AS-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 4, 1999 Tm~s~WEEK wit Improvement and Forgiveness Was it really 25 years ago that former President Richard M. Nixon was pardoned 9 September 8 marks the anniversary of the 1974 event. Later in the week is another time of atonement, Rosh Hashanah (on September 11 this year), one of the High Holy Days that celebrates the Jewish New Year and begins the ten “Days of Awe.” Participants engage in serious reflec tion on self-improvement, prayer, and fasting. Yom Kippur is the tenth and final day. The challah, bread eaten on the Rosh Hashanah, is traditional round-shaped, symbolizing the full year Dipped in honey, the challah promises and fruitful new year. Truth hums up error car The new Moon is on September 9. When you first glimpse it, jingle the coins in your pocket for good luck. Gourmet Brussels Sprouts 3 pounds fresh Brussels sprouts 1/2 cup oil-packed, sun-dried tomatoes 1/2 cup rice-wine vinegar 1/2 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon sugar dash of hot-pepper sauce 4 scallions, thinly sliced 1/2 cup chopped parsley Cook Brussels sprouts in boiling water just until crisp-tender. Drain, then submerge in ice United Feature Syndicate 200 Madison Ave. (Printed in the US A ) N Y., NY 10016 (212-293-8500) Where's your mustache? “ ' Til Labor Day, September 6. -Sojourner Truth water to cool Dram and transfer to a bowl Cut tomatoes into thin strips and add them to the Brussels sprouts. Toss In a glass cup, whisk together next 5 ingredients Pour this over sprouts and tomatoes, and < add scallions and parsley. Stir, cover, and refngerate. Makes 20 servings. MILK CATTLE 493... SUPPLY INCLUDED 117 SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIF ERS. 259 SL. COWS. 24 BULLS AND 93 FEEDER CATTLE. COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK'S SALE...SL. STEERS UNEVEN. JO LOWER TO 1.00 HIGHER. SL. COWS UNEVEN 1.00 LOWER TO 1.00 HIGHER. BULLS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1185-1315 LBS. 66.75-65.00, CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LBS. 61.00-66.55, FEW ISOO-IS2O LBS. 60.00-61.50, FEW SELECT 1-3 56.75-62.00, STANDARD 1-2 45.75-54.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: FEW SELECT 1-2 46.00-5250. HEIFERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 11 OS-1265 LBS. 66.75-68.25, CHOICE 2-4 1000-1300 LBS. 59.75-66.50, SELECT 1-3 SS.SO-61.00, STANDARD 1-2 40.00-52.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN 37.00-42.00, LOW DRESSING TO 35.00, BONERS 80-85% LEAN 33.00-3850, LEAN 85-90% LEAN 25.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 21.00. BULLS: YG#l 1330-2175 LBS. 46.00- YG#2 950-1735 LBS. 25.00- OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS If the birds in the autumn grow lame, the winter will be too cold for game. When a coU spell occurs in September FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS FEW MED. AND LARGE 1 595-755 LBS. 64.00- MED. AND LARGE 2 200-350 LBS. 73.00-78.00, 530-760 LBS. 54.50-70.00; HEIFERS MED. AND LARGE t 200-325 LBS. 68.00-83.00. 420-565 LBS. 64.00-77.00, MED. AND LARGE 2 410-535 LBS. 50.50-70.00, 585-840 LBS. 49.00-59.50, LARGE 2 285-445 LB. HOLSTEINS 60.00-76.00, 610-770 LBS. 40.00-50.00; BULLS MED. AND LARGE 1 270-410 LBS. 74.00- 440-600 LBS. 73.00-88.00, FEW MED. AND LARGE 2 200-620 LBS. 55.00- CALVES: 523...VEALERS STAN DARD AND GOOD 75-105 LBS. 20.00- UTILITY 55-75 LBS. 5.00- and passes without a frost, a frost will not occur until the same time in October. As on the Bth, so for the next four weeks. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS 10.00 TO SPOTS 30.00 HIGHER, HEIF ERS 30.00T050.00 HIGHER...#! HOLS TEIN BULLS 90-125 LBS. 100.00-140.00 Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. August 30, 1999 Lancaster Stockyards Lancaster, PA Cattle Sales Every Monday 10 0M Sheep, Goats, Calves, Hogs Jim Hunsicker, Mgr. 717-3947915 717-656-4264 Agricultural Generators Natural Gas Generators 5 to 2,000 KW wtw ~ 1 www«wmw« * *w ry. m***™*^-***-h X >v „ J £ r ; \Tv jmrx.y Power Generation Systems Specialists 330 Fonderwhite Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 Call Leonard Martin 717-273-4544 Fax 717-273-5186 WITH A FEW DOWN TO 92.50, #2 80-120 LBS. 40.00-10250 WITH A FEW TO 31.00; #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 70-100 LBS. 220.00-370.00, #2 65-90 LBS. 100.00-210.00. BEEF TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS 70-110 LBS. 90.00- HOGS; 29...8ARR0WS AND GILTS FEW 45-50% LEAN 270-290 LBS. 34.00- SOWS: US#l-3 445-480 LBS. 22.50-2550, 500-635 LBS. 23.00-2950. FEEDER PIGS; 0..N0 MARKET TEST. SHEEP: 41... SLAUGHTER LAMBS 1.00- LOWER. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: COUPLE CHOICE 40 AND 45 LBS. 83.00- AND 89.00, 70-95 LBS. 75.00-84.00, 10S-140 LBS. 70.00-78.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 21.00-39.00. GOATS: 203...8Y THE HEAD. LARGE BILLIES 71.00-122.00, MED. 47.00- MED. AND LARGE WETHERS 63.00-74.00. LARGE NAN NIES 49.00-65.00, MED. 37.00-53.00, LARGE KIDS 27.00-57.50, SMALL 13.00- PER HEAD. New Holland Sales Stables Report Supplied By USDA Monday, August 30, 1999 Calves Sheep Goats Today 236 1697 1343 Last Week 252 615 1338 Last Year CALVES: COMPARED TO THURS.’S AUCTION, VEAL CALVES SOLD WEAK TO MOSTLY 6.00 LOWER IN A LIGHT TEST. SLAUGHTER CALVES SOLD MOSTLY 5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND WAS GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURNING TO FEED, BUT PRICES WERE STILL MOSTLY 20.00 LOWR THAN THURS.’S ACTIVE MARKET. A VERY THIN TEST OF HOLSTEIN HEIFERS SOLD WEAK. VEALBRS: GOOD AND CHOICE 70-110 LBS. 15.00-25.00, STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS. 11.00-15.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND CHOICE 200-300 LBS. 85.00-95.00, Service - Rental - New - Used. 350-350 LBS. 60.00-75.00. STANDARD 300-600 LBS. 50.00-65.00. RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN BULLS 9S-12S LBS. 110.00-135.00. PLAINER BULLS 80-115 LBS. 45.00-90.00. FEW HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80-115 LBS. 240.00-285.00, FEW PLAIN HEIFERS 70-100 LBS. 145.00-240.00. SHEEP: COMPARED TO THURS., SLAUGHTER LAMBS SOLD STEADY TO MOSTLY 2.00 LOWER ON A GOOD OFFERING THAT INCLUDED SEVER AL LARGE CONSIGNMENTS. SLAUGHTER EWES TRADED FIRM TO 5.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 4040 LBS. 85.00100.00; 6080 LBS. 78.0085.00; 80100 LBS. 70.0078.00; 100130 LBS. 6Z0070.00, GOOD AND CHOICE 1-3 4060 LBS. 65.0085.00; 6080 LBS. 70.0075.00; 80100 LBS. 65.0070.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND CHOICE YEARLINGS AND 2 YEAR OLDS 35.00-55.00. UTILITY AND GOOD 25.0040.00. GOATS; BY THE HEAD, LARGE BILLIES 125.00-150.00, MED. 100.00- THIN 75.00-100.00; CHOICE AND PRIME MUTTON 75.00- LARGE NANNIES 55.00- MED. 30.00-55.00; CHOICE AND PRIME YEARLINGS 55.00-80.00; CHOICE AND PRIME KIDS 45.00-65.00, GOOD 20.00-45.00. 185 751 699 New Holland Horses New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, Fa. Monday, August 30, 1999 Report Supplied By Auction 232 HEAD. MARKET LOWER. LOCAL DRIVING HORSES 510.00- 1 REG. 3000.00. RIDING HORSES 485.00-985.00, FEW 1000.00- REGISTERED RIDING: COUPLE 685-1510.00. PONIES 250.00-400.00. LARGE PONIES 475.00-600.00. COLTS 165.00-360.00. Forney Longenecker 717-295-8914 First Vice President 800-441 -1997 Commodities Only SalomonSmithßarney A Member of 7 >avelersGroujfr ISO N. Queen Street, Suite 100 Lancsster, PA 17603 *m P.T.O. Generators 25 to 135 KW Units In Stock!