AB-Lancaster Farmino. Sahmtuw. October 3, 1998
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Bride of the Sun
October’s flower, the daisy-like marigold (Tagetes),
has been called Mary’s gold and bride of the sun. Its
yellows, rusts, and golds echo fall’s natural colors.
Although it can tolerate cool temperatures, it won’t stand
for freezing. The malodorous annual is useful in borders
to repel pests. For the same reason, you may choose to
omit it from your bouquets, unless you have one of the
ft newer, odorless varieties. Mangolds
were once a source for toothache
remedies. Today its cousin, calendu
la, is used in skin creams. A dream
of marigolds indicates happiness m
marriage, prospenty, and success.
Beware of floral arrangements;
they lead to marital estrangements.
ns* If you plan to put in a new flower bed in the spring,
cover the area now with heavy plastic or mulch.
Irish Potato Biscuits
6 to 8 potatoes
1 cup milk or cream
1 tablespoon melted butter
salt, to taste
1/2 cup flour (approximately)
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Preheat oven to 400° F.
Boil and mash the pota
toes, making sure they
are free of lumps. Add the
milk, butter, and salt. Add
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FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
As the weather
in October, so
it will he the
next March.
Friday is the
best or worst
Jay of the
week.
- Ogden Nash
When ropes
arc difficult to
untwist,
expect had
weather.
When in cold
Weekly Livestock
Summary
September 25, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
14 Livestock Auctions
CATTLE 5141 Compared with 4660
head last week and 5499 head a year ago
Compared with last Friday's sum
mary slaughter steers and heifers
mostly steady, si cows weak to I 25
lower, si bulls steady to I 00
lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice & Prime 2-4 60 00-64 00,
Choice 1-5 57 00-62 00, few to 55 00,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 54 85-60 00.
Select 1-3 52 00-57 50, Standard 1-2
46 00-53 00, few to 4150 HOL
STEINS High Choice and Prime 53 00-
56 00, Choice 2-3 50 00-54 25, Select
1-2 45 25-5100, Standard 1-2 37 50-
46 00 HEIFERS Choice 2-4 55 00-
60 00, Select 1-3 5175-56 00, few
Standard 1-2 42 00-52 00 COWS
Breakers 75-80% lean 32 00-39 25,
Boners 80-85% lean 29 00-37 00, Lean
85-90% lean 23 00-35 00 mostly
25 00-33 50 Shells down to 1 5 00
BULLOCKS few Select 1-3 46 25-
55 50 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1000-
2400 lbs 42 00-52 00. few 54 75, Yield
Grade 2 900-2000 lbs 35 00-43 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
and Large I 300-550 lbs 57 00-71 00,
550-800 lbs 50 00-64 00. few Medium
and Large 2 300-600 lbs 45 00-54 50,
Large 2 Holstems 600-920 lbs 40 00-
49 50, HEIFERS Medium and Large I
275-600 lbs 49 00-62 00, 575-800 lbs
45 00 56 50, Medium and Laige 2 275-
600 lbs 38 00-53 00. 600-825 lbs
35 00 50 00, lew to 57 00, BULLS
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 61 00-
76 00, 500 850 lbs 50 00-62 00, few
to 40 00, few Medium and Large 2 300-
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600 lbs 46 50-57 00, few 650-940 lbs
34 00-46 00.
CALVES 3511. Compared with 3348
head last week and 3313 head a year ago
VEALERS steady to weak Good
120-285 lbs 35 00-60 00, Standard and
Good 70-115 lbs 16 00-30 00, Utility
55-100 lbs 8 00-20 00, few to 500
FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves
steady to 20 00 higher, Holstein heifers
strong to 30 00 higher No I Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 50 00-115 00, No 2
85-125 lbs 30 00-50 00. few to 25 00,
No I Holstein heifers 80-125 lbs
135 00-235 50, few to 105 00, No 2
75-120 lbs 60 00-110 00 Beef type
bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs 40 GO
-112 50, mostly 60 00-91 00
HOGS 2108 Compared with 1728
head last week and 2526 head a year ago
Barrows and gills steady to 50 lower,
sows unevenly steady BARROWS AND
GILTS 49-54% lean 220-265 lbs
27 00-29 00, 45-50% 210-280 lbs
25 75-28 00, few 40-45% 220-320 Ib»
25 00-27 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-500
lbs 13 00-20 00, few to 24 00, 500-700
'bs 18 00-22 00 BOARS few 9 00-
13 00
FEEDER PIGS 413 Compared with
304 head last week and 282 head a year
ago Feeder pigs US 1-3 30-40 lbs
8 00-14 00, 40-65 lbs 15 00-22 00
per head
SHEEP 2209 Compared with 2262
head last week and 1937 head a year ago
Slaughter lambs under 70 lbs 10 00 to
15 00 lower, over 70 lbs steady to
weak SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice
40 70 lbs 70 00-110 00, few to 160 00.
05-115 lbs 65 00-82 00 few to 55 00,
Good and Choice 60-110 lbs 53 00
70 00 SLAUGHTER SHEEP I 8 00-
42 00
TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES
1343 Compared 2034 last week and
G.S.I. BINS
&
Fill Systems
1109 head a year ago. Feeder pigs weak
to 10.00 lower...US 1-2 25-40 lbs
26 00-52 50, 40-50 lbs 34 00-55 00,
50-60 lbs 30 00-45 00, few 60-85 lbs
30.00-42 50, Slaughter 15-25 lbs
80 00-95 00, 25-50 lbs 32 00-50 00,
few to 95 00 per hundredweight
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
September 29
Report Supplied bj Auction
STEERS: CHOICE 1220-1515 LBS.
57.00-59.75; SELECT 55.00-56.50;
STANDARD 52.00-53.00.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE: 1555 LBS.
CHOICE 53.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 56.75-57.25;
SELECT 51.75-53.00; STANDARD
48.50-51.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 37.50-40.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 32.75-35.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
29.00- SHELLS 26.00-29.0 a
BULLS: YG#l 1560-1655 LBS.
44.00- YG#2 1201-1915 LBS.
38.00-
FEEDER CATTLE; BULLS 1080 LBS.
45.50-47.50.
FARM CALVES; #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-120 LBS. 66.00-75.00; «2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-120 LBS.
52.00-64.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
85-90 LBS. 132.00-180.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS:
US#l-3 220-231 LBS. 28.00-28.50.
SOWS: US#l-3 359-568 LBS.
16.50-19.75; US#2-3 650 LBS. 10.50.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE
90-150 LBS. 56.00-66.00.
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