V 01.21 No. In this issue irm lO litorisds ' 10 assifieds 34 mestead Notes 50 y Thoughts 50 s’APrincess- 52 nine on the Range 53 alts feature 57 a’s Notebook 59 aupbin Dairy Princess 61 Wagoneers have mixed feelings i JOANNE SPAHR .LERSVILLE - re just about there, and of them are glad of it. Barley is fair, wheat good, hay uncertain By DIETER KRIEG barley harvest, forthe most part, turned out to be only crop; wheat is looking good so far, and high quality hay ; Iy to be scarce this winter if present weather patterns >ue. That’s the indication received here from millers [rowers in three adjacent southeastern Pennsylvania les. barley harvest has been all but completed, with yields not too impressive in most cases, but the quality was Growers in northern sections of Lancaster County t yields of around 35 to 40 bushels to the acre. Southern ■ster County, on the other hand, is averaging close to 50 is per acre. York County yields lie in between 40 and 50 is per acre. The harvest has surprised a number of !rs and millers who were fooled by the short straw. “We GanapinffFefdure _ f ■ 66 Jr. Cooking Edition 67 „ ■ j-, Thouglxtsin Passing 77 BicentennualFamis 71,81, Livestock Congress 79- ChesterDHlA ' ' 84 YorkDHIA 86 Public Sales Register 90 Sale Reports 93 The Bicentennial wagon train crosses the Susquehanna at Columbia on its way to Valley Forge. For theßicentennial Wagon Train which left Texas on January 4 and camped at Circle M Ranch, Millersville. Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas Lancaster Farming/Saturday, July 3,1976 Bicentennial Wagon Train thetrip has been a good, yet long one. “Oh, I’ve made some history in this time, though,” didn’t expect this kind of a yield,” said a Quarryville grain handler. Most of the barley he had taken in was of the Barsoy variety, which matures early but can be quite dirty. The quality of the 1976 crop was described as nothing less Effective this month (July) the yearly sub scription rate to-Lancaster Forming will be $4.00. This change is necessary because of sub stantial increases in postage, newsprint and other production costs. says Mrs. Hazel Bowen, of Antelope, Tex., one of the star attractions of the 60 wagon train. She is a 68-year WOTICB old grandmother and has' been with the train since it started from Texas on January 4, and has driven than “good” by everyone contacted this past week. A number of individuals even responded with an enthusiastic “very good.” The test weight was around 45 to 46 pounds per bushel, and moisture ranged dose to 13 per cent throughout most of the combining season. Although most reports describe the barley harvest as “half a crop,” the actual range reportedly encompasses yields of zero and on up to 100 bushels per acre. Some farmers lost entire fields to other freezing temperatures last Winter or severe storms last month. One Manheiro area farmer claims yields of around 100 bushels per acre with his Barsoy. Later variety barley is reported to be doing better as far as yields are concerned. Not only is the number of bushels per acre up, but the straw is longer too. j Continued on Page 30j $4.00 Per Year - Photo by Joanne Spahi and taken care of her horses by herself. Although she drives a Pennsylvania [Continued on Page 16]
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