AB*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 18, 1998
Any Mail?
Is there anything more promising than a hand
addressed letter in your mailbox 9 July 26 marks the
anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Post
Office m 1775 Celebrate the occasion by writing a let
ter to someone you remember from way back.
We've come a long way, baby, since the
days of the mail-order bride. We’ve
gone from V-mail for World War
II soldiers to E-mail and IJ
“spam” (computerized junk
mail) Elvis Presley would have
sung, “Return to Sender Address Unknown ” But noth
ing electronic can ever replace the “monitors,” "com
forters,” and “heart-talkers” that are letters
The post is the consolation of life.
m- If you pick up your mail at a post office, sort it there,
discarding unwanted items.
Dog Days Iced Tea
6 bags black tea
(English, Earl Grey, etc.)
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup mint leaves, divid
1-1/2 cups chilled orange
juice
1 orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
ice cubes
Brew a strong tea
about 6 cups of wal
Add sugar and aboi
dozen mint leaves, wl
still hot. Let cool, rerm
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Ist Qrt 1998 PRICES
MARKET PRICE
PURINA CFA $ 50.39/cwt
o
mm
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tea bags and mint, then
add orange juice, fruit
d ice
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Offers Stability
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Call now to get the details on how you can even your
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July 23
# OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
Clear on St.
Jacob's Day
(July 20),
plenty of fruit.
The roses are
said to fade on
the feast day
of St. Mary
Magdalene
(July 22).
Till St.
James’s Day
(July 25) he
come and
gone, you
'er more
may have
hops and you
rnished
i fresh
t sprigs,
:mg a
it slice
may have none.
if many
two to
;h glass.
meteors in
Makes 6
servings.
summer, expect
thunder.
5 36.75/cwt
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, July 13, 1998
Calve* Sheep Goat*
Today
197 877 957
Last Week
154 596 726
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION, VBALERS SOLD LOO LOW
ER AND SLAUGHTER CALVES
TRADED STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER.
DEMAND CONTINUED RATHER
LIGHT FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS
RETURNING TO FEED WITH PRICES
STEADY TO ZOO LOWER. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS WERE NOT WELL TESTED.
VEALERS; GOOD AND CHOICE
70-100 LBS. 25.00-34.00, FEW STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LBS.
15.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 85.00-95.00;
350-500 LBS. 70.00-80.00, STANDARD
350-500 LBS. 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 50,00-75.00. PLAIN
ER CALVES 80-120 LBS. 30.00-50.00.
INDIVIDUAL HOLSTEIN HEIFER 100
LBS. 115.00. PLAINER HEIFERS 80-100
LBS. 50.00-90.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS.'S
AUCTION, SLAUGHTER OLAMBS
SOLD 5.00-10.00 LOWER WITH THE
/ The support necessary to begin the project.
/ The expertise of our Technical Service Dept to aid
in maintaining its efficient and effective operation
To further explore this opportunity, please contact:
KEN ROTH, 1-800-692-6008
FULL DECLINE PLACED ON WEIGHT-
S UNDER 70 LBS. THERE WERE NOT
ENOUGH EWES LAST THURS. FOR A
COMPARISON. HIGHER INSTANCES
30.00 HIGHER ON WEIGHT UNDER 70
LBS. SLAUGHTER EWES SOLD
STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 40-70 LBS. 100.00-115.00;
70-110 LBS. 90.00-100.00. GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 1-3 40-70 LBS.
75.00- 70-110 LBS. 85.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 1-3 YEARLINGS AND 2
YEAR-OLDS 40.00-70.00. UTILITY
AND GOOD 1-2 30.Q0-4ZOO, FLESHY
2'S AND 3’S 15.00-30.00.
GOATS: BY THE H BAD. LARGE
Rni.TCS 100.00-125.00. FEW TO 150.00,
MEDIUM 75.00-100.00; CHOICE AND
PRIME MUTTON 70.00-100.00; LARGE
NANNIES 60.00-80.00. MEDIUM
40.00- CHOICE AND PRIME
YEARLINGS 50.00-75.00; CHOICE
AND PRIME KIDS 35.00-60.00, GOOD
20.00-
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
July 13, 1998
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) SZOO-BQ.OO.
mENGER
ADDITIONAL FARM INCOME
PULLET-GROWING CONTRACTS
are available for the following area:
•BEGINS VALLEY
•SEUNSGROVE
If you are interested
in buflcUng & managing a new
PULLET-GROWING FACILITY,
Wenger's Feed Mill, Inc.
will provide you with:
VALLEY
--AND--
STOCK HEIFERS: 36.00-7130.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; GOOD TO
CHOICE 58.00-62.85 k MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-59.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-61.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 39.00-56.50, LIGHT
38.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 60.00-62.60; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 47.00-59.50.
BULLS; HEAVY 44.00-4830, LIGHT
38.00-47.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
36.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
31.00- CULL COWS 30.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS; GOOD TO CHOICE
50.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.00-
808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO 82.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90T0120 LB.) -UP
TO 125.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 80.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 38.00,
HEAVY UP TO 36.00, LIGHT UP TO
35.00.
SOWS; 22.00-3125.
MALE HOGS; 12.00-25.25.
LAMBS, LIGHT AND FEEDER,
NONE AVAILABLE.
SHEEP: 20.00-3100.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTI