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Sign of the Scales
Libra rules from Septembei 23 to October 22, and
Venus rules Libra As befits the scales of justice.
Libra is said to govern diplomats, lawyeis, relation
ships. paitneis. and politics Libras aie said to be ideal
istic. tactful, good listeners, and intelligent but some
times naive Libras don't like aiguments and tend to be
gracious and understanding, but they aie sometimes
stubborn or prone to depression People bom under this
sign include wnteis Uisula LeGuin. William Faulkner,
and Thomas Wolfe, "Moppets’ - creator Jim Henson,
television personalities Ed Sullivan and Barbara Wal
ters. stateswoman Eleanor
Roosevelt, former president
Jimmy Caiter, and former
British prime minister
T/jjs living in a democracy is a problem,
isn t it? -Eleanor Roos*vell(l884-l962)
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Mushroom Salad
vz pound fresh mushrooms, name mushrooms with
trimmedmdsliced \thc vinegar, shallots,
I'2 cup white-wine vinegar lland seasonings Covei
2 shallots, minced and cook tor about 10 min
-I<2 teaspoon kosher salt utes Remove the mush
-04 teaspoon ground pepper looms, but continue cook
-1 bay leal mg down the liquid until it
1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds, is reduced by halt Add
crushed in a mortar . lemon juice, mush
-I'2 teaspoon dried thyme 7\ room mixture,
paprika, to taste and parsley Chill
2 teaspoons lemon juice befoie serving
I<4 cup chopped parsley It \ j
Former Agri-Talk Host
To Keynote Banquet
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) The Lancaster Chamber
ot Commerce and Industry will
welcome Ken Root, former host
of nationally-snydicated radio
show, Agri-Talk, as its keynote
speaker at the 25th annual Agri
culture Industry Banquet.
The event will be Monday,
Nov. 5 at Willow Valley Resort
and Conference Center. A re
ception will begin at 5 p.m., fol
lowed by dinner at 6.30 p.m.
This year’s theme is “Agricul
ture’s True Harvest.”
Root has served in a number
of different roles as an agricul
tural advocate over his career.
He is a past vocational agricul
tural teacher. Root also spent
seven years as a farm news
broadcaster in Kansas before
moving on to New Jersey and
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Washington, D.C. to become the
executive director of the Na
tional Agrichemical Retailers
Association.
In 1994, Root returned to the
Midwest to host the nation’s
first two-way conservation radio
show focusing on issues facing
rural America and agriculture.
After seven years at the micro
phone, he resigned from his po
sition to explore new
opportunities
Tickets are $4O each or $4OO
for a table of 10 for members, or
$4O each or $5OO for a table of 10
for non-members. To register, go
to www.lancaster-chamber.com
and register online, or contact
Brent Landis at (717) 397-3531,
e\l. 134, or blandis@lcci.com
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NOW ON SALE
The 2002 Old
Farmer’s Almanac
Available in book
stores and on news
stands or mail a
check or money order
for $6 94 to The Old
Farmer s Almanac
Dept UF PO Box
520, Dublin, NH
03444 or call 800
729 9265 ext 220
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Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
October 2,2001
CATTLE 365..(PDA)..(Supply in
cluded 226 head in feeder sa!e)..Com
pared with last week’s sale...steers and
heifers steady to 1.00 lower, cows 1.00 to
1 25 higher on lean types while Breakers
were 3 00 to 4.00 lower.
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1260-1490 lbs
64.75-68.75, one 1625 lbs 62.50, Select 1-
3 58.00-64.50, one 66.00, Standard 1-2
55.00-58.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS, one Choice 2
1450 lbs 57.00.
HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-4
1130-1460 lbs 64.75-68.75, one 69.25, few
900-990 lbs 58.25-62.50, Select 1-3 62.00-
63 75, few to 55.00, Standard 1-2 52.50-
55.25
COWS. Breakers 75-80% lean 38.00-
42 50, low dressing to 35.00, Boners 80-
85% lean 37 00-40.25, few to 42.25, Lean
85-90% lean 34.00-38.25. Shells 33.00
and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1670-1795
lbs 50.00-52.25, few Yield Grade 2 900-
1470 lbs 42.50-48.00
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS; Large
1 450-700 lbs 70.00-86.50, Large 2 500-
740 lbs 59.50-80.00, Large 3 300-500 lbs
50.00- 4 head 73.00, Large 3 520-
870 lbs 46 50-59 50, Medium 1 600-675
lbs 80 00-83.50, Medium 2 400-765 lbs
61.50- 00, Medium 3 440-500 lbs
50.00- Small 1-2 435-660 lbs 77.00-
80 00; HEIFERS: Medium 2 300-500 lbs
60.00- 500-800 lbs 53.00-60.00, lot
Large 1 625 lbs 75.50, Large 2 350-500
lbs 52.50-65.50, Large 2 500-850 lbs
61.50- Large 3 500-760 lbs 40.00-
54.00; BULLS: Medium 2 350-400 lbs
55.00- Large 3 345-485 lbs 56.00-
60 00
CALVES 80 . VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-110 lbs 30.00-50.00, Utility
55-90 lbs 20.00-27.00. FARM CALVES;
Holstein bulls fully 25.00 lower.No 1
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 100.00-122.00
mostly 112.00-117.00, No 2 90-120 lbs
70.00- few 107.00, 80-90 lbs
40.00- few No 1 Holstein heifers
90-105 lbs 420.00-500.00, few No 2 75-
110 lbs 140.00-170.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 85-120
lbs 110.00-165.00.
HOGS 26 Sows steady to 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 40-45% lean
245-290 lbs 38.00-39.00.
SOWS: 1-3 440-650 lbs 30.00-34.00,
Medium 360-595 lbs 20.00-25.00.
BOARS: one 745 lbs 21.50.
FEEDER PIGS 2...Utihty 50 lbs
37.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 5.. SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
one lot Choice 85 lbs 51.00
PENNFIELD
DAIRY FEEDS
#75021 -16% FLAKE
$159.74
#75023 - 20% FLAKE
$176.83
#7OlOO - 35% PELLET
$256.13
#75062 - 38% PELLET
$260.35
Prices ere week of 10/08/01 end
include 4 ton volume, mid
week/early order, 4% cash
discount paid 10 days Prices
ere delivered to the farm within
75 miles from Mt Joy, PA
PENNFIELD
GRAIN BANK
Prices Week 0110/08/01
$2.29 bu
Soybeans $4.32 bu
$l.BO Bu
Com
Barley
Use Gram “Same As Cash”
Prices Updated Weekly
Gram Back-Hauling
No Storage Charges When
Applied To Feed Purchases
Yearly Statement of Gram
Transactions Available
CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT.
OPEN 24 HOURS
P 1-800-995-0333
pertn/ield feeds
Five-Area Weekly Average Direct Slaughter Cattle
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 1, 2001- USDA Market News Service
Sales in Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska;
Colorado; and lowa/Minnesota Feedlots for
Week Ending Sunday, September 30,2001
187,290 Week Ago:
Confirmed Sales
LIVE BASIS SALES:
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Head Weight
Count Range
Over 80% Choice 4,900 900-1,600
65-80% Choice 6,993 900-1,600
35-65% Choice 41,502 840-1,600
1-35% Choice 5,842 1,025-1,550
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice
65-80% Choice
35-65% Choice
1-35% Choice
DRESSED BASIS
SLAUGHTER STI
Over 80% Choice 2,255 500-1,064
65-80% Choice 14,185 520-1,064
35-65% Choice 12,647 520-1,064
1-35% Choice 770 591-1,032
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Over 80% Choice 1,191 500-1,000
65-80% Choice 14,641 451-1,070
35-65% Choice 13,996 466-1,006
1-35% Choice 437 581-799
.ccnmulated
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Week Ago Wen
ted Averai
Live Steer
Live Heifer
Dressed Steer
Dressed Heifer
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA, PDA
October 3.2001
STEERS; Low Select and Standard 1-
2 55.00-59.00.
COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean
38.00-43.00, Boners 80-85% lean 36 00-
39.00, Lean 85-90% lean 32.00-37.00.
Shells 27.25 and down.
BULLS, few Yield Grade 1 1865-2150
lbs 56.00-57.00, few Yield Grade 2 1370-
2055 lbs 46.00-51 50
FEEDER CATILE STEERS Large
2-3 550-1030 lbs 49.00-55.00; HEIFERS
few Medium 2 360-680 lbs 55.00-62.00,
BULLS: few Medium 2 325-505 lbs
60.00- few Small 1 390-500 lbs
56.00-
CALVES 110...VEALERS: one Good
266 lbs 76.00, few Standard and Good
225-305 lbs 48 00-68.00, 70-105 lbs
32 50-52 50, Utility 45-70 lbs 10 00-
30 00
FARM CALVES. No 1 Holstein bulls
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800-1,485
910-1,512
850-1,435
840-1,425
2,248
4,152
39,752
1,752
103.00-104.00
102 00-114.00
103 00-113 00
103 00-106 00
105 00-113.00
104.00-113 00
102 00-109 00
103 00-103.00
iverat
Head Count Avg. Weight
59,244 1,276 5
47 880 1,146 4
29,857 834 5
30,277 747 7
56,956 1,280 5
45,040 1,153 3
34,291 841 7
32,211 739 5
80-115 lbs 87.50-102.50, few 115-140 lbs
72 50-87 50, No 2 80-115 lbs SO 00-92 50,
few No 1 Holstein heifers 85-100 lbs
500.00-610.00, No 2 70-95 lbs 200.00-
485.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 72-115
lbs 100.00-185.00.
HOGS 49...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 220-260 lbs 44.50-45.75, 45-
50% lean 250-295 lbs 43.00-44.50, 40-
45% lean 250-300 lbs 40.00-41.00.
SOWS: few 1-3 320-460 lbs 34.25-
36.50, few Medium 230-365 lbs 30.50-
36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 52.. 1-3 50-60 lbs
41.00-49.00, 25-35 lbs 24.00-32.00
per head.
SHEEP 31...SLALIGHTER LAMBS:
one lot Choice 96 lbs 51.50, Good and
Choice 30-50 lbs 50.00-72.50.
GOATS 35 (All sold by the head)
Couple Large Billies 70.00 & 75.00, few
Medium 35 00-49 00, few Large Nannies
56 00-61 00, few Medium 43.00-58.00,
Large Kids 27 50-47 50, few Small 24.00-
35.00. per head.
192,291
Price Avg.
Range Weight
65 50-70 00 1,327
64 50-68.00 1,325
64.35-68.00 1,262
64 00-68.10 1,282
1,197
1,192
1,139
1,152
65 00-68.00
65.50-69 50
65 00-68.00
65.00-67 00
106.25
106 34
104.89
104.89
847
832
837
811
106.77
106 83
105 46
103.00
755
756
740
688
.reeds
Avg. Price
66.23
66 16
106.10
106 15
68.67
68.67
109.41
109 12
[IB
Avg.
Price
66.84
66.46
66.17
65 91
66 59
66.49
66 10
66.09