AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23, 2000
Partial Solar Eclipse
Besides the usual delights of Christmas, December 25
this year also offers the spectacle of a partial eclipse
of the Sun, visible throughout all of North America
with the exception of Alaska This is the fourth and final
solar eclipse of 2000 If you add viewing it to your win
ter festivities, be sure to wear proper eye protection
Those in the Eastern Standard Time
zone get the longest period of
viewing, with the eclipse begin
ning at about 11 00 a m and
concluding at about 2:00 pm In
Central Time regions, the event
runs from about 9 30 a m until
noon Those on the West Coast
should begin looking for it from about
8 00am until 9 00 a m , PST
Is it so small a thing / To have enjoy J the
sun ?
os’ Give a gift to Mother Earth; what can you recycle today?
Avocado Mousse
1/2 tablespoon powdered gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
3/4 cup hot water
2 cups mashed, ripe avocado
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons minced parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
Soak gelatin in cold
water, then dissolve in
hot water. Set aside to
chill in refrigerator. Mix
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New Moon, December 25
-Matthew Arnold
mashed avocado with
whipped cream and other
ingredients, and blend
well Fold chilled, thick
ened gelatin into this mix
ture, then spoon into a
mold and chill until firm,
for 30 to 45
JP minutes
1
Makes 4
servings.
CATTLE 492, CALVES 530, HOGS
117, SHEEP 11, GOATS 102 LAST
MONDAY CATTLE 514, CALVES 579,
HOGS 55, SHEEP 20, GOATS 133
CATTLE' No comparisons given with
last Monday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS' High Choice
and Prime 2-4 couple 1350-1450 lbs
75.25- 77.25. Choice 2-3 1180-1485 lbs
68.50-75.50; 1635-1655 lbs 66 00-67.50.
Select 1-3 62.00-69 75 Standard 1-2 few
54.00-56.50.
OLD
FARMERS
WEATHER
PROVERBS
HOLSTEIN STEERS'. High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1220-1475 lbs 64.75-66.25.
Choice 2-3 1485-1545 lbs 60.00-63.25.
Select 1-2 5100-58.50. Standard 1-2
46.25-49.25.
If it snows on
Christmas
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1145-1380 lbs
75.00- Choice 2-4 1095-1335 lbs
68.25-73.75. Select 1-3 few 62.00-66.25.
Standard 1-2 51.50-59.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS. Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 38.00-43.00. Boners BO
SS percent lean 35.75-41.50. Lean 85-90
percent lean 31.00-39.75, mostly 33 00-
38.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield
Grade 1 1180-1840 lbs 50.75-55.75, indi
vidual up to 58.50. Yield Grade 2 1075-
2380 lbs 45.00-50.25.
FEEDER STEERS; Medium and
Large 1 200-300 lbs 97.00-122.50; 575-
600 lbs 84.00-86.00; few 950-1050 lbs
68.00- Medium and Large 2 230-
375 lbs 88.00-96.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 240-350 lbs 88.00-92.50; 425-485
lbs 75.00-86.00; 500-550 lbs 70.00-80.00;
night, the
crops will Jo
well.
Year of snow,
crops will grow.
thanks to one and all!
RYDER Supply
Greencastle Livestock
Grcencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Dec. 18,2000
640-790 lbs 66.00-71.00. Medium and
Large 2 265-465 lbs 63.00-70.00. 500-650
lbs 60 00-68 00 FEEDER BULLS
Medium and Large 1 295-435 lbs 87 00-
107.00: 500-695 lbs 64.50-80 00 Medium
and Large 2 470-540 lbs 68.00-77.00.
VEALERS. Standard and Good SO
HO lbs 50.00-72.50. Utility 60-75 lbs
10.00- 30.00, few down to 5.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 195-125 lbs 130.00-170.00,
mostly 130.00-160.00; 80-90 lbs 115.00-
132.50. Number 2 80-120 lbs 70.00-
135.00. Holstein heifers Number 1 few
105-115 lbs 300.00-330.00. Number 2 70-
100 lbs 100.00-270.00. Beef type bulls
and heifers 70-100 lbs 90.00-195.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 215-270
lbs 38.00-40.00 40-45 310-340 lbs 37.00-
42.00
SOWS; US 1-3 340-470 lbs 30.00-41.50
500-585 lbs 38.00-41.50
BOARS: Individual 455 lbs 10.50
FEEDER PIGS; Utility (Sold for
slaughter) 75-100 lbs 57.50-70.00/per cwt
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice indi
vidual 115 lbs 78.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice few 35-
40 lbs 180.00-220.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
32.00-45.00.
GOATS: All sold per head. (Supply
included over 100 head Boer Crosses)
Billies: Large 66.00-105.00. Medium
47.00-117.50. Nannies: Large 40.00-
87.00. Bred 100.00-185.00. Medium
32.50-82.50. Kids: Large 30.00-63.00.
Small 11.00-25.00.
539 Falling Spring Road
P.O. Box 219
Chambersburg, PA 17201-0219
Phone 717-263-9111
Friend’s
Stockyard,lnc.
Accident, Md.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, Dei. 18,2000
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 50.00-97 00
STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS
66.00-92.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 70.00-77.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 61.00-68.50, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LBS. 61.00-68.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
CHOICE 51.75-65.00, LIGHT 50.00-
70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 68.00-75.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-67.50.
BULLS HEAVY 43.75-53.00, LIGHT
40.00-60.00.
COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS)
38.50-43.50, COMMERCIAL TO
GOOD 30.00-38.00, CULL COWS 31.00
AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00-
91.00, MED. TO GOOD 50.00-67.00.
808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 150.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120
LBS. UP TO 330.00; BEEF CROSS
CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO
155.00.
HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO
42.00.
SOWS UP TO 34.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 79.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTS.