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6—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Mar. 23, 1974
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MARCH 25-31, 1974
Would like to ration this condensation.
Caution children about thin pond ice , . . LBJ decides not to
run March 31. 19(18 . . . First quarter of the moon March 30
.. . Food rationing began March 29,1943 ... Average length
of days for week, 13 hours, 29 minutes . . . Skunk cabbage
flowering now ... First Odd Fellows lodge, Boston, March 26,
1820 . . . Ore shipping season on Great Lakes begins now ~ .
Berlin “Cold War" started March 31,1948 ... Every path has
a puddle,
Ask (be Old Farmer: My
father used to sing a song
that went something like this
“Snake root! Poke root!
Pikry —! Opedilodock,” etc.
I don’t remember the exact
wording. I'd be happy if you
could tell me. G.C., Salt Lake
City.
“Shake-root, poke-root, pikry, burdock, Pennyroal, opedilo
dock." Does 'em plenty, does ’em often, cure the pain and
aches and caughin!
Horn* Hints Ivory piano keys won't turn yellow if you expose them to light
now and then . . Masking tape is a good de-lmter. Just press it on the
garment and it will pick up lint
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Week begins cloudy and rainy, then occasional
snow or freezing rain by midweek; end of week clearing and
much warmer, but a Northeaster arrives on weekend.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cool and rainy to start, then
moderately heavy rain; partly cloudy latter part, then heavy
rain and warmer.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Moderate rain to midweek, then clear
ing and mild; end of week clear and mild, then rain on week
end.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Cloudy and very warm at first,
then showers by midweek; ram and much cooler latter part.
Florida: Week begins clear and very warm, then rain; moder
ately heavy rain continuing to end of week.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Clear to start, then
light snow mixed with rain in southeast, end of week clear
and very warm, then ram.
Greater Ohio Valley: First part of week rainy; partly cloudy
and warm latter part, then showers in east and rain in west.
Deep South: Occasional rain at first, then heavy ram in north;
rain continues to end of week.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Ram mixed with snow and
cold to start, then light rain and much warmer; warm spring
rain latter part, except rain mixed with snow and colder
in west.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Partly clear, then light
snow in west and rain in east; light snow throughout region
latter part.
Central Great Plains: Week begins mild, then light rain in east
and rain mixed with snow in west, end of week cloudy, much
colder and flurries.
Texas-Oklahoma: Mostly sunny and warm at first, then occa
sional showers along Gulf and rain in central; rain latter
part, then clearing and cool.
Rocky Mountain Region: Increasing cloudiness and cold to
start, then light snow in north and central and light rain in
east, end of week clearing and warmer in north and central
and light snow then warming in east.
Southwest Desert: Week begins clear and very warm, then
cloudy and cooler by midweek; end of week mostly clear with
highs in the 80s.
Pacific Northwest: First part of week rainy and cold in south,
ram or freezing rain in north; rain to end of week and warmer.
California: Rain to start, then cloudy by midweek with heavy
snow in mountains; generally clear and warm latter part,
then rain in north.
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Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending March 15
CATTLE 6021. Compared
with 5820 head last week, and
7278 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers 50
cents to $1.50 higher, spots $2
higher. Slaughter cows
steady to 50 cents spots $2
higher. Slaughter bullocks
unevenly steady to $1.25
lower, instances $1.75
higher. Slaughter bulls
mostly $1 higher.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 45.60-47.50, Choice
45.00-48.10, Good 42.75-46.00,
Standard 39.50-43.25, Utility
37.25-39.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 43.40-
46.75, Good 40.25-44,00,
Standard 37.00-40.00.
DETROIT - “Shape up
your car and your driving
habits and you’ll save a lot of
gas and money,” advises
Chrysler Vice President Bob
McCurry.
Keep your engine tuned. If
the ignition timing is off just
5 degrees from the proper
setting it can cost you about
half a mile per gallon in
highway economy. Fouled
spark plugs also waste gas.
One plug misfiring half the
time at 60 miles per hour
(mph) can cost you about 1.2
miles per gallon (mpg).
Tires play an important
role in fuel economy. If tires
are 4 pounds below
recommended pressure you
can lose a half to one mile
per gallon.
Wheel alignment hits your
pocketbook two ways. If the
wheels are out of line the
tires wear out faster, and
you can lost about one-third
of a mile per gallon.
“Follow the book, and it’ll
save you money,” says
McCurry. “The owner’s
manual gives the best advice
on how to make your car run
better and use less gas.”
The government has called
for lower speed limits, and
there’s a good reason. You
lose about 1 mile per gallon
for every 5 miles per hour
over 50.
In boating there is a
phrase “hold her steady as
she goes”. The same theory
works for cars; maintain a
steady speed and you can
really save gas and money.
If your foot flutters on the
accelerator ... and your 50
mph plus cruising speed
varies plus-minus 5 miles
per hour ... it will cost you
up to 1.3 miles per gallon.
Anyone who has carried
weight, from grocery sacks
to a bag of cement, knows
that extra weight slows you
down. Extra weight also
reduces your gas mileage.
Don’t carry extra weight
(such as golf clubs, ballast or
tools) m the car or trunk
because for each 100 pounds
you can lose .2 mphg.
‘Easy does it’ when
driving. Accelerate slower
Pa. Auction Summary
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Says Auto Expert
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COWS; Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 32.50-37.50,
Cutters 31.00-35.00, Canners
28.00- Shells down to
25.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 43.75-
45.75, Good 41.50-43.75,
Standard 39.75-43.00, Utility
36.90-39.60.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
800-1100 pounds 37.75-38.75,
1100-2000 40.00-46,50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
300-650 pounds feeder steers
47.00- Medium 40.00-
49.50; Good 300-600 feeder
heifers 41.00-48.00, Medium
38.25-44.00.
CALVES 3728. Compared
with 3920 head last week, and
4269 head a year ago.
Vealers steady to $2 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 73.50-
80.00, few to 83.00. Choice
and plan your driving so that
you have to make fewer
stops. Those dragrace starts
from traffid lights can cost
you as much as 1.6 miles per
gallon.
“You can save yourself
quite a bit of money if you
take good care of your car
and drive thoughtfully,
McCurry stated. “At the
same time, you’ll be doing
your part to help America
cope with the energy
problem.”
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constantly in the milking cycle Automatitally
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milking process Allows you to increase your herd
size in the future without increasing your
investment in milking equipment
Here’s how it works © Cows are firmly but gently
moved into prep stalls by the automatic crowd gale
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68 00-75.50, Good 60.00-70.00,
Standard 50.00-65.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 38.00-50.00, 70-
85 lbs. 33.00-40.00. Farm
calves, Holstein bulls 90-120
pounds 45.00-73.00; Holstein
heifers 90-140 50.00-78.00; few
beef cross bulls it heifers 70-
100 53.00-78.00.
HOGS 7320. Compared
with 7707 head last week, and
6971 head a year ago.
Barrows & gilts 50 cents to $1
lower, spots $2 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
1-2 205-240 pounds 38.00-40,00,
1-3 200-250 35.50-39.00,2-3 185-
260 34.85-37.50, 2-4 250-300
34.00-36.75, 2-4 125-185 33.25-
36.00.
raw
SOWS: US 1-3 300-550
pounds 30.00-36.25. Boars
23.50-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 568.
Compared with 730 head last
week, and 679 head a year
ago. US 1-3 20-35 pound
feeder pigs 13.50-33.00 per
head, 1-3 35.50 21.00-35.00,1-3
50-85 31.00-40,00 per head.
SHEEP 455. Compared
with 645 head last week, and
657 head a year ago.
Spring slaughter lambs
mostly $5 higher on small
supply: wooled slaughter
lambs steady to $1 higher.
Choice 50-65 pound spring
slaughter lambs 50.00-71.50,
Choice 70-100 wooled
slaughter lambs 40.00-46.00,
Good 60-85 30.00-39.00, Utility
50-80 22.00-32.00. Slaughter
ewes 12.00-25.50.
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