Rains Save Pastures And Hay; Tobacco Plants Growing Slowly Fairly general rains over tie county about the midde oE L vvcek gave a much needed Lost j" p asture an<i hj y reps. Moisture conditions ot L. soil at present are ample most areas even throu- L t ]ie county is deficient by aliuost one third of its normal jam fall since the beginning 0 f the growing season. Tobacco transplanting was virtually completed with only te u plants still to be set in t j is field. Replanting became quite general after the rain 3S disease in the tields cut the stand by as much as 50 per cen t in some areas. Growth 0 f the transplants dufing the liot diy weather was slow, but the rams have caused a rapid spurt in size of the plants. pasture and hay crops made little growth and some peimanent pastures began to (turn brown. Most second cutting alfalfa crops will be helped by the rain. Most of the state’s fruit crop is free of insect and weather damage the state Chop Repenting Service said Tuesday m its weekly crop and weather roundup, Piospects are for an ex cellent peach crop. Orchaid- P. B. GUERNSEY SALE At the Ass’n. Sales Pavilion, G mi. E. of Lancaster, Pa. on Ut. #3O. WEDNESDAY - JUNE 30 - 7:30 P.M. 50 HEAD - ALL COWS & BRED HEIFERS 20 recently fresh, balance from July on. T. B. and Bang’s Cert, ' Vaccinated. Includcs an entire dispersal of K. S. Gross, Manchester, I’a A really milk) type herd on DHIA test. Most records com pleted o,ooo# or better. From Wyno Farms, Muncy, Pa. G head with 10,000# re folds or better. A truckload irom Connecticut, each milking 50# or better right now. Really an outstanding group of money making Guernseys. SACK MANAGED BY: THE PENNA. GUERNSEY BREEDERS 1 ASS'N. PO BOX 458 New Holland Sales Stables Horse Sale Every Monday at 11 A.M. Fat Hogs & Calves Every Monday at 2 P.M. Dairy Cattle Every Wednesday at 12:30 Beef Cattle and Calves Every Thursday at 12:30 JOHN H. GINGRICH, Mgr. Ph. New Holland EL 4-2194 New Holland, Pa. l TARBELL GUERNSEY FARMS \ COMPLETE DISPERSAL at the farm, Smithvillo Flats,, Chenango Co., N. Y. on rte. 41, 8 mi. N.W. of Greene, N.Y. i Mrs. A. K. Wightman, owner ! 600 HEAD - Vaccinated and Certified Thursdaj and Fridaj - Juno 28th and 80th - Sale starts at 9:30 A.M. (BDT) each day. J Never before have you ever had the opportunity to buy s>p many great producing cattle in one dispersal. The Tarbell herd for the tester in May averaged 32.34 lbs. of uulk per cow for 220 cows before they were put in pas ture. This is the highest producing Guernsey herd on official test in the entire breed tor its sLeo. 3 Fifty-nine (SO) years of breeding, testing and rigor ous culling will offer to you top proved sires, young bulls ready for service, great reproducing dams" and young cows and the finest group of bred and open heiters any herd could present. > CALVING SCHEDULE: 10 due in June, 13 due in July, 47 due in August, 37 due in September, 33 due in October, 30 due in November and 34 due in December. 1 SPECIAL NOTICE: barbell Farms will keep lor ton heifers and dry cow r s tliat you purchase until Septem ber 15th free of charge. g Sale managed by and for catalogs write J BUZZ GAREY (Garey Cattle Sales) ■j 100 Walnut Lane, Morrisville, Pa., Tel. CY 5-2041 * Assisted by New Yoik State Guernsey Breeders’ Co-op., Inc. i H. Joseph Pendergast, Business Mgr., 3 Main Street, CoblfefeltiU, New York - ‘ ists report a heavy set and thinning operations are m full swing Cherries aie coloring well m all major producing aieas Red sours and some of the early sweet variety will be ready for picking the last week in June. Rains added apple sizing and some dropp ing has occurred in central counties. Grapes are in full bloom in the Erie region. Vegetable producers report good growth of beets, corn, cucumbers and tomatoes with the assist of last week’s rams, Suap beans are progressing well and harvesting will start this week in southern coun ties. Sweet corn is pushing m most areas. Harvesting peas continues, and asparagus, while still plentiful, has passed the peak period. The small grain crops look good, but straw is short and lodging is evident in some helds. Bailey is heading and beginning to yellow; in Lanc aster County, barley is beginn ing to ripen. Wheat is gen erally headed but oats aie still mainly in the pieboot stage. Corn is in need of mo> e moistuie and warmer weather. Southeastern counties repoic blossoming of late summei Cobbler potatoes Planting CAMP HILL, PA Tractor Tune-up Helps Prevent Major Trouble Big trouble with your trac tor’s engine doesn’t 'happen often, but when it does it can waste a lot of your time say agricultural engineers. And, if your’s is one tractor operat ion, you can expect just about everything to stop dead. ... until the tractor is in working order again. Good reason, then, why you should keep an eye on the con dition of your tractor. 'How ever. we all know you can’t stop whatever work you’re do ing to take the tractor to the dealer for continuous check ups, so here are some help ful tune-up hints which you can check and do yourself. They may save you from a major breakdown, which often results from negligence. ELECTRICALi SYSTEM Check the generator con ditions frequently, making sure they >are tight. Also make sure the fan belt is prop erly adiusted, and is not worn or fiayed Add a couple of of fall tubers, is virtually com pleted except in the northern part of the state. Spittle bug and weevil in festations are bad in some -alfaliljd (fields and spraying operations were moved into lull gear. Pasture conditions continue below average. • **« 4*4 *% »*«*** •*♦ »*« ♦*« A »*« »J» »*♦ «£* 4*4 •>*« *% *%4% A»% 4*4 4*4 4% 4?4 4*4 4*4 4*4 •% *% »*4 4% 4*4 4*4 4*4 4* £ SPECIAL SALE OF $ * # £ Hardware - Jewelry - Dishes and * * i £ Many Other Items * £ 6 P.M. JUNE 21 t J GARDEN SPOT EQPT. AUCTION INC. I 4 £ £ “In the heart of Pennsylvania’s garden spot” J £ Phone: Ephrata 783-7917 LINCOLN, PA. * if Area Code 717 * * * Livestock Auction Market EVERY TUESDAY Starting Promptly at 2 p.m. Starting with bulls, steers, heifers, cows, hogs and calves. We get top $$ for your Livestock Give us a call HI 2-4181 Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. VINTAGE, PA. Prank Dussinger, Manager 233RD GARDEN SPOT SALE THURSDAY, JUNE 21 LANCASTER, PENNA. At the J. M. Brubaker Farm located near Willow Street Village, 4 miles south ot Lancaster, Pa, Just off Btos. 72 and 222. Watch for sign on Rte, 72. 75 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS (Many fresh or close - Good number of heifers bred for fall - Open Heifers & Calves - Bulls) Bang’s Certified, T. B. Accredited, nearly all calf, vaccinat ed and eligible to ship an> where. GOOD EARLY CONSIGNMENTS INCLUDE THESE FEATURES! • A 04(1-lb. young cow selling fresh. She’s a granddaughter of Pabst Winterthur Zeus (BX-GN) out of a $l,OOO dam. • 3 Bred Heifers - 2 by Pond Gate Mister - 1 by Springbank So vereign Statesman, from dams with 517 - 407 and 493 lbs. Pat. All are bred for August ireshening. • Good Plus grand daughter ol Howedan Winterthur King Fobes. Due at sale time to Cochran General. 0 A Service Age Grandson of Pineylull Sultan. • A tresh daughter of Roybrook Revelation. • 3 Oxicn Heifers by Grayv iew Symbol Criterion, Shaws School master Crete Una and Langdonhurst Ormsby Burke Lad. • 2 Open Heifers by Wis Supreme Crusader and Grayview Sky liner. MANY MORE THAT WILL PLEASE YOU PLAN TO BE AT GARDEN SPOT SALE ON JUNE 21ST. Sale Starts 12 Noon Lunch Available Catalogs R. AUSTIN BACKUS, INC. Sale Mgrs. and Auctioneers Mexico, N. Y. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16, 1962 drops of oil In the generator oil cups every few weeks, but don’t over oil! Wiring- -including battery cables--should be lepaired or replaced where necessary. Corrosion on battery posts can cause a diam on the bat tery and disintegrate the sur rounding unprotected metal. Washing the top of the bat tery and connections with a baking soda and water sol ution will remove this corr osion, but take care that none of the solution runs Into the vent holes. Remove the battery termin als and scrape them inside and out with a pen knite or sand paper The battery posts should be cleaned in the same way. After reinstalling the terminals, coat them (and other exposed metal surfaces) with light grease or gasket shellac. Remember that the colder a battery is, the weaker it is So, if a battery hydrometer is available, check level and spec ific gravity every week or so. And keep an eye on the am meter an over chaiging gener ator can be Just as tioublesome as one that doesn’t charge enough IGNITION SYSTEM Distributor breaker points should be inspected and adi usted approximately every 100 hours and replaced about every 250 hours. Correct gap (usually 020 in ) will be list- EARL L. GROFF Local Rep. Strasburg, Pa. ed in your owners manual Examine the inside of the distributor cap for such troub le-makers as cracks, dirt and moisture. Wipe the inside out with a clean, lint-free cloth Clean the rotor tip with a knife (being careful not to remove any metal) remove corrosion from tower contacts using fine sandpaper or a brush made for this pur pose. (Be sure you blow out all the dust after this opera tion.) When installing new dis tributor points, be sure to re place the condenser. Apply a small amount of a high melting point lubricant to the cam, rubbing block and dis tributor point pivot. Spark plugs should bo cleaned and regapped every 75 to 100 hours--replaced every 250 hours When installing new plugs, always check the gaps first See owner’s manual for, correct spacing for your par ticular model tractor. FUEL SYSTEM The air cleaner ail reservoir on the air intake of the car buretor should be cleaned reg ularly m extremely dusty conditions it should be done daily. The entire air cleaner should be serviced seasonally. The fuel filter should he examined daily cleaned week ly, or about every GO hours. Watch for signs of water and be very careful of the gasket surfaces, when replacing the glass bowl. These pointers, if followed closely, should add many troubled-free hours to your operation. For additional in formation, read your tractor owner’s manual thoroughly. Stanley H. Deiter Auctioneer & Appraiser LAMPETER Ph. Lancaster EX 4-1796 When planning to buy or sell call HENRY E. SHREINER AUCTIONEER And Real Estate Salesman Dial: MA 6-6490 Lititz, Pa. EX 7-8571 19
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