 30/50 lbs 19 GO
-35 00, few 50/60 lbs 33 00-45 50
per head
SHEEP 1741 Compared with 1299
head last week and 1466 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs under SO lbs steady to
strong, over 50 lbs mostly
steady SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
Choice 25/45 lbs 170 00-250 00,
40/60 lbs 97 50-145 00, few to
205 00, 60/85 lbs 95 00-130 00,
80/110 lbs 80 00-110 00, few to
72 00, 105/130 lbs 75 00-100 00, few
Two words that business people
around the world take very
seriously. Members of the
Pennsylvania Livestock Auction
Association take free enterprise
very seriously too. They realize
that producers have a choice
when it comes time to buy and
sell livestock and they are
dedicated to making sure that
producers can take advantage of
the free enterprise system in the
best way possible... at the local
auction market.
Pennsylvania livestock markets
strive to provide you with the
kind of service you deserve as a
business person and a friend.
You can be assured that the
honesty, integrity and solid
marketing fundamentals found at
your local market will ensure
nothing less than the true market
value for your livestock.
New Holland Sales
Stables, Inc.
717-354-4341
New Holland
Pennsylvania Livestock
Auction, Inc.
412-627-9585
Waynesburg
Valley Stockyards, Inc.
717-888-9333
Athens
Carlisle Livestock
Market, Inc.
717-249-4511
Carlisle
Greencastle Livestock
Market, Inc.
717-597-2171
Greencastle
Good and Choice 40/85 lbs. 70.00-
111.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 25.00-
60.00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1373 Compared with 1352 head last
week and 1422 head a year ago. Feeder
pigs under 50 lbs steady to 8 00 higher,
over 50 lbs steady to 800 lower,
Slaughter 1000 to 50.00 higher US 1-
2 30/40 lbs 67 50-85 00, 40/50 lbs
60 00-85 00, 50/60 lbs 57 50-67 50,
60/70 lbs 50 00-62 50, Few Slaughter
18/23 lbs 160 00-195 00, 21/29 lbs
110 00-150 00, 30/40 lbs 74 00-
95 00, few to 135 00, 40/60 lbs 74 GO
-86 00 per hundredweight
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Sublet
New Holland, PA
Monday, December 15, 1997
Report Supplied By Auction
189 HEAD. MARKET STEADY.
DRIVING 405.00-1000.00.
RIDING 400.00-750.0 a
BETTER RIDING 925.00-1200.00.
REGISTERED RIDING
1110.00-1460.00.
KILLERS. 2 AT 825.00 AND 900.00,
HEAVYWEIGHTS 550.00-750.00.
LIGHTWEIGHTS 275.00-500.00.
PONIES 140.00-385.00.
LARGE PONIES 435.00-475.00, FEW
sso.oo-6oaoo.
COLTS 145.00-285.00.
Lancaster Stockyards, Inc.
717-394-2619
Lancaster
Leesport Farmers
Market, Inc.
610-926-1307
Leesport
Mercer Livestock
Auction, Inc.
412-662-2910
Mercer
New Wilmington Livestock
Auction, Inc.
412-946-2921
New Wilmington
Union City
Livestock Auction
814-438-3481
Union City