AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,2001
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Reading the Embers
The first set of this year’s twelve Ember Days, said to
indicate the weather for the coming year, occur on
March 7,9, and 10—the first Wednesday, Friday, and
Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent. The weath
er on Wednesday represents that of April, Friday’s
weather prognosticates'that for May, and Saturday’s
weather will tell us about June. Historically, four sets of
t Days were set aside in the Roman
md Anglican churches for fasting,
id the ordination of clergy. Other
•ays this year will be the Wednesdays,
Jays and Saturdays that follow
Whitsunday (or Pentecost) on June 3;
loly Cross, always September 14;
•nd the Feast of St. Lucy on
December 13.
As it rains in March, so it rains in June.
vs If wet weather brings on your rheumatism, apply heat
with a heating pad, hot tub, or sauna.
Babootie
2 pounds any combination of flrown meat, drain off
ground beef, pork, or lamb Ufat, saute onion, then
2 onions, chopped U combine all ingredients
1 pound canned tomatoes and simmer for a half
1-1/2 tablespoons sugar hour. Thin with tomato
2 tablespoons curry juice, as needed, and serve
2 tablespoons vinegar over r j ce Can be made in
salt a crock pot.
2 firm bananas, peeled and Makes 8 servings,
sliced
1 apple, peeled, cored, and
chopped
2 tablespoons apricot jam or
1 can apricots
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1 cup tomato juice, for thinning
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717-228-2600
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CATTLE 404...(PDA)..Compared
with last week’s sale...steers 2.00 higher,
March 5
cows steady to 1.00 lower, heifers 1.50
to 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1265-1480 lbs 82.25-85.00,1515-1580 lbs
78.25-82.00, Choice 2-3 1100-1485 lbs
75.00-81.50, Select 1-3 67.75-77.75, Stan
dard 1-254.00-66.50.
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FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
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HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1400-1495 lbs 69.50-70.25
with one 72.00, Choice 2-3 1100-1625 lbs
64 25-69.50, Select 1-2 57.25-62.00, Stan
dard 1-248.00-51.75.
HEIFERS: few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1240-1400 lbs 81.25-82.50,
Choice 2-4 1000-1450 lbs 74.50-81.00,
Select 1-3 67.00-76.75.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 45.25-
50 00, Boners 80-85% lean 43.00-48.75,
Lean 85-90% lean 36.00-45,50. Shells
A damp,
rotten March
brings pain to
farmers.
March grass
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good.
if it does not
freeze on the
1 Oth, a fertile
year may he
expected.
Calling All Cooks
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, February 27,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
r VECTOR UPDATE _ j
f l VECTOR GROWERS MEETINGS 1
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PLEASE MAKE EVERT EFFORT TO ATTEND
March 6, 2001
7:00 pm
Blue Ball Fire Hall
Blue Ball, PA
To maximize your profit, we strongly suggest you attend these meetings.
Topics: Fertilizer, Fungicides, Insecticides, Growing guidelines for Vector
tobacco
You may sign up at the meetings, be sure you have 1320 feet between
another variety of tobacco
Other states are now interested in growing VT tobacco. Sign up now
to keep PA’s allotment
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Winstead, President I arrv Weaver, Manager, Gail Sensenit,. Snpervisoi
xII iC 641 Spruce Rd., New Holland, PA 17557
-LriiC<ai 717/351-9221
717/556-0270* 71-7/354-7477
Tobacco ( ompany, Inc.
35.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1180-2065 lbs
59.50-62.50, Yield Grade 2 900-1450 lbs
55.00-61.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Medium and Large 1 355-645 lbs 85.00-
105.00, Medium and Large 2 250-420 lbs
80.00- 525-550 lbs 70.00-75.00;
HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1295-440
lbs 89.00-98.00, 535-585 lbs 82.00-89.00,
Medium and Large 2 270-425 lbs 81.00-
89.00, 520-665 lbs 54.00-68.00; BULLS:
few Medium 1 230-420 lbs 85.00-100.00,
Medium and Large 2 380-420 lbs 87.00-
91.00. 44,head of beef bred cows sold for
45.00- per cwt, most are due to calf
in 60-90 days.
CALVES 255...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 80-95 lbs 49.00-55.00,
Utility 50-90 lbs 10.00-37.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
steady to 5.00 lower, Holstein heifers
steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 85-125 lbs
120.00-172.00 mostly 135.00-165.00, No
2 80-125 lbs 75.00-140.00; No 1 Holstein
BUYING 609 TOBACCO FOR
VECTOR GROWERS ONLY
Call for delivery appointment
Working with Vector is your local tobacco company
heifers 80-105 lbs 270.00-380.00, No 2
60-105 lbs 125.00-260.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 95-100 lbs
140.00-187.00.
HOGS 206...8arr0ws and gilts 1.00 to
2.00 higher, sows steady to 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean
230-270 lbs 40.00-41.25, 45-50% lean
235-275 lbs 38.00-39.50, few 40-45% lean
280-295 lbs 38.00-34.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-485 lbs 25.00-
33.50, 500-655 lbs 27.50-34.00, few
Medium 315-475 lbs 16.50-20.50.
BOARS; 320-825 lbs 14.50-15.25.
FEEDER PIGS 13... US 1-3 45-60 lbs
30.00-38.00 per head.
SHEEP 29... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 70-85 lbs 93.00-97.50.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 35-55
lbs 150.00-155.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 42.00-48.00.
GOATS 30...(A11 sold by the head).
Few Large Nannies 69.00-80.00, Large
Kids 36.00-62.00. Small 14.00-34.00.
March 7, 2001
7:00 pm
Hoffman Bldg.
Solanco Fairgrounds
Quarryville, PA