62—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Oct 18.1975
lititz area farms hit
by Saturday's tornado
The weather had been
unusally beautiful and warm
last Saturday, until evening
brought with it a freak
thunderstorm and tornadoes
which ripped through the
northern portion of Lan
caster County at Bricker
ville.
Most of the damage was
centered around a small
territory between routes 501
and 322 in the Brubaker
Valley Area. Early in the
week the damage estimates
centered around the $400,000
mark and may increase with
more reports.
One of the hardest hit
WEDNESDAY IS
m* DAIRY
Ex DAY
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, MC.
New Holland, PA
It you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from
100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price.
Mostly fresh and close springing Holsteins.
Cows from local farmers and our regular
shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite,
Gordon Fritz, Blaine Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H. D
Mate, and Jerry Miller.
SALE STARTS 12;30 SHARP
Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw &
Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon.
For arrangements for special sales or herd
dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
Norman Kolb
717-397-5538
NOW!
PREPARE
FOR SEEDING
CALL US FOR PROMPT
SERVICE ON:
LIMESTONE -
FERTILIZER Premium Grades.
Containing Magnesium and Suphur for
small grain. Available in bags, bulk.
Trailer spreaders or custom
truck spreading.
FALL SEASON DISCOUNTS
NOWIN EFFECT
Authorized Dealer
HEISEY FARM SERVICE
RD2, Mount Joy, PA
Phone 653-1568
ORGANIC
PLANT
'* [ ANHVOROUS AMMONIA J FOOD CO.
2313 Norman Rd., Lancaster, Pa. Ph. 397-5152
farms in the area was the
property of H. Landis Martin
on Brubaker Valley Rd.
Three small buildings were
destroyed on the farm as
well as the roof being blown
off the barn. Martin’s neigh
bors responded quickly to
the farm and by Tuesday the
barn roof had been replaced.
At the John Sensenig
turkey farm Reifsnyder Rd.,
the tornado took off a large
portion of the roof covering
the animal pens. With the
help of several neighbors
and volunteers, the roof was
replaced by the middle of the
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Piles of dirt and debris in the foreground
replaced what had been a tobacco shed on the Paul
G. Martin farm along Crest Rd, near Utitz before a
tornado destroyed it on Saturday evening.
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These turkeys on the John Sen
senig farm, Reifsnyder Rd., near
Lititz, were temporarily without a roof
after a tornado destroyed part of
their housing last Saturday. By
Tuesday afternoon neighboring
farmers were ready to finish repairs
to the structure.