AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24, 1998
THIS WEEK WIT
All Hallow’s Eve
In ancient times, it was believed that on All Hallow’s
Eve (known as Samham to the Celts), the spirits of the
dead could visit the living before the long, cold winter
to come People lit bonfires and made lanterns by hol
lowing out potatoes or turnips to carry coals from the
fire, similar to our modern-day jack-o’-lantems These
beacons lit the way for the wandering
spirits who visited on Samham. In
the Celtic calendar, Samham meant
“summer’s end,” and the spirit of i
Samham was celebrated by making
offerings to the dead and thanking
the summer god for the fine weather
and continued light that was just drawing
to a close
Things are seldom what they seem
is- Add some reflective tape to Halloween costumes for
extra safety.
Creamy Pumpkin Soup
2 cups chopped onions
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups cooked pumpkin
(fresh or canned)
1 carrot, diced
1 potato, diced
2 apples, peeled, cored,
and diced
4 cups water
1-1/2 cups milk or apple
juice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
salt and pepper,
to taste
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Saute the onions in the
butter, then add the
other vegetables, apples,
and water Bring to a boil,
and simmer for 20 minutes
Remove from heat, add
remaining ingredients, and
blend in a food pro
cessor or blender
until creamy Serve
hot
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Makes 4 to 6
servings.
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FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROW
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A good nut
year, a good
com year.
if on All
Saints Day
the heech
acorn is dry,
we stick
behind the
stove in winter.
Flowers in
bloom late
In autumn
indicate a had
winter.
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Oct. 20, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 448 [PDA] No compari
son sale not reported last week
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2 4 1170 1446 lbs 61 76-
64 76 Choice 2-4 1040-1466 lbs
68 26-62 26, Select 1-4 64 76-69 26
Standard I 2 44 00 64 26
HOLSTEIN STEERS few High Choice
and Pi line 2-4 1000-1220 lbs 66 76
68 76 Choice 2-4 1046-1666 lbs
62 26 66 26. Select 1-2 46 00-49 26
Standard 1-2 48 00-46 60
HEIFERS few Choice 2-4 1100-1416
lbs 64 76-67 00, few Select 1-4
62 00-66 76, Standard 1-2 40 76-
42 60
COWS Breakers 76-80% lean 44 00
48 00, few low dressing 42 60-44 26.
Boners 80-8.6% lean 42 00-36 26, low
diessmg 28 00-46 76, Lean 86-90%
lean 2,6 00-44 00 Shells down to
17 00
BULLOCKS one Select 2 46 00
BULLS few Yield Grade I 1446-1826
lbs 48 76 4100, few Yield Grade 2
960 1646 lbs 44 60-48 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS Medium
1 125-500 lbs 55 00-61 SO, Large 2
125-495 lbs 10 00-47 00, 600-695 lbs
15 00-42 00, HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1 145-500 lbs 46 00-52 50, 500-
720 lbs 40 00-44 00, Medium 2 125
470 lbs 11 00-42 00, few 500-800 lbs
17 00-40 50, BULLS few Medium and
Large 1 400-500 lbs 47 50-49 00, 500-
665 lbs 47 00-57 00, Medium and Large
2 165-565 lbs 10 00-45 00, 610-810
lbs 10 00-40 50
FLAKED
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CALVES 203 VEALERS few Good
& Choice 135-150 lbs 42 00-65 00,
Standard and Good 75-115 lbs 24 GO
-41 00, Utility 55-70 lbs 10 00-24 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls ac
tive, strong demand No I Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs 80 00-107 00, 80-90
lbs 66 00-8000, No 2 90-140 lbs
40 00 76 00, 76-90 lbs 40 00-60 00
No I Holstein heifers 86-106 lbs
160 00-270 00, No 2 76-126 lbs 60 00
160 00 Few beef type bulls and heifers
86 90 lbs 60 00-86 00
HOGS 225 (10/19 &.
20/98) Bulk ot supply sold on Monday
and report supplied by the auction
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-64%. leai
240-270 lbs 28 00-29 76, lew lots
40 00-41 00, 46-60% lean 220-266 lbs
26 76 27 00, 40-46%. 420-460 lbs
26 60-28 00, few to 42 60
SOWS US 1-4 420-480 lbs 18 00
22 60, late sales 24 00-28 00, lew 606-
610 lbs 16 60-20 60
BOARS 400-786 lbs 8 00-8 76,
170-240 lbs 16 60-16 50
FEEDER PIGS 66 US 1-4 46-65 lbs
7 00-17 00 - - per head, Utilily(sold foi
slaughter) 70-166 lbs 14 00 19 00
per cwt
SHEEP 17 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few Choice 50-95 lbs 61 00-68 00,
105 120 lbs 50 00 61 00, few Good and
Choice 55-65 lbs 55 00-57 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 12 00-21 00
GOATS II few Medium BillUes
46 00-61 00, Large Ninnies 19 DO
-67 00. few Medium 14 00-54 00, Large
Kids 28 00-17 00, few Small 17 00-
20 00 --perhead
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Available in 14,16,18% Protein Levels
Properly Fortified with Vitamins and
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Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
October 19, 1998
Report Supplied By Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
120.00-220.00.
BACK TO FARM CALVES 95-120
LBS. 70.00-105.00, 70-95 LBS.
50.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 15.00-29.00.
GRASSERS AND STARTED;
25.00-42.50.
FEEDERS 40.00-68.00.
LAMBS 50.00-82.50.
SHEEP. 30.00-41.00.
HOGS, 200-250 LBS. TO 37.00.
SOWS: NONE.
BOARS: NONE.
PIGS: EACH, 7.00-15.00.
HEIFERS 35.00-45.00.
STEERS: 37.50-49.00.
BULLS 35.00-42.50.
COWS, GOOD 31.00-38.00.
COWS. MEDIUM 26.00-32.00.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL
10.50-27.25.
CATTLE MARKET STEADY &
ACTIVE.
CAUF MARKET STRONGER.
HORSES & PONIES: NONE.
GOATS: 35.00-72.50
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES &
BACK TO FARM HIGHER.
FEEDER SALE - IST MONDAY OF
EACH MONTH. DAIRY SALE - 3RD
THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH.