Crop Roundup
FROSTS END GROWTH
OF CROPS
Cold weather and killing
frosts early in the week end
ing October 11 have ended
growth of ail but the hardy
pianta, according to the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting Serv
ice. At least one kilting frost
has hit most areas of the
Commonwealth. Rainfall be
ginning Thursday and con
tinuing intermittently during
the weekend stopped most
field work for the week but
continued to improve subsoil
moisture levels. Major farm
activities for the period were
cutting silage corn, seeding
wheat and harvesting apples,
grapes and potatoes.
SMALL GRAINS
•Cutting o£ corn lor silage
is rapidly nearing completion.
Most, of the corn for gram
was- mature when the frosts
occurred Flicking is progres
sing in the southern and
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southeastern counties. Plant
ing of fall grains cover
crops continues at a", rapid
pace. Planting of barley is
nearly complete while active
wheat seeding continues In
the southeast. Volume com
bining of bucko heat continues
In^ the west as soybeans rip
en in the southeast.
HAY AND PASTURES
Very little hay was made
during the week because of
poor curing condition; how
ever, large amounts were cut
tor green chop. Pasture con
dition remains extremely
good. New alfalfa s codings
have the best start in several
years.
PA. SKEDLEAF TOBACCO
Production of Pennsylvania
Seedleaf tobacco is forecast at
47 2 million pounds, un
changed from the September
1 estimate. The current pro
duction estimate is 3 percent
larger than the 1964 crop but
13 percent less than the 1959-
63 average. The crop is ex
pected to yield an average of
1.7 SO pounds per acre, 50
pounds greater than last year
but GO pounds below the 5-
year average. However, by ex
cluding the 1962 and 1963
,crops when high yielding va
rieties were grown, the crop
Is* the highest yielding on
record.
Volume cutting of the
heavy crop began in mid-Au
gust and continued at a rapid
pace through the second week
of September. Weather was
generally favorable for cut
ting and harvest was virtual
ly complete by October 1.
The early-cut tobaicco is cur
ing very nicely and color and
quality are good. However, an
extended period of high tem
peratures and humidity the
week of September 20 was
detrimental to curing of the
later crop. As a result, some
shed burn is anticipated.
Weather since that period has
generally been favorable tor
curing. No frost damage was
evident this year and insect
and disease damage was very
light
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wet spring weather.'
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December 12.)
MuattMMfeWl*
Two Area Guernseys,
Summarized Sires
Two registered Guernsey
(bulls in this area have re
cently been named Summar
ized Sires, according to the
American Guernsey Cattle
Club.
la Lancaster, Wyao Saint’s
IHugo, owned by Atlantic
'Breeders Cooperative, at
tained this distinction by hav
ing ten tested daughter with
Official production records.
Their average production is
il 1,4 22 pounds of milk and
553 pounds of fat, when con
verted to a twice-daily milk
ing. 305-day, mature equiva
lent basis. Eight of Hugo’s
'daughters are classified with
an average rating of 83.4 per
cent.
Mulhocaway Butterfat Hus
tler, owned by Rutter Broth
ers of York, was also named
a Summarized Sire. He has
ten daughters with official
and
santa
conies
free!
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 16, 1965
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production records averaging
19,883 pounds of milk and 541
pounds of fat on a 305-day.
mature equivalent basis. Hus*
tier tans had eight of hie reg
istered daughters classified
with an average of 84.8 per
cent.
1200 Youths In Consv.
Work During Summer
More than 1,200 youttae
made contributions to soil and
water conservation activities
In their communities this sum
xner under the Economic Qp
portunity Act, according to
Secretary of -Agriculture Or
ville L, Freeman. They were
employed in work-training
and work-study projects spon
sored by Ideal groups with
technical assistance from th«
UjS. Department of Agrioul
ture.
The projects 'were ptenned
sponsored, and operated bo
state soil and water conserve
toon commissions and Idea!
soil and water conservator
districts, and the jobs were
provided under terms of tht
Economic Opportunity Act
program The youth® worked
under the technical direotior
of USiDA soil and water con
servatron qpecialists
Purpose of the program
was to give youths opportun
aty to gain work experience
and I'aaming to increase then
eirp’oyaibibty or to eam mon
ey i‘o resume their education
In the worktiaming pro
gram, 894 hoys and 295 girls
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