AS-tahcaster Fanning, Saturday, November 21, 1998
5 - I*litiJ
All Manners and Verse
While waiting for the Thanksgiving turkey to roast,
set guests to work caging verses for place cards
describing the person who will sit there. Even
very young children can come up with simple rhymes
or help decorate the cards, but be mindful of good
manners If second-cousin Reginald is sensitive and
bald, you might better elect to suppress the rhyme in
favor of common etiquette and family peace. To
increase the fun, purchase a paperback rhyming dic
tionary before the holiday gathering to spur greater
creativity
Plague on the
taught us to confine the swelling thought
within a measured line.
is- Take the stuffing out of the turkey before you store the
leftovers.
Sweet Potatoes and Apples
6 medium sweet potatoes
6 medium cooking apples
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup apple cider
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice
Cook, peel, and slice
potatoes Peel, core,
and slice apples Melt
butter over medium heat,
add remaining ingredients
and simmer 5 minutes
United Feature Syndicate 200 Madison Ave
(Printed in the USA) NY, NY 10016
(212-293-8500)
Needed
this fall
through Spring of 99
Hog Finishing Bams
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
Excellent Part-time income
K
Purina Mills, Inc.
1 -800-873-5300
St. Clement, Nov. 23
- Nicolas Boileau Despreaux
Alternate layers of potatoes
and apples in a greased 2-
quart casserole, drizzling
cider syrup over each
layer. Cover and bake at
350° F for 20 minutes
Makes about 4 cups.
dr population
Contact
r# OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
if the late
autumn is
unusually
bright, the
spring is cold
as a general
rule.
A wet fall
indicates a
cold and early
winter.
Thunder in
November on
the northern
lakes is taken
as a sign that
the lakes will
remain open
until at least
the middle of
December.
Special Sale
Feeder Cattle Auction
New Holland Sale* Stables
New Holland, PA
Friday, Nov. 13, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
564 HEAD.
THE FRIDAY NIGHT FEEDER
CATTLE AUCTION DREW A GOOD
CROWD TO NEW HOLLAND
ALTHOUGH CONSIDERABLY
SMALLER THAN SPECIAL FEEDER
SALES EARLIER IN THE SEASON.
TRADING STARTED OUT SLOW, BUT
AGGRESSIVE FARMER FEEDERS
PICKED UP THE PACE AS THEY,
SEEMED TO FEAR GOING HOME
EMPTY-HANDED THIS LATE IN THE
YEAR. QUALITY WAS MOSTLY
AVERAGE AND THE BULK OF SUPP
LY SOLD IN SINGLE-HEAD LOTS.
ALL CATTLE WERE INOCULATED
UPON ARRIVAL TO THE AUCTION.
FEEDER STEERS; MED. AND
ALRGE 1 400-500 LBS. 69.00-71.00;
500-600 LBS. 67.00-72.00. FEW FANCY
PACKAGES BLACK AND RED ANGUS
73.50-75.00; 600-700 LBS. 64.00-68.00,
PACKAGE BLACK 611 LBS. 72.00;
FEW 700-800 LBS. 63.00-67.50; 800-900
LBS. 63.50-69.00, PACKAGE BLACK
803 LBS. 72.00; 900-1000 LBS.
59.00- 1000-1100 LBS. 58.00-61.00.
MED. AND LARGE 1-2 300-400 LBS.
67.00- 400-500 LBS. 60.00-68.00;
550-700 LBS. 56.00-62.00; 700-800 LBS.
53.00- 800-900 LBS. 56.00-61.00;
FEW 900-1030 LBS. 56.00-59.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: LARGE 2
450-700 LBS. 46.00-52.00; PACKAGE
819 LBS. 50.50; FEW 1000-1025 LBS.
49.00-
FLAKED C\a
Hsll
FEED
X
X
Give Us A Call Today To Try Some.
YOUR COW IT!
FEEDER HEIFERS: MED. AND
LARGE 1 400-500 LBS. 53.50-58.00;
500-600 LBS. 52.50-59.00; 600-700 LBS.
50.00- 700-850 LBS. 53.00-57.00,
MED. AND LARGE 1-2 COUPLE 283
LBS. 63.00; 400-500 LBS. 49.50-53.50;
500-600 LBS. 47.00-54.50; 600-725 LBS.
44.00- PACKAGE 844 LBS. 48.50.
FEEDER BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
2-3 400-550 LBS. 51.00-62J0; 600-700
LBS. 45.00-58.50; 850-1000 LBS.
40.00-
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report Supplied By VSDA
Monday, Nov. 16, 1998
Calve* Sheep Goat*
Today
Last Week
Last Year
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY’S AUCTION, VEAL CALVES
SOLD 1.00 HIGHER AND SLAUGHTER
CALVES WERE MOSTLY STEADY.
PRICES WERE STEADY FOR HOLS
TEIN BULL CALVES RETURNING TO
FEED AND HOLSTEIN HEIFERS WERE
NOT FULLY STEADY.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-110 LBS. 19.00-28.00, FEW UP TO
31.00. STANDARD AND GOOD 60-90
LBS. 11.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND'
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 70.00-80.00;'
350-500 LBS. 50.00-60.00. STANDARD
300-500 LBS. 40.00-60.00.
Made to Purina Mill, Inc. Specifications
Available in 14,16,18% Protein Levels
Properly Fortified with Vitamins and
Minerals
Highly Palatable
Perfect as a Base Feed to be used with a
Top Dress Program
These Products Are Blended At
Hess Mill In Paradise
KSSMuis
PURINA CHDWS
6 S Vintage Rd., Paradise, PA 17562
(717) 442-4183 800-635-3592
189 778 1205
202 474 1045
215 581 1341
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-120 LBS. 76.00-53.00, FEW
UP TO 91.00. PLAINER-TYPE BULLS
SO-115 LBS. 25.00-52.00. INDIVIDUAL
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 LBS. 125.00.
COUPLE PLAINER HEIFERS 80-100
LBS. 95.00-107.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS.,
PRICES WERE UNEVEN FOR SLAUG
THER LAMBS. RANGING 5.00 LOWER
TO 5.00 HIGHER. BUT MOSTLY
STEADY ON THE GOOD OFFERING.
SLAUGHTER EWES SOLD MOSTLY
2.00 TO AS MUCH AS 10.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 40-60 LBS. 100.00-175.00;
60-80 LBS. 85.00-100.00. FEW TO
115.00; 80-105 LBS. 75.00-90.00; 105-120
LBS. 70.00-80.00. GOOD AND CHOICE
1-3 40-60 LBS. 80.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND
CHOICE YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR
OLDS 40.00-60.00. UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-3 32.00-50.00, FEW FLESHY
DOWN TO 25.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
BILLIES 100.00-125.00, FEW TO 150.00,
MED. 70.00-100.00; CHOICE AND
PRIME MUTTON 70.00-90.00; MED.
AND LARGE NANNIES 55.00-70.00,
MED. 40.00-55.00; CHOICE AND
PRIME YEARLINGS 65.00-80.00,
GOOD AND CHOICE 50.00-65.00;
PRIME KIDS 50.00-70.00, CHOICE
35.00-50.00, GOOD 20.00-35.00.