AHancwter Farming, Saturday, March 25, 2000
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THIS WEEK W 1
Spring Forward!
Daylight Saving Time is upon us once again at 2:00
a.m on Sunday, April 2. Spring forward (in October,
it was “Fall back’” remember?) by setting the clocks
an hour ahead before you retire for the night on All Fools.
April seems like the appropriate month for adjusting
timepieces. From the Latin aperio, for “I open,” April is a
month dedicated to the budding and flowering of new
things. In the age-old Alban calendar, April marked the
first month of the year and contained 36
spring days. In the time of Romulus, April (k
took second place in the calendar lineup
and lost 6 days, but it had fallen to
fourth in line (and been shortened to /
29 days) well before Julius Caesar
took charge. He put it back to 30
days, at least.
In April Rome was founded;
Shakespeare died
Tip of the Week
Prune wisteria and American ivy vines now.
Veggie Saute
Heat oil in large skillet
and add vegetables,
cooking uncovered,
and stirring occasionally
for about 5 minutes. When
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small bunch scallions,
trimmed and chopped
2 small zucchinis, sliced
1 each small red, yellow, and
green peppers, seeded and veggies are just beginning
cut into 1/2-inch slices to soften, add garlic,
3 cloves garlic, minced herbs, salt, and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh herbs '//-.’V Continue cooking until
(basil, thyme, etc.) j ust tender, toss with
1/2 teaspoon salt / lemon Juice and
serve
freshly ground pepper h as , s or over nce
iu.ce of 1/2 lemon Makes 4 servings.
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Certified Public Accountant
Specializing in agriculture and construction industries
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-Samuel V Cole
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
March 20,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE CALVE HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
514 394
LAST MONDAY
494 432
,# OLD
FARMER’S
CATTLE Compared to last Monday's
auction, slaughter steers and heifers sole
steady Slaughter cows were steady
instances 100 higher Slaughter bull 1
traded 1 00 higher
WEATHER
PROVERBS
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1320-1470 lbs 72 00-73 00
Choice 2-3 1100-1435 lbs 66 00-72 50,
few 1530-1645 lbs 63 50-68 25 Select 1-3
few 60 00-62 00 Standard 1-2 few 53 75-
59 25
The March
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1325-1625 lbs 62 75-64 25,
md 65 25 Choice 2-3 1345-1620 lbs
58 75-62 50, 1705-1750 lbs 60 00-
61 25 Select 1-251 25-56 25 Standard 1-2
43 50-49 75
Sun raises, hut
dissolves not.
Whatever
March Joes
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High
Choice and Prime 2-4 few 1305-1375 lbs
72 00-72 50 Choice 22-4 1050-1420 lbs
65 50-70 25 Select 1-3 few 58 50-63 75
Standard 1-2 45 75-57 25
not want, April
brings along.
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-80
pet lean 40 00-45 50, few 47 25 Boners
80-85 pet lean 38 75-43 75, low dressing
36 75-38 00 Lean 85-90 pet lean 3175-
40 50 Shells down to 24 75
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1345-1835 lbs 50 25-53 00, couple up to
56 25 Yield Grade 2 few 1165-1960 lbs
46 00-48 75
Snow in A P ril
is manure;
snow in March
devours.
April cold and
wet fills ham
and harrel.
FEEDER STEERS Medium and
Large 1 few 250-450 lbs 96 00-102 00,
570-670 lbs 80 00-93 00, 715-920 lbs
65 50-73 00 Medium and Large 2 260-
385 lbs 75 00-81 00, 600-800 lbs 58 50-
69 00, 825-1035 lbs 47 50-59 50
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1 285-490 lbs 81 00-94 00, one lot
104 00, 515-700 lbs 75 00-83 00 Medium
and Large 2 240-465 lbs 61 00-80 00,
500-685 lbs 62 00-71 00 Large 2
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Handy chart full of
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to Weather Chart,
Dept UF, The Old
Farmer’s Almanac,
PO Box 520,
Dublin, NH 03444
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MARYLAND
S/S Farm & Home
Sykesville, MD
410/795-1234
Woodstown Ice & Coal Heisey Farm Service
Woodstown, NJ Mt j o y, PA
856/769-0069 717-653-1568
PENI
Bedford Farm Bureau
Bedford, PA
814/623-6194
BrooklandMiMs Martin’s Ag Service
7 C i7K™ New Holland, PA
717/899-6772 717/354-4996
Holsteins few 740-920 lbs 49 00-53 00,
one lot 73 00
FEEDER BULLS Medium and
Large 1 300-440 lbs 80 00-95 00, one lot
125 00. 500-665 lbs 70 50-90 00 Medium
and Large 2 225-430 lbs 68 00-90 00
CALVES Compared to last week's
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold 10 00-15 00 higher Holstein
heifers 10 00 higher
VEALERS Standard and Good 75-
115 lbs (22 00-40 00 Utility 50-70 lbs
1000-22 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice few 300-435 lbs 62 00-76 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 11000-145 00,
80-90 lbs 10000-115 00 Number 2 80-
120 lbs 50 00-112 50 Holstein heifers
Number 1 80-115 lbs 260 00-315 00
Number 2 65-95 lbs 80 00-190 00 Beef
type bulls and heifers 70-110 lbs 80 00-
152 50
BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50 pet
lean Few 245-255 lbs 35 00-37 00
SOWS US 1-3 310-480 lbs
27 00-39 00 500-585 lbs
34 00-38 50 Medium 310-410 lbs
13 50-14 50
BOARS Individual
22 00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop
Choice 30-60 lbs 115 00-130 00, 80-110
lbs 97 00-110 00 Wooled Choice 70-
110 lbs 86 00-93 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility 1-3
25 00-48 00
GOATS All sold per head
Billies Large 70 00-97 50 Medium
54 00-70 00 Nannies Large 69 00-80 00
Medium 40 00-59 00 Kids . Large
26 00-52 00 Small 12 00-32 50
Eighty-four Livestock
Eighty-four, Pa.
March 20,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 381 [PDA] Compared with
last week’s sale si cows steady to 1 00
higher SLAUGHTER STEERS few
Select 1-3 59 50-64 75, one Standard 1-2
50 00 HOLSTEINS couple Select 1-2
50 00 & 55 50 HEIFERS one Choice 2-4
Dayton Feed Mill
Dayton, PA
814-257-8812
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717-776-4763 Mifflmburg, PA
570/966-2580 n ,7933-5011
Johnson Liquid Feed
Tunkhannock, PA
570/836-1226
570/836-4500
1-800-475-4492
1270 lbs 65 00, Standard 1-2 45 00-54 00
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 40 GO
-46 00, Boners 80-85% lean 36 00-40 50,
Lean 85-90% lean 31.00-36 50 Shells
31 00 and down
BULLS couple Yield Grade 1 1790
& 2120 lbs 55 50 & 57 00, couple Yield
Grade 2 1400 & 1750 lbs 47 50 & 49 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large I 315-580 lbs 84 00-
110 50, few Medium and Large 2 340-860
lbs 63 50-81 00, HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1 315-500 lbs 8000-103 00, 525-
700 lbs 70 00-86 50. Medium and Large 2
300-500 lbs 63 00-8000, 550-750 lbs
54 00-74 00, BULLS few Medium and
Large 1 300-625 lbs 83 50-102 50,
Medium and Large 2 305-560 lbs 70 00-
85 00,510-950 lbs 54 00-81 00
CALVES 196. [All calves sold per
cwt] VEALERS one Choice 135 lbs
75 00, Standard and Good 90-110 lbs
30 00-50 00, 70-85 lbs 27 00-45 00,
Utility 50-70 lbs 12 50-25 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
steady No 1 Holstein bulls 85-120 lbs
102 50-135 00 mostly 11000-122 50. No
2 75-100 lbs 55 00-97 50, No 1 Holstein
heifers 90-120 lbs 200 00-300 00, No 2
65-135 lbs 105 00-20000 Beef type bulls
and heifers 65-115 lbs 75 00-150 00, 195-
285 lbs 65 00-107 00
175 lbs
HOGS 8 BARROWS AND GILTS
45-50% lean 235-270 lbs 45 00, couple
40-45% lean 180 & 190 lbs 32 00 &
36 50
SOWS couple US 1-3 540 & 605 lbs
36 00 & 37 00
FEEDER PIGS 3 US 1-3 60-90 lbs
25 00-37 00 per head
SHEEP 91 Slaughter lambs steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 35-
50 lbs 100 00-121 00, 55-75 lbs 85 00-
116 00, couple 129 00, 80-85 lbs 80 00-
108 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
40-85 lbs 50 00-67 50
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 35 00-55 00
GOATS 83 Large Billies 85 00-
120 00, Medium 43 00-75 00, Large
Wethers 53 00-97 00, Medium Wethers
31 00-50 00, Large Kids 30 00-45 00,
Small Kids 20 00-27 00 per head
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Ross's Feed & Grain Watson’s Feed Service
Quarryville, PA Mercer, PA
717/786-7361 412/662-5219
H.R. Wentzel Farmers Union Co-Op
Bridgeport, PA Greencastle, PA
717/789-3306 717/597-3191
Seiple & Son Franklin Feed & Supply
Easton, PA Chambersburg, PA
610/258-7146 717/264-6148
Tyrone Milling Detrick Elevator
Tyrone, PA Williamson, PA
814/684-3400 717/369-3724