8 —Lancaster Firming, Saturday, January 28,1978 J&MEJt iMANh JAN. 30-FEB. 5, 1978 A dole of fierce and piercing cold. Only half your wood should be gone now "Lone Ranger" first broadcast Jan 30, 1933 Last quarter of the moon Jan 31 Average length of days for the week, 10 hours, 6 minutes Groundhog Day Feb 2 (If he sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter) Four Chaplains went down with tor pedoed U S S Dorchester Feb 3,1943 It takes little effort to watch a man carry a load Ask the Old Farmer: In a diary belonging to my grandfather he referred to "bog shoes" for his horses What were they 7 RJ , Wakefield, R I A chunk of oak board, rigged with an non loop, and made to fit on a horse's foot so he BR wouldn't settle too deep when used to haul off marsh hap _ Home Hints Put reflector tape on ” vour dog s collar so he can be seen on the road at night OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Fair, very cold with flumes to midweek, cold snap, some sun for week's end Greater New York-New Jersey Very cold with flumes toward week's end Middle Atlantic Coastal. Very cold with flurries to start, partly sunny with cold snap for remainder of week Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Very cold with some light snow at midweek, weekend freezing cold Florida: Rainy, cold, snow north, then cool with light showers through weekend Upstate N.Y.-Toronto St Montreal: Very cold with snow throughout the region all week Greater Ohio Valley: Very cold, cloudy with light snow in the mountains throughout the week Deep South: Cloudy and cold all week (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) (Continued from Page 7) 300-645 lbs. sows 35.00-38.75, individual at 39.75, No. 2-3 (few) 500-630 lbs. 33.85-36.60. Boars 24.25-30.00. FEEDER PIGS 77. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.50-17.50 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.00-30.00, No. 1-3 50-00 lbs. 31.50-34.00 per head. SHEEP 6. Few Choice 110- 115 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 60.00-63.00, individual 140 lbs. at 45.50. One Slaughter ewe at 15.00. have a nice weekend... “Which Hybrids do I plant? The Senecas— what else!” last year the incredible Senecas 137 140 and 149 sold out again for the third year in a row Big early yields that get safely into the bin bunk or silo is the mam reason Quick come up fast dry down cold wet weather tolerance and fantastic standability are among others All good reasons why you should include the Senecas in your corn program for 78 Don t be left out when plant mg time rolls around CVI today and get your order on the books w PHILIP ADAMS RD #3 Gettysburg, PA 717-677-7250 FRANCIS MANOGUE RDI2 Walnotport, PA 215-767-8563 theQLD Mod*!* come 12 or 24 feet \ wtd«|24>loot ftiodelehown here); in tongthtof 32 or SO feet. AH 24-toot wWe - bui>ding»,hitv*«fl entry door In «uich <»nd. See chert ohbfeclrof thfe sheet for ovire »|>*cKic*tlon». • vv I* '-*1 _ BaiHWn v*nt'l«i>on systefti kaapabuthUnO <lnr»nd air,tor animal <|a|MMlr flow , in at roSsI circulate* Hover Hw top oltfceamlmala, - . , throoA tjwpH, anti owt.Note th»v iroof »^*tem The AgStar Total Confinement Systems- Gestation Will expand your hog business for LESS DOLLARS - Let us show you. tV * Bank Financing & Leasing Available E.M.HERR EQUIPMENT, INC. R.D. 3 Sprecher Road Willow St. Pa. Lancaster Co. 71/-464-3321 Livestock market and auction news Philadelphia Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Report Thursday, Jan. 26,1978 FRUIT APPLES STEADY. Ctn. Tray Pack; WASH Red Delicious US Ex. Fey. 113 s 11.00, few 10.50; Golden Delicious US Ex. Fey 100- 125 s 12.00, Wash. Ex. Fey. 88- 125 s 11.00-11.50. PA Staymans US Com bination Ex. Fcy.-Fcy. 88- 113 s 11.00; US Fey. 88-113 s 7.50-8.00; Red Delicious 88- 113 s 8.50. NJ Red Delicious US Fey, 72s & 113 s 6.00. Ctn. Film Bag: 12-3 lb. US Fey. 2V4”&Up. PA Delicious 6.60. NJStaymans7.2o. NEW ENGLAND Red Delicious 7.20. % Bushel Cartons: NJ no grade or size mark Golden Delicious 3.25-3.50. PA no grade or size mark Romes 3-3.50, Staymans 3-3.50. PEARS: STEADY. Standard ctn. US #1: WASH D’Anjous 120450 s 13.00. ORE D’Anjous 90-135 s 12.00; Bose 100 s 14.00-15.00, 135 s 13.00. VEGETABLES CABBAGE: STEADY 1% bu. crt. & crt. med.-lgr. Green unless otherwise m lh# Ini *cro»»,».. with 3/«" slsts. stated: FLA. 5.50-6.00, few 6.25. fair cond. 3-3.50, poorer cond. low as 2.00, Red Type 7-7.25, Savoy Type 7.50. TEX 5.50-5.75, 50-lb. sks. med. 3-3.25. CALIF. Red Type 6.50-7.00, one lot 8.00. NY Danish Type 50-lb. sk. med. & Ige. 3-3.25, few 3.50, Red Type sml. 2.00-3.00. ABOUT CELERY STEADY, LOWER. CALIF, ctn. 2 doz. 6-6.50, fair cond. -5-5.50, poorer cond. 2.00-3.00, 2Vz doz. 6.50-7.00, fair cond. 5.00-6.00, 3 doz. 6.00, ctn. 2 doz. 8-8.50, 2% doz. 8.00-9.00, mostly 8.50. FLA ctn. 216 doz. 5.50-6.00, 3 doz. 5-5.50, hearts film wrpd. 24s 8-8.50, mostly 8.00. MUSHROOMS; STEADY, PA 4-qt. bkt. med.-lge. 3.50-4.00, few best 4.25-4.50, sml.-med. 3-3.25, few best 3.50, fair cond. 2-2.50. ONIONS-DRY: STEADY. NY med. 3,504.00, sml 2.75-3.25. POTATOES: ABOUT STEADY. 50-Ib. sks. US #1 Size A wshd. unless otherwise stated; Round Whites MAINE 2.50-2.75, few 2.40, baled 5-10 lb. firm sks 3.00, 10-5 lb. sks. 4.00. LI 2.50, few 2.25, Ige. 3.00, PAunwshd. 2.25. Farrowin SMnillL.. economical, plug-up-and-go total farrowing environment qualifies for tax investment credit Round Reds NDAK 3.75-3.85, Size B 4.00, baled 10-5 lb. film sks. 5.50. Russets IDA fair appear 4.25-4.50, fair qual. 3.50-3.75 50-lb. ctn. count 80s & 90s 7.50-8.50, mostly 8.00, few 7.25, fair cond. 6.25-6.50,100 s fair cond. 5.506.50, 120 s fair cond. 5-5.25 IDA 100-lb. sks. 10-oz. nun. 12.50-13.00, fair cond. 9-9.50, baled 10-5 lb. film sks. 5.50, fair cond. 4.75-5.00, poorer cond. 3.50-4.00. WASH 50-lb. ctn. count 80s & 90s, few 8.50, 100-lb. sks. 10-oz. mm. few 12.50. WISC 50-lb. ctn. count 80s & 90s 7.50,100 s 7.00. BEST OTHERS Nurser i'* vTix sr' Look at a few of the features we build into our structures. SWEET POTATOES STEADY. NJ no grade mark 6.00-7.00, Vz bu. hmpr. Open face Yellow Jersey 4.50-5.00. TOMATOES; ABOUT STEADY. FLA 30-lb. ctn. Turning- Light Red unless otherwise stated sales by repackers: ex. Ige. 12.00-13.00, Ige. 10.00- Red 8.00, med. 8.00, Red 6.00, sml. 6-6.50. Sale by others ex. Ige. 9.00- Ige. 8.00-9.00, Red 7.00, med. 5.00-6.00. TURNIPS: PA bu. bkt. White-Topped & washed6.oo, one lot 5.00. Finishin ABST§R T^l|
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