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May 8, 1902, was the date Mt. Pelee in Martinique
erupted, leaving 40,000 dead. May 18, 1980, was
the date Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted,
killing 57. According to the scale devised by Charles
W. Richter in 1935, an earthquake magnitude of 1 is
detectable only by instruments; 2 is barely detectable,
even near the epicenter; 3 is felt indoors; 4 is felt by
most
7 results in major damage;
and 8 results in total and major damage.
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Peascods
1-1/2 pounds baby green
sugar peas in pods
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon mace
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons dry sherry
or apple juice
2 tablespoons vinegar
Remove the strings and
stems from the pods
Rinse pods. In a sauce
pan, combine water, but
ter, salt, and mace. Bring
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to a boil and add peas.
Cover, reduce heat, and
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Report (applied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 8« HEAD;
STEADY SPOTS LOO HIGHER. UTILI
TY 38.00-43.00; HIGH DRESSING
43.30-44.75, 1 AT 45.75; CANNERS
33.00- SHELLY 32.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 9 HEAD. YG#l 1300-1750
LBS. 48.50-51.00; YG#2 43.75-47.50.
FED STEERS: 77 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 1100-1450 LBS.
65.00- FEW 67.75-68.25; 1450-1550
LBS. 63.00-65.25; CHOICE #2-3
1100-1450 LBS. 61.5064.50, 14501550
LBS. 60.0063.00; SELECT TO LOW
CHOICE 13001550 LBS. 56.0061.00.
FED HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE
12001300 LBS. TO 64.25.
VEAL CALVES: 97 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. 27.0035.00, 6080 LBS.
22.00- WEAK/ROUOH 20.00
DOWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 105.00125.00, 85-95
LBS. 50.0090.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
#1 90120 LBS. TO 115.00; #2 80100
LBS. 50.0095.00; BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS 75.00115.00, 1 AT 152.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 2.00 HIGHER.
US#l-2 240265 LBS. TO 40.00; 1 LOT
278 LBS. AT 38.00.
SOWS: 300550 LBS. 23.0027.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 145 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME
300500 LBS. 80.0096.00; 300700 LBS.
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HOLSTEINS 300500 LBS. 67.0074J0
HEIFERS: 230500 LBS. 70.0082.00;
500700 LBS. 65.0078.00, 700800 LBS.
55.0062.00.
BULLS: 300500 LBS. 70.0087.00,
500700 LBS. 65.0075.00,700900 LBS.
50.0057.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 1 LARGE
SPRINGER AT925.00,1 LARGE FRESH
785.00, 1 JERSEY 300.00.
SHEEP: 23.0033.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 50-75 LBS.
94.0099.00; MED. TO G00D25-90LBS.
76.0089.00.
GOATS; 1 LARGE 76.00, MED.
42.0051.00, SMALL 33.0040.00.
NEXT WED., MAY 20 AT 7:15 P.M.
SPECIAL DAIRY CATTLE SALE.
Today
Lait Week
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY’S AUCTION. VEALBRS FULLY
STEADY. SLAUGHTER CALVES FIRM
TO 3.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD
FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE AND
PRIME 225-350 LBS. 85.00100.00,
GOOD 200300L85. 65.0085.00, GOOD
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FEW STANDARD AND LOW GOOD
65-85 LBS. 16.00-27.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 350-600 LBS. 70.00-85.00,
UTILITY AND GOOD 290-450 LBS.
50.00- 65.00-80.00. UTILITY AND
GOOD 200-350 LBS. 85.00-95.00;
350-600 LBS. 50.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-125 LBS. 100.00-120.00.
PLAINER CALVES 80-115 LBS.
60.00- FEW HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-120 LBS. 90.00-130.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY’S AUCTION, NEW CROP LAMBS
40-80 LBS. 5.00-10.00 LOWER, 80-125
LBS. 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. OLD CROP
LAMBS UNTESTED: SLAUGHTER
EWES FULLY STEADY.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 1-240-80 LBS. 100.00-135.00,2-3
80-100 LBS. 100.00-115.00,100-125 LBS.
95.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-3 25.00-45.00. YEARLINGS
AND 2 YEAR-OLDS 35.00-60.00.
GOATS: BY TOE HEAD. MED. BILL
IES 75.00-120.00, FEW LARGE
120.00- 5.00-100.00; MED. AND
LARGE MUTTON7S.OO-100.00; LARGE
NANNIES 50.00-70.00, MED.
35.00- CHOICE YEARLINGS
70.00- GOOD 60.00-75.00;
CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS 40.00-65.00,
GOOD 20.00-46.00.
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