RIDE THE MIGHTY BRUTE AGROPHIIOS, INC. ROl, Millerstown, Pfl. 717-444-3232 I. G. AG SALES Sihrerdale, Pa. 215-257-5136 NEVIN N. MYER & SONS, INC. Chester Springs, Pa 215-827-7481 See a demonstration today . you'll agree that we offer more for less money! CLAPPER FARM EQUIP. RDI Alexandria, Pa 814 669 9015 MELROSE FARM SUPPLY R». 16 West, Greencastle, Pa 717-597-3138 RHODES EQUIPMENT CO., INC. Southampton, Pa 215-677-6000 rm It was a full seven in a bed at the Lancaster Stockyards last Monday when over 2000 Easter lambs and goat kids were marketed at the Easter Sale. Easter lambs I Continued from Page 1| the Protestant Easter and specialist at Penn State Orthodox Easter fall on the University, this large same date. Normally, number could be caused for animals would be held back two reasons. This year both to cater to the later holiday market. Horace Plank, the powerful LONG R 9500 The performer that's tough to Beat! 97.7 HORSEPOWER TRACTOR WITH 6 CYLINDER PERKINS ENGINE ... *13,346 FOB. and Back Freight and Dealer Prep. NORMAN D. CLARK COLUMBIA & son EQUIPMENT CO. d, Bloomsburg, Pa m-mmz mmim LEISERS, INC. 3608 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, Pa 215-691 3070 *4 LIST PRICE MAIDENCREEK FARM SUPPLY Blandon, Pa 215 926 3851 WENGER’S INC. S Race St. Myerstown. Pa 866 2138 Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 9,1977 v if,u. cnininiwon agent Cm Walk i M Dunlap and Sons, the major firm m the I-ancaski Easter sale, said that iie normall} holds back as many as 500-600 animals if the Easter holidays fall on different dates Morgan also noted that there is also a growing demand for the young lambs and goats during the holiday season ‘ Individuals of Mediterranean descent have always sought these animals but the demand seems to be growing. Possibly, this is because the markets are providing them with the lamb, and they are aware they can get it,” he speculated. So, farmers who would normally sell privately have now been drawn into the market because of the higher prices and increased demand. While this year proved to be an overly abundant market, the fact is that the overall numbers of sheep, both around the Com monwealth and the nation, are steadily decreasing. In Pennsylvania the numbers dropped by four per cent. “Sheep numbers have gone down continually since 1961," Morgan noted. Various factors have led to the phenomenon. Morgan is convinced it is not Sorause of SAg fj' I FOP-SeASO^oVEP I °- 5 - p !?S^ c WANTED - STOMACHS FILLED Shortage of western irrigation water will seriously inflate food and livestock feed prices Vegetable growing will pay better than livestock if you have family help and small farm. I have plenty of places to go with it m quan tities if I have enough growers to fill the truck to New York and Philadelphia. . plus the tourist restaurant trade which is big. Organic preferred but not insisted. Write or call for more in formation Eli Stoltzfus. ORGANIC CENTER. 381-A East Jackson Street. New Holland. Pa 17557 Phone early mornings 717-394-9917 Have outstanding soil conditioners to make quality crops without spraying, various blends of NPK fertilizer good old agriserum to multiply earthworms and bacteria for bettrr soil, and iv ire P'llr.tnn in the crops Also soil testing w’ r jiimiil iM’ui a monetary reason He thinks, however, that cat tlemen find less prestige in raising sheep than in raising beef. The situations in the range country are also hard to overcome where in dividuals must live on the range with as many as 2000 sheep. The Department of Interior is also cracking down on the number of the animals which can be grazed on federal lands. And, one other outstanding difficulty is coyotes Now protected to avoid their extinction, the wild animals are on the increase, and killing large humbers of sheep. Easter sale averages for the most desirable kinds of Choice spring lambs, those weighing from 20-35 pounds were $-85-$1.15 around the state; 45-60 pounds .68- 90, 50-65 pounds .60-.80; and TO SS pounds ,55-,65 Goat kids ranged from $25 to $36 per head for milk fed Kids weighing 20 pounds. Older, thin goats that lacked quality rated from $7.50-$l4 per head. Morgan, who has watched the trend of lamb prices each year, predicted the market will drop back to .60 per pound average as soon as the season is over. The price should continue to drop until June when the prices will be in the .40 bracket. STB? ISLAND .EAM DEPENDENCY IE PACIFIC OCEAN, •OTED FOR THE MORE THAN 600 STONE lES WHICH RANGE 10'TO 37'TALL. NFINISHED STATUE ,8' TALL. THREE (CT CULTURES ARE WIRED ON THIS •NO. EXPERIMENTS . NATIVES SHOWED THAT IT TOOK 180 TONS TO PULL A lUM-SIZE STATUE THE GROUND. A i ADMIRAL, JACOB ' JEVEEN, WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN TO FIND THIS 4S-SQ.MI. ISLAND, CON EASTER SUNDAY, nzz). HoDAY, EASTER i ISLAND, WHICH % IS 2,400 Ml. WEST OF CHILE, is used as a step- PING STONE FOR TRANS u. PACIRC RIGHTS. Amm 37
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