6—Lancaster Farmini, Saturday. May 11. 1974
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MAY 13-19,1974
This is the best time of the year,
so take time to do something you Uke.
Fish bite best when wind west . . . Father Flanagan died
May I.j, 1048 . , . Third quarter of the Moon, May 14 . . .
Burma monsoon begins this week ... Average length of days
for week, 14 hours, 35) minutes ... Apples in bloom now .. .
New York Stock E.xchangc founded May 17,175)2 ... Chicago
stockyards fire May 19,15)34 ... This wcok should be fine and
hot, sure hits the spot.., Armed Forces Day, May 18 ... He
that serves well need not be afraid to ask his wages.
been cooked or weathered,
fl«me Hint* To rtpAir wobbly drawer knobs paint the screw with finger
nail polish before inserting it. When the polish dries, it will hold the screw
tightly . . Riddle autwer: A carpet.
OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Light rain to midweek; clear and unseasonably
warm latter part.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly cloudy and cool to start,
then rain; end of week clear and warm.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rain at first and cool, then clear and
hot for remainder of week.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Rain inland and coastal showers
to start, then clearing; clear and warm latter part.
Florida: Rainy and cool at first; rain throughout week but
temperatures becoming hotter by end of week.
Upstate & Western New York-Toronto & Montreal' Week be
gins warm and nice; rain latter part, but fair by weekend.
Greater Ohio Valley: Cool with showers west and ram east at
first; pleasant latter part, then rain again on weekend.
Deep South: Rain to start, then clearing; clear and very
warm latter part except rain on weekend in north.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Mostly fair and very warm
all week.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Early week clear and very
warm; rain latter part and turning cool.
Central Great Plains; Light rain at first in east but clear in
west, then sunny and warm to end of week in east and rain
latter part in west.
Texas-Oklahoma: Most of week clear and hot; rain on week
end, heavy along Gulf.
Rocky Mountain Region; Clear and warm to start, then
colder; end of week snowy in central and rainy in east.
Southwest Desert: Hot and cloudy at first, then cooler; end of
week clear w ith highs near 80.
Pacific Northwest: Hot and cloudy for first part of week; end
of week clearing and much warmer.
California: Week begins cloudy and cool, then light ram; end
of week clear and warm.
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Old Farmer’s Riddle:
What is bought by the
yard and worn by the
feet? (Answer below.)
Ash the Old Farmer: I
recently inherited a
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What are green bones?
L.M., Nashville.
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Phone 548-2116
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Martlets
Week Ending May 3
CATTLE 6322: Compared
with 72SS head last week, and
7219 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter
steers 50 cents to $2 lower.
Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2.50
lower. Slaughter bullocks 75
cents to $1.50 lower.
Slaughter bulls mostly s£7s
to $2.50 lower.
STEERS: High Choice fe
Prime 41.75-43.00, Choice
40.00-42.75, Good 37.3iM0.75,
Standard 35.50-38.75, Utility
33.50-37.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 39.35-
42.60, Good 37.00-39.50,
Standard 34.00-38.25, Utility
Index of Prices
Down From March-
Up For The Year
The April 15 Index of
Prices Received by Penn
sylvania Fanners was down
2 percent from mid-March.
Lower prices for feed
grains, wheat, hay,
slaughter cows, steers and
heifers, sheep and some
poultry more than offset
slightly higher prices for
potatoes, apples, calves,
lambs, milk cows, broilers,
COMPLETE
FARM
PAINTING
SPRAY-ON AND
BRUSH-IN METHODS
For FREE
Estimates Write
DANE S. ESN
(C. RALPH MILLER)
80X351.RD1,
RONKS, PA. 17572
33.00-36.00.
COWS: Utility Sc High
Dressing Cutter 30.0084.00,
Cutters 29.00-32.75, Canners
27.00-31.00, Shells down to
24.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 40.60
42.75, Good 37.35-40.60,
Standard 36.00-38.60, Utility
33.5087.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1000-2000
pounds 36.00-42.25, few to
44.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
300800 pounds feeder steers
40.2580.00. Medium 34.75-
43.00; Good 300-600 feeder
heifers 35.25-43.50, Medium
Sc Good 34.00-42.50.
CALVES 2554: Compared
with 3009 head last week, and
2967 head a year ago.
and eggs. The index was 22
percent above a year ago.
Nationally, the Index of
Prices Received by Fanners
decreased 6 percent. Con
tributing most to the
decrease since mid-March
were lower prices for wheat,
hogs, cattle, corn, soybeans
and eggs. Higher prices for
cotton and potatoes were
only partially offsetting. The
index was 17 percent above a
year earlier.
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LANDIS BROS, INC
Lancaster
LANC EQUIP CENTER, INC
Kmzer Pa
(formerly Kmzer Equip Co)
Vealert mostly $2 to $4
lower.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00
74.00, Choice 62.00-70.00,
Good 56.0086.00, Standard
48.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 40.00-52.00, 70-85
34.00-
Farm calves, Holstein
bulls 90-120 42.0086.00, few to
79.00; Holstein heifers 90-150
45.0080.00; beef cross bulls &
heifers 48.0072.00,
HOGS 7364: Compared
with 7912 head last week, and
6708 head a year ago.
Barrows Sc Gilts weak to 50
cents lower.
BARROWS Sc GILTS: US
1-2 200230 pounds 31.5082.85,
18 200240 29.7581.60,28 200
260 28.2580.60, 2-4 240270
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Call 717—469-2864
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Representatives Needed.
ROYH BUCK, INC.
Ephrata, R D 2
A. L HERR & BRO
Quarryville
25.00-29.00, 2-4 160-100 22.00-
28.50.
-SOWS: US 1-3 300-550
pounds 22.00-25.25, few 2-3
300-600 20.00-22.00. Boars
19.50-24.50.
FEEDER PIGS 802:
Compared with 998 head last
week, and 517 head a year
ago. US 1-3 20-35 pounds
feeder pigs 10.00-23.50 per
head, 1-3 35-5018.50-29.50,1-3
50-100 20.0031.00 per head.
SHEEP 671. Compared
with 523 head last week, and
879 head a year
ago. Spring slaughter lambs
strong to |3 higher. Choice
45-100 spring slaughter
lambs 42.50-54.00, Good &
Choice 45-80 38.00-44.00.
Slaughter ewes 5.00-20.00.
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processing and work units No 703
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No 704 has 401 cu in CMC V-6
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PTO h p , No 705 has 478 cu in
CMC V-6 diesel, with 120 available
PTO h p
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Cochranville Pa
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