—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Feb. 14. 1976
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V THE OLD
FEB. 23-29, 1976
Pelting end melting.
Order your seeds now Buffalo Bill bom Feb 26, 1845 New
moon Feb 29 Spectacle* invented Feb 26, 1825 Average
length of day* (or the week, II hour*, 2 minutes Republican
Party started Feb 28, 1854 Mt Etna erupted Feb 26, 1947
Rotary Club founded Feb 23, 1905 Blame not. before you have ex
amined the truth
Old Farmer'* Riddle: What is the
difference between a pretty girl and
a mouse 7 (Answer below )
A*k the Old Farmer: I've asked all
over but nobody seems to know
Can you tell me why outhouses have
crescent moons on their doors (as
opposed to some other shape) 7 G A., Atlanta, GA
It is the emblem of the squinted eye of a Peeping Tom, adopted by an evil
minded elder
Hone Hint*- Attach stick-on labels to appliances, just targe enough to
record the date of the last service call or the repairman's phone number
Kiddie answer One charms the he's and the other harms the cheese
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Quite heavy snow to start, turning to rain m south
by midweek, latter part mostly sunny and warmer, with some light
snow in north and mountains
Greater New York-New Jeney: Week starts with light snow
changing to ram or freezing ram, then warming, end of week dear
with above normal temperatures, but cloudy on weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clouding up and milder at first, then
ram, generally fair and mild days, with freezing nights latter part.
Piedmont lc Southeast Coastal: Light to moderate rain in north
and south at beginning, then warming, sunny, becoming mild on
weekend
Florida: Ram and warmer with thunderstorms by midweek, scat
tered light ram latter part, followed by cloudy and warm weather.
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto k Montreal: First part of week milder and
rainy, some snow in central, north and mountains, rest of week
generally sunny and mild with above normal temperatures.
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NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR LIVESTOCK
AREA YOUNG'S REPRESENTATIVES
Greater Ohio Valley: Week begin* with warming and light rain,
then cloudy and cooler, tunny and considerably warmer latter
part, but moderate to heavy rain by week'* end
Deep South; Weather to midweek la tunny and warm at first, then
rainy, then clearing and cool, heavy rain and warm latter part,
then cold by weekend
Chicago li Southern Great Lakes: Week begins seasonable, with
light rain in south, tight snow in north, then clearing, rest of week
generally clear and mild with some ram
Northern Great Lakes: Mild to midweek, then cold wave, latter
part of week snowy and very cold in central and west, light snow
and mild in cast
Central Great Plains: Sunny and mild through midweek, then
blizzard in northeast and rain in central and cast, rain and snow
continue through latter part, clearing and cold weekend
Texas-Oklahoma: First part of week clear and warm, then light
rain in central and south, rainy, freezing rain and sleet in east, lat
ter part
Rocky Mountain: Stormy m central and east, with rain, snow and
winds at first, getting much colder midweek, partly sunny and cold
in south and central latter part, light rain and snow in north
Southwest Desert: Storm by midweek with light ram, duststorms
and cold, rest of week very cold with heavy frosts.
Pacific Northwest: Week begins partly sunny and colder, some in
termittent light rain in north, latter part generally sunny but colder
than normal
California: Early week rainy over region, mixed with snow in
mountains, generally cool and clear latter part
CATTLE 261. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to
$1.50 higher. Slaughter cows
steady to 50 cents lower. Few
Choice slaughter steers
39.0041.25, Good 35.75-37.50,
Standard 33.25-35.25, Utility
29.50-32.50. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 35.25-37.10,
few Standard 31.50-33.50, few
Utility 28.50-31.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 27.00-29.50,
couple to 31.00, Cutters 24.75-
FREE university forage analysis *
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Regular consultation with your
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The local VOURg MAN has the
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nutritional guidance for ail your
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Give him a call today
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NATE BUCKWALTER
Cochranvide, PA
[2ls] 593-5752
JOHN S. RIEGEL
Sinking Spring, PA
|2ls] 678-2900
PAUL SHREINER
Denver, PA
(215 J 267-6235
(Alt Rights Reserved Yankee. Inc Dublin NH 03444)
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Feb. 9,1976
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26.75, Canners 22.25-24.50,
Shells down to 19.50. Couple
Choice slaughter bullocks
40.00 and 40.25, few Good
34.75-37.00, couple Standard
32.75 and 33.00, few Utility
28.00-31.00. Few Yield Grade
No. 1 1350-1700 lbs. slaughter
bulls 29.75-31.75. Few Choice
400-650 lbs. feeder heifers
28.50-
CALVES 230. Vealers
grading Utility Si Standard
$2 to $6 lower. Choice vealers
63.50- Good 49.0041.00,
Standard 35.0047.50, Utility
90-110 lbs. 26.00-35.00, 70-65
lbs. 22.00-26.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 95-120 lbs.
27.5042.00.
HOGS 328. Barrows & Gilts
75 cents to $1 lower. US No. 1-
2195-215 lbs. barrows & gilts
49.5050.00, No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 48.9049.70, No. 2-3 225-
255 lbs. 47.5049.00. US No. 1-3
300575 lbs. sows 42.0047.00.
Boars 29.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 118. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
25.0037.00 per head, No. 13
35-55 lbs. 36.00-49.00 per
head.
SHEEP 21. Mixed Good &
Low Choice 75-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
42.00-52.00, few Utility 65-75
lbs. 24.00-34.00.
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ZOOK &
RANCH, INC.
RDI. Gap. PA 17527
Phone 717-442-4171
Olrlnlinmn lb - 31.5045.00, 400400
UKianoma lb lb
February 12 33.5048.85; Mixed Good and
Estimated Receipt# 10,400 Choice 300400 lb. 28.50-32.25,
Same Day Last Week 4,742 500-723 lb. 30.2344.50, Good
Trade active on feeder 340-595 i b . 28.00-29.50.
classes, feeder steers and
heifers steady with week’s FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
advances. Majority receipts steers dosed the week 1.00-
Choice 400400 lb. steers, 400- 2.00 higher. Heifers uneven,
700 lb. heifers. weights under 550 lb. 2.00-
STEERS: Choice and few 3.00 higher, weights over 550
Prime 425-750 lb. 42.5043.50, lb. 1.00-2.00 higher.
Choice 400-500 lb. 39.00-42.25, Slaughter cows sold mostly
500400 lb. 38.75-41.50, 600400 1.00 higher with most upturn
lb. 39.25-42.00, bulk 40.50- noted on canner and cutter.
42.00, 800-975 lb. 39.5041.50. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00,
mixed Good and Choice 323- mostly 1.00-1.50 higher.
500 lb. 36.00-38.25, 500-700 lb. Slaughter heifers not well
35.75-40.50, majority 38.00- tested dosed 1.00 higher.
39.50, few 700-925 lb. 37.00- Salable receipts this week
40.25; Good 500-750 lb. 34.50- totaled near 21,300 compared
36.00. to 14,417 last week and 18,302
HEIFERS: Few Choice one year ago.
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COMBINATION HOG & CATTLE
PRESSURE
WATERERS
with built-in long-life features^
Dl. Preset ther
mostats.
WE SELL, SERVICE, & INSTALL
E. M. HERR EQUIPMENT, INC.
RDI Willow St.
2 Porcelainized
steel troughs.
3. Individual x
floats.
4. Individual
trough
cleaning
outlets.
5. Straight line
heat elements.
6. Fully insulated
with
' polystyrene
sheet.
Non-corroding
Celcon valves and
polystyrene floats
are component
parts of all our
water valves.
Individual drains
for upper and
lower troughs.
Easy access for
service.
IN STOCK
717-464-3321