AB-Lancaster Farmihg, Saturday, August 30, 2003
September 1-7
SEPTEMBERS
First Quarter Moon
SEPTEMBER 4
Newspaper Canter Day
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Benjamin Day distributed the first did was to run this ad in his second is
issue of his New York paper. The Sun. sue “To the unemployed—A number
a four-page daily selling for one penny, of steady men can find employment by
gave New Yorkers vending this paper. A liberal discount
what he thought they is allowed to those who buy to sell
I wanted sensational again.” Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty
S accounts of crime responded and was hired. Benjamin
and horror, human- Day gave America its first successful
interest stones, and penny press and its first newsboy
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup whit* win* vinegar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. red pepper sauce
1/8 tsp. Mack pepper
2 pounds fresh swordfish
2 sweet red peppers
24 cherry tomatoes
juice of one lemon
rice, cooked, to serve six
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WIT AND WISDOM FROM THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC ——
■ Fair on the first of September, fair the entire month
■ On the I st, Mars shines at a magnitude that is three times
brighter than Jupiter and ten times brighter than anything
else in the midnight sky
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Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
August 26,2003
CATTLE 86...(PDA). Compared with
last week’s sale, Slaughter cows sold
steady to firm.
STEERS: one Choice 3 1070 lbs 76.25,
Select 1-2 73.50-75.75, one Standard 2
70.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Select 1-2
62.50-65.00, few Standard 1-2
57.00-60.75.
HEIFERS: select 1-2 68.00-72.50, one
Standard 2 51.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean one
47.25, Boners 80-85% lean 40.00-43.75,
Lean 85-90% lean 34.00-39.25 high
dressing to 42.75. Shells 32.00 and down.
FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS: Large
2-3 690-710 lbs 63.00-69.00, Medium and
Small 3 500-800 lbs 45.00-51.50.
CALVES 122...VEALERS: Standard
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n - ! lx together the first six ingredients to nuke a
lily sauce Cut the swordfish and peppers into
1-inch chunks Marinate fish in the a
sauce for 1 hour Remove fish and
reserve marinade Boil marinade for
3to 5 minutes Skewer fish, peppers, £ PyjM
and cherry tomatoes in an alternating
pattern on 12 skewers. Place on cookie sheet and
broil for 10 minutes, baste with marinade and turn
several times. Before serving, squeeze lemon juice
over all Serve on a bed of nee. MAKES 6 SERVINGS.
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and Good 75-110 lbs 25.00-40.00, Utility
60-100 lbs 15.00-20.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls sold mostly
steady. No 1 Holstein bulls 95-120 lbs
110.00- few to 180.00, 80-90 lbs
75.00- No 1 Holstein heifers 90-110
lbs 300.00-395.00, No 2 75-100 lbs
90.00-
Beef Cross bulls and heifers 100-155
lbs 72.00-125.00.
HOGS 29...50W5: one US 1-3
300-500 lbs 25.00-30.00, 500-650 lbs
30.50-33.00. Medium 340-460 lbs
10.00-20.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 0... NO MARKET TEST!
GOATS 3... Kids: Selection 2 30-40 lbs
20.00. Nannies: one 60 lbs 40.00.
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Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, August 26,2003
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: HOL
STEINS AND STEERS 1030-1150 LBS.
61.50-68.25; COWS, BREAKERS, NONE
OFFERED, BONERS 40.00-45.00, LEAN
35.00- BIG MIDDLE, LOW
DRESSING, LIGHTS 33.00-38.25,
SHELLY 32.00 AND DOWN; BULLS
1110-1570 LBS. 49.25-55.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER HEIF
ERS 930-1030 LBS. 66.00-68.00.
CALVES: RETURNING TO THE
FARM, HOLSTEIN BULLS +NI 95-125
LBS. MOSTLY 140.00-150.00, HOL
STEINS BULLS +N2 70-135 LBS.
52.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS +NI
NONE OFFERED, HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS +N2 65-130 LBS. 85.00-290.00.
SWINE: HOGS US+NI-3 220-230
LBS. COUPLE 38.00-47.00; SOWS
US+NI-3 380-500 LBS. 28.50-30.00;
BOARS OVER 350 LBS. 8.00, UNDER
300 LBS. 24.00-36.00; FEEDER PIGS BY
THE LB. 18-22 LBS. 130.00-150.00,23-45
LBS’. 70.00-102.00, 50-80 LBS.
66.00- ROASTERS 100-190 LBS.
25.00-
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE
NANNIES AND BILLIES 49.00-145.00,
FANCY KIDS 54.00-78.00, FLESHY
KIDS 31.00-48.00, SMALL, THIN
16.00-30.00.
LAMBS: GOOD AND CHOICE
90-135 LBS. 82.00-88.00.
SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 39.00-77.00.
SALE EVERY TUES., 5 P.M. FOR
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 6
P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK, STARTING
WITH CALVES; SPECIAL FED CAT
TLE SALE TUBS., SEPT. 2; SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE TUESDAY,
SEPT. 16; STATE GRADED FEEDER
PIG SALE FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, RE
CEIVING 7:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M. SALE 1
P.M.; RED CARPET HORSE AND
TACK SALE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
19.
Small Animal Sale
August 26,2003
RABBITS AND BUNNIES
1.00-7.25.
RABBIT FAMILIES TO 21.00.
CHICKENS 1.00-4.00.
B ANTIES -.25-2.00.
PIGEONS 1.85-3.75. ,
PHEASANTS 15.00.
QUAIL 2.25.
GUINEA PIGS 2.00-6.50.
DUCKS 2.00-S.2S.
GUINEAS 5.75-6.75.
ALL POULTRY SOLD BY
THE HEAD. SALE STARTS AT
5 P.M.
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Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, August 26,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 25S...(PDA)...(Supply in
cluded 92 steers and heifers, 108 cows, 20
bulls and 35 feeder cattle). Compared
with last week’s sale, si. steers sold 2.00 to
3.00 higher, heifers 1.50 higher, slaughter
cows sold .50 to 1.00 higher, bulls steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1210-1430 lbs 83.00-84.75, average 83.75,
Choice 1-3 1025-1490 lbs 79.00-83.25, av
erage 81.45, Select 1-2 78.00-79.25, Stan
dard 1-2 one 63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few Choice 2-3
1155-1365 lbs 68.75-73.25, few Select 1-2
58.00-63.50, few Standard 1-2
50.50-55.00.
HEIFERS: few High Choice and Prime
2-4 83.00-85.50, Choice 1-3 1055-1245 lbs
78.25-82.75, average 80.75, few Select 1-2
69.00- few Standard 1-2
53.75-
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
43.75- high yielding 51.25-54.25,
low dressing down to 41.00, average
45.90, Boners 80-85% lean 37.00-45.00,
average 41.80, Lean 85-90% lean
34.00- average 37.35. Shells 33.00
and down.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1340-2300
lbs 52.25-59.75, Yield Grade 2 1165-2495
lbs 46.50-51.00, average 48.70.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one
Large 1 245 lbs 100.00, Large 3 Holsteins
755-795 lbs 61.00-62.00; HEIFERS: few
Medium 1 515-590 lbs 54.00-65.00;
BULLS: Medium and Large 1 620-720
lbs 68.00-72.00, Large 3 Holsteins 565-580
lbs 49.50-51.50.
CALVES 185...VEALERS: Standard
and Good 75-105 lbs 20.00-35.00, Utility
70-95 lbs 10.00-25.00. FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Hol
stein heifers sold steady. No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 120.00-177.00 late sales to
195.00, average 154.10, 85-90 lbs
60.00-72.00; No 2 80-120 lbs 50.00-120.00,
weaker calves to 30.00. No 1 Holstein
heifers 85-110 lbs 310.00-480.00, No 2
75-105 lbs 100.00-285.00. One beef cross
heifer 75 lbs 70.00.
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HOGS 94...8arr0ws and gilts 1.00-1.50
lower, sows steady. BARROWS AND
GILTS: 45-50% lean 210-250 lbs
34.75-39.75, few singles to 45.00, 40-45%
lean 285-350 lbs 27.50-30.25.
SOWS: 1-3 375-495 lbs 24.00-33.50,
505-640 lbs 28.00-36.00.
BOARS: 525-615 lbs 6.00-7.75.
FEEDER PIGS 41... US 1-3 lbs 20-30
lbs 18.50,35-60 lbs 28.00-38.00 per head.
SHEEP 14... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 70-85 lbs 75.00-90.00, 100-110 lbs
76.00-84.00, 130-150 lbs 65.00-72.00.
YEARLINGS: one 40.00.
GOATS 10...(A11 goats sold by the head
with weights estimated). Kids: Selection 1
20-40 lbs 25.00, 60-80 LBS 61.00-65.00.
Selection 2 40-60 lbs 25.00. Nannies;
60-80 lbs 50.00-62.00. Billies; 100-150 lbs
107.00-135.00.
Morrison’s Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
August 25,2003
CATTLE: 100 HEAD.
STEERS; CHOICE 75.00-82.00,
GOOD 68.00-74.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 75.00-82.25,
GOOD 65.00-73.00.
COWS: UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 38.00-50.00, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 20.00-36.00.
BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE
52.00-
BULLS: YG+N1,52.00-57.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
67.00- BULLS 55.00-77.00; HEIF
ERS 53.00-73.00.
CALVES: 85 HEAD. CHOICE AND
GOOD 88.00-95.00, GOOD 75.00-85.00,
STANDARD 15.00-35.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 60.00-130.00, HOL
STEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS.
80.00-
HOGS: 137. US+NI-2, 36.00-37.00; US
+N 1-3,35.00-36.00.
SOWS: US +NI-3 24.00-35.00.
BOARS; 7.50-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 25 HEAD. US +NI-3
20-50 LBS. 18.00-32.00.
SHEEP; 32 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
85.00- GOOD LAMBS 80.00-85.00,
SL. EWES 27.00-40.00.
GOATS: 12.00-90.00 EACH.
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