ft—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 26. 1975 .jflib* the OLD APRIL 28-MAY ■), 1975 The wood* arc ready lo bud and bloom. You arc laic if >ou hu\cn'l started your spring cleaning ~ . Kmperor Hirohito of Japan horn April 28, 1901 . . . I,ant quarter of the moon Ma) 3 . . . Hees arc seeking first pollen now . . . Aserage length of day* for the week. 14 hours, .1 minutes ... If it rains May 1 it will he a fertile year . . . New York's 19.19 World's Fair opened April .10 . . . Twenty rent pieces dropped Mn) 2, 1878 . . . The question still re mains: did Hitler commit suicide April .10, 194.17 . . . Love know* no evil. H»m» Him*i VnrninHH aurfiicel ma> have n rough look if the finuhe* are applied in rooms *here dust hns been stirred up )>> people walking around . Riddle a tuner Because it was all ears OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Early week fair with nice warm days, end of week rainy then clearing with normal temperatures. Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins generally clear and warm, then quite heavy rain; end of week clearing and seasonably cool. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Warm and partly cloudy to start, then rain continuing to end of week and generally cooler. Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Clouding up at first, then showers; rain latter part in central and north, then clearing and warm. Florida: Partly cloudy to start, then thundershowers; end of week cloudy with showers in central and south but warm and dry in north. Upstate & Western New York-Toronfo & Montreal: Showers to start and warm spell, then fair in west but ram in south and east; end of week clear and cold, then rainy. Greater Ohio Valley: Week begins partly sunny and very warm, then quite rainy; end of week clearing and warm. Deep South: First part of week cloudy and warm; end of week sunny and warm in central and along Gulf, and inter mittent rain in north. 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It calls him a "gay Alexander of exceeding smart ness.” Chicago * Soulhtra Great Lako: Early week warm with aomc Mattered shower*; end of week rainy. Northern Great Plaina-Gnat taken Heavy thunderalonna In eaat and aome anow in north and weal to atart, then clear and cold; atorm with heavy rain by weekend. Central Great Plalnai Week begin* cloudy with ruin in eaat and aouth, then clearing and cool: heavy thunderahower* In eaat and aouth latter part. Texas-Oktahomai Clouding un at drat, then heavy rain; end of week generally aunny and warm with occaalonnl thunder shower in north. Rocky Mountain Region: Week begin* rainy In central with anow In mountnlna, then clearing; week end* aunny and warm in aouth with ahowera in central and north. Southwest Deaertt First part of week clear and very warm; end of week alternately clear and cloudy with very light rain. Pacific Northweit! Light ahowera in north to atari, then generally clear and mild in aouth: end of week clear and cold in aouth and cloudy with light rain in north. California: Early week clear and pleaaant in north and cloudy in aouth; latter part generally overcoat and cool with aome clearing by weekend. (All Rl*hu Rmrvtd. Yankee, Ine.. Dublin, N.H. OtuO see our SPRING SPECIAL .FECIAL EQUIPPED PICKUPS AT SPECIAL PRICES 1975 VANS - SPECIAL PRICES 1970 • VAN - 6 CYL AUTO. >12881)0 PETTICOFFER DODGE. INC. Route 230 East, Next to Shopping Center Elizabethtown, Pa. PH. 367-1101 CORN FOR 75 NITROGEN • ANHYDROUS AMMONIA • LIQUID NITROGEN • UREA COMPLETE FERTILIZERS BROADCAST or STARTERS A Complete Line of Analysis f PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM APPLICATION OFFERED ON ALL MATERIALS. Call Us Now to Insure Your Supply if I BULK BLENDS f ORGANIC fiMM PLANT FOOD CO. 2313 Norman Rd., Lancaster, Pa. 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