—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1,1978 8 jjS&> the OLD JULY 3-9, 1978 Dragonflies haunt every shaded pool. The year is half gone Pickett led his famous charge-at Get tysburg July 3, 1863 New moon July 5 Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 9 minutes One-and-one-half . pound hailstone fell on Potter, Nebraska July 6, 1928 First U S bombers raided Europe July 3, 1942 What the young one begs for, the grown-up throws away jj- r Home Hmit: If you are painting anything high with a brush, slip a paper plate up on the handle to catch drips OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Sunny with a few showers to midweek, clear and turning hot for remainder of week Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and warm with a few showers first part of week, partly cloudy, mild weather for re mainder of week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Humid, hot with light scattered showers to start, cool with light showers end of week Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Mostly clear and hot to midweek, then intermittent ram and seasonal Florida: Thunderstorms predicted at beginning of week, then seasonal and scattered showers through week's end Upstate N.Y.-Toronlo Sc Montreal: Light showers, hot east to start, then sunny and seasonal at midweek, weekend partly cloudy and hot Greater Ohio Valley: Sunny, hot with scattered showers first part of week then partly cloudy with more showers Deep South: Intermittent showers and hot all week Chicago Sc Southern Great Lakes: Seasonal to start then partly cloudy, end of week hot with thunderstorms Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Clearing and hot, very hot with showers and thunderstorms from midweek on Central Great Plains: Intermittent ram first of week, then hot with scattered showers Texas-Oklahoma: Cooler with showers to start, week's end partly cloudy, ram Gulf and east Rocky Mountain: Cooling, showers north to midweek, partly cloudy, showers east for remainder of week Southwest Desert; Clear and hot with a few showers east, light showers and sun for end of week Pacific Northwest: Cloudy, rainy and cool all week California: Partly cloudy and cool except sunny northwest (AH Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Philadelphia Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Report Thursday, June 29,1978 FRUIT APPLES: Supplies light. Ctn. tray pack. Wash con trolled atmosphere storage USExFcy Winesaps 80-113 s 19.00. Ask the Old Fanner: I've been told that I had a great uncle on the Maine coast who made extra money making strap-tußsT3o you know what they are 7 WH, Norwalk, Conn Half a barrel, with rope "beckets" or handles one on each side to lift it by Fishermen made them BLUEBERRIES: Lower. 12-Pt. film overwrpd trays per pint NY 75-90 cents mostly 80-90 cents NC 70-75 cents. CHERRIES: Lower. Wash 20-lb. ctn. Bing 12 row size 11.00-12.00 some 12.50-13.00 few 9.50-10.00. GRAPES-TABLE About steady. Calif. 22-lb lug. Perlettes 12.00-13.00 some Livestock market and auction news 14.00-14.50 sml. 10.00-11.00 Robins 14.50-15.00 Berenda Red 15.00 Cardina 12.00- 13.00.. RASPBERRIES: Calif, via air 12 half pint film over wrpd. trays Redcap 18.00- 24.00. STRAWBERRIES: Stea dy; Calif. 12-Pint flats Ige. 6.00-7.20 one lot 9.00 mostly med. 4.20-4.80. MELON CANTALOUPS: Most offerings ord.-fair condition. Calif, jumbo crt. 36s 19.00- 20.00 % crt. 24s fair cond. 7.00 ord cond. 4.00-5.00 18s ord. cond. 44.50 % ctn. 18s 7.50-8.00. HOEYDEWS: Few sales. Tex. % ctn. 5s 3-3.50. WATERMELONS: Stea dy. Fla. per lb. Crimson Sweet 25-32 lb. avg. 7-7% Jubilees 3240 lb. avg. 7-8 cents Long Gray 26-32 lb. avg. 6%-7 cents. VEGETABLE ASPARAGUS: Supplies insufficient to quote. BEANS: Lower. Bu. hmpr. & bu. bkt. Round Green Type unless otherwise stated. NJ 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.50-7.00 some best 7.50-8.00 fair qual. 5-5.50 ord. cond. 2.00 few higher. MD 6.50-7.00 Wax Type ord.-fair cond. 5.00-6.00. GA fair qual 5.00. BEETS: About steady. 4/5 Bushel crates bunched 12s NJ 2.50-3.50 mostly 3-3.50 few 4.00 PA 3.50. BROCCOLI: Steady. Calif, ctn. bchd. 18s 10.00. CABBAGE; About steady. 1% bu. crt. & ctn. mostly med Green unless otherwise stated. NJ 5.50-6.50 sml.- med. 4.00-5.00 Red Type 12.00-13.00 sml.-med. 9.50 Savoy Type 9.00.. DEL 6.50. NC fair appear 5.00. CARROTS-TOPPED: Ca lif one lot 48-1 lb. film bags in film sks 12.00-50-lb. sks loose Ige 13.00. CALIFLOWER: Supplies insufficient to quote. CELERY: About steady. Crates & Cartons. Calif 2 doz. 18.00-20.00 some 17.00 2% doz. 20.00-21.00 3 doz. 20.00 Fla. 2-3 doz. 17.00-18.00. PENN PACKING BUYING STATION At Green Dragon Livestock Sale 1 mile north of Ephrata on North State St. WILL BE CLOSED FOR PLANT VACATION JULY 3 THRU JULY 7 Have a Happy Fourth of July! Will Reopen Mon. July 10 IkgMt* Ohio Hearts film wrpd 24s 16.00-18.00. CHINESE CABBAGE: Steady. NJ celery crt. 8-8.50. CORN-SWEET: Higher. Fla wirebound crt. 4% dozen ' Minimum Yellow 8.00-9.00 mostly 8-8.50 white 10.00. CUCUMBERS: Lower. 1- 1/9 bu. crt. & ctn. & bu, bkt waxed med. unless other wise stated NJ 10.00 sml 8.00 Ige 6.00 % bu. bkt. Open Face 4.00 Pickles med. 6-6.50 Ige. 4.00. MD 10.00. VA sml. 6.00 Ige. 5.00. Fla. fair appear 8.00 fair qual. cond. 5.00 sml. 8.00. NC fair qual. cond. 5.00- 6.00 Ige. 5.00-6.00. ENDIVE: Steady. NJ 1-1/9 bu. crt. 4s ctn. Precooled 13.00-14.00 few 11.00. Ohio bu. crt. 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00. Calif, ctn. 24s 18.00. ESCAROLE; About steady. NJ 1-1/9 bu. crt. 4s ctn. Precooled 10.00-11.00.. Ohio bu. crt. 8.00-9.00 mostly 9.00. Calif, ctn. 24s 15,00. GREENS: Steady. Wirebound crt. approx 1% bushel unless otherwise stated. NJ bchd. Collard 3.504.00 loose including bu. bkt Rape Turnip Tops 4s Mustard 3-3.50. PA. bchd. Collard 4s Kale 3.50 loose Rape Turnip Tops 4s Mustard 3.50. • LEEKS: NJ 4/5 bu. crt. bchd. 12s 7.00-8.00. LETTUCE: ICEBERG: Higher. Ctn 24s Calif. 11.00- 11.50 some 10.00 film wrpd. WE WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW & GRAIN To Local Auctions From Anywhere To Anywhere or Buy Outright MEADOW GREEN FIRMS Cal! or write Rt.#l Richland, Pa. 17087 Call 717-933-4080 or 717-9334377 standard ctn. 10.00-10.50 ord. cond. 4.50-5.00. NJ 5-5.50 fair qual. 4.004.50 fair qual. cond. 3-3.50. NY 5-5.50. ROMAINE: About steady. Calif, crt. 245. 13.00. NJ 1-1/9 bu. crt. & ctn. 2.50-3.50. Many around 3.00 precooled 4.50-5.00.. Ohio bu. crt. 4.00. BIG BOSTON: Calif, ctn. 24s 8.00. NJ Eastern Boston crt. 24s 3-3.50 Ohio 24-qt. bkt. 3.504.00. BIBB: 12-quart baskets. NJ 3-3.25. Ohio 2.50- 3.50. LEAF: NJ 4/5 bu. crt. 3.50. Ohio 24-qt. bkt. 3-3.50. MUSHROOMS: Steady. PA 4-qt. bkt. med.-lge. 4.50- 5.00 few best 5.25 fair cond. 4.00 sml.-med. 3.50-3.75 few best 4.00 fair cond. 2.50-3.00. ONIONS-GREEN: Lower. NJ 4/5 bu. crt. bchd. 36s 4.50- 5.50 fair qual. 3.004.00. Calif ctn. bchd. 48s 6.50-7.00. Ohio 16-qt. bkt. bchd. 24s few 3.50- 4.00. PARSLEY: Lower. Bchd. Curly. NJ bu. bkt. 4s crt. 5 doz. 18.00-22.00 few 24.00 few SPECIAL \ NOTICE | | VINTAGE SALE STABLE, INC. I t Box 100, Rt. 30 f h Paradise, Pa. | {: 12:30 P.M. ' | Needs more hay and straw, ear corn ?; £ and fodder for each Thursday Auction. i : 4 Our prices are as good as any sale in ' f- the East. Commission rate - $1.50 per ton. For information, contact: j. f / /V* hVv w. s' < Green Dragon Livestock Sales 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA CO** cows cows 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 & Feeders 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 low as 16.00 Ms bu. bkt. 30s few 12.0043.00. Calif ctn. 5 doz. 22.00. Ohio 12-qt. bkt 245. 7.00-8.00. - PEPPERS: NJ Ms bu hmpr. Open Face med.-lge 8.00. POTATOES: Round Whites lower. Others about steady. 50-lb. sks US#l Size A wshd unless otherwise stated. Round Whites fair cond. 4.50. VA 5.50-6.00 few 6.50 NC few 6-6.50. Maine 5.50-6.00 fair cond. 4.50-5 00 poorer cond. low as 2.50 NY fair appear 4.00. RADISHES; Steady. Qn film bag 30-6 oz. Red unless otherwise stated. Mich. 2.25- 2.50. Minn. 2.50. Ohio 1.50- 2.50 mostly 2-2.25 24-8 oz White 5.00 16-ql. bkt. 24s Red 3.004.00 mostly 3.50- 4.00. NJ lug. Red bchd. 24s 2.00-3.00.- :k SPINACH: About steady! NJ bu. bkt Savoy type 6.50 PA celery crt. Savoy type 7.00. L. ROBERT FRAME Auctioneer 717-442-4181 1
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