Old Farmer Almanac Weather Notes and Trivia
Almanac style notes mix seasonal facts, historical dates, and riddles. Weather summaries cover regional forecasts from New England to California with temperatures, rain, snow, and sunshine patterns. The page includes Old Farmer anecdotes about recipes and home hints, plus a weather map blurb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York
New Jersey
Middle Atlantic
Southeast
Coatal-Piedmont
Florida
Upstate
N.Y
Toronto
Montreal
Greater
Ohio Valley
Deep South
Chicago
Great Lakes
Southwest Desert
Pacific Northwest
California
Pennsylvania Auction Week Summary for Livestock Markets
Week ending December 6 1974 reports totals and price shifts across cattle calves hogs sheep. Key groups include steers heifers cows bulls feeders calves hogs and lambs with price ranges and week-to-week comparisons.
Leesport Livestock Auction Prices December 11 1974
Leesport Pennsylvania cattle prices and stock numbers for December 11 1974 show slaughter steers steady to 2 lower while cows drop 1.50 to 2.00. Vealers down 4 to 5 dollars with an individual at 56.50. Barrows and gilts rise around 1.75 to 2. Sheep show few good choice lambs at 43.00 to 45.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Barrows & Gilts
Leesport
Chambersburg
Philadelphia Produce Price List fragment with varied fruits and vegetables
A dense catalog listing prices for apples pears cabbage greens mushrooms onions potatoes and more from multiple regions including PENNA NEW ENGLAND NY VA and NJ. Items include Red Delicious Staymans McIntosh and rome apples cabbages tomatoes leeks parsley and squash with assorted pack sizes and quality notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PENNA
ExFcy
Fcy
Red Delicious
Serene
ExFcy & Fcy
West VA
Fey
McIntosh
New England
Med & Ige
Chambersburg Auction Market Prices December 5 1974
Livestock sale at Chambersburg Pa features price ranges for cattle cows bulls and calves with primes vealers hogs and sheep listed. Notable figures include prime vealers 60 to 65 dollars and US No 1 2 hogs around 42 dollars plus several price bands across weight classes.
Local Produce Prices for Potatoes and Turnips
Cin approx 50-lb Porto Rico Sweet Potatoes with NJ grade notes 5.00 for Orange Jersey 5.50 to 5.75, Open Face 3.50 to 3.75, small 2.50 to 2.50 for 44 bu cin. Turnips NJ 25-lb film ski White Topped and washed at 2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Penna Unwshd
Porto Rico
Yellow Jersey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lancaster
George Patton
Plymouth Rock
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
OLD Farmer’s Weather Forecasts
Yankee, Inc
Dublin
FORD
Allen H. Matz, Inc
E. Main St
New Holland
Lanc. CO. O
Leesport Livestock Auction
Philadelphia
Bkt Hanover
Bkt
Hanover
Leeks NJ
Chambersburg Auction
Isaac W. Hurst
East Earl
Lloyd E. Kreider
Cochranville
Grumelli's Farm Service de Ics
Atryvile
Carl L. Shirk
Lebanon
Willow Rd
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