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
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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)
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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