—Uncatter Farming. Saturday, March 13, 1976
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Only one more month before ta»p* due Thom** F Dowry died
March 16, 1971 Spring begin* March 20 at 6 SO AM lull
moon March IS Animal hibernation over Average length of
day* for the week. 12 hour*, 3 minute* St Patrick * Dav March
17 Swallow* return to Capistrano. Calif thi* week Fir*t
American opera at Met March 18, 1910 My country i* the iivrld
and my religion is to do good (T Paine I
Old Farmer'* Riddle; What ha*
eighty eight keys but can open no
door’ (Answer below )
Ask the Old Farmer: In a very old
family diary I read that one of my
ancestors was working as a 'picker"
It sounded as though he didn't care
for the job, but it wasn t described
I m sure it doesn't mean picking
crops because the entry was made in
the winter F K , Portland, Maine
In our section the man who cleaned millstones of the ground grain that
became packed in their crevices was called a picker
Hone Hinti: \cvcr spin dr> qui •< han* them up lodry
A piano
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cold, with scattered snow at first, then warming
and light ram, ram ending, colder with snow in north
Greater New York-New Jeney: Week begins with snow, turning
to scattered showers, then much warmer by midweek, light rain,
clearing and mild latter part
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clearing and warmer by midweek, end
of week rainy, windy and mild
Oklahoma
March 11,1976
Thursday Feeder
Cattle Auction
Estimated Receipts
Same day last week
Trade active, feeder steers
and heifers steady to firm,
instances 1.00 higher on 500-
600 lb. Choice steers.
Receipts Choice 400-800 lb.
steers, 400-700 lb. heifers off
wheat pasture. Moderate
attendance buyers.
STEERS: Thin Choice and
few prime SOO-6QO lb. 39.25-
41.00, lot 574 lb. at 41.75; 600-
800 lb. 39.0041.50, few 800850
KERR M C GEE CHEMICAL CORF.
TOPDRESS OR HAVE TOPDRESSED
YOUR WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, PASTURE.
Now is the time • prior to breaking of dormancy. Nitrogen
applied at this time will promote more grain yield instead of stem
growth.
Use readily available nitrogen sources such as ammonium
nitrate or liquid nitrogen. We have both.
Kerr McGee has bagged ammonium nitrate which allows
you to spread it as you want, or custom applied liquid nitrogen.
CONTACT: OUR WAREHOUSEMAN: Ben 0. Stoltzfus
Ph: 215-273-3546
IT'S KNOW HOW THAT COUNTS!
CH 15-21 19
Spring i« h*r»!
lb. 38.5(M0.50; mixed Good
and Choice 400-500 lb. 36.25-
39.50, 500-850 lb. 37.00-40.00;
Good 450-835 lb. 33.75-37.50,
scattered sales good
holsteins 30.25-33.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 365-400
lb. 32.50-33.75, 400-500 lb.
32.50-35.25, 500-775 lb. 32.00-
35.75; mixed Good and
Choice 375-500 lb. 30.75-32.50,
500-750 lb. 30.75-31.75, few
good 350-550 lb. 27.00-31.00.
11,200
8,238
For the week: Feeder
Steers and heifers mostly
2.00 higher with some sales
3.00 higher on thin Choice
offerings under 600 lb.
slaughter cows found good
demand and closed 2.00
higher, while slaughter bulls
HONEY BROOK, PENNA.
OUR SALESMAN: Joseph H. Kershner
Ph: 717-442-8116
PENNA Romes no grade
mark 84-IOOs 5.00,
NJ Romes 8048 s
USCombinstion EiFcy-Fcy
4.50.
WASH Red Delicious
USExFcy 72-12Ss 10.00-11.00
fair appear 8.50-0.00 Wash
Fey 72-1258 84.50 Golden
Delicious USExFcy 88-113 s
8.50-9.50.
PENNA Romes &
Staymans 3.60.
NJ Red Delicious 4.20
Staymans 4.20 Small For
Size 3.60 Romes 4.80
Mclntosh 3.60.
Ctn Film Overwrapped
Trays.
Standard ctn & crt 90-135 s
unless' otherwise stated.
Riddle in*wer
OREGON D’Anjous US
No. 180-120 s 11.00-12.00 some
10.50 Oregon Fey 9.50-10.00
USExFcy 80-120 s 10.50 Bose
US No. 1 few 12.00.
WASH D’Anjous US No. 1
11.00- Wash ExFcy
12.00-
CALIF Ige ert bchd 12s Ige
21.00- pyramid* ert loose
jumbo 25.00-26.00 Ige 20.00-
23.00 one lot 25.00 Standard
20.00- sml 19.00-20.00.
CABBAGE
Higher
FLA 1% bu ert & ctn med-
Ige Domestic Round Type
Green 3.50 some 4-4.25 med
3.00 fair appear 2.25-2.50 Red
finished the week 1.00-2.00
higher. Salable receipts this
week numbered near 19,100
head compared to 25,209 last
week and 20,657 this time last
year. Cows and bulls com
prised near 8 percent,
feeders near 90 percent of
weeks receipts.
Phila.
produce
FRUITS
APPLES
Steady
Cta Tray Pack
Ctn Film Bag 124 lb
USFcy2V«"*Up
PEARS
Steady
ASPARAGUS
Slightly Lower
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KEltft^MCCes
Middleburg
March 1,1971
CATTLE 300. Compared
with last Tuesday's market,
slaughter steers mostly
steady to |1 higher.
Slaughter cows |1 to 11.75
higher. Choice slaughter
steers 37.1049.50, Good 35.75-
37.00, Standard 32.7545.25,
Utility 28.75-31.76. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
33.5045.75, few Good 31.50-
33.25, Standard 28.2541.75,
Utility 27.7540.50. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 28.2541.85,
Cutters 28.75-28.75, Canners
24.75-28.50, Shells down to
22.00. Good slaughter
bullocks 35.10-36.75, Stan
dard 33.5045.00, Utility 31.85-
33.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1400-1850 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.2546.35. Good 300000 lbs.
feeder steers 28.75-34.25;
Good 300-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 25.00-28.75.
CALVES 179. Vealers
steady to $2 higher. One
Prime vealer at 72.50, Choice
60.00-71.50, Good 50.0000.00,
Standard 36.00-48.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 28.5048.50. 7045
lbs. 26.00-32.00. Farm calves.
Type 5-5.50 Savoy Type 4.50-
5.00.
CALIF ctn 24s Red Type
5.50-6.00.
NY 50-lb mesh sks Red
Type med 5.00.
MUSHROOMS
Steady
PENNA 4-qt bkt med-lge
2.50-3.00 some best 3.25-3.50
sml-med 2.50-2.75 few best
3.00.
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HOGS 335. Barrows fc Gilts
$1 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200430 lbs. barrows k gilts
47.40-48 JO, No. 14 190440
lbs. 48 JO-47.40, No. 24 240-
285 lbs. 48.0048 JS. US No. 14
285410 lbs. sows 39.00-45.75.
Boars 32.0048.75.
FEEDER PIGS 50. US No.
14 20-40 lbs. feeder pigs
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50-70 lbs. 53.5040.50 per
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AREA YOUNG'S REPRESENTATIVES
Canker nores. which occur
on the mucous membrane*
Inside the mouth, affect 20
per cent of the population at
any Riven time. It In
estimated Agent* that
Irritate the lining of the<
mouth can lower tissue
resistance and cause canker
sores Experts have con
cluded that the irksome
growths arc strongl)
inheritable Probability
rales, in fact, can exceed 90
per cent when both parents
have recurrent episodes A
canker sore may develop in
less than six hours—or over
a 24-hour period
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