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Beneath winter’s snow the sweet turnip continues to grow.
Review your seed catalogs now . . . Tom Thumb marriage
Keb. 10, 1862 . . . Full Snow Moon Feb. 6 . . . U.S. Weather
Rurenu founded Feb. 0, 1870 ... Average length of days for
week, 10 hours, 12 minutes .. .Penthouse blaze, Montgomery,
Ala. Feb. 7.19G7 ... 66 degrees below at Yellowstone Feb. 10,
1933 .. . “Our Town” opened in NYC Peb. 4, 1938 ... A bad
oyster, like marriage, is not known until too late.
Old Farmer's Riddle: What’s the difference between here and
there? (Answer below.)
Ask the Old Farmer: One
William Cole is quoted in
1C56 as saying that "if a
footman take mugwort and
put it into his shoes in the
morning, he may go forty
miles before noon and not
be weary." What is mug
wort? G.H., Erie, Pa.
1 perennial herb, of Eurasian origin, though some varieties
an found in Anurira. It resembles wormwood, hut we don’t
taken dn mjnl of stock in what Mr. Cole said.
Il«me Him** To prevent scum from forming on leftover pmnt. place n disc
of aluminum foil directlv on its surface Two level tnhtespoons of salad
dressing in a cake mix keeps cake moist and not so crumbly Riddle
antirer The letter "T '
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Mostly cloudy to start, then some ram or
flurries; 2-4 ' snow latter part and very cold.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Intermittent ram at first, then
ram occasionally mixed with snow; end of week partly cloudy
with showers and very cold.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Intermittent light ram and mild first
part of week; end of week partial clearing and much colder.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Ram to start, then clearing and
warm; rain or scattered showers continuing to end of week.
Florida: Week begins mostly cloudy, then rain; rain continu
ing to end of week and cool.
Lpstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto Sc Montreal: Snow to start,
2-4 in west and light snow in east; snow continuing to end
of week with accumulation of 5-7" m west, 3-5" in east and
1-3" in northeast.
Greater Ohio Valley: Rain or freezing rain at first, then mild
ram, end of week mostly sunny and cool in west and light
rain and snow in east.
Deep South: Some rain to start, then partly sunny m south
and central with ram in north; end of week rainy in south
and clear elsewhere.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Light snow to start, then
clearing except flumes in west and 2-4" snow in east; cold
snap latter part, then warmer with light snow.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Week begins cloudy in west
with light snow in east and 2-4" snow in central, then clear
and mild; end of week very cold with 2-4" snow in east, then
warmer.
Central Great Plains: Clear and warm in south to start and
flurries in north and east, then partly sunny and warm
throughout region; end of week mostly sunny in east and
south and cold with flurries in west.
Texas-Oklahoma: Generally clear and cool at first, then cloudy
and warmer with ram along Gulf; end of week clear and
warm in central, clearing and cool along Gulf and partly
cloudy and cool in north.
Rocky Mountain Region: Light ram or freezing ram to start,
then cloudy; clear and mild latter part.
Southwest Desert: Week begins clear and warm with'highs
in nud-70s, then partly cloudy; week ends mostly sunny with
highs m mid-70s.
Pacific Northwest: Rain all week; temperatures cool at first,
then gradually warming.
California: First part of week mostly sunny and warm in
north and clear and very warm in south; week ends cloudy
with rain in north and cloudy and cooler in south.
Articles sold included ISS
tractors, 55 trucks and
trailers, 125 pieces of con
struction equipment, and
hundreds of farm machinery
items.
The highest bid was on a
Case 2470, $22,700 to an In
diana dealer.
A 4-wheel drive white
Plainsman tractor sold for
$9600.00 to an lowa dealer.
Two John Deere 4430
tractors went for $16,700 and
$14,500 to an lowa dealer.
An Indiana fanner pur
chased a new Oliver 1855 for
$11,100.00.
All new tractors sold
higher than list price. Most
tractors went out of state,
mostly to Texas.
Attendance: 1150
registered buyers,
representing 25 states and
Canada. Some states
represented included lowa,
Minn., Ind., Colo., Tex., Me.,
Kan., S. Dakota, Mass., and
Conn.
The sale was conducted by
Midwest Auction Company
of Grand Meadow,
Minnesota, managed by Con
Clement.
Auctioneers: R. D. Me-
Whirter, Iowa; Con Clement,
Minn.; Bruce Sampson,
Ohio; John Conolly, N. C.;
and Blaine Rensel, Penna.
Lloyd Wenger, manager,
Wenger’s Farm Machinery,
Inc.
Raymond Burkholder Sale
Kntztown, Berks Co.
January 29
Farm Equipment
Highest bidding was for an
International 656 diesel
tractor, p.s., with torque, w
snow plow for same, for
$5600.00.
N.I. No. 325, 2 row, pull
type com husker went to the
highest bidder at $2725.
Few household items were
Sale
Reports
Wenger’s Farm
Machinery, Inc.
Myerstown,' Pa.
January 28 and 29
Farm and Industrial
Equipment
Household Goods
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending January 25
CATTLE 5481, Compared
with 6255 head last week, and
5883 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly steady to 50 cents
higher. Slaughter cows about
steady. Slaughter bullocks 50
cents to $1 higher. Slaughter
bulls 75 cents to $1.50 lower.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 48.00-49.85, Choice
46.68*50.00, Good 43.00-46.50,
Standard 39.75-44.00, Utility
36.25-41.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 42.50-
45.00, few to 48.75, Good
40.00-42.75, Standard 37.80-
41.40, Utility 36.00-39.50.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 32.75-36.40,
Cutters 30.75-34.00, Canners
29.25-32.50, Shells down to
25.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 45.35-
48.25, Good 43.50-46.50,
Standard 40.75-44.35, Utility
37.75-41.40.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
sold, highest bidding
received on an enameled
kitchen wood stove, $45.00.
Attendance: 300 plus, with
most active bidding on Farm
Equipment.
Auctioneers: Ralph W.
Zettlemoyer.
Paul G. Shirk Sale
January 24
Grade Holstein
Dairy Cows
Highest bid for Holstein
dairy cows brought
$1,000.00; other Holsteins
sold for $950, $930, $875, $895,
$B7O, $760, $750, $7lO, $670,
and $690.
Farm Machinery
A MF Super 90 Diesel and
Int. 350 Utility brought the
highest bidding on farm
machinery. These tractors
sold for $2075.00 and $3525.00.
Other machinery in
cluded: John Deere No. 24T
Baler witti Bale Injector,
$1650.; New Holland 469
Haybine $2300.00; 540 PTO 2-
Row Fox Harvester with
Hay Pickup $1500.00; John
Deere 10-ft, Culti-mulcher
$950.00.
Attendance: Large crowd
with active bidding on
merchandise.
Auctioneers: Frank and
Paul Snyder.
Paul Z. Martin
Sales Barn, Blue Ball
January 30
Horse Sale
115 head of draft horses
and mules were sold at this
sale. Highest bid was on a
pair of mules for $lB5O. A
second pair of mules sold for
$1550.
High bid on single mules
was $825.00, second high on
single mules was $BlO.OO.
Horses sold up to the high
bid of $675.00, for single
horses.
■ Attendance: Very large
crowd, with active bidding.
Auctioneer:
Martin.
Paul Z,
Paul Z. Martin
Sales Barn
Blue Ball
January 30
Hay Sale
Hay was sold as follows:
Alfalfa, up to $67.00 per ton;
Mixed hay, up to $62.00 per
ton; Straw, up to $46.00 per
ton.
One load of corn sold for
$69.00.
Attendance; Large crowd,
active bidding.
Auctioneers; Sale
managed by Harvey Z.
Martin.
100-200 pounds 40.25-45.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
300-800 pounds feeder steers
45.00- Medium 300-900
39.75-43.50; Good 300-500
feeder heifers 42.50-48.00.
CALVES 3589. Compared
with 3744 head last week and
3658 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to weak.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-
82.50, Choice 68.00-76.00,
Good 60.00-69.50, Standard
51.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 40.00-50.00, 70-85
35.00- Farm calves
active, Holstein bulls 85-120
44.00- Holstein heifers
85-145 46.00-110.00; few beef
cross bulls & heifers 70-120
53.00-
HOGS 6522. Compared
with 6754 head last week, and
5980 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts uneven.
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Wenger’s Feed Mill he.
West Willow Farmers Assn., hie.
Ira B. Landis
Ph: 665-3248
Box 276, Manheim RD3
James High & Sons
Ph: 354-0301
Gordonville
HOMffiH
1-2 206-240 pounds 44.60-45.50
1-3 200-245 42.5044.75,2-3190
240 41.5043.00, 24 250300
33.0041.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-550
pounds 32.5039.50,2-3 300-550
30.0034.00. Boars 26.50-33 25
FEEDER PIGS 873*
Compared with 1197 head
last week, and 595 head a
year ago. US 1-3 2035 pounds
feeder.pigs 13.5027.50 per
head, 1-3 35-5018.0031.00,1-3
5075 25.0040.00 per head.,
SHEEP 735. Compared
with 750 head last week, and
585 bead a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs strong to 31
higher. Choice 70100 pounds
wooled slaughter lambs
39.0045.00, few new crop
lambs 5065 50.0054.00, Good
70-300 wooled slaughter
lambs 34.0041.00, few Utility
5075 28.00-30.70. Slaughter
ewes 11.0021.00. *
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Ph; 354-9251
R.D.3, Ephrata