AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 27, 1998
THIS WEEK W»T
Dog Days of Summer
July’s Dog Days commence on July 3, just 24 hours
jbefore the Independence Day fireworks begin.
U Despite Dog Days representing the hot, sultry days of
summer, they occur on the same date that Earth reaches
its farthest distance from the Sun, or aphelion, when the
distance stretches to 94,512,258
By comparison, January 4, 1998,
found Earth a mere 91,400,005
miles away from the Sun.
According to the Romans, howev
er, the Dog Star, Sinus the sum
mer sky’s brightest star added
its heat to the summer from July 3
to August 11, making for that sultry
weather
As the Dog Days commence, so they end. I
ss- To ease a mild sunburn, wash the skin with spple cider
vinegar. i
Corn & Black-Bean Pitas I
4 ears fresh corn
(or 1 can kernels)
3 cups (or 2 cans) cooked
black beans
1 cup chopped red onion
1 cup diced celery
3 tablespoons balsamic
vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
fourceifeti, —j) . -
crumbled Jjv. JA Vj^~
2 pitas (6-inch ea.)
Boil corn until
done, cool, and ..
cut kernels from
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WEATHER
PROVERBS
Rain on first
Dog Day
means rain for
40 Jays after.
Whatever July
and August
Jo not hoil,
September
cannot fry.
If it rains on
St. Mary's
Day (July 2),
it will rain for
four weeks.
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
June 23
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: CHOICE 62.50-64.00;
SELECT 60.00-62.25.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 53.00-54.50;
SELECT 50.00-52,50.
HEIFERS: SELECT 51.00-55.50;
STANDARD 45.25-47.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 37.25-40.00, ONE AT
46.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
36.00-37.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 34.00-36.00; SHELLS 28.00-34.00.
BULLS: YG#l 1450-2430 LBS.
50.25-51.00; YG#2 1200-2415 LBS.
44.75-48.75.
CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD
80-95 LBS. 34.00-42.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-115 LBS. 90.00-102.50. #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS.
65.00-85.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-105 LBS. 87.50-102.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-3 244 LBS. 41.25; US#l-3 280 LBS.
40.00.
SOWS; US#l-3 470-610 LBS.
25.00-25.75 AND 365 LBS. 26.50; US#2-3
455-465 LBS. 22.75-24.75.
BOARS: 690 LBS. 17.00, 242 LBS.
21.00.
SHEEP: GOOD AND CHOICE 35-45
LBS. 90.00.
GOATS: SMALL 26.00 EACH.
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, June 22, 1998
Calve* Sheep Goal*
Today
218 1025 982
Lait Week
205 734 1167
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION, VEALERS AND SLAUGH
TER CALVES STEADY. DEMAND
FAIR FOR HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURNING TO FARM. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS WERE NOT WELL-TESTED.
VEALERS: CHOICE AND PRIME
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250-350 LBS. 85.00-105.00; GOOD TO
LOW CHOICE 175-350 LBS.
65.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 80-110 LBS. 25.00-40.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LBS. 15.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 250-400 LBS. 60.00-75.00;
UTILITY AND GOOD 250-350 LBS.
40.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-125 LBS. 85.00-99.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THUR/S
AUCTION. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
TRADED 5.00-10.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER EWE MOSTLY STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 40-60 LBS. 100.00-125.00;
60-90 LBS. 90.00-100.00; 90-120 LBS.
85.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 1-3 YEARLINGS AND 2
YEAR-OLDS 40.00-75.00; GOOD AND
CHOICE 1-3 25.00-40.00; 3 TO MOSTLY
4 10.00-25.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
BILLIES 100.00-140.00, MEDIUM
60.00- CHOICE AND PRIME
MUTTON 65.00-85.00; LARGE NAN
NIES 50.00-65.00, MEDIUM 35.00-50.00;
CHOICE AND PRIME YEARLINGS
50.00- CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS
35.00- GOOD 20.00-35.00.
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, June 24, 1998
Report aupplled by Auction
CATTLE: 274... SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1450
LBS. 62.00-64.50, CHOICE 2-3
1100-1250 LBS. 58.00-62.00.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1050-1300
LBS. 53.00-55.00, SELECT 1-2
45.00-
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: SELECT 1-2
43.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 34.50-38.00. ONE
39.75, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
1-3 31.00-36.25, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 1-2 28.00-33.00. SHELLS
DOWN TO 22.00.
Service - Rental - New - Used
BULLS: YG#l 1100-1300 LBS.
44.00- YG#2 1390-1500 LBS.
40.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
60.00- BULLS SO.OO-59.00.
CALVES: 117...VEALERS STAN
DARD AND GOOD BS-110 LBS.
22.00- UTILITY 60-80 LBS.
15.00-
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-110 LBS. 75.00-104.00, #2
80-100 LBS. 30.00-70.00.
HOGS: 35.. BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-3 230-260 LBS. 40.00-41.00.
SOWS: US#l-3 300-450 LBS.
30.00-
BOARS; 300-503 LBS. 14.00-18.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 104...U5#1-3 30-70
LBS. 23.00-48.00 PER HEAD.
SHEEP: 15... SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 70-90 LBS. 82.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.. SLAUG
HTER LAMBS CHOICE 70-90 LBS.
82.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 22.00-31.00.
GOATS: 46... LARGE BILLIES
80.00- MED. 72.00-86.00, LARGE
KIDS 33.00-52.00, SMALL 12.00-27.00
PER HEAD.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, June 24, 1998
Report supplied by auction
228 DAIRY COWS. 114 HEIFERS, 8
BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
525.00-1250.00.
SPRINGERS 625.00-1250.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 625.00-1325.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
1025.00- 2 AT 1675.00-1850.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS
1500.00-
HERD OF 28 HEAD. ALL STAGES,
675.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
960.00-1175.00, SMALL 575.00-850.00.
SHORTBRED HEIFERS
610:00-1010.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
595.00-650.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
400.00-510.00.
BULLS 375.00-575.00, PUREBREDS
425.00-925.00.
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