tr , v, misrta
/tfrnn Cnmmnru ' y Jnation. Lack of moisture was,
ruff’npl, . ibwi»«i«aß3te!C^WP l |!! , i
.Corn Planting Begins Ija County ' stur f s whickare makins May g added to the sou mois-
Very slow growth, ture coll tent jjiit soli moisture
Corn planting begun in earn- worked up fine and was in ex- Canning peas are making wag st jjj j n mos t areas
est this week with farmers ex- cellent planting condition. barely satisfactory growth, but Qf the statej t j ie Pennsylvania
periencing nearly perfect wea- However, many farmers are need rain to 'continue. Crop Reporting Service said
tfher for the job. Soil, getting concerned that the lack of 'Rain and snow during the fl- p ues day m its weekly crop and
V,ery little ram this spring, moisture may cause slow germ- two days of the week ended wea j ; i l er summary.
ALL WHEAT SHOWERS
including those growing 15 acres or less
MONDAY-May 13
Is The Last Day Ta Register
to vote in the coming wheat referendum.
REMEMBER:
This time the small man has a VOICE. USE IT!
There is no telling when small Pennsylvania wheat growers MAY
GET THIS CHANCE AGAIN.
You can vote
But,
Whether you are for or against, you CANNOT participate
if you do not register NOW, and to register you must sign
form MQ-24, Notice of 1964 Wheat Farm Acreage Allot
ment, and get it to your County A.S.C. office on or before
MAY 13.
The day to Vote is MAY 21.
Your 15-acre exemption will be eliminated and a system of tight
restriction controls is proposed.
Congress feels that you should have a voice in this.
The decisions based on this vote may well have FAR REACHING
effects on the course of agriculture and your business of farming
in the future.
If you are opposed to:
a. Strict Controls.
b. The classification of soft red wheat in the same set of
controls as.the REAL SURPLUS hard varieties.
c. To giving others the power to plan your farm's
production.
Then
REGISTER and VOTE
On the other hand, if you favor the proposed program your vote
is also IMPORTANT. It takes two-thirds of you to make it
effective.
DON’T STAY AWAY
BUT
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Oat planting has been near
ly completed. Oats in fields
planted early have emerged
but have very little because of
cool, dry weather.
Fall seeded giains, hay and
pasture remained in fair condi
tion and perked up slightly
with the recent rains, but de
velopment was behind sched
ule".
Planting of potatoes is well provision whereby gioweis of
ahead of schedule in the south- less than 15 acies of wheat wi,l
ern counties. Earliest plantings be able to vote m this year 3
appearing above ground were referendum, provided they re
“mpped” by low tenrperatuies gister by May 13 with their
during the week Both rain and county Agncultural Stabiliza
■heat are needed to promote tion office.
growth. Secietary Bull urged the
Vegetable planting continued state’s many small glowers
in many areas but was halted those with less than 13 acres
in others for lack of moisture of wheat to register befoie
Many growers, particularly of May 13 in cider to become eli
.peas and beans, who gible to vote He explained that
their plantings to spread out eligibility to vote can be of
the harvest penod, have tern- consequence to them, in the
poranly stopped planting to av- event the lefeienduin passes,
oid a burdensome peak at har- whether they vote or not Gic
vest time. wers of over 15 acies need net
■Fruit geneially was past full
bloom in the Adains-Frankliu
County area but still in bloonn
in the other fruit producing ar
eas Frosts during the week
caused additional damage to
some fiuit, especially peaches
and cheines in the southern
section and grapes in the Bne
area.
Last week’s weather was ra
ther typical of eailv May Some
shower activity was noted but
generally fan, sunny and biee
zy conditions with changeable
tempeiatuies pievailed thro
ughout theipenod Showeis and
Tuesday supplied the only sig
nificant lamfall of the wee’t
with amounts langing fiom
oue-half to thiee-fouiths ot an
thunderstoims Monday and mc h
3 years in Comity Tests 3 years Record Performance
1962 Lane. Co. Test Results
Hybrid to Variety
Todd
Bastland
DeKdlb
Pioneel
Todd
Ptistei
Pioneel
PunKs
Funks
Pioneer
DeKalb
Funks
Fun Kb
Todd
Todd
Faun Buieau
Faim Buieau
ICastei n States
Pioneer
Kastland
DeKalb
Pastel n States
\’ 13
Faim Buieau
Pfistei
Pioneer
Pastel n States
Faim Buieau
Fastein States
VJ S 103 S 127 1 11" >
Farm Buieau SD7 1(11 l> T>3(, 117 1
Penna S’". 132 1 1 12 n 117 3
Dels alb Shi »! 1 1 23 7 11'!
Pfistei 11-1 32 t 1 !C. 3 11 1 i
Funks S 3 131, G 11S S 112 7
Fastein States 0737 13, i 133 3 ]3> ‘
DeKalb 837 711 123 3 13,.,
Pfistei SX23 81 2 03 5 33 o
Coin Test Plots were conducted bi the Duuastoi Counli I.\-
tension Service, undei Count* Agent’s Super-vision
Limited Supply of Varieties 88R, 855 and 645
See or Phone Your Dealer Now
MERVIX McMIOHAEE
R. D. 6, EaucaMcr, Pa.
AVIEETAM DBAX
R. I). 1, Strasburg, Pa.
E. H. KEEN & SOX
Parksbmg, Pa.
■i ” i
RAEPH HERTZEER
—-li—JE 2, EU-crt,on, -Pa.
r.c>*l J it y>Wl ,yab‘tu Uiei .jjmmibi <
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 11, 1963—7
Yield in Bushels Yield In Bushels
Kohier Barm Minnich Balm
1 77 9 1 59 4
1 77 1 157 5
1 77 0 150 1
1 75 7 1 57 9
1 77 1 1 50 9
120 0 172 5
1 52 7 140 2
142 4 127 2'
15.5 0 1 51 I.
1 16 6 117 2
129 2 1 5 5 7
121 S 127 4
152 0 125 0
127 7 12 1 1
96 S 12 5 5
119 4 129 4
127 4 129 7
125 S 121 7
106 9 144 4
157 1 111 5
114 G 127 7
ssn
640
3U4
4 56
52 5
O'l I,
G'll
21 51
65!
0702
0144
647
632
GT27
son
3166
5 50
Sl2
41 S
527 A
8 50
S2O
AMOS HORST
R. I). 1, Barcville
Governor Urges
Farmers To Vote
HARRISBURG Regard
less o£ how they vote, Penn-
sylvania wheat glowers today
were urged by State Secietaiy
of Agriculture Leland H. Bull
to cast a ballot in the national
wheat referendum May 21.
He advised fai mei sto in\ es
tigate all factors involved n.
the proposed fedeial wheat
program tor 19C4 and to make
their own decisions.
He called attention to a new
legister to vote
Secretary Bull pointed out
that while the state’s wheat
acreage 'has been -declining in
lecent years, “wheat is still aa
important part of our agricul
utial economy” Wheat, he
said, is No 3 in value of pro
duction among Pennsylvania
field ci ops and second in fanii-
eis’ cash leceipts fiom mar
ketings.
For Those Who
Want
Top Yields
127 1
127 7
115 9
1 51 7
129 2
157 9
1119
111 1
1218
106 7
108 S
99 3
EEROY GEIU EST.
R. 2, Manhoim
JACK ROBIN SOX
Biwl-ln-Haml, Pa.
HAUOLI) GKHMAX
K. I). 3, I.aiicaster, Pa.
AKLIXGTOX XIII.MII
Elm, Pa
xoi/r bugs.
- K. J). 2, Pcaeh Bottom -
Averag o
147 7
IK) 2
14 7 7
117 7
1 4 1 11
141 2
116 7
177 r
1 12 1
3 12 0
141 I
370 1
3 if '1
320 ')
3 3 0 1
120 t
32S 7
127 S
327 7
3 27 1
120 i
120 0
11 9 5
119 1
119 1
119 0
117 7