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Calling All Angels
Michaelmas Day (September 29) is the feast day of
Michael the archangel. In the British Isles, crops
were harvested and the surplus sold by late
September, so farmers paid their yearly rent to
landowners on Michaelmas. Appropriate food and drink
for All Angels, or Michaelmas Day, was
roasted goose (originally a sacrifice to
Michael), oat or barley cakes (or, in
Scotland, rye), carrots (especially in
Ireland), and new wine Great market
fairs were held just before the feast
day, and the large crowds made it con
venient to hold elections then as well
if St. Michael brings many acorns,
Christmas will cover the fields with snow.
et Make a “dream-catcher,” a woven mobile of feathers
and string, for young children who fear bad dreams.
Oat Scones
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour dough. Turn onto floured
1-1/4 cups rolled oats surface and knead lightly
2 tablespoons brown sugar a few times until smooth.
2 teaspoons baking powder Pat out t 0 %_ inc h thickness
1/2 teaspoon baking soda an( j cut lnto 2 tna
n-1/2 teaspoon salt gles. Brush tops with
1/2 cup butter reserved egg and sprinkle
1 egg, beaten with o ats. Bake at 425° F
2/3 cup. buttermilk for 12 to 14 minutes, or
rolled oats, for sprinkling g o | c j en
Combine dry ingredients.
Cut in butter. Remove
1 tablespoon beaten egg
for topping; add butter
milk to rest of egg. Add to
dry ingredients and stir
briefly to make a sticky
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SLAUGHTER STEERS: STEADY.
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS.
65.00- SELECT & LOW CHOICE
1000-1500 LBS. 59.00-65.00; HOL.
STEERS HI CHOICE A PRIME
1250-1400 LBS. 58.00-61.00; CHOICE
1200-1500 LBS. 55.00-58.00; SELECT,
ALL WEIGHTS 49.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: STEADY.
CHOICE A PRIME 950-1300 LBS.
64.50-66.50; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
900-1400 LBS. 55.00-S9.oa
COWS; 2.00 HIGHER. BRK. UT. A
COMM. 2-4 BULK 38.00-42.00; HI
DRESSING 42.00-45.00; CUTTER A
BON. UT. 34.00-38.00, HI DRESSING
39.00- CANNER A CUTTERS
29.00- LOW DRESSING 27.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 2.00 HIGHER. ALL WEIOHT-
S 1100-1900 LBS. 42.00-56.00.
VEAL CALVES: STEADY. CHOICE
AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. 72.00-84.00,
HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL
WEIGHTS 59.00-67.00.
FARM CALVES: STEADY. HOL.
BULLS 100-125 LBS. 110.00-130.00;
HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 65.00-89.00,
HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS.
320.00- SMALL FRAME 70-105
LBS. 150.00-225.00; SLAUGHTER
CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.00-30.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: 3.00 HIGHER.
BULLS A STEERS 400-900 LBS.
54.00- HEIFERS 300-700 LBS.
51.00-
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PROVERBS
As September,
so the coming
March
A moist
autumn with a
mild winter is
followed hy a
, cold, dry
i sprmg.
Spring rain
damps,
autumn rain
soaks.
lAMBS: STEADY. CHOICE*. PRIME
90-110 LBS. 73.00-84.00; LIGHTER
LAMBS 9000-11000; EWES - HEAVY
24.00- LIGHT 33.00-49.00.
GOATS: STEADY. SMALL
25.00- MEDIUM 40.00-65.00;
LARGE 80.00-100.00.
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Feed those grains for big savings.
We will roast on your farm.
HOGS: 100 LOWER. 210-250 LBS.
30.00-31.00, 255-300 LBS. 27.00-31.00,
SOWS - HEAVY 22.00-24.00, SOWS
LIGHT 17.00-19.00; BOARS ALL
WEIGHTS 7.00-9.00.
Oklahoma City
Feeder Cattle
Oklahoma City, OK
Wed Sep 22, 1999
USDA-OK Dept Ag Market News
Oklahoma National Stockyards - Week
ly Cattle Summary
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle
and calves 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand mod
erate for all classes. Quality plain to mostly
averag e. Feeder cattle In thin to medium
flesh with gaunt to average weigh-ups, few
full. This an improvement for buyers over
last week. Calves in medium to fleshy con
dition. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher.
Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Demand very
good for few packer cows. Several small
herd dispersals included and many of these
returning to (he country. Demand very
good for replacements. Total of 700 cows
and bulls sold with 45 percent going to
packets. Receipts this week 10,600; last
week 9,398; last year 12,006. Supply con
sisted of 57 percent yearlings over 600 lbs;
37 percent calves and light yearlings under
600 lbs; 6 percent cows and bulls. Heifers
comprised 36 percent of supply. Prices fol
low with weighted average weight and
price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1
Calves: 300-350 lbs (336 lbs)
107.00-115 JO (110.11); 350-400 lbs (372
lbs) 100.00-111.00 (107.78); 400-450 lbs
(426 lbs) 98.00-103 JO (9940); 450-500
lbs (462 lbs) 89.75-98 JO (9334); 500-600
lbs (550 lbs) 84.00-89 JO (8636); 600-650
lbs (616 lbs) 78.00-83.00 (80.11); Year
lings: 600-650 lbs (620 lbs) 83.25-87.50
(85.67); 650-700 lbs (670 lb) 78.75-85 JO
(82.35); 700-750 lbs (721 lbs) 77.25-83.25
(8045); 750-800 lbs (766 lbs) 75.00- 8075
(78.17); 800-850 lbs (819 lbs) 74.00-77.75
(76.31); 850-900 lbs (866 lbs) 72.00-76.25
(74.21); 900-950 lbs (903 lb) 7135-73.00
(72.10). Holateins: Large 2 500-575 lbs
60.50- lot 695 lbs 59.00; 750-800 lbs
57.50- 945 lbs 47.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Luge 1
Calves: 350400 lbs (376 lbs) 85.0091.00
(88.09); 400500 lbs (450 lbs) 80.5086.00
(83.48); 500550 lbs (515 lbs) 783084.00
(81.90); 550600 lbs (569 lbs) 76.00 77.00
(76.72); readings: 500600 lbs (550 lbs)
78.0080.00 (78.94); 600650 lbs (629 lbs)
75.007830 (7733); 650700 lbs (673 lbs)
72.75- 78.00 (75.40); 700775 lbs (750 lbs)
71.5075.25 (73.03).
Slaughter Cows: Head %Lean Weight
Avenge Dress High Dress Low Dress
*Brk 31 75-80% 10001675 34.5038.00
37.0043.00 33.503430 *Bnr 67 8085%
900-1550 34.50-37.50 37.00-40.50
33.25-3630 Lean 84 85-90% 8501450
33303630 36.0039.50 300033.50
*Brk-Breakers, *Bnr-Boners
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Avenge
Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade
1-2 14 1300-2000 45.00-48.00
47.0051.00 40.0042.50
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 75.85; Boners
73.10; Breaker 68.70. Bulls 82.65.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for bangs,
pregnancy, and age Medium and Large 1
Age Weight Months Bred Quality Price
Heifers 875-1400 4-8 months High, blacks
650.00695.00 4-5 yr olds 1350 7-8
months High, Angus 835.00 4-5 yr olds
1225 2-4 months High, Angus 735.00 4-5
yrolds 110013503-5 months High, blacks
575.00660.00 3-5 yr olds 875-1150 2-4
months Avg, blades 510.00580.00 5-6 yr
olds 10001250 6-8 months Avg quality
50000595.00 7-9 yr olds 12001400 4-5
months High, blacks 480.00550.00 9 yr
olds 11501350 2-4 months Avg quality
400.00465.00
Pairs: Medium and luge 1 Age Cow
Weight Calf Weight Quality Price 7-9 yr
olds 1000-1200 150-323 Avg quality
625.00-6*5.00
Source: USDA-Oklahoma Dept of Ag
Market News, Oklahoma City, OK Robert
Miles - Tina Colby Telephone (405)
232-5425.
Those roasted
grains
are really tasty
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