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Portuguese Kale Soup
1/4 pound Italian sausage
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 boiling potatoes, peeled and
chopped
7 cups chicken slock
1 large bunch kale, -
stemmed and chopped
salt and pepper
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Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, April 15,2002
STEERS: 50.00-68.00.
HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS: 37.00-41.50.
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WED MAY 1
FRI MAY 10 TRACTORS, FARM EQ.& SUPPLIES
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the onions and garlic Add
potatoes and stock Bring to
a boil, and simmer for
about 30 minutes until
potatoes are done Puiee
halt the soup tor thicken
ing, then poui back
into the pot Add
sausage, kale, and
seasonings, then
simmer tor anoth
'[ er ID minutes
Makes 4 servings.
CANNERS AND
25.00-37.00.
BULLS: 49.00-57.00.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS.
70-90 LBS. 60.00-110.00.
HOGS: 24.00-27.50.
SOWS: 19.00-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 50.00-57.00 HEAD,
> OLD
FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
April cold and
wot fills ham
and barrel.
At St. George
(23rd), the
meadow turns
into hay.
Her rainu
weather, a
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summer.
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For a handy chart o(
interesting weather
proverbs, send $3 to
The Old Farmer’s
Almanac, Dept WP,
PO Box 520
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call 800 895 9265,
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CUTTERS
110.00-690.00;
6:30 PM
900 AM
900 AM
9.00 AM
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, April 16,2002
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
70.50- CHOICE 1005-1485 LBS.
68.00- 1500-1585 LBS. 66.00-67.50,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
64.50- HOLSTEINS CHOICE
58.50- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 52.00-58.00; HEIFERS
CHOICE 950-1450 LBS. 67.00-71.00, SE
LECT AND LOW CHOICE 63.00-66.75,
1 AT 1790 LBS. 52.00, COUPLE RE
TURN TO FEED 56.50-62.75; COWS
BREAKERS 41.00-43.00, BONERS
39.75-42.50, LEAN 38.75-42.75, BIG
MIDDLE, LOW DRESSING, LIGHTS
34.00- SHELLY 33.00 AND
DOWN; BULLS YG+NI 1145-2115 LBS.
54.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD RUN
WITH GOOD DEMAND! STEERS
MED. AND LARGE +NI 300-600 LBS.
89.00- 600-900 LBS. 71.00-88.00,
MEDIUM AND LARGE +N2 400-600
LBS. 70.00-83.00, HOLSTEINS AND
DAIRY TYPES 400-900 LBS.
61.00- HEIFERS MED. AND
LARGE +NI 300-600 LBS. 82.00-99.00,
MEDIUM AND LARGE +N2 350-850
LBS. 64.00-80.00; BULLS MEDIUM
AND LARGE +NI 475-700 LBS.
67.00-75.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 90-125
LBS. 145.00-170.00, +N2 75-135 LBS.
90.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS +NI
70-135 LBS. 180.00-500.00, NO FANCY
OFFERED; BEEF X BULLS 90-120 LBS.
150.00- BEEF X HEIFERS 80-90
LBS. 120.00-135.00.
SWINE: HOGS US+NI-3 230-265
LBS. EARLY SALES 27.00-34.00,
250-280 LBS. LATE SALES 22.00-25.00,
285-440 LBS. 17.00-19.50; SOWS THIN,
WEAK, ROUGH 8.00-20.00; FEEDER
PIGS BY THE LB. 20-22 LBS. 150.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD MEDIUM
TO LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES
58.00-109.00, FANCY KIDS 58.00-66.00,
FLESHY KIDS 44.00-56.00, SMALL
AND THIN 16.00-42.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 40-80
LBS. 94.00-145.00, CHOICE 80-100 LBS.
90.00-99.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 23.00-37.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 6
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FAT CAT
TLE SALE TUES., MAY 7; SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUES., MAY
7; STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 26, RECEIV
ING 7 A.M.-10:30 A.M. SALE 12:30 P.M.;
RED CARPET TACK AND HORSE
SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 19. SALE
STARTING AT 7 P.M. WITH TACK.
RECEIVING 5 P.M.; SPECIAL OR
THODOZ EASTER DALE FRIDAY,
APRIL 26. RECEIVING FOR GOATS,
LAMBS AND SHEEP FROM 7 A.M.-
11:30 A.M. SALE AT 12:30 P.M. SMALL
ANIMAL SALE
APRIL 16,2002
RABBITS AND BUNNIES
1.50-18.00.
CHICKENS: 2.25-5.00.
BANTIES: .75-6.50.
PIGEONS: 2.40-2.90.
QUAIL: .85-1.00.
CHUKARS: 4.25.
PEACOCKS: 15.00.
GUINEA PIGS: 3.00.
TURKEYS: 17.00-20.00.
DUCKS: 3.50-6.00.
GUINEAS: 6.50-7.25.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD.