B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 24,1978
PhilaHolnhia NY Red Delicious 80-125 s
rnuaaeipma 17-00 . ctn. film bag m ib.
Fresh Fruit and usFcy 2v*” & u P . ny Red
Vegetable Reoort Devious Romes Mclntosh &
° r Staymans 13.50.
Wednesday, June 21,1978 BLUEBERRIES: Higher
Froit NC 12 pint film overwrpd
APPLES: Steady con- trays9o cents per pint,
trolled atmosphere storage PEACHES; About steady,
ctn. tray pack USExFcy.. 33.1 b. c tn. USEx#l up sizes
TH£OLD
Kt-MER
JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1978
Sweet indolent days now
If you're starting vacation, watch out for sunburn Joe Louis
KO'd by Jersey Joe Wolcott June 28, 1948 Last quarter of the
moon June 27 Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 15
minutes Alaska statehood voted in Senate June 30, 1958 A
hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes
longer
Home Hint* Keep lipstick in the retngerator during hot weather and if
won't melt
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Partly cloudy with showers, weekend sunny
Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins mild with frequent
showers, then sunny and seasonal at midweek, weekend sunny,
warm
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rainy and cool to start, then sunny and
cool at midweek, weekend hot, humid
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Hot with scattered showers to
start, then sunny and hot, weekend mostly clear and hot
Florida: Cooler with heavy rain, thunderstorms on weekend
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Cool and rainy to start, grad
ual clearing for midweek, light showers ana hot east for weekend
Greater Ohio Valley: Rainy and cool turning clear and seasonal,
sunny, hot with scattered showers for weekend
Deep South: Mild with heavy ram to start, then clear and cool at
midweek, clear and seasonal for weekend
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Rainy and very cool to start,
then partial clearing, warmer, week's end seasonal with more rain
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Partly sunny and seasonal
with squalls west, clearing and hot for weekend
Central Great Plains: Hot with showers central, intermittent rain
end of week
Texas-Oklahoma: Rain, then clear and not by midweek, few
showers and cooler for weekend
Rocky Mountain: Hot and showery northwest and east to start,
then cloudy and cool at midweek, remainder of week is sunny, hot
Southwest Desert: Partly cloudy with showers south and east,
clear and hot with few showers east for weekend
Pacific Northwest; Becoming warmer with light rain north,
weekend sunny and hot
California: Sunny south, clearing north, end of week cloudy and
cool
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Ask the Old Farmer: In the
year 1757, when town and
church were closely inter
woven, a town meeting in
Massachusetts appropriated
"four pounds" for "donng ye
meetinghous and for a sup
polidge " What was the lat
ter 7 DW, Boston
In general, a reserve fund for
maintenance
Livestock market and auction news
unless other wise stated.. SC
Diziered 2” 11.00-12.00* June
2” 11.00-12.00 Coronet 2”
12.00 Early Red 1-7/8” 7-7.50.
‘June Gold 1-7/8” ord-fair
cond. 3.50-4.00. NC Candor 2"
10.00-11.00-1-7/8” 7-7.50.
STRAWBERRIES: Low
er. Calif 12-Pint flats med.-
Ige. 4-4.80 fair cond. 2.40-3XO
Ige. 5.40-6.00. NJ per Quart
sml.-med. ord.-fair cond. 25-
30 cents few 40 cents.
VEGETABLES
ASPARAGUS: Supplies
light. NJ pyramid crt. bchd.
12s Fieldrun 25.00-26.00 fair
appear 22.00. MD. 1-1/9 bu.
crt. loose Fieldrun 16.00.
BEANS - FAVA: NJ. bu.
bkt.9.00.
BEANS; Lower Bu. hmpr.
& bu. bkt. Round Green type.
NC NC 12.00-13.00. NJ 12.00-
13.00 few 15.00. VA 12.00.
BEETS: Lower. NJ 4/5 bu.
crt. bchd. 12s 4.00.
CABBAGE; Supplies light
steady. 1-% bu. crt. & ctn.
mostly med. Green unless
otherwise stated. NC 6.00.
NJ 5.5045.00 fair qual. 4.50-
5.00 Red Type 10.00-11.00..
CUCUMBERS: Higher. 1-
1/9 bu. crt. & ctn. waxed
med. unless otherwise
stated. NC 14.00-15.00 fair
qual 9.50-10.00; fair qual.
cond. 7.00-8.00 sml. 11.00-
12.00.
ENDIVE: About steady.
NJ 1-1/9 bu. crt. 14.00 few
15.00- fair qual. 8.00-
9.00. Ohio bu. crt. 12.00-13.00.
ESCAROLE: About
steady. NJ 1-1/9 bu. crt.
13.00- 15.00-15.50. Ohio
bu. crt. 12.00-13.00.
GREENS: About steady.
Wirebound crt. approx 1-1/2
bushel unless otherwise
stated. PA bchd. Collard &
Kale 3.50; loose Rape Turnip
Tops & Mustard 3.50. NJ
bchd. Collard 3.504.00 loose
including bu. bkt. Rape
Turnip Tops Mustard &Kale
3.00-3.50.
LEEKS: Steady. NJ 4/5
bu. crt. bchd. 12s to 8.00.
LETTUCE: ICEBERG -
Lower. Ctn. 245. unless
otherwise stated. NJ 5.00-
6.00 some 6.50-7.00 fair qual.
3.504.50 30s 3.00. NY 5.00-
6.00. ROMAINE - About
steady. NJ 1-1/9 bu. crt. 5.00-
6.00 sml. 3.504.50. Ohio 4u.
. * WANTED
200,000/wk.
Leghorn Hens - Heavy Hens
DIRECT Plant Prices - Leghorn Hens Prevailing
IRWIN M. SECHLER & SONS POULTRY
I Box 55, Strausstown, PA 19559
| Phone 215-488-1188
crt. 4.50-5.00. BIG BOSTON -
NJ Eastern Boston crt 24s
3.004.00 mostly 3.504.00.
Ohio 24-qt. bkt. & ctn. 44.50.
8188 - 12-quart basket. Ohio
3.004.00. NJ 3.50. LEAF - NJ
4/5 bu. crt. 2.503.00. Ohio 24-
qt. bkt. 3.004.00.
MUSHROOMS: About
steady. PA 4-qt. bkt. med.-
Ige. 4.505.25 sml.-med. 3.75-
4.00.
ONIONS-GREEN: Lower.
NJ 4/5 bu. crt. bchd. 36s 7-
7.50 fair qual. 5.00.
PARSLEY: Lower. Bu.
bkt. bchd. 5 doz. Curly unless
otherwise stated. NJ 24.00
25.00. Calif, ctn. Curly 30.00.
PEAS-GREEN: About
steady. NJ bu. bkt. & hmpr.
8.00 one lot. best 12.00 fair
cond. 6-6.50.
POTATOES: Steady. 50-
lb. sks. US #1 Size A wshd.
unless otherwise stated.
Round Whites - MAINE 5.25-
6.00 mostly 5.50 Ige. 5.50-5.75.
NY 3.754.00 Ige. 5.50-6.00 fair
cond. 4.50 unclassified 1.75.
NC 6.75-7.00 Sz. B too few
sales to quote. VA un
classified 2.50.
RADISHES: About
steady. NJ lug. bchd. Red
24s 2.50-3.00.
SPINACH; Higher. NJ bu.
bkt Savoy Type 8.50. Ohio 24-
qt. Savoy Type 3.504.00.
SQUASH: Lower. NJ Vz
bu. bkt & ctn. Zucchini sml.
6.00-7.00 sml.-med. 5.00-6.00
med. 4-4,50 Yellow
Straightneck sml. 4.00-5.00
White sml.-med. 3p3.50. NC
5/9 bu. crt. Zucchini sml.-
med. 5.50-6.00 bu. crt. Acom
5.50-6.00. Butternut 8.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
June 20,1978
CATTLE 220. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly $1
lower. Slaughter cows 25
cents to 50 cents lower, spots
$1.50 lower. Few High Choice
& Prime No. 34 slaughter
steers 57.10-58.10, Choice No.
24 1025-1345 lbs. 56.10-58.00,
Good 51.85-56.35, Standard
45.2549.85, few Utility 41.00-
46.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 46.00-51.50, Good
TOP PRICES PAID
WE BUY, LOAD & HAUL -
No Lots Too Small Or Too Large.
Call or Write:
44.5046.85. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
39.5042.10, one at 42.85,
Commercial No. 3-5 39.85-
43.10, one'at 46.25, Cutters,
37.00-40.10, Canner & Low
Cutter 35.0038.00, few Shells
down to 31.85. Good
slaughter bullocks 46.00
50.25, few Standard 45.50
45.85. Few Yield Grade #1
1275-1365 lbs. slaughter bulls
AA 7S
CALVES 200. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 50
cent to $2 lower. Two Prime
vealers 75.00 and 77.00, few
Choice 70.0078.00, Good
64.5068.00, Standard & Good
90110 lbs. 60.0064.50, 65-90
lbs. 48.0059.00, few Utility
6090 lbs. 30.0041.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90120
lbs. 65.0067.00; holstein
heifers 85-130 lbs. 67.5071.00.
HOGS 225. Barrows & gilts
$1 to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200-245 lbs. barrows & gilts
50.25-51.00, few to 51.50, No.
1-3 200-245 lbs. 50.00-50.75,
No. 2-3 200-255 lbs. 49.00-
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA 6
cO Y|S COWS CQty s
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local
consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A. M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Reeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
50.25, few No. 24 260-320 lbs
42.0047.75, No. 1-3 130-i 7o
lbs. 40.2547.25. Sows $1 to jj
lower US No. 1-3 330-510 lb s
sows 42.0045.75, No. 2-3 245.
635 lbs. 38.5042.75. F ew
Boars 35.3540.35.
FEEDER PIGS 12 P ew
US No. 1-3 75-80 lbs. feeder
pigs 71.00-79.00 cwt.
SHEEP 21. Choice 45-105
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
50.00-62.50. Few Slaughter
ewes 10.00-14.00.
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