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Diem & Sons IiITIXZ 626-2131 Crop Summary Farmers Make Use Of Weather Below normal rainfall in nearly all areas permitted Key stone farmers to make good headway in the planting of spring crops according to the Pennsylvania Ciop Reporting Service. Most localities leceived less than a half inch of rain and in some localities field work was not delayed. Parts of Erie County, wheie piecipitation since April 1 had been below noimal, received nearly 2 inch es Soil moistuie remains ade quate in nearly all sections. Prospects for fiuit and first cuttings of hay remain bright. Temperatui es dipped into the low 30’s in some noithern lo calities during the week but no freeze damage was report ed. On the average it was a warm week and with soil mois ture at near optimum levels, grasses, winter grains and early planted crops made good to excellent growth Grains Winter grains in most sec tions show good color and growth. Some stands are poor m low spots but in general .*******4*jf*Jf******»*J^*******+************** J lc SALE ORTHO - GRO LIQUID FERTILIZER Buy one gallon Ortho-Gro Liquid Fertilizer at Regular Price Get second gallon New Formulation 12-6-6 Contains organic fish, urea, iron, zinc and chelating agents. Use on everything that grows • Feed tobacco plants in bed • Use in transplanter water • Feed lawns, flowers and gardens This Special Offer is Available at the LANCASTER Farmers Supply 215 E Fulton St, Landis Bros., Inc. Manheim Pike Martin’s Farm Market New Holland Pike BAREVILLE Martin’s Hardware BLUE BALL J. B. Zimmerman ELIZABETHTOWN Zarfoss Hardware EPHKATA HoHinger’s Farm Market good yields are expected. Bar ley in the south is heading and some wheat is more than knee high. Cutting of rye for en silage has started. Planting of oats is virtually complete in southern and cen tral areas and nearing comple tion in the north Many early fields aie up and doing nice ly. Plowing for corn and other spring ci ops is now well along Planting of corn is now pro gressing on schedule with moie than one-third in the ground Early plantings in the south aie up and show uniform stands. Potatoes and Tobacco Planting of tobacco beds in the Lancaster area is complete Early stands made good grow th but in general development is behind schedule Potato planting made good headway during the week. Nearly all Cobblers are now in the giound and planting of fall varieties neaung the half-way maik. Attend Church on Sunday, For a Limited Time Only for 1 cent. following stores. INTERCOURSE Plant Food Store John J. Hess II R. S, Worst Store KIRKWOOD Kirkwood Feed & Grain NEW HOLLAND Kauffman Hardware MANHEIM Root’s Nursery STRASBURG 2 Weaver’s Farm Equipment * 2 J. B. Zimmerman & Son SMOKETOWN Click’s Plant Farms WILLOW STREET Aston’s Variety Store Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 23, 1964 A fOTTH^Wj Milk Production Above Average HARRISBURG Daily milk pioduction at 25 67 pounds per cow dining Apnl averaged 1 pei cent moie than in Match, 3 pei cent above April 1963 and 13 per cent above the Api il 1958 62 aveiage, according to the Pennsylvania Chop Repott ing Seivice Foi the fust fom months of 1964 pioduction per cow was 2,905 pounds oi 80 pounds moie than in the compaiable months of 1963 'Rigorous cull ing of hetds duung the two diought yeais pushed pioduc tion to a high level Culling of heids continues but at a lessei late Dunng Apnl 634 million, pounds of milk weie pioduced on Pennsylvania fauns The number of milk cows dunng Apnl aveiaged 824,000 cows, or appioximately 4pei cent below Apnl 1963 and 7 pei cent be low the Apnl 1958-62 average. Egg Production Shows Increase HARRISBURG The late ot lay per hen and pullet of paying age in Pennsylvania dunng Apnl inci eased 1 per cent over Apnl 1963, accoiding to the Pennsylvania Chop IRe poitmg iSeivice The number of layeis dining 4pnl was estimated to be 14 3 mJlion—3 pei cent above Apnl last year ®gg pi eduction for the month totaled 271 million, 3 per cent below March and 2 pei cent below pi evious year ■Pullets added to state flocks dunng April totaled 3 per cent of the laying number, oi about average Egg ipuces continued to diop. The average puce was 2 cents a dozen ’below the March puce and 1 cent helow a yeai ago. Feed puces remained the same as in Maich hut were 1 per cent above \pul last year The egg-feed i atio di opped to 94. Farm Women 7 Schedule Trip Society of Farm Women 7 held a meeting Saturday at the home of Mis Walter Derilingei, Paradise Mis 'Paul Reed led devotions and seived as cohos tess with 'Mis. Elsie Kelen bergei. Roll call was answeied with •‘an historical spot I would like to visit” Mrs Aaion Denling er, piesident, was in charge of the business meeting. It was announced that the 'Society will pi esent an English award to the senioi with the highest average in the subject at Pequea Valley High School. Donations were given to the Multiple Scleiosis Society and Mental Health The Society voted to give $lO to Daivin Boyd, Ephiata, spon soied by the Lancastei 'County International Youth and Foi eign Exchange, who will go to Koiea for six months. A memoual service was pie sented for the late Mrs Aldus Doutnch by Mrs Ruth Patton, A bus trip to Gettysburg and Carlisle is being planned for June 24 ®eth Denlinger, a granddaughter of Mrs. Walter Denlinger, played several selec tions on the saxophone. A plant and food sale followed and ic freshments were served. * * * ♦ The next meeting will be Sat urday, June 13 at the home of Mrs. Mary Usner, Gap. 5
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