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Library Books and Mail ...
In honor of Benjamin Franklin’s birthday on January
17, 1706, we pay homage to two of our favorite
places, the post office and the library Ben Franklin
was an early postal organizer and postmaster of the
original 13 colonies and also helped to ■
the first lending library School ch:
dren love to take tours of both place'
to learn how they work Let them
write a letter, in hopes ot a return
reply
Letter-writing is the only
device for combining solitude
and good company.
kt Use a color copier to turn children’s drawings into per
sonalized stationery or note cards.
Roasted Pepper and Sausage Risotto
1 large red pepper, stemmed
and seeded
4 large sausage links
(lemon-garlic chicken
sausages, or other)
1 cup risotto rice
salt and pepper, to taste
fresh parsley, for garnish
Roast the red pepper on
an oiled cookie sheet at
350° F for about 20
minutes, until the skin has
begun to scorch and peels servings,
oft easily Set aside to \
cool, then peel and cut into \
I-inch sections Meanwhile, \ \ J
cook and brown sausage ' J6fc ~ s "
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links as directed, until well
done, then slice diagonally
into 1-inch pieces and set
aside Cook risotto rice as
directed, add sausage and
red pepper, and season
with salt and pepper Saute
all these together tor about
5 minutes Garnish with
parsley and serve
Makes 4
HOPE POLYBOARD
Milk houses,
manger liners,
MUDGUARD
non woven
geotextile
Get out of the mud l
Greencastle
Livestock Market
Jan. f and 1#
Hay A Straw
Report Supplied by Auction
27 LOADS OF HAY. 34 LOADS
TOTAL.
ALFALFA: 117.00-162^0.
MIXED HAY: 67.50-138.00. 2.10
BALE, 5.00-3750 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 14750 AND 127.50.
STRAW: 52.50-75.00. 10.00 BALE.
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OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
A summerish
SLAUGHTER COWS: 99 HEAD,
FLESHY COWS 2.00 LOWER, LEAN
COWS STEADY. UTILITY 38.00-41.00,
LOW DRESSING 36.00-38.00; CAN
NERS 33.00-37.00, SHELLY 32.00
DOWN.
January, a
wlnterisli
spring
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#l 1500-1800
LBS. 46.00-48.00; YG#2 1700-1950 LBS.
On St.
Vincent’s Day
(Jan. 22), the
vine sap rises
to the branch
hut retires
frightened if it
finds frost.
St. Vincent
opens the
seed.
Special Offer
Handy chart full of
interesting weather
proverbs Send $3
to Weather Chart,
Dept UF The Old
Farmer’s Almanac,
P 0 Box 520,
Dublin, NH 03444
Martin’s Farm Supply
Grccncasde
717-597-4283
Martin Construction Co.
Kutztowo
610-683-6120
Ammon Fisher
Honks
717-687-0349
Fanner Boy Ag Systems
Mywstown
800-845-3374
Frederick
Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
January 10, 2000
Report Supplied By Auction
What Do These Farms
Have In Common ■
COW COMFORT & PRODUCTION
By Using Tunnel Ventilation
And Purina Proteus & EXT
High Bros, feed Consultants,
Doug High, Jr., Left - Rick Kolb,
Purina Mills Dairy Specialist,
Right with Doug High Sr. (Not
pictured) wants to work for your
cows comfort and production.
That works and continues to
work!
gj State Of The Art Research
53 Highly Trained Personnel
S 3 Local Ph.D Nutritional Backup
53 Veterinarian Services
(Sample Analysis)
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4150-45.00.
FED STEERS: 1 SELECT HEREFORD
1175 LBS. AT 63.00.
FED HEIFERS: 1 CHOICE HOLSTEIN
1530 LBS. AT 56.25.
VEAL CALVES: 181 HEAD. CULLS
85-110 LBS. 25.00-32.00 i 60-85 LBS.
18.00-
FARM CALVES: 10.00 LOWER.
HOLSTEINS BULLS «1 95-120 LBS.
105.00- FEW LATE TO 137.00; #2
70.00- #1 85-95 LBS. 60.00-95.00;
#2 35.00-60.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
90-120 LBS. 260.00-325.00; #2
160.00- #1 75-90 LBS.
125.00- #2 80.00-150.00; BEEF X
BULLS 100.00-120.00; BEEF X heir.
ERS 65.00-100.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 20 HEAD, GOOD
DEMAND. #l*3 240-275 LBS.
35.00-36.00, 275-300 LBS. 35.00-39.00,
300-390 LBS. 36.00-38.00; 2 HEAD #2*3
315 LBS. AT 33.00.
SOWS: 5 HEAD. 500-650 LBS.
33.75-37.00; 1 845 LB. AT 31.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 30 HEAD. STEERS,
FEW OFFERED. 1 310 LB. BLK AT
104.00; 1 545 LB. AT 82.50; 3 HERF.
550-650 LBS. 72.00-77.00.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 74.00-82.00;
HOLS. 300 LBS. 106.00-110.00; 1285 LB.
AT 87.00.
HIGH BROS.
441 Centerville Road
Gordonville, PA
717-354-0301
BULLS: 400-500 LBS. 71.00-89.00;
500-650 LBS. 67.0069.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 2 LARGE
FRESH HEIFERS 1073.00 AND 1130.00.
GOATS: 1 WHETHER 47.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 1 90 LBS. AT
33.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, January 11, 2000
CALVES .02-3.05.
COWS .10-.43*/..
EASY COWS .01-28 V..
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .37% -.97.
HEIFERS 30'/, -.68.
BULLS .41-.80.
STEERS 39'h -.63.
HOGS .33-.38.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 1.00-26.00.
SOWS . 15-.27.
SHEEP .20-.60.
LAMBS EACH 34.00-60.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .68-2.30.
GOATS EACH 6150-100.00.
KIDS EACH 25.00-85.00.
HIDES EACH 20.00.
626 TOTAL HEAD.
63 State of the Art Milling Facilities
g Local Dealer Representation
53 Product Guarantee
S 3 Highest Energy Products in the
industry