AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 16, 2000
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O Christmas Tree?
In The Christmas Tree Book, by Phillip V Snyder
(Viking, 1976). the author notes that in the 14th and
15th centuries, the popular miracle play for Christmas
Eve was the story of Adam and Eve
Stage props for the occasion includ
ed an evergreen tree hung with
apples, dramatically recalling the
Paiadise Tree and the lost innocence
of Eden By the 16th century,
German families were bringing ever
green Chnstbaume (“Christ trees")
into their homes on Christmas Eve
and decorating them with cookies
and fruit This tradition later extended to England and
America, but even into the late 1800 s, the practice was
more rare than common.
at any moment, I might rediscover
reason to rejoice.
cr Keep a piece of chalk with your stored silver; it absorbs
moisture and prevents tarnish.
Christmas Cake
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
8 egg whites
1 cup milk
Iream butter and sugar
Sift together flour and
Übaking powder and add
to creamed butter Beat
egg whites. Add half of the
milk to the batter, then fold
m egg whites. Add remain
ing milk, only as needed to
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Compared to last week: Feeder steers
steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00
lower. Steer and heifer calves steady.
Demand good for all classes. Quality
plain to average. Many cattle off feed
bunks due to the lack of wheat. Cattle m
medium to fleshy conditions and calves
carrying considerably more flesh than
last week. Weigh-ups gaunt to average.
Light receipts in Oklahoma this fall
season is mostly the result of August-
October drought which caused calves
and yearlings to move early in this area.
Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher.
Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Packer
demand moderate Total of 280 cows
and bulls sold with 60 percent going to
packers.
M' OLD
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PROVERBS
Frost on the
shortest Jay is
saiJ to inJicate
Receipts this week 6464; last week
14,652; last year 10,402.
Supply consisted of 46 percent calves
and yearlings over 600 lbs; 50 percent
calves under 600 lbs. 4 percent cows and
bulls. Heifers comprised 41 percent of
feeder and calf supply.
Prices follow with weighted average
weight and price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1:
Calves; 350-400 lbs (371 lbs) 116.50-
124.50 (118.83); 400-450 lbs (417 lbs)
110.50-119.00 (115.78); 450-500 lbs (483
lbs) 101.00-109.50 (107.00); 500-550 lbs
(523 lbs) 95.50-103.50 (99.10); 550-600
lbs (579 lbs) 89.50-95.00 (93.11); 600-650
lbs (625 lbs) 91.75-97.00 (95.05); 650-700
lbs (671 lbs) 86.50- 95.00 (91.69); Year
lings: Thin 555 lbs 98.50; 650-700 lbs
(691 lbs) 93.00-97.00 (94.70); 700-750 lbs
(722 lbs) 92.50-96.00 (94.23); 750-800 lbs
(783 lbs) fleshy 86.75-88.25 (87.90); few
800-900 lbs 84.25-90.00; lot 950 lbs fleshy
78.00.
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Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1;
Calves: 300-350 lbs (332 lbs) 110.00-
116.00 (111.77); 3SO-400 lbs (380 lbs)
103.00-107.00 (104.82); 400-450 lbs (418
lbs) 98.00-104.00 (100.15); 450-500 lbs
(478 lbs) 91.50-96.00 (93.63); 500-550 lbs
Okla. National
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December 13,2000
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(520 lbs) 86.00-94.00 (89.74); 550-600 lbs
(571 lbs) 84.50-89.00 (86.86); 600-650 lbs
(618 lbs) 85.25- 86.50 (85.82); Yearlings:
500-600 lbs (550 lbs) 87.50-92.00 (88.90);
600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 85.00-87.75 (86.11);
700-775 lbs (750 lbs) 81.50- 85.50 (82.94);
Fleshy 775-925 lbs 76.00-79.50.
Slaughter Cows; Head %Lean Weight
Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breaker 22 75-80% 950-1450 37.50-40.75
40.50-42.00 35.50 Boner 54 80-85% 875-
1400 37.00-39.00 38.00-41.50 32 50-36.00
Lean 53 85-90% 850-1350 35.00-37.50
37.00-38.00 29.00-34.00 Light 19 80-92%
700-850 33.00-35.00 24.00-29.75
Slaughter Bulls: Head Weight Aver
age Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield
Grade 1-2 18 1300-2050 47.00-49.50
49.00-53.5040.50-46.75
Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma
National Stockyards: Lean 76.05, light
carcasses 70.55; Boners 75.75; Breakers
74.75. Bulls 86.40.
Replacement Cows: Pretested for
bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and
Large 1 Age Weight Months Bred Qual
ity Price 4-7 yr old 975-1200 2-4 months
Avg, black 520.00-580.00; 7 yr old 975-
1100 2-3 months Avg quality 500.00-
510.00.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Dec. 13,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 332, CALVES 94, HOGS
68, SHEEP 13, GOATS 24. LAST
WEDNESDAY CATTLE 121, CALVES
91, HOGS 84, SHEEP 9, GOATS 23.
CATTLE: Compared with last
Wednesday’s auction, (laughter cows
sold 2.00- 3.00 higher. Other classes were
not well tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 1125-1170 lbs 68.25458.75. Select 2
individual 67.50. Standard 2 individual
57.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2 indi
vidua) 1445 lbs 60.50. Select 1-2 50.00-
56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Select 1-3
few 58.00-60.50. Standard 1-2 few 51.00-
55.25.
.SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 356.75-40.50 Boners 80-
85 percent lean 34.00-37.50. Lean 85-90
percentlean 27.25-35.75.
. SLAUGHTER ByLLS: Yield Grade 2
couple 1170-2035 lbs 41.50-44.25. Bul
locks: Select 2 individual 53.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1375-466 lbs 74.50-83.00. Medium
and Urge 2 700-970 lbs 46.50-59.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 240-485 lbs 68.00-75.00; 580-615
lbs 62.00-64.00. Medium and Large 2
495-685 lbs 47.50-64.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
1 couple 495 lbs 64.00-64.50; 650-800 lbs
50.00-55.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm were uneven, 10.00 lower to 10.00
higher. VEALERS: Standard and Good
70-110 lbs 30.00-50.00. UtiUty 60-90 lbs
10.00- 27.50. RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein bulls Number 1 85-125 lbs
127.50-157.50, bulk of the sales 135.00-
152.50. Number 2 80-125 lbs 65.00-
137.50. Holstein heifers Number 1 few
90-100 lbs 280.00-325.00. Number 2 few
85-115 lbs 135.00-260.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 235-255
lbs 32.75-37.00 40-45 Individual 320 lbs
37.50
FEEDER PIGS; All sold by the head.
US 1-3 40-50 lbs 15.00-20.00 53-75 lbs
25.00-46.00
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs sold steady
with last Wednesday. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 65-75 lbs 72.00-105.00;
individual 100 lbs 60.00. NEW CROP
LAMBS: Choice individual 40 lbs
118.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility 1-
3 21.00-53.00.
GOATS; All sold by the head. Billies:
Large individual 76.00. Medium few
36.00-66.00. Nannies: Large 50.00-70.00.
Medium individual 32.00. Kids: Large
few 28.00-30.00. Small 3.00-6.00.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, Dec. 11,2000
142 HEAD, MARKET STEADY.
WORK HORSES 875.00-1400.0 a
DRIVING HORSES 485.00-1075.00.
RIDING HORSES 4IO.OO-1000.00.
REGISTERED RIDING 1 AT
1850.00.
BETTER RIDING 2 AT 1700.00.
PONIES 150.60-425.00.
LARGE PONIES 510.00-585.00.