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—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, January 28,1978
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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
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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.
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among others All good reasons
why you should include the
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for 78
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mg time rolls around CVI
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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
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Ini
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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
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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.
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