D2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 30,1980
Showers give some farmers some relief
HARRISBURG - Mid
week showers delayed
harvesting of small grains
and others farm field ac
tivities during the week
ending August 18, but the
rain and an accompanying
cold front brought an esd to
the extended period of hot
and humid weather, ac
cording to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service.
Harvesting of vegetables,
bruits and small grains were
major fieldwork activities
during the week which had
four days suitable for
fieldwork. Other farm ac
tivities included making
hay, baling straw, plowing,
chopping com and general
repairs.
Apple and peach harvest is
reported to be good, but
some reports indicated fruit
size was small. Late sweet
com varieties are being
harvested, but are spotty,
with production rated from
plentiful to light.
Tomato harvest is building
up, with numerous reports of
dry rot and slow ripening
tomatoes. Snap bean harvest
is nearing completion with
reports of production being
down due to weather con
ditions. Harvest of
cucumbers, squash and
cabbage are reported as
good.
Soil moisture is still rated
short to adequate statewide,
but spotted showers and
thunderstorms have caused
wide variations within
regions. Northern operators
rated soils as 48 percent
surplus to 33 percent
adequate. The central region
reported 64 percent short to
29 percent adequate while
the south showed 50-50, short
and adequate soil moisture
supplies.
Wheat harvest is virtually
complete across the state, on
a par with last year. Oats
harvest was rated as 82
percent complete, ahead of
last year’s 70 percent.
Northern operators reported
oat harvest at 56 percent
while harvest was virtually
complete in central and
southern counties.
Com harvested for silage
stands at 10 percent, well
ahead of last year’s harvest
which stood at less than five
percent at the same time.
Com for grain is reported at
53 percent silked, 35 percent
in dough, and five percent in
dent. A year ago, com was
rated comparably at 53
percent silked, 33 percent in
dough and six percent in
dent. The five year average
is 50 percent silked, 38
percent in dough, and five
percent in dent
Potato harvest was 22
percent complete statewide,
slightly ahead of the 21
percent reported in 1979.
Harvest in the north was at
22 percent, central harvest
lagged at 11 percent and
southern potato harvest
stood at 32 percent.
Tobacco harvest is at
seven percent, ahead of the
less than five percent har
vested last year at this time.
Fall plowing was reported
to be 20 percent complete
statewide, compared to nine
percent a year ago. The
north is at 16 percent, cen
tral counties are at 21 per
cent and the south is at 23
percent plowed.
Second cutting of alfalfa
increased to 83 percent,
ahead of last year, despite
the showers. While the south
was virtually complete in
second cutting, central
farmers report 92 percent
complete and the north is at
72 percent. Third cutting of
alfalfa is 30 percent com
plete statewide, compared to
22 percent last year. Nor
thern areas report 27 percent
complete, central areas
stand at 22 percent and the
south is at -44 percent
complete.
Second cutting of alfalfa
increased to 83 percent,
ahead of last year, despite
the showers. While the south
was virtually complete in
second cutting, central
farmers report 92 percent
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complete and the north is at Second cutting of clover
-72 percent. Third cutting timothy advanced to 73
alfalfa is 30 percent com- percent, compared to 50
plete statewide, compared to percent a year go. Northern
22 percent last year. Nor- areas were 63 percent
them area report 27 percent complete, while central and
complete, central areas southern areas stood at 83
stand at 22 percent and the percent and 81 percent
south is at 44 percent" complete,respectively,
complete. Hay quality was rated as
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GEORGE MUSSER
RDI, Box 268
New Bethlehem, PA
814-275-3774
BEDFORD CO.
BENCE FARMED.
Bedford, PA
814-623-8601
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LONGAGRE ELECTRICAL
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602 Main St
Bally, PA
215-845-2261
BRADFORD CO
HARLAN MARTIN’S
SURGE SALES
Troy. PA
717-297-3972
CENTRE CO.
HENRY NL CLICK
Box 203 C, RD2
Howard, PA 16841
DAUPHIN CO.
UNDIS LABOR SAVERS
RDI, Box 410
Millersburg, PA 17061
717-692-4647
FRANKLIN CO.
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1126 N Franklin St.
Chambers burg, PA
717-264-6007
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RDI
Fayetteville. PA 17222
717-352-7910
INDIANA CO.
CLAIR C. BEATTY
R.D. 4 Box 188 A
Indiana, PA 13701
412-465-7368
HORACE E. HEINDEL & SONS FARMS
LANCASTER CO
J.B. ZIMMERMAN I SONS
Blue Bail &
Strasburg, PA
717-354-4955
BRANDT’S SUPPLY INC.
v 601 E. High St.
' Elizabethtown, PA
717-367-1221
CHESTER CO.
LAPP'S HARDWARE
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RD4, Box 96,
Loop Road
Quarryville, Pa 17566
717-786-3970
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HUBER’S ANIMAL
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810 Tulpehocken Road
Myerstown, PA 17067
TRI-COUNTY SWINE SYSTESM
608 E Evergreen Rd
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-274-3488
MIFFLIN CO
BA. ROOK
Box 552
Milroy, PA 17063
814-364-1243
717-667-2115
ALLENVILLE
PLANING MILL
E Main St,
Allenville, PA 17002
717-483-6386
MONTOUR CO
LANDIS FARMSTEAD
AUTOMATION
RO, Box 207
Milton. PA 17847
717-437-2375
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ARTHUR MILLER SURGE
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Wind Gap, PA
215-863-9712
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with northern farms rat!
hay as mostly fan- to J
Feed from past?
decreased this week, with!
percent rating feed f ro .
pasture as average and,
percent below average
All fuels were rated most!
adequate to surplus.
PERRY CO.
RONALD FAUTH
R.D 1 Loysville, PA
717-438-3530
POTTER CO.
M & M BARN SALES
RD#I
Westfield, PA
814-334-5504
MULTI SERVICE
EQUIP. CORP.
RD2, Box 114
Somerset, PA 15501
814-445-6842
YORK t ADAMS CO
PARADISE FARM
& HOME CENTER
RD 1, Box 265
Thomasville, PA
717-225-1064
WESTERN
MARYLAND
KINSINCER CENTRAL
TRACTOR PARTS
RD2
Oakland, MD 21550
301-334-4129
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P & S EQUIPMENT INC.
3639 Grier
Nursery Road
Street, MO 21154
TRI-STATE FARM
AUTOMATION, INC.
Rt. 9. Box 338
Hagerstown, MD
21740
VIRGINIA
JOHN 6. DALLAIN
RDI Box 113
Remington, VA 22734
703-439-3842