—Lancaster Farmini
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Poultry Market Reports
New York Eggs
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Market steady. Wholesale
demand is fair but unaggressive.
Local supplies of jumbos ample.
Smalls light but increasing under
slower export activity. Large and
mediums are adequate with
shipping point offerings not
readily available. Nearby
receipts are generally part loads,
arrivals from the South are light
with Midwest receipts mostly
heavyweights Carton demand is
fair
Delmarva
Wednesday, December 27
BROILER-FRYER MARKET
Ready to cook demand good.
Slaughter schedules increased in
effort to fill full needs. Less than
trucklot prices tending higher
within unchanged ranges on both
plant and US Grade A. Advance
interest fairly good. Live supplies
adequate though weights tending
lighter than desired in instances.
Undertone very firm. Pool
trucklot prices for Thursday
arrival US Grade A 31-34V2,
mostly 31V2-32; Plant Grade 30-
32'/a, mostly 30V2-31.
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JAN. 1-7
Some snows may break your plows.
Now at New Year’s tide, days have lengthened one rooster’s
stride . . Calvin Coohdge died Jan. 5, 1933 .. . New Moon
Jan 4 . Annular Eclipse of the Sun Jan. 4, but only
visible extreme southern hemisphere . . Average length of
days for week, 9 hours, 10 minutes (year’s latest sunrises
1-8) . . Take down Christmas greens ... First vessel through
Panama Canal, Jan. 7, 1914 . . . Water over the dam won’t
run the mill wheel
Old Farmer’s Riddle: Why is an old car like a baby? (Answer
below )
■.3»
Probably was “lump” in
stead of lunk. Do you know
. about “blockhead” though 2
Blockhead was the original
name for the wooden form
which hatters have used for
centime s i» shaping the crowns of headgear. Of solid wood,
it n'rts no compliment then or now to be called a blockhead.
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I)Mine Hint'. Use baking soda and water to remove coffee stains from
plastic dishes Keep lemons in water until used to improve their flavor
and keep then skins soft . Riddle antwer Because it never goes any
wheic without a rattle
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Snow to start, 2-4" coastal, 4-6" mountains,
then cold; warmei with ram and snow latter part
Greater New York-New Jersej; Ram mixed with snow, then
clear and cold by midweek Light rain and mild by week’s end.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Light ram at first, becoming colder
w ith flui ri4>s; scattered showers and mild latter part.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Begins with ram, then clear and
cold by nudvv eek; pai tly cloudy and warm latter part.
Florida: Clear and warm to start, then ram and cooler; clear,
highs near 80s for weekend.
Upstate and Western New York-Toronto & Montreal: Snow, 4-6",
to start, moving west to east, then colder at midweek; snow
changing to ram latter part, milder weekend.
Greater Ohio Valley: Rain, then occasionally mixed with snow;
week ends unseasonably warm with light rain.
Deep South: Ram lo start, then clearing and very cold; cloudy
latter part becoming warm for weekend
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Snow, 4-6", at first, then
light snow in east and cloudy in west; partly cloudy and un
seasonably warm latter part
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Intermittent light snow to
stai t, then cold, end of w eck milder with light snow, but very
cold and snow in west
Central Great Plains: Ram, then partial clearing and warmer
by midweek; partly clear and unseasonably warm latter part
Texas-Oklahoma: Showers to start, then partial clearing and
cooler by midw eek; end of vreek mostly clear and hot.
Rocky Mountain Region; Begins clear and cold, then some light
snow; more snow' latter part, 3-5" and 15-20" in mountains
Southwest Desert: Clear and w r arm, highs near mid-70s; then
ram latter part and turning cooler
Pacific Northwest: Partly cloudy and cold to start, then snow
changing to ram and warmer by midweek; heavy ram latter
part, changing to light snow and colder.
California: Ram, heavy to start, and continuing all week;
turning colder latter part.
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Saturday. December 30. 1972
Weekly New York Egg Market
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large x 57 57 57 57
Large £ 57 57 57 57
Mediums g 56 56 56 56
Pullets > 48 48 48 48
Peewees * 35 35 35 35
BROWN
Fey. Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards
Checks
Long Tone - Most Plants continue to Clear satisfactorily. Market
generally steady.
Eastern Pa. and N.J.,
Wednesday, December 27
LIVEPOUNTRY
Prices of light type hens held
unchanged. Offerings adequate
for fair plant interest during the
holiday period. Demand for
heavy type fair for barely
THE OLD
Ask the Old Farmer: Can you
tell me how “lunkhead” orig
inated? E. A., Cedar Falls,
lowa.
From Tuesday, December 26th to Friday, December 29th
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
60 60 60
53 53 53 53
28-29 28-29 30 30
'iS^SSSSSSSSSSS^S I SS I S ! S&S ! SSSVS I SVSViVS I iiV.
adequate offerings. Prices paid
at farm: Light type hens 6-9,
mostly BV2-9 in Pa., mostly 7%-
8% in N.J. Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
Fogelsville
Tuesday, December 26
Heavy type hens 17-30; Pullets
29-31%; Roasters 27%-31%;
Capons 42-45%; Ducks 32-33;
Drakes 49; Geese 53; Turkeys-
Toms 27%-29; Turkeys-Hens 32;
Rabbits 60-70%; Guineas 50-56;
Pigeons (per pr.) 1.01-4.01.
Total coops sold 234.
Auction every Tuesday.
Poultry received Monday 7 P.M.
to 10:30 P.M., Tuesday 7 A.M. to
12 Noon. Sale at 11:30 A.M.
Directions - Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
Exit. North on stoplight in
Fogelsville. Turn left, proceed 1
block, take' next turn. Poultry
Auction 100'ft. on right.
Un-Stated
The state of Franklin was
organized but never admit
ted to the Union. The terri
tory is now part of Tennes
see.
Announcing:
a dry
“pop-up !
Can cut
planting time
in half i
ORTHO
P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC.
TM’s Ortho, Chevron Design Unipelßeg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Farm Calendar
Monday, January 1,1973
New Year’s Day
Tuesday,January 2
7 p.m. - Lancaster County Far
mers Association Kick-off
meeting, Witmer Fire Hall.
7:30 p.m. - Ephrata Young
Farmers “Sire Selection”
meeting, vo-ag department,
Ephrata High School.
Wednesday, January 3
7 p.m - Garden Spot Young
Farmers welding course, vo
ag department, Garden Spot
High School.
7:30 p.m. Lancaster County
Soil and Water Conservation
District board meeting, Farm
and Home Center.
Thursday, January 4
1:30 p.m. - Lancaster County
Tobacco and Corn Show, FFA
and Open Classes, Farm and
Home Center.
1:30 p.m. - Southeast Penn
sylvania Nursery meeting,
Holiday Inn, King of Prussia.
7:30 p.m. - Ephrata Young
Farmers officers meeting, vo
ag department, Ephrata High
School.
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster County’s
Own Farm Weekly
P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543
Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz,
Pa. 17543
Record-Express Office Bldg.
Phone: Lancaster 717-394-304/
or Lititz 717-626-2191
Richard E. Wanner, Editor
Subscription price: $2 per
year in Lancaster County: $3
elsewhere
Established November 4,1955
Published every Saturday by
Lancaster Farming,
Lititz, Pa.
Second Class Postage paid at
Lititz, Pa. 17543
Members of Newspaper Farm
Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper
Publishers Association, and
National Newspaper
Association.
Ortho Unipel STARTER SPECIAL.
A starter? As a “pop-up"? It has to be special.
It is STARTER SPECIAL is a completely unique product.
Here’s why:
- Physical Uniformity. STARTER SPECIAL pellets are made
to the same shape and density for maximum consistency and
control in application
Chemical Uniformity. Each and every STARTER SPECIAL
pellet has all three primary nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium chemically homogenized in precisely the most
desirable ratio 13-34-10. The nutrients can’t separate or
segregate during handling as with troublesome, hard-to
regulate "dry blends."
- Double Duty Nutrients. STARTER SPECIAL has both
quick-acting and long-lasting nitrogen and phosphorus for
thorough plant feeding. There is no urea or diammonium
phosphate that might endanger the seed through liberation
of free ammonia.
Of course, these features also make it highly effective as
a banded starter. But, with only slight adaptation of most
planters, it can be applied directly with the seed in exacting
measurement for safety and maximum response.
With this kind of control, you apply much less material
only 1/3 the amount needed for banding. And the reduced
material handling could cut your planting time in half!
So, save time, trouble, and money at planting time. See us
soon about applying STARTER SPECIAL this spring as a
dry "pop-up”.
Shot in the Back
James Butler Hick ok,
known as Wild Bill, was ap
pointed marshal of Hays City
and Abilene, Kan., consid
ered the most lawless towns
on the frontier until he re
stored respect for the law.
He was shot dead from be
hind by Jack McCall, a des
perado, in Deadwood, S.D.,
in 1876.
sustain top
production
with the
BABCOCK
B-300
Keeping production up...cost*
down... is the profit key in poultry
operations. And more and more
records on commercial flocks of
Babcock B-300’s...“The Busi
nessman’s Bird”...show sus
tained production of top quality
eggs...often with an additional
20 to 30 eggs per bird housed
over other strains. Come 1n...
look at the records and the B-300
..."The Businessman’s Bird”.
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Telephone (717) 626-8561)
SMOKETOWN, PA.
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