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Cannonball Express
April 30 marks the 99th anniversary of the crash of the
Cannonball Express in 1900 “Casey” Jones (who
was bom John Luther Jones in Kentucky in 1863)
took his nickname from Cayce, Kentucky, where he had
a job at the age of 17 as a telegraph operator In 1888, he
began working for the Illinois Central Railroad as a fire
fighter and soon was promoted to locomotive engineer.
He took the dangerous Cannon
ball Express run from Memphis, / /f@&
Tennessee, to Canton, Missis
sippi, but met with disaster °~^]i
when his speeding locomotive
confronted a stationary freight
train on the tracks In 1903, the
song “Casey Jones" began its popularity
Ever’ time de trains pass, I wants to go
somewhere
o- Graft fruit trees now. Prune vines or replant.
Coriander Asparagus
2 pounds fresh aspsragus
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks)
unsaltsd butter
1 tablespoon ground
coriander
|uice of 1 fresh lemon
salt and pepper, to taste
Steam the asparagus
until just tender. Mean
while, in a small sauce
pan, melt the butter, then
add the coriander and
lemon juice. Heat until
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just hot and serve over the
asparagus, with seasonings
Makes 8 servings.
Contact
Today
Last Week
# OLD
FARMER’S
Last Year
WEATHER
PROVERBS
CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.’S
AUCTION. VEALERS WERE STEADY
TO 8.00 LOWER ON A VERY THIN
TEST. SLAUGHTER CALVES TRADED
FIRM TO MOSTLY 10.00 HIGHER .
*0$ l
HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO
FEED SOLD 5.00-25.00 LOWER ON A
FAIRLY PLAIN OFFERING WHILE
HEIFERS SOLD NEAR STEADY IN A
LIGHT TEST.
Spring is both
father and
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-110 LBS. 22.00-26.00, FEW UP TO
30.00. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD
60-90 LBS. 11.00-20.00.
mother to us,
and he who
does not sow
will not reap.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD AND
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 85.00-100.00;
350-500 LBS. 65.00-75.00. STANDARD
300-600 LBS. 50.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 72.00-114.00.
PLAINER CALVES 80-115 LBS.
47.00- FEW WEAKER CALVES
DOWN TO 28.00. FEW HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 85-100 LBS. 157.00-200.00.
FEW PLAINER HEIFERS 70-90 LBS.
140.00-
A wet spring,
a dry harvest.
April and
May are the
keys of the
year.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS,,
SLAUGHTER LAMB AND EWE
PRICES WERE FULLY STEADY.
DEMAND WAS VERY GOOD FOR
SLAUGHTER GOATS WITH NOTI
CEABLY HIGHER PRICES.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 30-50 LBS. 120.00-150.00;
100-IIS LBS. 95.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; GOOD AND
CHOICE YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR
OLDS 35.00-55.00. UTILITY AND
GOOD 1-3 20.00-30.00, FEW THIN UP
TO 40.00.
Dry May
brings nothing.
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Handy chart full of
interesting weather
proverbs Send $3
to Weather Chart,
Dept UF, The Old
Farmer’s Almanac,
PO 80x520,
Dublin, NH 03444.
GOATS: LARGE BILLIES
135.00-160.00, MEDIUM 100.00-135.00,
THIN 75.00-100.00; CHOICE AND
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, April 19
Calve* Sheep Goat*
167 755 719
194 704 981
136 890 707
Penn Leaf is still buying tobacco, old and
new crops, also receiving tobacco for processing.
We will also be buying and receiving at the
Terre Hill warehouse on Tuesday, April 27 from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Call 717-445-8309.
Call 610-593-6729f0r delivery appointment
Penn Leaf Tobacco Co.
Your Local Tobacco Co.
661 Vintage Road, Christiana, Pennsylvania 17509
Phone 610-593-6729 Best Time To Call Between 8-9 AM
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PRIME MUTTON 75.00-110.00; LARGE
NANNIES 70.00-80.00, MEDIUM
50.00- CHOICE AND PRIME
YEARLINGS 50.00-100.00; CHOICE
AND PRIME KIDS 50.00-90,00, GOOD
30.00-
Carlisle
Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
April 19, 1999
Report Supplied By Auction
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS, NO
HIGH CHOICE OR PRIME OFFERED.
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
59.00- HOLSTEINS SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 48.50-55.50; HEIFERS
CHOICE 62.00-64.00; SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 950-1700 LBS.
50.75-61.75; COWS, ACTIVEI BREAK
ERS 36.00-43.00; COUPLE BEEF TYPES
TO 48.00; BONERS 35.00-41.75; CAN
NER AND LOW CUTTER 30.00-36.00;
SHELLEY 28.00 AND DOWN; BULLS
YG#l 1250-1995 LBS. 43.25-54.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LARGE »l 300-600 LBS.
72.00- 650-850 LBS. 59.00-70.00;
HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES
38.00- HEIFERS 300-600 LBS.
55.00- 650-900 LBS, 51.00-64.00;
HOLSTEINS/DAIRY TYPES
47.00- CALVES RETURNING TO
THE FARM ACTIVEI HOLSTEIN
BULLS #1 90-135 LBS. 77 JO-130.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1 80-100 LBS.
150.00- BEEF X BULLS 80-100
LBS. 95.00-122J0; BEEF X HEIFERS
80-90 LBS. 97J0-110.00.
SWINE: HOGS US# 1-3 ACTIVEI
220-270 LBS. 31.00-31.50,280-350 LBS.
24.00- US#2-3 COUPLE BLACK
30.00- BOARS 400-500 LBS.
8.00- SOWS US#l-3 ACTIVEI
300-470 LBS. 20.00-24.00,480-550 LBS.
25.00- THIN/WEAK/ROUGH/
WET/LIOHTTO 19.00; HEAVY TO
24J0, FEEDER PIGS BY THE HEAD,
20-25 LBS. 19.00-24.00, 30-50 LBS.
21.00- 60-70 LBS. 27.00-30.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD. LARGE
NANNIES 55.00-85.00, FANCY KIDS
5300-70.00, FLESHY KIDS 40.00-50.00,
SMALL THIN KIDS 25.00-36.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 60-100 LBS.
100.00-
SHEEP; ALL WEIGHTS COUPLE
FAT 32.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS. 6:30
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MOWERS * BLADES
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK. STARTING
WITH CALVES. SPECIAL Fe d
CATTLE SALES TUBS., MAY 4 AND |$
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALES
TOES.. MAY 4 AND 18. PEN LOTS OF
CATTLE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED.
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Friend’s
Stockyard Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
Report Supplied by Auction
April 19
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 50.00-82.00.
STOCK HEIFERS; 36.00-78.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 60.00-65.25; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-58.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 50.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HEAVY
CHOICE 47.00-54.00, LIGHT
35.00-46.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 61.00-64.50; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-60.50.
BULLS; HEAVY 37.00-SXOO, LIGHT
38.00-60.00.
COWS: UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
34.00- COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
28.00- CULL COWS 28.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
50.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
20.00-
808 CALVES: 2* .00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES -
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB,)-UP
TO 136.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES -
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.) - Ul>
TO 200.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 90.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 30,00,
HEAVY, NONE AVAILABLE, LIGHT,
NA.
SOWS: NONE AVAILABLE.
MALE HOGS, NA.
lAMBS LIGHT AND FEEDER, NONE
AVAILABLE.
SHEEP NONE AVAILABLE.
SPRING GRASS CATTLE SALES
SAT., APRIL 24 AND SAT, MAY 8 AT7
P.M.
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