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Woods ire dry now to be careful of (ires Wendell Willkie died
Oct t. 1944 First quarter of the moon (Xl II Animals tike
on fat fastest this month Average length of days for the week,
11 hours. 23 minutes Highest AM tide of the year Oct 6. high
est PM tide Oct 7 Daughters of (he American Revolution
organized Oct 11. 1190 First cotton prints made in Pa this week
in 1110 Not parties, but principles
hope ii isn't rain Is the 1976
edition or The Old Farmer's Almanac out yet, and where can I get a
copy’ G P.. Baltimore
If you had given us the wedding date we would have told vou the Inmost
here. Anyway, you can find our prediction in the Io7fi edition which is
just out and on most newsstands // you can't Jmd n, we'll mail vou a
copy f you send one dollar to The Old Farmer's Almanac. Yankee,
Inc., Dublin. New Hampshire 03444
Hmk Him* Always rinse a pan in cold water before scalding milk in it for c-isitr cleaning
Uter on AiAMr «i»swpr One knows the stops the other stops the nose
OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Clear and warmer to start, (hen heavy showers in
the north, hot in the south by week's end
Greater New York-New Jersey: Generally fair and warmer all
week, with a few showers
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Intermittent ram all week in north and
west, in central latter part, partly cloudy in south throughout
Piedmont £ Southeast Coastal: Week begins partly cloudy, then
rain, latter part clear in north, rainy in south
Florida: Partial clearing at first, then showers in south through lat
ter part, sunny and hot throughout in central and north
Upstate £ Western N.Y.-Toronto £ Montreal: Clouding up at the
beginning, then showers
Greater Ohio Valley: Cloudy through midweek, then ram continu
ing through the weekend, except intermittent in the west
Deep South; Cloudy at first, then showers by midweek, clear and
very warm by weekend
Chicago £ Southern Great Lakes: Entire week is generally cloudy
and rainy, with very heavy ram in west and north on weekend
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Cold wave, with freezing bv
midweek, heavy ram in the east and cloudy in west latter part
Central Gre*t Plains: Week begins with thundershowers in
central, north and east, then squall in east midweek, clear in west
Texas-Oklahoma; Thunderstorms to start, becoming very heavy
in central and Gulf midweek, clearing latter part
Rocky Mountain: First part of week cold and freezing in central
and north, clear and hot in south, latter part-showery
Southwest Desert: Clear and pleasant in west, partly cloudy in east
through midweek, rainy and cloudy by week's end
Pacific Northwest: Cold wave, but clear, by midweek, partly cloudy
and warmer latter part
California: Entire week clear and very warm in north, overcast and
hot in south
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Thomasville Auction
Thomas ville, Pa.
Oct. 1,1975
CATTLE 120. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market: Couple Choice
slaughter steers 1050 and
1150 lbs. 47.10 and 47.50, few
Good 40.10-46.25, few
Standard 36.75-38.00, few
Utility 23.85-26.50. Few
Choice 875-980 lbs. slaughter
heifers 42.35-45.00, few Good
32.85-38.75, few Standard
27.00-29.25. Few Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter, cows 22.35-25.00,
few Cutters 20.00-21.75, few
Canners 16.25-19.25, few
under 900 lbs. 10.00-13.60.
Few Standard slaughter
bullocks 27.85-29.10, one
Utility at 20.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1270-1625 lbs.
slaughter bulls 26.00-28.50.
Women comprise 44 per
cent of the U S work force
This means that 32 million
women are working full
time outside the home Most
women, who enter the out
side labor force by age 20
and remain single, work 45
y ears —two years more than
the average man Of 52
OCT. 6-12, 1975
Indian Summery.
Old Farmer’s Riddle: What is
the difference between a
railroad conductor and a bad
cold' 1 (Answer below)
Ask (he Old Farmer: We arc
planning an outside wedding
for our daughter next April
and we arc dying to know
what your long-range weather
forecast is for the date We
Few Medium 600-700 lbs.
feeder steers 19.25-23.75.
Few Good 340-550 lbs. feeder
heifers 19.00-22.60.
CALVES 97. Vealers
grading Utility $6 to $8 lower.
Few Choice vealers 41.00-
50.00, few Good 35.00-36.50,
few Standard 25.00-35.00,
Utility 90-120 lbs. 18.00-22.00,
70-85 lbs. 16.00-18.50.
HOGS 115. Barrows and
gilts steady to $1 higher. US
No. 1-3 210-240 lbs. barrows
and gilts 64.50-64.85, No. 2-3
195-260 lbs. 62.00-04.35. Few
US No. 1-3 350-400 lbs. sows
50.00-53.00. One Boar at 48.50.
FEEDER PIGS 27. One lot
US No. 1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs
at 27.00 per head.
SHEEP 4. Couple
Slaughter ewes 7.50 and 9.50.
Working Women
million families in the U S ,
6 6 million are headed by
women, that is, a woman is
the only working adult On
the average, those women in
the work force who are
divorced or widowed by age
35 will be employed outside
the home for another 28
years
Dewart, Pa.
B*pCZ9,I97S
CATTLE 225, Compared
with lut Monday’s market,
slaughter ataara grading
Standard and Good steady to
|1 lower. Slaughter cows
steady to 50 cents higher,
spots II higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 45.00-W.50,
Good 38.75-43.50, Standard
32.75-38.25, Utility 25.00-
31.50. Individual Good
slaughter heifer at 33.75, few
Utility 24.50-27.00. Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 23.75-28.60,
Cutters 21.50-23.25, Canners
18.50-21.25, Shells down to
12.00. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 31.00-
32.25, few Utility 24.00-27.75.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1125-
1800 lbs. slaughter bulls
27.25-30.00.
CALVES
CATTLE 146. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
mostly 50 cents higher. Few
Standard slaughter steers
30.00-tO.OO, few Utility 24.75-
29.50. One Standard
slaughter heifer at 30.00,
Utility 24.75-27.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 23.85-26.00,
one at 26.60, Cutters 21.20-
23.70, Canners 18.50-21.00,
Shells down to 13.75. One
Yield Grade No. 1 1545 lbs.
slaughter bull at 30.00.
CALVES 189. Vealers
grading Utility $6 lower. Few
Choice vealers 54.50-60.00,
few Good 45.00-47.00,
Standard 27.00-34.00, Utility
80-110 lbs. 21.00-25.00, 70-85
lbs. 15.00-21.00. Farm calves,
CATTLE 385. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly steady. Slaughter
cows mostly $1 to $2 higher.
Choice slaughter steers
45.00- Good 40.00-45.00,
Standard 31.00-40.50. Choice
slaughter heifers 38.00-43.00,
Good 32.00-38.00, Standard
24.00- few Utility 14.00-
22.00. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 24.00-27.00, Cutters
22.00- Canners 16.00-
22.00, Shells down to 14.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks
35.00- Good 30.00-32.00,
Standard 24.00-30.00. Choice
300-500 lbs. feeder steers
34.00- Good 300-500 lbs.
28.00- Medium 300-500
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160. Vealers
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Belleville, Pa.
Oct. 1,1975
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October 1,1975
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Auction
grading Utility $2 to $5 lower.
Few Choice vealers 63.00-
67.00, few Good 43.00-63.00,
few Standard 33.00-40.00,
Utility 90-110 iba. 24.00-28.60,
7086 Iba. 22.00-24.60. Farm
Calvea: Holstein bulla 90116
Iba. 26.0029.00.
HOGS 227. Barrows and
gilts 76 cents higher. Few
lots US No. 1-2 210240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 65.6088.90,
No. 1-3 190240“ lbs. 64.90
65.50, few lots No. 2-3 280270
lbs. 63.4064.70. US No. 1-3
325-650 lbs. sows 49.0066.00,
No. 2-3 320600 lbs. 41.75-
49.25. Boars 36.0041.00.
FEEDER PIGS 91. US No.
1-3 7-15 lbs. feeder pigs 12.50
24.00 per head. No. 1-3 2035
lbs. 29.0040.00 per head.
SHEEP 10. Few Choice 85-
95 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 38.0045.00, few Good
75-100 Iba. 30.0035.00.
hosltein bulls 90-115 lbs.
24.00-28.00.
. HOGS 171. Barrows & Gilts
$1 higher. US No. 1-2 210-225
lbs. barrows & gilts 65.00-
65.60, No. 1-3 180-240 lbs.
64.50-64.80, few lots No. 2-3
230-255 lbs. 63.70-64.00. US
No. 1-3 450-500 lbs. sows
56.25-58.00. Few Boars 40.50-
48.50.
FEEDER PIGS 581. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
26.00-45.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 41.50-58.00, few lots
No. 1-3 70-150 lbs. 59.00-87.00,
Utility 50-100 lbs. 28.00-47.50
per head.
SHEEP 37. Few Choice TO
SS lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 41.00-45.50, few Good
70-85 lbs. 30.00-38.00, Cull &
Utility 40-80 lbs. 16.00-26.00.
Few Slaughter ewes 8.50-
18.00.
Auction
lbs. 18.00-27.00.
CALVES 170. Vealers
mostly $5 to $8 lower. Choice
vealers 52.00-60.0 ft, Good
40.00- Standard 30.00-
40.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 20.00-
30.00, 70-100 lbs. 16.00-22.00.
HOGS 274. Barrows and
gilts strong to $1.25 higher.
Lot US No. 1-2 220 lbs.
barrows and gilts at 66.50,
No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 65.00-
65.75, No. 2-3 200-260 lbs.
64.00- US No. 1-3 300-575
lbs. sows 50.00-56.50. Boars
42.00-
FEEDER PIGS 127. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
25.0040.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 40.00-60,00 per
head.
SHEEP 8. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
Phone 717-733-4466
_ . i s rr«Tn
Grain company
elects new VP
WASHINGTON + Richard
J. Goodman has been elected
vice president - government
relations, Washington office,
by Continental Grain
Company, effective October
13.
Goodman will be in charge
of the company’s office at
1001 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
replacing Samuel H. Sabin,
who retires after 22 years
with Continental.
Goodman joins the com
pany from the United States
Department of Agriculture,
where he has been associate
administrator of the Foreign
Agricultural Service since
1972. In that post he was
involved directly with
development of trade
legislation and subsequent
trade negotiations. At FAS,
Goodman has been
associated with commodity
research and analysis here
and abroad.
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Goodman’* previous
agribusiness experience was
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tative and later in grain and
soybean merchandising in
the Far East.
Earlier, he was an
economist with the National
Advisory Commission on
Food and Fiber and with
Great Plains Wheat, Inc. as
an economist in Europe and
the United States.
A former faculty member
at North Dakota State
University, Goodman holds a
B.S. in agriculture from
North Dakota State and M.S.
in agricultural economics
from the same school. He
received a Ph. D. in
economics in 1961 from the
University of Minnesota.
Goodman is married,
father of two, and lives at 5
Masters Court, Potomac,
Maryland.