A32— Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 2,1980 Rain gives some relief to central V.S. , Canada WASHINGTON, D.C. - Showers and thunderstorms have brought some relief from the hot, dry weather that has been threatening crops in the United States and Canada, according to a report issued today by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility of the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Agriculture. Excess ram, however, worsened dampness problems in northern Europe and nor thern European USSR. UNITED STATES. Ram ver the past several days rought some relief from the hot, dry weather that has been plaguing much of the central and southern United States. Temperatures dropped into the 80’s over much of the northern Great Plains The rain and cooler temperatures benefited corn and soybeans under stress in major growing areas that had had no ram for two to three weeks. With com now PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN, INC. w j!,°£ i2BßDMLitto ' pa 17543 Hardware . 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Key areas where the winter gram harvest was behind schedule because of wet, cold conditions un proved generally this past week as weather systems stayed mostly to the north. Temperatures remained below normal, however, so conditions were less than ideal for harvesting and for row crop development. Conditions vary m spring LSA-100 LIQUID SILAGE ADDITIVE FOR PARAMOUNT FEED & SUPPLY BfcEF & DAIRY 25 W Lonf Meadow Rd . Hagerstown, MD Phone 301-733-8150 gram areas. Moisture remains adequate in the New Lands, a major spring grain region. In the less important spring grain areas of northern European USSR, quality and yields suffered from continued cold, rainy weather. EUROPE. The same cold Broiler chick placement decline HARRISBURG - Com mercial red meat production m Pennsylvania during June totaled 78.3 million pounds, down seven percent from June 1960, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Cattle slaughter at 53,100 head was down 15 percent, while calf slaughter at 12,100 head was up seven percent from last year. Hog slaughter at 274,100 head increased one percent from a year ago. The number of sheep slaughtered totaled CUSTOM BUILT BARN EQUIPMENT LOOP STALLS (Southern Style - Channel Front - Welded Front) STANDARD FREE STALLS GATES (38” -48” - 54” High) AUTOMATIC GATE LATCHES FENCING FEED THRU FENCING SIIDCE +ISBIOO BfIUnCED Rflnon LSA-100 Advantages •100% protein equivalent • Requires no specialized equipment. •Creates no disagreeable odors to intate your eyes or skin. • Does not contain added salt or calcium •Will not corrode equipment. •Needs no agitation at normal harvest weather conditions c/oJohnZ Martin New Holland RCTI - Phone 717 354-5848 wet weather that was af fecting northern European USSR also continued to retard crop growth in nor theastern Europe. Winter grains may be in the greatest danger now with harvesting due to begin shortly. SOUTHERN ASIA. Heavy monsoon rams have caused flooding and damaged spring crops, mostly rice, in northern India and in Bangladesh. Though flooding has occurred in some areas, overall con ditions are reportedly still favorable for spring crops. 12,100 head, down eight percent from May 1979. National commercial red meat production during June totaled 3.09 billion pounds, an increase of three percent from June 1979. Beef production at 1.73 billion pounds was unchanged, while veal production at 30 million pounds declined six percent. Pork production totaled 1.31 billion pounds, up eight percent from June 1979. Lamb and mutton production increased five percent to 22 million pounds. MARTIN’S AG SERVICE Shippensburg show (Continued from Page A3l) Aged cow - 1. Kathy Durboraw, R 9 Gettysburg. Senior and grand cham pion - Christine Gitt, R 2 Littlestown. FFA show results are: Junior calf - 1. Roger E. Hall, Shippensburg, 2. Ken Culbertson, R 2 Newburg, 3. Mark Yoder, Shippensburg. Intermediate calf - 1. Roger Wingert, Cham bersburg. Senior calf - 1. Vicki T. Basehore, Mercersburg, 2. Keith McNeil, Shippensburg, 3. Lane Thrush, R 5 Ship pensburg. Junior yearling -1. Frank Ressler, Shippensburg. Junior champion female - Frank Ressler, Ship pensburg, junior yearling. Two years old and under three, not freshened - 1. Randy Yost, Carlisle, 2. Conquer big crops The heavy-duty Gehl 1200 forage harvester handles tractors up to 225 hp Nine tungsten carbide faced knives deliver 9 000 cuts per minute at 1 000 rpm Lets you power through the heavy crops with time to spare Two-row corn attachment windrow pickup and snapper head available Stop in and look at the conqueror today Waiver of Interest Plan Until March 1,1981 On All Hay & Forage Equipment GEHL FARM EQUIPMENT PEOPLE’S SALES & SERVICE Oakland Milts, PA 717-463-2735 N. 6. HERSHEV & SON Manheim, PA 717-665-2271 A. L. HERR & BRO. Quarryville, PA 717-786-3521 S. JOHNSON HURFF Pole Tavern Monroeville, NJ 609-358-2565 or 609-769-2565 STOUFFER BROS. INC Chambersburg, PA 717-263-8424 ARNETTS OARAGE Rt 9 Box 125 Hagerstown, MD 301-733-0515 UMBERGER’S MILL Rt 4 Lebanon. PA (Fontana) 717-867-5161 ZOOK'S FARM STORE Honey Brook, PA BINKLEY & HURST BROS. 133 Rothsville Station Road Lititz. PA 717-626-4705 Kenneth Holtry, R 1 Ship pensburg. Dry cow, three and four old - Jesse Reichard, Chambersburg. Two year old and under three, having freshened - 1. Kirby Shoemaker, Cham bersburg. Senior and grand cham pion - Jesse Reichard, Waynesboro, dry three and four year old. States with the largest milk production in 1979 were: Wisconsin, 21.95 billion pounds; California, 12.55 billion pounds; New York, 10.68 billion pounds; Minnesota, 9.15 billion pounds; and Pennsylvania, 8.08 billion pounds. AGWAY, INC. Chapman Equip Center Chapman, PA 215-398-2553 CHAS.J. 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