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Erin Go Bragh
If you’re celebrating National Day in Ireland (St.
Patrick’s Day to Americans, March 17), then you’ll
greet your friends with “Erin Go Bragh,” or Ireland
Forever' Forget the green beer and make up a batch of
Irish soda bread, with baking soda and buttermilk
instead of yeast It’s good with coffee, Irish or plain,
and can be enjoyed warm or cold In America, we think
that green is the color for St. Patrick’s Day, but many of
us forget that the Irish national flag (ador
in 1922) contains two other colors as wei
The green is for the Roman Catholics, tl
orange is for the Protestants, and th<
white in the middle is to symbolize thf
desire for peace between the two
Nothing dies so hard, or rallies
so often, as intolerance.
Tip of the Week
k*’ Spring cleaning? Never lean sideways on a ladder; it’s
dangerous!
Irish Soda Bread h
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mixture Knead
bnefly on floured
surface just until
smooth, about 2 minutes
Grease two pie pans,
divide dough in halt, and
press into two round, flat
tened loaves Cut crosses
into the top ot each and
bake at 350°F for 40 min
utes, or until done
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups raisins or currents
1/4 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups buttermilk
1 egg
Combine dry ingredients
by sifting, then add
raisins Cut softened
butter into dry ingredients
Whisk the buttermilk and
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
BOYDELL FARMS
302 lona Road, Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: 717-272-8943
V
IDEAL LEAF
TOBACCO
COMPANY
We Will Be Buying Tobacco
Monday, Mar. 13 thru Friday, Mar.
Call 717-529-641
for Prices and Delivery Time
We will also be receiving
tobacco for processing.
A
Pure Monday, March 13
-Henry Ward Beecher
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Next Week
SLAUGHTER COWS: 126 HEAD,
STEADY. UTILITY 37.00-40.75, HIGH
DRESSING 41.00-44.75, CANNERS
33.00-38.00, SHELLY 33.00 DOWN.
BULLS; 20 HEAD 1100-2240 LBS.
YG#l 48.00-57.50, YG#2 44.00-48.00,
LOW DRESSING 40.00-44.00, 6
HEREFORD BULLOCKS 51.00-55.75.
FED STEERS: 17 HEAD 1.50
HIGHER. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1150-1450 LBS. 70.00-72.50,
CHOICE #2-3 66.75-70.00, LOW
CHOICE 62.00-65.00, FEW DOWN TO
59.00.
3 OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
4B&
FED HEIFERS; 11 HEAD. CHOICE
1100-1300 LBS. 66.00-68.00, 1 1570
LBS. AT 62.50, LOW CHOICE
HOSLTEINS TO 53.00.
In March,
many weathers
rained and
hlowed, hut
VEAL CALVES: 146 HEAD. LOW
CHOICE TO PRIME 210 LBS. AT
114.00; CULLS 85-110 LBS. 27.00-
34.00,60-85 LBS. 17.00-25.00.
March grass
never did
good.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 120.00-144.00,
80-94 LBS. 60.00-100.00; #2 90-120
LBS. 80.00-115.00, 80-90 LBS. 40.00-
60.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-110
LBS. 217.00-260.00, #2 75-90 LBS.
105.00-187.00; BEEF X BULLS 92.00-
155.00; BEEF X HEIFERS 82.00-
120.00.
When March
is like April,
April will he
like March.
BUTCHER HOGS: 82 HEAD, .50
HIGHER. #1 AND 2 230-265 LBS.
40.00-41.00, #1 AND 3 38.00-39.50; 5
HEAD 300-330 LBS. 28.00-32.00.
St. Joseph’s
Day (Mar.
IQ) clear,
so follows a
SOWS: 22 HEAD, 1.00 HIGHER.
400-500 LBS. 33.00-34.50,500-600 LBS.
38.00-40.00,600-700 LBS. 38.00-42.00.
good year.
BOARS:
11.00.
STOCK CATTLE; 219 HEAD,
ACTIVE BIDDING 2.00-6.00 HIGHER.
STEERS MED. AND LARGE FRAME
300-425 LBS. 98.00-120.00, 400-600
LBS. 75.00-92.00, 600-800 LBS. 66.00-
76.00,800-1000 LBS. 61.00-73.50.
When flies
swarm in
March, sheep
come to their
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-500 LBS. 79.00-99.00, 6
HEAD 101.00-105.00; 500-600 LBS.
death
17
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Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, March 7,2000
5 HEAD 550-700 LBS.
1.000
1,000
HOWARD E. GROFF CO.
An Additional
1% DISCOUNT is
offered if paid by
Cash Money or Certified Check
74.00- 600-700 LBS. 69.00-77.00;
700-800 LBS. 75.00-62.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 200-400 LBS. 91.00-114.00;
400-500 LBS. 83.00-99.00; 500-600 LBS.
74.00- 600-700 LBS. 65.00-76.00;
900-1050 LBS. 52.00-58.50.
SHEEP: 64 HEAD. 80-200 LBS.
36.00- 200-300 LBS. 36.00-49.00.
LAMBS; 47 HEAD, 5.00 HIGHER.
HIGH CHOCIE TO PRIME 90-110
LBS. 96.00-107.00; 80-90 LBS. 102.00-
115.00; 50-80 LBS. 102.00-132.00; 20-40
LBS. 127.00-165.00.
GOATS: 125 HEAD, STRONG
DEMAND. LARGE 72.00-100.00, 1 AT
127.00; MEDIUM 45.00-90.00; SMALL
FLESHY 40.00-60.00; KIDS 22.00-
35.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 46 HEAD. BY
THE HEAD, 20-30 LBS. 20.00-21.00;
BY THE LB. 8 HEAD 27-45 LBS. 97.00-
103.00; 3 HEAD 63 LBS. AT 101.00; 5
HEAD 60 LBS. AT 76.00; 7 HEAD 68-
80 LBS. 46.00-56.00; 13 HEAD 100-170
LBS. 34.00-43.00.
NEXT TUES., MARCH 14, SPE
CIAL FEEDER CA'ITLE SALE.
PROMISED: 12 LIMI HEIFERS 600-
650 LBS. ALSO 15 YEARLING
ANGUS STEERS.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
March 7,2000
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
MONDAY
469 427 52 18
LAST MONDAY
CATTLE Compared to last Monday's
auction, slaughter steers sold steady to
1 00 higher Slaughter cows were 200
higher Slaughter bulls traded steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1265-1470 lbs 69 50-71 00,
1500-1600 lbs 65 50-68 00 Choice 2-3
1100-1490 lbs 62 50-69 00 Select 1-3
60 00-67 00 Standard 1-2 few 44 GO
-57 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1540-1695 lbs 59 00-61 75,
1700-1800 lbs 57 50-60 00 Choice 2-3
1350-1695 lbs 56 75-60 00 Select 1-2
51 00-57 00 Standard 1-2 few 43 GO
-49 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1230-1265 lbs
69 00-70 25 Choice 2-4 1055-1430 lbs
62 25-69 25 Select 1-3 6000-66 25
Standard 1-2 few 43 50-53 50
TOUGHTANK basement oil storage tanks
Approx
le Weight
Gam
iacit'
275
330
330
“LIGHT DUTY” SKID TANKS
Approx
Weight
Gaui
tacity
ie Diameter
240
300
500
500
500
ALSO AVAILABLE:
• Double Wall “Light Duty” Skid Tanks
• Double Wall Fireguard™ Tanks
• Bench Top Lube Tanks
• Gasboy Hand and Electric Pumps
• Petro-Hoppers • Dike Tanks
Fuel Oil, and Gasoline
111 E. State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566
Phone: 717-786-2166 or
800-717-2166 |T"S
GOATS
Dimensions
M”x 62”
27”x44 1
27”x44 1
320
27”x44 1/4”x74”
320
Len
4’o”
3’2”
s’o”
3’2”
5’5”
4’o”
5’5”
4’o”
5’5”
4’o”
10’9”
4’o”
4’o”
10’9”
Mon.-Fri.
8 AM - 4 PM
Sat.
8 AM - Noon
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-80
pet lean 40 00-45 75 few low dressing
down to 37 50 Boners 80-85 pet lean
37 00-42 00, .kw jdressmg 33 00-36 00
Lean 85-90 pet lean 30 25-40 00 Shells
down to 24 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade
1 1580-1945 lb 48 50-52 00 Yield Grade
2 few 1215-1565 lbs 41 75-47 50
FEEDER STEERS- Medium and
Large 1 390-455 lbs 90 00-102 00, 500-
610 lbs 76 00-93 00, 900-1025 lbs 62 GO
-64 50 Medium and Large 2 200-385 lbs
75 00-87 50, 500-550 lbs 52 00-64 00
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and
Urge 1 220-375 lbs 107 50-127 50, 420-
560 lbs 86 00-95 00, few 570-930 lbs
63 50-79 00 Medium and Urge 2 245-
290 lbs 69 00-90 00, individual 595 lbs
63 00
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and
Large 1 200-450 lbs 100 00-130 00, 540-
600 lbs 68 00-80 50 Medium and Urge
2 225-405 lbs 70 00-82 00, few 550-840
lbs 43 50-54 00
CALVES Compared to last week's
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold steady, instances 5 00 higher
VEALERS Standard and Good 70-
105 lbs 21 00-34 00 Utility 60-75 lbs
10 00-17 00, few down to 5 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-125 lbs 105 00-147 00,
80-90 lbs 80 00-110 00 Number 2 80-125
lbs 50 00-115 00, few down to 35 00
Holstein heifers Number 1 75-115 lbs
220 00-290 00 Number 2 65-85 lbs
90 00-180 00 Beef type bulls and heifers
80-100 lbs 87 50-135 00
BARROWS AND GILTS
40-45 pet lean Few 250-330 lbs
25 00-33 00
SOWS Prices 300 higher than last
Monday OS 1-3 280-495 lbs
25 00-36 00
32 00-43 00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop
Choice 345-65 lbs 122 50-137 50, 70-95
lbs 90 00-110 00 Wooled Choice 90-
150 lbs 70 00-100 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3
37 00-56 00
GOATS All sold per head Billies
Large individual 110 00 Medium 55 DO
-75 00 Nannies Large 47 50-70 00 Kids
Large individual 29 00 Small 6 00-17 50
Hor.
6230.00
Ver.
$232.00
Hor.
345
$322.00
$334.50
355
$466.00
530
$513.00
648
826
$569.00
$868.00
1183
$943.00
1499
500-630 lbs
Price
Price
HOWARD E.