—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15, 1966
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and sunny, the rest of the
week was cool and windy.
Farmers made good use of die
favorable working conditions
_ . .... ... as silo filling neared comple-
Typical fall weathei prevail- tion in most sec ,tions of the
ed during most of the week in state Plant ing,of fall seeded
Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania grains made good progress af-
Ci'op Reporting Service said ter the ground dried out {ol .
in this, the final report of the lowing last week’s rains. Oth
•eason. Except for Saturday f arm activities included ap
*nd Sunday, which were wann pj e picking, potato digging and
Crop Roundup
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New Holland
grape harvest. Seme, are**., of
the State got frost again' dur
ing the week, but.these has
been no widespread damage
to date*
Harvest of com for silage*
progressed rapidly during ithe
week, and is about 90 percent
completed. Nearly a third of
the corn for grain is still not
mature, and picking has start
ed in only a few areas.
SMALL GRAINS In speeches, we can-
Planting of barley is virtual- not locate the subject or ob
ly completed throughout the i ect > cither.
State, with wheat sowing near
ly two-thirds finished. Harvest
of buckwheat has been delayed
by rainy weather and the lack
of killing frosts.
HAY AND PASTURE
Growth of hay and pasture
continues to be slow. Adequate
moisture is available for good
growth, but warmer weather- is
needed. Some hay is being cut
for silage, but many stands are
to short for harvesting. Pas
tures are now supplying near
normal amounts of feed
OTHER CROPS
Harvesting of potatoes mov
ed into high gear as soil con
ditions permitted. Although
yields are below normal, they
are much higher than expected
early in the season. Harvest
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Advantages: of Fall Plowing Down
Gives opportunity for part of spring work •to -be done 'when time is less
critical. - -
2. Allows winter freezing and thawing to mellow heavy soils and provide
better seed bed.
, 3. Causes fields to dry and warm up earlier permits earlier planting.
4. Avoids soil' compaction from working fields when too wet.
5. Escapes planting delays caused by wet springs.
6. Reduces run-.off and ir>- ’-eases stored moisture.
7. Increases', yields’ of m«
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ty where fields were quite (Continued from Page 2)
wet. Apple harvest continues
In full swing in the Adams- HOGS v
Franklin-York urea. Picking of October 10, 1960
Jonathans'ls'nearly finished, Hogs averaJged 25 cents high*
with most growers working on er as 724 head sold. Retail, 24-
Red and Yellow Delicious. 25; wholesale (U.S. 1-3), 23.7®-
Size is generally good, with 24.35; heavyweights, 23-24. The
good quality. Picking of Stay- io shoats offered brought 14-17,
man should start next week.
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CALVES
October 10, 1960
•Receipts totaled 128 head,
but no price information was
reported.
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