Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 02, 1974, Image 6

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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Mar. 2. 1974
NEXT WEEK WITH:
thsOLD
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MARCH f-10, 1974
Don't put tour winter underwear away yet
If mui dmi't li im tlii mi, iri t limne (ire t xlnminslier* . . Col.
Hnuii mil lii\i>] I mil ill Killi >1 id defense of the Alamo
Miiih'i Ih ,ii I nil \\ him Mimii March 8 . Town meet
iiil's in full >« mu mm \\i i.pri li n>rtli of days for we< k,
Id hum-, ci 11• iii 111• - 'ltni.i warm da\s (neither now
Inner fn-i mu o| in ipli -ap I'oilvunir blackbirds arrive
ninth 'I ■ 1 1)1 1 1 ■ • 11> iimi iisul M.ik h In. 187(1 Happiness
i- i -li 10).i 'mul on in i i know wlioio xou will find it.
Old r.inmr‘>i Kiddle: 'i mi t m h.i\o a roomful of it, but nefer
a -|mo 'fid nf it. \\ li it i- it" (Answer below )
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OI I) I ARMI R S \VI ATHI R FORI CASTS
New Fngland. I i«-I )> 111 of wnk r.iun .iloiik mast with 4-fi
Mum .ii In/rln i '. iiiiin», i ini of imk i li'.iriiiir .mil cold
Greater Niw Jerse>: Wnk hemns cloud;, anil mild
with -howiis Hu i 11«1 11i*iI clearing ami tolilcr, light snow
litit r pn l, llu n w i n uur uni rain
Middk Mlanlu 4. njM.il; I’n'K Minn> ami warming to start,
tlun 'lnmii-. i.'M null 1-! snow lattu part, then rain.
Southeast ( uastal-IVilrnonl: Modi lateK hnaw rain along
mi-t mil ml mil shnniis 1., -t ut, then dialing anil warm,
end of wick i im\ uni mid
Florida: lumialK ihai at fii«t, then warm ami ramj , i nil
of no I. 'li ii ami m i\ w um hut light ram in north
I pslalf & Uislirn NA .-Toronto & Montreal: Snow, t-'i in
wist, to si in thin paith tloioK in nwi ami 2-4 snow in
i.i-t i ml of iniktin tohl, thin wanning with mixed ram
imlsnow
Gruitir Ohio like link hi gins clouds anil siasnnahh cold,
tin n I ght stmv in i i-t lU [ (olilir, snow lattci part, 4-f"> m
wi st thon i.ill
Deep Smith Km to st u t thi n di armg and becoming wni in,
wll k i mu i mu uni w uin
(liiiaito and Snuthirn (.real I alas: I ight i mi at til st, then
innmi t sn>n i l l \ in i \ 11 1 with snow, Pun us md cold latter
p u I, tin n w n mot w it ii i mi
Northern Gnat Pl.nns-Gnaf lakes: [ itrht snow cintial and
i ist to st nt, t)a n In aw si".w u-8 .in wist, 2-4 snow latter
)i u t md uiisi is.m dds told
( inlr.il Gnat Plains* < dd at fiist with snow in west md
sliowi isin i i-t lln ii 1 1.nidi iml w u nun ,<mlof w t < k cold
w,h -i ow in i i-t mu 1-. -now in wi-t, md imi in
sOiUl'
lesas Oklahoma l'i ~i put . f wuk ileu md mild in ninth
md south mu \ii' v um in uim.il, lam latti r pait, then
niiMd lain m i snow
Roiks Mountain Region \\. i k h< gins pal Ik stmiu and wann
ing m min il in 1 i ut then (old with 7-'i snow in north,
snow I itti i nut o.s m initial, and un cold
Southwest Desert - (U u iud «a?m to stait, then storm bv
midv.uk \utli modi i it< 1\ hia\\ rain, ram and cool latter
p u t, then ( h 'imir
I’jiifit Northwest MostK < n u a first, then lain, end of
uetk siimu m ninth ind showiis 01 fluirits in south
California \\ <t k hi (tins ginuall> sunnv an! mild, then
clouds in ninth and ■-hovels in south, end of week clearing
and warmer m ninth and ram then clearing m south.
i All flights Rtst'rttei Inc Dubhn N H 03444)
TRY A CLASSIFIED AD
PHONE
626-2191 or 394-3047
DON'T BE
CAUGHT SHORT!
ORDER YOUR SPRING
FARM SEEDS NOW
MANY FARM SEED ITEMS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY
Cert. Iroquois Alfalfa
Cert. Saranac Alfalfa
Cert. Cayuga Alfalfa
Cert. Thor Alfalfa
.Cert. Vernal Alfalfa
Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa
Grasses
Maine Grown Certified Seed Potatoes
DeKalb Corn
Complete Line of Vegetable Seeds.
CATALOG AVAILABLE FREE UPON REQUEST
Ask the Old Farmer: Could
von explain (he expression,
"He slept like a top’’’ G.J.L ,
San Francisco
Should he “tnp/iinn.” In the
Cert. Pennscott Red Clover
Cert. Ladino Clover
Cert. Garry Oats
Clintford Oats
Cert. Orbit Oats
Erie Spring Braley
Sudax
Pa. Auction Summary
, Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending February 22
CATTLE 5198. Compared
with 5763 head last week, and
5835 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly 50 cents to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows 91 to $2
lower. Slaughter bullocks
uneven. Slaughter bulls,
about steady.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 47.75-50.50, Choice
46.00- Good 43.00-47.25,
Standard 40.50-43.75, Utility
38.00-
HEIFERS: Few Choice
43.25-46.75, few Good 40.00-
44.25, few Standard 38.25-
40.00.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 33.50-36.85,
Cutters 32.00-34.25, Canners
29.00-33.10, Shells down to
25.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
44.00-47.85, Good 43.60-46.50.
Standard 40.00-43.75, Utility
38.0041.25.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1000-2000 pounds 40.0046.50,
few to 49.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
SOLAIR BARNS
FEATURING OUR SECURITY FREE STALL
We make a high Security Free Stall from high
grade boiler type steel that will last and last. A
bedding board is installed and the stall is
elevated above the scrape area Extra floor
space is given to each animal and a maximum
drinking area is provided. A step along the feed
trough allows easy access to the feed but
prevents manure from falling into the trough.
• VAN DALE, INC.
• MADISON SILOS
CALEB M. WENGER, Inc.
R. D. ] DRUMORE CENTER, QUARRYVIUE, PA.
300-600 pounds feeder steers
43.70-50.70, few to 55.00.
Medium 40.60-50.00; Medium
300-500 feeder heifers 40.50-
47.50.
CALVES: 3958. Com
pared with 3937 head last
week', and 3927 head a year
ago. Vealers mostly steady
to 92 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-
85.00, Choice 72.00-80.00,
Good 66.00-75.00, Standard
55.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 45.00-58.00, 70-85
37.00- Farm calves
active, Holstein bulls 90-120
50.00- Holstein heifers
90-15058.00-115.00; beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-100 49.00-
74.00.
HOGS 6171. Compared
with 7043 head last week, and
6887 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts 25 cents to
$1.25 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
1-2 200-240 pounds 42.10-43.60,
1-3 200-245 40.75-42.50,2-3 200-
260 40.00-41.60, 2-4 120-185
35.00-40.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-550
pounds 34.00-38.75,2-3 300-650
30.00-34.00. Boars 27.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 754.
DISTRIBUTORS FOR:
Compared with 971 head last
week, and 735 head a year
ago. US 1-3 20-35 pounds
16.00- per head, 1-3 35.50
20.00- per head,
SHEEP 733. Compared
with 398 head last week, and
412 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs mostly
steady. Choice 70-90 pounds
new crop lambs 46.25-52.00,
few High Choice & Prime to
59.00, Choice 70-120 wooled
slaughter lambs 40.00-45.00,
Good 70-120 33.00-39.50.
Slaughter ewes 12.00-23.50.
rinvl WISCONSIN
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ENGINES FROM 4 to 65 H.P
ALLIS CHALMERS & BRIGGS &
STRATTON ENGINES
ENGINE AND MAGNETO SERVICE
BEAM L.P. GAS SYSTEMS
PEQUEA BATTERIES
AMOS L. FISHER
R.DJI, Box 108 Bird-in-Hand, Pa. 17505
All welded joint*"
Header board
Bedding-/
»' • J retainer
• VAUGHAN • PAM LINE
• MECHANIZED FEED LOT SYSTEMS
PEOPLE POWER . . . Peo
pie are turning to human pow
ered vehicles not Just because
of the energy crisis but be
cause it’s Just u fun way to get
around, as these folks show on
the Galveston, Texas beach.
Bike shops on the island re
port a booming rental business.
Security Stall
'Extra scraper
2>i" Boiler tube''^
Retail
PHONE 548-2116
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