AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 22, 2000
State of the Crops
Now the state of the crops is known,” says the old lore
for mid- to late July The hot, sultry Dog Days of sum
mer die well underway, and some crops, at least, seem
to thrive in the humidity Dog Days commenced July 3 but
do not end until August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at
sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sinus July’s Full Thunder
Moon (July 16) traditionally marks a period of intense
another weather change. “Abundance depends on sour
milk,” says the weather lore, suggesting that thunder sours
the milk but aids crops.
Change of weather makes conversation for fools.
A glaring,
ns- In periods of dry weather, water crops very early in the sunny
morning. I
Grilled Eggplant
2 cups diced eggplint, skins on
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tomato, chopped
Seal all the ingredients in
heavy-duty (or double
thickness) foil, and bake
over a chaicoal or gas grill
for about I hour Test occa
sionally for doneness by
carefully opening the pack-
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Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, July 19,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
ATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS WEDNESDAY 229 213 87 20 9
LAST WEDNESDAY 169192 108 22 19
CATTLE; Compared with last
Wednesday’s auction; slaughter steers
and cows sold mostly steady to 1.00
lower. Other classes were not well tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1020-1360 lbs 67.50-70.25. Select 1-3
61.00- 66.50. Standard 2 individual
58.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice 2
individual 1355 lbs 63.00. Choice 2-3
1160- 1780 lbs 59.50-62.75. Select 1-2
54.00- Standard 1-2 50.50-54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
1015-1305 lbs 66.00-68.25. Select 1-3
62.00- 65.75. Standard 1-2 48.25-58.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
aFs
am
• Hopper Bottom Tanks
• Commerical Flat Bottom
80 pet lean 41.50-44.00. Boners 80-85 pet
lean 38.00-41.50. Lean 85-90 pet lean
30.00-38.50, mostly 33.00-37.50. Shells
down to 20.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
couple 1375-1530 lbs 57.25-58.50. Yield
Grade 2 individual 1935 lbs 49.50.
FEEDER STEERS; Large 2 few 685-
860 lbs 60.00-71.00. Medium 2 individ
ual 560 lbs 57.00.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium 1 individ
ual 575 lbs 80.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction; Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold mostly steady.
VEALERS: Choice 210-270 lbs 90.00-
115.00. Good ind 130 lbs 70.00. Standard
and Good 55-100 lbs 35.00-55.00. Utility
55-110 lbs 17.50-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 85.00-115.00.
Number 2 80-125 lbs 55.00-100.00. Hol
stein heifers Number 1 80-110 lbs
200.00- Number 2 70-105 lbs
75.00- Beef type bulls and heifers
85-140 lbs 85.00-142.50.
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lean One lot 225 lbs 42.00 40-45 pet lean
Couple 250 lbs 36.00
SOWS: US 1-3 individual 415 lbs
34.00
BOARS; Couple 215 lbs 21.50
FEEDER PIGS: All sold per cwt. US
1-3 20-30 lbs 110.00-140.00, one lot
160.00 40-50 lbs 97.50-117.50.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice few
30-45 lbs 90.0-140.00; few 50-75 lbs
77.00- 121.00; couple 140-150 lbs 80.00-
82.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
22.50-40.00. Yearlings few 72.50.
GOATS: Sold by the head. Billies:
Large individual 105.00. Medium indi
vidual 58.00. Nannies; Large individual
62.00. Kids: Large few 40.00-48.00.
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