B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20,1967
• Wet Spring
(Continued irom page 1)
Elizabethtown vicinity farmer,
adding, “and there’s none up
yet.”
Although some fields were
expected to be passable by Fri
day morning, he said, the
ground generally is still not
really fit.
Although they usually like
to get their corn planting un
derway by May 10th in that
area, the dairyman said that
if they can get started pretty
soon now will still be
plenty of time to get a crop
out
NEW HOLLAND AREA
Some muslin-covered tobacco
seedbeds in the New Holland
area were uncovered for the
first time this week. Plants are
reported small, about dime
sized.
Between the late plants and
the increasing work-schedule
pressure, a New Holland steer
feeder noted there wouldn’t be
much tobacco planted in his
area during May.
Tobacco plants at the state
field research farm near Lan
disville were also reported to
be nearly two weeks behind.
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ry Engle told this reporter that
leaves were half-dollar-size in
some of the beds that had been
covered with a combination of
plastic and muslin. This dou
ble covering represents a new
experiment this year and prom
ises to stand up belter than
the plastic covered arches un
der the windy conditions often
experienced in that area. En
gle added that the plastic was
being removed this week so
that the plants won’t be burn
ed, but the muslin covering
will be left on.
Back in the New Holland
area, it was reported that some
of the farmers using horses
began planting corn Thursday;
others were generally waiting
until Friday to get started.
LITITZ-MANHEIM AREA
Potato planting in the Lititz-
Manheim vicinity was report
ed 85 percent completed by
one large grower. He noted
that the few plants that are up
look good, but that the whole
crop is about two weeks be
hind schedule.
One crop farmer who said he
usually has his entire corn crop
planted by this time reported
only 50 acres completed. He
anticipates rapid completion of
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the job if the clear weather
holds, however.
Following a plow-plant sys
tem which usually enables him
to get his planting done earli
er than most, he generally has
a good part of his corn crop
in by the last week in April.
Not this year.
QUARRYVILLE AREA
A dairyman-crop fanner in
the Quarryville section said he
only had five acres of corn
planted before the rains came
about May 6th. The ground is
drying off in good shape in his
area, he noted. He expects to
have his corn all planted by
about the middle of next week.
The rain has pushed a lot of
growth on some early tomato
plants. These look good on one
Quarryville farm, the owner
said. The cool weather hasn't
helped too much though
SUMSIARY
While the season is slow,
late, cold, and wet so far, there
is apparently no need for un
due concern about making a
corn crop this year. According
to associate county agent Ar
nold G. Lueck, if the weather
breaks now, there will still be
time to grow out full-season
corn varieties.
It is felt that weeds may get
an extra good start this spring,
but most fairness seem to use
herbicides after planting Those
that don’t, piobably should con
sider trying it this year The
general estimate is that the
small percentage of the coun
ty’s corn crop that was planted
before the rains will not be
substantially ahead of corn
planted in the next week Net
loss due to weathei mostly
time.
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