ft—Lencaiter Farming, Saturday, Feb. 1, 1975 THE OLD mKSMEIC r FEB. 3-9, 1975 Think of the violets under the snow. Go tobogganing now for the most fun you'll have this month . . . Vessel Normandie caught fire then capsized Feb. 9-10, 1942 . . . Last quarter of the moon Feb. 3 . . . Northern thunder now, as strange as it seems, means fine fail crops ~. Average length of da>s for the week 10 hours, 10 minutes . .. Price of sperm whale oil in New Bedford, Mass, soared to $1.30 per gallon Feb.!), 1857 ... 200-400 fireballs just missed NYC Feb. 9, 1913 ... Ease makes for a poor conscience if it be not well-earned. Riddle: want to go fishing? (Answer below.) Years ago people " r ' L ~apples” forecast weather. What are oak apples and how do they forecast the weather? F. 8., Lincoln, Nebraska. An oak apple is what tree folks call a “gall" that grows on a leaf after a fly has stung it. It’s green to begin with and ■grows a little larger than a horse chestnut. After a while it turns brown and the inside is full of brown powdery junk. Old timers need to soak them in vinegar to make ink, and all kinds of folks figure that their size, color, heft, and so-on, indicate the kind of winter to come. Home Hint* To make the job of varnishing easier, place the container of varnish in a pan of hot water. The varnish flows on easier and dries faster . . . Riddle antucr. He liked to go haunting instead OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Fair with thaw to start, then 1-3" coastal snow and up to 12" snow in north; end of week clear and very cold. Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins cloudy and unsea sonably warm, then rain changing to snow and colder; par tial clearing and cold with flurries latter part. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy and mild at first, then light rain; week ends generally clear and cold. Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Warm spell with light ram to start, then clear and cold; mostly clear and cold latter part. Florida: Week begins warm with scattered showers, then clearing and cool; end of week mostly sunny and mild. Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Rain at first, then rain changing to snow, 3-5” in north; light snow latter part in central and north. Greater Ohio Valley: Heavy rain to start, then rain mixed with snow; week ends partly sunny and moderately cold. Deep South: Light to moderate rain at first, then clearing and cool; latter part fair and cool in north, rainy in central and along Gulf. Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Week begins rainy, then cold and cloudy; end of week clear and seasonably cold. Northern Great Piains-Great Lakes: Mostly clear and not so cold to start, then light snow in east; clear and cold latter part. Central Great Plains: Snow in north and rain in east at first, then clear and warm; week ends generally clear and mild. Texas-Oklahoma: Week begins cloudy and cool, then showers; end of week rainy in central, clear and cool in north and partly cloudy along Gulf. Rocky Mountain Region: Snow to start in northwest and cen tral mountains, clear and mild elsewhere; end of week gen erally sunny and mild. Southwest Desert: Clear and mild to midweek, then slightly warmer; cool with light showers in east latter part. Pacific Northwest: Drizzle or freezing rain in north and heavy rain in south to start, then light rain; sunny and warmer by weekend. California: Early week clear and mild in south and cloudy in north; latter part cool and clear, then warmer in south but rainy in north. (All Right* Reierved, Yankee, Inc., Dublin, N.H. 01444) Recently the Warwick FFA Chapter held a Citrus fruit sale, selling about 350 cases of Florida's oranges and grapefruit. The chapter sells this fruit annually as a money-raising project. This year the chapter made a little over $5OO. The top 3 FFA citrus sellers were David Derr, Discussing the year's upcoming Grube - vice-president. Standing from events are the newly elected officers left:'Mike Gross - secretary: Jim of the Warwick High School FFA Shirk - treasurer; Tim Grube - chapter. (Seated from left) Lee reporter and Tony Grube - sentinel. Witmer - president and Richard MARVIN J. HORST R.D. 1, (Iona) LEBANON, PA. Warwick FFA Gives Awards pnrz I fill n *«*- " ZERO MILK TANKS AND PIPELINES. SOLD A SERVICED DYi selling 75 cases; Ken Sonnen, 60 cases; and Steve Marks, 55 cases. Each of them received an award. The chapter also visited the 59th Pennsylvania Farm Show on Monday, Jan. 6. Some of the most in teresting displays they saw were the 4-H baby beef cattle, Duroc and Yorkshire hog Judging, the modern prmg-tensioned power cutter trims all silage from ,ilo walls. . high capacity blower handles maximum ulage volume easily hardened steel claw-type gathering chain delivers any silage ready-to-feed . optional tripod is available foi lifting silo, unloader when refilling silo EW ON STOCK AT 74 PRICES tractors, and - the many modem implements that go with them, and of course, the good food served throughout the building. Later that evening, everyone enjoyed the exciting Police Rodeo. In the future, the chapter will be holding their annual Donkey Basketball game, where the Faculty of the Warwick High and Middle Schools will play against the Warwick FFA members. The chapter officers arc as follows: president, Lee Wltmcr; vice president, Richard Grube; secretary, Mike Gross; treasurer, Jim Shirk; reporter, Tim Grube; sentinel, John Grube; and advisor, Clifford Grube, Warwick High School Vo-Ag teacher. COMPLETE FARM PAINTING 4 ' . • j"S ,• " jM. WE USE BRUNING QUALITY PAINT AND IT DOES STAY ON"' AERIAL LADDER EQUIPMENT: ' Modern and Efficient Method * Reasonable Prices * Spray On and Brush In Method ’Sandblasting if Necessary FOR FREE ESTIMATES WRITE. DANIEL S. ESN (C RALPH MILLER) SPRAY-ON AND BRUSH-IN PAINTER BOX 350 A RONKS PA 17572 I* . i 717-272-0871
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