AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18,2001 'Cold > Doves and Bears On August 25, 1085. Samantha Smith, the schoolgnl who wrote a letter about peace to Soviet leader V un V Andropov died in an airplane crash in Auburn, Maine Samantha s letter, wntten in 1982 when she was 10, said, "Congratulations on your new job 1 have been worrying about Russia and tf United States getting into a nuclcai wai Andropov's response included an inviti lion to see for herself that ‘ in the Soviet Union everyone is for peace and fncnd ship among peoples " The exchange began a series of peaceful visits and spurred other student exchanges Today. Augusta Maine, there is a life-size statui Smith releasing a dove, while a bear (the ; bol of Maine and the Soviet Union) embraces her I cease not to advocate peace; even though unjust, it is better than the most just war. -Cicero (106-*3Efl For best drying, stack firewood with the ends toward the prevailing winds. Roasted Summer Vegetables 4 Urge unpeeled potatoes, nreheat oven to 423°f- In cut Into chunks Ml 3x9 pan. loss potatoes 1 red onion, cut Into wedges I and onion in 1 lablcs(xx)n 3 tablespoons olive oil oil. W teaspoon salt. 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus to taste and herbs Roast pepper, to lute minutes Add carrots. IMtapmiMMlta squash, peppers, and 2 or rosemary tablespoons olive oil Add leap baby cerrots, trimmed r .. . ... 1(2 pound pattypan or other W al 'f; P c P,P er lo as,e squash sHces J V*" 1 .'c 4 peppers, red, yellow, or green, ! oast minute s mole sliced turning vegetables until 2lemons,sliced tender Garnish with » lemon slices Serves 6 Belknap Livestock Belknap, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA, PDA August 15,2001 CATTLE 69..(PDA). STEERS: few Standard 1-2 54.00- 57.00. HEIFERS; one Standard 1-2 56.00. COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean 43.00-47.25, few Boners 80-85% lean 37.50-43.00, Lean 85-90% lean 34.00- 39.00, Shells 31.50 and down. BULLS: few Yield Grade 2 1246-2174 lbs 39.00-52.25. FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS: few Medium 2 514-580 lbs 58.50-60.00. CALVES 97...VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-115 lbs 40.00-65.00, few Utility 55-80 lbs 16.00-37.50. FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls Diffenbach Auction Inc. 100 West Jackson Street • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557 Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547 HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY -10:00 A.M. WED SEPT 5 WINROSS, HESS, FARM TRAC &TOYS FRI SEPT 14 TRACTORS, FARM EQ & SUPPLIES TUES SEPT 25 QUILT, CRAFT & BUGGY WED SEPT 26 QUILT & CRAFT EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT. -AU2258-L H/uvtr hsmm iuui ''We're Here To Serve" FARMERS Tired of Paying High Insurance Rates On Trucks You Seldom Use? We Offer Competitive Prices On Trucks from Pickups to Tractor Trailers. We Offer All Types Of Farm and Agribusiness Insurance. Please Call For Quotations or Information. Roger Slusher • Bob Lee • Carol Young • Cindy Beyer • Julie Lee • Terry Wingert 2488 Maple Ave., Quarryville, PA 17566 (717)786-1711 (800)882-1415 > OLD FARMER’S WEATHER PROVERBS A wet August never brings dearth , Raindrops standing on the clothesline {outcast more to come. Attention, Gardeners! The summer 2001 Gardener's Compmon is now on sale You can buy it at super markets, bookstores, or garden centers Or send $3 99 to The Ok) Farmers Almanac Dept GCSU PO Box 520, Dublin, NH 03444 80-120 lbs 105.00-135.00, No 2 80-110 lbs 62.50-105.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-100 lbs 430.00-460.00, No 2 75-115 lbs 150.00-375.00. Beef type bulls and heifers 70-100 lbs 120.00-210.00. HOGS 51... BARROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean 220-280 lbs 49.00-50.75, few 40-45% lean 260-280 lbs 47.75. FEEDER PIGS 53... 1-3 50-60 lbs 53.00- 40-50 lbs 48.00-54.00, 2-3 35-45 lbs 21.00-27.00, Utility 20-35 lbs 16.00- per head. SHEEP 33... SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 80-130 lbs 54.00-58.00, SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 21.00-34.50. GOATS 56..(A11 sold by the head). Few Medium Billies 37.50-46.00, few Large Nannies 38.00-68.00, Medium 31.00-46.00, Large Kids 22.00-42.00, Small 15.00-27.00. —per head. Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. August 15,2001 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 206...(PDA)..(Supply in cluded 68 steers and heifers, 90 cows, 12 bulls and 36 feeder cattle)...Compared with last week’s sale...sl. steers weak, fully 2.00-4.00 lower due to a lower market undertone and lack of well finished cattle, cows weak, 80-85% lean fully .75 lower, lean 85-90% lean 1.00- 2.00 lower, bulls weak. STEERS: few Choice 2-3 1110-1370 lbs 71.50, few Select 1-3 64.00-71.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3 1305-1685 lbs 63.00-66.00, Select 1-2 56.50- Standard 1-248.50-57.50. HEIFERS: one Select 1-3 69.00, few Standard 1-2 45.75-54.00. COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean 43.50- Boners 80-85% lean 42.00- 46.50, Lean 85-90% lean 35.00-44.50, mostly 39.25-42.75. Shells 34.50 and down. BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1 1865 & 2355 lbs 53.00 & 55.75, few Yield Grade 2 1130-1885 lbs 49.00-59.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium and Large 2 615-921 lbs 66.00- 75.00; HEIFERS: Medium 1 305-345 lbs 80.00-85.00, Medium and Large 2 200- 800 lbs 54.00-75.00; BULLS; Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs 99.00-130.00, Medium and Large 2 355-515 lbs 53.00- 75.00. CALVES 213...Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS: few Good 80-90 lbs 87.50- 90.00, few Standard and Good 80-85 lbs 55.00-80.00, Utility 60-90 lbs 5.00-47.50. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls mostly steady to 5.00 higher, No 2 Hol stein heifers steady to strong with good buyer demand. No 1 Holstein bulls 90- 125 lbs 132.50-140.00, No 2 75-115 lbs 80.00-135.00, mostly 85.00-130.00. Few No 1 Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs 400.00- 480.00, No 2 65-110 lbs 150.00-350.00. Beef type heifers couple 90 & 105 lbs 175.00 & 195.00. HOGS 49...8ARR0WS AND GILTS: few 45-50% lean 281 lbs 48.00, 40-45% lean 210-379 lbs 32.50-45.50. SOWS: few 1-3 390-495 lbs 33.50- Farming, Financing and Toge Remember w was all it tool successful fan With some h mother natun efficient is sti! y . successful farming. And that, by itself, is a tough job. 6 30 PM 900 AM Today’s farmer has to know financing and marketing as well as production. And today, as in the past,The Ephrata National Bank is here to help. 9 00 AM 9 00 AM We’ve been financing local farming since 1881 and plan to for years to come. Next time you need some honest advice on financing your farming operation, see your friends at The Ephrata National Bank. To learn more, call Bob Zook at 717-721 -5220 MEMBER FDIC WITH FIVE LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU www.ephratanationalbank.com 37.50, 505-640 lbs 38.50-42.25, one Medium 510 lbs 29.00. BOARS: 400-660 lbs 24.00-26.00, one 205 lbs 34.00. FEEDER PIGS 36... Few 1-3 34-43 lbs 60.00-67.50, few 1-3 57 lbs 82.50, few 1-3 126-184 lbs for slaughter 21.00-30.00. per cwt. SHEEP 20... SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 70 lbs 90.00-91.00, few 86- 125 lbs 61.00-70.00, few Good and Choice 35 lbs 65.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP; couple 41.00 & 48.00. GOATS 10...(All sold by the head). Few Medium Nannies 26.00-46.00, one Medium Wether 54.00, few Large Kids 24.00-38.00, few Small Kids 20.00-23.00. —per head Belleville Livestock Auction Belleville, Pa. August 15,2001 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 293...(PDA)..(Supply in cluded 249 in the Dairy Sale)..Compared with last week’s sale...sl. cows steady to 1.00 higher. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 47.50- 51.25, Boners 80-85% lean 40.50-46.50, Lean 85-90% lean 36.25-43.75. Shells 35.75 and down. BULLS: couple Yield Grade 2 1385 & 1490 lbs 52.00 & 57.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Large 1315 lbs 70.00, one Large 1760 lbs 71.50, couple Medium and Large 2 385 & 350 lbs 71.00 & 77.00, 695-810 lbs 62.00-64.50, Large 3 Holsteins 600-945 lbs 55.00-68.00; HEIFERS: one Large 1 405 lbs 73.50, 590-725 lbs 66.00-69.00, one Large 2 395 lbs 67.50; BULLS: one Medium 1320 lbs 80.00. CALVES 87...Vealers steady to 5.00 higher. VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-95 lbs 55.00-67.00, Utility 60-95 lbs 42.00-50.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, Holstein heif ers mostly steady..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 115.00-145.00, No 2 90-120 lbs 70.00-115.00; one No 1 Holstein heifer 95 lbs 400.00, No 2 Holstein heifers 70-95 lbs 107.00-237.00. Couple beef type bull and heifer 75 lbs stood the test of time... “Epfirata 9(ationaC 65.00 & 75.00. HOGS 3...50W5: 1-3 one 280 lbs 13.00, one 640 lbs 28.00. BOARS: one 560 lbs 13.00. FEEDER PIGS 68...1-3 25-45 lbs 20.00- per head. SHEEP 30... Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 45-75 lbs 67.00-84.00, 80-130 lbs 58.00- SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00- GOATS 39...(AU sold by the head). Couple Medium Billies 40.00 & 41.00, couple Large Nannies 50.00 & 71.00, Medium 33.00-68.00, couple Large Kids 20.00 & 43.00, Small 5.00-15.00 per head. DAIRY COWS; 650.00-2175.00. per head. Morrison’s Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, August 13,2001 CATTLE: 114 HEAD. STEERS: CHOICE 71.00-74.25, GOOD 66.00-70.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 70.00-73.50, GOOD 63.00-67.50. COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 42.50-48.00, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 22.00-41.00. BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 54.00- BULLS: 52.50-59.00. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 72.00- 89.00, BULLS 55.00-78.00; HEIFERS 52.00- CALVES: 101. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST, CHOICE 82.00-89.00, GOOD 75.00- STANDARD 25.00-55.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 75.00- 120.00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 100.00-350.00. HOGS: 171. US#l-2, 51.00-52.50; US #l-3,46.00-48.00. SOWS: US #l-3 36.00-42.00. BOARS; 21.50-45.00. FEEDER PIGS: 46. US #l-3 20-50 LBS. 27.00-52.00. SHEEP: 50 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS 75.00- GOOD 70.00-75.00, SLAUGHTER EWES 28.00-40.00. GOATS: 20.00-82.00. t=l (OUN. HOUSING LE sDEfI
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