All-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4, 2000
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Blood Month
November was once known as Blot Monath, or “blood
month,” because once the harvest was done and the
days had turned cold, it was time for the annual
slaughtering. According to The Old Farmer's
Almanac’s month-by-month astrological timetables, the
best times for this was around the date of the new Moon
or when the Moon was in Virgo or ’
Full Moon dates (Nov 11 is ti
year’s Full Beaver Moon) were noi
considered favorable for livestock
castration or slaughtering
because the greater gravitationa.
pull of the Moon was thought ti
increase blood flow Even no
many Almanac readers look
Moon to determine the best times for cutting hair, start
ing or ending projects, pruning crops, or going fishing
The hostess of the sky, the Moon .
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c 4 h you’re going to be away, freeze leftover milk. When you
return, thaw it out and it will taste as usual.
Lentils and Lamb
2 pounds boned lamb
2 tablespoons olive oil
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4 cups water
1-1/2 cups dried lentils
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
Cover and simmer for 2
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme hours Add carrots and
(or 1/2 teaspoon dried) k cook for another
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh 20 to 30 minutes,
rosamsry L Makes 6 servings,
teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 carrots, chopped '
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brown in oil in a large
Mewpot Add water and
lentils (no presoaking
required), then add onion.
garlic, and seasonings
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CATTLE 446...(PDA)..Compared
with last week’s sale..sl. steers steady to
to .25 higher with Holsteins 1.00 to 1.50
higher, cows unevenly steady, heifers
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1190-1355 lbs 70.00-72.25,
Choice 2-3 1140-1435 lbs 66.25-70.00,
few 1540-1550 lbs 64.50-66.50, Select 1-3
62.00- Standard 1-248.00-60.75.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1350-1585 lbs 63.25-65.25, Choice 2-
3 1200-1585 lbs 58.00-62.50, Select 1-2
52.00- few Standard 1-2 41.00-
49.25.
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
if ducks Jo
slide at
Hollantide
(Nov. 11),
at Christmas
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1460 lbs
63.25-70.00 mostly 64.00-69.50, Select 1-
3 60.00-64.25, one Yield Grade 1 70.75,
Standard 1-2 50.00-60.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 37.75-
43 75, Boners 80-85% lean 35.00-40.75,
Lean 85-90% lean 30.00-38.75, bulk of
sales 32.00-37.25. Shells 27.75 and down.
BULLS; few Yield Grade 1 1120-1470
lbs 47.00-47.50, Yield Grade 2 1075-1700
lbs 41.00-45 00
they will swim.
if ducks do
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS'
Medium and Large 1 520-670 lbs 74.00-
79.00, one 980 lbs 66.00, Medium and
Large 2 270-455 lbs 62.00-73.00, 515-640
lbs 43.00-46.00, 735-835 lbs 52.00-66.00;
HEIFERS. Medium and Large 1 395-490
lbs 62.00-66.50, 645-720 lbs 65.50-71.50,
770-930 lbs 51.00-54.00, Medium and
Large 2 320-360 lbs 48.00-59.00,500-670
lbs 48.50-54.50, 775-940 lbs 42.00-48.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 480-490
lbs 75.50-76.00, 525-655 lbs 64.00-66.50,
few 704-725 lbs 55.00-61.50, Medium
swim at
Hollantide,
at Christmas
they will
slide.
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Oct. 31,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
and Large 2 270-425 lbs 54.00-60.00,
500-555 lbs 49.50-53.50.
CALVES 228...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-105 lbs 35.00-60.00, Utility
55-75 lbs 10.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
steady with lighter weights to 10.00
higher, Holstein heifers steady...No 1
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 110.00-150.00
bulk of sales 100.00-145.00, 80-90 lbs
105.00- No 2 80-120 lbs 50.00-
110.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs
280.00- No 2 65-110 lbs 105.00-
240.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-110 lbs
145.00-182.00.
HOGS 130...(10 3 /i0 & 310)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by
the auction. Barrows and gilts .25 to .50
lower, sows 2.00 to 4.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: one lot 49-
54% lean 260 lbs 41.50,45-50% lean 230-
275 lbs 35.25-38.50,40-45% lean 285-330
lbs 33.00-41.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-459 lbs 24 00-32.50
mostly 24.00-29.50, 500-680 lbs 26.00-
30.75.
BOARS: 520-810 lbs 12.75-14.25.
FEEDER PIGS 90... US 1-3 25-50 lbs
6.00-16.00, Utility 40-65 lbs 2.00-10.00
per head.
SHEEP 34... Slaughter lambs 2 00 to
5.00 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS'
Choice 70-85 lbs 75.00-99.00, 90-95 lbs
80.00- 100-110 lbs 70 00-79 00,
Good and Choice 65-90 lbs 64.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 20.00-39.00
GOATS 23...(A1l sold by the head).
Large Billies 60.00-92.00, Large Nannies
40.00- Large Kids 25.00-38 00,
Small 10.00-14.00.
Friend’s
Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, Oct. 30,2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-106.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS.
66.00-94.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-71.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 52.00-64.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 61.00-64.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 5175-55.50, LIGHT 50.00-
70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 65.00-68.75, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-64.50.
BULLS HEAVY 45.00-53.25, LIGHT
40.00-54.50.
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
38.50-41.75, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 30.00-37.50, CULL COWS 30.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
86.00, MED. TO GOOD 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 138.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120
LBS. UP TO 350.00; BEEF CROSS
CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO
175.00.
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO
42.00.
SOWS UP TO 35.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 79.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTS.