fi—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 13. 1974
THE OLD
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JULY 15-21, 1974
A fanner's simple life, how pure the joy it yields.
You’ve earned that vacation, so rest, don’t do a thing . . .
Jesse James robbed his first train July 21, 1873 . . . New
moon July 19 . . . ’Tis not the best month for fishing . . .
Average length of days for week, 14 hours, 57 minutes . . .
Klondike Gold Rush started July 18, 1897 . . . Highest P.M.
tides of the year this week . . . Armstrong and Aldrin on
moon July 20, 1969 .. . Rome burned this week, A.D. 64 ...
What a day may bring, a day may take away. s
Old Farmer’s Riddle: When is your heart like a policeman?
(Answer .below.)
aloft, to the masthead, etc.
Ham* Hints. To create somethin* a little different from ordinary coie-ilaw,
shred ca til.a Be then add beet strips and horseradish This is colorful as
si ell as appetisin* . . . Riddle annver; When it keeps a regular beat.
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Light rain to start, then clear and warm by
midweek; heavy rain latter part.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Showers at first, then partly
clear and quite warm; showers again at end of week.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Warm light rain to midweek, then
partly clear and" warm to end of week.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Week begins cloudy and cool, then
rain along~coast; end of week clearing and warm.
Florida: Ram all week in central part; intermittent rain all
week'm south and north but heavy rain in south on weekend.
Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: First part of week
cloudy and rainy; end of week warm and showery but some
sun.
Greater Ohio Valley: Early week fair in west and rainy in
east; clearing and hot latter part.
Deep South: Showers to start, then cool; end of week mostly
sunny and cooler. *
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Mostly clear and pleasant
all week but turning hot latter part.
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Mostly sunny and turning
hot all week except late week ram in east.
Central Great Plains: Clear and hot most of week; latter part
very hot in east and rainy in west.
Texas-Okhriroma: Clear and hot to midweek, then intermittent
ram and cooler to end of week. * j
Rocky Mountain Region: First part of week rainy, heavy to start
in east and central; end of week sunny and hot.
Southwest Desert; Cloudy with light rain most of week with
highs in low 100 s; showers on weekend.
Pacific Northwest: Most of week generally sunny and warm
except rain to start in north and rain throughout region on
weekend.
California: Clear and warm to start, then cloudy; clearing and
very warm latter part.
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/ Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
15 Liveitock Market*
Week Ending July 5,1974
-CATTLE 5084. Compared
/ith 6582 head last week, and
<4lO head a year ago.
Compared with last Friday’s
market, slaughter steers
>1.50 to 83.50 higher.
Slaughter cows steady to 50
cents higher. Few High
Choice & Prime slaughter
steers 44.00-45.50, Choice
40.75-45.60, Good 37.50-42.00,
Standard 34.25-38.50, Utility
33.00- Few Good &
Choice slaughter heifers
-38.0- Good 36.00-40.25,
Standard 34.50-37.30. Utility
Forming A Recycling Club C5S^
This summer in addition _ __
to cycling for fun, young |fn ltl i n II
people can recycle for funds. ■ 111 I l I
About 15 cents a pound is
the bounty paid to can codec- A report from Penn State
tors by aluminum industry of weekly crop and weather
reclamation centers. round-ups with a report on
Perhaps the best way to vveathcr conditions for the
start is to form a recycling wee jj » nfli „g
club, and this is one club j n Lancaster, the average
that Will Win parent approval temperature for the week
and community commends- 1 i j„„ r pp op
tion for helping to reduce 7S de S re “ 1 d .-S r ® e over
litter. the normal. Growing degree
You can elect officers and days for crops that start at 40
hold regular meetings But degrees totaled 2172, 93 over
your main activity will be the s normal.
exercise in the open air--col- For crops starting at 50
lecting cans for profit. With degrees, days totaled 1238
only a little work, the money w hich is 69 over the normal,
soon will add up to a healthy Rainfall for the week was
treasury for club projects or h rainfall
trips or for donations to a incnes, raintaii
worthy cause. Some students ?? edS } lred WaS
in Dallas, for example, spent 13.42 inches, .81 inches more
three weeks collecting alumi- than the normal average,
num cans to raise funds for _
Pakistan relief _ __ __
One way to insure your •
success is to make a deal with I I |
regular' users of aluminum |
cans such as restaurants or |
neighboring homes Cycle |
around to talk to the people '«
involved and get their coOper- ■
ation. Then, set up a route •
and regularly pick up the cans. I
Where the cans are taken I
depends on your local situa- |
tion. Many areas have recta- ■
mation centers that will buy ■
your cans. Other areas may .
have scrap metal dealers who f
will pay cash for your cans. In ■
either case, collecting alutni- I
num cans makes good cents. I
For more helpful hints, write |
Recycling, 721 Alcoa Bldg,, |
Pittsburgh, Pa 15219. ■
Sc High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 30.75-34.00,
few to 35.00) Cutters 29.70-
32.10, Canners 27.50-30.50,
Shells down to 22.25. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
37.0040.75, few Good 35.80-
39.10, few Standard 35.75-
40.00. Good & Choice 300-800
feeder steers 39.00-45.00,
Medium 300-700 35.6044.25;
Good Sc Choice 300-510 feeder
heifers 38.0044.00, Medium
Sc Good 350-750 33.0041.50;
Good Sc Choice 350-700 feeder
bulls 36.0042.00,' Medium &
Good 360-800 34.00-37.00.
CALVES 2488. Compared
with 3358 head last week, and
GRAIN DRYER
WILL DRY CORN FOR PENNIES PER BUSHEL.
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WORLDS LARGEST SELLING RECIRCULATING
BATCH GRAIN DRYERS BECAUSE
- Price is Lower MODELS AVAILABLE
- Costs Less to operate 270 - 250 BUS
- Easier to operate 370 - 350 BUS
- Dries more efficiently 570 - 500 BUS
- Will dry 50 per cent moisture down to 12-15 per cent moisture
A. C.
J RDI, Jonestown, Pa. 17038 Phone 717-865-4526
I LOCATED ‘/z MILE SOUTH OF FREDERICKSBURG OFF RT. 343
3255 head ' a year ago.
Vealers .-uneven, about -
steady. Few Prime vealer
65.00- Choice 64.00-
65.00, Good 51.00-62.00,
Standard 45.00-55.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 38.00-51.00, 70-
85 30.0040.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 40.00-
66.00; Holstein heifers 90-130
45.00- Beef cross bulls
& heifers 70-120 50.00-66.00.
HOGS 6890. Compared
with 6997 head last week,'and
4013 head' a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts mostly $3 to
$5 higher. 1-2 210-235 pounds
barrows Sc gilts 40.0040.50,1-
3 200-240 38.0040.10, 2-3 180-
NEW WHEAT
IN THE MARKET DAILY
FOR TOP PRICES CALL
NELSON WEAVER & SON GRAIN
RD2 Lititz, Pa.
626-8538
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260 36.30-39.20, 2-4 250-300
32.00-37.60, 2-4 120-185 28.00-
35.00. 1-3'3Qo4So's6vb 23.00-
28.00, 2-3 300-550-20.00-25.75.
Boars 20.00-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1315.
Compared with 1462 bead
last week, and 680 head a
year ago. 1-3 20-35 pounds
feeder pigs 12.00-23.00 per
head, 1-3 35-50 pounds 14.00-
26.50, 1-3 50-75 20.00-31.00 per
head.
SHEEP 782. Compared
with 945 head last week, and
712 head a year,ago. Spring
slaughter lambs $1 to j $2
lower. Choice 50-90 pounds
spring slaughter lambs 40.00-
46.00, Good 50-100 35.00-40.50,
Utility 50-65 28.50-33.00.
Slaughter ewes 5.00-16.00.
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