C2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 18,1981 Weather improves for Soviet spring grains WASHINGTON, D.C. borne showers and near-normal tem peratures slowed the decline ot spring grams in the European USSR, and cooler weather helped crops in the New Lands this past week, according to a weekly report issued last Tuesday by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility ot the U.S. Departments ot Com merce and Agriculture. Rams were heavy in parts of the United States and northern India. Highlights of the report follow —USSR. In southeastern European USSR, showers and lower, near-normal temperatures slowed the decline of spring gram yields in areas that had been dry. Roughly halt the dry areas received above-normal rainfall; m areas that remain dry, the lower temperatures diminished plant stress. In the western Ukraine, above normal rainfall made conditions unfavorably wet for maturing winter grams. In the eastern New Lands, lower temperatures reduced the amount of stress on spring grains from continued dry weather. The dryness poses the possibility of serious crop damage as the grain nears the heading stage. —United States. Excess moisture in soft red winter wheat regions from Missouri to Ohio delayed harvesting and made sprouting likely. Beneficial showers dominated the weather over the eastern two-thirds of the nation, though a tew areas ex perienced some flooding. Tem peratures averaged 3-8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in the western mountains, the eastern Great Lakes, and the northern Great Flams; about normal m the central U.S.; and 3-6 degrees below normal along the Gulf Coast m the Southwest. —lndia. The monsoon advanced through northwestern India, nearly reaching the Pakistani border. There was some flooding in New Delhi as abundant rams fell across most of northern India. The Brahmaputra River and the tributaries of the Ganges are apparently in flood stage. Rainfall slackened m northern Gujarat, where cotton and soybean planting should be m progress. —Eastern Asia. A slow-movmg frontal system dumped heavy rams across the north during the weekend. The areas which benefited from rams included Japan, North and South Korea, and in China, the lower Manchurian Valley, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and a broad band extending south westward into the Sichuan Valley. The intense rams probably caused some erosion m the hills of China, but in general, the moisture benefited spring crops immensely. —Southeast Asia. The remnants of typhoon Kelly produced heavy rain in parts of central Laos and extreme northern and eastern Thailand. Early-season corn should be approaching maturity in Thailand. —South America. Rainfall was light throughout the major crop areas of Brazil and Argentina. Temperatures dropped below freezing in Argentina’s wheat growing region, sending the crop into a serm-doz;mant state. Wheat has advanced into the period ot gram formation in northern crop areas of Brazil, while late wheat plantings near completion in the south. —Australia. Ram fell in nearly all wheat areas during the week, with above-average amounts in eastern wheat-growing areas, normal amounts m most other crop areas. Conditions are apparently favorable, tor late sowmg ac tivities. Much of the wheat and barley should be in early vegetative growth and soil moisture supplies should be adequate tor plant development m most all areas. —Canada. Scattered, light showers produced about 15 imn ot ramtall m the Prairie Provinces this past week, though southern JQHN DEERE * _ S-i * v + A * Many Combines To Choose From...Be Early, Get First Pick! JOHN DEERE 6600 DIESEL, 1976 Side Hill Combine, Cab, Air, Heat, Belt, Low Shaft Speed Monitor, About 2200 Hours JOHN DEERE 6600 DIESEL, 1974 Regular Combine, 23.1x26 Tires, 606 Hours... Ready For Your Field! 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