DlO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 1,1981
Del. marketing specialist forecasts uncertain grain outlook
NEWARK, Del. - ‘Farmers
may want to hold up on further
gram sales until the fate of this
year’s corn and soybean crops is
determined,” says University of
Delaware Extension crops
marketing specialist Carl German.
Conditions a month ago in
dicated a record corn crop, but the
picture has changed a lot since
then.
“We don’t have a definitive new
crop production estimate yet on
com,” he says, “but you can ex-
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pect a considerable reduction in
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percent below last year’s level of
660,000 bushels.
‘‘All of this suggests holding
back on further sales right now,”
German says.
German says he thinks the
national corn crop forecast ot 7-1/2
billion bushels may be somewhat
optimistic due m large part to the
lateness of planting in the eastern
Guernsey
schedule field day
LANCASTER - The Lancaster
County Guernsey Breeders will
hold then* annual field day on
August 4 at 10.30 a.m. at Romella
Farms in Strasburg.
The field day will include the
judging of three classes of Guern
sey cows for which prizes will be
awarded. William Fredd,
Quarryville, a former Vo-Ag
teacher at Solanco will officiate the
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part of the Com Beit this year. The
national soybean crop for 1981 is
estimated roughly at 2 billion
bushels, based on acreage planted.
Fanners should have a better
idea ot the supply situation on the
Eastern Shore when the next
Delaware-Maryland Crop Report
comes out. It is scheduled tor
release August 9 or 10.
breeders
classes and will double as the
afternoon speaker for the event.
Directions to Romella Farms;
take Route 222 to Hessdale, and
turn east on to Bunker HUI road.
Travel to Sandstone road and turn
right, Romella farms is the first
farm on right.
For more information or further
directions contact: Ken Garber,
held day chairman 717/464-2894.
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