AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 27, 1999 THIS WEEK WIT Vij tMtS^ All Fools’ In France, the children tape paper fish onto each other’s backs, then yell “poisson d’avnl!" (April Fish!). Whatever your tomfoolery on this day, be sure it is of the harmless variety and not “blind credulity” of the type the second Duke of Bucki labeled bigotry. “The world is made uj of fools or knaves,” he said over thn centuries ago, “both irreconcilable foi to truth, the first being slaves to a blim credulity, which we may properly cal bigotry ..” Mark Twain had a hgl notion of April Fools’: “The first of A, the day we remember what we are 364 days of the year ” L,et a fool hold his tongue and he will pass - Pubhlius Syrus for a sage. us* Road salt on your leather boots? Rub it away with vine gar and water on a rag. Fast: A Pasta 8 ounces fettucine or ingel Add chicken broth and hair pasta 1 pound fresh asparagus Drain pasta when it’s al 4 ounces sliced mushrooms dente, add vegetables and 1 tablespoon olive oil broth, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup chicken broth Parmesan United Feature Syndicate 200 Madison Ave (Printed in the U S A) N Y . NY 10016 (212-293-8500) Needed for population Spring of 99 Hog Finishing Barns 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 Full Worm Moon, March 31 simmer about 5 minutes Contact Today Last Week 0* OLD FARMER’S Last Year WEATHER PROVERBS CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS. AUCTION, VEALERS SOLD 3.00-4.00 LOWER AND SLAUGHTER CALVES WERE 8.00-12.00 HIGHER ON A STRONG ETHNIC HOLIDAY MARK ET. HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FEED SOLD WEAK TO 10.00 LOW ER. A FEW SALES OF HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS WERE NEAR 30.00 LOWER. VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE 70-110 LBS. 23.00-30.00. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS. 12.00-22.00. <m When woodpeckers peck low on the trees, SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND CHOICE 200-300 LBS. 82.00-109.00; 300-500 LBS. 70.00-85.00. STANDARD 300-600 LBS. 60.00-70.00. RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-125 LBS. 80.00-107.00. PLAINER CALVES 80-115 LBS. 42.00-82.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80-120 LBS. 132.00-175.00. FEW PLAIN ER HEIFERS 70-90 LBS. 97.00-120.00. SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS. SLAUGHTER LAMBS SOLD FIRM TO 10.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 20.00 HIGHER ON THE LIGHTWEIGHT NEW expect warm weather. if it thunders on April Pools’ Day, it brings good crops of com and hay. if the first three Ja. is in April he foggy, 'une ram m New Holland Sales Stables Report Supplied By USDA Monday, March 22 Calvea Sheep Goata 241 1641 1975 132 950 1330 267 1205 1425 (Cs 3 PARS, inc. (Positive Approach for Revitalizing Soils) 805 Milton Grove Road South • Elizabethtown PA 17022-9648 Distributors Of: (Agri-SC) fV treatment J nJcHURS. Slipud Fertilizer Call our office for the salesman nearest you. 1-800-929-2676 Dealer Inquiries Welcome Forney Longenecker 717-295-8914 First Vice President 800-441 -1997 Commodities Only Salomon Smith Barney A Member of TravelersGrou 150 N. Queen Street, Suite 100 Lancaster, PA 17603 - ISSBSRF WE SHIP PARTS DAILY £5S££S CASE David Brown flcpe ("BETTER-BILT”) •SUNFLOWER (MONOSEWI) KMZE CORN PLANTERS & GRAIN CARTS This Is Our Fax No. 717-626-0996 If You Have A Fax No., Let Us Know, We Can Communicate With You By Fax. CROP LAMBS. THIS MARKS THE FIRST OF FIVE SPECIAL EASTER SHEEP AND GOAT SALES THAT RUN THROUGH MON. APRIL 5. SLAUGH TER EWES SOLD STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: NEW CROP CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 20-40 LBS. 150.00- 40-60 LBS. 125.00-150.00; 60-80 LBS. 110.00-125.00; 80-110 LBS. 95.00- GOOD AND CHOICE PLAINER 20-60 LBS. 100.00-130.00. WOOLED LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 60-100 LBS. 80.00-100.00; 100-140 LBS. 75.00-90.00. GOOD AND CHOICE 40-60 LBS. 70.00-80.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND CHOICE YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR OLDS 50.00-75.00; UTILITY AND GOOD 1-3 35.00-60.00. AGED BUCKS 200-300 LBS. 40.00-60.00. GOATS: LARGE BILLIES 130.00- MEDIUM 100.00-130.00; THIN 75.00-100.00; CHOICE AND PRIME MUTTON 70.00-110.00; LARGE NANNIES 60.00-90.00; MEDIUM 35.00- CHOICE AND PRIME YEARLINGS 70.00-95.00; CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS 40.00-70.00; GOOD 20.00- Frederick Livestock Auction Frederick, Md. March 23 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 91 HEAD. UTILITY 35.00-40.00; HIGH DRESSING TO 41.75, 1 AT 44.50; CANNERS 133 Rothsville Station Rd. • Lititz, Pa 17543 717-626-4705 EAIWSSt DISC Bl Save Up To On 16 or Mi \ Through Af WOODS j| KELDERMAN AIR RIDE MOWERS * BLADES V bait TOBACCO CO. Penn Leaf is buying 609 tobacco and also receiving 609 tobacco for processing. We will not sell your tobacco under 83c minimum, but you will be open for the highest top dollar when your tobacco sells, and we will have a home for it. Also you will get paid for the weight you have when you deliver your tobacco. We will provide transportation for a limited number of farmers that process with Penn Leaf to see the tobacco being processed. Call 610-593-6729f0r delivery appointment Penn Leaf Tobacco Co. Your Local Tobacco Co. 661 Vintage Road. Christiana, Pennsylvania 17509 Phone 610-593-6729 AthTis Harrows I mmf . c r i,m i Chisels Plows; 30.00-35.00; SHEUY 30.004>0WN BULLS: 9 HEAD 1100-2100 LBS YG#l 46.0047.00; YO«2 43.0046.00 FED STEERS; NO BEEF BREEDS CHOICE HOLSTEINS 16501725 LBS 45.75-48.25. FED HEIFERS: HOLSTEINS 1870 LBS. AT 40.25; CHOICE ANGUS X 1000 LBS. 53.75. VEAL CALVES; 180 HEAD. GOOD 250 LBS. AT 72.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS 24.0030.00, 6085 LBS. 17.0025.00. ' FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 85.00105.00, 12513 s LBS. 69.0080.00, 90 LBS. 40.0070.00- #2 8 090 LBS. 30.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 110 LBS. AT 215.00; *2 90115 LBS. 80.00150.00, 7090 LBS. 50.00-120.00; BEEF X BULLS 62.00100.00, HEIFERS 50.0095.00. BUTCHER HOGS:«1&2 240270 LBS 27.0027.50; 4 HEAD AT 28.50; #l*3 275-300 LBS. 21.0026.00. SOWS: 400500 LBS. 20.0021.00; 500600 LBS. TO 24.50; 755 LBS. AT 23.50. BOARS: 280 LBS. AT 12.00. STOCK CATTLE: STEERS MED. 400600 LBS. 78.0082.00. HEIFERS: 300500 LBS. 54.0063.00; 500700 LBS. 53.0056.00. BULLS: 2 HOLSTEINS 600 LBS. AT 51.50. SHEEP: 1 160 LB. AT 53.00; 1230 LB. AT 34.00. LAMBS: 10 HEAD. CHOICE WOOLED 75-85 LBS. 85.00-92.00; CHOICE SPRING 45-60 LBS. 125.00-142.00; 1 130 LB. AT 155.00, GOATS: 6 HEAD. 1 LARGE BILLY 106.00; 1 MEDIUM 48.00; SMALL AND THIN 26.00-39.00. Machinery Sales M-F 7to 5 Sat. 7 to 11:30 PARTS DEPT. HOURS: Monday-Frlday 7 AM to 5 PM Saturday 7 AM to Noon After Hours Emergencies Call (717) 626-0885 (717) 626-5159 Sun. Closed - Lord’s Da; i r Busy V '/•' As A Bee? S No Matter Where You Are - You’re Never Too Far! Your Parts Are Just A Phone Call Away! Tj ><■ A.
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