(i—r,anrfl«tpr Farming. Saturday. May 18.1968
FARM REPORT
Temperatures during the first
three weeks of April averaged
well above normal, with a rever
sal occurring during the final
week when temperatures drop
ped to below normal levels, ac
cording to the Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service. The only gen
eral rainfall of the month oc
curred during the final week,
with total precipitation being be
low normal. Despite the lack of
rainfall received during April,
moisture supplies are generally
adequate. Weather conditions
h f .\e been quite good for accom
plishing field work, with plowing
well along.
Grains
Winter grains came through
the winter in generally good
shape but growth has been pro
g» easing slowly this spring be
cause of dry topsoils early in
Apnl then cold temperatures
late in the month. The yield of
■winter wheat as of May 1 is ex
pected to total 35 bushels per
pc te, 1 bushel below the 1967
crop yield If achie\ed this yield
v ill tesult in a production of 14,-
260 000 bushels 17 percent less
than the 1967 production Plant
ing ol oats made rapid progress
duung April, with most of the
crop planted by the end of the
month Much of the oats crop is
up and showing good color
Growth has been slow, because
ol diy topsoil during the early
part of the month then the cold
tempeiatures during the final
v.eek The geneial rain received
duung the final week of April
was rery valuable in improving
geimination of the crop Corn
planting had begun in southern
aieas of the State on a limited
scale by the end of Apnl, al
though some farmers were de
laying until the soil warmed up
Hay and Pasture
Growth of hay and pasture
piogressed at a fairly slow rate
dunng April, being held back by
dr> topsoil and cold tempera
tuies Although pastures are still
short, they are being util
ized to a limited extent through
out the State
Fi ait
Pennsylvania fruit ciops have
progressed \eiy rapidly, being
about two weeks ahead of nor
mal Apple pollination during t'ne
f.nal week of April was leduced
because of cold temperatures,
but peaches generally bloomed
duting ideal pollinating condi
tions Consideiable winter freeze
damage to sour cherries became
e\ ident as they came into bloom
Some bud damage to grapes in
Erie County 'S anticipated, as a
result of frosts during late April
Other Crops
Strawbemes suffeied some
frost damage during the last
week in Apul, with many grow
ers utilizing irrigation facilities*
rn an attempt to limit the dam
age Volume picking ot aspara
gus began about mid-month, with
the early warm temperatures
pushing harvest along rapidly
Milk Pioduction
Although milk production in
the Keystone State is still well
below year ago levels, there was
some recovery during April
Pioduction per cow for April
was 35 pounds below the 1967
figure, compared with a 50 pound
difference for the previous
month The April production per
cow, at 790 pounds, was the
same as the previous month—an
increase in the rate of produc
tion since the month was one day
shorter The daily output per
cow, at 26 33 pounds, was the
highest since last June—follow
ing the normal seasonal pattern
Total milk production was 36
million pounds below a year ago
a 6 percent drop This decrease
was caused b} a 2 percent de-
dine in cow numbers and a 4
percent drop in production.
Weather conditions for the
month were generally favorable
for field work, with clear skies
and mild temperatures for the
f rst three weeks. These condi
tions enabled dairymen to plow,
plant oats, haul manure and fix
fences.'Some cattle were turned
out on pasture, but in general
grass was too short for use. The
last week was cool and wet,
slowing outside work and crop
growth, but definitely aiding the
dry conditions which had pre
vailed in nearly all sections of
the State.
The daily rate of feeding grain
and concentrates was 13 6 lbs.
per cow in April, .1 lb. more than
March and .4 lb more than April
1967 The amount of gram fed to
produce 100 lbs of milk decreas
ed 1 3 lbs. from March, but was
3 1 lbs more than a year earlier.
Egg Production
Egg production totaled 265,-
000,000 in Pennsylvania during
April This production on a daily
basis was slightly higher than
the March 1968 production but 1
percent less than a year earlier.
Poultrymen had almost 2 per
cent fewer layers on hand dur
ing April compared with both a
month earlier and a year earli
er This decline is the usual sea
sonal change from March to
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April. This is the lowest number
on hand for April since 1041.
The May 1 rate of lay at 63.5
percent was up 3 percent from
the April 1 rate and 2 percent
more than the May 1, 1967 rate
of lay.
The average price received by
Penna. farmers for all eggs sold
during April was 32 cents per
doren, 2 cents less than the Mar.
1968 and 1 cent less than the
April 1967 price. This price is an
average of table eggs sold whole
sale and retail, and hatching
tggs.
Penna. hatcherymen produced
5.9 million egg-type chicks from
Jan. through Mar., 21 percent
less than the first quarter in
1967. The United States egg-type
hatch during the first quarter of
1968 totaled 125.1 million, down
18 percent from the same period
in 1957.
Eggs in cold storage on Mar.
31. 1968 totaled 2,156,000 cases.
This was 3 percent more than
the previous month, 88 percent
more than a year earlier, and 94
percent more than the Mar.- 31
b-year average.
Slaveholdings
Slaveholding in the South be
fore the Civil War was confined
to a very small segment of the
population Only 384,000 south
erners, out of a population of
more than eight million, held
3 fl million Negroes in slavery in
1860
GRANGE NEWS
Fulton Grange #66 held their
regular meeting May 13 at Oak
ryn with Master, Clifford W. Hol
loway Jr., conducting the busi
ness session. First and Second
Degrees were conferred upon
six candidates.
The Youth Committee will hold
another dance for the commun
ity young people May 18 from 8
to 11 p.m. at Fulton Grange Hall,
“Living End” orchestra furnish
ing the music. Six young people
fiom Fulton Grange attended the
Youth Conference at Fleetwood,
Berks County, April 27.
The* Grange is purchasing two
tables with plastic coated tops
and adjustable legs, suitable for
use by the 4-H Sewing Club and
Tor dining hall use.
Nobody ever gets anything
Lancaster County Pomona for nothing, but a lot of people
Grange chorus will hold rehears- keep trying.
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R. D. 1, Stevens
H. M. STAUFFER
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Witmer
al May 19, 8 p.m, at Fulton
Grange Hall.
May 21, 8 p.m. Fulton officers
will fill the chairs at the county
visitation meeting at Quarryville
Fire Hall when Colerain Grange
will be host and Salisbury
Grange will present the pro
gram.
Degree rehearsal was set for
May 22, 8 pm.
Lancaster County Pomona
Grange will be host for the Dis
trict Pomona meeting May 25,9
p.m. at the Bart-Colerain Ele
mentary School. Montgomery
County will pill officers’ chairs
and Chester-Delaware and Low
er Bucks counties will present
the program.
The next regular meeting of
Fulton Grange will be held May
27 when Third and Fourth De
grees will be conferred.
H. JACOB HOOBER
Intercourse, Pa.
WHITE OAK MILL
ft. D. 4, Manheita
ROHRER’S MILL
R. D. 1, Ronks
C. E. SAUDER & SONS
R D. 1, East Earl