A2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1980
HARRISBURG - With
wet fields during the week
ending May 19, Com
monwealth farmers took full
advantage of the three days
suitable for fieldwork, ac
cording to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service.
Southern counties reported
an extra day suitable for
work, while central counties
had one less suitable day.
Field activities included
plowing, spraying and
planting of oats, corn,
potatoes, soybeans, alfalfa,
clover, vegetables and silage
crops.
Local game
farms slate
open house
SCHWENKSVILLE -
Open house programs have
been scheduled by the Game
Commission at its game
farms on Sunday, June 8,
from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
Game Commission per
sonnel will be on hand at the
farms to explain hatching
and rearing programs. No
reservations to attend are
necessary.
Following are the names
and locations of the game
farms and the species
produced by each:
Eastern Game Farm,
Schwenksville R 2, between
Limerick and Sch
wenksville, pheasants.
Western Game Farm,
Cambridge Springs, Rl,
three miles southeast of
Cambridge Springs on Route
408, pheasants.
Loyalsock Game Farm,
Montoursville R 2, five miles
north of Montoursville on
Route 87, pheasants
State Wild Turkey Farm,
Proctor Star Route,
Williamsport, seventeen
miles north of Mon
toursville between Barbours
and Proctor, turkeys
State Wild Waterfowl
Farm, Meadville R 4, two
miles northwest of Geneva,
mallard ducks.
Southwest Game Farm,
Distant, three miles south of
New Bethlehem near Distant
on Routes 28 and 66,
pheasants.
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Farmers get 3 nice days to push fieldwork
Statewide, reports of farm
fuel suppkes were mostly
adequate. UP gas was rated
as 94 percent adequate and
four percent surplus, while
diesel fuel was rated at 95
percent adequate and four
percent surplus. Gasoline
supplies were rated at 93
percent adequate and five
percent surplus.
Statewide soil moisture
was rated surplus to
adequate. Soils were rated
three-fourths surplus and
one-fourth adequate in
moisture for the central
York 4-H Beef Club honored
The York County 4-H Beef Club has been presented with a $2500 check from
BMY Corporation, York area military tank manufacturer. From right are, Vin
cent Jones, general manager for the manufacturing plant, Charles Bronson,
BMY vice-president, Brenda Walter, president of the beef club, the “pink bull”
played by vice-president Bill Wise and club secretary Chris Sunday. The check
was a thank-you to the 4-H’ers for their part in a beef promotion and giveaway to
plant employees for filling an April manufacturing quota for tanks. Funds will be
used to buy new floorcovering for the 4-H Center small meeting room and to
help fund a May beef show and attendance at the national Angus heifer show in
Kentucky.
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area; one-half surplus and
one-half adequate for the
north; and one-third surplus
and two-thirds adequate in
the southern section of the
commonwealth.
Plowing is now 83 percent
complete compared to 91
percent complete last year
at this tune. Spring plowing
was reported 83 percent done
in the north, 86 percent done
in the central region; and 80
percent complete in the
south.
Soybean planting is ahead
of last year, with 19 percent
Current levels of grain in storage are
high and all indications are that
marketing of the grain this year will not
follow normal patterns. Therefore,
additional storage capacities will be
needed this year.
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Even with the current economic slow
down, prices are still increasing. We
anticipate a rapid rate of increases
throughout the industry by year-end.
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complete compared with 14
percent in 1979. Northern
counties reported the most
progress in planting, at 37
percent complete. Southern
and central counties
reported seven and eight
percent complete, respec
tively.
Oats are 90 percent sown,
compared with 94 percent a
year ago. In the north, 83
percent has been sown, while
central counties report 94
percent sown. Ninety-six
percent of the oats are sown
in the southern counties.
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Potato planting was still
lagging at 62 percent
complete, compared to last
year’s 75 percent planted.
Northern counties reported
potato planting as 39 percent
complete. Central counties
have 74 percent planted and
the southern section of the
commonwealth, making
good progress, reports 82
percent.
Corn planting is also
behind at 45 percent com
plete, compared to last
year’s 63 percent and the
histone average of 51 per
cent planted. Progress of
corn planting for the north
was at 41 percent, with 48
percent planted in the
central counties and 47
percent planted in the
southern area of Penn
sylvania
Barley progressed to 45
percent in boot and 18 per
cent headed compared to 31
percent in boot and 42 per
cent headed last year Wheat
is at 33 percent boot stage
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and six percent headed. This
compares to 49 percent m
boot and 14 percent headed
in 1979.
Alfalfa hay stands were
reported in two-thirds good
and one-third fair condition
The first alfalfa cutting was
reported at less than five
percent with similar por
tions going to hay and silage.
Clo-tim stands were also
rated at two-thirds good and
one-third fair condition.
Amounts of feed obtained
from pasture were rated
average.
Practically all peaches
and cherries were reported
in or past full bloom, the
same as last year. Apples
were 14 percent pink and 83
percent in or past full bloom,
compared to 86 percent in
1979
Asparagus cutting has
begun and strawberries are
beginning to bloom Planting
of sweet com and other
vegetable crops is
progressing
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