—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6, 1973
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Poultry Market Reports
Fogelsville
Tuesday,January 2
Light type hens 6-11; Heavy
type hens 8-19; Pullets-colored 29-
31; Roasters 29-30Vz; Ducks 30-
36; Drakes 45; Geese 42; Rabbits
60-70; Guineas 60>/ 2 -66; Pigeons
(per pr.) 1.00-4.00te
Total coops sold 293.
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.
Eastern Pa. and NJ.
Wednesday, January 3
LIVE POULTRY
Prices of light type hens Un
changed. Demand fairly good.
Offerings adequate for current
needs with trade advices in
dicating rather heavy bookings
for most of January. Heavy hens
adequate for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm. Light type
hens 6-9, mostly BV2-9 m Pa.,
Mostly 7V2-BV2 in N J Heavy type
hens TFEWR
Delmarva
Wednesday, January 3
BROILER-FRYER MARKET
Ready to cook movement fair
THE OLD 6%^
Red cheeks, white beaks
Cattle need salt now . . . Buffalo Bill died Jan. 10, 1917 . . .
First quarter of the Moon Jan. 12 First shot fired in Civil
War Jan. 9, 1861 . Average length of days for week, 9
hours, 17 minutes . . Sperm whales migrating off Nantucket
and California. .If sunny now, expect much wind . . Detar
chimneys . Best throw of dice is to throw them away
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What runs without feet? (Answer
below )
Eph Higgins onion patch one
time. Lish’s wife was making
butter and it looked fine but it was so cussed strong that one
morning it got right out of the dish and walked off the table.
Home Hints Straight vinegar soaking on mineral stains or crusty pans will
remove the . . Clean mirrors with a mixture of alcohol and
water . Riddlf answer Water.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England; Snow, 6-8" coastal, 15-20" inland, for most of
week; then cold by week’s end.
Greater New York & New Jersey: Rain to start, mixed with
snow and colder latter part; cloudy and cold for weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Light ram and mild at first, then
heavy and with snow by midweek; end of week partly
cloudy and colder.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Unseasonably warm to start, then
scattered showers; colder and ram latter part.
Florida: Clear and warm for most of week, then cold snap
latter part; frost in north, rain coastal for weekend
Upstate and Western New York-Toronto & Montreal: Cold at
first, then light ram changing to snow, 2-4", at midweek;
light snow and much colder latter part
Greater Ohio Valley: Cool with heavy ram, then light snow at
midweek; end of week seasonably cold with light snow
Deep South: Ram, heavy by midweek in north and central,
then colder; clearing and very cold for weekend
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Cold, then flurries in west,
light snow m east by midweek; 3-5" snow in latter part, light
snow and mild for weekend
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes; Week begins cloudy and
very cold, then warmer by midweek, but light snow in east;
seasonably cold and cloudy latter part.
Central Great Plains: Cold with light rain and snow mixed,
2-4" snow m west by midweek; warmer latter part, light ram
or flurries for weekend
Texas-Oklahoma: Week begins with rain, central and south,
and 1-3" snow m north; then clearing and warmer latter part.
Rocky Mountain Region: Clear and very cold to start, then
light snow; snow for weekend, 3-5" and 15-20" m mountains.
Southwest Desert: Clear with lows in upper 20s to 30s for most
of week; ram and warmer for weekend.
Pacific Northwest: Cloudy and cold at first, then 3-5" snow by
midweek; snow, 1-3", latter part, then gradual warming.
California: Clear and unseasonably cold throughout week;
heavy ram and warming for weekend.
(All Eights Reserved, Yankee. Inc. Dublin. N.H. 08444)
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Tuesday, January 2nd to Friday, January sth
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Fey. Ex. Large >, 57 57 57 57
Large 57 57 57 57
Mediums 2 56 56 56 55
Pullets O 48 48 48 45
Peewees ® 35 35 35 32
BROWN
Fey. Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards 53 53 53
Checks 31 31 31
Long Tone —Steady on Large and irregular on smaller sizes
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though occasionally less
aggressive than expected.
Slaughter schedules reduced in
line with expected needs. Less
than trucklot prices held un
changed on both plant and US
Grade A Live supplies fully
adequate though weights mostly
desirable. Undertone steady.
Pool trucklot prices for
Thursday arrival: US Grade A
331/2-36 ¥2, mostly 33 V 2, Plant
Grade 32 1 / 2 -34 1 /2, mostly 32V2.
JAN. 8-14
Ask the Old Farmer: What
do you know about milk tak
ing the taste of things that
a cow eats or smells? It
seems fantastic to me. S W.,
Jackson, Miss.
Taint, though. Lish Ander
son moored his cow next to
60 60 60 60
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Egg Market
Tuesday, January 2
NORTH ATLANTIC: Cartoned
movement is fair, mostly for
early week standing orders.
Mediums and smalls are
adequate for lighter interest.
Large are in reasonable balance.
Extra large ample to fully ample,
jumbos ample. Wholesale ac
tivity is limited and dealers are
cautious pending news of retail
clearances over the long
weekend'. Undertone is about
steady.
BALTIMORE - Cartoned Eggs,
Prices to Retailers, State Graded
- Minimum One Case Sale
Large - 64-70 M 64-67
Medium - 63-68 M 63-66
LEAF Meet
The Lancaster Environmental
Action Federation (LEAF) will
hold an organizational meeting
on Wednesday, January 10 in
Kauffman Lecture Hall, Peifer
Science Building, on the Franklin
and Marshall Campus. The
meeting will start at 8:00 p.m.
Bill Arrowsmith, a Peach
Bottom farmer who’s involved
with environmental groups in the
souths m end of the county, urges
farmers to attend LEAF
meetings, and to become in
volved, if possible. “These people
are talking about things that are
going to affect fanning more and
more in the future. Farmers have
got to know what’s happening,
and they’ve got to make sure the
right things happen.’’
At the meeting, five LEAF task
forces will be initiated. They will
concentrate on land use,
education, nuclear power
generation, solid waste disposal
and water quality.
More information about the
meeting can be had by calling
John Biehle, 392-2109, or Dr. John
Moss, 393-3621, extension 236.
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FFA Corn, Tobacco Show
Winners Announced
t, u * onfirhniHpr state University Southeast Field
„, R l b ®“ r “d® 1 d JJ ’ Research Farm near Landisville,
Washington Boro RDI was corn CQnt
named the grand champion •> 6 . _
tobacco grower in FFA com- A.K. Mann Jr. and Lester
petition at the Farm and Home Whitmore, local tobacco dealers,
Center, Thursday. judged the tobacco.
A member of the Penn Manor Top placings in both FFA Corn
High School FFA Chapter, and tobacco contests were as
Burkholder won with tobacco follows
entered in the class Tobacco Filler - Kevin
Fred Lefever, Rohrer, Manheim RD2, first;
RDI, was the reserve grand Glen Manheim RD2 ’
champion An FFA student at second and Fred Le { e ver,
Solanco High School, he had also QuarryviUe RDI
entered his tobacco in the Tobacco Wrapper Robert
wrapper category. Burkholder, Washington Boro
First place in the filter® RDi, grand champion; Fred
went to Kevin Rohrer, Ma Lefever, reserve champion, and
RD2, an FFA studen Rob ert Reifsnyder, Blue Ball,
Manheim Central High School. .
Gerald Musser, Ephrate RDI, Corn _ Gera j d Mussser,
was tops m the FFA corn g> Ephrata RDI, grand champion;
with Clair Martin, New Holland Clair Martin New Holland RDI,
RDI msecond P l ®®®- . . , reserve champion, and Carl R.
Columbia RD2, third.
Frl.
Twin Valley Will Participate at
Farm Show, Convention
Twin Valley FFA members will
attend the Pennsylvania Farm
Show and the FFA Mid-Winter
Convention in Harrisburg. The
Farm Show affords the FFA
members a first-hand op
portunity to see new farm
tractors and implements as well
as other farm equipment and
supplies.
Chapter officers and many
members will attend the Con
vention in the Forum building of
the State Capital complex.
This year Twin Valley will be
well represented at the Con
vention. State vice-president
Frank Stoltzfus, former Twin
Valley president, will play a role
in the Convention. Frank will
help in the presentation of the
Keystone Degree to about 185
Pennsylvania FFA members,
including two Twin Valley
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In addition, Stoltzfus’ father
will be presented with the
Honorary Keystone Degree and
his mother with the Certificate of
Appreciation, as is customary for
the parents of State officers.
Only four other Twin Valley
members have attained the
Keystone Farmer Degree -
current state vice-president
Frank Stoltzfus, former Chapter
presidents Fred Mast and Gary
Stoltzfus, and former Chapter
secretary Clair Smoker.
The Chapter was notified that it
will be presented with an award
for the Building Our American
Communities (BOAC) program.
Eleven such awards wiU be
presented to FFA Chapters in
Pennsylvania.