Fanning, Saturday, June 17,1978 JUNE 19-25, 1978 June is really here, and life is dear. Summer begins June 21 at 110 pm EST Bernard Baruch died June 20, 1965 Full moon June 20 Very high tides on the 23rd and 24th . Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 17 minutes Tobruk fell to Rommel June 19, 1942 Scatter with one hand, gather with two Ask the Old Farmer: One of ■j>bj <jj, my mother's expressions was, \ *"He doesn't know any more fti- . than Adam's off-ox" Never could figure out what it was *ll about Can you help me 7 EJ, Fitchburg, Mass An ojf-ox was never supposed to ®S3L be as intelligent as the near one ~ never mind who owned him Home Hints: Oven cleaner really whitens whitewall tires OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England; First of week partly sunny and warm, cold and stormy with heavy rain for end of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and hot with scattered showers, end of week nuld with frequent showers Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny and hot with light showers, weekend rainy and cooler Piedmont <c Southeast Coastal: Seasonal to hot with scattered showers all week Florida: Sunny and hot to midweek, then heavy ram, scattered showers in the north Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Mostly sunny to start, then seasonal and showery at midweek, turning rainy and very cool for weekend Greater Ohio Valley: Sunny, hot east, few showers, rainy and cool last part of week Deep South: Rain likely all week Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Clearing and seasonal to start, end of week very cool and rainy Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Seasonal with a few showers turning cold with showers over weekend Central Great Plains: Sunny, hot northwest to start, then rainy, ex cept west, at midweek, mild with scattered showers at week's end Texas-Oklahoma: Rainy and very cool, then sunny and cool, may ram by Sunday Rocky Mountain: Cloudier, cool with ram north to midweek, sunny with showers northwest and east through weekend Southwest Desert* Partly cloudy and hot, end of week clear and hot \ (AH Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin \ H 03444) t OR SALE-READY FOR SERVl Cf KEYSTONE TIP TOP KEYSTONE DRUMMER LOUISE 4 E-93 14-10 345 d 19.018 M 4.2 802 F DHIR 12-5 317 d 18.990 M 5.1 974 F DHIR 6-5 338 d 18.820 M 4.8 909 F DHIR Lifetime to date 200,242 M 9.393 F Next dam 2 Ex - Lifetime 194,559 M 8,505 F Tip Top is a son of Edeat Pinonia Matt Tippy Ex GM TPI +252, PD +42OM, 1.77 PDT. This good type, well grown bull is from a sound cow family with high test He is priced for the farmer breeder, with delivery available Call or Write for Information DONALD V. SEIPT RD 4 Box 369 Easton. PA 18042 KEYSTONE FARM Ph (215) 258-0788 ;sbbs<lo zc&ixsssjss: •' * OLD M£& MANAI BORN 6-27-77 HIS DAM Vegetable Report APPLES: Steady. Con trolled atmosphere storage. Ctn. tray pack US Ex. Fey. NY Red Delicious 88-113 s 16.00. CHERRIES: Supplies light. Calif. 18 lb. lug Bing 12 row size 20.00-22.00. STRAWBERRIES: About steady. CALIF 12 pint flats med-lge 4.80-5.40 few 6.00 mostly med 3.60-4.20 fair cond. 2.50-3.00 via air Ige 7.20-7.80. Nj per Quart med lge 5060 cents med 35-45 cents sml. 25-30 cents. VEGETABLE ASPARAGUS: Supplies light. NJ pyramid crt Fieldrun bchd 12s 25.00-26.00 some 22.00 loose 23.00-25.00. MD 1-1/9 bu crt loose Fieldrun 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00-19.00. BEANS: Supplies in sufficient to quote. BEETS NJ 4/5 bu crt bchd 12s 6.00-7.00. CABBAGE: Lower 1% bu crt & ctn mostly med Green unless otherwise stated. NC 5.50-6.50 few 7.00 few 5.00 fair cond. 3.504.00. NJ 5-5.50 few 6.00. FLA & GA 6.00. ENDIVE: About steady. 1- 1/9 bu crt unless otherwise stated NJ 6.50 Precooled 10.0011.00 few higher. OHIO 9.0010.00. ESCAROLE: About steady. 1-1/9 bu crt unless otherwise stated. NJ 8-8.50 sml 6.00 precooled 10.00. GREENS: Steady. Wirebound crt approx Vh bushel unless otherwise stated. NJ bchd Collard 4.00 loose including bu bkt rape turnip tops mustard & kale 3.504.00. PA bchd Collard 4.50 loose rape turnip tops mustard & kale 3.50. Livestock market and auction news Philadelphia Fresh Fruit and Wednesday, June 14,1978 FRUIT V * X LEEKS: NJ 4/5 bu art bchd 12s 7.00-8.00. LETTUCE: ICEBERG, Slightly higher., Ctn 245. CALIF 11.00-12.00 few best 12.50-13.00 some low as 10.00 fair cond. 7.006.00 few 8.50 poor cond. 2.00 film wrpd Ige ctn 11.00-12.00, NJ 5.006.00 some best 6.50 few low as 4.50. ROMAINE: Steady. NJ 1- 1/9 bu ert 5.006.00 few 4.50 fair qual cond 2.00-3.00 one lot Precooled 8.00. BIG BOSTON: NJ 1-1/9 bu ert fair qual 3.00-4.00. 8188 12 quart baskets. NJ 2.75, OHIO 4.00. LEAF: NJ 4/5 bu ert 2.75, OHIO 4.00. MUSHROOMS: Steady. PA 4-qt bkt med-lge 4.75- 5.00 few best 4.25 sml-med 3.50-3.75 few 4.00. ONIONS-GREENS: Low er NJ 4/5 bu crt bchd 36s 6.007.00 few 5.50, PARSLEY: About steady NJ bu bket bchd 5 doz curly 30.0032.00 few 33.00. PEAS-GREENS: NJ bu bkt & bu hmpr 7.00-8.00 few high as 9.00, POTATOES: Steady 50 lb. sks US #1 size A wshd unless otherwise stated. Round Whites MAINE 4.404.50 mostly 4.50 few best ' SANDBLASTING > POINTING WATERPROOFING From repairing drafty, leaking wails to' complete stucco removal and repointing, exterior restoration of farmhouses is my specialty! REASONABLE RATES JAMES H. POSTER 507 South Spruce Street Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543 For information or a free estimate, return coupon below. Name Address State Zip Phone: Area I Directions to your home: City ATTENTION FARMERS TREMENDOUS SAVINGS on NEW FALL WARRANTY INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER EQUIPMENT !H Cyclo Corn Planter (6 Row) IH Flail Chopper Model 8 IH Disc Harrow Model 122 (6’9"> 3 pt last hitch IH Disc Harrow Model 475 (19’1 ”) (set up) IH Vibra Shank Model 45 (12’) IH 720 Forage Harvester with Hay pickup 2 Row Crop Unit for 720 Forage Harvester IH #lO Bale Thrower IH Model 715 Diesel Combine w/810 (13') Header IH Model 241 Big Roll Baler York Rake B’sOV.Oj) Mott Mower - Offset D 9 Mott Mower Model 88 Fine Cut Offset Mott Mower SA 5 (underslung) Demo IH 4401 baler good condition .B . PERRONE EQUIPMENT CORP. Avondale, Pa., Route 41 Phone:2ls-268-2016 (Special Prices Limited To Present Inventory) 4.75-5.00 Ige 5.50 NY 3.75 Ige 5.00. RADISHES: About steady. Ctn film bag 306 oz red unless otherwise stated. NJ lug bchd red 24s 2.50-3.00 some 2.00. SPINACH; Steady NJ bu bkt & ert Savory Type 7-7.50 fair cond. 5.006.00. SQUASH: About steady. NJ % bu ctn Zucchini sml 8.00-9.00 yellow straightneck sml-med 5.00. NC 5/9 cu ctn Zucchini sml-med 7.006.00 yellow straightneck sml med 5.00. Oklahoma Cattle Jane 15,1978 Thursday Feeder Cattle Auction Estimated Receipts 6,300 Same Day Last Week 3,006 Moderately active, feeder cattle and calves 50 cents to 1.00 lower; majority receipts choice 450-800 lb. feeder steers and 400-600 lb. feeder heifers; moderate at tendance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 300-500 lb. 64.00-65.75, small lot 292 lb. at 74.00; 500- 600 lb. 58.00-63.75; 600-700 lb. 56.25-59.75; 700-850 lb. 53.25- 57.00, near on load 715 lb. at MISCELLANEOUS NEW EQUIPMENT USED EQUIPMENT 57.90, part load fleshy % at 52.25; mixed g 00( { choice 300-500 lb. 59 (hu 500-600 lb. 54.50-58.50- M lb. 51.50-54.00; few 820 lb. holstein steers i 50.25. FEEDER HElpj Choice 300-500 lb. 55.00.= 500-700 lb. 53.00-55.00' part loads 707-723 lb i 53.70; mixed good and c 300-500 lb. 52.00-54.50; 5( lb. 50.00-53.00; good 4( lb. 47.50-51.25. FOR THE WE Compared to late last feeder steers 1.00-3.001 feeder heifers l.oi lower; slaughter uneven, utility and mercial near steady, c; and cutter 1.00-2.00 tui late sales utility and w mercial 2-3 35.75-38.50, cuta 1-333.00-36.00; bulls closed cents to 1.00 higher, J sales YG 1-2 1000-2000 j 42.50-49.00; salable receJ near 15,700 head, compel to 22,442 head last weekil 24,482 head the same wetM year ago. I 1 1 ptpVrpducers Join your fellow porkfl producers in supporting Bg pork promotion and pro- B duction research to keep B hogs a profitable farmß enterprise. Tell yourß market or buyer thatß you want 10 cents per g market hog or 5 cents S per feeder pig deducted B to support these pro-J grams. Most markets B and buyers willß cooperate fully if you let fl them know. B The PPPC was form B ed and is funded andfl directed by producers B There is no Government B Agency involved. B For more informa tion, contact: HERBERT SCHICK, Secretary-Treasurer Kutztown, R.D. 2, Pa 19530 Phone 215-285-6519 5.656.00 2.475.00 775.00 4.850.00 1.525.00 5.550.00 1.685.00 950.00 26,600.00 4.800.00 950.00 550.00 1,475.00 675.00 2,200.00
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