Crop,Summary ter “ rea K ! mp s°* ed TOBA . cc ? Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 10, 1963 1
n . * ||> a rn * ] considerably, .but more ram is - ■ ; 6 ’
Kam IS Welcome IO Crop needed to assure continued
' „ V. . growth. Late planted tobacco
Farmers in the Keystone was the best since March, shows Very htUe growth . Early
State got some.much needed according to the Pennsylvania planted tobacco is small, but
rain during the past week. In Crop Reporting Service. shooting seed heads, with top
many areas, the week’s rain- Showers around the Lancas- ping underway. Last year one
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Lebanon, Pa.
fourth of the early planted
fields were ready to top and
two years ago harvest of the
early planted fields was getting
underway at this time.
Despite the frequent show
ers, farmers continued to make
hay, combine wheat and oats,
and bale straw. Fall plowing
got underway in southern coun
ties, as many farmers started
preparing ground for the fall
seeded grains. In the south
east, topping and hoeing tobac
co and digging of the late sum
mer crop of Cobbler potatoes
continued. Other farm activi
ties throughout the State in
cluded spraying and picking
fruit, mowing orchards, and
spraying, harvesting and culti
vating vegetables.
Wheat harvest continues in
northern areas, and is about
four - fifths completed on a
stateside basis. OAT harvest is
nearing completion in the south,
and just getting under way in
the north, with about half of
the harvest completed through
out the State. CORN is looking
better since the recent rams,
but stalks are short in many
areas. About 65 percent has
tasseled, and some of the ear
lier plantings are in the dough
stage.
Lack of rain during July lim
ited growth of hay, and most
of the second cutting was short.
Recent rains have promoted
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growth in many areas, but still
more is needed for a good
third crop. Nearly two-thirds of
the second cutting ALFALFA
crop has been harvested, with
third cutting starting in the
south. Nearly half of the sec
ond cutting CLOVER-TIMO
THY hay has been cut. The
hay made during the period
was of good quality except in.
areas where ram damaged the
crop In several sections of the
State, farmers mowed hay that
was too short to rake, in hopes
of a good third cutting.
Harvest of the LATE SUM
MER crop of Cobblers is well
underway with good quality
and fair yields. The FALL crop
in the Lehigh area showed
signs of dry weather except
where irrigated. Set throughout
the eastern counties is good
with tubers now about the size
of golf balls. In the west, in
sects have been hard to con
trol. Cool, damp conditions in
Cambria County prompted
spraying of fungicides. Russ
etts in that area are in full
bloom. Katahdins are still in
blossom in Potter County with
vines growing profusely and
set considered good.
Warm, humid, and rainy wea
ther improved prospects dur
ing the week, and hastened ma
turity in many areas Harvest
of SNAP BEANS for fresh mar-
ket and processing continues m
all areas. SWEET CORN pick
ing continues, and volume for
processors is becoming heavier.
The dry weather has caused
short stalks and ears in many
areas, but yields are fair TO
MATO picking has been light,
but more volume is expected
during the coming week. Pick
ing of green wraps has started
in the Schuylkill-Luzerne area,
but volume is light. Dry rot
continues to plague farmers in
many areas where irrigation has
not been used.
Fruit is continuing to size
in all areas although some is
rather small for this date. Early
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