6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 27, 1965 Today’s Farmer is Different... He farms more efficiently —to produce higher yields and maintain n modern equipment, fer- . X tili/ers, chemicals and seeds. so are... These Single-Crosses and 3-Way Hybrids are bred to take the extra stresses of early plant ing, high populations and added fertility .. . bred to return more for every dollar invested. profitable corn cropt> See your DeKalb dealdf NOW. PUnt ALS DeKalb Corn, , ••01KAL1” la a fUaltttrtrf tranrf Nam*. Numtars ar* Variety Oaalf P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. SMOKETOWN |r£^ll9^lwf JfeDetsJsuHigk EGG Production *m*FEED WAYNE Crowing Mash —to help develop large, fully matured pullets with big capacity for early fall and winter eggs. Let ns help you get those EXTRA EGGS. Come in NOW* H. M. STAUFFER & SONS, INC. Witmer DUTCHMAN FEED MILLS, INC. R. D. 1. Stereos HERSHEY BROS. Rcinholds C. E. SAUDER & SONS R. D. 1. East Eaxl MOUNTVILLE J. K. STAUFFER & SON FEED SERVICE Lann ami Bellaire &• D. 3, Colombia GRUBB SUPPLY CO. Elizabethtown DEKALB | mA Single and I 3-way crosses J Together an Unbeatable Team... Many farmers who ar# planting new DeKalb XL Hybrids are enjoy* ing a Breakthru to more Ph. Lane. 397-3559 FOWL’S FEED SERVICE R D. 1, Quarryrille R. D. 2, Peach Bottom MILLERSVILLE SUPPLY CO. Millersrille ROHRER’S MILL R. D. 1, Rooks Crop Roundup Farmers’ planting intentions were reported as of (March Ist, and were announced re cently Iby the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Fig ures reported here include tobacco, potatoes, corn and other grains. TYPE 41 TOBACCO ACREAGE TO BE SAME AS 1964 As of March 1, Common wealth tobacco growers planned to make no changes in acre age of Type 41, Pennsylvania Seedleaf This places indicat ed acreage for harvest in 1965 at 28,000 acres. Although acreage harvested at this level is the same as last year, it is 2,200 acres (be low the 5-year aveiage. His toric records show a record low of 18,000 acres harvested in 1934 and a record high of 49,000 acres harvested in 1918. In the past 10 years acreage has ranged from a low of 28,- 000 acres to a high of 31,000 acres. Based on the 1959-68 aver age yield of 1,800 pounds, a crop of about 50 million pounds of Pennsylvania Seed leaf will (be produced. This would be 2 percent more than the 1964 'crop. The acreage actually plant ed an 1965 may turn out to be ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY - FRIDAY SSI "*< s - Free bacteria analysis during our Annual Open House and Home and Garden Show. Hardest water brought in gets a free gift. WE HAVE REFILLS FOR EVERPURE CARBON FILTERS. BRUBAKER ™=r 1284 Rohrerstown Rd. larger or smaller than, indi cated by reason of weather conditions at planting time, the availability of plants, and the effect of this report it self. The purpose of this re port is to assist growers gen erally in making such changes in their acreage plans as may be desirable. PA. POTATO GROWERS PLAN 3% INCREASE As of March 1, Common wealth potato growers intend ed to increase their total po tato acreage toy 3 percent above last year. This places indicated planted acreage in 1965 at 40,000 acres. If these intentions are ear ned out it would mean 1,000 more acres planted this year than last year and the high est planted acreage since 1961. The smallest acreage planted was 36,000 an 1963. The rec ord high was 308,000 acres in 1917. Based on the 1959-63 aver age yield of 193 hundred weight, production would toe 7.7 million hundredweight. This would be 1 percent above the 5-year average, and 13 percent above last year’s crop. The March 1 intentions may or may not materialize de pending on weather and soil conditions during planting time, labor and seed supply, current price and stocks situ ation and even growers re- MARCH 31, APRIL ANNOUNCING THE KISCO ABSO - - CYCLE AUTOMATIC WATER *r : Contests Door Prizes Free Refreshments Open 8 A.M. to 9 F.M. 1 and 2 NEW SOFTENER Consider the Special Features: '•'Wm s Fibre Glass Mineral Tank PolyPro Brine Tank Hi Capacity resin for Softening Water Motor Operated Valve Operates on low water pressure Latest and improved Brine System Most attractive in ap pearance and positive in operation Lifetime guarantee against rust and corrosion on tanks By-Pass during regenera tion No Solenoid Valves No Diaphragms No Brine Valves Low Salt Consumption 393-3908 action to 'tiMa-r«£drt. The pur* pose of this report is to as sist .growers generally In mak ing such changes in their acre age plans as may he desirable, U.S. Potato Intentiopis Up 7 Percent Reported intentions of growers indicated plantings of late summer and fall potatoes in 1965 will total 1,196,699 a'cies 7 percent more than in 1964. An Increase is ex pected in 22 of the 33 states producing late summer and/or fall potatoes. The 11 states which expect plantings to he the same or less than 1964 have relatively small 1 acreages and account for only 5 pe •- cent of the total late summer and fall acreage. Based on an average yield per acre with an allowance for trend, production of po tatoes from the indicated acis age of late summer and fall potatoes would be 237 million hundredweight, 17 percent more than 1964 and 5 percent more than 1963. The (acreage planted . toe winter harvest totaled 19,403 acres. 5 percent more than a year earlier. There were 35,- 000 acres planted for early spring harvest, 28 percent more than for 1964. (Growers’ intentions on January 1 in dicate 114,600 acres planted for late spring harvest, an 13 (Continued on Page 7) SOFT Lancaster
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