AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 12, 2001 L-^-rrr^TWr x- Spring’s Sticky Visitor We’re talking about the slug, of course—that mass of not-so-sluggish destruction in the garden. Handpicking may be the most effective means of eliminating this slugabed in your borders, if your garden is small and you are brave (Rubber gloves and an iron stomach help ) Otherwise, decoys such as comfrey plants may attract the slimy pests, keeping them away from your prized cabbages Shallow pans of beer are often recommended, which become irresistible drown ing pools. Barriers of sharp eggshells, gnt, or ash may work, and many people claim that slugs won’t cross a strip of copper sheet mg Early mornings or cool, moist spring days are a slug’s delight. Toads, ducks, and certain wild birds are their natural predators. All gardens are a form of autobiography. -Robert Dash ns- Rub on oil of cloves or camphor to discourage biting insects. Salmon With Watercress Sauce 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound fresh salmon fillet, quartered 3 large eggs 1 bunch watercress, chopped juice of 2 lemons 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a baking pan with the olive oil Place the salmon pieces in the pan and bake for 8 to IQ minutes Meanwhile, United Feature Syndicate 200 Madison Ave ' NY, NY 10016 (Printed in the U S A) (212-293-8500) Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Lights -Four, I’a. Monday, Mar 7, 2001 Report Supplied Bj USD \ (Anil (PD\) fompared with last week s -ale si co,vs steady to 1 SO higher bulls steady S 1 ELRS lew Select 1-1 65 50-68 00 HEIFERS Standard 1-2 51 00-61 00 COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 45 00- 49 00. Boners 80-85% lean 40 00-45 50, Lean 85-90% lean 55 50-42 50 Shells 15 00 and down BUI LS Yield Grade 1 1155-2200 lbs 58 00-63 50, Yield Grade 2 1240-2150 lbs 49 00-58 00 FEEDER CAI TEE STEERS few Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 91 00- 108 00, Medium and Large 1 310-500 lbs 75 00-87 50, 550-870 lbs 70 00-87 50, HEIFERS few Medium and Large 1 315-615 lbs 80 50-86 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 62 00-80 00, 550-850 lbs 54 00-69 00, BULLS: Medium and Large 1 350-500 lbs 88.00-97.50, 535-795 lbs 82.00-87 00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 65.00-87.00, 520-815 lbs 60,00-80.00 CALVES 184 ..(All calves sold per cwt) VEALERS Choice 130-160 lbs Marketing to Demand: Meeting the Needs of Tooay's Increasingly Aware Consumers A one-day Learning Capsule™ on Saturday, June 16 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Featured Presentations Include: Organic Markets in Transition, Carolyn Dinvtn, Economic Research Srvs. USDA Integrating E-commerce in Your Business, Rob Ferber, Philly Chile Co Farm owner Farm to City, joseph C nfftn, President, The Oley Institute Legal Issues in Marketing, Neil D. Hamilton, Director of Ag. Law Center, Drake Umv. ... and many more. The / RODALE (g| INSTITUTE 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, PA 19530 • 610-683-1400 St. Ounstan, May 19 cook eggs in boiling water for 5 minutes, then plunge into cold water and peel. Blend soft-boiled egg with wateicress, lemon juice, and seasonings, and re frigerate until ready to serve. When salmon is done, serve hot with egg dress ing poured over the top Makes 4 servings 100 00-130 00, Good 160-295 lbs 87.50- 90 00 Standard and Good 90-100 lbs 50 00-85 00, 65-85 lbs 40 00-75 00, Util ity 50-80 lbs 20 00-40 00 FARM CALVES Holstein bulls steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90-135 lbs 140 00-195.00, 80-85 lbs 140 00-165 00, No 2 75-130 lbs 100 00-147.50, No 1 Hol stein heiters 90-120 lbs 360 00-410 00, one No 2 100 lbs 230 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 65-125 lbs 110 00-190 00. 195-295 lbs 75.00-125 00 HOGS 38 BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50% lean 280-270 lbs 45 50-47 50, 40- 45% lean 190-295 lbs 42 00-45 00 SOWS 1-3 345-540 lbs 34.50-39.50, one Medium 395 lbs 29 00. BOARS one 570 lbs 12 00. FEEDER PIGS 0. .NO MARKET TEST' SHEEP 108... Slaughter lambs steady to 10.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS- Choice 35-50 lbs 110 00-122 50, 55-75 lbs 108.00- 126 00, 80-100 lbs 109.00-117.00, Good and Choice 65-90 lbs 80.00-90.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 16.00-40.00. GOATS 27. (All sold by the head). One Large Billy 70.00, Medium 42.00- 54 00, Large Nannies and Wethers 55.00-81.00, Medium 27 00-44.00, Large Kids 26.00-33.00, Small 15.00-22.00. MONDAY CATTLE 329, CALVES 423, HOGS 56, SHEEP 53, GOATS 59. LAST MON. CATTLE 474, CALVES 427, HOGS 60, SHEEP 32, GOATS 74. CATTLE: Compared with last Mon day’s auction, slaughter steers and heif ers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00-3,00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded LOO higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1320-1390 lbs 79 75-81 00; 1500- 1560 lbs 74.00-78.00. Choice 2-3 1075-1460 lbs 74.25-80.50. Select 1-3 69.50- 75 75. Standard 1-2 few 60.50- 63.75. 0* OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS HOLSTEIN STEERS. High Choice 2 individual 1400 lbs 73.00. Choice 2-3 1190- 1500 lbs 65.25-67.75. Select 1-2 few 58.50-63 75. Standard 1-2 few 51.50- 52.00 Clovers contract at the end of a storm. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 few 1160-1250 lbs 79.50-83.50. Choice 2-3 1000-1330 1b576.5-80.75. Standard 1-2 few 56.00- 62 00. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75- 80 percent lean 45.75-52.00, mostly 47 25-51,00, individual up to 54.75. Boners 80-85 percent lean 43.50-50.75, mostly 45 00- 49.50. Lean 85-90 percent lean 37 00-47.0, mostly 39 75-45.75, few up to 49 75. SLAUGHTER BULLS- Yield grade 1 1490-2000 lbs 58.50-65.00. Yield Grade 2 1100-2355 lbs 50 25-58.75. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1 300-450 lbs 95.00-108.00; 520- 700 lbs 82 00-89 00 Medium and Large 2 few 450-500 lbs 98.00, 500-680 lbs 68 50- 79 00 Large 3 individual 415 lbs 80.00 A cold May enriches no one. Attention, Gardeners; The spring 2001 Gardener’s Companion is now on sale You can buy it at super markets, bookstores, or garden centers Or send $3 99 to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Dept GCSP, P 0 Box 520, Dublin, NH 03444 FEEDER HEIFERS- Medium and Large 1 200-380 lbs 100.00-117.50, 525- 555 lbs 87 00-95.00, 640-710 lbs 80.00- 84 50. Medium and Large 2 535-590 lbs 70.00- 86 00 Large 3 individual 310 lbs 87.00 FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1 few 560-575 lbs 85.00. Medium and Large 2 few 475-545 lbs 58.00-75.00. Large 3 Holstems couple 395 lbs 89.00. CALVES: Compared to last week’s auction’ Holstein bulls returning to the farm sold 10.00-20.00 lower, while Hol stein heifers were steady. VEALERS Standard and Good few 70-110 lbs 50.00-60.00 Utility 50-80 lbs 11.00-45,00 RETURNED TO FARM- Holstein bulls Number 1 80-120 lbs 155.00-192.50, mostly 16000-185 00. Number 2 70-125 lbs 95.00-160 00 Holstein heifers Number ) 85-120 lbs 365.00-470.00 Number 2 75-95 lbs 160.00-330 00. Beef type bulls and heifers 80-120 lbs 120 00- 170 00 BARROWS AND GILTS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 220-285 lbs 44 00-47 00 40-45 Few 325 lbs 39 50 SOWS Prices were steady with last Monday US 1-3 310-490 lbs 33 00-40.00 520-630 lbs 36 00-41 50 Medium 235-445 lbs 26 00-30.00 Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. 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Committed to PA &MD Dairy Producers! BOARS: Couple 220 lbs 34.50 SHEEP: Slaughter lambs sold steady to 5.00 higher than last week’s auction. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-65 lbs 125.00-146.00, 70-80 lbs 113.00- 119.00. Good and Choice 45-75 lbs 87.50-97.50. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3 21.00-36.00, mostly 32.00-36.00. GOATS: All sold per head. Billies. Large 9100-120.00. Medium 66.00- 82.50 Nannies: Large 62.00-80.00 Medium 42.50-65.00. Kids: Large 3LOO -57 00. Small 15.00-57.50. Pa. Weekly 13 Livestock Auctions Friday, May 4 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 4553... Compared with 4684 head last week and 4929 head a year ago. Compared with last Friday’s sum mary..sl. steers mostly .50 to 1.00 higher, si. heifers steady to 1.00 lower, si. cows uneven. Breakers and Boners 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Lean steady to 1 00 higher, bulls steady to 1.00 higher. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 79.00-82.75, Choice 1-3 74.75-80 50, Select and Low Choice 2-3 73.00-77 50, Select 1-3 69.00-77.00, Standard 1-2 57 00-66.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-3 67.75-73 75, Choice 2-3 64 00-71.25, Select 1-2 57 00-64.75, Stan dard 1-2 47.00-55.00. HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-4 71.00- Select 1-3 64.00-73.50, Stan dard 1-2 54.50-66.50. COWS. Breakers 75-80% lean 44.00- 52.50, Boners 80-85% lean 40 00-48.50, Lean 85-90% lean 36.00-46.75. Shells 35 00 and down. BULLOCKS Select 1-3 61.25-70 00 BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2500 lbs 56.00- few 68.50, Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs 50.00-59.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS. Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80.00- 109.00, 500-700 lbs 73.00-81.50, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 64.00-106.00, 500-700 lbs 65.00-97.50, few Large 3 500- 700 lbs 51.00-75.00, HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 79.00-114.00, 500-700 lbs 70.00-85.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs 60.00-91.00, 500-700 lbs 56.00-84.00; BULLS: Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80.00-115.00, 500- 700 lbs 78.50-91.00, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs (6.00-105.00, 500-700 lbs 61.00- few Large 3 300-500 lbs 52.00- 00. CALVES 3351... Compared with 2946 head last week and 2649 head a year ago Vealers mostly steady...VEALEßS few Choice 165-280 lbs 90.00-112 50, Good 205-450 lbs 80.00-95.00, Standard and Good 55-130 lbs 40 00-80.00, Utility 45-120 lbs 10.00-45.00; FARM CALVES Holstein bull calves steady with late week sales down to 15.00, Holstein heif ers active mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 135.00- 200.00, few to 225 00, No 2 80-120 lbs 80.00-190.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 80- 120 lbs 300 00-465.00, few to 495.00, No 2 65-120 lbs 100.00-405.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 65-140 lbs 100.00-215.00. HOGS 15S0...Compared with 1724 head last week and 1776 head a year ago. Barrows and gilts .50 to 1.00 higher, sows mostly 1.00 to 1.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-270 lbs 47.00-49.75, 45-50% lean 220-275 lbs 45.00-47 50, 40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 40.00-46.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lbs 38.00-41.00, 500-700 lbs 40.00-43.00. BOARS; 13.00-35.00. FEEDER PIGS 80... Compared with 222 head last week and 345 head a year ago. US 1-3 25-50 lbs 22 00-55.00, 55-65 lbs 52.50-77.00 per head SHEEP 1418. .Compared with 1345 head last week and 1709 head a year ago Slaughter lambs 10 00 to 20 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 25-45 lbs 110.00-150.00, 40-80 lbs 90.00- 130.00, 80-110 lbs 82.00-110.00, Good and Choice 25-70 lbs 70.00-112.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 17.50-47.00. TWO GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES 824... Compared with 265 last week 354 head a year ago... Feeder pigs 10.00 to 15.00 higher.US No 1-2 25-40 lbs 130.00-147.00, 47-49 lbs 100.00- 115.00, 50-59 lbs 90 00-109.00, 60-69 lbs 45.00-95.00; US 2-3 25-30 lbs 72.00; Slaughter 20-35 lbs 142.00-180.00 per cwt. Friend’s Stockyard,lnc. Accident, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, May 7,2001 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS 50 00-108.00. STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS 65.00-93 00 SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE 75 00-80.10, MEDIUM TO GOOD 68.00-74 00, HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LBS. 68.00-80.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY CHOICE 61.00-66.50, LIGHT 58.00- 72.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 75.00-79.75, MEDIUM TO GOOD 55.00-74 50. BULLS HEAVY 57.00-64.00, LIGHT 55.00-66.00 COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS) 42.50-47.75, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 38 00-42 00, CULL COWS 37.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50 00- 112 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 184 00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 413.00; BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 160.00. HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO 45 75. SOWS UP TO 38.00. LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 82 00 LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTS. ' X 5? Quality Products & Services Working for You! Toll-Free 800.468.5524,
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