Al-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, Aprl 11,1998
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Eggs Everywhere
The egg shows the hen the place to hatch,” says an old
African proverb, or in other words, don’t disregard
the advice of the young. “Better an egg in peace than
an ox in war,” reads another proverb, and “Better an
egg today than a hen tomorrow,” although there are
those who disagree. Other folk w :
advises, “Eggs and oaths are easil.
ken,” and the Latin, “He that would h,
eggs must endure the cackling of the
hens.” The GenAans suggest, “He wl
treads on eggs must tread light
Everyone knows, “Don’t put all yi
eggs in one basket,” to which Mi
Twain replied, “Put all your eggs in
basket and watch the basket "
I’ve met a lot of hard-boiled e;
my time, but you you re twenty minutes!
- From the movie Ace in the Hole 1951
ns- If you spill an egg where It’s difficult to wipe up, cover
with salt, let it set, then wipe up with damp paper towels.
Spring Melon
1 ripe cantaloupe or honey
dew melon
4 ripe kiwis
1 lime
sprigs of fresh mint
fresh raspberries (optional)
into four sections and
Slice melon into quar- squeeze the juice from
ters, seed, and place each onto the melon and
quarters on dessert kiwi Garnish with mint,
plates. Peel kiwis, dot the P lates Wlth fresh
and place one fcw (optional),
egg-like green kiwi serve co * d
on top of each melon Makes 4 servings.
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Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Apr 8, IMS
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week-
Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle
and calves 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good
for all classes with much improved action
on feeder cattle. Quality average; Feeder
cattle in medium to moderate flesh, few
fleshy. Stockers and calves in thin to
medium flesh. Weigh-ups average to
gaunt Positive movement in slaughter
cattle trade and boxed beef prices gave the
market strength. Slaughter cows and bulls
I. higher. Packer demand moderate to
good. Total of 475 cows and bulls sold on
regular turn with 40 percent going to pack
ets. Special replacement cow sale com
prised of 235 bred cows and 275 pairs.
Receipts this week 8,500; last week
11, last year 7,920. Supply consisted
of 62 percent yearlings over 600 lbs; 26
percent calves under 600 lbs; 2 percent
slaughter cows and bulls, 10 percent
replacement cows, for a total of 12 percent
cows and bulls in supply. Prices follow
with weighted average weight and price in
parenthesis.
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
March winds
an J Ap ril
showers bring
forth May
flowers.
Ifthe rain
waits till noon
Feeder Steers: Medium and Luge I
300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 104.25-115.50
(108.52); 400-500 lbs (450 lbs)
100.00-107.00 (103.14); 500-550 lbs (528
lbs) 93.00-101.00 (96.67); 550-600 lbs
(570 lbs) 88.50-9530 (91.64); 600-650 lbs
(626) 83.00-85.50, few 87.00-91.00
(84.96); 650-700 lbs (676 lbs) 7630-81.75,
few stockeis to 83.75 (80.17); 700-750 lbs
(722 lbs) 75.00-7930 (76.84); 750-800 lbs
(773 lbs) 73.75- 77.00 (75.70); 800-850 lbs
(825 lbs) 72.25-7630 (75.00); 850-900 lbs
(876 lbs) 71.00-72.75 (71.90); 900-950 lbs
(920 lbs) 68.25-72.00 (70.05); 950-1000
lbs (985 lbs) 67.00-69.00 (6733); lot 1050
lbs 65.25.
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Special Offer
Handy chart full of
interesting weather
proverbs Send $3
to Weather Chart,
Dept UF, The Old
Farmer's Almanac,
PO Box 520,
Dublin, NH 03444
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Luge 1
300-400 lbs (350 lbs) 89.00-94.50 (93.62);
400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 85.00-93.00 (88.40);
500-550 lbs (520 lbs) 82.00-85.50 (8431);
550-600 lbs (584 lbs) 7630-84.00 (80.19);
600-650 lbs (629 lbs) 75.00-79.75 (78.19);
650-700 lbs (669 lbs) 7130-75.50 (73.91);
700-800 lbs (750 lbs) 69.00-74.75 (71.70);
800-900 lbs (850 lbs) 66.75-70.00 (6836);
few 900-950 lbs (936 lbs) 64.00-66.75
(65.38); lot 980 lbs 5930.
Slaughter Cows; Average dressing: Cut
ters 34.00-37.00, Utilities 36.00-39.00;
Out standing
in vour field.
The Agri-specialists from Farmers First aren’t a bunch of deskbound bankers
waiting around for the phone to ring. We get involved with you. Right where
you live and work. We lend the money farmers need to keep growing,
And, we can help your business in a lot of other ways, too
We talk the talk. And we walk the walk
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high dressing: Cutters 37.00-39.50, Utili
ties 31.50- 42.00, high dreming/high bon
ing 41.25-42.50; low divertng; Cutters
32.50-34.50, Utilities 33.00-3650. Can
nes 2750-2950.
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Cutters 7755; Bon
ers 75.20; Breakers 71.70; Carmen 66.90.
Bulls 8750.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1
1300-2250 lbs average dressing
4650-51.00; Ugh dressing 50.00-5250,
high dressing/high boning 55.50; low
dressing 43.50-4650.
Special Sale
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
Bangs, pregnancy, and age Brangus,
Blacks. BWF: Heifers 8501000 lb 8 mo
bred hi quality 725-770; Heifers 800-900
lb 8 mo bred avg quality 670730, few 640.
Pairs: High quality 2 yr old 750-1000 lb
Brangus with 100-200 lb calves
850.00900.00; 5-6 yr old 9001100 lb
Black <k BWF bred back 2-4 months with
250350 lb calves 825.00885.00, same
cows open with 100-300 lb calves
775.00860.00; 5-6 yr old 9501250 lb Red
& RWF open with 100 200 lb calves
735.00810.00, few bred back 2-4 months
with 400450 lb calves 910.00950.00.
Average quality 2-5 yr old 7001000 lb
Black & BWF with 75-150 lb calves
760.00820.00.
Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Fraderidc, Md.
April 6, 199*
Report Supplied by Aucdeu
SLAUGHTER COWS: 90 HEAD, 130
HIGHER! UTILITY 36.00-41.00; HIGH
DRESSING 4130-45.00; CANNERS
31300-3630; SHELLY 31.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 6 HEAD, PRICES HIGHER.
YG#l 1300-1800 LBS. 48.50-SI.7S; 1
2100 LB. AT 54.50; 12560 LB. AT 46.75.
FED STEERS AND FED HEIFERS:
NONE.
VEAL CALVES: 173 HEAD. 1
CHOICE 170 LBS. AT 87.00, GOOD
115-130 LBS. 27.00-35.00, 85-115 LBS.
23.0029.00; 6085 LBS. 16.0025.00.
FARM CALVES: 5.0015.00 HIGHER 1
#1 95-120 LBS. 80.00-102.00; #2
65.0080.00, 8095 LBS. 35.0070.00,
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, VERY ACTIVE
BIDDING. «1 95-120 LBS.
120.00165.00; 8095 LBS. 60.00120.00,
BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 75-100
LBS. 45.0090.00
The Agri-specialists
FARMERS
FIRST IMKK
A SUSQUEHANNA BANC
BUTCHER HOGS: 25 HEAD.
STEADY PRICES. USM-3 240-265 LBS.
33.00- #2*3 230-265 LBS.
31.003Z0Q; 1 LOT 272 LBS. AT 29.00.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 300-500
LBS. 65.00-80.00; 500-700 LBS.
75.00- HOL 350-650 LBS.
51.00- ,
HEIFERS: 350-500 LBS. 68.0073.00.
BULLS: 1 600 LB. AT 63.50.
LAMBS: 10 HEAD. CHOICE SPRING
4065 LBS. 117.00-135.00; 1 85 LB. AT
95.00; YEARLINGS 110-130 LBS. TO
54.00
SHEEP: LIGHTWEIGHTS
35.0049.00.
GOATS: 1 LARGE BILLY 85.00; 1
MED. 63.00; MED. NANNIES
30.0045.00; KIDS 1000-19.00
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredcridubiiife PA
April 7
Report Supplied by Audios
STEERS: CHOICE 1315-1410 LBS.
61.00-62.50; SELECT 58.00-60.00;
STANDARD 55.00-57.00.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1500-1600
LBS. 52.00-54.75; SELECT 500051.75.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 1070-1270 LBS.
58.00- SELECT 52.00-54.00;
STANDARD 47.(XM8.0a
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 40.00-42.30: CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 3750-39.00,
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
34.00- SHELLS 22.00-29.00.
BULLS: YG#12095 LBS. 51.50; YG#2
1300-1585 LBS. 43.00-46.00.
CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD
80-100 LBS. 20.00-35.00; UTIILITY
65-105 LBS. 14.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: «1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-115 LBS. 100.00-116.00, #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-110 LBS.
80.00- «1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-105 LBS. 10.00-124.00, #2 HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 95-105 LBS. 40.00-72.00;
BEEF X BULLS AND HEIFERS 80 LBS.
56.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-3 235-246 LBS. 33.25; #2-3 285
LBS. 30.75.
SOWS: US# 1-3 475-560 LBS.
24.00-25.25; US#2-3 435 LBS. 235 a
BOARS: 450 LBS. 17.00.
SHEEP: GOOD AND CHOICE 50-40
LBS. 97.00.
Member FDIC
JAY HERSHEY
(717) 768-8256