12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 14, 1965 Set on later varieties is good " 1 —■ and rainfall has improved out farmers in the south looked l°ok in eastern and southern forwaid to the possibility of a Tobacco topping is third cutting. Pastures perked )!f e un <J® r way *n Lancaster up but most continued to sup- County Pea harvest is nearing ply below normal amounts of cor nP le tion m Potter County f ee( l while snap bean harvest is just „ , beginning. Tomato picking has OTHER CROPS increased in the south but copl Digging of early potatoes is weather has delayed ripening ip full swing Size is mostly j n Erie County Harvest of small but quality is excellent, sweet corn continues. Crop Roundup CHOI* PROSPECTS IMPROVE Ci op prospects greatly im aioved in all areas during the veek. accoiding to the Penn sylvania Crop Reporting Scrv .ce Rainfall the past week cas below average but was mtficicnt to sustain giowth aiomoted by adequate rain ,all ,cail> m the month. Hay nelds showed signs of new _iowth and pastuics weie 'inning gieen Satisfactory .lowlh of coin continued in most aieas but cool nights have delaced the pioccss Hal ves! ot small gums icmained i maioi activity with good \heat yields being icpoited Othei actiMtics weie baling vtiaw and hay plowing for all seechngs digging eaily wtatoes topping tobacco and nai vesting flints and vege ables GRAINS Hai vest of small grains made good piogiess near the end of the week aftet being delayed by rams eaily in the nenod Wheat haivest is well andeiway m noithein coun •ics and neanng completion n cential counties Reported vields aie mostly above last ► eai and above average Oat nai vest is vntually completed n the south and will begin jhoitly m the northern tier counties Plowing activity for planting wheat and barley is nci easing m the southein counties and beginning else \heie Buckwheat is in bloom m many aieas The corn ciop, u hich was showing signs of fi ought damage in numeious ,! gas gieatly improved hi lams of the past two week ends Howcvei the moistuie came too late to aid many of ihe alieadv stunted plantings 'itaiewide yields £Ol giam „ill piobably be below avei- S HAY AND PASTURES ■ln aieas that leceived am ple i ainfall hay fields showed signs of new giowth and pas tures weie turning green Se cond cutting of alfalfa advanc ed in the noithein counties as • Eric Si-oner (Continued from Page D f re picked on the basis of their over-all club work Mem beis of the group are given opportunities to icpiesent the state at various 4-H functions all over the country, according to Winthrop Meinam, associ ate county agent Stonei was named one of thiee Keystone Award winners horn Lancaster County foi hia pioject woik in Conservation and Field Crops Other county Keystone winners weie Vir ginia Wivell Columbia HI, in Home Economics and Food Pieservation and Evelyn Gioff Gordonville HI, in Biead At pi ess time announce ment of names of state win ners in each pioject categoiv v. as still being awaited These state winners are picked from among the Keystone winners MH 30 FOR TOBACCO SUCKER CONTROL SMOKETOWN Ph. 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