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Lancaster Farmini
NEXT WEEK WITH:
THE OLD
si&itiMtf
FEB. 18-24, 1974
The back of winter is broken.
Pot geraniums now . . President Johnson impeached Feb. 24,
1868 .. . New Moon Feb. 22 ... Rotary founded Feb. 23, 1903
. . A\crane length of da>-> for week. ll* hours, 52 minutes
. . . Marathon dancing the rage 1928 . . . Nixon arm os in
China Fch 21, 1972 . . . Famous Iwo Jima photo taken Feb.
23. 1945 . . . Paper first made from rags 1417 . . . Try escry
man to please and \ou’ll ha\e no ease
Old Farmer's Kiddle: What’s most like half a pumpkin?
(Answer below.)
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homi u> fnst <ii fimdihle.
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on dirts stalls make streaks that are almost impossible to remote
Kiddlr anttntr The other half
OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Snow to start, 4-6 Itv midweek, then partial
clearing, ram latter part, with 1-7 snow in mountains.
Greater New York-New Jersey: I ight snow and cold at first,
then partial cle inng and warnur heaw rain latter part
becoming mixed with snow, then partial clearing on weekend.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: I.ight rain to start, then clouds and
seasonably cold, heaw rain latter part followed hv gradual
clearing
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: First part of week rains inland
and mostly clear with scattered showers along coast; rain
followid h\ partial clearing hy week’s end
Florida: Week begins sunny and warm, then showers in
central and north, week ends generally clear and very warm.
Upstate & Western N.Y.- Toronto & Montreal: Snow all week
accumulating .1-7 in west, 2-4" in east, and 8-10 in south.
Greater Ohio Valley: I ight rain to start, then ram becoming
mixed with snow followed b\ clearing and cool, light ram
in west and light snow in east latter part.
Deep South- Intermittent rain, heavy at times, for most of
week, generally sunny and cool on weekend
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Freezing rain at first, then
clear hy midweek, much colder latter part with 4-6" snow
in west and light snow in east
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Light snow to start, then
sunny , end of week clear and \ery cold.
Central Great Plains: Snow to start in west and rain in east,
then sunny, 3-1 snow in west latter part with flumes
in east. x
Tevas-Oklahoma: Rain to start and cool, then clearing except
ram along Gulf, end of week partly sunny and warmer.
Rocky Mountain Region; Week begins with intermittent light
snow and cold, then gradual warming, end of week mostly
clear and mild with some light snow in north and central.
Southwest Desert: Partly cloudy and mild at first, then clear
ing and w armer, generally clear and very warm latter part.
Pacific Northwest: Intermittent showers first part of week;
ram and cold latter part with hea\y snow in mountains.
California: Most of week generally sunny and mild; showers
m north on weekend.
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JAYOBER
SALESMAN
Home Phone
717-665-3768
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Where the Deal is Always Better
Merill Lynch
Seminars On
Hedging Slated
A seminar on hedging with
commodity futures trading
will be presented by the
Merrill Lynch brokerage
firm in the .livestock ex
change room of the Lan
caster Stock Yards. Each
session will begin at 7:30
p.m., and the same program
will be presented each time.
Anyone interested in at
tending one of the sessions
should contact the Merrill
Lynch office in Harrisburg
via the Hot Line at the Stock
Yards, or by calling 717-232-
8611 collect.
There will be meetings on
Tuesday, February 26 and
every Tuesday in March.
There will also be sessions on
the first two Thursdays in
March.
Corn-Soybean Day
Set For Lebanon
County Farmers
George Washington
probably would not believe
his eyes if he were to see
some of the modern tools and
technology that farmers use
to produce and harvest their
crops. He might also wonder
why we celebrate his bir
thday on the 18th of
February instead of the
22nd. Lebanon County corn
and soybean growers will
leam about the latest in crop
technology on Monday,
February 19th m the Le
banon City-County Building
auditorium and the spirit of
good farmer George will
probably be listening.
Dr. Joseph McGahen,
Penn State Com specialist,
will be there to update
growers on the latest hybrids
and production methods. He
will discuss the latest fin
dings from the 12 research
variety plots established
over the state last year. One
of the plots planted on the
farm of Henry Royer,
*
JOHN FENNINGER
SALESMAN
Home Phone
215-286-9435
Lancaster, Pa
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
16 Livestock Markets
Week Ending February 8
CATTLE 7147. Compared
with 5967 head last week, and
6447 head a year ago. Market
this week very unsettled due
to Trucker’s strike. Com
pared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly 75 cents to $2.75
higher. Slaughter cows
mostly $1 to $2 higher.
Slaughter bullocks steady to
$1.25 higher. Slaughter bulls
steady to $2 higher.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 51.00-55.10, Choice
48.75-52.50, Good 44.50-50.00,
Standard 41.50-45.00, Utility
39.00-41.85.
HEIFERS: Choice 46.60-
49.75, Good 41.50-47.50,
Standard 38.75-43.75, Utility
37.0040,00.
COWS; Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 35.00-39.00,
Lebanon, Route 1, contained
42 varieties, most of which
are adaptable to
southeastern Pennsylvania.
Many differences in yield,
standability and disease
resistance were observed
and these will be reported by
Dr. McGahen.
At the afternoon session,
Dr. Willis McClellan, Penn
State Weed specialist and
Dr. Robert Tetrault, Ex
tension Entomologist, will be
the speakers. Since weeds
and insects often limit yields
of corn and soybeans,
growers need to keep up to
date on the best control
methods.
The meeting which will
start at 10:30 A.M., has been
arranged by the Lebanon
County Agricultural Ex
tension Service. Newton
Bair, Assistant County
Agent, will conduct the
meeting. Lunch will be
available in the cafeteria of
the Municipal Building.
VANT DALE
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IRA
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FEED
The SCF-1400 traveling bunk feeder puts you on track to faster, more
profitable operation Delivers up to 40 tons per hour Exclusive "snap
ga,vamzed constructs reduces erection time as much as 50 per
oent Adapts to any feeding need in barn or out-of-doors Heavyduty chain
and construction means longer life Large 14" troughs gives more capacity
See us today for all the facts
CALEB M. WENGER, INC.
few to 41.00, Cutters 33.00-
37.25, Canners 29.50-35.00,
Shells down to 26.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 45.50-
49.00, Good 42.00-47.25,
Standard 41.5045.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2
1000-2000 pounds 42.0049.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
300-650 pounds feeder steers
49.50-53.00.
CALVES 2357. Compared
with 3160 head last week, and
3770 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Standard to
Prime strong to $3 higher,
Utility weak to $2 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 79.00-
85.00, Choice 72.00-79.50,
Good 65.00-75.00, Standard
55.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 40.00-51.00, 70-85
33.00- Farm calves
moderate. Holstein bulls 90-
125 45.00-74.00; Holstein
heifers 100-145 49.00-75.00,
few to 90.00.
HOGS 6233. Compared
with 7301 head last week, and
6306 head a year ago.
Stalk strength resists high winds.
Deep kerneled ears produce
extra-heavy test weights. PX 77 is
bred for high plant populations and
huge yields, Northrup King corn
breeders put “everything” into
this one. Ideal maturity for this area,
Plant PX 77... make it your favori'
up to 207 bu. per acre in NK,
tests. Order PX77 now!
SEE YOUR LOCAL
NORTHRUP KING DEALER
STANFORD SEED COMPANY
DRUMORE CENTER, RDI Quarryville, Pa,
Barrows & Gilts vcrv
uneven, mostly $2.50 to $3.50
higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
1-2 205-235 pounds 46.50-48 50
1-3 200-240 42.00-48.10, mostly
44.50-47.00, 2-3 195-260 40 00-
47.75, mostly 44.00-46.00 2-4
120-185 41.85-45.20.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-550
pounds 35.00-39.75, few 2 3
300-600 30.00-33.75. Boars
23.75-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 319
Compared with 867 head last
week, and 637 head a year
ago. Few US 1-3 20-35 pounds
feeder pigs 10.00-19.00 per
head, 1-3 35-50 22.50-30.00 per
head.
SHEEP 411. Compared
with 555 head last week, and
690 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs mostly 50
cents to $1 higher. Choice 70-
90 pounds new crop lambs
42.00- few to 50.00,
Choice wooled slaughter
lambs 40.00-45.00, Good 70-90
37.00- Slaughter ewes
15.00-
Single cross
stress fighter
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