16—Langaslter Farming, Saturday, January 6,1968 els, more than double the drought reduced 1966 produc tion and half again as large as the drought affected 1961-65 av erage production. The average yield at 88 bushels per acre ex ceeded the previous - record in 1961 by 16 bushels This yield was well above both the 49 bush el yield last year and the 64 6 bushel average yield Acreage for grain at 921,000 is 37 per cent more than the 1966 acre age and 11 percent greater than average Lush growth achieved during the season reduced acre age needed to fill the silos an the State, with the additional acreage being harvested- for grain High moisture gram has caused some harvesting prob lems this fall Salage acreage is 313,000 acres, '4l percent less than last year and 11 percent less than aveiage Silage pro duction is a record 5.008,000 tons 18 percent gieatei than last year and 31 percent great er than average A yield of 16 tons per acre was achieved, dou ble the 1966 yield of 8 tons and , , , , well above the 11 tons average Although planting was de.ay- y te a nd a new record high ed slightly because of wet winter Grains Establish ground in the spring, the crop made good progress throughoi i Record High Yields the growing season 'Product!: i Barley and set record high of giaun totaled 81048000 bush- yields in 1967, with winter Pennsylvania Crops Set Record Yields The spring of 1967 began with f r e quent precipitation, largely in the foim of snow, whuch de layed planting, according to the Pennsylvania -Crop Reporting Service However, few farmers were complaining, with five con secutive drought years in the immediate background The ade quate amounts of moistuie re ceived at this time, coupled with timely rainfall throughout the season, set the stage for some record yields in the Common wealth Among the grain crops corn, barley, and rye establish ed new recoid yields Winter wheat tied the record yield Oats yields wei e low because of poor harvesting conditions Fruit crops suffeied substantial amounts of freeze damage dur ing 'the winter and early' spung months, with lowered produc tion 'achieved as a result Corn Production Sets New Record cl 3 LU O N >H I rH «5J cl ~ c-a uj - a ®h |T Eh . . g M o< I HPh H JjJ »-3 - [a R£ an «q6hQ 95 <£ fa ,M U < DS l«Q .'. fa §||||i jggsi< E3 l<|P isegs ss Wgg«| u ■< *gfafa§ cn Z) ggwO^LU 5 isssss 2j wSpSHfa CL tf) 0£ U SUJ Zn ILLb TELEPHONE 854-7867 'V.ZtL*. MANUFACTURERS OF YORK, To All Of Our Many Lancaster County Customers and Friends: Thank you for giving us the opportunity of doing business with you and for the fine cooperation you extended to our company this past year. As we start a New Year, it is usually customary to look back over the past year and see what we have accomplished.’ As we did this, we found that more HORNCO feed was used, by far, than ever before in our company's history. For'this we can thank only you, our many fine customers. It is indeed a pleasure to do business with the people of Lancaster County. A finer group of business-minded farm people I am sure could not be found anywhere else in the country. During the coming year our company will be doing everything in our power to make HORNCO Feed and HORNCO Services even better than they were in 1967. business relations. wheal) matching the record 1966 Hay Production Up - yield. The fall planting season Production of ail bay totaled was good, with a mold winter 4,035,000 tons in 1967, up 18 and adequate'snow cover limit-''Percent'from last year .arid 16 ing winter'damage. Adequate percent more than average moisture was received in the Thas production was obtained spring to push the winter grams from 2,049,000 acres; 1 percent to maturity. Harvest was gener- fewer than last year, 2 percent ally completed before the onset below average, and the smaii of wet weather in July. Wheat est acreage since 1867. The all yield, 36 bushels per acre, a*s hay yield of 197 tons per acre the same as the record yield es- compares with 1.65 tons laist talbtehed last year and above year and 166 tons for average, the 312 bushel average yield and maftoh.es the record set in Production of wheat at 17,280,- 1961 Frequent rains throughout 000 bushels is the highest since the haying season made harvest 1954 and is 20 percent and 19 difficult, and lowered the qual pereent above last year and av- ity of hay stored. ©rage respectively. Barley pro- Fruit Production duotion at 9,900,000 bushels* is Below Average a new record high, and is 9 per- Apple production at 359 rml cent more than last year and 40 li° n pounds (7.8 mil. bu.) is percent greater than average, the only 'Pennsylvania tree fruit This production was achieved not showing a decrease from a on 165,000 acres, € pel’cent year earlier, being up 2% from above both last year and aver- last year but down 22% from age The barley yield at 60 average Peach production at bushels per acre is a new record 38 4 million pounds (800,000 high ’The yield in 1966 was 58 )*s 38% below the previous bushels and the 5-year average y iear a| nd 65% less thanaverage 45 4 bushels per acne Rye yield is also a record high 31 bushels per .acre, compared to the 1966 yield 'Of 29 bushel's and the av- The Tioga State Forest, an erage yield of 23 3 bushels Pro- Tioga 'and Bradford counties, duotion is 558,000 bushels, the was named after >a tribe of Sen highest since 1958 Thais produc- eca Indians and for many yeais tion is 1 percent greater than was one of the most important last year and 7 percent more timber regions an Pennsylvania than average (Dept of Forests & Waters) Bk Gomjwtiuj, uvcv POULTRY AND ANIMAL FEEDS - PENNSYLVANIA We are indeed looking forward to another year of pleasant “Service m'akes the Difference’’ DID YOU KNOW Yours truly. D, E. HORN AND COMPANY, INC. E. 0. Horn, Sr. President Fall Pig Crop 9 Percent Less The fall 1967 pig crop ls | Pennsylvania totaled 328,000 head, according to the Pennsyf vania Crop Reporting Service This was 9 percent less than the fall 1 968 crop of 360,000 and \ percent below the 1961-65 avei age of 340,000. Sows farrowed June-November at 42,000 coni pares with 45,000 a year earlier The 5-year average fall farrow ings is also 45,000 Average pigs saved per litter was 7.8 down slightly from the record high 8 0 pigs per litter last year but above the 5-year average of 7 6 Total pig crop for the yeai 1967 was 736,000, up 4 percent from the 1966 crop and 2 pei cent above the 1961-65 average Sow farrowings by months for the fall pig crop were: June, 5.000, July, 6,000; August, 10, 000; September, 10,000; Octobei, 7.000, and November 4,000. Intended farrowings of 50- 000 sows for the spring of 1968 compares with 53,000 farrowed in the spring of 1967 and a 5- year average of 53,000. ~ This report is based on indivf dual livestock farm reports ob tained through the cooperation of the Post Office Department and the Rural Carriers. January 6, 1968