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Blow Me Over!
Here aie a few surpnsing facts about wind Lest you
think the Maich wind is all bluster, keep in mind
that a winter's wind can exert up to 23 percent more
force during the dense air of wintei's cold than at other
times when the an is less dense
The chinook winds of the Amencan Northwest and
Canada have been known to laise temperatuies as much
as 30°F in just three minutes' One late winter in
Calgary, Alberta, the temperatures climbed from -14°
to 76°F New that’s a warm breeze'
The wind in one 's face makes one wise.
bxv Try nonfat evaporated milk for mashing potatoes, or
use a lowfat cottage cheese.
Feta Risotto
-4 cups vegetable broth
3 cups chopped broccoli
1 small onion, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon ground ginger
11/2 cups Arborlo rice
juice of 1 lemon
1 cup crumbed feta cheese
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan
ules Remove tiom heat,
Bring the bioth to a boil. add lemon |inee. feta
add bioccoh, and am- and Parmesan, and serve
mer until the bioccoli immediately
is just tender In a sauce-
pan, saute onions
in olive
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New Holland Dairy Sale
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, February 26,2003
244 DAIRY COWS, 319 HEIFERS, 14
BULLS. MARKET STRONGER.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
585.00-1525.00,1 AT 1675.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 610.00-1300.00.
BETTER FRESH COWS
1575.00-1675.00.
LARGE HEIFERS
1275.00-1325.00.
SHORT BRED HEIF
ERS 475.00-1100.00.
OPEN BREEDING AGE
HEIFERS 835.00-910.00.
BULLS 310.00-600.00,
PUREBRED 450.00-950.00.
UPSTATE LOADS
FRESH 775.00-1575.00.
CANADIAN LOADS
FRESH 925.00-1575.00,
SPRINGERS
800.00-1325.00.
FRESH HEIFERS
610.00-1425.00.
REGISTERED HEIF
ERS 950.00-1260 00.
SMALL HEIFERS
525.00-1175 00
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
535.00-775.00.
SMALLER OPFN HEIF
ERS 285.00-410.00.
New Holland
Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
Report Supplied by Auc
tion
Monday, February 24,2003
131 HEAD, MARKET
STEADY.
WORK HORSES
710.00-
DRIVING HORSES
410.00-
RIDING HORSES
385.00-
REGISTERED RIDING,
NONE.
BETTER RIDING
1300.00. '
PONIES 150.00-400.00.
lARGF PONIES,
NONE.
COLTS 130.00-300.00.
REGISTERED COLTS
510.00.
Shrove Tuesday,
then add ginger and nee
and stir to coal with oil
Stu I cup of broth from
the broccoli into the rice
until bioth is absorbed
Giadually add remainder
ol bioth and broccoli,
cooking until the nee is
just done, about 15 min-
"T««rSS'.
Makes 4 serv-
March 4
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PROVERBS
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A veering
wind will clear
the sky /I
hacking wind
says siorms
are nigh
Make every day
special with the all
new and improved
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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, February 25,2003
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
FEW 9SO-1200 LBS. RETURNING TO
FEED: MOSTLY DAIRY CROSSES OF
FERED 56.50-66.50; COWS ACTIVE!
BREAKERS 43.75-48.75, BONERS
36.00- LEAN 33.00-40.50, BIG
MIDDLE, LOW DRESSING, LIGHTS
30.00- SHELLY TO 29.00; BULLS
B,WF 1210 LBS. 51.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER
STEERS 600-900 LBS. MOSTLY
DAIRY-BEEF CROSSES OFFERED
42.50-66.00; FEEDER HEIFERS DAIRY
TYPES 400-850 LBS. 56.50-63.00; FEED
ER BULLS DAIRY TYPES 400-600
LBS. 35.00-60.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 95-125
LBS. 130.00-147.00, HOLSTEIN BULLS
+N2 80-130 LBS. 67.50-128.00, HOL
STEIN HEIFERS +NI 70-125 LBS.
100.00-400.00.
SWINE: HOGS US+NI-3 226-390
LBS. 29.00-38.00, MOSTLY 31.00-32.00,
210 LBS. 27.00; SOWS US+NI-3 350-650
LBS. 21.00-30.00; BOARS OVER 300
LBS. 6.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE LB.
15-25 LBS. 75.00-165.00, 30-43 LBS.
132.50-142.50; ROASTERS 60-80 LBS.
21.00- 80-130 LBS. 45.00-46.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD MEDIUM
AND LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES
37.00- FANCY KIDS 59.00-65.00,
FLESHY KIDS 40.00-50.00, SMALL,
THIN 8.00-38.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE 40-60
LBS. 105.00-150.00, 60-80 LBS.
126.00-128.00,80-115 LBS. 102.50-129.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 39.00-44.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS., 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY, EGGS, 6 P.M.
FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING WITH
CALVES; SPECIAL FED CATTLE
SALE TUBS., MARCH 4; SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUBS.,
MARCH 18; STATE GRADED FEED
ER PIG SALE FEB. 28. RECEIVING
7:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M., SALE 1 P.M.; RED
CARPET HORSE AND TACK SALE
FRL, MARCH 21.
Small Animal Sale
February 25,2003
RABBITS AND BUNNIES 1.85-10.25,
CHICKENS .60-4.00.
BANTIES 1.75-2.75.
PIGEONS 2.80-2.90.
QUAIL 1.50-4.50.
GUINEA PIGS 5.75-12.75.
TURKEYS 2.75-13.00.
DUCKS 5.00-13.00.
ALL ANIMALS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SALE STARTS 5 P.M.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
February 25,2003
CATTLE 112...(PDA)..Compared with
last week’s sale..steers and heifers small
supply steady to firm, cows compared to
last week, small supply, slaughter cows
mostly steady.
STEERS: few Choice 1-3 1230-1430 lbs
74.75-75.75, average 75.25, Select 1-2
71.50-73.50, one 65.00, average 72.75,
Standard 1-2 50.50-59.25, average 55.42.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: one Select 1
59.00.
HEIFERS: one Choice 1310 lbs Yield
Grade 4 70.00, few Select 64.25-64.75, one
Select Holstein 55.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.25-44.50, average 42.08, Boners
80-85% lean 35.25-41.75, average 38.52.
Lean 85-90% lean 32.00-36.00, average
34.18. Shells 30.00 and down.
BULLS; one Yield Grade 1 1500 lbs
49.25, one Yield Grade 2 1175 lbs 43.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS: few
Medium 2 990-1075 lbs 37.00-44.00.
CALVES 104...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-100 lbs 30.00-40.00, average
34.83, Utility 55-100 lbs 20.00-32.00, aver
age 22.10. FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 8.00 to 17.00 lower, Holstein heifers
not fully tested..No 1 Holstein bulls
80-120 lbs 100.00-135.00, few to 150.00,
average 125.11, No 2 80-120 lbs
50.00-100.00, weaker calves to 40.00, av
erage 66.63; No 1 Holstein heifers 85-110
lbs 200.00-335.00, average 263.75, No 2
70-115 lbs 105.00-140.00, average 120.00.
One beef cross heifer 70 lbs 140.00.
HOGS -43...50W5: 1-3 350-500 lbs
19.00-20.00, 500-650 lbs 21.00-23.00, Me
dium 300-490 lbs 12.00-16.50.
BOARS: 250-485 lbs 8.00-15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 10.. SLAUGHTER;
140-150 lbs 15.00-17.00 per cwt.
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
GOAT* 0...N0 MARKET TEST!
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Monday, February 24,2003
CATTLE: 130 HEAD.
STEERS: CHOICE 73.00-75.00,
GOOD 68.00-73.00,
HEIFERS: CHOICE 72.00-75.C0,
GOOD 65.00-70.00.
COWS; UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 38.00-45.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE, NO
MARKET TEST.
BULLS: YG+NI 45.00-50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, NO
MARKET TEST, BULLS, NO MARKET
TEST, HEIFERS, NO MARKET TEST.
CALVES: 52 HEAD. CHOICE, NO
MARKET TEST, GOOD 70.00-80.00,
STANDARD 20.00-40.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 60.00-115.00, HOL
STEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
150.00-350.00.
HOGS: 125. US+NI-2, 39.00-41.00; US
+N 1-3,37.00-39.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 12.00-30.00.
BOARS: 12.50-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 21 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 5.00-40.00.
SHEEP: 9 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS,
NO MARKET TEST, GOOD LAMBS
90.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
40.00-
GOATS: 35.00-85.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
Monday, February 24,2003
STEERS: 50.00-73.25.
HEIFERS; TOO FEW TO QUOTE.
GOOD COWS: 35.00-44.00.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
25.00-35.00.
BULLS: 41.00-46.75.
VEAL: 90-190 LBS.
70-90 LBS. 60.00-100.00.
HOGS; 41.00-60.00.
SOWS: 22.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 11.00-22.00.
100.00-470.00;