—Lancasterfarming, Saturday, February 25,1978 8 FEB. 27-MARCH 5, 1978 Fair, but maybe icy glare. Clean your cellar now P.T Barnutn purchased Jumbo the elephant March 4, 1882 . Last quarter of the moon March 2 Average length of days for the week, II hours, 19 minutes Wounded Knee Post seized by Indians Feb. 27, 1973 .. Skunks emerge now .. To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girl friends (Benjamin Franklin) Ves, and they also flourish behind the old-fashioned outdoor privy, for similar reasons. Home Hint*: Mint scattered around haunts drives away mice OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS ' New England; Partly sunny and colder with snow, then some sun at midweek; week's end rainy with some freezing ram. Greater New York-New Jersey: Colder with some light snow to start, then sunny and mild at midweek, week's end rainy, colder with chance of snow. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins cold with light rain or snow, then clear and warm, weekend brings rain changing to snow. Piedmont tc Southeast Coastal: Sunny, warm with showers south and west, then sunny and warm at midweek, rain, cold with snow in mountains for weekend. Florida: Clear, very warm, some light showers, weekend cold and rainy. Upstate N.Y.-Toronto tc Montreal: Colder with snow to start, then clear and mild, week's end brings rain changing to snow Greater Ohio Valley: Ram central, snow east, mild west to start, then very warm and sunny at midweek, weekend snowy, very cold. Deep South: Gear, very warm with some showers, midweek turns cold, rainy with snow north. Chicago tc Southern Great Lakes: Partly cloudy and snow north, light snow south, very cold all week Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Partial clearing and mild to start, then cold snap with snow south and east, week's end clear and warmer Central Great Plains: Partly sunny with light showers north, then rain changing to snow, weekend clear. (All Rights Reserved, Yankee, Inc, Dublin, N H. 03444) Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, February 20 Reported receipts of 481 calves, 169 cows, 77 hogs, 33 heifers, 3 sheep, 21 bulls, and 9 steers. Cattle market steady and calf market some easier. Veals 65.00-73.50; bobs, 90- 110 lbs. 33.00-36.00; .bobs, 80 lbs. and down 25.00-30.00; grassers and feeders 28.00- 41.00; sheep 15.00-26.50; hogs, 200-250 lbs. 45.00-46.50; sows 33.00-37.00; boars 23.00- 25.50; pigs 15.00-36.00; heifers 33.0039.25; steers, good 35.00-39.00; steers, common 32.00-35.00; bulls 35.00- cows, good 33.00- 35.75; cows, medium 30.00- 32.00; cows, poor or small 22.00- ponies 10.00- 20.00; goats 12.00-30.00. Special Markets SPECIAL SLAUGHTER CATTLESALE Harrisonburg, Va. February 16,1978 There were 87 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACs Division of Mai ket Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight. Steers choice 985-1200 lbs 43 9046.00; Singles 1090-1355 lbs. 45.0046.25; Good 970- 1250 lbs 43.3044 30, Singles 1000-1260 lbs 40 0045 00, Heifers Choice 880-940 lbs 9 0043 40 OLD ME& HANK Ask the Old Farmer: I read re cently that raspberries nearly al ways take over the site of an abandoned sawmill They seem to grow profusely through the sawdust, chips, and bark Can you verify this? Y.K, Jamestown, NY. L & M FUR & WOOLEN ENTERPRISE /- 'f'j Quality Electrified Mountons & Furs I l J Tannery Direct Dist - Wholesale & Retail ®*ck our ua * * >nce * erv,cesl • Woolen Hosp Pads - Natural & All Colors • Pa Largest Selection of Woolen Products • Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices • See Us At Ueadowbrook Market in Leola 117 W Summit SI, Mohnton, Pa 215 777-2465 Hours Mon Fn 9-8 30, Sat 9 5 KELLER &BRO. DAIRY COWS Mount Joy. PA 17552 REGISTERED COWS ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION, Ist calf due 6/20/78 to De-Wa-See-Carljo Chieftan. ARUNDA CHIEF ARISTOCRAT, Ist calf due 3/21/78 to Rora Elevation. BENJ LOU ELEVATION CHIEF, Ist calf due 4/9/78. Dam Kingpin over 800 fat. P-G-P Elevate Ivan Al, Ist calf due May 78. Dam Romandale Reflection Marquis. VIGO CHARMCROSS, Ist calf due 3/5/78 to Veldelrust Ideal Leader. Dam Pencor, 762 fat. KEYSTONE KATE JERE, 4th calf due 3/15/78 to Elevation Son. 4-1,305,18,862,701,3.7. ROUND OAK RAG APPLE ELEVATION, Open. Dam Vemon, recs. over 20,000. Also Quality Grade Cows and Heifers. Transportation and financing available. STEVE KELLER 808 KELLER 717-653-2284 717-426-1075 Office: 717-653-4851 Vegetable Report APPLES: steady. Carton Tray Pack - WASH Golden Delicious US Extra Fancy 100 s 12.50, 125 s 10.50, one lot 10.00. Controlled Atmosphere Storage Red Delicious US Extra Fancy 100 s 13.50-14.50, 113 s 13.00- 14.00, 125 s 12.50-13.50. US Fancy 100 s 13.50,113 s 13.00, 125 s 12.50. PA US Combination Extra Fancy-Fancy Stayman 72- 100 s 10.50-11.00, US Fancy Delicious 88-100 s 8.50-9.00, 113 s 8.50. NY US Combination Extra Fancy-Fancy Romes Con trolled Atmosphere Storage 72-IOOs 9.50-10.00. NJ Staymans no grade mark 85-llSs 7.50. Carton Cell Pack - WASH Golden Delicious 96-120 s US Extra Fancy 14.00-14.50. NY Mclntosh US Extra Fancy 100-120 s 11.00. Carton Film Bag 12-3 lb. US Extra Fancy Up. PA Staymans & Romes 8.40 Red Delicious 8.40 fair condition 7-7.50. have a nice weekend... Philadelphia Fresh Fruit and Wednesday, February 22 FRUIT dream a little NJ Red Delicious & Staymans 7.20. STRAWBERRIES, Stea dy. 12-pint flats; FLA. med.- Ige. 7.80-9.00, some 6.00; Mex. mostly med. 4.204.80. VEGETABLES BEETS: NJ bu. bkt, topped 44.50. CABBAGE: Inactive. NY Danish type 50 lb. sks. med.-lge. 5-5.50 smL-med. 4.00 sml. 3.00. LEEKS: NJ 4/5 bu. ctn. bchd. 12s 6.00. MUSHROOMS: About steady. PA 4 qt. bkt. med.-lge. 3.754.00 few best 4.254.50 sml.-med. 2.75-3.00, few beat 3.25-3.50. ONIONS-DRY: Steady. 50 lb. sks. US HI or Generally Good Quality Yellow unless otherwise stated. IDA-ORE Spanish Ige. 4- 4.50 fair cond. 3.50-3.75. NY med. 3.50-3.75 sml.- med. 3-3.25 fair cond. 2.25- 2.75 ctn. 20-2 lb. film bags fair cond. 3.00. MICH med 4-4.25 25-F sks. Red 4.50-5.00 White Boilers 10.00. PARSNIPS: NJ Vz bu. bkt. 4.50. POTATOES, About steady. 50 lb. sks. US #1 Size A wshd. unless otherwise stated. Round Whites: MAINE 2.50-2.65 Ige. 3.50 fair cond. 2- 2.25 Baled 10-5 lb. film bags 3.804.00. LI 2.50 Ige. 3.25. NY Ige. 3-3.25. PA unwshd. 2.00 few 1.75. r Aireimim pork producers 1 l r is Consign your hogs and feeder pigs at Lancaster Stockyards to M. McCoy where they will be handled by a young capable and ambitious staff. We also take orders for fat hogs and feeder pigs and will fill them to your specific needs. At the February 28 Pig Sale we will be offering 300 from the Carl Ehmer Farms, Legrangeville, N.Y., and 150 from Jerry Rutter, Dover, PA. NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE FEBRUARY 28, 1978 - Tags will be delivered to your farm on request. i FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: I MAIN OFFICE-717-397-1411 S HOG DIVISION-717-291-8912 I ED PROSSER HOME - 717-259-0988 SWEET POTATOES, About steady. NC US #110.50 some 9.50. , NJ no grade mark 8.00 fair cond. 6.00-7.00 prd. cqnd. 2.75-3.00 Vz bu. hmpr. Open Face Red & Yellow Jersey 5.50 sml. 3.00. TOMATOES: Steady. FLA 30 lb. ctn. Light Red TURNIPS: Steady. Sales By Repackers extra PA 25-lb. film sks White large 15.00, large 13.00-14.00, Topped & washed 3.50. I ** H^ymSwAHD^ EARCORNSALE ♦ i I I ♦ I ♦ 1 ♦ 2 ♦ X ♦ j ♦ Every Wednesday at 12 Noon At David Good's Farm Equipment Sale North Maple Ave., Leola, PA HARVEY Z. MARTIN Home Phone 215-445-5303 We Buy On Orders Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-7270 + We also buy hay and straw privately. | I WASH ON WHEELS 1 i A COMPLETE MOBILE HIGH | PRESSURE WASHING SYSTEM I I BUILDING SURFACES TRUCK ACID WASHING * f MOBILE HOMES DEGREASING i X ALUMINUM SIDING MASONRY WASHDOWN I I RESTAURANTS FACTORIES r J SERVICE STATIONS CHICKEN HOUSES I | BOATS AUTOMOBILES f 9 CALL ANYTIME i I 367-0189 9 9 R.D. i. Box 118. Hershey, Pa. 17033 McCOY CATTLE CO. IN THE HOG BUSINESS med. 11.00-12.00, fair quality extra large 13:00-14.00, Ige. 11.00- med. 9.00-10.00 few 8.50 Sales By Others extra large few 15.00, Ige. 12.00- sml. 7.00-8.00 fair qual. Ige. 10.00-11.00, med. 9.00- Ige. - 1 gr. 11.00- 12.00.
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