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Ancient Vows and Superstitions
At medieval feasts, a roasted peacock, with its feathers
and head intact, was what a woman of high position
served. Knights would put a hand onto the peacock’s
back and make a vow for the coming year, much like
our New Year’s resolutions. Sometimes the peacock
was baked in a pie, the head and tail protruding from
opposite sides of the crust. Ancient Christmas supersti
tions include: Groom a horse with a washcloth on
Christmas and it will grow fat; Christmas
Day babies have the gift of | i«Ti
prophecy; and it’s bad luck jfrfel,
to wash a Christmas present
before it is given or wear
new shoes on Christmas.
Virtue and happiness
are mother and daughter.
o> Pipe cleaners make easy gift tag tlas and Christmas
bulb hangers.
Winter Chicken-Mushroom Soup
2 tsupoonsollvsoil thyme and mushrooms
1 cup peslsd, slictd carrots and cook 5 minutes. Add
1 cuppeelad, choppad broth and seasonings.
onions Simmer covered for 30
1 cup pooled, sliced looks minutes. Puree soup in a
1/2 cup sliced calory blender and serve hot,
1 teaspoon fresh (or 1/2 garnished with chives. (If
teaspoon dry) thyme desired, the mushrooms
2 pounds mushrooms, sliced can be saut6ed se parately
6 cups chicken broth x and added
salt and pepper, to taste / \ after the
4 teaspoons minced chives,
for garnish
Heat oil. add vegetables
(except mushrooms) I **•’*•* B
and saute. Stir in V / J/
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first ag loan, our
customers were
plowing with horses,
today, many of them
still do!
Whether you farm with tractors ot' horses, drive a
pickup or travel in a carriage, The Ephrata National
Bank is eager to serve your financial needs .
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Member H>K
St. Nicholas, Dec. 7
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FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
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A winter's
fog will freeze
a Jog.
When winter
is not early,
it wiH not
he late.
December
changeable
and mild,
the whole
winter will
remaw a
child.
if the first
snow sticks to
the trees, it
foretells a
bountiful
harvest
Bob Zook, VP
Ag Lending
&
IEUUMU&K
LENDER
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Frederickaburg, PA
December 1
Report Supplied by Auction
STEERS: CHOICE 63.00-64.25;
SELECT 58.75-61.00.
HOLSTEIN: CHOICE 1290 LBS. 55.00.
SELECT 50.25-51.25. STANDARD
42.25-43.50.
HEIFERS; CHOICE 1290 LBS. 64.00,
SELECT 52.00.
COWS: BREAKING UnUTTY AND
COMMERCIAL 34.25-37.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 33.25-34.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
31.75- SHELLS 24.00-30.00.
BULLS: YO#l 1365-2065 LBS.
37.75- YG#2 90S LBS. 32.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS 350-616
LBS. 49.75-54.50, BULLS 820 LBS.
40.50.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-115 LBS. 90.00-100.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115 LBS.
60.00-75.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-100 LBS. 160.00-175.00. #2 HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 100 IBS. 60.00-70.00,
BEEF CROSS BULLS A HEIFERS 90
LBS. 77.00.
HOGS: US# 1-3 210-270 LBS
14.00-1&S0.
SOWS: US#l-3 390-645 LBS,
12.00-16.00.
BOARS: 240 LBS. .07. 590 LBS. 5.75
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Dec. I, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 351 [PDA] Compared to
last week's sale slaughter steers 75 to
175 higher, si cows steady to 200
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
985-1350 lbs 60 00-63 75, Select 1-3
53 75-60 25, Standard 47 00-53 00
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 925-1300 lbs
56 25-62 25, few Select 1-3 56 00-
58 00, few Standard 1-2 48 00-52 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean
30 00-37 75. 70-75% 24 25-28 00,
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Boners 80-85% lean 27 50-34 25, Lean
85-90% lean 24.25-31 50. Shells down
to 21.50
BULLS Yield Grade! 940-1990 lbs
40 00-46 75, few Yield Grade 2 995-
2085 lbs 25 00-38 00
FEEDER CATTLE- STEERS few Me
dium 1 325-450 lbs 61 00-71 00, Large
2 400-725 lbs 38 00-56 00, Medium 2
375-550 lbs 50 00-53 00, HEIFERS'
Medium 1 300-525 lbs 57 00-70 00,
Large 2 425-975 lbs 39 00-51 00, Me
dium 2 325-700 lbs 37 00-53 00,
BULLS Medium 1 325-500 lbs 56 00-
71 00, Medium 2 325-800 lbs 35 50-
45 00
CALVES 137 VEALERS Standard
and Good 80-130 lbs 20 00-30 00, Util
ity 60-85 lbs 9 00-20 00
FARM CALVES No 1 Holstein bulls
120-130 lbs 57 50-70 00, 90-115 lbs
60 00-82 50, No 2 90-110 lbs 32.00-
60 00, few No 1 Holstein heifers 85-95
lbs 140 00-150 00. No 2 80-120 lbs
37 50-125 00 Beef type bulls & heifers
75-105 lbs 30 00-90.00
HOGS 57 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 225-280 lbs 22 25-25 75,
45-50% lean 20 00-21 00, 40-45% lean
260-270 lbs 17 50-18 00
FEEDER PIGS 0 NO MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 2 NO MARKET TEST'
GOATS 6 .Few Medium Nannies
48 00-51 00
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
New Wilmington, Pa.
Nov. 30, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 96 [PDA] . Compared to
last week's sale slaughter cows steady
to 3 50 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Select 1-3
52 00
HEIFERS' few Choice 2-4 1460-1545
lbs 52 50-55 00, lew Select 1-2
46 00-48 50 SLAUGHTER COWS
Breakers 75-80% lean 30 50-35 75, few
70-75% 20 50-27 00, Boners 80-85%
lean 27 25-32 00, Lean 85-90% lean
22 00-27 50 Shells down to 18 25
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS one Me
dium 1 300 lbs at 65 00, HEIFERS Me
dium and Large 2 290-735 lbs 35 50-
42 00, few Large 2 Holstein replacement
heifers 400-700 lbs 68 00-81 00,
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BULLS- Medium 2 300-550 lbs 38 50-
53 00
CALVES 106...VEALERS- Standard
and Good 80-100 lbs 18.00-27 50, Util
ity 60-90 lbs 5 00-20.00
FARM CALVES’ few No 1 Holstein
bulls 120-140 lbs 52 50-62 00, 95-115
lbs 60.00-78 00, 85-90 lbs 30 00-
50 00, No 2 95-125 lbs 28 00-40 00,
few No 2 Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs
40 00-130 00 Fiew beef type bulls and
heifers 85-120 lbs 40 00-92 50
HOGS 214 Barrows and gilts 2 50
to 5 50 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-54% lean
210-260 lbs 15 00-17 00, few to 19 00,
45-50% lean 210-280 lbs 13 50-15 50,
40-45% lean 250-320 lbs 14 50-14 75
SOWS' US 1-3 370-660 lbs 16 75-
22 25
BOARS couple 645 & 730 lbs 6 50
and 7 00
FEEDER PIGS 28 US 1-3 20-30 lbs
4 00-6.00 per head.
SHEEP 84 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few Choice 60 lbs 80 00-100 00, 65-
125 lbs 50 00-80 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP. 20.00-34 00
GOATS 3 Couple Large Billies
97 50 & 108.00, one Small 40 00
per head.
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Report Supplied by Auction
Tueiday, December 1, 1998
CALVES .01-1.80.
COWS .18-36%.
EASY COWS .05-31%.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. 32-.90.
HEIFERS .22 .65.
BULLS .27%-35.
STEERS 35% -.57.
HOGS .10-34.
ROASTING PIOS 10.00-34.00 EACH.
BOARS .02-31.
SOWS .17.
SHEEP .02-38.
LAMBS EACH 10.00-76.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .40-1.71.
GOATS EACH 37.00-115.00.
KIDS EACH 6.00-90.00.
TOTAL 944.
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