A324jiKa«ttrF«rwlng ,&turtay,"ApHril,"MB7 i fhm Philosophy Newton Bair A Don’t worry. This malady reaches epidemic proportions every year, about mid-Apdl. While no one is immune, some of us come down harder than others when it hits. Symptoms? Extreme lethargy (that’s a nice word for laziness), loss of appetite (except for ham, chicken, potato stuffing, ice cream and apple pie), an urge to get in the pick-up and take in a few sales (never can tell what bargains slip through), and an uncontrollable urge to breathe the fumes from the diesel tractor with a plow hitched behind. These are the male symptoms, of course. Those of the female may vary slightly, but with the same general debilitating effect. Thecure? That’s what this essay is all about. After all, you can’t get this kind of advice from a doctor. Only great age and vast experience can gather the answers, and only a self-treated and highly inflated windbag is willing to pass along the know-how. For free, too. You’re welcome. The most painful surge of the fever usually hits at 5:30 a.m. The BUTLER Poultry Scale Systems Puts You More In Control Of Poultry Food Management Sets the Standards For Accuracy And Reliability The Butler scale system provides growers and integrators with: • Accuracy of feed consumption. • Accuracy of feed delivered to each bin. • Improved feed conversion data. • Ability to react to environmental conditions that may affect feed consumption. Adapts to all feeding systems for breeders, cockerels, pullets, broilers and turkeys LAPP’S BARN EQUIPMENT Sales & Service (Henry S. Lapp) 5935 Old Phila. Pike, Gap, PA 17527 (717) 442-8134 Fever Spring jingle (or maybe the gentle buzz) of the clock sets off a reaction in the brain that shatters into fragments all the dreams that linger from the deep peace just before the darn thing rang. There’s no cure for the alarm clock jitters, except to tune your ears to the song of the robin outside the window. And, of course, the smell of bacon frying in the kitchen. (Assuming that Mom is not similarly af flicted). You don’t even have to admit that you are a victim of Spring Fever. If you do stoop that low, make it sound as devil-may-care as possible. You are not going to get any sympathy anyway. Chances are that nearly everyone else in the household has it too, and even if the contagion hasn’t spread through the family yet, a thoroughly-well member usually irritates and aggravates the sorely afflicted ones. Better just keep it to yourself, and hope that no one notices. Some of the Fever symptoms can be downright pleasant, if you don’t let your conscience get in the way. Take the urge to forget the cares of the day, or to linger over the toast and coflee, for instance. What’s two or three minutes to whoever is waiting for you to commence the day? The udders get a little fuller, and the pigs a little hungrier, but the delay is soon forgotten because the master has lost a little bit of his fever. Only don’t keep the banker waiting too long. If his blood pressure doesn’t rise his interest rate will, and his eyes get dimmer with dollar signs as he is kept waiting. What every ordinary spreader is trying to be. Years ago, Hedlund/Martin introduced a revolutionary new concept —the Scavenger spreader. It was the first spreader specifically manufactured to let you take advantage of today’s modern farming practices. And while some other spreaders now claim to give you the same versatility and capabilities you get from Scavenger, in the field —where it counts —they just don’t perform like Scavenger At Hedlund/Martm, we’ve been building Scavengers for years Prior to introduction, Scavenger spent even more time in research and develop ment Through practical experience we know what works and what doesn’t And, frankly, a lot of the features appearing on other new spreaders are Innovators In modem manure management POWSYLVAIUA ABRACZINSKAS FARM EQUIP. Catawlsaa, PA 717-394-3323 MAM BARN SALES Wastliald. PA SI4-334-9904 BENCE'S FARM EQUIPMENT Badford, PA 814-433-8601 CLUOSTON IMPLEMENT Chambarsbur*. PA 717-243-4103 DINSMORE'S SALES A SERVICE McDonald. PA 412-354-79*3 GUTSHALL'S INC. Carliala, PA 717-249-2313 LoysvWa, PA 717-789-4343 simply some of the bugs we worked out of the Scavenger years ago. Scavenger is designed to be versa tile. It spreads the kinds of manure you handle today—liquid, semi-solid, pen pack—even frozen. In patterns perfect for you’re cropping needs — from heavy springtime spreading to fine, even top dressing. There are many reasons why Sca venger is such a hard worker. Like the specially-designed, patented square auger to thoroughly break up manure as it moves through the tank. Or the unique. Martin-designed Vanflo Dis charge to give you complete applica tion control Or any of the other special features that separate Scavenger even farther from the crowd. Like heavy-duty, energy-efficient transmis- HISTAND'S FARM A HOME Room, PA 717-744-2371 LONOENECKER. INC. WlHlanubuvi. PA 814-793-3731 MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Honasdala, PA 717-729-7117 ZIMMERMAN FARM SERVICE MM. PA 717-933-4114 BARTRON SUPPLY, INC. Tunkhannock, PA 717-834-4011 TOBIAS EQUIPMENT CO. HaNfas. PA 717-342-3132 IVAN J. ZOOK Ballevilla, PA 717-935-2948 Some will try to beat those earliest symptoms by feigning more serious maladies, like a sudden crick in the back, or a head that throbs to the beat of the milking machine. In cases like these, let mom and the kids do the clean-up chores. You should head for the pick-up, and tend to the more urgent business in town. Maybe you’re fresh out of cigars or snuff, anyway. In most people, spring fever does not become chronic. It is seasonal, and no more dangerous than a cold. It is never fatal, and when cured, the world and all about us is a better place. You can forget the Order 4 Milk Priced At $14.06 ferential increased one-tenth of a cent. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Middle Atlantic Order Market Ad- ministrator Joseph D. Shine an nounced a Class I milk price of $14.06 per hundredweight for May 1987. This price is down 24 cents from April but is 1 cent above last May’s Class I price. Shine announced a Class II milk price of $ll.OO per hundredweight for March 1987 and a butterfat differential of 15.8 cents for the month. The Class n price was down 31 cents from the previous month, while the butterfat dif- CLARK'S FARM SUPPLY Williamsport. PA 717-494-0440 UMBEROER'S OF FONTANA Labanon, PA 717-847-5141 ERBAHENRY EQUIP.. INC. Now Barlinvilla, PA 219-347-2149 CLUOSTON FARM EQUIPMENT Naadmora. PA 717-573-2290 McOARVEY EQUIPMENT, INC. RajmoMtvllla. PA 814-493-9437 MELVIN J. SHEFFER, INC. Hanovar, PA 717-437-3808 oldtime cures like sulfur and molasses, or dandelion greens. They worked, back when the winter diet consisted of fried potatoes, fried mush, and fried pork pudding. Something green and slippery was needed about this time of year. So enjoy this year’s bout with spring fever. Winter is behind us now, and the whole warm season lies ahead. Pet the dog, speak softly to the family, and put an extra dollar in the collection plate. After all, when spring comes, can. the beauty and bounty of summer be far behind? The May 1967 Class I price and the March 1987 Class II price are based on the March 1987 Mln nesota-Wisconsin manufacturing milk price of $11.03 per hun dredweight at a 3.5 percent but terfat content. The USDA reported that the wholesale price of Grade A butter at Chicago for March was $1.3781 per pound and the nonfat dry milk price was $.7909 per pound, f.o.b. plants in the Chicago area. sions to reduce wear and tear on your tractor. Full-frame Unibody construc tion for extra durability And a distinctive tank design to eliminate leaks and improve spread capabilities. There’s even a choice of models to meet your operation’s individual needs. So you buy the machine that’s the right size, the right capacity—and most importantly, the right price—for you. For all the facts stop by your local Hedlund/Martin dealer for a demon stration. 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