The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, July 12, 1990 7A
This time of year I get a yen for a
of wild greens. If you prefer,
'all them pot herbs. I cook and
like spinach•
It is a nice spring morning when I
]rab a grocery bag and head for for-
field, and hedgerow green hunt-
I go to the hacking first because
want some folk berry leaves. (A
lacking is where trees or brush
lave been cut but their stumps re-
with clusters of sprouts sur-
) Polk show a definite
~reference for this habitat and I
have a goodly supply of young
leaves•
at "-" = The sun is warm and a nearby
at !~,~fPor~Sj~:tst::t gwh: he ghtw:Orl;
d n =
it n
• 3d root are sprinkled liberally
around me and I pick a bloom and
watch the pinkish, red sap drip from
ger it. A jet draws a tong chalkline
{across the blue canvas sky. I gaze
dreamily at a fluffy floating cloud
breezes erase the jet's con
trail.
In a nearby tree the cardinal calls
"Theodore, Theodore, Dore, Dore,
Suddenly, for reasons known
of Farmin
Ella S. Galford
ding lavender blooms as I add a few
of their leaves to my greens. Along
the edge of the woods I see wild
touch-me-nots. These are fine eat-
ing. Some say their leaves will help
you develop an immunity to poison
ivy. I enter the wood to pick some
rock lettuce, then stop to examine
jack-in-the-pulpit. My father called
him Indian turnip and 1 know the
bulb from which he grows is hotter
than any Mexican chili pepper.
]-he trout lilly catches my eye. As
I add a few of the spotted green
leaves to my bag I ponder that this
graceful yellow lilly has so many
names -- trout lilly, fawn lilly,
adder's tongue and dog-toothed vio-
let. These names show the different
associations man has made with
this beautiful plant.
Showy trillium, painted trillium,
and early wake robin vie for my at-
tention. Peeping through the leaves
showy orchids bring me to my knees
for a closer examination of such
splendor. White flower clusters iden-
tify white clintonia and I recall I am
gathering greens. I add a few of
Bluegrass Market
Saturday July 7, 1990
254 head sold to 73 buyers.
Amounting to $81,646.30
STOCKER & FEEDER
STEERS
Under 500# 68.00 97.00
500 --750# 62.00 89.00
Over 750# 67.00 78.00
HEIFERS
Under 500# 60.00 85.00
501 --750# 70.00 82.25
Over 750# 75.00
BULL CALVES 75.00 85.00
BABY CALVES 95.00 210.00
VEAL CALVES 75.00 85.00
HOGS
• SLAUGHTER 50.00 58.00
SOWS 35.00 48.50
BOARS 35.00 40.00
PIGS & SHOATS
By Head 26.00
PONIES I 15.00
HORSES 410.00
SHEEP & LAMBS
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
BLUE 51.00
STEERS 64.75
RED
HEIFERS 63.75
OTHERS 43.5O
COWS 46.00 56.00
BABY
BULLS 50.75 75.00 EWES 13.50
Under I000# 50.75 59.50
BUCKS 15.00
Over I000# 64.25 72.50
WETHERS
COW & CALF
PAIRS 710.00
COWS, BH 420.00
900.00 GOATS
GOATS,BH 36.00
New Firewood
National Forests
43.00
49.00
14.50
Ram Makes
On Profit & Loss Ledger
For lamb producers, the right ram
can make the difference between
profit and loss.
It your operation lacks a ram that
will sire fast growing, heavy-muscled
lambs, plan to attend the West Vir-
ginia University (WVU) Perform-
ance-Tested Ram Sale and Ewe
Lamb Sale July 21. Both sales wilt
be at the WVU Livestock Farm on
Stewartstown Road in Morgantown.
The ewe lambs will be sold at 6:30
p.m., followed by the ram sale.
The rams to be auctioned off rep-
resent the top performers in a con-
trolled feeding program at WVU.
Dorset, Hampshire, Polypay, Mon-
tadale, North Country Cheviot, and
Suffolk breeds are included in the
test group
The consignors with rams on test
also supply the ewe lambs for sale.
While not a part of the performance
testing program, these iambs gener-
ally are purebred, weigh about 100
pounds, and are born no earlier than
December 1989. Buyers will be able
to breed the ewe lambs this fall.
The ram sale is the only program
in the state that offers rams with
measured performance. Their chief
advantage is that they help produc-
genus and economical in that ~t per-
mas early selection of breeding
males and permits a more rapid
turnover of generations, It can be
highly effective for traits which can
be measured or objectively evalu-
ated in the growing male and which
are moderately or highly ir~herited.
The test program is designed to:
(1) Determine the genetic potential
of rams, within each breed, to per-
form under similar conditions of
feeding and management; (2) Meas-
ure performance in the post-wean-
ing period when heritibility of most
traits are highest; (3) Provide com-
mercial flock owners and purebred
breeders the opportunity to evaluate
rams at one time and place; (4) Pro-
vide a basis for merchandising su-
perior rams based on measured per-
formance data and evaluated for
soundness, type and breed charac-
ter by a competent group of judges,
Replacement ewes from these
rams also will have (and pass on)
this quick-gain tendency This is es-
pecially important for producers
striving to meet early marketing
dates for lambs each year.
]-he WVU sale takes place in late
to himself, he changes his calltheir broad shiny leaves and go ers take some of the guesswork out July to give buyers hme to get the
In "wet year, wet year, wet, wet, searching for wood sorrel. A large The Monongahela National For- $50 is required and sales underof their operations, rams acclimated to their new envi-
w( :." He flirts his tail and I whistle bed of moss entices me. A red est has announced the firewood pol- $100 will be non-refundable. Corn- Rams that successfully completeronment before the breeding season
ba ,k to him smile at his startled squirrel swings on the end of a tree icy that it and the other eastern Ha- mercial permit sales may be sotd el- the performance testing programbegins.
Ioc k and his suddenly still-frozen branch and scolds as t let my bare tional Forests will now be operating ther as unadvertised or advertised have superior weight gain averages. Prospective buyers may obtain
form Finally he begins his songfeet sink into the luxurious moss car- under. Personal-use firewood per- sales. Standard or appraised rates Because weight gain is a highlypedigree and performance data, test
again and I do not interrupt him. pet. Shod again, I go to a marshy mits will continue to be available to will be applied for the wood, and heritable trait, producers can expect results and sale information at their
lambs sired by a performance-tested county extension office. Or, they
At my feet a colony of tiny ants sion.place TheirWhereleavesVi°lets makegr°w excellentin profu- wiilindividualSbe consideredand householdS.commerciaiTheSesales cord.may be more or less than $5 per ram to be fast gainers as well.may call Richard Koes, WVU Exten-
greens and rll get an added bonus, and will count toward the maximum Free-use firewood will be an ex- Performance tes.ing is advanta- - sion Sheep Specialist, at 293-3391,
I'lt pick a nosegay of violets, value of $10,000 that can be sold to ception rather than the rule and will ~1.**********************************~*~****
Crossing a field I pick wild mus- any one individual in any one-year, require documented justification as ..,An end to the Coma, t ,,,~ today.
• 1' "one-size-fits-all" farm polio,/!
tard and field cress. I stop to watch Personal-use firewood permits will to why this method is in the best .N. .... .11.
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a killdeer lead her babies from their be unadvertised sales, and wilt be interest of the government. In gen- .M,
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nest. Their tiny stilt-like legs seem available a the rate of $5 per cord, eral individuals should plan on using
long in comparison to their quarter- regardless of the amount sold. Mini- the personal-use permit system to
sized bodies. In a fence corner I find mum volume will be two cords and a acquire firewood for household use . becx]~ .
lambs' quarter growing. I add them maximum of ten cords will be avail- from the Monongahela National For- ~ "'" your farm . ,,, **
and a few dandelion leaves to myable under personal-use permits, est. ~' I,S $]~¢1¢11 ~~ ,lit
• p g plunder. Home again my whole Once a permit is issued it is non- ~,,~ ...... I .... :~, •
that are Just leaving the fortrbeing is flooded with serendipity as I refundable. Permittees will have up For further information individuals ~ I1~ Farm ,o,.,. ...... ....
Near my stump are clt~s~Srs of arrange my violets in a demitasse to one year in which to get their should contact their nearest Ranger ,11, t~11~ ram,y Office 253-0681 Ron Brolher=
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,Vhd geramums. I admire the nod- cup. wood. • District office or may call the,It. .............. Rt 3 Box 20 A Beck ey WV25801 ¢1.
Commercial permit sales are de-Supervisor's Office in Elkins at 636- ,N,****************************dc*dc*******dcd¢**
fined as sales made to commercial 1800 and ask to speak to the timber
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