AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 5,2001
Don’t Forget “Saint Mom”
This year. Mother’s Day (May 13) comes at the tail
end of the Three Chilly Saints, May 11, 12, and 13,
named for Mammertus, Pancras, and Gervais (or
Gervatius). These feast days traditionally bring chilly
weather—perhaps some fleece slippers for Mom would
be in order, so she can keep her sense
of humor through this final cold
nip. If her demeanor is still
frosty, remind her that the
ancient spring festival to honor
the mother goddess, Cybele,
may have been the precursor
to Mother’s Day. It was held
much earlier. Just after the spring
.inox, but nevertheless, it was
called Hilana, from the Latin for “cheerful” 1
What is a home without a mother?
■o’ Shear sheep during the light of the Moon (after May 22
this month).
Great-Grandmother’s Sponge Cake
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot milk
1/4 cup (1/2 slick) butter, melted
2 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups fresh berries (any variety)
Beat eggs and the 2 cups
sugar until fluffy. Sift
flour with baking pow-
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Direct Buying Market
Nashville, Tcnn.
May 2,2001
Report Supplied By USOA
Possum Hollow Sheep and Goat
Direct Buying Market at McMinnville,
Tenn Estimated receipts this week 800
head Trends Market steady Prices per
pound Prices are good until Tuesday of
next week
SHEEP SLAUGHTER LAMBS
Choice and Prime 40-60 lb 90-115 00,
60-80 lb 90-1 OS 00, 80-110 lb 80-90 00,
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der. Add to egg mixture.
Add vanilla, salt, milk, and
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100-120 lb 75-8000. FEEDER LAMBS.
40-60 lb 75-90 00, 60-80 lb 70-80.00.
SLAUGHTER RAMS & EWES All
weights 28-33.00
GOATS KIDS. Prime and Choice 30-
45 lb 75-80 00, 50-75 lb 85-95 00. Boer
cross 30-40 lb 80-88 00, 50-70 lb 92-
102 00 KIDS & YEARLINGS Good
30-45 lb 65-75 00, 50-70 lb 75-85 00.
MATURE NANNIES Choice 60-85 lb
50-55 00, 85 Ib/up 45-52 00, Good, all
weights 42-47 00 MATURE BILLIES
Choice and Good 75-110 lb 60-67.00; 110
Ib/up 63-68 00
Greencaslle Livestock
Grcencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
IXies., May 1,2001
MONDAY CATTLE 474, CALVES
427, HOGS 60, SHEEP 32, GOATS 74.
LAST MON. CATTLE 426, CALVES
337, HOGS 3, SHEEP 67, GOATS 37.
CATTLE: Compared with last Mon
day’s auction, slaughter steers sold
steady. There were not enough slaughter
heifers to establish a trend. Slaughter
cows traded 1.00-3.00 lower, with most
weakness of fleshy types. Slaughter bulls
trended 3.00 lower.
May 7
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41350-1430 lbs 79.25-81.75.
Choice 2-3 1110-1410 lbs 74.50-79.75;
couple 1585 lbs 70.25-75.25. Select 1-3
69.00-74.75. Standard 1-2 few 52.50-
67.50.
Cold weather
and knaves
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1420-1725 lbs 64.00-69.00. Select 1-2 few
60.00-64.25. Standard 1-245.75-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 3
individual 1205 lbs 76.00. Standard 1-2
few 57.50-60.00.
come out of
the north
Midioestemers,
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 44.25-49.75. Boners BO
SS percent lean 42.50-48.50, bulk of the
sales 44.00-48.00. Lean 85-90 percent
lean 37.00-46.75, mostly 38.50-45.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield grade 1
1145-2250 lbs 57.25-62.25. Yield Grade 2
1180-1950 lbs 54.75-57.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1 310-445 lbs 97.00-109.00; 590-
795 lbs 78.0081.50; 825-945 lbs 73.50-
74.00. Medium and Large 2 325-420 lbs
80.00- 106.00; 720-735 lbs 65.00-70.00.
Medium and Large 3 230-395 lbs 72.00-
99.00, 430-575 lbs 64.00-74.00; 770-905
lbs 63.00-64.00.
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FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and
Large 1 240-455 lbs 89.00-114.00; 500-
665 lbs 77.00-85.00, 750-845 lbs 66.00-
77.00. Medium and Large 2 285-475 lbs
79.00- 91.00; 525-680 lbs 68.00-84.00;
835-920 lbs 53.00-62.00. Medium and
Large 3 240-345 lbs 70.00-81.00; 500-525
lbs 56.00-73.00.
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FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
1 235-315 lbs 111.00-115.00; 500-595 lbs
78.50-91.00. Medium and Large 2 300-
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72.00. Medium and Large 3 285-460 lbs
56.00-74.00; 525-630 Iba 62.00-73.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week’s
auction, Holstein bulls and Holstein heif
ers returning to the farm sold steady.
VEALERS: Standard and Good few
70-114 lbs 52.50-60.00. RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein bulls Number 1 90-120
lbs 170.00-212.50, mostly 180.00-205.00;
80-90 lbs 160.00-187.50. Number 2 75-
125 lbs 100.00-177.50, weaker calves
down to 72.50. Holstein heifers Number
1 80-115 lbs 350.00- 480.00. Number 2
75-100 lbs 145.00-335.00. Beef type bulls
and heifers 70-115 lbs 120.00-170.00;
145-190 lbs 97.50-125.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE
SOWS: Prices were steady with last
Monday. US 1-3 305-495 lbs 33.00-39.00,
mostly 35.00-37.50 500-680 lbs 36.00-
42.00. BOARS; 415-895 lbs 13.50-18.00
190-245 lbs 30.00-34.00
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs sold steady
with last week’s auction. SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice 40-60 lbs 122.50-142.50.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
32.00-40.00.
GOATS: All sold per head. Billies;
Large 76.00-114.00. Medium 47.00-
60.00. Nannies: Large 50.00-82.50.
Medium 37.00-70.00. Kids: Large 24.00-
37 00. Small 10.00-23.00.
Frederick Livestock
Frederick, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
April 30,2001
SLAUGHTER COWS: 70 HEAD,
1.00-2.00 LOWER. BREAKERS 44.00-
49.25, FEW TO 50.75, BONERS 42.00-
46.00, LEAN 39.00-43.00, THIN AND
SLOW 39.00 DOWN.
BULLS; 6 HEAD. YG#l 1975 LBS.
AT 61.75, YG#2 1400-1925 LBS. 54.00-
55.00.
FED STEERS: NO BEEF BREEDS.
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LBS. 60.00-63.50. 1600-1650 LBS. TO
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FED HEIFERS: SELECT HOL
STEINS 1300-1500 LBS. 51.00-52.75.
CALVES: 121 HEAD. CHOICE 230-
350 LBS. 89.00-94.00, GOOD 80-120
LBS. 50.00-70.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS
RETURNING TO FARM 20.00-40.00
LOWER. #1 95-120 LBS. 135.00-165.00,
75-95 LBS. 122.00-150.00; #2 95-125
LBS. 107.00-127.00, 70-90 LBS. 80.00-
120.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY. #1 80-110 LBS.
390.00- #2 270.00-360.00, 1
STARTED 145 LBS. AT 175.00; 1
JERSEY X 65 LBS. AT 220.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS #1 80-120 LBS.
140.00-
BUTCHER HOGS: 37 HEAD, 1.00
HIGHER. #1 AND 2 240-265 LBS.
46.50-47.25, #1 AND 3 260-280 LBS.
44.00-45.00; 2 300 LBS. AT 40.00.
SOWS; 1620 LBS. AT 43.00.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS, NONE.
HEIFERS: MEDIUM 400 LBS. TO
75.00,500-700 LBS. 59.00-64.00,3 HOL
STEINS 690-925 LBS. 90.00-96.00.
BULLS: 200-250 LBS. 110.00-113.00,
HOLSTEINS 5 HEAD 700-900 LBS.
47.00-56.50.
Greencastle Livestock
Special Monthly Feeder
Cattle Sale
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Friday, April 27,2001
109 HEAD.
COWS WITH SMALL CALVES,
SOLD BY THE PAIR, 9SO-11S0 LBS.
450.00- 1100-1250 LBS. 625.00-
875.00.1275-1575 LBS. 725.00-975.00.
BRED HEIFERS AND YOUNG
BRED COWS SOLD BY THE HEAD,
475.00- YEARLING BULLS
500.00- MATURE BULLS
700.00-
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