6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 22, 1973
' •V'
V
SEPT. 24-30, 1973
Brooks are real high, well’s never dry.
Sow fall grass seed now . . . Dan’l Boone headed west this
week in 1773 . . . New Moon Sept. 26 . . . Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 27 . . . Average length of days for week, 12 hours
(night equals day) ... If you see many acoms now, there
will be much snow later ... Little Rock crises Sept. 29, 1957
. , . No more flogging in U.S. Navy 1850 . . . Babe Ruth’s
60th home run Sept. 30,1927 ... Two sparrows on the same
ear of corn are not long friends.
Then they backed the and
irons up to it, laid their fire and touched her off. The hack-log,
half buried in ashes, wouldn’t flame much except on top,
and usually burnt slowly until morning.
Home Hints: Keep tin cans in the middle of a fireplace to
absorb heat and radiate more warmth . . . Lubricate the
points of nails with water or grease before driving them
into hard wood.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Sporadic light rain all week; warm tempera
tures at first, then cooler latter part.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins clear and very
warm, then rain; cloudy and cooler latter part, then rain.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Most of week cloudy and cool; inter
mittent showers latter part.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Cool to start, then rain by mid
week ; rain continuing off and on all week.
Florida: Week begins clear and hot, then rain; rain con
tinuing to end of week.
Upstate & Western New York-Toronto & Montreal: Rain and
cool to start, then partial clearing; rain again latter part.
Greater Ohio Valley: Cloudy and cool at first, then rain;
partial clearing and cooler end of week, then showers.
Deep Sooth: Week begins clear and hot, then rain; remainder
of week clear and cooler.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Rain through midweek,
then fair through latter part; rain on weekend.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Light rain first part of
week, then partial clearing to end of week.
Central Great Plains: Rain to start, then clearing by midweek;
end of week clear and warm.
Texas-Oklahoma: Earn at first, then clear and hot; cooling
rain latter part.
Rocky Mountain Region: Warm and cloudy through midweek,
then partial clearing and very warm to end of week.
Southwest Desert: First part of week partly cloudy and hot;
end of week rainy and cooler.
Pacific Northwest: Most of week clear and hot; cooling off by
end of week.
California: Overcast and warm most of week; scattered
showers and cooler on weekend.
(All Rights Reserved, Yankee, Inc., Dublin, N.H. 03444)
FERTILIZE Your WHEAT With
ORTHO UNIPEL FERTILIZER
OTHER ANALYSIS AVAILABLE
20-10-10 13-34-10 16-16-10
AVAILABLE IN BULK OR BAGS
( ALL TODAY AND PLACE YOUR ORDER
P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN, PA.
THE OLD
Ask the Old Fanner. How did
the old-timers keep a fire all
night in a fireplace? I can’t
do it. F. C., Troy, N.Y.
First of all, they had a biff
fireplace. And kept it half
full of ashes. They dug the
ashes out of the hack, and
laid the hack-log on the
bricks, behind the andirons.
• UNIFORM COATED
PELLETS foi e\en
dulling
• CLEAN AND EASY TO
HANDLE will not clog up
dulls
• CONTAINS FAST ACTING
AND LONG LASTING
NITROGEN AND
PHOSPHORUS
• HIGH ANALYSIS
less handling and fewer
stops while planting
Phone Lane. 397-3539
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
14 Liveitock Markets
Week Ending September 7
CATTLE 4131, compared with
5103 head last week, and 6833
head a year ago, Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers weak to $2 lower.
Slaughter cows 75 cents to $1.50
higher.
STEERS: Few High Choice
and Prime 51.35-55.50, Choice
50.50-54.75, Good 47.00-53.00,
Standard 43.75-50.00, Utility 41.00-
43.25.
HEIFERS: Few Choice 52.25-
54.25, few Good 47.50-52.00, few
Standard 47.00-47.25, few Utility
40.50-43.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 36.00-39.75,
Cutters 34.00-37.25, Canners 31.50-
35.50, Shells down to 27.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 47.50-
50.75, Good 45.75-49.00, Standard
44.75-46.75, Utility 41.00-43.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 900-
1350 pounds 41.5047.50, 1350-2000
pounds 45.0049.50.
Lebanon Co.
FFA Meets
The Lebanon County Future
Farmers of America Chapter
met Tuesday evening at the
Lebanon County Vo-Tech School.
Two advisors and eight members
were present.
David Shuman, president,
presided. The Chapter voted to
eliminate dues for the 1973-74
year. Projects were discussed for
the coming year. Advisors
present were Donald Snively and
Lowell Morton, county advisor.
L *
Dubious Honor
Recent research shows
that nutgrass has the dubi
ous distinction of being the
world’s worst weed. In one
crop or another, nutgrass is
found almost everywhere in
the world except in the Sa
hara Desert and the polar
regions
It Shakes.
Ift Stainless Steel.
It Handles All Feeds. . fln ,
Ills A Combination Feeder & Bunk.
And, It’s Low Cost
A pew feeding concept-features corrosion resistant stainless steel rough with
attached guardrails. It's a feeder and bunk in one l Unique shaking action moves
feed along with exceptional safety. Low horse-power too-only 3 HP for 100’ of
feeder. Handles any type of feed, even loose hay Here’s a unit you must see to
believe. See us for oil the facts
CALEB M. WENGER, Inc.
CALVES 2990, compared with
3977 head last week, and 4705
head a year ago. Vealers uneven,
spots $2 higher.
VEALERS: Prime7l.oo-77.50,
Choice 68.00-75.00, Good 65.00-
72.00, Standard 60.00-65.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 54.00-61.00, 70-85
pounds 44.00-56.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 90-130 pounds 60.00-85.00;
Holstein Heifers 85-145 pounds
65.00-93.00.
HOGS 3840, compared with 5050
head last week, and 5813 head a
year ago. Barrows and Gilts;
Prices fell throughout the week
$6 to $9 lower.
562 SHAKER FEEDER
Drumore Center R.D. 1, Quarryville, Pa
Phone 548-2116
Pick ffTp
The '• r
One ™
That I
Suits ) W'"’
rn a Solidly crofted of 100% stainless steel, Mueller
Bulk Milk Coolers are available in several models,
V I■■ I in a size range of 70 through 5,000 gallons Pick a
| Mueller —and pick a winner 1 It's the cooler pre
• ferred by dairymen around the world 1
Daql I ESSSZIBSSp
■ * | Biallc XvEilte Coolers ,
USED BULK TANKS
1000 gal. Sun Set with Automatic Washer
800 gal. O.H. Mueller
800 Mojonnier
500 gal. Dari-Kool
300 gal. Mojonnier
Good used Diesels
SR2 & SR3 Lister Monarchs 12 & 18 H.P.
USED COMPRESSORS
2 H.P. Lehigh
IH.P. Lehigh
6 H.P. Tecumseh Used 2 yrs.
QUEEN ROAD REPAIR
Box 67, Intercourse, Pa 17534
24 Hour Service - Ph 717-768 8408 from 7 a m to 5 p m
After 5 P.M.
John D. Weaver 656-9982 - Kenneth M. Groff 733-4776
OR
Answering Service 354-5181
I vj’
5. ,'j^
BARROWS AND GILTS: Few
US 1-2 200-240 pounds 45.50-48.50,
1-3 195-245 41.50-49.85, 2-3 185-260
41.00- 2-4 120-185 37.50-44.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-600 pounds
37.00- Boars 34.00-40.50.
FEEDER PIGS 772, compared
with 1092 head last week, and 979
head a year ago. US 1-3 20-35
pound feeder pigs 14.50-23.00 per
head, 1-335-5021.00-25.00,1-3 50-75
25.00- per head.
SHEEP 684, compared with
1442 head last week, and 1175
head a year ago. Spring slaughter
lambs $1.50 to $2 lower. Choice 70-
100 pound spring slaughter lambs
32.00- Good 65-100 29.50-
34.00, Utility 50-75 23.00-28.00.
Slaughter ewes 9.00-17.50.
J PALE