AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 4, 1998
THIS WEEK WITH
Summer’s Wonder
D under do gaily the beans,” they say in England,
meaning a summer thunder will frighten the beans
into growing faster. A winter thunder means summer
hunger, however The first thunder of the season is said
waken the frogs and snakes. Thunder
n the morning brings wind, some
prognosticators say, while a noon
thunder brings rain and an evening
thunder brings a tempest If there’s
lightning without thunder, fair weath
er is on the way As for the wind
direction, “Thunder and lightning in
e summer show, / The point from
ich the freshening breeze will blow.”
When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.
its- Hull strawberries by pushing a drinking straw through
the berry from the bottom.
Strawberry Cream
3 pints fresh strawberries
2 tablespoon kirsch,
optional
3 tablespoons sugar
1-1/4 cups whipping cream
mint leaves, to garnish
Set aside 8 to 10 perfect
berries for garnish
Clean and hull the rest,
then puree in a blender
Blend in the kirsch and
sugar. Whip the cream in
a chilled bowl, then fold
in the pureed strawberry
mixture. Spoon into glass-
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Full Thunder Moon, July 9
es, or into a single glass
dessert bowl, and refriger
ate until ready to serve.
Garnish with mint leaves
and whole strawberries.
Make* 6 to S servings.
Offers Stability
To Your Marketing
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
As die weather
on July 10, so
it wi II he for
seven weeks.
Much thunder
in July injures
wheat and
harley.
In the year
when plums
flourish, all
else fails. (A
plum year, a
dumb year.)
Special Offer
Handy chart full of
interesting weather
proverbs Send $3
to Weather Chart,
Dept UF, The Old
Farmer's Almanac,
P 0 Box 520,
Dublin, NH 03444
’36.75/cwt
MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MIDDLEBURG, PA
JUNE 30, 1998
CATTLE 357 [PDA] SLAUGHTER
STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4
1295-1450 lbs 64 75-66 2.5, Choice
2-3 1025-1470 lbs 6125-65 00, 3-4
1545-1620 lbs 55 50 60 75, Select 1-3
55 00-62 00, Standard 1-2 49 GO
-56 25
HOLSTEINS STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1300-1550 lbs 56 75-59 00,
Choice 2-3 1275-1530 lbs 53 50-
56 75, Select 1-2 48 50-53 50. Standard
1-2 42 00-48 00
HEIFERS few High Choice and Prime 2-
4 1240-1345 lbs 64 00-65 00, Choice
2-4 1120-1375 lbs 58 00-64 75, Se
lect 1-3 55 00-6125, Standard 1-2
45 00-54 25
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 38 75-43 25, low dressing
37 00-38 50, Cutter and Boning Utility
I-3 36 00-40 25, low dressing
34 50-35 75, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
30 00 35 75 Shells down to 26 50
BULLOCKS one Select 1-3 54 00
BULLS one Yield Grade 1 1515 lbs
5125, few Yield Grade 2 1000-2065 lbs
41 25 44 50
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium and
Large I 250-675 lbs 68 00-76 00, Me
dium and Large 2 305-468 lbs 46 GO
-51 00, few 505-970 lbs 39 00-47 50,
HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 585-
705 lbs 50 50-54 00, Medium 2 475-
680 lbs 43 00-51 50, few 725 995
lbs 45 00-45 50, Large 2 385 560 lbs
Holsleins 50 00-59 00, 640-715 lbs
43 50-52 00, BULLS one Medium I
370 lbs 70 00, few Medium and Large 2
420-560 lbs 43 00-46 00
CALVES 288 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75-120 lbs 29 00-38 00, Utility
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60-90 lbs 17 00-28 00, few to 12 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls 95-
125 lbs 85 00-116 00, 80-90 lbs
72 00-97 50, No 2 80-110 lbs 40 GO
-77 50 mostly 50 00-70 00. No I Hol
stein heifers 95-110 lbs 130 GO
-167 50, No 2 75-85 lbs 55 00-102 00
with a few down to 35 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 90-100 lbs
55 00-110 00, couple 85 lbs 42 GO
-45 00
HOGS 217 (6/29 & 30/98) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and supplied by
the auction BARROWS AND
GILTS US 1-2 220-270 lbs 41 25-
42 50, US 1-3 220-280 lbs 39 50-
4110, few US 2-3 240-265 lbs 38 00-
39 00, lightweights 110-165 lbs
51 00-71 00
SOWS US 1-3 300-490 lbs 23 50
31 00, 505-695 lbs 26 50-29 25
BOARS one 450 lbs 13 00, few 175
305 lbs 22 00-23 50
FEEDER PIGS 183 US 1-3 20 40 lbs
10 00-23 00, 45-60 lbs 25 50-35 00 -
per head
SHEEP 19 SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
Choice 30-50 lbs 79 00-80 00, 60-80
lbs 78 00-80 00, few 165-130 lbs
72 00-74 00
GOATS 20 One Large Billy 52 00. one
Medium 44 00, few Large Nannies
36 00-57 00, few Large Kids 27 00
42 00 per head
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
JUNE 30, 1998
CATTLE 325 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale si steers higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1200-1500 lbs 63 00-65 50,
Choice 2-3 1150-1500 lbs 59 50-
65 25, few 1540-1660 lbs 57 00-59 50,
Select 1-3 55 75-59 00, few Standard
1-2 49 50-53 25
Fauquier Livestock Exchange, Inc.
Marshall, Virginia
(540) 364-1566
Graded Feeder Cattle Sales
Tuesday. .. . July 14 7:00 PM .. . Calf & Yearling
Tuesday August 11. . . 7:00 PM ... Calf & Yearling
REGULAR SALES EVERY TUESDAY 1:30 PM
“Quality Feeder Cattle Our Specialty ”
ORDER BUYING AVAILABLE
Contact; Grey H. Puckett, Jr., Manager - (540) 364-1566 i
The "Resistor" is softer but tougher, nonporous and
much more durable They come in the
4'x6'xl 1/16" format with textured tops and
"buttoned" bottom for good traction and drainage.
The new RESISTOR available now for
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BERG - BENNETT INC.
RD II? Box 113 C Wyoox. PA 18854 • 800-75 1 4800 • 7 I 7-565-7119
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1150-1550 lbs
54 00-58 00, few Select 1-2 53 GO
-53 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4
1000-1400 lbs 57 50-63 00, Select 1-3
55 00-58 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 37 75-43 00, Cutter and Boning
Unity I-3 34 50-39 00, Canner and Low
Cutter 1-2 3150-35 00 Shells down
lo 25 00
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1145-2025 lbs
47 00-53 00, few Yield Grade 2 830-
1875 lbs 37 00-47 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few Medium
and Large I 280-800 lbs 61 00-65 50,
Medium and Large 2 500-1025 lbs
44 00-54 00, HEIFERS Medium 1 225-
730 lbs 56 00-72 00, few Large 2
655-995 lbs 49 50-54 00, BULLS Me
dium and Large I 225-950 lbs 55 00
69 50, Large 2 285-825 lbs 42 00-
49 00, mostly Medium I 725-1250
lbs replacement cows 35 00-39 00
CALVES 89 VEALERS Standard and
Good 70-115 lbs 30 00-40 00, few Util
ity 65-75 lbs 21 00-30 00
FARM CALVES No I Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 80 00-105 00. few to
118 00, No 2 85-110 lbs 40 00
80 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 85-110
lbs 135 00 150 00, few No 2 85-125
lbs 52 50-125 00
Beef type bulk and heifers 85-125 lbs
‘>s 00-80 00, 140 185 lbs 45 DO
-75 00
HOGS 40 BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-5 220-275 lbs 40 00-42 50
SOWS few US 1-5 400-655 lbs 50 00
51 50
BOARS couple 495 & 540 lbs 16 00 &
18 00
FEEDER PIGS 2 NO MARKET TEST 1
SHEEP 10 SLAUGHTER LAMBS few
Choice 70-95 lbs 84 00-90 00
GOATS 6 Few Large and Medium bhn
nies 40 00-70 00 per head
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Commodities Only
Smith Barney
717-295-8914' 800-441-1997
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Suite 200
Lancaster, PA 17602-2852
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