12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21, 1962
WHILE SOME PARTS OF Lancaster County got
enough rain to remove any serious threat of drought
during the last week, other portions remained in the
grip of a severe water shortage. Corn in this field
in the north-central part of the county is pushing
tassel at barely more than three feet in height Joan
Young, Lancaster Farming secretary, holds two of the
wilted leaves of the plant to show the stunted ap
pearance and total height of the crop. L. F. Photo
• Spotty Rains
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■nub the tilling ot the com
nmtee but weie glad that the
committee left the door open
to ie\iew the situation at an
otliei meeting on Juh 21.
Fied G Seldoim idue com
mittee chan man said the com
mittee leels that conditions
haient reached the point to
cUssilv Lancastei County as
a disabtei atea at this time
The committee estimated
that haj, silage and othei
loughages about one thud of
iioima! foi this time of jeai
and pastnies onl\ 10 pei cent
ot the cal lying capacity of
la-'t yeai
Faimeis ■wishing to lepoit
conditions to be consideied at
the next meeting aie ashed to
contact the conntx Agiicultnie
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Foi oveiy dollar invested in limestone, ex
periment stations conclude, three dollars are re
turned in crop-,
Wh(*ie eke does one dollar bring three :r xe
turn ' Ii pa\s Uj use good limestone 1
MARTIN'S LIMESTONE
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Hlu(‘ Hall, I'ji,
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Stabilization and Conseivation
Office at 110 X Queen Stieet,
Lancastei.
Othet memheis of (he com
mittee instigated be the U S
Depai tinent of Agncultuie
aie Counte Agent M M Smith
and Hichaid Hooeei manager
ot the Lancastei office ot the
Faimeis Home Admmibtiation
Meanwhile, the Pennsihan
la Crop lepoitmg sei \ ice said
in its weekly report, ‘All crops
in Peunsjhania aie in need of
lain ’
With more than half of the
counties in the State ceitified
b% Goteinoi David L Law
lence to Washington foi classi
fication as emeigencx disaster
aieas the div spell continued
into us 10th week Since Apnl
1. the beginning of the grow
ing season lamfall has totaled
about 30 per cent be'ow nor-
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mal throughout most of the watering to the extent that in
Commonwealth. ■. the eastern section of the
_ , . , .. . state the water supply is be-
Records indicate that the .. * . .
, , ~ ~ coming critical. The late sum
current dry spell is the most . _ ~, - ,
J 1 , mer crop of Cobblers is being
severe in several years, al- , . ' , , ,
' marketed but volume move
though similar occurrences . . . . ~
, , ment is not expected for an
weie recorded during the *. , ,
t ~ . other week.
19,)0s In the northeastern
counties, particularly the Dry weather has had its e£-
Scranton area, it was the driest feet on tobacco causing some
spung and early summer wilt in the Lancaster area
penod since the turn of the No peunanent damage is e\-
ceuturi. pected 'but lam is needed
soon.
The fall potato oiop is be
ginning to show the eftects Thus far, the state’s fruit
ot the drought Growers set crop is continuing to with
up for nngating ha\e been stand the dijness well.
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Hay quality lias been goo*
but hay fields cut and seed
ed to millet, soybeans and
sorghum showed, only slight
germination. Pastures ~ aro
burned badly in all areas and
growth has come to a halt,
farmers wee busy last week
with the second cutting of
alfalfa. However, in some
northern sections, there was
little or no second crop to
cut.
The state’s corn crop con
tinued to look surprisingly
good despite another week of
drvness,
Pa.