AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4,2001
THrsIWEEK^H^
Wilderness Wisdom
August 9 is the anniversary ot the 1854 publication of
Walden by Henry David Thoreau. the account ot his
time living at Walden Pond in Concord,
Massachusetts, between 1845 and 1847 There, Ihoreau
built a cabin studied plants and animals, and attempted
to ‘live delibeiately to
fiont the
facts and sec
could not learn what it had to
W teach "\t his letieat.
* Thoreau came to the con
clusion that “if one advances confidently in the direction
ot his dreams and endeavois to live the life which he
has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in
common hours ”
[Thoreau] U new the country like a fox or a
hin], and passed through it as freely hy
paths of his own.
»-* Harvest herb leaves and stems Just before the plant
flowers, and just after the dew dries.
No-Crust Apple Pie
5 medium apples (‘Jonathan',
'Cortland', or 'Delicious’
variety)
t cup, plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup Hour
'egg
1/2 cup chopped nuts Hm
Core and slice
apples, but do
not peel them
Grantsville
Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, July 28,2001
STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200-
500 LBS. 62.00-108.00.
STOCK HEIFERS 45.00-96.00
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE UP TO 75.00, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 45.00-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS GOOD 47.00-
64.00, LIGHT 57.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 60 00-72.50. MEDIUM TO
GOOD 50.00-58.50.
BULLS HEAVY 45 00-60.50, LIGHT
35.00-68.00.
COWS UTILITY HOLSTEINS
40.00-48.00, CANNERS 38.00-43.50,
CULLS 35.00 AND DOWN.
808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN.
. fly amm
In Dairy Bams v *
Spray For Flies Monthly
Or As Needed.
Rotate 3 Treatments:
• Permethrins
• Cyfluthrin
• Cygon
For More Information Call:
BEITZEL’S SPRAYING
Witmer, PA 17585 717-392-7227 or
Toll Free 1-800-727-7228 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS
LICENSED Spraying Since 1961 INSURED
Radio Dispatched Trucks
Dog Days end, Aug. 11
-Ralph Waldo Emarson (1803-1882)
Fill 9-inch pie plate two
thirds full of apples, then
sprinkle with a tablespoon
each ot sugar and cinna
mon Combine remaining
ingredients and pour
■“‘-N over apples Bake
, . \at 350° F foi 45
iijntti) l j minutes Serve
||w£ hot or cold
yjwWr Makes 6 servings
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP
TO 138.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM UP TO 225.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 105.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY UP TO 49.50,
HEAVY UP TO 48.00, LIGHT 45.00-
70.00, FEEDER PIGS BY HEAD UP
TO 52.00.
SOWS 20.00-35.00.
MALE HOGS 15.00-30.00.
LAMBS 70-85 LBS. UP TO 90.00, 85-
125 LBS, UP TO 86.00, 30-60 LBS. UP
TO 100.00, CULLS UP TO 60.00.
SHEEP UP TO 45.00.
GOATS LARGE 55.00-100.00,
MEDIUM 25.00-70.00, SMALL 10.00-
40.00, all by the head.
FEEDER SALE 2ND SAT. EVERY
MONTH.
OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
Clover,
cottonwood,
and quaking
aspen leaves
all turn up
and show
their lighter
undersides
before a rain.
.|OII
i'T~"
Go Back in Time
For replicas of the
1801 and 1901
editions of the
Almanac send $5 to
The Old Farmer s
Almanac, Dept 01R,
PO Boi(520,
Dublin, NH 03444,
call 800-895-9265,
ext 220 or visit
www almanac com/
go/01r
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
July 30,2001
CATTLE: 496 head, last week 418.
Compared with last Monday’s auction,
slaughter steers sold steady to 1.00
lower. Slaughter cows were 1.00- 200
higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4, few 1260-1465 lbs 77.75-
78.25. Choice 2-3, 1100-1500 lbs 70.00-
77.25. Select 1-3, 66.75-70.75. Standard
1-2,58.50-65.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3, 1700-1940 lbs 61.75-
65.00; one head 1625 lbs up to 68.50.
Choice 2-3, 1270-1690 lbs 63.00-66.75.
Select 1-2, 58.75-62.50. Standard 1-2,
50.50-55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3,
few 1065-1150 lbs 70.25-75.25. Select 1-
3, few 65.00-66.25. Standard 1-2 53.75-
64.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 45.00-52.00, few low
dressing down to 43.00. Boners 80-85
percent lean 43.00-48.75, low dressing
down to 40.00. Lean 85-90 percent lean
37.00- mostly 38.50-45.25.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield grade 1,
1365-2140 lbs 59.50-62.50, individual up
to 64.25. Yield grade 2, 1260-2335 lbs
55.00-
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1: 230-440 lbs 96.00-117.50; 775-
915 lbs 70.50-76.50. Medium and Large
2: individual 380 lbs 99.00. Medium and
Large 3; 920-1035 lbs 57.00-64.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1:200-385 lbs 98.00-115.00; couple
575-620 lbs 83.00. Medium and Large 2:
1 comer of East 6th Street and Stone Roadway |
INEMBRI
PHIRST
new leafhopper-resistant alfalfa PREDATOR
new HYBRID alfalfa
2002
V
new grains and silages
AG PROGRESS
400-530 lbs 83.00-89.00. Medium and
Large 3: 275-435 lbs 49.00-57.50; 695-
855 lbs 54.50-58.00. Large 3, one head
420 lbs 117.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large
1: 240-425 lbs 90.00-108.00; 525-610 lbs
81.00- 635-750 lbs 74.00-77.00.
Medium and Large 2 ,250-470 lbs 83.00-
106.00. Medium and Large 3,200-365 lbs
55.00- 635-910 lbs 51.00-55.00.
CALVES: 545 head, last week 437.
Compared to last week’s auction; Hol
stein bulls returning to the farm sold
steady, while Holstein heifers were 15.00
higher. VEALERS: Standard and Good
140-150 lbs 62.00-65.00; 75-95 lbs 45.00-
60.00. Utility 55-90 lbs 10.00-30.00. RE
TURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
Number 1 90-125 lbs 125.00-150.00, few
up to 157.50; 80-90 lbs 110.00-140.00.
Number 2 80-125 lbs 70.00-122.50. Hol
stein heifers Number 1 80-120 lbs
405.00- Number 2 70-115 lbs
130.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 95-120 lbs 80.00-180.00.
HOGS: 17 head. BARROWS AND
GILTS: 40-45% lean, couple 265 lbs
45.00. SOWS: US 1-3, Few 435-445 lbs
34.50-38.00; Individual 520 lbs 37.50
FEEDER PIGS: Sold for slaughter per
cwt Utility 50-85 lb 49.00-70.00 SHEEP:
34 head. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
individual 55 lbs 132.00. Choice one
head 65 lbs 82.50; Good and Choice 65-
90 lbs 63.00-73.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: Utility 1-3, 29.00-40.00; Year
lings up to 52.00.
GOATS: 60 head. All sold per head.
Billies; Large 77.00-106.00. Medium
55.00- Nannies: Large 53.00-72.50.
Medium 41.00-46.00. Kids: Large 27.00-
40.00.
new dairy mix
new hay mix
new pasture mix
new Persist mix
new Prolific mix
Conventional
YieldGard®
Roundup Ready®
stacked RR/YG
Market Choices®
High Cycle®
Silage Only
DMX-D
DMX-H
DMX-P
DMX-EO
DMX-FT
797RYG
760DT
649XY
649XRR
639RYG2
AUGUST 14-15-16
Dewart Hay
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, July 30,2001
HAY: 7 loads, 50.00-100.00.
STRAW: 4 loads, 60.00-97.50.
CORN; 5 loads, 52.50 and 70.00.
OATS: 2 loads at 2.05-2.10.
Belleville Poultry
Belleville, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, August 1,2001
GEESE; 4.00 EA.
TURKEYS: 11.00 EA.
GUINEAS: 5.00, CHICKS .75-2.10
EA.
ROOSTERS: 5.00-5.75 EA.
BANTAMS: 1.25-2.50 EA.
HEAVY HENS: 2.25-3.25 EA.
SILKIES: 3.75 EA.
MUSCOVY HENS: 3.00-5.50 EA.
MUSCOVY DRAKES: 7.00-15.00
EA.
MIXED DUCKS; 3.75-6.00 EA.
BARN PIGEONS: 2.00 EA.
WHITE BIRDS: 32.5-6.00 EA.
PHEASANTS: CHICKs 1.75.
DOVES: NONE.
QUAIL: CHICKS 1.75.
GUINEA PIGS: .15 EA.
RABBITS: UNDER 4 LBS. .75-3.00,
4-6 LBS. 3.50-5.50, OVER 6 LBS. 5.00-
8.75, ALL EACH.
For more information phone 717-242-
2898.
HCS4O
609XRR
509 X
509XRR
317SL
>S
S
o
o