AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1, 2000
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Summer Roses
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may" tor summer is fleet
ing, and the roses will bloom and fade Not everyone
If ’ however Poet Dorothy Parker (1891-
led, peevishly, "Why is it no one ever
>ent me yet / One perfect limousine, do
you suppose 1 /Ah no, it's always just
my luck to get / One perfect rose." EII7-
ibeth Graeme Feiguson (1717-1801)
wrote of the damask rose “A transient,
tch, and balmy sweet / Is in thy tra
xancc found " Today, however, even
le scents of the fragrant varieties —
msk, galhca, musk, alba, etc —have
mixed and diffused by hybrids Willa
Gather believed that the fleeting quality of the rose was
its best calling card. “Oh, this is the joy of the rose " she wrote,
“That it blows, / And goes ”
Any nose/May ravage with impunity a rose.
-Robert Browning
i follow.
ns- Although modern floribunda roses often lack fragrance,
most climbing roses have at least some scent.
Marinated Rosemary Chicken
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh
rosemary leaves
4 sage leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 skinless chicken breast
halves
Whisk together the first
eight ingredients, then
dip chicken breasts into
United Feature Syndicate
(Printed in the U S A)
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market Of
North Jersey
Hackettstown, N.J.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, June 27,2000
CALVES .15-3.35.
COWS .13-.50.
EASY COWS .01-.38 5 /i.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .43-1.08.
HEIFERS .49-.6Sy«
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Dog Days begin, July 3
marinade, coating both
sides Place chicken into a
shallow roasting pan, cover,
and refrigerate for up to 24
hours prior to cooking
When ready to
bake, preheat
oven to 375°F
and bake chickei
for about 15 to'
minutes, or unli
juices run clear
Makes 8 si
BULLS .36‘/t-.bS.
STEERS .49Vi-.65.
HOGS .40-.46>A
ROASTING PIGS EA. 24.00-50.00.
BOARS .29.
SOWS .32-.46.
SHEEP .09-.63.
LAMBS EA. 20.00-62.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .62-1.28.
GOATS EA. 42.50-117.50.
KIDS EA. 19.00-92.50.
712 HEAD TOTAL.
lh OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER,
PROVERBS
MW MI
/Is Dog Days
commence
(July 3), so
they end.
When a
rainhow
appears m
i wind's eye,
rain is sure to
if anthills are
high in July,
the coming
winter will he
hard and long.
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, June 27
Report Supplied By US DA
CATTLE 416...(PDA)..Compared
with last week’s sale...sl. steers 1.00 to
1.50 lower, heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower,
cows steady to 2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1140-1395 lbs
73.00-74.00, Choice 2-3 1150-1500 lbs
68.25-73.25, Select 1-3 64.50-69.50, few
Standard 1-2 51.50-54.00,
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1310-1545 lbs 63.50-66.25, Choice 2-
3 1100-1600 lbs 59.75-63.75, Select 1-2
52.25-60.50, Standard 1-2 45.50-51.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1075-1355 lbs
67.50-71.25, Select 1-3 62.00-68.00, Stan
dard 1-2 57.50-61.50.
COWS: (early sales)Breakers 75-80%
lean 41.75-47.75, Boners 80-85% lean
39.50-45.00, Lean 85-90% lean 34.00-
42.00, Shells down to 23.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1555-2075 lbs
53.00- few Yield Grade 2 1235-
2100 lbs 49.00-52.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 330-380 lbs 86.00-
104.00, Medium and Large 2 315-320 lbs
79.00- 585-725 lbs 68.50-74.00;
HEIFERS; Medium and Large 1315-490
lbs 89.00-94.50, 590-625 lbs 80.00-96.50,
Medium and Large 2 490-540 lbs 55.00-
74.00, 700-990 lbs 46.00-62.00; BULLS:
one Medium 1 355 lbs 92.00, Medium
and Large 2 455-600 lbs 50.00-60.00.
CALVES 261..VEALERS; Standard
and Good 95-115 lbs 32.00-55.00, Utility
55-90 lbs 10.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 40.00
to 50.00 lower, Holstein heifers
steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
100.00- few down to 90.00, 80-85
lbs 80.00-90.00, No 2 90-120 lbs 45.00-
85.00, 75-85 lbs 35.00-65.00; No 1 Hol
stein heifers 95-110 lbs 270.00-350.00,
No 2 75-135 lbs 90.00-240.00. Few beef
A LESSON
WELL
LEARNED...
LANCASTER
FARMING'S
CLASSIFIED
ADS
GET RESULTS^
type bulls and heifers 70-85 lbs 70.00-
95.00.
HOGS 197..,(6'/*6 & 270) Bulk of
supply sold on Monday and reported by
the auction. Barrows and gilts steady,
sows unevenly steady.BARROWS AND
GILTS: 49-54% lean 230-275 lbs 47.00-
48.50, 45-50% lean 225-275 lbs 44.00-
46.50, lightweights 40-45% lean 200-210
lbs 40.00-59.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-475 lbs 31.00-
37.50,500-750 lbs 36.00-40.00.
BOARS: couple 450-470 lbs 8.00 &
15.00, one 175 lbs 32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 28... US 1-3 25-30 lbs
12.00-18.00, 35-50 lbs 25.00-51.00 per
head.
SHEEP 62... Slaughter lambs 10 00 to
20.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-45
lbs 82.00-92.00, 50-75 lbs 75.00-94.00,
85-120 lbs 65.00-80.00, Good and Choice
40-55 lbs 55.00-70.00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 38.00.
GOATS 66...(A11 sold by the head).
Large Nannies 40.00-69.00, Medium
27.00-50.00, Large Kids 20.00-35.00,
Small 8.00-21.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Tuesday, June 27,2000
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
TUESDAY
105 98 12 0 0
LAST WEEK
94 151 108 0 1
CATTLE: Compared to last week,
slaughter cows sold steady to 1.25
higher. Other classes were not fully
tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice
2-3 1225-1330 lbs 69.75-72.50. Select 1-3
66.75-67.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few Select 1-2
55.75-59.00. Standard 1-2 51.00-51.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-4
1115-1300 lbs 64.25-69.00. Individual
Select 2 64.75. Standard 1-2 50.50-54.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 41.75-46.00. Boners 80-85 pet
lean 39.25-42.25. Lean 85-90 pet lean
32.00-41.75, mostly 33.00-37.50. Shells
down to 22.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1800-1895 lbs 52.00-53.25. Bullocks:
Indiv. Select 2 50.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Few Large 2 Hol
steins 320-365 lbs 61.00-72.00.
VEALERS: Individual Standard 95
lbs 37.00. Utility 45-90 lbs 10.00-37.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein
bulls Number 190-125 lbs 100.00-125.00.
Number 2 80-125 lbs 70.00-105.00. Hol
stein heifers few Number 1 80-100 lbs
300.00- 335.00. Few Number 2 70-100 lbs
100.00- Beef-type bulls and heif
ers 85-100 lbs 130.00-195.00.
SOWS; Prices were 1.00-3.00 lower
than last week.
US 1-3; 375-570 lbs 28.00-35.00. Indiv.
Medium 490 lbs 24.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, June 26,2000
STEERS: 50.00-63.75.
HEIFERS: 50.00-69.00.
GOOD COWS 38.00-45.75.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS 25.00-
38.00.
BULLS, 1 AT 54.00.
VEAL 90-190 LBS. 120.00-360.00, 70-
90 LBS. 40.00-120.00.
HOGS 45.00-48.50.
SOWS 34.00-40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 20.00-50.00 PER
HEAD.