— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14.1970 34 Plastic Boskets Help Strawberries Cool Fast Plastic m sh baskets peimi: more rap.u .nut thoiough cooling of strnwbe.ncs Ilian papei pulp baskets, but piovide le-s pioiec tion fiom cuts and Ihuim •> dm nr, shipment, a new m.n kiting it* seaich lepoit icleased bs the US. Department of \gncultnie indicates Foiced .it piccoohng piovid ed the most lapid and unifoim cooling of this highly penshable. premium priced commodity, ac cording to recent shipping tests by USDA’s Agncultuial Research Service Vanous conlameis and precooling methods weie used in test shipments of stiawbciues from California to New Yoik Papei-plup baskets would be moie desaable than plastic bas kets if the benies weie cooled by foiced an precooleis. which cool flint equally fast in both types of containei The pulp bas kets piovided gieatei pi election fiom cuts and bunses than the shaipei edged plastic containei s Howevei. oulmaiy 100 m pie cooleis lemove field heat fiom sti aw denies fastei when the fuut is held m plastic baskets, the study indicated Bemes in plastic baskets and plastic hays cooled 20 to 100 pei cent fastei than pulp containeis Piompt, thoiough cooling is essential to pi event decay aftei haivest, le lated tests showed A commeicial 72-tiay pallet load of bemes had a half-cooling time of about two houis with an ordinary 100 m piecoolei Similai strawbemes had a half-cooling time of only 30 minutes with a forced air precoolei The half cooling time is the time leqtured to reduce the difference in the initial fruit temperatuie and the precooling-room temperature by one-half. Details of the experiments are given in Marketing Research Re port No. 851, “Market Quality and Precooling Rates of Straw berries Packed in Various Con tainers.” Copies are available at 10 cents each from the Supei in tended of Documents, Govern ment Printing Office, Washing ton, D C 20402 York County Pork Bids To Be Opened April 7 Secretary of Foiests and Wa ters, Maurice K Godclaid, an nounced lecently in Hainsbuig that sealed bids for the con struction of Phase 1 develop ment at Codoius Stale Park, York County, will be leceived by the depaitment on Tuesday Apul 7 The woik” said Di God daid, “consists generally of the constiuction of access loads and paiking lots foi the pioposed manna and picnic aiea, and a parking lot and overlook point for the pioposed vista and re lated items of woik” This project will be financed with funds provided by Pro ject 500, the Land and Water Conseivation and Reclamation Act, which was enacted by the General Assembly and imple mented by Gov Raymond P Shafer in January, 1968 Representing one of 18 con struction contracts for which Project 500 funds are available, the sealed bids for this project will be received in Room 532, South Office Buildings, Harris burg, until 2pm, Api il 7, at which time they will be public ly opened and lead mmrfi&roM SPRING FESTIVAL & 290TH GARDEN SPOT SALE Sale held on the J. M. Brubaker Farm located on Silver Lane ltd. off Penn Grant Rd. in Willow Street Village which is on Rtc. 72 four miles south of Lancaster, Pcnna, (Many just fresh Some bred for early fall Yrlg. Service bulls Heifer Calves). All tests up to date. Exam for Prcg. & Mastitis. Nearly all eligible to go anywhere. SELECTIONS FOR THE “SPRING FESTIVAL” MADE BY EARL L. GROFF, STRASBURG, PA.! ! Earl has spent a considerable length of time and is veiy satis fied with the gioup that he has been able to put together. • A “VG-86” young dtr of “Ivanhoe” with 772 f 18,448 M. 4 2 c ,0 at 5 yrs Due after sale to son of Ideal Fury Reflector, fflirl savs one that will please anyone. • 798 lb, syr dtr of Pineyhill Don Juan, just ficsh with beautiful udder • Yilg gr’son of “Ivanhoe” fiom a 1020 lb dam, 2nd dam with 842 fat • Top dtr of “Kingpin” 62” at withers will be fiesh and milking about 90- lbs • 665-lb ,2 yi dti of Sevens Buike Skylaik just fiesh •10 top cows picked fiom the Geoige Hasbiouck heid at Titusville, Pa One has 837 f 2 aie over 700 fat, 5 over 600 fat, 2 over 500 fat One at 87 pts 8 aie “GP ’ All by popular sues and all lust liesh at sale time A leal gioup • 9 head fiom Fail Noel, Mc- Sheirystown. Pa All 2 yi olds fiesh and bied back foi eaily fall All out of top lecoul dams 2 are out of a 986 lb fat dam 1 by “Apollo”. 2 by “Model” 1 by “Geneial”, 2 gi’dtis of "Ivan hoe” • David S Millei, Yoik, Pa sends 5 top young cattle 3 by Paclamai Astionaut with lecoids to 492 fat at 2 yrs All due sale time • Theie aie many more that will please anyone MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND THIS “SPRING FESTIVAL” AND GARDEN SPOT ON MARCH 19!! Sale starts Noon Lunch Available Catalogs Under Cover R. AUSTIN BACKUS INC. EARL L. GROFF Sale Mgi s & Auctioneers Local Rep Mexico, N Y. Strasburg, Pa. Public Auction FARM EQUIPMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1970 Location: On the premises midway between Pottstown and West Chester on Route #lOO at Eagle, just 14 mile north of the Downingtown Exit of the Pennsylvania turnpike, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Fifteen (15) Oliveis, 1850’s, gas & dsl, 1950 w/GMC dsl motoi 1650’s gas & dsl 550’s, gas & dsl, 880 dsl, Super 88, 770 gas, 66, 77, and 88, Int 504, J D A & B Int Supei MTA , Fold 640 & BN’s, Olivei 0C46 crawler-loader, JD 440 ciawlei w/blacle Ohvei 550 w/backhoe & loadei, 2 Temple stone spieadeis 2 Spnngfield 10ton lolleis, Alps 3-point hookup stone lake, MM Unit hai'mstei Fold 1-iow haivestei w/PTO. NH 818 2-iow com head choppei w/PTO, Hawkbilt 145 bus tank spieadei, otheis including Oliver and International, 3 elevators, 20 Oliver, JD & Int plows pull-type & semi-mounted, 20 disc hanows in eluding, 2 Olivei 10’ pickup disc hanows, 3 Pittsburg 9’ & 10’ pickup disc hanows, NEW. cultipackeis, 10’ & 12’, 10 coin plant ers, including J D 494 A 4-iow plantei, Oliver 340 6-row tool bai bean plantei, Olivei 312 3 point hookup 2 iow planteis. also AC & International, J D 55 self-propelled 12’ combine, good condition, 10 new & used wagons, 10 sets cultivatois, including Oliver 364 4-row, New, also, Int, JD, Fords and Olivers Oliver 74 7xlB grain dull, like new, 2 Gehl grinders & mixers Gehl & Fox hopper-type blowers, 5 corn pickers, Oliver #5 1-iow, picked 50 acies, New Idea & Woods 2-3 point roter hoes, 3 Snowmobiles, used, 2 Wheel Hoises, used, Riding mowers, Motts 6’ 3 point hookup mower, 20 sets of tractor and tiuck chains, 1953, Chevro let w/hoist and giam body truck, 1960 Int w/hoist & grain body truck, 1961 Chevrolet % -ton truck, 1961 Dodge dump truck, numerous items not listed but will be consigned by day of auc tion, also 3 wagons of small tools, accessories and miscellaneous Whiteford Sales Company L Robeit Frame, Auctioneer Abram Diffenbach, Auctioneer Box 128, Exton, Pa 19341 Phone 215-363-7379 I •• I *0 THURSDAY, MARCH 19 LANCASTER, PENNA. 65 REGISTERED HOLSTEINS HERE ARE SOME OF THE ENTRIES! ! SIXTH ANNUAL ALL-DAY 10:00 A. M. Sharp FORTY (40) TRACTORS ALL MAKES AND MODELS “Chester County’s Foremost Auction Company” Lunch By the order of: Eagle Machinery Company Phone; 215-458-5326 Try A Classified Ad It Pays! 54 BIG SPRING WMm DAIRY CATTLE &b||| SALE ' 54 Black & White Holstein Farm, Lancaster, Pa. U.S. 230 just west of Atlantic Breeders’ Co-Op. FRIDAY NIGHT, MARCH 20th Twenty-six personally selected Registered Canadian Hol steins, out of Forrest Lee Centurion, Royal Hamilton. Ro mandale Highcroft Cavalier, Denfield Rag Apple Paul, Magician Bell Boy and others. Many of them classified with good production and B. F. records. 4 Choice Reg. Holstein heifers out of How acres Reflector Model due to freshen by April Ist. 24 Top Quality Minnesota Grade Holsteins, with lots of size, type and milking quality. Production to 80 lbs. daily. All cows just fresh or close up springers. If you want the best don’t miss this sale. CHAS. C. MYERS, Owner Abe Diffenbach, Auct. H. Kettering, Pedigrees Liberal Credit can be arranged prior to start of sale PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY FARM MACHINERY & DAIRY CATTLE TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1970 at 10:00 A. M. For; Roy B. 801 l 2 miles northwest of Manheim on Old Line Road turn West on Colebrook St. in Manheim, Penna. 40 HEAD OF REG. PURE-BRED HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE included are daughters of Forty-niner, Astronaut, Pride Commander, and other famous sires. 24 Milk Cows, 18 Heifers Milk base of 686 lbs. 2 FOUR MONTH OLD ANGUS 10 TONS CORN FARM MACHINERY; John Deere 3020 Diesel (less than 1000 hrs.) with Roll-Guard, JD No. F 125 four bottom mold board plow, Oliver 77, Farmall A with plow and cultivator, JD No 38 Harvester with 2 row corn head and pick up, Dion Forage wagon, NH hopper blower with 60 ft. pipe, JD snow blade, 4 flat wagons, Massey Harris 50 clipper 7 ft com bine, Gehl No. 72 - 6 ft Hail chopper, Oliver 50 twine baler, JD No 10 side mount grass mower, Mayer hay conditioner, two 24 ft. hay elevators, JD 350 P.T O. side delivery rake, front mount boom spiayer, JD 13 disc grain drill, JD No. 101 semimount corn picker, JD No 246 two row corn planter, DB rake, Smoker gram bin on Oliver Chassis. 20 ft grain auger, JD 28 disc harrow, JD spring harrow, 9 ft cultipack er, spike harrow, JD model W manure spreader, 3 Surge milker units (2 forty lbs. pails and 1 fifty lbs. pails), T 33 6 can milk cooler, T 33 4 can milk cooler, double wash tub, 2 milker pumps, DeLaval and McDeenng, 24 milk cans, Sun beam Clipmaster, Jamesway feed cart, platform scales, bag wagon, snowfence, wheelbarrow, 50 ft cord and saw, gram cradle, 2 one horse sleighs, Pony and pony cart, Poul try equipment. PERSONAL PROPERTY: Motor cycle 1968 Honda 350 Scrambler, living room unit, bedroom suite, 9 piece dinette set, refrigerator, blanket chests, rocking chair, cedar ward robe, antique bureau with hidden drawer, kitchen cabinet, wash bowl and pitcher set, gas range, dinner bell, 20 benches, rugs, tables, oil heater, and many other items. TERMS BY: ROY and ARLENE B. BOLL Aucts. Stone, Kilmer & Geib Clerks, Stone, Reed Food Stand by Manheim Christian Day School Will Not Be Responsible For Any Accidents at 7:30 Sharp'
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