10 — Thursday, December 27, 2012
The Holmes County Shopper News
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Be on the lookout for “Things of Beauty’ By BARB LUMLEY Columnist The first day of winter arrived Dec. 21. The days are cloudy, dreary, sometimes rainy and just plain miserable! By five o’clock in the evening it is getting dark. Flowers are gone, the trees are bare, fields and the countryside are various shades of brown. Christmas has come and gone, the lights have been turned off, and most decorations taken down. Things look ugly, the color is gone. You have heard the expression “a thing of beauty.” Each of the
following definitions is given in the dictionary. Thing — any object or substance, implement or equipment for some specified use. Beauty — an attractive or advantageous characteristic or feature. Where are the “things of beauty” at this time of year? As we drive down our country roads all we see are the dark brown fields. Those fields are a “thing of beauty.” Some are plowed, some are not, but they are all at rest, just waiting for spring when they will receive the seeds and fertilizer that will let them produce their
crops that will help to feed the country. We see a row of bales wrapped in white plastic. They really show up as they lie on the brown background. Those bales are a “thing of beauty.” They are providing the high quality forage that feeds the farmer’s dairy cows, so that they can produce the milk that awaits families on the market shelves. Farther on we see a huge pile of wood all neatly stacked. That stack of wood is a “thing of beauty.” It will provide warmth and comfort for a family during the snowy and freezing cold days of winter.
When roads are covered with several inches of snow and you need to go somewhere, a snow plow becomes a “thing of beauty.” That plow on an ODOT or county truck means roads will be cleared so you can reach your destination. And you know the drivers will be working night and day plowing and spreading salt to make it as safe as possible for you to travel. A snowplow on a tractor means the milkman will be getting to the dairy barn to empty the bulk tank and a neighbor’s lane or driveway
will get plowed out. The pine tree along the road or in the forest is a “thing of beauty.” It will remain green for us all winter long, giving us a little bit of color throughout the winter and providing shelter, nests, and beds of pine needles for the birds and wild animals to help them survive the harsh winter. That beautiful bright red cardinal that just landed on the limb of the maple tree in the backyard is a “thing of beauty.” He is a tiny bright spot on a dark and dreary day to remind you that
there is always beauty in the world. Children playing in the snow, building a snowman, or sled riding down a hill are a “thing of beauty.” A full moon shining on drifts of new fallen snow is a “thing of beauty.” The flag of the United States of America waving in the breeze is always a “thing of beauty.” “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Finding “things of beauty” during this darkest time of year can be difficult, but they are there. Sometimes you just have to look a little deeper to find them!
down, bred heifers 1,485down, stock cows 1,160-down. 134 CALVES — 95-120 lbs. 125-170, good 80-125, common 30-80, back to farm Holstein heifers 95-120 50-160, crossbred 50-160, crossbred heifers 75-160. 181 GOATS — Kid 155down, billies 170-down, nannies 150-down, wethers 200down. 615 HEAD SHEEP — Bucks & ewes 45-80, lambs 40-60 lbs. 130-210, 60-80 lbs. 105-202.50, 80-100 lbs. 80-130, 100-130 lbs. 80-100, 130-up 77.50-92.50. TOTAL HEAD — 1,256. 118 LOADS — Alfalfa 2nd cutting 270-380, 3rd and 4th cutting 200-410, mixed 1st cutting 185-400, mixed 2nd cutting 150-425, lg. bales hay 45-95, lg bales hay 150-370 ton, wheat straw 170-220, lg. bales straw 140-170 ton, ear corn 250-265; firewood 25-55; corn fodder/bale 20-40, oats 17.50. 939 DOZEN EGGS — White .50-1 dozen; brown .601.50 dozen.
230-260 lbs. 53-70, butcher sows 25-60, boars by weight 10-25. 229 FEEDER PIGS — Up to 40 lbs. 20-47, 41-50 lbs. 42-74, 51-60 lbs. 56-71, 61 lbs.-up 42.50-82.50, service boars 85-175, roasters 90-98. 124 CALVES — Back to farm, bulls 100-155, back to farm, heifers 90-160, light & thin 80-down. 113 CATTLE — Steers 74, heifers 59-83, bulls 51-76.50, good beef cows 71-78, medium to good 64-69, thin to poor 60-down; feeder steers 60-90, heifers 60-78. 3 SHEEP — Mark lambs 90-125 lbs. 80-107.50, cull ewes and bucks 47.50. 7 GOATS — 32.50-140. 240 DAIRY CATTLE — Cows 1,300-down, bred heifers 1,500-down, service bulls 425-1,085, open heifers 4351,035. TOTAL HEAD 826; Consignors 225. 50 HAY & STRAW — Hay 1st cutting 200-340, 2nd cutting 260-450, 3rd cutting 230-260, lg. bales 40-115 each, straw 150-240 ton; ear corn 190 ton, corn fodder 20-105 ton; firewood 35-105 load.
Markets DANVILLE AUCTION 15780 Body Road Danville Dec. 15 Sale Results
HAY — 1st cutting mixed 5-6.85 bale and 80 rd. bale;
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2nd cutting grass 4.75 bale; 3rd cutting mixed 6.50 bale; wheat straw 4.25-4.75 bale; corn 5.5010 bag; firewood 25-100 load. GOATS — Does 30-200, bucks 17.50-280, wethers 50-240. SHEEP — Rams 62.50. Calves 10-175; pigs 50-65; rabbits .25-25; poultry 1-10; ducks 4.50; geese 12.50; pigeons 1.75.
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SUGARCREEK LIVESTOCK AUCTION INC. Dec. 17 104 CALVES — Choice calves 95-160, good calves 75-90, light & thins 40-down; back to farm bulls 95-160, heifers 75-105; FEEDERS, steers & bulls 100-155, heifers 85-125, Holsteins feeders 65-78. 186 CATTLE — Choice steers 120-125, good steers 115-119.50, Holstein steers 80-114, choice heifers 115-120, good heifers 100-114.50, good
Holstein cows 70-85, yellows and thins 65-down, bulls 68-88. 231 HORSES & PONIES — Top horse 800, top pony 140.
Dec. 24, No Auction
FARMERSTOWN LIVESTOCK 2907 Township Road 190 Baltic Dec. 18 36 CALVES — Good to choice calves95-105, medium to good calves 85-95, fair to medium calves 80-85, commons and lights 80-down, back to farm, bull calves 105-130, heifer calves 95. DAIRY CATTLE — Holstein heifers 975. 32 PIGS — 60-70 lbs. 25-29. 3 GOATS — 77-160. 98 BUTCHER HOGS — 190-210 lbs. 54-59, 210-240 lbs. 55-67, 240-260 lbs. 61.50-69.50, 260 lbs.-up 57-69.50, butcher sows 60-down, boars by weight 10. 51 CATTLE — Steers, Holstein and Jerseys 72.50-79.50, bulls 80.50, good beef cows 73-79, medium to good cows
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69-73, fair to medium cows 61-69, common cows 61-down. 220 TOTAL HEAD. 50 LOADS HAY, STRAW, GRAIN — 1st cutting hay 235-325, 2nd and 3rd cutting 275-425, hay 6.50 bale, big rd. bales 65-120, wheat straw 150 ton; oats straw 100; hay rd. 150 ton; corn fodder 15-32.
No Auction, Dec. 25 Hay/Straw Auction Dec. 28, 10:30 a.m.
MOUNT HOPE AUCTION Dec. 19 35 HOGS — 220-250 lbs. 63, 250-280 lbs. 62-67, boars 17-23; 38 feeder pigs: 40-50 lbs. 40-50, 70-85 lbs. 42.50-47.50, 100-120 lbs. 55-62.50. 17 CATTLE — Heifers 90-110, choice Holstein steers 103-106, good Holstein steers, 85-96. 8 BULLS — Jersey bulls 73.50-81, 1,000-1,500 lbs. 71-84, 1,500-2,000 lbs. 86-97, 2,000-up 85. 119 CULL COWS — Good 73-84.50, medium-good 67-73, fair-medium 61-67, light-thin 61-down; 67 feeders: steers 50-142.50, heifers 50-105. 37 DAIRY — Cows 1,185-
KIDRON AUCTION Dec. 20 110 HOGS — 190-210 lbs. 57, 210-230 lbs. 60-60.50,
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