i 14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, August 23, 1957 INaPECTINLr STUNTED CORN on the Berks County farm of C Paul Lied near Sinking Springs, are Governor George Leader and Secretary of Agriculture William L. Henning The governor toured farms in Berks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties Monday get a deal on a Cehl — °Cliop-AH"costs Jess* leading choppers! *" High-capauly Gehl is known for finer, cleaner cutting I icld chopping with Gehl sa\ts time, cuts spoilage. Ask us about the free Gehl Porage Profit Plan which shows how much you can sa\e on your farm by chopping. Then get the lov cr priced Gehl deal 1 Come in . . . let's make a deal! CONESTOGA FARM SERVICE R. M. BRUBAKER On* row crop head with fTO Self propelled with 2 K*w Crap Head QUARRYVILLE SALUNGA BERKS COUNTY AGENT James H. Haldeman, left, holds a stunted ear of corn while Gov. Leader and Sec. Henning examine the bone-dry soil in the corn field of C. Paul Lied in Berks County. Gov. Leader Calls Crop Conditions In Southeast Counties ‘Worst Ever’ (Continued from page one) Fresh market and processing tomatoes are moving in volume this week. Sweet corn is very poor in many localities of the southeast and in some places the crop is almost a complete loss Cutting of early planted tobacco is underway in Lancaster County with yields per acre well below last year. A large part of the corn crop m the southeast has passed the stage where ram will help for maturity, and corn throughout the rest of the state is suffering from lack of moisture For the remainder of the week Pennsylvania farmers can expect ccntamuation of diy conditions Temperatures are expected to be slightly below normal and no rain is forecast, the U S Weather Bureau said The 15 principal weather sta tions in the state report an aver age of 14 28 inches of rain has fallen during the growing season Christmas Tree Survey Returned By Most Growers HARRISBURG Seventy-five per cent of the nearly 3,000 sur veyed Christmas tree growers in Pennsylvania have indicated their marketing intentions of this year’s, crop, the State Department of Ag nculture said today. However, Brooke Althouse, ag ricultural statistician with the Pennsylvania Federal-State Crop Reporting Service, said more than 400 growers have not yet supplied the requested information. He added that these growers are not expected to receive information to be compiled from the survey The growers were contacted in June in the first survey of its kind ever conducted in the State to de termine the number and variety of Christmas trees grown in Penn sylvania. Growers have been ask ed to supply information to help plan orderly marketing programs for the 1957 crop, Althouse ex plained. He explained that in the past many producers have planted or cut trees without sufficient knowl edge of marketing conditions. With the information sought this year from growers, along, with in tentions, the findings should en courage better marketing, he claimed. Pennsylvania reportedly grows 30 million Christmas trees annual ly and is recognized as the leading production state in the nation. Lied told the governor that the field of U. S. 13 will make only 30 per cent of the normal yield if it were kept for grain. He said that it will go into the silo. (LF Photo) which began April 2, 1957 The greatest amount was reported in Erie, 18.70 inches. Philadelphia safety and low-eests f©r ©l!¥E2t One-Sow PySS-Tyg»e Corn Pickers Up go corn picking capacity and convenience... down go repair costs and safety hazards...when you pick your crop with an OLIVER Model 5. New snapping roll spacing adjustment lets you clear the gathering unit without getting off your trac tor seat. Longer snapping rolls and "live” points handle your bumper crops...lift the down and leaning stalks...bring in more com every year, in every field condition. Roller-type gathering chains are an Oliver "exclu sive”... are twice as strong...wear three times as long as ordinary kinds. Safety clutches protect all drive assemblies. Be sure to see the Oliver Model 5 before you buy any single-row pull type picker. Earmersville Equipment Co. N. G. Hershey & Son had the least rainfall, 8 16 inches. Government inspectors under veterinary supervision, seized more than 38 tons of prohibited and restricted meats from aircraft and ships during 1956 to prevent introduction of foreign diseases to the U S. ZiEW E. L. Herr Peach Bottom Ephrata, HD. 2 Manheim, RD. 1
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