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One Hundred Years Ago ...
Spring cleaning took a leap forward in 1901 when
Hubert Booth invented the first practical electric vacu
um cleaner. Unlike the portable vacuums of today, his
was sent out with a crew that went door-to-door, offering
to vacuum the dust and dirt out of houses using long
tubes. Just imagine—you
have your milkman, your fish
peddler, and now your vacu- —»\, Jf -
um man. In 1907, the Hoover [i i 1
Suction Sweeper Company
improved on the design, and
in 1921, a Swedish lamp Ll
salesman produced further
developments and started the Electrolux Company. But
what ever happened to that crew of vacuumers?
Progress might have heen all right once hut
haS gone on too long, -OQtJtn Nash. American poet (1902-1971)
® Sprinkle a little lavender or lemon Juice onto your vacuum
bags to refresh the air as you clean.
Scalloped Potatoes
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
5 to 6 medium baking potatoes
2 cups whole milk
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Butter an 1 lx7-inch
baking pan. Peel and
slice potatoes into ’/4-inch
rounds. Heat milk to a near
boil. Layer half the pota
toes in the baking pan,
sprinkle with salt and pep-
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SEEDLING DELIVERY
• NO VECTOR SEEDLING DELIVERY ON THURSDAY, MAY 24,
ASCENSION DAY
• Delivery will be made Monday through Saturday, May 21-26
• Make sure someone at the farm knows where you want your
plants and can help unload, just in case you are not home when
they are delivered
• Please fill out and return your survey postcard TODAY I
• Do not give Vector plants to ANYONE, do not “share” them with your
neighbor, do not change around your order with your brother/neighbor l Call
our office it you have questions and need more plants to finish We’ll bring
them out If you have some left over after you are all thru planting for the year,
we’ll pick them up
► Office Hours i
i - Monday-Friday, 9AM- 4 PM
► JciTy Winstead, President, Larry Weaver, Manager, M
Gail Sensenig, Supervisor
New Moon, May 22
per, dot with butter, and
add half the cheese,
onions, and flour. Then
repeat the layering, but set
aside the final half-cup of
cheese. Pour hot milk over
all, cover with foil, and
bake for 45 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining
cheese, and bake for anoth-
Make* 8
servings.
CATTLE 4557... Compared with 4553
head last week and 4122 head a year
ago. Compared with last Friday’s sum
mary..sl. steers mostly steady on Choice
grades and higher while Select grades
showed mostly 1.00 lower, heifers
uneven, mostly steady, cows active 1.00
to 2.00 higher, bulls steady to 1.00
higher.
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
79.00-82.75, Choice 1-3 75.00-80.50,
Yield Grade 4 to 74.00, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 73.00-76.00, Select 1-3 68.00-
75.75, high dressing to 77.25, Standard
1-263.00-68.00.
If fowls roll in
the sand, rain
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 69.25-71.00, Choice 2-3
65.00-70.25, Select 1-2 57.50-65.25, Stan
dard 1-251.50-57.75.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
74.25-80.75, Select 1-3 68.00-75.75, Stan
dard 1-2 53.00-66.00.
is at hand.
Dandelions
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 45.75-
54.25, Boners 80-85% lean 42.25-49.75,
Lean 85-90% lean 37.00-42.75, high
dressing to 47.00. Shells 35.00 and down.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 74.50-77.50,
Select 1-3 65.00-68.75.
and daisies
close before
rain.
BULLS: Yield Grade X 1000-2500 lbs
57.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2400 lbs
49.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 90.00-
108.00. 500-700 lbs 82.00-89.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 75.00-98.00,
500-700 lbs 68.50-79.00; HEIFERS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 86.00-
100.00, 500-700 lbs 73.00-95.00, Medium
and Large 2 300-500 lbs 70.00-92.50,
500-700 lbs 68.00-75.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 300-500 lbs 80.00-
92.50, Medium and Large 2 300-500 lbs
73.00-82.00.
Attention,
Gardeners!
The spring 2001
Gtrientr'i Cocnptnkxt
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.0.80x 520, Dublin,
NH 03444.
Pa. Weekly
13 Livestock Auctions
Friday, May 11
Report Supplied By PDA
BOOSTER PUMPS in box
1/3hp $222 00
1/2hp $286 00
3/4hp $295 00
Ihp $331 00
STOCK FANS on sale
36 DD with hardware $lB5 00
in qtys of 10 or more $lOO 00
CT 48" EZ BD Fan $405 00
48 & 52 Fans CALL
PLASTIC FOGGING NOZZLES
1 gal nozzles $ 77
1 gal nozzles 100 or more $7O
IVj gal nozzles $77
COOL CELL Pads & Systems
2x2x4 Paper Pad $l7 70
2x2x5 Paper Pad $1612
2 x 2 x 6 Paper Pad $27 70
"HOG HAIR CALL
CT 6 Recirculating CALL
CHEMILIZER Medicafors
HNSS $209 00
COMPLETE Tunnel Retrofits
CALL
Not all products may be available at both locations We will however be
happy to ship to your location or to our store on our next re-stocking
Shipment Standard shipping charges apply
Join the list of successful growers
who have improved their
performance with Chore-Tronics
controls Ventilation computers keep
your birds in the comfort zone 24-7
Up to forty outputs Networkable for
remote monitoring and operation
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SYSTEMS, INC
Flyway Business Park
139 A West Airport Road
Lititz, PA 17543
Ph0ne(717)569-2702
CALVES 2996... Compared with 3351
head last week and 2814 head a year
ago. Vealers steady to firm...VEALERS:
Choice 150-310 lbs 100.00-130.00, Good
140-290 lbs 87.00-90.00, Standard and
Good 75-110 lbs 40,00-70.00, Utility 55-
100 lbs 20.00-45.00; FARM CALVES:
Holstein bull calves mostly steady with
good strength at end of week, Holstein
heifers fully steady; No 1 Holstein bulls
80-120 lbs 150.00-200.00, No 2 80-120 lbs
100.00- weaker calves to 80.00;
No 1 Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 365.00-
495.00, No 2 80-120 lbs 200.00-350.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
120.00-
HOGS 17S8...Compared with 1550
head last week and 1600 head a year
ago. Barrows and gilts steady to mostly
1.00 higher, sows mostly 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54%
lean 220-275 lbs 48.00-51.00, 45-50%
lean 220-275 lbs 45.00-48.00, 40-45%
lean 240-300 lbs 42.00-45.00. SOWS: US
1-3 300-500 lbs 37.00-43.00, 500-700 lbs
42.75-45.00. BOARS: 16.50-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS 209... Compared with
80 head last week and 142 head a year
ago. US 1-3 25-50 lbs 21.00-57.00, 50-65
lbs 62.00-66.00 per head.
SHEEP 1479... Compared with 1418
head last week and 1891 head a year
ago. Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00
lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
20-50 lbs 120.00-146.00, 60-90 lbs
113.00-132.00, 90-125 lbs 80.00-105.00,
Good and Choice 35-65 lbs 90.00-120.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 26.00-50.00.
ONE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES 309... Compared with 829 last
week 367 head a year ago... Feeder pigs
active 30.00 to 45.00 higher..US No 1-2
25-55 lbs 126.00-130.00; US 2 30-35 lbs
125.00, 40-55 lbs 107.00-117.00; Slaugh
ter 20-35 lbs 155.00-187.00, 90-125 lbs
70.00-92.00 per cwt.
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National Sheep Summary
San Angelo, Texas
May 15,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
At midwest market centers, slaughter
lambs steady; slaughter ewes 2.00
higher; feeder lambs steady. At New
Holland, PA, slaughter lambs 10.00
lower; slaughter ewes steady to 5.00
higher. At San Angelo, TX, slaughter
lambs not well tested; slaughter ewes
mostly steady; feeder lambs 5.00-8.00
lower. Estimated receipts 8500 head for
today.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 90-150 lbs; San Angelo; shorn
and wooled 80.00-84.00; new crop 90.00-
96.00. Midwest: shorn 83.00-85.00;
wooled 75.00-80.00; new crop 85.00-
87.00. Virginia: new crop 100.00. New
Holland, PA: 80-110 lb. 100.00-125.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: San Angelo:
Good and Choice 2-4 35.00-45.00; Good
2-3 44.00-53.00; Utility and Good 1-3
50.00-60.00; Utility 1-2 40.00- 50.00;
Cull and Utility 1-2 32.00-40.00. Mid
west: Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-35.00;
Cull 1-2 22.00-28.00. New Holland;
Good and Choice 2-4 45.00-65.00; Utility
and Good 1-3,25.00-45.00. Billings, MT:
Good 2-3 no test; Utility 1-2 no test; Cull
1 no test.
FEEDER LAMBS: Medium and
Large 1-2; San Angelo; new crop 60-80
lbs 95.00-97.00. Midwest: 60-80 lbs
100.00-110.00; 80-100 lbs 85.00-100.00.
Billings: no test. Virginia: 50-70 lbs
100.00; 70-85 lbs 101.00.
REPLACEMENT EWES: Medium
and Large 1-2: San Angelo: Yearlings
98.00 per head; baby tooth 91.00-94.50
per head; solid mouth 87.00 per head;
mixed age 110-145 lb 61-66.00 cwt. Bill
ings; no test.
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