t-Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, August 26,1978
AUG. 28-SEPT. 3, 1978
Morning dew and skies of blue.
Apple picking begins Brigham Young died Aug 29, 1877
New moon Sept 2 Average length of days for the week, 13
hours, 10 minutes Sept sth will be a fine time (weather permit
ting) to observe Saturn and the crescent moon together Boston
subway opened Sept 1, 1897 He who has no poetry in himself will
find poetry in nothing
A»k the Old Farmer: In the
Isn't it the same as a hitching
' '^ a- dragged if slowed down the
movement A log of wood was commonly used as a clog Hitching weights
were not supposed to to be dragged
Home Hints: Use a blender to crush fruits for jams and jellies
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OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Clearing and cooler, end of week seasonal with
scattered rain
Greater New York-New Jersey: Heavy showers, then clearing,
end of week seasonal with light ram
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot, partly cloudy and cooler
for week's end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clearing then showers, end of
week rain and cool temperatures
Florida: Ram throughout the week
Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Sunny and seasonal, then cool
with moderate showers for week's end
Greater Ohio Valley: Sunny, seasonal with a few showers west,
last of week look for cool temperatures and ram
Deep South: Seasonal with a few showers throughout the week
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Clearing and warming, end of
week partly sunny, cool with showers '
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes; Sunny and hot to start, then
some showers at midweek, partly sunny, very cool with chance of
showers through week's end
Central Great Plains: Mild and showery all week
Texas-Oklahoma; Sunrfy through midweek, then few showers and
cool
Rocky Mountain: Cloudy with rain south, end of week partly
cloudy and hot with a few showers
Southwest Desert: Cloudy and cooler, weekend sunny with
showers east *
Pacific Northwest: Clear and very hot all week
California: Rain and cooler throughout the week
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New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, August 23
Reported receipts of 120
cows and 85 heifers. Market
steady with last week’s
market.
Load of N.Y., fresh 875-
OLD
MER
MAHA
1200; springers 890-1000;
load of Pa. fresh 665-1000;
local cows 525-850; springing
heifers 575-925; open heifers
200475; bred heifers 450-580;
herd dispersal of 40 head, in
all states of lactation,
purebred and grade 500-
1300; herd dispersal of 22
head in all stages of lactation
350-790.
Philadelphia
Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Report
Thursday, August 24,1978
APPLES:
reported.
BLUEBERRIES: Supplies
light NJ 12-1 pint film
overwraped trays 10.80-12.00
few 13.80.
PEACHES: About steady.
NJ 38-lb. ctn. no grade mark
up sizes Coring 2%” 12.00
2W' 11.00 Red Crest 2-1/8”
10.00-11.00; Variety unknown
yellow flesh 2Va” 9.00 2 W'
1.00 ordinary quality 2V i”
3.50-4,00.
PEARS:
reported,
BEANS-Lima: Supplies
light. N.J. Vz bu. hmpr. 6.00.
BEANS: Steady bu. hmpr.
bu. crt. & bu. bkt round
green NJ 5.00-6.00 mostly 5-
5.50 fair qual. 4-4.50. PA 5.00-
6.00 fair qual. 4.50.
BEETS: Steady. 4/5 bu.
crt. bchd 12s unless other
wise stated. NJ & Ohio 3.50.
PA bu. crt. topped 5.00.
CABBAGE: About steady
1% bu. crt. & ctn. med.-lge.
green unless otherwise
stated. PA 3-3.50 fair qual
2.00 Savoy type 3.00 Red type
8.00. NJ 3-3.50 fair qual 2-
2.50.
CORN-Sweet: Steady.
Wirebound crt. 4% dozen
minimum yellow precooled
unless otherwise stated. NJ
3-3.50 not precooled 2-2.50
White 3.00-4.00 not precooled
2-2.50. PA 3-3.50 not
precooled 2-2.50 White 3.00
4.00 not precooled 2.50-3.00.
NY White sml. 3.00.
CUCUMBERS; Steady. 1-
1/9 bu. crt. & ctn. waxed
med. unless otherwise
stated. NJ 4.50 fair qual.
3.00-4.00 some 2.50 sml. 3.50.
PA 4.50-5.00 mostly 4.50 fair
qual. 2.50-3.00 Ige. 2.00.
EGGPLANTS; Steady. NJ
1-1/G bu. crt. & ctn. 2.00-3.00
mostly 2.50-3.00.
GREENS: Steady.
Wirebound crt. approx. 1%
bushel unless otherwise
stated. PA bchd Collard 3.75.
NJ bchd Collard 4.00 loose
including bu. bkt Turnip
Tops Mustard Rape & Kale
-4.00 Dandelion & Swiss
Chard bchd. 4-4.50. Ohio
Soup Dill 4/5 bu. crt. bchd
24s 10.00.
Livestock market and auction news
FRUIT
No sales
Sales not
VEGETABLE
FARMER BOY -
PRODUCTS
RD 4, BOX 135, MYERSTOWN, PA 17067
SALES: LEON HOOVER. (717) 866-5692
L 70 H
Holds up to 70 market hogs.
Size -14’x 40’
MODEL 40 HOG SHELTER
Holds up to 40 market hogs.
Size -10’ x 30’
BOTH MODELS AVAILABLE
IN KIT FORM
LEEKS: 4/5 bu.crt.& ctn.
bchd 12s. PA 7.50. NJ 7.50-
8.00.
LETTUCE: Iceberg.
Slightly lower ctn. 24s unless
otherwise stated. NY 4.00-
5.00 poor cond. 1.00.
ROMAINE: About steady.
NJ 1-1/9 bu. ctn. 4.50-5.00..
NY 1-1/9 bu. crt. & ctn. ord.
cond. 1.00-2.00.
BIG BOSTON: NY 1-1/9
bu. crt. 4-4.50 ord. cond. 1.00-
2.00.
LEAF: Ohio 24-qt. bkt. 4-
4.50.
MUSHROOMS: Higher.
PA 4-qt. bkt med.-lge. 4.50-
5.00 bek 5.25 sml.-med. 4.00.
ONIONS-Dry: About
Steady. 50-lb. sks. US #1 or
generally good quality
yellow unless otherwise
stated. NY Globe type sml.-
med. 4-4.50 fair appear 3-3.50
irregular size fair qual. 2.00-
3.00 25-lb. sks. Red Type
sml.-med. 4.00.
ONIONS-Green: Steady.
Ohio 16-qt. bkt. bchd. 24s
4.00-5.00. NJ 4/5 bu. crt. bchd
36s 5.00-6.00 few 4.50.
PARSLEY: About Steady.
Ohio bu. crt. bchd. 5 doz
Curly 10.00-11.00 12-qt. bkt.
bchd 24s Curly 4.50.
PEPPERS: Higher. NJ 1-
1/9 bu. crt. & ctn. California
Wonder Type Green Ige. 6-
6.50 fair qual. 4.50-5.00 med.-
lge. 4.00-5.00 med. 4-4.50
sml.-med. 2.50-3.50. Mixed
Red med.-Ige. 3.00 All Red
Ige. 8.00 med.-lge. 6.00 Cuban
type med. 3-3.50 Long Hots 3-
3.50.
POTATOES: Slightly
lower. 50-lb. sks. US #1 Size A
wshd unless otherwise
stated.
ROUND WHITES: NJ
including unwshd. 2.50-3.00
some 2.25. VA 2-2.50. DEL
2.25-2.50 few 2.00 Ige. 3.25-
3.75. PA unwshd. 2.25-2750. LI
2.50-2.75.
SQUASH: Steady. NJ %
bu. ctn. Zucchini sml. 6.50
7.00 sml.-med. 5.006.00 med.
4.50 yellow Straightneck
sml.-med 4.50-5.00 med. 3-
3.50 med.-lge. 2.503.00.
TOMATOES: About
steady. 30-lb. ctn. light Red
unless otherwise stated. NJ
Ige. 4.00-5.00 some 5.50 med.
3.00- Red.x2.so. PA Ige.
5.50.2-Layer flats. NC exlge.
3.00- mostly 3.50-4.00 Ige.
3.00- mostly 3-3.50. Red
1.50. % bushel hamper open
face NJ Ige. 4.50 Red 2.00- 62.50; 700-825 lb. 54.00-58.50;
3.00 med. Red 2.00. PA Ige. S- Good 300-500 lb.
5.50 med. 4-4.50. 500-775 lb. 53.00-57.50; Good
400-435 lb. Holstein steers
' 53.25-58.75; Good 525-761 lb.
holstein steers 47.00-48.50.
Oklahoma
Cattle
August 24,1978
Thursday feeder cattle
auction: estimated receipts
8,500; same day last week
8,590.
Fairly active, feeder cattle
and calves steady to firm,
some sales 1.00-2.00 higher
on feeder steers over 600 lb.
and feeder heifers over 500 '
lb; compared to late last
week, feeder' cattle and
calves 1.00-3.00 higher;
majority receipts Choice and
mixed Good and Choice 400-
800 lbs. feeder steers and 350-
650 lb. feeder heifers; fairly
large attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice, few Prime 300-400 lb.
70.00-76.75; 400500 lb. 66.00
74.75; 500600 lbs. 63.50-69.00;
600700 lb. 60.0064.00, small
lot 624 lb. at 65.00; 700800 lb.
59.0062.25; 500700 lb. 57.00
K«
OPTIONS AVAILABLE:
Pen Divider and Weather Guard.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime 300-500 lb.
57.50-64.50; 500-600 lb. 55.25-
59.50; 600-700 lb. 55.25-56.25;
mixed Good and Choice 300-
500 lb. 54.75-57.25; 500-750 lb.
50.75-55.75; Good 300-500 lb.
51.00-53.50.
FOR THE WEEK;
Compared to late last week;
feeder cattle and calves 1.00-
3.00 higher; slaughter cows
lost the early advance to
close near steady; late sales
Utility and Commercial 2-3
34.25-38.30; Cutter 1-3.32.25-
34.25; Bulls under pressure
late and 1.00-2.00 lower; late
sales YG 1-2 1000-1366 lb.
38.75-42.10. Salable receipts
near 23,500 head compared
to 25,108 last week and 27,306
the same week a year ago.
Cows and bulls numbered
near 3,400 head and com
prised 15 per cent of the
cattle receipts, feeders 84
per cent of the total.
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