SILO FILLING TIME AGAIN. A fami
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week was the blower pipes stretched up
ward at many farm silos as corn became
dented and the pressure of getting the silo
full before the sons went back to school
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started harvesters rolling in county fields.
In the L. F. Photo above Nevin Hershey,
Ronks Rl, chops corn for his brother-in
law Roy Neff, Paradise Rl. The corn was
well dented but Hershey thought the stalks
might be a little green yet.
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# Installation and Service
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 7.1968
Brief Crop Summary
Continued dry weather is still limited rcgrowth to such an ex
slowing crop growth and hinder- tent that third cuttings are light
ing fall plowing and planting op- and little hay is being made,
erations in most areas of the Many farmers continue to green-
State, according to the Pennsyl- chop hay to supplement their
vania Crop Reporting Service, dried up pastures, with hay be-
Oats harvest and straw baling ing fed in barns
continued in extreme northern
counties, while haymaking, plow- PASTURES: Are short and
mg and harvest of fruit'and veg- b rown in most sections of the
etables were active in other State, with below normal
areas Tobacco cutting continued amounts of feed being obtained
in Lancaster Countj
TOBACCO: Growers report
SOU moisture supplies are re- lhat ab ° ut ° ne - half . of ‘ he Lan ;
poited as short in ieailj all sec- ca ?* er " ol ' ntJ cr ° p J ‘ as b « n
ticns of the State with the ex- ' Vlth J°°f , y ' eldS , ,n t g ®" e
ception of some noithern and p rowtl ? of , } ale J p!ant ? gs
western areas wheie neai nor- been slowed b> d>> weather and
mal suppl.es are reported The some fial< i is ™* y e not b * ° Ut b6 ‘
August reoort of cbseived well cause of lack of size
water-levels for 30 wells thi ough POTATOES: Extremely hot
out the State showed that 24 weather a couple weeks ago
wells were below July levels stiuck potatoes during the cnti
and 23 were down fiom a year cal sizing period and caused
earlier. some wilting of vines and hmit-
mg sizing Set and quality is
CORN: Although corn contin- g 00( j ( but yields may be smaller
ues to look good in southeastern previous expectations be
areas of the State, the crop in c£ ( use of lack of size
many other sections is suffering -'
from lack of soil moisture. The FRUIT; Cooler weather last
corn is short and withered in week has pushed coloring of ap
many central and western coun- Pi® s along rapidly. Rambos are
ties with doubt as to whether it being picked, with excellent size
will mature. and quality. Sizing has progress
ed slowly in most areas because
OATS: Combining is still in 0 f dry weather, with only limit
progress in some northern coun- e d cracking. Mites appear to be
ties, but is nearly completed m 2 problem, particularly in cen
most sections now. Straw baling tral and northern areas. Size of
is nearing completion also, with nudseason peaches is fairly
plenty of straw for winter bed- sma ll, with the dry - weather due
ling. ing the past month being the
HAY AND PASTURE: Al- limiting factor Bird damage
though weather conditions dur- seems to be widespread, with
mg the week were favorable for quality generally good. Late
haymaking, the dry weather has (Continued on Page 21)
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