—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 3, 1973
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THE OLD
NOV. 5-11,1973
Rain changes to fall’s first snow.
Mulch your plants now . . . Eleanor Roosevelt died Nov. 8,
1962 .. . Full Beaver Moon Nov. 10 ... When the North Star
hangs low, winter will be shy of snow ... Average length of
days for the week, 10 hours, 1 minute . .. U.S. Marine Corps
founded Nov. 10, 1775 . . . Arctic seals bear young now . . .
The Pilgrims first sighted land Nov. 9,1620 ... World War I
Armistice Nov. n, 1918 . . . Power blackout NYC Nov. 9,
1965 ... In thinking of yourself first, you always come
off last.
Shakespeare. Yankees, de
testing long words, short
ened her to “canty,” although, in our section, the real “canty”
was a hutter-hox of wood, with a wooden hail.
Home Hints: Cure creaking door hinges by rubbing them with
vaseline . . . Remove the most stubborn tea stains in a cup
by scouring briskly with salt.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Light snow to start, 2" in mountains, then
clearing and warmer; end of week cooler with light rain.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins cold with snow
flumes, then clearing and mild; clear and pleasant latter
part, then weekend showers.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy and cold at first, then clear
and pleasant; end of week cloudy with light rain.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Week begins clear and cold with
lows near 30, then clear and warmer; cloudy and cooler
latter part.
Florida: Sunshine all week; cool at first, then warmer latter
part.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Cold with snow
flumes to start, then cloudy and mild; end of week cool
and rainy.
Greater Ohio Valley: Week begins cloudy and cold with snow
flurries, then sunny and mild; increasing cloudiness and
colder latter part.
Deep South: Partly sunny and cool at first, then clear and
warm through end of week.
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Partly cloudy and cold to
start, then clear and mild; showers and colder latter part.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Week begins clear and
mild, then showers in east, flurries in west; end of week
mostly sunny and cold.
Central Great Plains: First part of week mostly sunny and
cool; end of week cloudy and turning warmer.
Texas-Oklahoma: Partly cloudy and cool at first, then clear
and very warm; end of week cloudy and cooler with rain
along Gulf.
Rocky Mountain Region: Clear and warm to start, then cloudy
and cooler with flurries m north; clear and cool latter part.
Southwest Desert: Week begins clear and warm, then partly
cloudy and slightly cooler; end of week mostly clear with
highs in low 80s.
Pacific Northwest: Rain and very cool at first, then partial
clearing with snow in mountains; latter part clear and cool
in south, cloudy in north.
California; First part of week generally cloudy with showers
in south; end of week mostly clear, very warm in south,
pleasant in north.
(AH Rurhts Reserved, Yankee, Inc , Dublin, N.H. 03444)
Ask the Old Fanner: Do you
know what a “canna pail”
or “canni pail" is? It is like
a wooden bucket large at
the bottom and smaller at
the top. What’s the proper
spelling? In the old days
they were used for storing
sugar or flour. J. H., Syra
cuse, N.Y.
The word is “Cannikin,”
and originally referred to a
wooden beer mug. “Let me
the cannikin clink,” says
Special Feeder Sales
lower. Slaughter bullocks & bulls
mostly 25 cents to 50 cents higher.
STEERS: High Choice & Prime
41.50-44.50, Choice 41.00-44.00,
Good 40.50-43.00, Standard 38.85-
41.00, few Utility 37.00-39.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 42.50-44.00,
Good 40.00-42.50, few Standard
38.25-39.50.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 34.60-37.00,
Cutters 32.80-35.25, Canners 30.25-
33.00, Shells down to 26.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 44.75-
46.85, Good 42.25-44.25, Standard
in no
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 900-
1200 pounds 39.00-42.50, yield
grade 1-2 1200-2000 41.25-45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good and
Choice 300-700 pounds feeder
steers 50.00-62.00, Good 300-700
43.00-50.00, Medium 500-575 43.00-
45.50; Good and Choice 300-600
feeder heifers 41.00-46.50, few to
53.00.
Weekly Summary
IS Livestock Markets
Week Ending October 26
CATTLE 6913, compared with
5245 head last week, and 8128
head a year ago. Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers weak to $1.50 lower.
Slaughter cows weak to 50 cents
Scientists Studying
Weed Control
On Soybean Land
Scientists at the University of
Illinois Agricultural Ex-,
perimental Station, Urbana, will
study long-term ecological and
productivity effects of different
weed control methods on land
used to grow soybeans. Under a
cooperative agreement with the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USAD), the three-year study
will receive $60,500 from USDA’s
Agricultural Research Service
(ARS).
The Illinois scientists will note
effects of different weed control
practices-such as crop rotations
-on the yield of all crops, record
ecological changes in weed'
populations, and determine the
weed seed population of the soil
after three years of cropping.
They will study the fate of her
bicides in the soil, and take all
possible measurements on the
soil life in the various weed
control treatments.
Fred W. Slife, professor of
agronomy at the university, is the
principal investigator and. Loyd
M. Wax, associate professor of
weed science at the university is
the ARS representative.
No Roads Out!
In Alaska’s capital, automobiles
are literally for “town driving.”
No roads lead into or out of Ju
neau. The city is connected to the
rest of the world by its airport
and seaport.
500 SERIES MANURE SPREADERS
International’s new 500 Series Manure Spreaders are here and they are
years ahead of other machines with a stronger frame and a more efficient
Bear Claw paddle and beater design for even spreader pattern.
• Straight-through pull from hitch to wheels eliminates stress on
spreader box.
• More paddles per foot of width than any other spreader
• Stronger Bear Claw paddles slice even the toughest, frozen ma
nure.
• Strong beveled worm-gear apron drive adds years to life of apron
chains and gears.
The 500 Series offers eight models, including two truck mounted
models, two big-capacity trailing models with tandem axles, and
a model thatfeatures hydraulic apron drive for infinite apron speeds.
Models range from 148 to 312 cubic feet capacity, heaped.
mCorne in today and get the full story on our “Better Bear
@ Claw” manure spreaders from International.
R. S. HOLLINGER & SON
MOUNTVILLE PA
MESSICK FARM EQUIP.
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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Sales and Service
CALVES 4125, compared with
3768 head last week, and 5125
head a year ago. Vealers mostly
$1.50 lower, Utility $1 to $4 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-80.00,
Stronger frame;
improved “Bear Claw” design
285 4538
367-1319
FPHRATA
Choice 68.50-73.50, Good 63,50-
68.50, Standard 57.50-63.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 48.00-57.00, 70-85
41.00-49.00. Farm calves
moderately active, Holstein bulls
90-130 pounds 55.00-70.00;
Holstein hiefers 85-140 61.00-80.00.
HOGS 5595, compared with 5826
head last week, and 6106 head a
year ago. Barrows and Gilts
steady to 25 cents higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-240 pounds 45.00-45.50, 1-3
200-250 44.25-45.00, 2-3 200-260
43.25-44.50, 2-4 150-185 38.00-41.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-575 pounds
38.00-42.00, 2-3 300-600 35.00-38.50.
Boars 32.00-36.75.
FEEDER PIGS 1075, com
pared with 1233 head last week,
and 1287 head a year ago. US 1-3
20-35 pound feeder pigs 15.00-24.00
per head, 1-3 35.50 21.00-33.00, 1-3
50-90 33.00-36.00 per head.
SHEEP 763, compared with 771
head last week, and 1442 head a
year ago. Wooled slaughter
lambs mostly $1 lower. Choice 70-
120 pounds wooled slaughter
lambs 32.00-34.50, few to 36.00,
Good 60-100 28.00-32.00, Utility 50-
75 23.50-28.00. Slaughter ewes
12.00-19.00.
COPE & WEAVER CO.
NFW PROVIDENCE
C. B. HOOBER & SON
INTERCOURSE
733 2283
786 7351
786 8231