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Molly Pitcher
June 28 marks the anniveisaiy of the Battle of
Monmouth. New Jersey, in 1778, when Mary
Ludwig Hays earned the name Molly Pitcher Her
husband served as an artillery man in the conflict In the
severe heat and combat activity, the guns and the sol
diers needed watei to axil them oft Twenty-one yeai
old Molly made trip after tup from
a nearby spring, responding to the
calls of "‘Molly pitcher 1 " acioss
the battlefield. Some say that when
her husband was fatally wounded. ,
she look up the ramrod and
assumed his post for Ihc remamdei
of the battle She later lemarncd in
Cailisle Pennsylvania, wheie she
was buried as Mary Hays McCauly
cannon and flag mark her giave
iVo war without a woman
i * Add a little lemon juice to ice water, for a refreshing sum
mer drink.
Corn Custard
(a Colonial mainstay)
2 cups corn kernels, fresh or
canned (drained)
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
I'2 teaspoon pepper
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Pieheat oven '
35()°f- Mix eo)
with di> ingn
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, June 17,2002
198 HEAD, MARKET STEADY.
DRIVING HORSES 510.00-1525.00.
RIDING HORSES 510.00-1300.00.
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Makes 6
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS TO 34.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY, EGGS, 6 P.M.
FOR LIVESTOCK STARTING WITH
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SALE TUBS., JULY 9; SPECIAL FEED
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FRIDAY, JULY 19. SALE STARTING
AT 7 P.M. WITH TACK. RECEIVING 5
REGISTERED COLTS 385.00-850.00. P V M
REGISTERED RIDING
1025.00-1610.00,1 AT 2650.00.
BETTER RIDING 1 AT 2000.00.
PONIES 250.00-510.00.
LARGE PONIES 660.00-810.00.
COLTS 375.00-450.00.
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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, June 18,2002
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: ACTIVE!
STEERS: 102 HEAD. CHOICE
1100-1485 LBS. 67.00-70.00, 1500-1785
LBS. 60.25-69.00, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 1050-1525 LBS. 64.50-66.75,
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 1100-1750 LBS.
55.00- SELECT 51.00-54.75, RE
TURNED TO FEED 43.50-50.00; HEIF
ERS: 17 HEAD CHOICE 1030-1475
LBS. 66.75-67.75, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 63.50-66.50; COWS ACTIVE!
BREAKERS 42.50-45.75, BONERS
38.75-44.75, LEAN 40.50-44 00, BIG
MIDDLE, LOW DRESSING LIGHTS
35 00-39.75, SHELLY TO 34.00; BULLS
1910-2245 LBS. 48.00-60.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STRONG DE
MAND! STEERS MED. AND LARGE
+NI 400-600 LBS. 88.00-96.00, HOL
STEINS, DAIRY TYPES 400-1050 LBS.
48.00- HEIFERS MED. AND
LARGE +NI 400-675 LBS. 69.50-81.00;
BULLS MED. AND LARGE +NI
450-600 LBS. 70.00-73.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 85-130
LBS. 125.00-140.00, HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS +NI 80-125 LBS. 440.00-640.00,
BEEF X HEIFERS 80-90 LBS.
97.50-120.00.
SWINE: HOGS US+NI-3 220-280
LBS. 32.00-35.00, 1 HOG AT 360 LBS.
17.00; SOWS THIN, WEAK, ROUGH
12.00- FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB.
16-20 LBS. 150.00, 24-65 LBS.
50.00- ROASTERS 60-200 LBS.
33.00-
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE
NANNIES AND BILLIES 48.00-117.00,
FANCY KIDS 52.00-60.00, FLESHY
KIDS 40.00-51.00, SMALL AND THIN
5.00-39.00.
LAMBS; CHOICE 40-60 LBS.
114.00-135.00, GOOD AND CHOICE
60-130 LBS. 71.00-91.00.
SMALL ANIMAL SALE
June 18,2002
RABBITS AND BUNNIES;
1.00-8.25.
CHICKENS: 3.75-5.50.
BANTIES; .60-3.00.
PIGEONS: 2.25-3.75.
PHEASANTS: 20.00-24.00.
PEACOCKS: 36.00.
GUINEA PIGS: 3.00-3.25.
TURKEYS 4.75-11.50.
DUCKS 6.00-12.50.
PARAKEETS 15.00.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS AT 5 P.M.
ALL SOLD BY THE HEAD.
SALE STARTS 5 P.M.
630 PM
900 AM
9.00 AM
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CATTLE 269...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 100 steers and heifers, 99 cows, 6
bulls and 64 feeder cattle)...Compared
with last week's sale..steers and heifers
steady to 1.00 lower, cows 1.50 to 2.50
higher.
STEERS: Choice 2-3 1090-1405 lbs
63.25-68.00, few up to 69.25, Select 1-3
61.75-65.50, Standard 1-2 54.25-60.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1075-1625 lbs 53.25-58.00, Select 1-2
50.50-54.00, Standard 1-2 46.50-49.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 1-3 1050-1375 lbs
63.00- few Yield Grade 4 down to
61.00, Standard 1-2 50.25-55.00.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
42.00- few high yielding up to 50.25,
Boners 80-85% lean 39.50-46.00, Lean
85-90% lean 35.00-44.00 mostly
37.25-42.50. Shells 34.50 and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1180-1750
lbs 57.75-60.25, one 66.75, few Yield
Grade 2 1400-1630 lbs 52.75-56.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium 2 485 lbs 72.00, one Large 3 SSS lbs
58.00; HEIFERS: one Medium 2 410 lbs
72.00, one Medium 3 495 lbs 51.00;
BULLS; few Medium and Large 1
430-450 lbs 80.00, 505-605 lbs 65.00-76.00,
720-940 lbs 57.50-60.50, Medium and
Large 2 460-670 lbs 54.50-66.00, 740-990
lbs 54.00-55.00.
CALVES 281...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-115 lbs 40.00-65.00, Utility
65-100 lbs 20.00-32.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Hol
stein heifers steady..No 1 Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 125.00-150.00 mostly
130.00-145.00, 80-85 lbs 100.00-127.00,
No 2 80-130 lbs 75.00-122.00, weaker
calves down to 65.00; No 1 Holstein heif
ers 80-105 lbs 500.00-680.00, No 2 70-105
lbs 200.00-490.00.
Few beef type bulls and heifers 70-80
lbs 125.00-160.00
HOGS 75...8arr0ws and gilts 1.50-2.00,
sows steady. BARROWS AND GILTS:
45-50% lean 230-275 lbs 29.50-31.75,
40-45% lean 285-300 lbs 31.00.
SOWS: 1-3 365-460 lbs 11.50-20.50
mostly 13.00-17.25, 510-580 lbs
18.00-20.00.
BOARS: 225-235 lbs 16.50-20.50.
FEEDER PIGS 13...1-3 85-95 lbs
44.00-45.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 25 ...SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 25-40 lbs 77.00-95.00, 60-75 lbs
70.00, few Choice 100-105 lbs 60.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 15.00-31.00. ,
GOATS 38...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
under 20 lbs 20.00, 20-40 lbs 22.00-25.00,
40-60 lbs
35.00- one
60.00. Selection 2
20-40 lbs 20.00,
4 0 - 6 0 lbs
32.00- Year
lings: Selection 2
40-60 lbs 35.00.
Nannies; 50-70 lbs
42.00. 70-100 lbs
65.00. Billies
100-120 lbs 107.00.
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, June 18,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By USD A
June 18,2002
CATTLE 74...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale...cows steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1300-1400 lbs 67.75-68.25, few Choice 1-3
1150-1280 lbs 52.00-66.50.
HEIFERS: one Choice 1-3 1310 lbs
67.25.
COWS: few Breakers 75-80% lean
43.00- Boners 80-85% lean
38.00- Lean 85-90% lean
33.75-38.00. Shells 32.50 and down.
BULLS: couple Yield Grade 1 1605 &
2110 lbs 54.75 & 55.00, couple Yield
Grade 2 840 & 1760 lbs 41.50 & 54.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Large 3
360-510 lbs 49.00-64.00; BULLS: one
Large 3 495 lbs 50.00.
CALVES 98...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-120 lbs 50.00-82.00, Utility
55-90 lbs 5.00-35.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 5.00 to
15.00 lower..No 1 Holstein bulls 95-125
lbs 130.00-147.00, No 2 80-125 lbs
85.00-122.00; few No 1 Holstein heifers
90-105 lbs 400.00-535.00, couple No 2 85
& 90 lbs 100.00 & 190.00.
HOGS 40...50ws 2.50 to 6.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 40-45% lean
137-320 lbs 11.00-21.50. SOWS: 1-3
410-493 lbs 10.00-17.00, 525-632 lbs
12.50-17.50. Medium 245-415 lbs
1.00-7.00.
BOARS; few 10.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 10... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 40-95 lbs 58.00-90.00. SLAUGH
TER SHEEP: 20.00-50.00.
GOATS 2...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Wethers; couple 55 &
70 lbs 52.00 & 77.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, June 17,2002
STEERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
HEIFERS: TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS; 38.00-46.00.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
30.00-38.00.
BULLS: 50.00-56.25.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 100.00-650.00;
70-90 LBS. 60.00-ltttlfo.
HOGS: 30.00-37.00.
SOWS: NONE.
FEEDER PIGS: 36.00-41.00 HEAD.
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