Aff-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August IS, 1998
THIS WEEK WIT
Where’d You Get That Smile?
August 21 . what a day l On that day in 1878, the
American Bar Association was formed. Exactly ten
years later, in 1888, W S Burroughs patented the
adding machine On A,
1904, Count Basie was hi
the same day in 1911, the
Lisa was stolen August'
1920, saw the birth
Christopher Robin Mill
lowed in 1936 by Wilt Ch;
In 1950, August 21 wi
opening of the United Ni
mg. And in 1959, Hawaii came into statehood As
trologically, August 21 is in Leo but on the cusp with
Virgo Some call it “the day of the standout.”
Each day I look for a kernel of excitement.
- Barbara Jordan
is* Rugs and car mats should be beaten from the wrong
side, then vacuumed or damp-sponged.
Red & Yellow Peppers
6 large red bell peppers
4 large yellow bell peppers
1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
Wash, then roast the red
peppers by holding
over a flame or broil
ing for about 15 minutes,
turning often The skins
should be nearly black all
over. Cool, peel, and core,
discarding the skins and
seeds Wash and cut the
raw yellow peppers into
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Cat Nights beg
strips, discarding seeds
Puree the yellow peppers
with the olive oil until
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peppers, and season
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in, Aug. 17
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FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
A fog in
August
indicates a
severe winter
and plenty
of snow.
As August,
so next
February.
August rain
gives honey,
wine, and
saffron
Dry August
and warm
doth harvest
no harm
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New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, Aug. 10, 1998
Calvea Sheep Goats
Today
199 604 1002
Last Week
222 588 942
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION, VEALERS SOLD 1.00-3.00
HIGHER. SLAUGHTER CALVES
WERE MOSTLY STEADY IN A LIGHT
TEST. DEMAND WAS GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS
RETURNING TO FEED. PRICES FROM
BULLS WERE FULLY STEADY; HEIF
ERS WERE NOT FULLY TESTED.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-95 LBS. 25.00-32.00. STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS.
15.00-21.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-500 LBS. 65.00-80.00.
STANDARD 300-500 LBS. 50.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 75.00-100.00, FEW
TO 120.00. PLAINER CALVES 80-115
LBS. 34.00-67.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85-120 LBS. 112.00-142.00. PLAINER
HEIFERS 80-100 LBS. 80.00-107.00.
SHEEP; COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
WERE MOSTLY STEADY WITH THE
LIGHT COMPARISON ON THURS
DAY. THERE WAS NOT A GOOD COM
PARISON FOR SLAUGHTER EWES.
SLAUGHTERLAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 FEW 40-60 LBS.
90.00-125.00; 60-80 LBS. 85.00-100.00;
80-110 LBS. 75.00-85.00. GOOD AND
Free Enterprise...
- PA LIVESTOCK AUCTION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Belleville Livestock Pennsylvania Livestock New Wilmington Livestock
Market, Inc. Auction, Inc. Auction, Ino.
717-935-2146 412-627-9585 412-946-2921
Belleville Waynesburg New Wilmington
Jersey Shore Livestock, Inc
717-398-0111
Jersey Shore
Greencastle Livestock
Market, Inc
717-597-2171
Greencastle
Eighty-Four
Auction Sales, Inc.
412-222-9965
Eighty-Four
Middleburg
Auction Sales, Inc.
717-837-2222
Middleburg
Oewart Livestock
Market, Inc.
717-538-9835
Dewart
New Holland Sales
Stables, Inc.
717-354-4341
New Holland
LOW CHOICE 1-3 40-60 LBS.
80.00- 60-80 LBS. 75.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND
CHOICE YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR
OLDS 45.00-60.00. UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-2 35.00-40.00, FEW TO 45.00.
FEW GOOD 2-3 30.00-35.00.
GOATS: ALL BY THE HEAD, MED.
ANDLRGE. BILLIES 50.00-100.00, FEW
TO 125.00; CHOICE AND PRIME MUT
TON 60.00-80.00; MED. AND LARGE
NANNIES 40.00-55.00, FEW TO 65.00;
CHOICE AND PRIME YEARLINGS
40.00- CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS
20.00-
Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
August 10, 1998
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 52.00-72.50.
STOCK HEIFERS: 36.0fr63.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 58.00-61.60; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-58.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 55.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 39.00-55.00, LIGHT
38.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 57.00-60.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 47.00-58.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 42.50-50.00, LIGHT
38.00-47.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
34.50-39.00, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
31.00-38.00, CT.ILL COWS 30.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
50.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.00-
Lancaster Stockyards, Inc.
717-394-2619
Lancaster
Leesport Farmers
Market, Inc.
610-926-1307
Leesport
Mercer Livestock
Auction, Inc.
412-662-2910
Mercer
808 CALVES: 30.00 AND DOWN
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES -
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-UP
TO 90.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES -
RETURN TO FARM (90TO 120LB.)-Upl
TO 175.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 100.00.
HOGS: TOP QUALITY UP TO 36.73,
HEAVY UP TO 35.00. LIGHT UP To
34.00.
SOWS: 22.00-32.25.
MALE HOGS: 12.00-25.25.
LAMBS. LIGHT AND FEEDER,
NONE AVAILABLE.
SHEEP: 20.00-32.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTI
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Report Supplied bj Auction
Tuesday, August 11, 1998
CALVES .07-2.05.
COWS .18% -.40% .
EASY COWS .11% -26%.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .27-.80.
HEIFERS .29-.55% .
BULLS .27-.51% .
STEERS .39% -.62.
HOGS .15-.35.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 17.00-20.00
SOWS .OS-.15.
SHEEP .05-.59.
LAMBS EACH 23.00-56.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .38-1.40.
GOATS EACH 31.00-132.50.
KIDS EACH 7.00-85.00.
TOTAL 724.
Two words that business people
around the world take very
seriously. Members of the
Pennsylvania Livestock Auction
Association take free enterprise
very seriously too. They realize
that producers have a choice
when it comes time to buy and
sell livestock and they are
dedicated to making sure that
producers can take advantage of
the free enterprise system in the
best way possible... at the local
auction market.
Pennsylvania livestock markets
strive to provide you with the
kind of service you deserve as a
business person and a friend.
You can be assured that the
honesty, integrity and solid
marketing fundamentals found at
your local market will ensure
nothing less than the true market
value for your livestock.
Valley Stockyards, Inc.
717-888-9333
Athens
Union City
Livestock Auction
814-438-3481
Union City
Carlisle Livestock
Market, Inc.
717-249-4511
Carlisle
Meadvllle Livestock
Auction
814-763-2240
Conneautville