# Horsing around at New BY PAT KAUFFMAN NEW HOLLAND - They came by buggy, by car and by foot. They came to buy, to look, and to spend the day. But they came...to the Friday New Holland horse sale. The special Friday horse auctions at the New Holland Stables are very different from the regular Monday horse auctions here. Announcing the end of costly hit-or-miss spraying. Century helps assure accurate spraying with all these available advantages: Broad brims and clouds of cigar smoke were the first indicators of the difference to greet the visitor. And farther inside, the predominance of bays, chestnuts and sorrels, the length of the ears and the breadth of the backs told the story. The goods offered for sale here were the backbone of the plain man’s livelihood. ~ 5. 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Heavy-duty iVz-inch square tubing on all booms gives greater, longer lasting strength than round tube booms Holland special auction Buyers and lookers cram the alleys at the Friday auction. Mules and work horses were in the most plentiful supply with only a scattering of driving horses. and the seller hawked his with a shout out of the path of generally speaking the wares. They checked the a hoof. higher-priced horses were mouth, they watched the What ladies there were, not there, and that prices for rhythm of the feet for flaws, talked animatedly m the the qualities available were they kept a wary eye on stands to friends they could steady fellow bidders. not call on the phone. And Behind the stands, they business associates settled pressed through crowded outstanding hay bills, quoted aisles, scanning the goods, prices on supplies needed, or checking pedigrees, detailed stock they had for skimming the legs with their sale at home. To all of them, hands, talking Dutch to their the special auction was more friends, waiting for the than a sale, it was an horses they’d decided on to ingathering, a time to renew be brought in. acquaintances, a social This was a day for function, decisions. There were fields Sprinkled among the plain to be plowed soon and many sects were “English” miles for their carnages to people, mostly in their later travel. Here the horsepower years. Some came to burned hay. reminisce with friends on by- While movement in the gone days, some came to buy stables was mostly slow and a horse to till the garden and resolute and the horses stood plow the little field. Some rump to rump with came for something to do. astounding patience, the A few buyers came longer signs warned buyers to enter distances to purchase the at their own risk and large horses for pulling spectators to stay clear. And specialized parade and the familiarity of these ceremony vehicles, people with the beasts here While the candy vendor Jut home as an otherwise said horse prices were down, quiet, slow-moving Amish Paul Snyder, auction gentleman leaped nimbly manager, said that 1. Nozzle monitorwatches nozzles when you can’t—alerts you instantly with buzzer and blinking light if nozzle is plugged or losing pressure Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15,1980—85 Century SPRAY KING" 500 gallon/42 ft trailer sprayer with optional nozzle monitor Attendance was not as heavy at this recent special auction. Veteran auction goers stated that most fanners who use the animals have already purchased their pulling stock. The top price for the day was a pair of work horses which brought $3900. The next special horse auction is scheduled for Friday, April 11. Prices paid Friday were as follows: There were reported receipts of 235 head of horses, mules and ponies. Market: steady. 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Load of work horses, Mich. 950.00- singles, 1700.00- pairs; Load of Canadian work horses 1200.00- singles, one pair 2575.00; Load of TN. work horses 900.00-2000.00 singles, 2400.00-3900.00 pairs; Load of TN. mules 925.00- singles, 2000.00- pairs. mGSESB « W DSKCTMS » 59 S* woo m %. varieties S' eras n* l ® mams TRAILERS UNDER 20 UTILITY AUTOMOBILE MOTORCYCLE SNOW MOBILE DUMP LAWN AND GARDEN SMALL EQUIPMENT AND CUSTOM DESIGNS - DEALERS WHITE OAK LAWN A LEISURE 329 W High St Manheim Pa 717/6*5-462/ mas arctic cat/suzuki RD 1(1'/ Mi W Blue Ball on Rt 322) New Holland Pa 717/354-4726 SMITH VILLAGE TRAVEL CENTER 31 N Mam St Jacobus Pa 717/741 3538 ARCTIC CAT SALES A SERVICE R D 1 Highpomt Rd Cochranville Pa 215/593-6280 MGS TRAILERS R D 3 (Near Zmn s Diner) Denver Pa 215/267 7528 MELLOTBROS TRLR SALES R D 2 (Rt 272 N ) Willow Street Pa 717/464-2311
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