# ■ 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 ”
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