14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 24,1978 The large barn doors were swung sunlight, and the pleasant scent of open and warm, bright sunshine hard clay became less pronounced. It touched the cool, dirt floor of the was time for an awakening shed. The songs of birds erased the silence; dust danced in the shaft of The big machine had been in Livestock market and auction news Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, Jane 19 Reported receipts of 294 calves, 108 cows, 104 hogs, 36 heifers, 9 sheep, 18 lambs, 29 bulls, and 2 steers. Cattle market stronger and calf market strong. Veals 62.00-85.50; bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 59.00-67.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 48.00-59.00; grassers and feeders 30.00- 44.50; lambs 42.00-60.00; sheep 18.00-20.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 44.00-50.00; sows 35.00- boars 32.00-38.50; pigs 13.00-38.00; heifers 40.50-54.90; steers, good 45.00- bulls 42.50-53.25; cows, good 39.50-43.50; cows, medium 33.00-39.25; cows, poor or small 22.00-33.00; ponies 11.00-20.00; goats 12.00- Ocean Disposal New York City currently dumps about 14 million tons a year of sewage disposal into the Atlantic Ocean New Holland Horse New Holland Sales Stables Monday, Jane 19 Reported receipts of 315 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market stronger than last week’s market. Local mules 375-675; driving horses 175-1150; riding horses 200-375; better horses 425-710; lightweight killers 26-32; heavyweight killers 37-40; mares 15-55; colts 5-25; geldings 15-50; larger ponies 75-225, hibernation for nearly a full year and - was covered with dust, pigeon droppings and cobwebs. There was no burst of energy when the key was turned to “awaken” this mammoth of the farm machinery kingdom. A squirt of ether into the “nostrils" sparked life into it and before long the engine was coughing and sputtering, filling the top portion of the shed with grey-blue smoke. Like a big, sleepy_bear crawling out' of it’s cave in the Spring, the combine advanced slowly towards the open doorway and the warm, bright sunshine - being careful not to scrape the sides of the exit. It rested outside beneath a tree for several minutes, fiuck tractor" pulls Top Pullers from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey c 4 competing every Saturday Night in 7 classes of Super Stocks & Modifieds! I] PULLS EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 7:00 PJt ♦BUCK TRACTOR PULLS f 10 miles south of Lancasti Jon Rt. 272 I Phone: | Office (717) 569-3296 | Track (717)284-2139 i To get on our mailing list, j BUCK TRACTOR PULLS J Box 218 J East Petersburg, PA 1752 ! SEE YOU AT THE BUCK flexing its “muscles" while its own !f checked - for proper belt tension control responses, etc. After a big drink at the gas p U(ll p and a thorough going over with, grease gun and oil can, the monster was ready to go to wor)f Soon, with engine roaring, combine will paddle its way across the sea of wheat, hungrily devours the crop. It fills its belly with g rai J - and eliminates straw from the rear The waves of grain will gradual, disappear and then only the stubble remains. Thank God, however there’ll be more next year to adj beauty to the countryside, provide the population with bread, and gi Vt rise to a special inner joy to a farm lover like me. REGULAR ADMISSION' Adults-*3.50 6tol2yrs.-*1.50 \
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