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Easter-Egg Chickens
The Araucana breed of chicken is a dual-purpose (meat
or egg) fowl that lays a blue-green egg The
Araucana is sometimes called the “Easter egg chick
en,” which is actually an Araucana mix and not a recog
nized breed; the mongrel type is easier to find, and its
egg color is more variable If you plan to dye eggs for
Easter, however, the white eggs of breeds such as the
Ancona. California White. Leg
hoin, and Minorca hens aie your sJ&L
best bet. although the brown eggs /P V
of the Rhode Island Red, White
Rock, Golden Comet, New
Hampshire Red, and Plymouth „ '
Rock are fine, too'
A hen is only an egg's
way of making anolher egg.
-Samuel Butter English novelist and satirist (1835-1902)
Puncture the and of an agg with a pin to that it will be less
likely to crack while boiling.
Orange Dessert Omelet
3 large eggs, divided
2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons frozen orange
juice concentrate
1 tablespoon butter
fresh orange slices, as garnish
Beat the yolks with the
sugar, then add the
orange flavoring Beat
whites separately until stiff.
At medium-high heat, melt
butter in a nonstick omelet
pan or skillet Gently fold
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, March 18,2002
CATTLE: 126 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 70.50-73.00,
GOOD 67.50-70.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 69.50-72.50,
GOOD 55.00-65.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 38.00-45.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 28.00-40.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
55.00-63.50.
BULLS: YG+NI 48.00-55.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
the whites into the yolk
mixture, then pour the mix
ture into the warm pan or
skillet Do not stir as it
cooks After I minute, fold
omelet and place on a
warmed dinner plate
Arrange garnish,
and serve
Makes 4
servings.
60.00-79.00, BULLS 55.00-74.00, HEIF
ERS 52.00-70.00.
CALVES: 91. CHOICE 90.00-99.00,
GOOD 69.00-89.00, STANDARD
25.00-55.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130
LBS. 90.00-135.00, HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 90-130 LBS. 125.00-425.00.
HOGS: 138. US+NI-2, 36.00-37.25; US
+N 1-3,32.00-35.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 25.00-33.00.
BOARS; 13.50-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 54 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 12.00-32.00.
SHEEP: 64 HEAD. CHOICE
80.00- GOOD LAMBS
65.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
24.00-
GOATS; 15.00-105.00 EACH.
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OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
if hens roost
earlier than
usual, rain is
on the way.
A rainy Easter
betokens a
good harvest.
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hens spread
and ruffle their
tail feathers.
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Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leesport, Pa.
March 20,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 214...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 84 steers & heifers, 100 cows, 3
bulls and 24 feeder cattle-Compared with
last week’s sale..steers mostly steady,
cows steady, heifers .50 to 1.00 lower,
bulls steady to 1.00 higher.
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1130-1470 lbs
70.50-74.50, Select 1-3 62.75-70.00, one
Standard 1-2 61.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1335-1490 lbs 64.75-66.00,
Choice 2-3 1310-1550 lbs 59.00-63.50, Se
lect 1-2 55.00-59.00, few Standard 1-2
49.00-
HEIFERS; Choice 2-4 1120-1340 lbs
68.00- Select 1-3 62.00-67.75, one
Standard 1-2 56.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
42.50-46.50, one 49.75, Boners 80-85%
lean 40.25-46.50, one 48.25, Lean 85-90%
lean 39.75-44.75. One Shell 38.50.
BULLOCKS: couple Select 1-3 63.00 &
66.00.
BULLS; few Yield Grade 1 1040-1530
lbs 58.00-65.50, one Yield Grade 2 1135
lbs 59.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 680-915 lbs 63.00-74.00,
Large 3 270-365 lbs Holsteins 55.00-75.00,
610-865 lbs Holsteins 55.00-67.00; HEIF
ERS; one Large 1 200 lbs 142.50, couple
Medium 1 780 & 865 lbs 51.00 & 64.00;
BULLS: couple Large 1 955 & 960 lbs
61.00 & 63.00, couple Medium 2 955 lbs
57.00 & 58.00, one Large 3 405 lbs Hol
stein 65.00, couple 640 & 840 lbs Hol
steins 47.00 & 53.00.
CALVES 176...Vealers steady. VEAL
ERS: one Good 135 lbs 110.00, Standard
and Good 70-125 lbs 40.00-60.00, Utility
50-100 lbs 20.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 10.00
110 or 150 Gallon
Rear Mount
RMBIIO2IT
Features
• 110 or 125 gallon tank with
jet agitation, molded sight gai
and 8" fillwell.
• Rear mount features 12 gauge formed steel
skid frame.
• Rear mount will fit category "1" & "2"
• Hypro 8 roller cast iron or "Silver Cast" PTO pump
with Multi-Speed Quick Coupler.
• 21', 28' and 30' Truss-T boom features vertical and horizontal
boom breakaway with 20" nozzle spacing.
to 15.00 lower, Holstein heifers steady..No
1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 120.00-147.50,
No 2 80-120 lbs 70.00-125.00; No 1 Hol
stein heifers 90-120 lbs 470.00-580.00, No
2 70-105 lbs 100.00-370.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 85-110 lbs
100.00-200.00.
HOGS 83... Barrows and gilts 1.00 to
2.00 higher, sows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean
240-270 lbs 29.25-30.75, 40-45% lean
225-315 lbs 27.75-30.25.
SOWS: 1-3 405-485 lbs 22.50-27.25,
505-660 lbs 25.25-29.75.
BOARS: 495-670 lbs 13.50-14.00.
FEEDER PIGS 75...1-3 22 lbs 120.00,
30-38 lbs 75.00-80.00, 50-55 lbs
54.00- per cwt.
SHEEP 287...(Special Sheep and Goat
Sale)..Slaughter lambs moderate demand.
NEW CROP LAMBS: High Choice and
Prime 25-35 lbs 197.50-227.50, 40-55 lbs
175.00- Choice 25-35 lbs
142.50-190.00, 40-55 lbs 110.00-170.00,
60-80 lbs 91.00-120.00. WOOLED
LAMBS: Choice 90-145 lbs 47.50-87.50.
FEEDER LAMBS: few Good 20-35 lbs
75.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 80-200 lbs
30.00- one 68.00, 250-300 lbs
23.00- Yearlings 125-150 lbs
48.00-
GOATS 74...(A11 sold by the head). One
Large Billy 74.00, Medium 32.00-49.00,
Medium Nannies 33.00-60.00, one 70.00,
Large Kids 49.00-63.00, one 73.00, Small
27.50-52.50, few Wethers 50.00-87.50.
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
March 20,2002
CATTLE 109...(PDA).
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Low Choice and
Select 998-1170 lbs 59.50-63.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00-43.25, Boners 80-85% lean
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40.50-47.00, couple to 48.50, Lean 85-90%
lean 35.00-40.00. Shells down to 28.25.
BULLS; one Yield Grade 1 1968 lbs
61.25, few Yield Grade 2 1016-1902 lbs
50.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few Me
dium 1-2 400-625 lbs 69.00-75.00, Large 2
450-700 lbs 51.00-63.50; HEIFERS: few
Medium 1-2 475-600 lbs 60.00-73.00;
BULLS: few Medium 1-2 600-750 lbs
61.00-
CALVES 132...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70-110 lbs 32.50-70.00, Utility
50-80 lbs 15.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: No 1 Holstein bulls
85-115 lbs 125.00-ISS.OO, No 2 80-115 lbs
70.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 85-110
lbs 585.00-650.00, No 2 70-115 lbs
165.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs
125.00-230.00.
HOGS 56...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
49-54% lean 240-280 lbs 35.00-35.50,
45-50% lean 220-280 lbs 33.00-34.50,
40-45% lean 240-300 lbs 32.00-33.00.
SOWS; one 1-3 514 lbs 34.00, couple
Medium 330 & 360 lbs 19.00 & 22.00.
BOARS: few 400-644 lbs 12.00-15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 22...1-3 30-35 lbs
30.00- 65-70 lbs 60.00-61.00, 85-90
lbs 64.00-66.00, US 3 30-40 lbs
19.00- per head.
SHEEP 161... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 30-55 lbs 105.00-138.00, few to
165.00,55-75 lbs 102.00-109.00,75-100 lbs
101.00-112.50, Good and Choice 20-50 lbs
52.50-90.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 19.00-50.00,
Yearlings 62.00-65.00.
GOATS 68..(A11 sold by the head).
Couple Large Billies 86.00 & 91.00, few
Medium 39.00-66.00, Large Nannies
39.00- Medium 24.00-36.00, Large
Kids 27.00-42.50, Medium 17.50-40.00,
Small 12.00-18.00, few Grain Fed
71.00-