6—Lancaster farming. Saturday. September 8. 197: SEPT. 10-16,1973 The sun trends south, the dawn conies late. Cider making begins now ... Columbus finally back to Spain this week in 1504 . . . Full Harvest Moon Sept. 12 ... Fall foliage color begins this week ... Average length of days for week, 12 hours, 36 minutes . . . Highest world temperature 136 degrees, Azizia, Africa, Sept. 13,1922... Sewing machine patented Sept. 10, 1846 . . . Some learn how to live, others only learn how to make a living. . —„ Ask the OldFanner: When I pick dandelion greens in the spring or wild berries later on, I have noticed that those growing around large rocks are bigger and more deli cious. Do you think these rocks somehow provide min erals or vitamins to the plants? G. E., firattleboro, Vermont. Whatever the scientific reason, this is something that was well known to old New England farmers. They always -planted melons around a rock. They claimed the melons ripened sooner, were larger and sweeter. This is usually the case of any wild fruit growing beside a rock. Home Hints: If you want to have comfortably fitting shoes, buy them in the afternoon when the muscles of your feet have spread . . . The best way to rid a room of a bad odor is to light a candle in the room. OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Cloudy and warm through midweek, then showers; cooler temperatures end of week. Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy and very warm most of week; clearing and cooler latter part. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and cooling off through mid week, then rain latter part; clear and cool on weekend. Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Variable cloudiness and warm all week. Florida: Most of week rainy and hot; cooler temperatures on weekend. Upstate & Western New York- Toronto & Montreal: First part of week clear and warm; showers latter part, then clear weekend. Greater Ohio Valley: Clear and warm to start, then cloudy and hot; clear and cooler on weekend. Deep South: Partial clearing and cool throughout week; cloudy and hot on weekend. Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Week begins clear and warm, then scattered showers by midweek; clear and hot latter part. Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Clear and very warm to start, then showers; end of week clear and hot. Central Great Plains: Clear and cool at first, then hot tempera tures continuing to end of week. Texas-Oklahoma: Partly clear and cool to midweek, then hot and cloudy to end of week; weekend rain along eastern Gulf. Rocky Mountain Region: Hot with intermittent showers throughout week. Southwest Desert: Most of week partly cloudy and hot; cooler on weekend. Pacific Northwest: Rain all week and temperatures cooling off; warmer on weekend. California: Clear and warm first part of week; light rain and cooler latter part. (All Rights Reserved. Yankee. Inc, Dublin. N.H. 03444) *~~~JAMESWAY j ■' Ventilation | I Controls Environment | ■TI Automatically I Hi I * Complete Intake-Exhaust System Jl * Draft-Free Conditions b * Thermostat and Time Controls J | 445 South Cedar Street Lititz, Penn 17543 i " Phone: 717-626-8144 THE OLD iMAHtif Pa. Auction Summary Weekly Summary 19 Livestock Markets Week Ending August 31 CATTLE 5103, compared with 6563 head last week, and 6208 head a year ago. Compared with last week's market, slaughter steers weak to $2 lower. Slaughter cows steady to $1 lower. Slaughter bulls $1 to $1.50 lower. STEERS: High Choice and Prime 54.00-55.75, Choice 52.50- 54.75, Good 49.00-54.00, Standard 45.50-50.00, Utility 40.00-45.50. HEIFERS: Choice 50.00-52.75, Good 46.00-49.90, Standard 44.00- 48.50, Utility 39.00-42.00. COWS: Utility and High Dressing Cutter 34.85-39.00, Cutters 32.75-36.50, Canners 30.00- 34.00, Shells down to 26.00. BULLS: Few Choice 50.50- 53.10, Good 45.70-52.00, Utility and Commercial 41.00-48.50, Cutters 39.10-42.70. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice 300-650 pound feeder steers 63.00- 69.50, Good and Choice 300-450 57.00-69.00; Good 300-600 feeder heifers 50.00-57.00. CALVES 3977, compared with 4005 head last week, and 4880 head a year ago. Vealers $1 to $6 lower. VEALERS; Prime 71.50-83.00, Choice 64.50-74.00, Good 60.00- 72.00, standard 58.00-66.00, Utility 90-120 pounds 50.00-59.50, 70-85 42.00- Farm calves active, Holstein Bulls 90-120 pounds 60.00- few to 100.00; Holstein Peqaea FFA Reunion The Pequea Valley FFA held a get-together of all former FFA members recently, a first for the former members. The group toured most of the school. Changes were observed as well as things that hadn’t changed at all. Some of the conversation was about the activities the FFA used to have, and about activities now held. Pequea 284-4449 FRED ESBENSHADE Quarry ville 786-3864 LESTER M. WEAVER New Holland 354-5477. CHEM GRO FERTILIZER East Petersburg 569-3296 GERMAN FEED MILL Denver - /'67-5585 HEISTAND BROS. Elizabethtown 367-1504 Heifers 85-145 63.00-110.00, few to 121.00. HOGS 5050, compared wtih 4200 head last week, and 6389 head a year ago. Barrows and Gilts $2.50 to $4.50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1- 2 205-240 pounds 52.75-54.75, few to 57.50, 1-3 200-240 51.00-56.00, 2-3 190-250 47.00-53.60, 2-4 120-185 44.0049.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300-600 pounds FRANK PEIFFER "45.f1b-50.00; 2-3 300-650 36. M-43.00, Boars 33.00-43.50. '' \ v v ;-v V<o - V*/ - .A ' . ~ >s "I, < *s„' N<- / v * V -A s ¥' » v s - ,> - < «5®ESs SfwffSTOHt ... is the very best time to spread lime stone. It then has all winter through ram, snow, freezing and thawing to seep to root depths. Lime needs time to unlock vital nutrients and sweeten the soil so the fertilizers you apply in the Spring will do all you expect them to. Give you bigger, healthier crops. Baker's agricultural limestone is avail able in two types, high-magnesium or high ; calcium. Both sweeten acid soil, raise pH and unlock vital plant nutri ents. For fast, efficient delivery, call your dealer or Baker today. Conestoga Volley balanced limestone from our Ephrata quarry Prime lime dolomite limestone from our Gap quarry Hy Mag limestone from our Paradise quarry. Products of The J. E. Baker Co, Call collect - (717) 354-4202 FEEDER PIGS 1092, com pared with 1236 lead last week, and 766 head a year ago. US 1-3 20-35 pound feeder pigs 16.00-32.00 per head, 1-3 35-50 22.00-36.00 per head. SHEEP 1442, compared with 1212 head last week, and 1099 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs 50c to $2 lower. Choice 70- 100 pound spring slaughter lambs 34.00-40.00, Good 65-100 31.00- 36.00, Utility 50-85 17.00-30.00. Slaughter ewes 8.00-21.00. v -s V - /jS 4 1 '*• s s*’’v * * > Magnesium Oxide Colcium Oxide S 3 5%
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