AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 28, 2001
Lammas Day
From the Old English word meaning “loaf” and
■‘mass,” Lammas Day (August 1) was an early bless
ing ot the harvest, especially the first grains It was
tiaditional to bung a new loat of biead to the local
church or to the landlord as an offering ot the first fruits
of one's labois Lammas was one of the quartei-days
larked toi the payment of
rents Some historians asso
ciate Lammas Day with fes
tivities ielating to John
arleycom. a personification
the barley gram that goes
laetmaest,” or Lammas-tide
For every problem, there is a solution that
is simple, neat, and wrong.
Tip of the Week
Open your house to breezes at the coolest part of the
evening, then close it up and draw the shades before the tem
perature starts to rise.
COOL-AS-A-CUCUMBER SALAD
3 medium cucumbers skillet works well) tor
1 teaspoon salt 'vVP3 ~ houis
1 small yellow onion, sliced thin Drain oft
4 tablespoons apple-cider liquid
vinegar Stir othei
1-1/4 teaspoons pepper mstredients
1/2 cup white sugar into cucum
-3/4 cup sour cream bers. and
Peel cucumbei sand slice c * ll^
thin Covei with salt
Add onion Press with I, .
a heavy weight (a heavy mgs.
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HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY - 10:00 A.M.
WED AUG 1
FRI AUG 10 TRACTORS, FARM EQ & SUPPLIES
WED SEPT 5 WINROSS, HESS, FARM TRAC & TOYS
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SALES EVERY
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THURSDAY at 1:00 P.M.
HAY & STRAW SALE
Both Days at 11:30 A.M.
FEEDER CATTLE SALE
Ist Friday Night of Eveiy Month at 7; 15
POULTRY, EGGS, RABBITS
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Every Wednesday at 6:30 P.M.
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WINROSS, HESS, FARM TRAC &TOYS
rk< OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
Cream and
milk, wken
they sour at
night, often
indicate
thunderstorms.
Attention,
Gardeners:
The summer 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
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, July 24,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 260...(PDA) (Supply in
cluded 99 steers and heifers, 79 cows, 13
bulls and 69 feeder cattle.. Compared
with last week’s sale..steers and bulls
steady, cows uneven, 1.00 higher to 1.00
lower, heifers steady to weak on light
supply.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1265-1425 lbs 77.75-79.25,1550-1630 lbs
72.00- Choice 2-3 1100-1495 lbs
73.50-78.75, Select 1-3 69.50-73.25, few
Standard 1-2 58.00-67.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1100-1660 lbs 63.50-68.75, few Select 1-2
60.00- Standard X-2 50.00-57.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1380 lbs
70.75-76.00, few Select 1-3 68.00-70.25,
few Standard 1-2 53.00-61.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 45.25-
48.50, Boners 80-85% lean 42.00-47.00,
Lean 85-90% lean 38.00-43.75. Shells
37.00 and down.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-3 61.00-
66.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1600-1730
lbs 55.00-56.50, Yield Grade 2 1130-1775
lbs 52.00-54.00.
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: Large
3 275-310 lbs Holsteins 84.00-85.00;
HEIFERS: Medium 1-2 270-280 lbs
91.00, few Medium and Large 2 900-975
lbs 50.00-65.50, Medium and Large 3
680-815 lbs 45.00-59.00, one Large 3 395
lbs Holsteins 117.00; BULLS: one
Medium 1 260 lbs 113.00, 420-480 lbs
75.00-79.50, Medium and Large 2 415-
565 lbs 62.00-76.00, couple Medium and
Large 3 250 lbs 83.00 & 84.00, 395-585
lbs 52.00-58.00.
CALVES 261...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-120 lbs 40.00-65.00, few
Utility 65-80 lbs 20.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00
higher, Holstein heifers 20.00 to 30.00
higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
120.00-150.00, 80-90 lbs 100.00-115.00,
No 2 80-125 lbs 80.00-122.00 with a few
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down to 70.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 85-
120 lbs 400.00-560.00, No 2 60-100 lbs
190.00-390.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 75-160
lbs 128.00-180.00.
HOGS 55...8arr0ws and gilts 2.00
lower, sows 3.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50%
lean 240-275 lbs 43.50-45.75.
SOWS: 1-3 285-495 lbs 33.50-39.25,
500-690 lbs 37.25-39.25, Medium 370-
450 lbs 14.00-25.00.
BOARS: 520-580 lbs 22.25-23.50, one
185 lbs 30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 25...1-3 35-45 lbs
38.00-47.00, 50-65 lbs 48.00-57.00.
per head.
SHEEP 30... Slaughter lambs steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 35-50
lbs 85.00-100.00, 60-70 lbs 78.00-90.00,
few 100-125 lbs 71.00-74.00, Good and
Choice 55-65 lbs 57.00-73.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 29.00-40.00,
Yearlings 49.00-59.00.
GOATS 18...(AU sold by the head).
Large Billies 64.00 & 74.00, Medium
51.00-56.00, Large Nannies 65.00-73.00,
Medium 29.00-44.00, Large Kids 28.00-
49.00, one Small 19.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
June 23,2001
CATTLE 418...(PDA)...(Supply in
cluded 114 slaughter steers and heifers,
238 cows, 25 bulls and 41 feeder
cattle)...Compared with last week’s
sale..sl. cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls
2.00 higher.
STEERS; Choice 2-3 1075-1485 lbs
70.00-78.50, Select 1-3 66.75-72.75, few
Standard 1-2 60.25-65.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1680-1825 lbs 63.00-65.75,
Choice 2-3 1350-1660 lbs 62.50-67.00,
Select 1-2 59.00-62.50, Standard 1-2
51.00-55.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1015-1225 lbs
69.75-77.50, Select 1-3 65.25-70.00, Stan
dard 1-2 53.75-64.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80% lean 44.00-50.00 with a few low
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dressing down to 40.50, Boners 80-85%
lean 42.50-49.25, bulk of sales 43.00-
48.00, Lean 85-90% lean 37.75-45.25
mostly 38.50-44.50. Shells 37.25 and
down.
BULLOCKS: couple Select 1-3 67.75
& 69.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1650-2385 lbs
59.75-62.50 with a couple 67.25, Yield
Grade 2 1270-1800 lbs 53.75-58.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one
Large 2 915 lbs 70.50, few Medium and
Large 3 445-775 lbs 57.00-63.00; HEIF
ERS: Medium and Large 1 490-580 lbs
80.00- 685-740 lbs 72.00-79.00, one
Medium 2 240 lbs 84.00, few Medium
and Large 3 375-490 lbs 70.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 520-660 lbs 73.00-
80.00, 720-770 lbs 69.50-72.50, couple
Medium 2 785 & 840 lbs 65.50.
CALVES 437...VEALERS: one Good
210 lbs 90.00, Standard and Good 70-90
lbs 40.00-65.00, Utility 65-125 lbs 5.00-
30.00,
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
steady to spots 5.00 lower, Holstein heif
ers steady...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125
lbs 120.00-157.50 mostly 125.00-150.00,
80-90 lbs 110.00-125.00, No 2 80-125 lbs
80.00- with a few down to 70.00;
No 1 Holstein heifers 80-105 lbs 390.00-
545.00, No 2 70-90 lbs 170.00-350.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 80-105 lbs
90.00-
HOGS 22...8ARR0WS AND GILTS;
few 40-45% lean 285-295 lbs 44.00.
SOWS; few 1-3 370-430 lbs 30.00-
39.00, few 600-655 lbs 33.50-41.50.
BOARS: one 720 lbs 17.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST'
SHEEP 57... Slaughter lambs steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 45-60
lbs 74.00-82.00,80-110 lbs 69.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 30.00-41.00.
GOATS 155...(A11 sold by the head).
Large Billies 61.00-125.00, Medium
41.00-67.00 with some up to 105.00,
Large Nannies 64.00-95.00, Medium
42.50-64.00, Large Kids 23.00-41.00, few
up to 70.00, Small 6.00-16.00. per
head.
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