—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1978
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FEB. 13-19, 1978
Go out and shovel then go in and cuddle.
Order your garden seeds now Canada adopted Maple Leaf Flag
Feb 15, 1965 First quarter of the moon Feb 14 Average
length of days for the week, 10 hours, 39 minutes Valentine's
Day Feb 14 Geese are laying now First Maine sardine can
nery opened Feb 17, 1876 Talk does not cook nee
Ask the Old Farmer: My mother used to
say that the neighbor's children always
raised hob I know that it means to get into
trouble, but do you know how the expres
sion originated 7 YL, Toledo
Raising hob is making mischief more than get
ting in trouble Hob, anciently the shortened
name of a spirit or elf, was attracted by
mischief-making and so "raised "
Home Hints To clean a glass that has held milk,
rinse it first with cold water before putting it in warm
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Light snow and seasonal, turning clear and colder
for end of week
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with light snow,
clouds, then partly sunny, Sunday may have heavy rain
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Snow, changing to rain south and east,
end of week cloudy, snow west, sleet east
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cloudy and cold to start, then
rainy but milder at midweek, week's end rainy and cold
Florida: Sunny and hot to start, showers for remainder of week
Upstate N.Y.-Toronlo & Montreal: Warmer with snow south to
midweek, seasonal with some snow through week's end
Greater Ohio Valley: Milder, rain south, chance of snow, end of
week mild with clearing
Deep South: Ram and very warm to start, cooler, intermittent rain
throughout the week
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Cloudy and cold, then milder
with rain or sleet over weekend
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Cloudy and mild all week
Central Great Plains: Some light snow and cold to start, then,
sunny west, clearing east at midweek, week's end brings ram
central and south, rain or snow north
Texas-Oklahoma: Rain, snow, and cold throughout the week
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OLD
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MANX
Philadelphia
Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Report
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh Pork cut trade
slow, demand mod, best
interest for weekend ship
ment especially into the
Eastern storm areas. Fresh
loins 25 higher, skinned
hams steady-2.00 higher,
bellies steady, picnics,
Boston Butts, and spareribs
not established.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins 14/DN lbs. 91.25,
96.25-96.50 export 25 higher;
14/DN Lbs. 87.00 frozen, 14-
17 lbs. 90.25, 25 higher; 14-17
85.00 frozen; 17-20 lbs. 87.75
export
Picnic no sales reported.
Boton Butt No sales
reported.
Spareribs no sales
reported.
Skinned Hams 14-17 lbs.
86.75; 17-20 lbs. 85.00, steady
-2.00 higher; 20-26 lbs. 84.50,
steady-2.00 higher; 26 & up
lbs. 86.50.
Bellies, Sdls 10-12 lbs.
59.00, steady; 12-14 lbs. 64.00
frozen; 16-18 lbs. 63.50,
steady; 18-20 lbs. 58.50,
steady.
Pork Trim 80 pet lean 74.50
frozen.
Bnls, Picnic 77.00 load
freSh.
Offal & Variety, Hearts
29.50.
Livers 12.50 large boxes,
Tongue, green bnls 35.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
close beef trade closing slow
to moderate, demand light to
No market available.
Des Moines
Carlot
February 8,1978
' V %
'moderate. Some midwestern
& East Coast 'areas ham
pered by transportation
difficulties. Choice steer
beef steady with Monday.
Choice heifer beef steady
primal beef cuts,
forequarters steady. Cow
beef not established. Sales
reported on 41 loads of
carcass beef.
Steer Beef
18 Loads
Choice 3 600-800 lbs. 70.50,
steady with Monday; Choice
4 700-900 lbs. 66.50, steady
with Monday.
Heifer Beef
23 Loads
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 67.75,
steady; Choice 3 500-600 lbs.
67.75 part load; Choice 3 400-
500 lbs. 64.25 part load; Good
2-3 400-500 lbs. 60.00 load.
Boneless Processing Beef 90
pet chem lean frozen 86.00;
75 pet chem lean fresh 74.00
load; 65 pet chem lean fresh
64.00 load.
Choices
Primal Beef Cuts
7 Loads
Fores 130-210 lbs. 62.00,
mostly steady; arms
chucks 75-120 lbs. 62.50
load; Rounds steer 65-90 lbs.
80.75 load; Beef Trimmings
50 pet lean fresh 49.75-50.00;
Beef Trimmings 56 pet lean
fresh 56.50.
Cow Beef Cuts
ILoad
Boneless Canner Cutter
Chucks 89.00 load.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 6
Reported receipts of 424
calves, 164 cows, 60 hogs, 33
heifers, 1 sheep, 28 bulls, and
4 steers. Cattle market and
calf market both steady.
Veals 60.00-77.00; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 45.00-50.00; bobs,
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Home Phone 215-415-5303
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80 lbs. and down 32.00-40.00;
grassers and feeders 26.00-
34.75;* sheep, up to 20.00;
hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 43.00-
45.00; sows 32.00-35.00; boars
24.00- pigs 8.00-20.00;
heifers 28.00-34.75; steers,
good 32.00-34.75; steers,
common 29.00-31.00; bulls
36.00- cows, good 30.00-
31.50; cows, medium 26.50-
27.50; cows, poor or small
18.00- horses up to
170.00; ponies 8.00-20.00;
goats 12.00-20.00.