AB-Lanc*ster Farming, Saturday, June 13, 1998
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Summer Solstice
Didn’t the folk opera Porgv <& Bess tell it best 9
“Summertime, and the living is easy; Fish are jump
ing, and the cotton is high Your daddy’s rich and
your mama’s good looking. So hush, little baby, don’t
you cry ” Henry David Thoreau ‘aid it differently, but
equally eloquently: “Live in each season as it passes;
breathe air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign
q yourself to the influences of each. Let them
0 be your only diet, drink, and botam
iTm j cal medicines” June 21 is the date,
10:03 a.m Eastern Daylight
. f Time, the moment. Look for
• Venus floating low near the
Moon in the early morning.
I’ll tell you how the Sun rose A Rihhon
at a time
tar Cool a sunburn with cold peppermint tea or diluted
peppermint oil.
Peaches & Berries
6 peaches
2 lemons, cut into wedges
2 pints blackberries
2 pints strawberries (or
raspberries)
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground
cardamom
Boil a large pot of water
and blanch the peaches
lor about 30 seconds,
or until skins loosen
Rinse with cool water,
dram, and peel Halve and
pit peaches and place two
halves on each ot six
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plates Sprinkle peaches
with lemon juice, reserving
some wedges tor garnish
Wash and hull
the berries
and let
them dry
Combine
honey and . .•=
cardamom, pour \
over berries, and Vv '
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lb OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
if Si. Vitus’
Day (June
15) he rainy
weather, it
will rain for
thirty Jays
together.
The first th ree
Jays of any
season rule
the weather
for that
season
A severe
summer, a
windy
autumn
Salt becomes
damp before
rain
*36.75/cwt
Aberdeen Sales
Company, Inc.
Complete Audi OB ft
Appralfal Service
Churchville, Md.
Report Supplied by Audio*
Wedneeday, June 10, 1990
SLAUGHTER STEERS: STEADY.
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS.
64.50-67.00; SELECT ft LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. 61.00-63.50; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE ft PRIME
1250-1400 LBS. 58.00-61.50; CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. 56.00-58.75; SELECT
ALL WEIGHTS 47.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: STEADY.
CHOICE ft PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
63.00- SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
900-1400 LBS. 54.00-60.00.
COWS: STRONG. BRK. UT. ft
COMM. 2-4 BULK 39.00-43.00, HI
DRESSING 44.00-47.00; CUTTER ft
BON. UT. 37.00-40.00; HI DRESSING
40.00- CANNER ft CUTTERS
33.00- LOW DRESSING
27.00- CRIPPLED. SLOW ft SICK
18.00-
BULLS: 1.00 HIGHER. ALL WEIGHT-
S 1100-1900 LBS. 46.00-57.00.
VEAL CALVES: STEADY. CHOICE
AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. 73.00-87.00;
HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL
WEIGHTS 48.00-66.00.
FARM CALVES: 10.00 LOWER. HOL
BULLS 100-125 LBS. 73.00-90.00; HOL.
BULLS 85-95 LBS. 45.00-68.00. HOL.
HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS.
112.00-161.00; SMALL FRAME 70-105
LBS. 37.00-74.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.00-35.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 6.00
AMES & CLARK, LLP
Attorneys-At-Law
Mark L. Janies
Estate Planning for Farm Families
• Wills, ousts and tax planning
• Charitable giving
Business Planning for Farm Families
• Farm partnerships and corporations
• Succession Plannmg/Farm Transfers
Real Estate
• Tax-free exchanges of real estate
• Real estate settlements
• Tax planning for sale of conservation
easement
Estate Settlements
• Prompt and courteous settlement
• Tax planning during settlement
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Ephrata, PA 17522
(717)355-2800
LOWER. BULLS ft STEERS 400-900
LBS. 54.00-83.00; HEIFERS 300-700
LBS. 47.00-69.00.
LAMBS: MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE ft PRIME 90-110 LBS.
84.00- LIGHTER LAMBS
93.00- HEAVY EWES
27.00- LIGHT 37.00-56.00.
COATS: STEADY. SMALL
30.00-45.00; MEDIUM 50.00-75.00;
LARGE 90.00-110.00.
HOGS; MARKET STEADY. 210-250
LBS. 41.00-43.00; 255-300 LBS.
37.00-43.00. HEAVY SOWS 23.00-28.00,
LIGHT 18.00-24.00. BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 14.00-19.00.
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, June 8, 1998
Calvce Sheep Goat*
Today
211 60S 964
Last Week
143 699 833
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY’S AUCTION. VEALERS SOLD
5.00-7.00 HIGHER AND SLAUGHTER
CALVES TRADED STEADY TO 5.00
HIGHER. DEMAND FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS IMPROVED THIS WEEK WITH
PRICES MOSTLY 15.00 HIGHER.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER PRICES WERE
MSOTLY 25.00 LOWER IN A LIGHT
TEST.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
75-115 LBS. 32.00-41.00. STANDARD
James R. Clark
AND LOW GOOD 65-90 LBS
18.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: COOT) AND
CHOICE 250-350 LBS. 85.00-95.00;
350-500 LBS. 75.00-85.00. UTILITY
AND LOW GOOD 250-350 LBS.
75.00-85.00; 350-500 LBS. 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-125 LBS. 75.00-100.00. FEW
TO 107.00. PLAINER CALVES 80-115
LBS. 48.00-70.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-115 LBS. 95.00-130.00. PLAINER
CALVES 65-90 LBS. 36.00-70.0 a
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THUR-’S
AUCTION. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
OVER 80 LBS. WERE MOSTLY
STEADY WITH LIGHTER WEIGHTS
SELLING 10.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER
EWES WERE FULLY STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 40-80 LBS. 90.00-110.00;
80-100 LBS. 85.00-95.00; 100-120 LBS.
75.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; GOOD AND
CHOICE 1-3 YEARLINGS AND 2
YEAR-OLDS 35.00-55.00. UTILITY
AND GOOD 1-2 25.0040.00.
GOATS; BY THE HEAD, LARGE
BILLIES 120.00-160.00, MED.
75.00- CHOICE AND PRIME
MUTTON 80.00-100.00; LARGE NAN
NIES 60.00-80.00, MED. 40.00-60.00;
CHOICE AND PRIME YEARLINGS
50.00- CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS
40.00- GOOD 20.00-40.00.
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