AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 24,2001 ■^7ol- d n A Day with Three Names Whether you call it Pancake Day. Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday, it's all the same Falling immedi ately before Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday is the final day before Lent, when cooking fats will be for bidden The custom of “shriving" is the process of purification by confessing one’s sins Pancakes are among the traditional foods eaten before the tasting period The Pennsylvania Dutch celebrate with "last nacht kuchen,'' a^rectangu^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ that call churchgoers to the Shrove Tuesday service are called the pancake bells But hark, I hear the pancake hell And fritters make a gallant smell. ca' Save your children’s letters and artwork in a portfolio case or stationery box. They can decorate it however they choose. Chocolate Waffles 2 cups cake flour order listed, healing well 3 teaspoons baking powder alter each, except (or the 3 tablespoons sugar beaten egg whiles which 1 teaspoon salt should be gently folded in 1-1/4 cups milk to the batter HI griddle y'r 1/3 cup butter, melted ( U H dru j untl | s t eam 2 squares unsweetened choc- stops emerging Top with olate, melted whipped 2 eggs, separated and beaten cream whipped cream, for topping *>■ Preheat waffle iron Mix dry ingredients, then add wet items in the Welcome to Our House For Floor-Raised Poultry ✓ V> pL g| For Egg Production * -Poor Richard s Almanac 1684 Th 0 * 4 > NORTHEAST AGRI SYSTEMS INC Fly way Business Paik 1 79 A Wesi An pint Road Lilil/ PA 17S4A Phone (717) “>69-2702 Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. r Report Supplied By USDA, PDA FARMER'S February 20,2001 irrirriirn Tuesday cattle 86, calves \\ k\ I jjh K 93, HOGS 62, SHEEP 0, GOATS 0 im/turnnc LAST TUESDAY cattle cattle I n()VLiI-lxS 128, CALVES 119 ' HOGS 50 ’ SHEEP 3, GOATS 1 A CATTLE Compared with last Tues (s |\ jjST)day's auction, an outstanding offering of top quality slaughter steers sold 50-1.00 When the sun is shining on Shrovetide Day, it hodes we II for the rye and the peas. Thunder on Shrove Tuesday foretelleth wind. Wood Wisdom For our “Homeowner’s Guide to Wood” chart, send $3 to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Dept WG, P 0 Box 520, Dublin, NH 03444, call 1-800-895-9265, ext 220, or visit \ Makes I 6to 8 servings. www almanac com/ go/wg Chore-Time's Complete Systems Package Gives You Better Poultry Production The complete systems package from Chore-Time offers poultry producers better production at a competitive price with local technical service support. The complete package features Chore-Time's systems for feeding and feed storage, watering, heating, cooling, ventilation and controls as well as egg handling. So, join the producers who are already benefiting from using Chore-Time Systems. Call today for more information. authorized mastei distiibutor since 1982 Pennsylvania s Leading Poulliy Equipment Distributor and Installer Poulliy Pioduuion Svstems • Egg Pioduelion Systems lot mini inniinii t till mn hit tiiMnttiii un in iininlit i 1H00i67l 2*'<So higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows traded 2 25-3.25, instances 5 00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS. High Choice and Prime 2-4 few 1355-1440 lbs 79.25- 79.50 Choice 2-3 1260-1470 lbs 77.50- 79.50 . HOLSTEIN STEERS; Select 1 indi vidual 64.50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Prime 4 in dividual 1190 lbs 79.25. Choice 2-4 1050- 1290 lbs 75.50-78.50 Select 1-3 68.00- 75 75. Standard 1-2 few 53.25-54.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75- »30 percent lean 44.75-49.25, individual up to 52 00. Boners 80-85 percent lean 41.25-47 75. Lean 85-90 percent 35.00- 41.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 individual 2335 lbs 60.50. FEEDER STEERS: Large 3 Holsteins one lot 675 lbs 66.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium 2 one lot 700 lbs 53.00. CALVES: Compared to last week’s auction. Holstein bulls returning to the farm sold mostly 10.00 lower, while Hol stein heifers were mostly steady. VEALERS: Standard and Good 75- 110 lbs 40.00-60.00. Utility 60-90 lbs 20.00- 37.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein bulls Number 185-125 lbs 137.00-172.00. Number 2 80-120 lbs 106.00-135.00, few ■<~y *. weaker calves down to 80.00 Holstein heifers Number 1 85-110 lbs 25000- 315.00. Number 2 65-100 lbs 140.00- 235.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 70- 120 lbs 100 00-145.00. BARROWS AND GILTS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE SOWS: Prices steady to .75 higher than last Tuesday. US 1-3 385-500 lbs 26.50-29.00 500-710 lbs 30.25-31.50 Medium 295-405 lbs 14.00-25.00. BOARS: Individual 810 lbs 14.00 In dividual 210 lbs 28.00 FEEDER PIGS: Utility 60-85 lbs 13.00-19.00/per wt SHEEP: No market test. GOATS: No market test. Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction February 21,2001 SLAUGHTER COWS: 111 HEAD, 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. UTILITY 44.00- 48.50, HIGH DRESSING 49.00-52.25, FEW TO 55.00, CANNERS 39.00-45.00, SHELLY 39.00 DOWN. BULLS. 6 HEAD, NO YG#l OF FERED. YG#2 52.00-57.00, 1 LOW DRESSING AT 49.25. FED STEERS: 51 HEAD, STEADY. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1550 LBS. 79.00-81.25, CHOICE 2-4 76.00- 80.00, OVER 1550 LBS. 73.00-75.75, CHOICE 2-3 74.00-78.00, SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 65.00-75.00. FED HEIFERS: 20 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 77.00-78.25, FEW TO 81.75, LOW CHOICE 70.00-75.00, SELECT 60.00-69.00, LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1100 LBS. TO 56.50, STANDARD TO 49.75. CALVES: 161 HEAD, GOOD SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 60.00- 75.00; HOSLTEIN BULLS RETURN WATERLESS TOILETS We Perform Septic Inspections &. Certifications ECO-TECH Call Today 1-800-879-0973 visit our website; www.leesportmarket.com ING TO FARM 10.00 HIGHER. #1 88- 120 LBS. 140.00-160.00, 75-85 LBS. 105.00- #2 90-120 LBS. 100.00- 135.00, 75-88 LBS. 75.00-105.00; HOL STEIN HEIFERS #1 85-130 LBS. 320.00- #2 75-105 LBS. 200.00- 330.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIF ERS #175-105 LBS. 170.00-230.00. BUTCHER HOGS: 290-375 LBS. 33 00-39.00. SOWS: 35 HEAD. 300-500 LBS. 30.00- 500-700 LBS. TO 31.75. BOARS; TO 14.00. STOCK CATTLE: 113 HEAD. STEERS MED. AND LRGE. FRAME 300-500 LBS. 95.00-110.00, FEW 81.00, 400-600 LBS. 85.00-97.00, 600-700 LBS. TO 80.00,700-900 LBS. TO 69.00. HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 200-400 LBS. 87.00-111.00, 400-500 LBS. 76.00-86.00, 500-600 LBS. 68.00- 600-700 LBS. 61.00-71.00. BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME 400-600 LBS. 85.00-93.00, HOLSTEINS 300-500 LBS. 74.00-79.00, 500-800 LBS. 52.00-61.00. DAIRY REPLACEMENTS; 47 HEAD. LARGE SPRINGERS 1150.00- 1410.00, MED. 850.00-1100.00, SMALL 390.00- LARGE COWS MILK ING 700.00-850.00, RECENTLY FRESH TO 1035.00, SHORT BREDS 650.00- LARGE OPEN HEIF ERS 700.00-875.00, MEDIUM 600.00- 700.00, SMALL 350.00-460.00, STARTED CALVES 190.00-375.00. NEXT WED., FEB. 28, SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE. PROM ISED: 30 LIMI STEERS AND HEIF ERS, PRECONDITIONED, BUNK TRAINED, ALSO HERD OF HERE FORD COWS DUE IN MARCH AND APRIL. “SUN-MAR” Composting Toilets / Several models available / including non-electric. / I • NO Septic System J •NO Chemicals \ Save the Environment < \ \ \ Recycle Back to Nature 1 \ \ j/jl FREE: 12 Page Color Catalog MARKET I.KESPORf, BERKS COUNTY, PA 19533 (610) 926-1307 LIVESTOCK AUCTION EVERYWEPNESPAY - 1:00 P.M. /. Farmers Market 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Flea Market 7:00 AM to ?? PENN LEAF TOBACCO CO. NOTICE 609 TOBACCO GROWERS If you want Penn Leaf Tobacco Co. to process your 609 tobacco, you need to contact us soon with your amount of bales and to set up a delivery appointment. We will be processing for only a short period of time. Best time to call 8-10 AM Penn Leaf Tobacco Co. “Your Local Tobacco Co." 661 Vintage Road, Christiana, PA 17509 . 610-593-6729 y
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