Sale Reports
The first consignment
auction of the year was held
by Goodrich Auction Ser
vice, Newark Valley, N.Y.
About 400 persons attended.
Over 20 tractors, 15 trucks,
and 100 other pieces of
equipment were sold. Prices
were strong and the weather
was fine. Auctioneers were
Ed Goodrich, Jr.; Howard
Visscher; Roy Teitsworth;
and Tom Conhey. Buyers
and consigners from
Canada, New York and
Pennsyvlama were present.
A Public Sale of Holstein
Dairy Cattle and Farm
Machinery was held
January 16 by Merle C. and
Minnie C. Eigenbrode, 2Vz
miles northeast of
Waynesboro, Franklin Co.,
Pa.
The top price for a cow
was $3025, 2nd was $2550 and
3rd high was $2300. Nine
week to 6 month old heifers
$5OO to $6lO and 8 to 10 month
old heifers $BOO to $B9O.
Other prices were- J.D. 2-
B Plow $590, Case Tractor &
2 row Picker $2400, Welsh
Trailer Sprayer $3BO, Grove
Wagon $1625, Hesston
Haybme $3BOO, Int. 4-row
Com Planter $2150, N.I.
Manure Spreader $l3OO, old
1-row Potato Digger $195, 2
Iron Butcher Kettles $75 &
$lOO and 2 Snout Hooks $lB
each.
Auctioneers were Edgar J
Stull & John Downm.
A Public Auction of farm
euipment was held January
18 by Jer-Lynn Farms, 10
miles northwest of
Fogelsville, Lehigh Co., Pa.
Two large items sold were
J.D. 4240 Tractor w/Quad.
range $23,000 and J.D. 7000 4
row Com Planter w/seed
momtor, soybean & in
secticide attach. $7,200.
Conducted by Ralph W
Zettlemoyer Auction Co.
A Public Sale of very fine
antiques was held at Red
ding Auction Service, 3 miles
north of Gettysburg, Pa on
January 19th. The sale for
the Losha A. Grove Estate,
10 Center Square, New
Oxford, Pa. was attended by
800 to 900 people who came
from 8 different states.
Some items were. Small
Chippendale Desk
(restored) $3400, Grand
father Clock $5600, Farm
Tables $775 to $lBOO, Chip
pendale Chest of Drawers
$BlO to $2650, Blanket Chests
to $6BO, Valet Mirrors $l4O to
$260, 6 cane-seated Chairs
$450, 1 & 2 Drawer Stands
$ll5 to $350, Tdt-Top Stands
to $B7O, Mixed Wood Comer
Cupboard $2225, Folding Top
Tables $475 to $625, Set 4
Windsor Chairs $1240,
Windsor Side Chair $460,
R.S. Prussia Bowl $1075, 6
Adams Plates, $330, Brass
Buckets to $135 and Oriental
Rugs to $2750.
C. David Redding was the
auctioneer.
A Public Land Auction was
held January 15 by Baldwin
& Merkel, adjoining the
borough of Kutztown and
Kmgs Shopping Mall, Berks
Co., Pa.
The 115 acres of open land
without buildings containing
1000 feet fo road frontage
was sold for $387,000.
Sale conducted by Ralph
W. Zettlemoyer Auction Co.
A Public Sale of trucks,
mechanics, electricians and
plumbers tools was held
January 19 by J. Richard
Hummer, 1730 W. Mam St.,
Ephrata, Lane. Co., Pa.
Some items sold were;
1970 Chev. Pickup Truck
with snow plow $2860, Lathe
including parts and work
bench $llOO, Acetylene
Torch & Tank $450,
Hydraulic Drill Press $5BO,
Black & Decker Rotary
Hammer $235, Electric
Cham Hoist $270, Electric
Welder $l6O and High-
Powered Washer $l4O.
Auctioneers were T. Glenn
& Timothy G. Horst.
A Public Sale of shop
equipment and farm
equipment was held January
15 by Henry U. & Barbara S.
Stoltzfus, between
Morgantown and Chur
chtown. Lane. Co., Pa.
Prices received were
Pros and cons of
OCEAN CITY, Md. -
Farmers attending the
recent Delmarva Corn
Technology Conference in
Ocean City, Md., got some
cautionary advice from
several speakers on the
production and use of alcohol
for tractor fuel.
Speaking about on-farm
production of alcohol, John
W. Gird, University of
Maryland extension
agricultural engineer,
warned com farmers not to
get carried away with the
idea of producmg their own
fuel.
One bushel of com gives
you 2.6 gallons of alcohol,
said Gird. But whether or not
it pays you to convert your
corn to ethanol will depend
on many factors, including
the cost of com as gram vs.
the cost of ethanol, gasohol
or diesel.
“An on-farm alcohol
production system isn’t
practical,” he added,
“unless you consider usmg
materials such as wheat and
other grams, potatoes, sugar
beets or molasses, as well as
com.”
The specialist also warned
that the cost of installing
stills is extremely high as
much as $85,000.
N.H. Grass Mower $llOO,
Iron Worker $3200, Portable
200 amp Welder $2OO, Diesel
Power Umt $lBOO, Anvil $l6O,
Drill Press $225 and 20 ton
Alfalfa Hay $66 per ton.
Elton & Alvm Hornmg
Auctioneers.
A Public Sale of farm
equipment was held January
17 by Clifford E. Groff, along
Prescott Road, S. Lebanon
Twp., Leb. Co., Pa. There
was a good attendance at the
sale.
Some prices were: Int. 756
D tractor $9OOO, J.d. 7000 4-
row Corn Planter $5BOO, IHC
510 Drill $3lOO, Ford 3000 D
Tractor $2700, Int. 650 1 row
Harvester $3OOO, J.D. 336
Baler $4450 and Hobart
Electric Meat Sheer $385.
Auctioneers were Buf
fenmeyer and Hartsock.
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farm-grown fuels
A few farmers around the
country are gambling on
some of these systems, but
with on-farm distillation
technology still in the
developmental stage, it’s
possible that some of these
systems could soon become
obsolete.
Another thing to consider
is the fact that farm
produced alcohol is lower in
quality because it is less
pure than the commercial
product.
Gird recommends ex
perimenting with a small,
trial still first before you
mvest any big money m a
large-scale system. Also see
how your farm machinery
performs with alcohol. Some
systems need considerable
modification to be able to
bum alcohol.
Whether or not you brew it
yourself, think twice about
usmg alcohol as a diesel
substitute m your tractor,
cautioned another Corn
Conference speaker, Louis I.
Leviticus of the University of
Nebraska’s tractor test lab.
Gasohol and ethanol don’t
mix well with diesel.
For one thing, injecting
ethanol mto the manifold of a
naturally aspirated diesel
means you won’t get
all the power you want at full
throttle because ethanol
displaces oxygen in the
combustion chamber,
causing incomplete fuel
combustion.
Mixing ethanol with diesel
fuel also decreases the
lubricating qualities of
diesel fuel, notes University
of Delaware agricultural
engineering research
associate Jim Kemble.
This can cause premature
failure of the fuel injection
pump and fuel injectors on
both naturally aspirated and
turbocharged diesel engines.
Either ethanol or gasohol
will also cut your diesel fuel
so you get less BTU’s per
gallon.
This is usually no problem
at partial throttle, partial
load, but it means you won’t
get all the power you want on
full throttle, full-load
operations.
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MAJOR ELEMENTS AND
MINOR TRACE ELEMENTS
TO BALANCE YOUR SOIL FOR
HIGHER YIELD POTENTIAL
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in your area:
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Besides questioning the
use of alcohol with diesel fuel
in tractors, Leviticus had
some words of warning
about the many so-called
fuel-extending gadgets on
the market today.
Most of these items are
quite unworkable, he said.
Take fuel heaters, for in
stance. The fact is, heating
does not substantially im
prove the energy content of
your fuel. On the contrary,
for every 10 degrees in
crease m fuel temperature,
you reduce your maximum
power by one percent.
Also, beware of add-on
superchargers and tur
bochargers. They may in
crease power past design
limits and cause damage to
engine and drive train
components.
The best way to save fuel,
advised the tractor lab
director, is by more ef
ficiently matching your
implements to your tractor
and running it at the proper
speed for the particular
farming operation being
done.
Gearing up and throttling
down can sometimes give
you a 30 percent fuel
savings.
Farmers in the market for
a new tractor should get all
the energy data they can
before making a choice. And
don’t forget to look into the
oil consumption record of
different pieces of equip
ment.
Reports on tractors tested
at the University of
Nebraska’s lab are available
on request for about 15 cents
plus postage. Compare
reports on your old tractor
with new ones on the market.
Using this available energy
data can save you lots of
money, Leviticus said.
Farmers interested in
obtaining these reports
should write to: University
of Nebraska Tractor Test
Laboratory, Lincoln,
Nebraska.
Besides reports on in
dividual tractors, summary
booklets are available
covering m less detail all
units tested during a given
year.