SB— Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 9. 1961
Crop Summary
Heavy Tobacco Harvest Advances
Tobacco harvest continued
in Lancaster County this
week with farmers report
ing one of the heaviest green
crops in years. Leaves of
exceptional size are report
ed in all sections of the
county. Dry curing season
weather is needed to get the
high percentage of moisture
down to safe levels Cutting
of the crop has passed its
peak, but a few crops a
round the county have some
growing to do. It appears
very unlikely that any of
the crop will be caught by
frost
Pasture conditions are ex
cellent in most of the county
for this time of year and
gome of the southern co
unty pastures which had
Started to turn brown have
made a good recovery. Hay
is still being made with the
quality varying from aver
age to good.
The hot muggy weather
provided excellent growing
conditions for the maturing
of the county’s corn crop
Heavy ears in many fields
have begun to break over
and in a few fields some dry
ing of the husks is noted.
Reports from around the co
unty indicate that the grains
are beginning to dent on
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many farms. Silo filling is
in full swing with the crops
filling the silos well.
Tomato harvest continued
at high levels this week with
good quality and yields be
ing reported from around
the county The crop is rip
ening fast and green toma
toes continue to make good
growth.
Fairly good working con
ditions prevailed throughout
the week, the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service said
in its weekly crop and weath
er summary. Soil moisture
was short in a few areas,
causing a delay in plowing
and the maturing of some
crops.
All fruit in the state is in
good condition and harvest
ing of apples and peaches
continues. The peach har
vest in the southeast has pas
sed its peak. The peach crop
is of good size and quality
but short in quantity. Little
or no insect damage is re
ported.
At present, the state ag
riculture department agency
said, everything points to a
good potato harvest. An ear
ly freeze is not expected to
hurt the crop in Potter co
unty but there is some con
cern over an early freeze in
. ed, the. barometer of fai m
Farm Prices income, was 220 per cent o[
p» wi ./l J the 1910-1 4 base of 100 Tl )c
Pa. Farmers Reverse Nat I l renoi index of 220 in mid-juiy ana
• 225 & yejvr
Harrisburg Pennsylvan- The blend price of milk ,
ia farmers failed to match a advanced seasonally 15 cents Nationally, farmers receiv.
nationTl increase in farm per hundredweight to $4.65 ed higher pnees for beef cat
prices during ‘August the and poultry and egg prices vegeS
State Crop Reporting Service remained about steady with wheat, commercial vegetan
announced today-. July levels Beef cow, veal * e and potato prices weu*
Farm product prices in the calf, and-lamb prices dropped s ’ iar Pl. y . , ~
Keystone State averaged 3 from 40 to 90 cents per hun- The parity index, the ratio
percent lower‘than in July, dredweight. *
aithough nationaHy prices ad Vegetables showed a gen- J from P 7 g £ mid . ju \ b ;
vanced about 2 per cent oral price decline as harvest t f 3 in mid . August in P e nn .
Lower prices for livestock volume increased. The price lvania- nat ional panty
fruit and vegetables account- drop was lead by sweet corn JL. gained one Point sZ
ed for most of the decrease (from $5 30 per cwt. in July P " cI
in Pennsylvania. Slightly to $3 95 in August), and to-
higher prices for dairy pro- matoes (from $l2 per cwt. to
ducts and food grains helped $6 80). These prices are an Roaring Maples Dean Belle,
offset the decline. - average for both processing a Holstein cow owned bv
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Erie County. Apple prices also fell as produced 14,841 lbs. milk
Plowing for fall grains harvest of summer varieties and 587 lbs. butterfat in 339
continues throughout much increased. days on twice daily milking
of the state. The index of prices receiv- as a 4-year-old.
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PROBLEMS
ASSOCIATED
WITH CATTLE
GOING ON FEED
Digestive disorders and a slight trans-
ient depression in appetite in newly-ar
rived cattle in the feedlot have been
problems for a number of years. There
are numerous causes:
The sudden change in type of feed, for example, from grass and
milk to grain, silage and/or hay and a protein supplement.
Too rapid pushing of grain concentrates.
Too much protein.
Not enough roughage.
Too much high quality roughage.
Unpalatable feed.
Too much green chopped legume or grass soilage.
Feeding soft or immature corn. If not moldy, soft corn is satisfact
ory, but animals must be accustomed to it gradually (Morrison 1 ).
Too much green chopped corn causing green corn poisoning.
Too much,silage fed to lighter weight calves. Calves do not have
the digestive capacity to obtain their total digestible nutrients from
a full feed of silage alone.
Digestive disorders caused by infections.
In addition, in connection with supplements containing an antibiotic,
there is an adjustment of the rumen microflora to the antibiotic.
This may cause a slight depression in rumen function and reduce
appetite for 24 to 36 hours after the initial feeding. Softer feces al
so may be noticed. This effect is transient and after 36 to 48 hours
the appetite should be restored to normal.
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