■Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Se Crop Service • Form Colendor r q j (Continued from Page 1) Sees Kecord , ng WorkBhoPt Fam credit Corn Production Tjilo , Record Corn Production j n g workshop, Salem EUB Looms; Prospective com pro- Church n High 'St., Man duetton is now estimated at a heim • Whopping 80,080,000 bushels. This is well over twice the Thursday, Sept. 21 small 1966 crop of 32,928,000 Solanco Fair bushels and nearly one and a 10 :00 a.m. - Solanco Fair, coun half times the 1 961-65. 5-year ty wide tractor driving con average of 5".575000 bushels. test 4-H, FFA. and open. The final out-irn depends on 1; oo p . m . - Judging Swine, the frost date. Continued heavy 2:00 p.m.-Judging Baby Beef rainfall and high humidity g:00 p.m.-“Sing Out, Lan during August has resulted in caster.” excellent development. Stalk « * i «■ growth is heavy and most g-30 p.m.-The Lancaster stalks have good ears many County Bee Keepers will two ears meet at the farm of Moses Small Grains: Combining of Lapp, Gap HI. William Clark, oats cent nues later than usual. specialist from Penn State, Wet, humid weather kept far- will be the speaker. m«rs from combining many fields until quite late. Much of Friday, Sept. 23 the grain was over-ripe and Solanco Fair some was flattened by storms 8:00 am.-Baby Parade resulting in harvesting losses. 2:00 p.m.-Fat Hog and Baby As a result, yield is now es- Beef Sale tamated at 47 0 bushels per 630 p.m.-Parade acre compared with 500 a 800 p.m.-Variety Show month ago. This indicates a 900 p m. - Music by the De productaon of 21.855,000 bush- fenders. els compared with 17,000,000 “~ last year and a 5-year average A t C-- of 27,364,000 bushels. Wheat /\UgUSI E-gg harvest which was late was . ■ r\ n .. m completed during August with v/UtpUl L/OWII good yields Barley and rye yields completed earlier were WIIC 1 Cl belli also quite good Soybeans for Egg production totaled 260 beans, grown mainly in the million in Pennsylvania during southeast made good progress August, according to the Penn- A record yield of 26 0 bushels sylvania Crop Reporting Serv per acre is expected compared ice. A lower rate of lay more with 19 0 bushels last year and than offset an increase in lay a 5-year aierage of 19 6 bush- ers to drop egg production 1 els per acre percent below the previous Hay and Pasture: Consider- month. A decline in number able quantities of hay were cut of layers dropped production during the month Quality va- i percent below a year earlier ries considerably due to delays Poultrymen bad 2 percent in cutting and showers during layers on hand during curing. Production is now es- August than they had in July timated at 3,977,000 tons but 4 percent fewer than dur the largest crop since 1961. ing August 1966. Tobacco: Cutting of Pennsyl- The September 1 rate of lay vania seedleaf tobacco got into at 60.7 percent was down 2 full swing near the end of Au- percent from the month eaiii gust The crop is estimated at er rate but up 3 percent from 41.800.000 pounds, up 4 per- the September 1, 1966 rate of cent from the 1966 crop of lay. Rather pleasant weather 40.200.000 but 20 percent be- prevailed throughout the State low the 5-year average of 52,- during August Temperatures 495.000 pounds remained comfortable without Potato Yield Also Record: any unusually hot periods. The Pennsylvania potatoes are ex- addition of pullets to tlhe iay pected to yield at a record ing flocks may account for the rate of 225 cwt per acre Pro- lower rate of lay as these new Auction if realized at 8,775,000 birds begin to lay. cwt would be largest since The average price received 1955, 39 percent more than by farmers for all eggs sold last year and 17 percent above during August was 33 cents the 1961-65, 5-year average per dozen, the same as in July Fruit: August rainfall help- but 11 cents less than the Au ed fruit sizing Pennsylvania gust 1966 price, apple production is now esti- Pennsylvania hatcherymen mated at 7,300,000 bushels; produced 16 5 million egg-type peaches, 800,000 bushels; pears, chicks during January-July 100.000 bushels; and grapes 1967, 16 percent less than the 43.000 tons comparable period in 1966. Soil Fertility Facts t i ~r =L ~i / &a ~ ~ rf'f OS FARMED ARE WORLD LEADERS IN MAWV WAVS vet TU6 •UTCH (JSC WtARLV TIMES AC MJCH FERTILIZER FER ACRE OAFtAHCSe AND WEST GERMAN FARMERS FEmUZB AT TWICE THE U S RATE. f*£iuKE w ui»A s*v£ plant 'pood c%pc*tcO'£aldnV with yj our oorroN,TOBACCO COtH» INCREASE OUft PROOUOTIOW*PftC«NCY» ANO •OYRBANS* t>A* >tember 16.1967 HOW COME *? , I'M WAV AHEAD BUT STILL t BEHIND • f(* ,/V; Advanced Training Taken •(conlf'^mp.g.» By Ag College Graduates vid J. Woods, state president. * ° e . Local farmers will be invit- Thirty-six percent of all stu- employment in fields of worK conference, especial dents completing four year such as farming, forestry and . on fl,e opening night pre programs in the College of horticulture. ceedings and the annual ban- Agi'iculture at The Pennsyl- Agricultural business and in- t vania State University during dustry claimed 10 percent of yu ’ the affail . i s *