—Unc*tter Farming, Saturday. July 26, 1975 8 THE OLD j&tIMAX&S JULY 28-AUG. 3, 1975 As the days shorlcn. the heat'll scorch ’em. Now’* tin* time for a hammock in the shade . . . Wild Rill Hickok assassinated Aur. 2, 187(i . . . Last quarter of the moon J,uly 31 ... A\er:iße length of days for the week, 14 hours, 33 minutes . . . Grass hoppers imaded S.D., Ne braska, and lowa, July 28, 11)31 . . . First Masonic Lodpe opened in Boston, July 30, 1733 . . . Diamonds found in Arkansas this week in 1900 . . . Good china, like a Rood reputation, is easily cracked. Old Farmer's Riddle: What has one foot at each end, and a third foot in the middle? (Answer below.) Ask the Old Farmer: My Rrand — ■ —l fll father used to say he could tell it was ROinß to rain by the sound of a distant train. I was ton younß to disbelieve him. Any truth in what he said’ H. D., Grand Forks, N.D. If ♦ > BUUCIHUC { ♦ LEASING PROGRAM $ I ♦ 7 Attention Dairymen... 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When tliHhntf hohihlh orr fond mid hollow , look for uint, isowvrnift vtoml rvilntft iiclh hkv a nomulniff hoard, Horn# lllnui AfU*i >.»ui m-xl imlntlnK jolt. w«»h vour paint roll«*r with ft fnlulr Th# roller cover will «lrv »oft nnd fluffy, Junt Ilk# new , . litddlf ttnitm r A wmlatlrk OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Somewhat cloudy all week, with Intermittent r.nn ami thumlerstoims; cool temperature*! at week’s end. Greater New York-New Jersey: Most of week partly cloudy and quite warm; ram latter part, then clearing by weekend. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with fairly heavy ram in west, then clearing and sery hot by midweek; heavy rain* in north, clear and hot weather in south and central by week’s end. Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Partly sunny and hot to start, then moderately hea\y ram m north and south; week ends with partial cloudiness and showers m central and south. Florida: Early week sunny m central and north, cloudy m south; general cloudiness and hot latter part, with showers m central on weekend. Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronlo & Montreal: Partly cloudy with intermittent showers most of week; partly clear in south latter part. Greater Ohio Valley: Cloudy with rain to start, then partial clearing; paitlv cloudy again with highs near 90. Deep South: Week begins partly cloudy and very warm; light showers m north and east, then partial clearing latter part. Chicugo & Southern Great Lakes; Clouclv ami very hot at first, with showers in west, then gradual clearing, slightly cooler temperatures by week’s end. Northern Great Plains-Grcat Lakes: Early week slightly cloudv and cool with scattered showers; end of week very hot, with thunderstoims in central. Central Great Plains: Week starts with ram m east, north and central; latter part cloudy, hut clear on weekend, except for some showers m south. Texas-Oklahoina: Week begins clear ami very hot m central and south, showcis in north, partly cloudy with scattered showers latter part. Rock> Mountain; Clear and cool, then clouding up with showers in south, end of week clear and warmer in central and west, cloudj in east with rain. Southwest Desert: Clomh with thundershower activity and highs near 110 to start; week ends with gradual clearing, high tempeiatures. Pacific Northwest: Earh pait of week partly cloudv and cool, rain in noith h\ midweek, clearing, then clouds and ram again in north. California: Clear and hot to start, some morning clouds along coast, some light drizzle and partly overcast latter part, dealing and hot again b> weekend. • Ail Kt hts Kismmil tnkn Inr DuMm N H 03111) Local auctioneers Paul Z. Martin, well known auctioneer and horse fancier from Blue Ball and his son Vernon Martin of New Holland recently participated in the famous Keeneland Sale of yearling thoroughbred horses. The Martins were present at the sale as spot bidders and reported that the event grossed some 18 million dollars. The sale is held annually and offers only the most select yearling race horses. Some 340 head were offered on the block with the top selling animal selling for $715,000. The yearling was from the famous Clairbom Farms and was consigned by E. B. Hancock 111. Other top selling animals ranged from $500,000-275,000. need price participate Keeneland sale Paul Martin got involved in working the sale several years ago after meeting the auctioneer George Swinebroad at a horse sale. Eight years ago, Vernon Martin was also selected as a spot bidder and has been going to the prestigious sale ever since. The auctioneering staff is now under the direction of Tom Caldwell of Ontario, California. Spotters from other portions of the country are also hired for the sale. While the actual sale was exciting for the Martins, they have another thrill in store, as the CBS television network will be televising a video tape of the sale at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday evening. Wheat farmers cautioned (Continued from Pan 11 wheat. "Pathogens arc carried over on crop residues. All straw and stalks should be plowed under and left below soil surface to control the disease. All known varieties of wheat will be scabbed If spores are present and weather is favorable.” To this we might add the observations of a USDA official that scab is easily identified by the off-white or granite color of the kernel. The kernels are very low in test weight and may be eliminated during harvest by turning up the aspirator on the combine - although without plowdown af terward, the diseased ker nels will undoubtedly reinfect the field. In the case of sprout damage the condition is one of over ripeness in which the seed is beginning the growing process. Sprouts appear at the germ end of the kernel and cause a darkening. However, the sprouts may be knocked off in harvesting. Cutting the germ end with a razor will disclose the interior of the kernel to be yellow and not white, [Sj Opinions differ as the the maximum acceptable level of sprout damaged grain before flour quality is af fected - some say 10 percent, others 15 percent. The ultimate use of the flour will have much to do with the limit. However, it is certain that once sprouting occurs, the standards on which flour quality are based are altered. Both sprout damaged and moldy or diseased kernels are classified as “damaged kernels” in the U.S. Grain Standards and the following are the maximum per centages of damaged kernels (total) for each grade; No. 1 -2 percent; No. 2 - 4 percent; No. 3 - 7 percent; No. 4 10 percent; No. 5 15 percent. Above these levels wheat is classed as “Sample" grade. PLUTO Pluto is the most distant planet m our solar system It was discovered in 1930 and in Pluto’s 248-year orbit of the sun the planet has never come closer than 2 6 billion miles to Earth
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