# ■ Phihuliih COHN If weather conditions permit. IWHInUUp. Mo flmna conUnued when HAY “AND PASTURE BAIN CONTINUES TO completed Rtcent raina im P roved * he binder field work * f ■>* fl?ds frosted corn has been ensiled. * er * « nf « vo » We for hay n?ak with other frosted corn due 4n * “ 0! * , farmer ? wb ° ha J" to go Into silos this week. v « 9t hay fl ®[ ds a «f‘ n Wlll make Nearly 40 percent of the s^S e > »athei than gamble State’s crop is still not mature, ' v * th uncertain weather. Pas and further frost damage is tur « hav ® sreened up consid poggjUle erably, but need warn weath er to improve growth. The amount of ieed being obtained . . ~ from pasture is normal to be- Although weather conditions j ow normal in most areas, hindered the planting of bar ley and wheat, the rain Was POTATOES AND TOBACCO very beneficial to the early Wet fields have kept most plantings. Most early fields potato growers from harvest that are up have very good ing late potatoes, but as soon stands, and are making good as soil conditions permit, dig growth. Barley sowing is near- ging should get into full ly 75 percent completed, and swing. Yield and size are bet should be completed shortly ter on the late crop, since For the aecond week In a _ <yW) Pennsylvania farmers were unable to accomplish much field *work because of rains which lasted nearly all week, according to the State Crop Reporting Service. Field work was mainly limited to 9 ilo filling between showers. Soil moisture supplies are con sidered adequate for present requirements in practically all sections of the Commonwealth, jn some areas, where heaviest rainfall has occurred, fields are very muddy, and reports indicate a surplus supply of soil moisture. SMALL GRAINS Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1966 Diverted Acres May Be Grazed Starting Oct. 1 Any of the approximately 590 Lancaster County farmers participating in the 1966 com modity diversion programs may now tart grazing divert- growth has been stimulated by recent rains In many areas of the State, vines are still green and glowing, with vine killer not taking effect because of the weather conditions. Tobac co cutting is nearly completed in Lancaster County and should be finished this week Earlier lams helped the late ciop considerably. Most re ports indicate that the crop is curing well. ed acreage, according to coun ty ASCS chairman Fred G. Scldomridgc. With the end ol the six month, no-grazing piovision October 1, Iheie will be no loss of piogiam benefits for those who graze thou divert ed acres However, Scldomndge cau tioned, this piogiam relaxation legarding the use of acreage applies only to glazing the acies diveited fiom commod ity production Hay on such acres still may not be har vested Land diveited undei the Conservation Reseive Piogiam may not be eithei grazed or hai vested thiough the whole year Let’s face it' Oui ie.il piob lem is not the “high cost of living” it’s “the cost of high living ” (or power economy ANBR POWER-MATCHED TO YOUR HERD SIZE * MORE MILEAGE from chain that's hardened clear through and designed exclusively for barn cleaner service. * DEPENDABLE Starline has been building high quality dairy barn equipment since 1883. * COMPARE the features of a Starline Barn Cleaner with any other and you'll know why it's the Buy of a Lifetime. SILO UNLOADERS . . . CATTLE FEEDERS . . . MILKING STALLS AND STANCHIONS , . . WATER BOWLS . . . DOOR HANGERS . . . AND ROOF VENTILATORS . . . Installation & Service Agway Bee Line Supply Center 1027 Dillerville Road Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Former. Fai in Bureau Store X 7
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