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Crops and Robbers
July 14 is Bastille Day, a national holiday in France
that commemorates the storming of the Bastille
fortress in Pans. Built in the 14th century and
■~>ved ;he beginning of the French Revolution in
" 7 89, the Bastille prison had become a
il of royal oppression. Almost two
tunes later, on Bastille Day 1976,
mada's House of Commons voted
to abolish the death penalty; the
'ote released 11 men from death
;ow. Canada’s last executions (by
hanging) had been carried out in
1962. Cnmes punishable by execu
>n included rape, murder, and trea
.—..ured yea. earlier, there had been over 200
crimes punishable by death, including the unlawful tak
ing of turnips.
A thief k nows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf
is- Idling wastes fuel; just 15 seconds consumes more fuel
than restarting the car.
Stolen Turnip Puree
8 medium white turnips
1/8 teaspoon ground caraway
3 medium yellow onions
S tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons fresh parsley,
chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste
Pare and slice turnips,
boil with caraway ui
tender, for about 20 mi
utes. Peel and chop onir
and sautd thcmjn half
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Westminster Hay
Westminster, Maryland
Report Supplied By Auction
July 3,2001
HijwSlnw—Grain
99 LOTS.
ALFALFA: BALE 1.80-6.10, ROUND
Bastille Day,
butter. Add parsley, lemon
juice, and seasonings to
onions. When turnips are
:r, drain and
iash them
ice into a
•ving bowl,
tke a hol
, and fill
with the
mixture.
is 4 serving*.
14.00.
TIMOTHY: .75-2.10.
MIXED HAY: .50-3.50.
GRASS: .35-1.20, ROUND 5.00-
10.00.
STRAW: .15-1.30.
GROUND CORN: 3.50-4.25.
July 14
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
The goat will
utter her
peculiar cry
before rain.
Lightning in
summer
indicates
healthy
weather.
Attention,
Gardeners!
The summer 2001
Gtrdener's Comptnkw
is now on sale. You
can buy it at super
markets, bookstores,
or garden centers.
Or send $3.99 to
ith remain-
ig butter,
The Old Farmer’s
Almanac, DeptGCSU,
P.O. Box 520, Dublin,
NH 03444.
200 Madison Ave.
NY. NY 10016
(212-293-8500)
Corn Belt Feedstuff
St. Joseph, Mo.
July 3,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
CORN BELT FEEDSTUFF: Whole
sale Bids. Truck or Rail dollars per ton.
Feedstuff prices were steady to slightly
higher for the week. Feed ingredients
showed some strength due to the upcom
ing holiday shortened week. Most mills
will be shut down for the 4th so buyers
will pay more for some products. Tight
supplies are being reported by many
plants. Demand remained steady this
week. Alfalfa and alfalfa by-products
were steady as supplies continued tight
to lower yields reported.
SOYBEAN MEAL: 44 percent rail
bids 11.50 to 12.50 higher at 168.50-
171.50. 48 percent rail 11.50 to 12.50
higher at 178.50-180.50. Truck 44 per
cent 12.50 higher at 172.50-177.50; 48
percent 12.50 higher at 181.50-185.50
per ton.
CORN BY-PRODUCTS: Gluten Feed
21 percent, Interior Points, 1.00 to 2.00
higher at 54.00-62.00; Chicago 2.00 to
5.00 higher at 55.00-62.00; 60 pet Gluten
Meal, Interior points, 5.00 higher at
235.00- Chicago 10.00 higher at
240.00- Rail hominy feed Central
Illinois Points, steady at 48.00-50.00;
trucks steady at 50.00-52.00. Crude corn
oil steady at 15.50-16.50 cents per lb.
MIDDLINGS: Northwest 1.00 lower
to 3.00 higher at 43.00-48.00; Buffalo
1.00 to 3.00 higher at 43.00-50.00 per
ton.
ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio
17 percent dehydrated, steady at 125.00-
142.00 and 15 percent sun-cured, steady
at 120.00-137.00 per ton. Toledo, Ohio
meal 17 percent, steady at 127.00-
144.00. IS percent, steady at 122.00-
139.00 per ton.
DISTILLERS DRIED GRAINS:
Central Illinois, steady to 2.00 lower at
73.00-85.00; Chicago steady at 80.00-
85.00. Lawrenceburg, steady at 75.00.
Nebraska steady at 75.00- 83.00. Minne
apolis steady to 1.00 lower at 75.00 per
ton.
BREWERS DRIED GRAINS:
Newark, NJ steady at 80.00. Williams
burg, VA steady at 65.00.
Hostetter
Management
Company
has swine finishing floor
contracts available. We are
looking for new or existing barns
with capacities of 400 head or
more. If swine production is of
interest to you, we are offering
opportunities to become part of a
growing PA swine management
company.
For details and cash flow info
contact Francis Strause
(570) 286-7472
Hostetter Management
v ,v“ H Company H "%
/If 120 Lake St. IJ| \
I M Ephrata. PA II i
M. tel: 717-721 -9127, M ■*/
c ° Fax:7l7-721-9128
POURED WALLS
Formerly Aaron Fisher
- NRCS Approved
Manure Storage Pits
- Foundation Walls,
Retaining Walls
N L—
-133 Maxwell Hill Road
Morgantown, PA 19543
610-286-9217
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East Fluid Milk
And Cream Review
Madison, Wis.
July 3,2001
Report Supplied by USDA
Spot prices of class II cream, dollars
per lb. butterfat; F. 0.8. producing
plants: Northeast - 2.6288-2.7692. Deliv
ered Equivalent: Atlanta - 2.5686-2.7692
mostly 2.6488-2.7291.
PRICES OF CONDENSED SKIM,
dollars per lb. wet solids, F. 0.8. pro
ducing plants: Northeast, Class 11, in
cludes monthly formula prices: 1.0500-
1.1500; Northeast, Class 111, spot prices:
.8000-.9600.
The following are the June 2001 Class
and component prices under the Federal
Milk Order pricing system: Class II
$16.05 (up $.33 from April), Class 111
$15.02 (up $1.19); and Class IV $15.33
(up $.29). Product price averages used in
computing Class prices are: butter
$1.9263, NDM $1.0148, cheese $1.6211,
and dry whey $.2764. The Class II but
terfat price is $2.2159 and the Class 111/
IV butterfat price is $2.2089.
An eariy-week cold front broke the
heat wave that plagued the Northeast
most of last week. Milder temperatures
currently prevail, but milk output is still
dropping through the region. In the
Southeast, the milk flow is still easing
lower, but at a slower pace. Following
typical summer patterns, butterfat and
protein tests on incoming milk are fall
ing. Bottled milk sales are reported as
poor throughout much of the East. In
scattered areas, first-of-the-month
orders are slightly improved. Surplus
milk volumes are lighter and manufac
turing plants are operating on slightly
reduced schedules. Florida handlers are
still shipping some milk out of state. A
year ago at his time, Florida’s exports
had dipped to almost zero and imports
began in late July.
The Fourth of July holiday falling in
the middle of a week does disrupt
demand and processing schedules, but
most contacts see few problems In clear
ing any extra milk that may show up. -
The c«iu|pnSed skim market is mostly
steady. Demand is fair to good and sup
plies are more than adequate to meet
those nee4s. Some operations did tempo
rarily restart their dryers.to clear some of
their excess condensed skim. Also, some
did clear to Midwest plants.
The fluid cream market is firm. Sup
plies are tighter and demand is often im
proved. Spot prices are about steady.
The CME weekly average for butter is
up fractionally and multiples are occa
sionally higher. Some cream buyers are
looking at Western suppliers to supple
ment their regular sources. Ice cream
output is steady to heavier now that
summer is in full swing. Sales of soft
serve mix, ices, sherbet, and frozen no
velties are all improving along seasonal
patterns. Cream cheese output is steady
to slightly heavier. Churning activity is
limited.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
July 4,2001
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE 393...(SUPPLIED BY THE
AUCTION).
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1100-1400 lbs
61.00-64.00, Select 1-3 50.00-55.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 43.50-
48.00, Boners 80-85% lean 39.75-44.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 36.75-42.00. Shells
down to 30.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1200-1700 lbs
57.00-58.75.
CALVES 115...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 90-110 lbs 70.00-82.50, Utility
60-80 lbs 20.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES; No 1 Holstein bulls
95-120 lbs 155.00-174.00, No 2 85-110 lbs
77.50-150.00.
HOGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
FEEDER PIGS 37...1-3 39.00-50.00.
per head.
SHEEP 25... SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
Choice 40-70 lbs 75.00-99.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Good and Choice
70-100 lbs 65.00-73.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP; 26.00-47.00.
GOATS 9...(A11 sold by the head).
•Large Billies 40.00-125.00, Large Nan
nies SS.OO-71.00, Large Kids 27.00-
50.00- per head. ' -