Crop Summary Crops Continue Good Growth Hay crops and pastures con tinued to make good growth in most sections / of the Com monwealth, despite some hot, diy weather, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Legumes and grasses for hay and ensilage were generally de veloping satisfactorily, and new alfalfa growth started well following second cutting. Pas tuies in most areas are pro viding normal grazing for this time of year The exception is in the northeastern corner of the state wheie seven counties have been designated as drought disaster areas Virtu ally all crop development has been ictaided theie by a pro longed dry spell Elsewheie in the state, early June rams provided adequate soil moisture to sustain crop growth Com has developed well, paiticularly in central and southern counties wheie some stands aie repotted sev en feet tall Wheat continues to produce good yields as har vesting of small grains con tinues at a noimal pace Inci easing quantities of ear ly sweet com and tomatoes, and the season’s fiist eaily white peaches aie leaching the fiesh maiket The Ciop Repotting Service pointed out that only thiee of 18 weather stations in the state have lecorded adequate rainfall since April 1 They ai e Pittsburgh with 333 inch es above normal, Ene, 136 inches above, and Arendts ville with a surplus of 95 of an inch Rainfall deficiencies at the other 15 stations range from nine-tenths of an inch at Altoona to 478 inches at Montrose in Susquehanna County Susquehanna is one of the seven counties designated as drought disaster areas. Spring Pig Crop Is Smallest Since 1935 HARRISBURG Pennsyl vania had a spung 1964 pig eiop of 338,000 This was the smallest since the 1935 ciop of 310,000, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Seivice It was 20 pei cent smallei than the 1963 spung ci op of 425,000, and 19 per cent below the 1958 62 avei age of 417,000 A total of 47,000 sows werte fai i owed This compared with 59,000 in the spring of 1963 and the five year average of 58 000 Pigs saved per littei was 7 2 —the same as a year eailier and aveiage Intended fall fai rowings of 42,000 sows and gilts, if cai i led out, would be the smallest of lecoid Sow fanowings for the spung pig ci op by months weie Decembei, 5,000. Janu aiy 6,000, Febiuaiy, 9,000, Maich, 12,000, Apnl, 9,000, and May, 6,000 PENN MANOR MEETS The Penn Manor Clashing Thimbles met on July 22 at 900 am at Penn Manoi Jun ioi High School foi a com bined woik and business meet ing Tiie membeis decided to have a paity Then paients Will be invited and membeis will wear the garments they have made Next meeting will be held on July 29 at the Junior High EGG PRODUCERS! Keep A Record Like T Miller & Bushong, Inc P€NNA. RECORD OF FLOCK ROHRERSTOWN, and FEED EARLY BIRD LAYING FEEDS The record will speak for itself! Ask your Miller & Bushong service man or call us direct at Lancaster 392-2145 to help you get started now. s, “Finest Service Anywhere"
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