6—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 10,1967 1 Crop Roundup Vcr> faxorabl * working con corn p] an tmg, .team the nia ditions during the past 10 da>s Jor t , c t lV ii\ made rapid head enabled Mate farmers to put in waJ , n d ]j areas Silo filling and long houi.s in an attempt to act niakjna were major actixi caught up on soring field work. ties , n many southern areas dur says the Pennsylvania Ciop Re in g time Planting of pota porting Sen ice Accompamng toes tomatoes, eabbage. sweet the dry weather were higher torn »nap beans and other temperatures which were xery vegetables continued in all beneficial to the growth of all areas crops Soil moisture supplies are still adequate in all areas, but rain will be needed soon to maintain this condition GRAINS: Corn planting has been com pleted on many farms through out the slate and is about 80 percent completed statewide Many early planted fields, which are up, are spotty and yellowish in color as a result oi the cool weather this sprint* Some replanting may be neces sary in several areas Oats plant ing is virtually completed throughout the slate In nearly all areas oats are making excel lent giowlh. with good stands and color. Wheat and barley continue to look good, with prospects for a good eiop of each still in evidence Barley is nearly all headed in most areas with wheal just heading in the south Ful-O-Pep is the talk of dairymen everywhere Here’s why: In milk room after milk room, gleaming tanks are filled with evidence: more milk per cow ~. more milk per ton of feed. Representing a new concept in dairy nutrition, Ful-O-Pep Cat* tle-izer Dairy Feed allows the cow to get as much as 20% more energy from the same amount of feed. This extra energy is used to produce more milk. That’s why North, South, everywhere ... dairymen are talk* ing, checking, and feeding new Ful-O-Pep Cattle-izer Daky Feed* Ask your neighbor about his results with. Ful-O-Pep Cattle4zer H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc. Witmer Grubb Supply Co. Elizabethtown HAY: Warmer weather improved the rate of growth of hay. hut first cuttings may he lighter than normal in many aieas Al falfa weevil damage has been severe throughout much of the stale, even when* spiayed Stubble will be spiayed tor weevil control on many fauns. PASTURE: Pastures aie now making good growth and aie supplying a normal amount ol feed in all areas Clipping has been noted in a lew sections and should be active as soon as the more press ing w'ork is accomplished. POTATOES AND TOBACCO: Planting of fall potatoes con tinued in all sections of the Slate, and is past the three quaiter mnik Cobbler potatoes aie up, and are making better hI Dairy Feed trademark s**.* >s Stevens Feed Mill, Inc. Harold H. Good growth now. Tobacco made fast er growth during the week as a result of the warmer weather. Transplanting was just getting underway on a few farms at the end of last week and should be active during the cuircnt week VEGETABLES: Strawberries are late m most areas, with picking just getting underway in York County. As paragus cutting continues with much improved growth as a re sult of the warmer weather. Tomato planting continues in all sections. Freeze damage may hold acreage below intentions. Lettuce cutting is just getting underway Green peas are blooming in many sections, but haivest will be later than nor mal Els** ■> / jjw ? r '" Stevens Terre Hill
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