16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 16, 1960 Rains Bring Harvest To A Halt HARRISBURG— Pennsyl vania farmers had the best conditions for 1 field work since mid-June, the State Crop Reporting Service sa id today in its crop and weather roundup. Farmers kept busy thro ughout the week cutting clover, timothy hay and al falfa, cultivating early com and combining barley, wheat rye and winter oats. Most areas dried sufficiently to permit using machinery in fields Wheat harvesting was progressing rapidly in Lan caster County. Rains and damp weather brought harv est operations to a halt dur ing the week with about % of the crop harvester. With higher temperatures now orosnect. +^rv '" i toes and »we«. corn will be in good supply within a few weeks. Snap beans, early cabbage and broccoli are mo ving in good volume. Har vest of asparagus and straw berries is complete in all areas. Peaches are sizing well and early varities are start ing to ripen in southern co unties Peak harvest of sour cherries in the South Moun tain area is well along and picking in Erie County start ed late last week. Apples are also putting on size and are relatively clean consid ering the wet weather. Pick ing of early varities such as Transparent and Lodi start ed this past Week. The corn crop looks vig orous and has good color considering the cool weather Barley and wheat yields are generally good. Barley yel low dwarf virus and leaf SETS SALES RECORD IN LANCASTER CO. most MANEUVERABLE combine ever built! 8y 2 -foot and 10-foot Cut!! CORN UNITS AVAILABLE wtuaitiim J. Paul Nolt GAP rust are serious on spring oats in some localities. Win ter oats in the county pro mises to produce well but yields of spring oats will be quite variable. Rye harvest has begun in the south. Pasture growth, while not as lush as in June, is still providing good feed Recent rains will help pas tures to continue growth. Alfalfa spraying is contin uing where weevil control was not adequate earlier. First crop of hay not yet cut is well beyond maturity and losing quality rapidly Farmers had a good week for drying hay except in the northeast where wet gro und slowed drying. Eastern National Has New Classes The addition of a Quality Beef Carcass Contest to the list of classes at the Eastern National Livetock Show sh ould help make the 1960 exposition the largest in his tory, Charles A. Morrow, manager of the show, said recently. The Eastern-National, of ten referred to as-the “live stock show window of the East,” will attract entries from at least twenty states and Canada to the Maryland State Fair Grounds at Ti monium, Maryland, Novem ber 12-17. Mr. Morrow said that ex hibitors are being invited to participate in a Quality Be ef Carcass Contest in which steers will first be judged in the show ring and then after slaughter. The cattle will be shown on-the-hoof on Sunday, November 13, and will be taken the fol owing day to a Baltimore slaughter house where they will be prepared for the rack and judged. The grand cham pion and reserve champion carcasses will be brought back to the fairgrounds on NEW! McCormick No. 91 Harvester • Thresher Call Us For A Demonstration Cope & Weaver Co. WILLOW STREET Kauffman Bros. MOUNTVULE Research Report Explains What Happens To Nitrogen Many tons of nitrogen fertilizer will be left in our soils next fall after harvest. Can we cut down on winter nitrogen loss’ Can we estimate what’s left next spring when making fertilizer recommendations? These are questions USDA . and State scientists are try- lion d f oll f, s a year for nitro mg to answer. The answers fertilizer in humid re are important because we glo , ns ° £ the f c ° u ? try ~ f nd spend over a third of a bil- ° nly hal£ ° f amount 18 _ up by crops. Tuesday for exhibition. Another class for junior calves born after December 31, 1959, has been added to the 4-H Club and FFA Bre eding Heifer Show, Mr. Mor row added, and exhibitors in this show may enter two heifers. Last year, when the heifer show started, they were restricted to one entry. The addition of these two classes, he said, is expected to develop greater interest in the Eastern National. More than $52,000 in cash premiums will be offered. Closing dates for entries are October 1 for the open (adult) classes and Septem ber 24 for the 4-H and FFA Junior Show. The junior ex hibitors must submit their entry applications to their county agents office. David Kurtz MORGANTOWN C. B. 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