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JAN. 6-12, 1975
Old bones groan. Snow twirls and whirls.
Watch out for chimney fin-, now . . Richard Nivm horn
Jan. 9, 191 ’> . . New moon lan 12 .. . Cattle note! salt now
. . Average length of days foi the wei k, 9 hornll n mutes
. Safety lamp invented hv Humphn v Pavy, fiisi ihwi m
coal mines Jan 9, 1816 . . US. radai r< ulus moon Jan. 10,
1946 . . Photography first used Jan 9, 18J9 . . Arctic
snowy owls return . When God wills, jt rams with any
wind
Old Farmer's Riddle: \\ h\
does a coat pet largei whin
taken out of a sin.ill suit
case'’ (Answer lit low.)
Ask the Old Farmer:
mother used to call me a lit
tle “scallywag”, and I doubt
it was a compliment. Does it
mean something awful"’
J.N , Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Scalauay is a uoid from flu Shetland Inland* and refers to
small, stunted, domestic animals, ponu s and cattle, ulnck
are of httU mine.
Home Hints \ simple harmless and most effectual remedy for timing
away cockroaches is fine powdered borax Use for a feu weeks renewing
every two days /fiddle ansuer 'Vou find it ,n creases
OLD FARMERS WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Overcast at first, then intermittent snow flur
ries; light snow and rain along coast latter pait.
Greater New York-New Jerse>: Light rain and cloudy at first,
then clearing and cold; end of week mostly sunny and milder.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins partly cloudy and raw,
then intermittent ram or freezing ram, week ends cloudy
and cool.
Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Heaty rain in south and along
coast through midweek, then clear and cold to end of week.
Florida: Scattered showers to start, then clearing and sea
sonably cold; end of week mild and clear m south, but show
ers elsewhere.
Upstate and Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Week begins
cloudy and cold, then light snow in west and north; end of
week cloudy and mild.
Greater Ohio Valley: Ram m west and light snow m east to
start, then clear and mild; some clouds and flurries latter
part.
Deep South: Early week cold with rain, ram mixed with snow
m north and east, end of week fair and cold with fog along
coast.
Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Cloudy most of week with
light snow or light freezing ram; clear and mild by weekend.
Northern Great Plains-Greaf Lakes; Light snow off and on all
week; cold snap at midweek but milder by week’s end.
Central Great Plains: Partly sunny and mild to start, then
flumes and cold in west; end of week clear and dry with
very warm spell
Texas-Oklahoma: Light rain in south at first, then clearing;
cloudy and cool latter part
Rocky Mountain Region: First part of week cold with inter
mittent light snow , snow continuing latter part in north, but
clear and mild elsewheie.
Southwest Desert: Clear and mild all week, but lows remaining
near 30.
Pacific Northwest: Some sun to start, then intermittent rain
with snow in noi them mountains, heavy ram and high winds
latter part.
California; Early week deal, with cool temperatures in north
but mild in south, light showers lattei part in noith and
partly sunny m south
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Division of Hesston Corporation
1260 Manheim Pike Lancaster, PA 17601
717-392-7795 or 392-8223
Pa. Auction
Summary
Weekly Summary
10 U\ estock Markets
Harrisburg, Penna.
Week Ending
December .7,1974
fi CATTLE 2858. Compared
' with 4193 head last week, and
2818 head a year ago
Compared with last week's
market, slaughter steers
mostly 25 cents to $1 lower.
Slaughter heifers, bullocks &
bulls scarce. Slaughter cows
uneven, averaging about
steady.
STEERS Few High
Choice & Prime 3& 35-40 00.
Choice 37.75-40.50, Good
33.85-37.75, Standard 27.25-
34.00, Utility 22.25-29.00
HEIFERS: Few Choice
32.75-37.85, few Good 29 00-
32.35, Standard 23 75-28.50,
few Utility 18.00-22.75
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 19.90-23 60,
Cutters 18.75-21.50, Canners
16.00-19.50, Shells down to
12.25. BULLOCKS: Few
Choice 33.50-37.00, few Good
29.25-33.75, few Utility &
Standard 23.25-28.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
1100-2000 lbs. 26.75-32.25;
yield grade No. 2 900-1600 lbs.
20.10-28.50. FEEDER
CATTLE: Good 250-760 lbs.
feeder steers 25.00-28.25;
Good 250-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 23.00-27.00, Medium
250-600 lbs. 17.50-21.50.
CALVES 2065. Compared
with 3982 head last week, and
2424 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly steady to $3
higher.
VEALERS: Few Prune
57.00- Choice 52.50-
60.00, Good 38.00-55.00,
Standard 27.50-41.50, Utility
90-120 lbs. 18.00-29.50, 70-85
lbs. 15.00-21.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-110 lbs.
20.00- few beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-110 lbs.
20.00-
HOGS 4486. Compared
with 5918 head last week, and
4275 head a year ago.
HAWK BILT
the original chain-flail spreader,
257 207 187 157
7.5-ton 6-ton 5-ton 4-ton
Jk BINKLEY & HURST BROS.
FARM & UTILITY EQUIPMENT
PHONt 624-4705 UTITZ R.D.4, PA. - ROTHSVIUE STATION ROAD
OPEN MONDAY thru FRIDAY 7 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Barrow* & Gilts steady to 50
cents higher
BARROWS & GILTS; US
No. 1-2 205-235 lbs 43.80-
44 50, No 1-3 190-240 lbs.
42.60-43.85, No 2-3 185-260
lbs 41.5043 00, No. 24 240-
300 lbs. 36.0040.50, No. 24
120-185 lbs. 31.0040.50.
SOWS: US No 1-3 280-550
lbs 30.00-37.00. No. 2-3 300-
650 lbs 27 00-31.25. Boars
20.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 455
Compared with 1095 head
last week, and 431 head a
year ago US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. feeder pigs 8.00-15.50 per
head, No 1-3 35-50 lbs 14.00-
22.50, No 1-3 50-85 lbs 17.00-
24.00 per head.
SHEEP 270. Compared
with 639 head last week, and
258 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs about
steady. Choice 70-105 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
37.00-41.50, few to 44.00, Good
60-90 lbs. 31.50-38.75. Few
Slaughter ewes 4.00-11.00.
Consumers’ Corner
Buying Protection
Buy only from a respectable
dealer Beware of dealers who
are m business not to sell their
products but their financing Be
on the lookout for ads that em
phasize easy credit rather than
quality of wares
Read your installment contract
before you sign it Be certain
you understand the amount of
credit charges, penalties for de
fault or delinquency on pay
ments, and any other conditions
of repayment
Examine carefully the manu
facturer’s or dealer’s guarantee
on the life of your purchase
Know y our recourse if after the
standard thirty days trial period
—the appliance breaks down
Research the legislation in
your state and be sure the dealer
is adhering to the law If state
laws are inadequate, work with
consumer groups to help rectify
the situation You may also de
sire to support federal “truth
in lending” legislation and thus
require full disclosure of interest
charges on consumer credit
FARM SHOW BOOTH NOS. 188-190 & 143-145
EVENINGS & SATURDAY Call for Sales, Parts & Service 626-4705
Cut bedding costs 75 per cent, reduce labor for
barn cleaning and cow washing; reduce teat and
udder injury to the minimum house your
milking herd in free stall housing. Each cow
provided a stall for loafing. She won’t be stepped
on, the rear curb forces manure out into alley for
mechanical cleaning or washing. A few minutes
twice a day cleans the stalls and curbs, bedding
lasts almost forever if your stalls fit the cows.
Popular sizes are 6'6”, 7’ and 7’6”. Size ’em by
breed.
Our free stall partition may be mounted on wooden head
boards or we make a steel ''wider Set the legs in 3to 10”
concrete curbs to hold and retain bedding Stall floor can
be soil, sand or gravel Bedding straw, sawdust,
peanut hulls, ground corn cobs, etc Should be installed
with paved alley surface 8 feet wide for mechanical
cleaning or washing
- 8 Models all steel welded farm and feedlot gates
- 2 Models all steel welded head catch gate
For prices, contact: Fred Frey, Mgr.
(717)-786-2146
FREY BROS.
R.D.2
Quarryviile, Penna. 17566
MANURE
SPREADERS
now
in 5 sizes
107
3-ton