HARRISBURG - Thun derstorms and showers limited farm fieldwork across the Com monwealth to four days during the week ending June 29, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Field activities included har vesting of barley, cherries, green peas and snapbeans; making hay, haylage and green chop; cultivating tom, potatoes and tobacco; and spraying alfalfa and fruit treeS. Topsoil moisture levels* in the state increased from the previous week with the moisture supply rated 58 percent adequate and 42 percent surplus. The northern region soils were rated 55 percent adequate and 45 percent surplus, while central soils were rated 50 percent adequate and 50 percent surplus. Southern counties rated soil moisture at 73 percent adequate and 27 percent surplus. Farm operators in various parts of the commonwealth reported damage to their corn crops from cutworms, army worms and stalk borers. Corn averaged 19 inches across the state, three inches higher than a year ago. 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