— Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 17,1975 8 THE OLD hXMIR] LI fAHM MAY 19*25,1975 Now Joyous hours of birds and flowers. Start to plant glad bulb* now at interval* of two weeks and you’ll get a succession of bloom ... Full Flower moon May 25 . . , Total Lunar Eclipse, May 25, will be visible, at least in part, from the mainland l/.S. The middle of the eclipse will occur at 1:49 AM, EDT on May 25. The eclipse will he total for a period of 1 hour and 2£> minutes ... Average length of days for week. 14 hours, 49 minutes ... Chicago stockyards fire May 19, 1934 ... Fish bite best when wind in west. Old Fanner's Riddle: Why is a needle like an idle genius? (Answer below.) For what it may be worth, we can tell you that aboard the old ships where there was much hrightwork, they used to use the hrfne from the beef nnd pork barrel* and coarse canvas. Ham* Hlmu i To remove wnllpnper. mix one heaping tableapoon of laltpeter and one gallon of hot water. Apply freely to wallpaper, kecplnc the water hot... Riddle an*iter It doci not work until potbed. OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Rain most of week; fair and cool latter part, then rain again by weekend. Greater New York-New Jersey: First part of week partly cloudy and mild; end of week sonny and pleasant. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny and cold to start, then warmer; partly cloudy latter part. Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Week begins clear and cold, then rain; end of week partly cloudy and c6ld. Florida: Rain most of week in south; rain and squalls around midweek in north and central. Upstate and Western New York-Toronto & Montreal: Cold and cloudy at first, then showers in east; fair latter part and rain by weekend. Greater Ohio Valley: Cloudy to start, then clearing up; rain by weekend. Deep South: Early week clear in north, showers along Gulf; end of week rainy in east and north. Chicago and Southern Great Lakes; Occasional showers through out week; warm temperatures by weekend. Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Most of week sunny and warm; some midweek showers-in central. Central Great Plains: Cioudy to start, then clearing; cloudy with thundershowers latter part. Texas-Oklahoma: Cold and rainy at first, then rain ending'; clear then more ram at week’s end. Rocky Mountain Region: AV eek begins partly cloudy in central and west, then showers in east; very warm temperatures by weekend. Southwest Desert: Most of week cloudy in east and clear in west; rain on weekend, heavy in east. Pacific Northwest: Light to moderate ram in north and cloudy in south for most of week; clearing and warm by weekend. California: Partly overcast through midweek; clear and warm on weekend. (All Rmhts Reserved, Yankee. Inc, Dublin, N.H, OsL<) M I Forage I DWilw | I Harvester • FOX pioneered cylinder cut and separate blowing principle tor uniformly and completely cut haylage and silage • Electric knife grinder, mounted right on the model 2000 harvester available as an option restores original edge and bevel to the knives • Mew heavy duty construction with heavy duty U joints new stronger bevel gear case new transmission and high flotation tires • Shift delay feature on transmission minimizes forward to reverse shock loads saves shear pins and provides extra safety factor • Recutter screens give you up to 41% more cutting area with FOX square note design • Optional equipment also includes feed hopper package for ear corn and recutting hay hydraulic remote elbow control and har vesting heads FOX STRONG ON PERFORMANCE SALES & SERVICE GRUMELCI’S FARM SERVICE Quarryville, Pa 17566 Phone (717) 786-7318 Ask (be Old Farmer. My husband and I have a beautiful brass bed which requires monthly polishing. We use a commercial product which is good, but expensive, at one can each month. Do you know of some mixture of common house hold products that would work just as well as store-bought polish? We know about shellacking the bed, but we don’t want to do this. L. T.. Atlanta. It's dairy princess time again, and thla year aa every year dairy princess com mitteea are seeking qualified candidates. To make the Job of getting contestants Just a little easier, we’re reprinting the entry form below. It must be signed by both the applicant and a parent or guardian, and can be sent directly to the person responsible for* the entries in the contestant’s county. Winners in local contests will compete in the Penn sylvania Dairy Princess Contest in Harrisburg on September 23 and 24. To be eligible, a contestant must: 1. Live in Pennsylvania. 2. Be a daughter of a dairy farmer, a dairy farm manager, herdsman, or dairy farm owner during the current year, or the con testant be the owner of more than one dairy animal prior to May 1, 1975. 3. Have completed her Junior year of High School and will not reach her 21st birthday by December 31 of the year of the contest. 4. She must be single and never married. 5. Have her parent’s or guardian’s consent. 6. Former local .winners are not eligible. 7. Each state contest entry must be the winner of the local county(s) contest - MAIL ENTRIES TO BERKS CO, Mrs. Donald Meyers R.D. 2 Kempton, Pa. 19529 Contest: June 21 Entries Due: May 25 LANCASTER CO. Mrs. Robert E. Gregory R.D. 1, Box 122 , Lititz, Pa. 17542 Contest: June 21 Entries Due: June 1 CHESTER CO. Mrs. Joel C. Brown R.D. 1, Box 77 Oxford, Pa. 19363 Contest: Junfe 21 Entries Due: June 1 LEBANON CO. Patricia Krall Lebanon Co. Ext. Svc. 400 S. Eighth St. Lebanon, Pa. 17042 Contest; June 28 Entries Due: June 1 Apply your herbicide at the Ideal time In corn: Dairy Princess Entrants Sought Name Address Parent’s or Guardian's Name Address Applicant's Age Height High School College Major Course Plans aficr School Membership in youth groups, school and community affairs, etc Years family m dairying. . . . Breed Parent’s or Guardian's Signature DAUPHIN CO. Mrs. Paul Miller R.D. 4, Box 543 Linglestown, Pa. Contest: June 20 Entries Due: June 1 YORK CO. Mrs. Sarah Eisenhart R.D. 1 ThomasviUe, Pa. Contest June 28 Entries Due: June 2 Milk foods alone provide adequate nutrition for most babies for the first six months of life Many mothers may switch to solid foods too early and excessive amounts of protein and calories can be provided ' SPICY VOYAGES Between 1780 and 1873. US ships made nearly 1,000 spice voyages to the Far East returning millions of pounds of spices to American ports In 1805, re-ex ports of pepper to Europe reached 7 million pounds , Color l-\cs MILK Apply Lasso plus atrazme tank mix as you plant, or after planting before corn or weeds come up with or without liquid fertilizers Either way, you can plant as soon as your seedbed s ready—and still get the early grass and broadleaf control you need What s more, your herbicide goes on when the seedbed's in ideal condition for herbicide application AAtrev >s ei registered trademark of Ctba magy Corporation Always read and follow the Lasso label directions (Please type or print} Birth Daw Color Hair BEEF SALES MONDAY 2:30 P.M. THURSDAY 12:00 NOON Sale Order - Fat Bulls, Steers, Stockers, Beef Cows and Veal Calves. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 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