Ladders allow for greater ease when cleaning household roof gutters, outdoor painting, roof repairs and tree trimming. But when a ladder, especially one made of metal, c...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provided this report on the Nov. 10 New Wilmington livestock auction.
CATTLE 238 — (Compared with last week's sale, slaugh...
It puts money in your pocket
Area producers know far too well the cost of farming these days. It seems everything on the farm has increased in cost: feed, fertilizer, fue...
QUESTION: My 17-year-old refrigerator still works. I am remodeling my kitchen and I heard I should get a new, more efficient
one. What style and size of refrige...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provided this report on the Tuesday Mercer livestock auction.
CATTLE 207 — (Compared with last week's sale, slaughter stee...
Periodic thinning increases yield
One way of evaluating the effects of thinning hardwood forests is to compare the growth and yield of a thinned forest with the growth an...
QUESTION: I have a standard furnace in my house, but I would like to add a wood-burning fireplace for more heat and the ambiance. My existing masonry fireplace seems...
NEW WILMINGTON, Oct. 24 — The auction sold 12 loads of hay, two loads of ear corn and one load of oats.
Mixed hay, 145.-160.; ear corn, 85.; oats, 3.75.
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