14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 14, 1967
Drought Blamed
For Severe 1966
Pa. Crop Drop
HARRISBURG Production
of all crops in the state
with the notable exception of
wheat, barley and rye was
sharply curtailed by this year’s
drought, according to the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting Serv
ice
Adequate moisture in the
spring and hot, dry weather
for ripening and harvest were
ideal for winter grains Wheat
had a record yield of 36 bush
els per acre, one bushel more
than the previous high. The
bailey yield of 58 bushels per
acre was another record, top
ping the previous high by sev
en bushels Rye produced 29
bushels per acre, just one
bushel short of the record
Pioduction of all three weie
up fiom the pievious yeai,
with the wheat crop totaling
14.400 000 bushels, barley 9,-
048 000 bushels and lye 551,-
000 bushels
Fiom theie on pioduction
of the state's othei ciops
diopped in 1966
The coin yield was 49 bush
els per acie, 19 bushels less]
than in 1935 v'hile total pio-i
duction of 32 928 000 bushels I
vas the smallest since 1930 I
Mail Box Market'
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For Sale—32 hay lacks, will
fit any comfoit stalls Call
733-8297 Ephiata, Pd
Wanted Giade Angus baby
calves, male Ph 589-1787
For Sale —Pups—Labiadoi &
Border Collie Cioss Good all
puipose farm dog Easy to
tiain $lO foi males, $5 for fe
males Elwood Bicknell, Box
133, R 3, Oxfoid, Pa
Robert K. Rohrei
Bulldozing - Grading
Pafz Sales & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Quarryville, R. D. 1
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Corn cut for silage yielded
only eight tons per acre, three
tons less than last year.
Hay production totaled 3,-
426,000 tons, down 4 percent
from last year, with yields av
eraging 1.65 tons per acre com
pared to 1.71 tons in 1965.
Oats yielded 34 bushels per
acre compared to 47 bushels
last year, with total produc
tion of 17,000,000 buShels, 7,-
487,000 bushels less than a
year earlier.
Production of vegetables for
fresh markets and for process
ing, including strawberries,
was down 20 percent from a
year earlier. Potato produc
tion of 6,316,000 hundred-
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R. D. 1, QUARRYVILLE, PA.
Drumore Center KI 8-2116
PUBLIC SALE
BLACK AND WHITE
HOLSTEIN FARM
DAIRY COW SALE PAVILION
along Rt. 230 Bypass directly across from the
Comet Outdoor Theatre, just west of Lancaster.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 1967
2 years credit terms. Credit can be arranged prior to sale.
CHARLES C. MYERS, Owner
New Orchard Spray
Film Released By Esso
A new sound-and-color film
on the use of spray oils to
control insect damage to fruit
weight was 16 percent less
than a year earlier, with yield
averaging 162 cwt. per acre,
compared to 198 cwt. in 1965.
Stocks of Pennsylvania pota
toes in the hands of growers,
dealers and chippers on Dec.
1 totaled 4,000,000 cwt., 11 per
cent less than on the same
date last year.
The tobacco crop totaled
41,875,000 pounds, 18 percent
less than in 1965. Yield per
acre was 1,675 pounds com
pared to 1,900 pounds a
year ago.
WINTER FERTILIZERS
7:30 P.M.
40 Canadian Cows.
Some with official
ROP records.
Fresh Day of Sale or
right ready to fresh
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ATTENTION!
Reserve Tuesday, January 17 and Wednesday,
January 18 for Brewer's Dairy Complete 2-day
Dispersal at Coudersport, Pa-, Potter County.
Tuesday, January 17 selling 142 Head Registered and Hi
grade Holsteins 1966 official D.11.1.A. records 15,067 milk
539 fat individual records to 23,057 milk, 844 fat blood
and T.B. tested, charts furnished catalogues immediate
interstate testing done.
Wednesday, January 18 selling most new and complete line
of up-to-date machinery often sold at an auction 4 tractors
self-propelled windrower self-propelled combine self
unloading wagon trucks and numerous other nearly new
items not mentioned. Produce 300 tons good mixed hay
2 silos corn silage.
For complete information write or phone:
Sale Mgr.: D. O. Rockwell, Troy, Pa. 16947, Ph. 717-297-3460
Carl Diller and Everett Kreider, Aucts., Lancaster, Pa.
FARM FOR SALE
550 acres New Dairy Barn 84 tie stalls pipeline milk
er 2 bulk tanks boxstalls new loose housing shed
newly remodeled 10 room home, tenant house natural gas
heat real good water supply cannot be appreciated until
seen.
Sale of Real Estate Contact owners
(Farm shown by appointment only)
*********************************************
Complete Dispersal
£ v-
of
REGISTERED AND GRADE
HOLSTEINS
Located 6 miles South of Lancaster along Rt. 272
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20,1967
Certified, accredited, vaccinated (30 day tested for out
of-state) D.H.I.A. records.
65 HEAD 65
48 cows, Ist and 2nd calf heifers of which 25 are
registered. 6 bred heifers, 11 younger heifers. Fresh
and close springers, 8 due in the spring, 16 due for
summer, 12 bred back for fall.
Included in this sale: KENEVELYN SILVER ROCKET DTK.
3 yr. 9 mo., 348 d., 18,DOOM. 612 F.; ERNSDALE R.A. WAYNE
DTR. 5 yr. 5 mo., 363 d., 17.258 M. 664 F.; RIVER ROAD TIDY
SEGIS DTR. 3 yrs. 3 mo., 343 d., 13.828 M. 597 F.; MAPLE
BEND DEAN KING POSCH DTR. 8 yr., 363 d., 15,222 M.
573 F.; WINTERTHUR IDOL FLARE LEANDER DTR. 2 yr.
2 mo., 353 d., 13.077 M. 456 F.
Selling in this dispersal are some well bred grade cows with
records up to 19,135 lbs. of milk. A high percentage of young
cows here with the dams records as high as 21,000 M. and 800 F.
MANY OF THE 2 YEAR OLDS HAVE MILKED 45
TO 70 LBS. DAY. SIRES REPRESENTED IN THIS
DISPERSAL ARE FROM ATLANTIC BREEDERS
COOP., A.B.S. and N.E.B.A.
Be sure to attend as they must be seen to be appreciated.
Dairy equipment including S.P. 11 Surge milker pump, (1) 50
lb. pail, (2) 45 lb. pails, (1) 16 qt. S.S. bucket with cover.
For catalog write; Carl Diller, 1101 Beaver Valley Pike, Lancas
ter, Pa. Sale under cover.
Sale at 12:30 Sharp
by PAUL CAMPBELL
Diller and Kreider, Aucts. & Sale Mgrs.
464-2233 284-4517
FULL LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT SELLING
FEBRUARY 11, 1967
Owners: Edgar and Pat Brewer
Coudersport, Pa.
Potter County