6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 22, 1965
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Crop & Livestock Round-Up
state Hatch 5 Percent
Below Year Ago
Chick hatchings in Penn- 10 percent below the cpmpar
sylvania during April totaled i( ble period last year. Egg
-79 million clucks 7 percent typ e hatch so far this year
above March but 5 percent (97 million chicks) is 32 per
below April 1964, according to cen t below the January-April
the Pennsylvania Crop Report- figure in 1964. Broiler-type
ing Service. Both egg-type hatch during the same period
hatch and broiler-type hatch (175 million chicks) is 10 per
increased 7 percent from cent above the first four mon-
March to Apul Egg-type hatch ths of 1964.
is 32 percent below April last u.S. Chick Production
year but broiler-type hatch is 1 p ercent Below Last Year
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Hatcheries produced 297,-
842.000 chicks during April
1965 compared with 300,643,000
in April 1064. Broiler chicks
hatched during April totaled
223,304,000, up 6 percent from
April last year and the larg
est hatch for the month’ on
record. During the first ‘four
months of 1965 there were
819.143.000 broiler chicks pro
duced, an increase of 4 per
cent from the same period in
1964 and the highest of re
cord for these months. The
number of broiler-type eggs in
incubators on May 1 was 5
pei cent above May 1 last year.
There were 74,038,000 egg
type chicks hatched in April
down 17 percent fiom April
1964 and the smallest April
hatch of egg-type chicks of re
coid. All sections of the coun
try reported decreases, 22 per
cent in the West North Cen
tral, 21 percent in the North
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Atlantic, 19 percent in the
East North Central, 13 percent
in the West, 10 percent in the
South Atlantic, and 5 percent
in the South Central States.
The hatch of egg-type chicks
during the first 4 months of
1965 totaled 202,989,000 a
decrease of 15 percent from
the same period last year and
the smallest egg-type hatch
of record for these months.
The number of egg-type eggs
in incubators on May 1 was
down 11 percent from May 1
last year.
Excellent Weather For
Growth and Field Work
Above normal weekly tem
peratures and moderate ram
-tall last week, enabled satis
factory germination and grow
th of field crops, according to
the Pennsylvania Crop Report
ing Service. In addition, four
days without precipitation per
mitted field woik to advance
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farm work consisted primarily
of planting oats and potatoes,
with some planting of peas for
processing, In southern coun
ties planting of com, trans
planting of tomatoes, spraying
orchards and hay fields was
common. Cutting of green chop
and hay occurred in scattered
localities.
Grains
Barley and wheat growth
continues to be rapid. In south
ern sections barley is forming
heads of good length; however,
straw is short. Wheat has not
started to form heads. Eaily
planted oats fields are up, es
pecially in the south, and
stands are fairly good. Some
planting continues in nearly all
areas, but is only active in the
north. Planting of corn is in
full swing in southern sec
tions, and over half of the
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