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AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1998
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Dog Days End
August 11 sees the end of those hot and sultry Dog
Days, which commenced July 3 and were named for
the Dog Star, Sinus. Summer’s not quite over, how
ever, so there’s still time for a late-summer planting of
heat-tolerant crops like bush beans, lettuce, kale, and
turnips. If the onion tops are starting to top
pie, it’s time to begin harvesting. Dry
some herbs now for winter use. Keep
''7 N those tomatoes well watered and well
Jpl '\Z'S~\ yM9 fertilized. Chrysanthemums, too,
// a PP reciate a feeding now and
K . then, and don’t let up on your dead
ly 0t heading of perennials, if you
expect flowers to continue to
bloom for you.
Summer is a seemly time.
is- If you don’t like the heat, get out of the kitchen. (Eat
out!)
Dilly Beans
4 pounds fresh green beans
8 teaspoons dill seed
4 teaspoons mustard seed
16 cloves garlic
5 cups white vinegar
5 cups water
1/2 cup salt
Wash, trim, and cut
beans to fit into pint
jars. Rinse 8 jars in
hot water. Fill each with
Vi pound of beans, 1 tea
spoon each of dill and
mustard seeds, and 2
halved cloves of garlic.
United Feature Syndicate 200 Madison Ave
(Printed in the USA) N Y . NY 10016
(212-293-8500)
IMeecfe
or population
this fall
through Spring of 99
Hog Finishing Barns
1000-4000 Head Capacity
No experience necessary
We Provide:
Single source of pigs
High Health pigs
Fixed contract payment
Assistance in obtaining financing
Successful record in industry
Long term contracts
Finishing Barn Ownership Benefits
Steady, positive cash flow
Building equity in facilities
I Excellent Part-time income
Purina Mills, Inc.
1 -800-873-5300
Assumption, Aug. 15
Boil together
the vinegar,
water, and salt
and pour over
the beans, filling
to within '/2 inch
of the jar tops.
Process in a
boiling water
bath, tighten
lids, and let
f
cool. Store
for 2 weeks.
Mikts 8
pints.
Contact
EIGHTY-FOUR LIVESTOCK
SALES, INC
EIGHTY-FOUR, PA
AUGUST 3, 1998
CATTLE 211 |PDA | Compared to last
Monday s sale si tows and bulls
steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS couple Choice 2-
3 1005 & 1125 lbs 56 00 & 57 00,
Standard 1-2 41 50-46 50
HOLSTEINS couple Standard 1-2 37 50-
45 00
0* OLD
FARMER’S
HEIFERS few Choice 2-4 1100-1320
lbs 60 00-62 50, Standard 1-2 36 50-
42 50
WEATHER
PROVERBS
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 36 50-40 00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33 00-37 00, Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 24 00-32 25 Shells
14 00-24 00
40’
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1065 1980 lbs
45 50-52 00, Yield Grade 2 925-1750
lbs 37 50-45 00
if on St.
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS couple Me
dium 1 300-350 lbs 70 00-73 00, Me
dium and Large 2 310-700 lbs 37 GO
-57 00, HEIFERS tew Medium and Large
1 300-385 lbs 57 00-62 50, Medium
and Large 2 350-775 lbs 40 00-55 00,
BULLS few Medium and Large 1 330-
605 lbs 55 00-66 00, Medium and Large
2 345-875 lbs 42 00-56 00
Lawrence’s
Day (Aug. 10)
the weather he
fine, fair
autumn and
good wine may
he hoped for.
CALVES 162 [All calves sold per cwt]
VEALERS couple Choice 160-275 lbs
68 00-71 00, Good 140-275 lbs 45 00
67 50, Standard and Good 90 110 lbs
10 00-40 00, 65-85 lbs 21 00 15 00
Utility 50-65 lbs 10 00 21 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady
to 25 00 higher No I Holstein bulls
90 125 lbs 75 00-102 00 mostly
85 00-95 00 No 2 85-120 lbs 40 00
75 00, tew No I Holstein heders 90-
125 lbs 117 50-14000, few No 2 80-
105 lbs 40 00-87 50
When the cat
scratches the
table legs, a
change is
coming.
if swallows
touch the water
Beef type bulls and heifers 90-125 lbs
45 00-95 00, 175-285 lbs 55 00-
68 00
as they fly, rain
approaches.
HOGS 16 BARROWS AND GILTS US
1- 230-265 lbs 35 00 36 00 one LK
2- 320 lbs 32 00
SOWS US 1-3 420-700 lbs 22 00-
24 50
When Jogs
BOARS one 670 lbs 16 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
eat grass, it
will he rainy.
SHEEP 105 Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice and
Prime 115-130 lbs 81 50-85 00, Choice
35-50 lbs 80 00-89 00, 65-75 lbs
88 50-95 00, 80-95 lbs 72 50-87 00,
Good and Choice 80-110 lbs 54 00-
K
.m Forage Af e „ # .
Guest Speakers
• Dr. Keith Bolsen
ft rj Professor of Forage Preservation & Ruminant Nutrition
Kansas State University
These meetings will cover the fermentation process, inoculants and
preservatives, harvesting management, refilling silos, bunk life, molds &
toxins
Milk production and cow health are greatly influenced by the forage
base quality. Fall harvest is your window of time to manage for
production.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn management tools from the
leading researchers so you may feed top quality forages next year.
August 11
August 11
August 12
August 12
August 13
August 13
All Farmers are invited... You don’t have
to be a customer to attend.
• Please call 1-800-361-9265 for additional information and directions
• All meetings will be held on farms.
• There will be time for questions and answers.
Looking forward to seeing you...
Come and prepare for a successful Fall Harvest!
69 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice 40-
70 lbs 60 00-69 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 17 00-36 50
GOATS 26 Large Billies 60 00-
115 00, Medium 35 00-46 00, Medium
Nannies 26 00-46 00, Large Kids
2100-33 00 per head
MERCER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MERCER, PA
AUGUST 4, 1998
CATTLE 328 [PDA] Compared with
last week's sale si steers higher, cows
steady to 2 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1000-1500 lbs 56 50-62 25 mostly
60 00-61 00, few Select 1-3 54 GO
-56 00, few Standard 1-3 45 00-53 00
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1170-1685 lbs
52 00-54 25, few Select 1-2 48 75-
51 75
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1000-1225 lbs
57 75-61 00, couple Select 1-3 53 75 &
54 50, few Standard 42 00-53 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 36 25-43 75 mostly 38 00-
42 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
33 00-40 00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
30 00-34 00 Shells down to 25 00
BULLOCKS one Select 1-3 1340 lbs
51 25
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1330-2315
lbs 45 50-51 00, Yield No 2 1170-1815
lbs 40 50-44 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium 1
175 600 lbs 64 50-72 00, few 875-925
lbs 52 25-54 50, Medium and Large 2
575-750 lbs 45 00-58 00, HEIFERS
Medium and Large 1 275-500 lbs
58 00-65 00, Medium 1 500-775 lbs
45 50-56 00, Medium 2 350-570 lbs
51 00-54 00, BULLS lew Medium I
100-525 lbs 55 00-67 00, few Me
dium 2 425-800 lbs 42 00-51 00
CALVES 122 VEALERS Standard and
Good 75-115 lbs 25 00-33 00, Utility
45-75 lbs 9 00-27 00
FARM CALVES few No 1 Holstein bulls
120-140 lbs 80 00-100 00, 95-115 lbs
87 50-110 00. few 85-90 lbs 75 00-
80 00, No 2 85-140 lbs 37 00-87 50,
few No I Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs
145 00-205 00, few No 2 70-100 lbs
50 00-130 00
Beef typebulls and heifers 75-110 lbs
40 00-95 00
HOGS 22 BARROWS AND GUTS few
US 1-3 130-178 lbs 45 00-48 00
SOWS US 1-3 425-600 lbs 27 50-
30 00
AGRI-BASICS, INC.
presents...
Schedule
Belleville/Mifflintown (9:30 a.m.)
Myerstown (7:00 p.m.)
Bainbridge (9:30 a.m.)
. Farmersville (7:00 p.m.)
....Cochranville/Christiana (9:30 a.m.)
Honeybrook (7:00 p.m.)
BOARS couple 425 & 550 lbs 15 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET TEST'
SHEEP 0 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 7 One Medium Nanny 21 00
few Large Kids 14 00. few Small 10 00
per head
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
August 3, 1998
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 52.00-72.50.
STOCK HEIFERS: 36.0 M 1.50.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 58.00-60.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-58.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; HEAVY
CHOICE 39.00-54.50, LIGHT
38.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 57.00-61.60; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 47.00-58.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 42.50-51.50, LIGHT
38.00-47.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
34.50-42.50, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
31.00-38.00, 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 80.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.) - UP
TO 131.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 80.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 36.75,
HEAVY UP TO 35.00, LIGHT UP TO
34.00.
SOWS: 22.00-32.25.
MALE HOGS: IZOO-25.25.
LAMBS. LIGHT AND FEEDER.
NONE AVAILABLE.
SHEEP: 20.00-32.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHT!
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