—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19,1977 8 THE OLD AKMEit MARCH 21-27, 1977 Spring is hr re! Now's the time for a complete house cleaning because Spring begins March 20 at 12 43 PM Alger Hiss went to prison March 22,1951 First quarter of the moon March 27 Average length of days for the week 12 hours, 20 minutes Polygamy abolished March 23,1882 U S Senate first opened its doors March 27,1794 . Friendship cannot stand only on one side Ask the Old Fanner: I've heard^that is a popular New England breakfast After paring the cucumbers, cut them into pieces as thick as a silver dollar Dry them in a cloth, season with pepper and salt and sprinkle thickly with flour Melt some butter in a frying pan, toss in your slices and fry until a light brown (And if you are interested in 150 more delectable and authentic Colonial recipes adapted for the modem kitchen, send $3 00 to The Old Farmer’s Almanac Colonial Cookbook, Box BD, Dublin, N H. 03444.) Home Hinti: Apply an onion to a wasp sting OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Sunny and warm to start, then showers, cold and cloudy with flumes for week's end Greater New York-New Jeraey: Clear and warm through Wednes day, then showery at midweek, week's end clear and cool Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and warm with rain by Thursday; fair weekend expected . Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny and warm to start, with heavy rain Thursday and Friday, remainder of week fair. Florida; Showers through Friday; clearing in north, cloudy south over weekend . Upstate N.Y.-Toronto k Montreal: Sunny, mild with intermittent showers, then rain Wednesday, cold and cloudy for week's end Greater Ohio Valley: Rain and clearing, very warm to start, then ram on Wednesday, week's end brings sun and mild temperatures. Deep South: Week begins partly sunny and warmer with snow and sleet north, rain south Wednesday through Friday, fair and mild through weekend (All Rights Reserved, Yankee, Inc, Dublin, N H 03444) WE DID IT AGAIN WE PURCHASED THIS STOCK OF SPRING GREEN TRACTORS AT OLD PRICES IBMNELNBV] DlOO-06 DEUTZ *15,279 D 7206 DEUTZ D 5206 DEUTZ *8,278 D 3006 DEUTZ >5,669 DEUIZ TRACTORS - 24 MONTH ENGINE WARRANTY kk m fKTnuiSIKH ciaitnam (SHOWROOM^ONDITIONj We're passing the savings on to you STAUFFER DIESEL, INC. 312 W. Mam St New Holland, PA Ph. 717-354-4181 CATTLE 145. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows grading Cutter & Utility 75 cents to $1 higher. Few Choice No. 2-4 1065-1150 lbs. slaughter steers 35.00-37.85, couple Good 34.85 and 35.10, couple Standard 30.25 and 31.00, one Utility at 28.00. Few Choice 915-1040 lbs. slaughter, heifers 32.00-33.75, few Good 30.00- few Standard 26.00- Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.50-31.00, one at 31.35, Commercial 25.10-28.35, Cutters 26.00-28.60, Canners 24.25-26.00. Few Yield Grade No. 11310-1710 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.60-36.10, couple Yield Grade No. 2 1040-1310 lbs. 31.10 and 32.00. Good 350-585 Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday March 11,1977 Today Last Friday TREND: Market not fully tested; few sales feeder steers fully steady; few sales feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. FEEDER STEERS: Couple lots Choice 665-875 lb. 37.25-39.00; couple lots mixed Good and Choice 650-850 lb. 35.50-36.50; couple lots Good and Choice 350-510 lb. mixed steers and bulls 27.50-29.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 315-340 lb. 31.50-31.75, one lot 300 lb. 34.00, 650-735 lb. 29.60-30.50; mixed Good and Choice 500-790 lb. 27.10- 28.75. Greencastle Greencastle, Pa. March 14,1977 Feeder Cattle 237 231 r pacdoi Auction lbs. feeder heifers 27.00- 31.00. CALVES 205. Vealers grading Standard & Good 70- 110 lbs. $6 to $8 lower. Few Prime vealers 70.00-78.00, Choice 63.00-68.00, few-Good 56.00- few Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 32.0043.00, 90-110 lbs. 28.00-31.00, Stan dard 70-90 lbs. 26.00-28.00, few Utility 55-95 lbs. 20.00- 27.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 29.50-39.50; holstein heifers 90-110 lbs. 29.00- HOGS 33. Lot US No. 1-2 220 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.00, lot No. 24 265 lbs. 34.75. Few US No. 2-3 sows 29.75-31.00. FEEDER PIGS 3. Lot Utility 60 lbs. feeder pigs 28.08 per head. SHEEP 0. BE ALERT THE AG STAR HKUSTIf ...it’s portable...it’s the new, feed-saving, plug-up-and-go total hog producing environment When you put your hogs into a comfortable, no-stress environment, they do better and they usually do it on less feed. That’s the whole idea behind the new AGSTAR Hog Castle. 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