—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 23, 1977
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HARRISBURG - Spring
took a turn to the better for
the Commonwealth’s far
mers during the week ending
April 18, and fieldwork
moved into high gear, ac
cording to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service. The
weather through the week
was sunny, warm and dry,
with temperatures ranging
18-15 degrees above normal.
With the exception of a few
light scattered showers
Wednesday night, rain was
nonexistent, for the driest
extended period in the
commonwealth since
August.
Plowing and planting took
over at a rapid pace amid
some scattered concern that
the dry weather could put
stress on some fruit and field
crops. More than five days
were considered suitable for
fieldwork throughout the
state.
Soil moisture level was
rated adequate on a
statewide basis last week. A
few reports of excess
moisture were received,
mostly in central and
southern counties.
The relatively dry soils
gave way to the plow as
plowing moved to about one
third completed, far shy of
last year’s 60 per cent by this
time. Southern operators
have 40 per cent of their
plowing completed, central
counties stand at 35 per cent
and the north is one-fourth
done.
Planting of oats, at 25 per
cent complete is behind the
40 per cent plus at this time
last year. Southern counties
are approaching one-half
done while central areas are
at about one-quarter and the
north remains about 15 per
cent. Tobacco beds are
virtually sown.
Potato planting, at just
under 10 per cent lags behind
the 17 per cent planted a year
ago. Only scattered fields
are planted in the north,
while central and southern
areas are 13 and 18 per cent
planted,' respectively.
Barley and wheat are still
in quite good condition. The
crops remain in the pre-boot
stage of their development.
The asparagus and green
peas which azure up look
good.
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