Lancaster Farming,' SaturdayrSopt 14t 0974 THE OLD J&MEJt SEPT. 16-22, 1974 The air b clear, but sometimes cold, sometimes hot. Watch out for hurricanes now . . . Mickey Mouse first ap peared Sept. 19, 1928 . . . Rosh Hashanah Sept. 17 . . . Average length of days for week, 12 hours, 23 minutes . . . If there’s a south wind Sept. 21, Autumn will be warm . . . First overland mail for Pacific left St. Louis by pony express Sept. 16,1869 ... Harvard College founded Sept. 1636 ... An >unce of judgment is worth a pound of wit. Old Fanner’s Riddle: What has no beginning and no end but &as a center? (Answer below.) Ask the Old Fanner: What are “dog days” and how long do they last? J. L. t York Pa. It depends on where you are. Dog days come in hot weather. They are a spell of hot, humid days and nights when all life gets parboiled. It used to be supposed that such wea ther would drive dogs mad. Horn* Hlau: Cleaning under low dressers is easier if you take out the iottom drawer and then insert the nozzle of the vacuum attachment through Che opening , , . Riddle answer: A circle OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Pleasant to midweek, then heavy rain from offshore hurricane to end of week. Greater New York-New Jersey: Clear and warm to start, then moderately heavy rain and cooler for remainder of week. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins clear and pleasant, then some rain; end of week clear and cooler. Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Mostly clear and hot all week ex cept for light ram inland about midweek. Florida: Rain to start in central and south, then mostly clear to end of week. Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Week begins clear and pleasant, then heavy rains in northeast portion; end of week mostly sunny. Greater Ohio Valley: Clear and warm to start, then some rain and cooler; clear and warm latter part. Deep South; Mostly sunny and hot all week except for light rain in north and east about midweek. Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Week begins partly clear and warm, then rain; end of week rainy and cooler. Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes; First part of week rainy and cool; end of week mostly sunny and warmer. Central Great Plains: Early week clear and hot; end of week pleasant with some showers in east. Texas-Oklahoma: Sunny and very hot all week in Central and along Gulf; showers at first in north, then partly sunny and hot to end of week. Rocky Mountain Region: Sunny and hot most of week; shower in east by weekend. Southwest Desert: Generally clear and hot all week with highs in mid 100 s. Pacific Northwest: Generally sunny and very warm all week in south; party sunny, then rain and cloudy in north. California: Clear and hot all week except weekend showers in south. (All Right* Reserved. Yankee, Inc.. Dublin. 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Exclusive 12-kmfe cutterhead with built-in PTO power knife sharpener does the job without fail Seven screen sizes available. ir head also available. | .. H. Brubaker 350 Strasburg Pike Lancaster 397-5179 C. E. Wiley & Son, Inc. 101 S Lime St Quarryville 786-2895 Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Penna. Sept. 11,1974 CATTLE 284, Supply in cluded 75 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter steers mostly steady, spots SO cents lower. Slaughter cows 25 cents to 50 cents higher. Individual High Choice slaughter steer at 48.25, Choice 43.85-46.85, Good 38.00-45.25, Standard 32.00- Couple Choice slaughter heifers 38.00 and 40.00, few Good 33.00-39.00, few Standard 28,50-33.75, few Utility 25.50-27.25. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 25.00-27.00, Cutters 23.00-25.10, Canners 21.25-23.35. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 38.00- 40.75, Good 34.10-37.50, Standard 30.50-34.10.1-21085- 1775 pounds slaughter bulls 30.00- Good & Choice 300-600 feeder steers 35.00- 39.00, Medium 400-600 27.25- 32.00; Medium & Good 250- 500 feeder heifers 25.00-33.00; Good 300-600 feeder bulls 29.2535.00, CALVES 168. Vealers mostly $1 to |4 lower. Few Choice vealers 60.00-66.50, Good 50.00-61.00, Standard 35.00- Utility 90-120 lbs. 23.00- 70-85 pounds 18.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 26.50-38.00; holstein heifers 90-140 31.00-55.50; beef cross bulls & heifers 80-125 lbs. 26.00- HOGS 347. Barrows & Gilts $1.25 to $1.50 lower. 1-3 195- 240 pounds barrows & gilts 37.00- 2-3 190-250 36.50- 37.00, 2-4 250-290 30.50-36.50, 105-175 30.00-36.50.1-3 300-550 sows 26.00-28.00, 2-3 300-600 22.00- Boars 19.00-25.75. FEEDER PIGS 174.1-3 20- 35 pounds feeder pigs 10.50- 15.50 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 16.00- 1-3 70-100 23.00- Sl.OOper head. SHEEP 6. Couple Choice 55 pounds spring daughter lambs 40.50 and 42.00. Few Slaughter ewes 11.00-15.00. Farm Youth Calendar Saturday, September 21 Lancaster Co. 4-H Dairy Judging Team competing at the Atlantic Rural Show in Richmond Virginia. Sunday, September 22 Preparations for the All American Dairy Show in Harrisburg. Pa. Auction Summary Weekly Summary 13 Livestock Markets Harrisburg, Pennsylvania September 6,1974 CATTLE 4854. Compared with 7448 head last week, and 5103 head a year ago. Compared with last week's market, slaughter steers mostly steady to 75 cents lower. - Slaughter cows steady to 50 lower. Slaughter bullocks steady to 75 lower. Slaughter bulls uneven, $1 higher to $1 lower. STEERS: Few High Choice & Prime 46.75-47.75, Choice 43.75-46.90, Good 38.00- Standard 30.75- 37.85, Utility 27.00-32.50. HEIFERS; Few Choice 39.00- Good 34.3039.25, few Standard 28.0033.00, few Utility 23.00-28.50, COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 23.50-26.35, Cutters 22.25-24.50, Canners 19.00- 23.00, Shells down to 15.00. BULLOCKS: Few Good & Choice 36.00-40.75, Good 31.1035.25, Standard 29.85- 32.00, Utility 25.00-29.00. BULLS: 1-21000-2000 pounds 28.35-35.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice 350-720 feeder steers 30.00- 37.00, Medium 400-730 lbs. 24.0030.75; Medium St Good 400-900 feeder bulls 27.80- 34.50. CALVES 3161. Compared with 4845 head last week, and 3977 head a year ago. Vealers uneven, Standard & Good $1 to $4 higher, Utility $1 to $4 lower. 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Compared with 1620 head last week, and 1092 head a year ago. 13 2035 pounds feeder pigs 8.00-15.00 per head, 13 353013.00-21.50,13 50-75 16.50-25.00 per head. SHEEP 391. Compared with 908 head last week, and 1442 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs steady to $3 BINKLEY & HURST BROS. ASPHALT PAVING - EXCAVATING GRADING INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC TANKS AND DRAINFIELDS FOR FREE ESTMATES CALL 626-4705 AUtitz RD4 Rothsviile Station Road G lower. Choice 75-110 pounds spring slaughter lambs 32.00- 41.00, Good 65-85 22.00-35.00 Utility 40-80 lbs. 19.50-28.50.’ Slaughter ewes 5,50-13.75! IFYB To Speak At County 4-H Council Mr. Sadettin Unsal, IPYE from Turkey, will be the featured speaker on Sep tember 18th at 7:30 P.M. in the Farm and Home Center at ameeting of the Lancaster County 4-H Council. Mr. Unsal, a County Agent in his home country, will show slides and pictures of his work and 4-H clubs in Turkey. 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