Crop & Livestock Roundup another dry GROWING SEASON For the third consecutive norma l rainfall ranging to j ear, major portions of Penn- 120% in the Franklin area of sylvania were plagued by dry y® na "®° County. General rain weather, The pattern was one , * from April showers plus of increasing dryness from * a * e w i n t er snow melt got the West to East, except in the S lowin S season off to a good Northern Border Counties atart Due 1° a near recol ‘d where Tioga was driest re- dry May, however, ground ceiving only slightly more njoisture reserves were de than 11 inches of ram P e * e d at a rapid rate. June Throughout the drier portions ramfall wa s somewhat more of Pennsylvania which includ- ° orm al and showers and thun ed about two-thirds of the to- derstorm activity in mid-July tal area the per cent-of nor- sustained growth of crops and mal rainfall ranged from 80% ve setation A return to fair in the Lower Susquehanna we ather during the last half Valley and 75% through the July and much of August Central Mountains decreasing ept shower activity to a mini to 5b% of normal in the mum resulting in increased Philadelphia -arid Wellsboro drying out of top and sub. areas. Most of the Southwest sol^s - Reservoirs, rivers and FARM BUREAU Calf Maker Sale! SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 7 ■■iimiiiiiiii* iIIIIIMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW Double-Duty CALFMAKER It's quite possible! Normally, it takes ab< 700 lbs. of \ hole milk to raise a calf the point where it takes care of itsi Feeding DOUBLE DUTY cuts whole mi consumption per calf tj- 300 lbs., or Ir DOUBLE DUTY takes over the mothei feeding job after the first four days ai for the next seven or eight weeks bui 1 the calf for future production. FOR COMPLETE DETAILS OF CALF MAKER SALE ASK YOUR FIELDMAN OR CALL! LANCASTER COUNTY FARM BUREAU LANCASTER 394-0541 as weJJ. as all of the North west received greater than Save 400 lbs. o Whole Milk on EVERY CAL Farm Bureau NEW HOLLAND 354-2146 streams in eastern sections dropped to record and near record low levels forcing a number of municipalities to turn to emergency water sup plies. A number of counties were also declared drought disaster areas. Substantial re lief came to drought stricken areas as September ended m the foim of a six day rain to taling up to 3 inches FREEZES END GROWTH OF SUMMER CROPS Cold weather and a succes sion of killing fiosts have end ed growth of all but the hardy plants according to the Penn sylvania Crop Reporting Serv ice. At least one killing frost has hit most areas of the Com monwealth Snow has fallen in several northern localities. Only in a few sheltered areas, are tender vegetables still to be found. QUARRYVILLE 786-2126 YEARS FARM BUREAU SERVICE TO FARMERS Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 17, 1964—11 SMALL GRAINS Cutting of corn for ensilage is nearly completed, Picking of corn for grain is progress ing but not in full operation. Planting of gram and cover crops continues at a rapid rate. Planting of barley is virtually complete while wheat is nearly complete except in the southeast where planting is continuing at a rapid pace Young barley, wheat and rye plants made excellent growth after the rain of the previous week. HAY & PASTURE Most hay fields are being used for grazing of livestock or making green chop. Pas ture condition remains poor. PA. SEEDLEAF HARVEST COMPLETE Harvest of the 1964 Penn sylvania Seedleaf tobacco crop was virtually completed by October 1 with a total pro duction of 46.8 million pounds. The current forecast is down 3 per cent from last month’s estimate, 6 per cent below 1983 production and 14 per cent below the 1958452 aver age. Estimated yield dropped from 1,850 pounds for Sep tember 1 to 1,800 pounds for October 1. The 19® yield was 1,850 pounds. Peak cutting operations of the early planted crop oc curred the first week of Sep tember more than a week ahead of last year. The early planted tobacco which also makes up the majority of this Allis-Chalmers Model 56-F flail-type forage harvester Allis-Chalmers brings capacity, quality, and field performance to forage harvesting with the 6-foot No. 56-F Forage Harvester. ~y . / V BIG CAPACITY, SCISP .R-SLICE CHCPPING DOUBLE-CUTS CLEANER, SHCTiTER! • All-season use value: Green-chop feeding . . . makes grass silag' you can i amove from silo . .. stalk chopping . . pastuie clipping. HEAVY-DUTY, C'.: aN-CUTTIUG ROTOR •36 knives r .anted in pairs ... every rotor revolu tion, is cut TWICE m the same 4-inch path» ' Fi ance for profit. Ask us about the AUlz-Chalmers time payment plans. Get t'le dcllar-maldng difference with. AUIS-CHALMERS L. H Brubaker Lr uaster, Pa. WI . . - - . Allen H. Motz Nreslry Farm Serv.ce Form Equipraeilt W ’ ““S' o " B - 0 ’ Pi - New Holland, Pa. L. H. Brubaker Grumelii Farm Service Lititz, Pa. Quarryville, Pa. Lausch Bros. Equipment Stevens, Pa. I « year’s crop is of good quality and is curing nicely, 1516 weather has generally been favorable for curing; however, more moisture is needed in some cases as tobacco in sheds is curing too fast. A light frost occurred in parts of Lancaster County on Sep tember 14, but most of the crop had been cut by this time The latei planted tobacco suffered immensely from lack of rainfall which was drastical ly needed quite early in Sep tember if the crop was to have a chance to develop properly. No rain fell in Lan caster County until the 19th of the month too late to be helpful. For the period from April 1 through September 1, rainfall at Lancaster was about 7 inches below normal This deficit had grown to 9% inches by September 28. Most of the small amount of to bacco that was in the fields on October 1 was too small to handle and will not be har vested. Insect and disease dam age was very light on this year’s crop CARRYOVER OF PA. SEEDLEAF DOWN Carryover of Pennsylvania cigar filler tobacco owned by dealers and manufacturers on October 1 was estimated to be 1,270 million pounds, down about 1 million pounds from a year ago but second hipest <Continued on Pa/te 12) \ 1 , SALES ft SERVICE N. G. Myers & Son Rheems* Pa. V
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