—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10. 1973
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Pa, Price Index
Is Up 16 Points
The index of prices received by
Pennsylvania Farmers increased
16 points during the month ended
January 15, to 338 precent of its
1910-14 average. All farm
products contributed to the net
increase except dairy products
Milk, at $7 20 per cwt., was
down 5c from a month earlier,
but up 45c from a year ago Eggs
at 50 c per dozen were up 4c over
a month ago and up 20c from a
year ago
Farm Building
Meet Planned
Building dairy barns is a
complicated task, and mistakes
can be costly Farmers who’d
like to learn more about handling
construction problems are in
vited to a meeting on con
struction details and materials to
be conducted by Gerald Bodman,
agricultural engineer from Penn
State
Bodman has much practical
experience in the construction of
agricultural buildings, and is also
a qualified engineer Farmers
attending the meeting will learn
about the many alternatives to be
considered when planning farm
construction They’ll also be
given a check list of things that
should be considered before
building contracts are signed and
construction begun
The meeting will be held at (he
Farm and Home Center on
Monday, February 19, starting at
8 00 p m
A MILKMOVER
SYSTEM gets you out of
the barn sooner-with more money
in your pocket! It saves your lugging
heavy pails of milk from barn to cooler
• has more milk capacity '
• PERMITS FASTER MILKING
• ELIMINATES EXTRA HELP
• PROTECTS MILK QUALITY
• IS 100% SELF CLEANING
• HAS ELECTRIC CONTROLS
• FITS INTO ALL BARNS
• EASILY INSTALLED
Available thru vour local dairy
equipment dealer or tail (he factory
collect to arrange for a free demon
ciralion on sour farm
Manufactured by
d/oug
m 'NDUSTRIES, INC
Wqhnson
e O BOX 3«3 ELKTON MO 21. at
Phone 301 398 3451
Similar figures for other
commodities were: Broilers (lb.)
19c, 3c and 4c; Steers, heifers
(cwt.) - $37 80, $2.30, $5.00; Hogs
(cwt ) - $32.40, $1.30, $8.70; Corn
(bu ) - $1.73,7c, 41c; Wheat (bu.)
-$2 08,23 c, 64c, Oats (bu.) -$1.09,
9c, 27c
Across the U.S., the Index of
Prices Received by Farmers
increased 7 points (5 percent) to
144 percent of the January-
December 1967 average during
the month ended January 15,
1973 This was the same per
centage increase shown a month
earlier Contributing most to the
increase since mid-December
were cattle, eggs, hogs, broilers,
tomatoes, potatoes, and calves
Lower prices for cotton, dairy
products, and corn were partially
offsetting The index was 21
percent above January 15, 1972.
The index of Prices Paid by
Farmers for Commodities and
Services, Interest, Taxes, and
Farm Wage Rates for January 15
was 134. up 2 percent from mid-
December Sharply higher prices
for feed and feeder livestock
were the largest contributors to
the increase Farm production
and family Jiving indexes rose
Taxes for farm real estate and
interest on farm mortgage in
debtedness also were higher The
index was 9 percent above a year
earlier
SPECIAL OUTSTANDING
DAIRY COW SALE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1973
An outstanding herd of Canadian Purebred cows
sired by Lassie Leaders, Selling Rockmans, Dividend
Performer and other popular Canadian Sires All with
outstanding records plus a load of Armstrong County
cows with top milk records consigned by Kelly Bowser
A load of top fresh and close cows and first calf
heifers from Bob Kennedy Plus many other out
standing consignments
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES p)
R °3 Ephrata, Pa.
_BeeLlLAJyL_Pgky 12:30 P.M.
ATTENTION
FARMERS
CHECK THE MANY ADVANTAGES
OF GROWING SWEET CORN.
1 Prices higher than ever before for Sweet Corn.
2 A more stable income Price does not fluctuate
because of variation in yield
3 Harvesting and Hauling available No labor
problems
4 Short season crop More time available following
harvest to sow Fall gram
5 Sweet Corn will not dram nutrients from soil like
Fielo Corn
6 Free guidance throughout complete growing period
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL OUR FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
John F. Cope Co., Inc.
_____ 898-2206
Stock Yards Eyed For
Cattle Futures Delivery
The Lancaster Stock Yards are
being considered as a possible
delivery point for cattle being
trade on the futures market.
William G. McCoy, president of
the Lancaster Livestock Ex
change, and a vice president of
the McCoy Cattle Co. said that if
Lancaster could be designated as
a delivery point for cattle futures
it would, “add impetus to the
trading of live beef cattle in this
area ”
In effect, such a designation
would mean that speculators in
beef cattle futures, could have
their contracts filled m Lancaster
as well as the western cattle
markets
McCoy said the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange, which
handles the futures, considers a
Sorting Clothes
For Laundering
When laundering, Mrs. Ruth
Ann Wilson, Extension clothing
specialist at The Pennsylvania
State University, suggests you
sort clothes to separate items
that could in some way damage
other garments in the wash
Some points to consider when
sorting clothes are; color, type of
fabric, garment construction,
amount and kind of soil and size
of item
potential delivery point based on
the facilities and the volume of
cattle traded. “I think we have
both,” McCoy said.
A futures delivery point in
Lancaster was discussed
Tuesday at the annual meeting of
the Lancaster Livestock Ex
change. A slate of officers was
reelected at the meeting, in
cluding McCoy, president;
Richard Hoober, of J.M. Hoober
Inc., vice president, and Donald
Ober, of Walter M. Dunlap and
Sons, secretary-treasurer.
ALL DAY
CONSIGNMENT SALE
FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1973
9:30 A.M.
on North Maple Avenue, Leola, Vz mile North of Route
23, watch for sale sign
Variety of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Horse Drawn
Implements, Lumber, New Hardware and Tools, Locust
Posts, 1 load Citrus Fruit direct from Florida, etc.
SALE BY
DAVID H. GOOD
Frank & Paul Snyder, Auct.
Next sale Friday, March 2,1973
Not responsible for accidents
PUBLIC AUCTION
ALL DAY SPRING CONSIGNMENT SALE
MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1973
Will be sold at Public Auction on the premises located
from Ephrata, West on Route 322, ‘/a mile to Wood
Corner Road, turn South, first farm on left.
SPECIAL ATTENTION If you have any items you
would like us to advertise, please call the Auctioneers.
We will receive goods from Monday, March 5 till
Saturday, March 10 No poultry equipment will be
received For more information call the Auctioneers.
Terms By:
PAUL Z. NOLL
Lititz, RD4, Pa.
John E. and Paul E. Martin, Auctioneers
717-733-3511 or 717-733-3305
PAUL Z. MARTIN’S CONSIGNMENT
FARM EQUIPMENT SALE
WKSM(, FEB. K, mi
At 9 :OOA.M.
To be held 2 miles East of Intercourse, at intersection
of Route 340 and New Holland Road.
TRACTORS
Large Equipment of All Kinds
Horse-drawn Equip., Dairy Equip.,
Q|| Tools, Posts, Lumber, Hay and Straw
LOT of NEW HARDWARE and TOOLS
SALE ORDER Small Goods, 9am; Hay and Straw 12
noon, Tractors, Ipm, followed by Larger Equipment
Open Sam to 5 pm
PAUL Z. MARTIN
Blue Ball, Pa.
Phone: 717-354-6671
Business: 768-8108
MARTIN AUCTIONEERS and Associates
.. 1973 SALE DATES
February 28 and March 14 and 28
Next HORSE and MULE SALE WED. FEB. 21 and MAR
7-11 a.m
Help Us
Serve You
If your organization didn’t
make our farm calendar this
week, it’s not because we
don't like you or your or
ganization.
We may have missed it in
the rush. Or maybe yotf for
got to tell us.
Either \tay, we’d like to
extend our farm community
service to you.
to get on the Farm Calen
dar, remind us by calling
394-3047 or 626-2191 or by
to Lancaster Farm
ing, 22" E. Main St., Lititt,
Pa. 17543. And help us serve
you better.