A3B—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 1,1981
HARRISBURG Much needed
ram fell over most of the Com
monwealth during the week ot July
27 but left only four days suitable
tor farm field activities, according
to the Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service.
Field activities included har
vesting sweet corn, cabbage,
snapbeans, green peas, potatoes,
peaches and apples; making hay;
harvesting small grains; baling
straw and clipping pastures.
The harvesting ot sweet corn,
snapbeans, green peas and cab
bage continues throughout the
commonwealth. The apple and
peach harvest has now extended
into northern areas. The size and
color of apples and peaches are
reported as good but some
varieties are in short supply.
Tomatoes and potatoes are being
harvested in many areas, par
ticularly in the south. Some dry rot
was reported in tomato fields.
The wettest week since early
June increased topsoil moisture
across the state. The supply was
rated mostly adequate with some
short and surplus areas reported
Northern topsoil moisture was
rated 81 percent adequate, 13
percent surplus and six percent
short while the central region
rated moisture supply at 88 per
cent adequate and 12 percent
short. The south reported topsoil
moisture at 55 percent adequate
and 45 percent short.
The rams also spurred corn
growth as the average corn height
statewide was reported 64 mches,
13 mches higher than last year at
this tune Average height m the
northern, central and southern
regions was 57, 63, and 73 mches
respectively.
Statewide, barley was reported
as 90 percent harvested and eight
percent ripe, slightly ahead of last
year. The barley harvest is vir
tually complete in the south while
the central region reported the
barley crop 95 percent harvested
and five percent ripe. The north
reported the crop 65 percent
harvested, 30 percent ripe and five
percent turning yellow.
Pennsylvania's 1981 wheat crop
is still ahead ot last year with 71
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percent of the crop harvested, 23
percent ripe and six percent tur
ning yellow.
The south reported wheat 89
percent harvested and 11 percent
ripe; the central region reported
wheat 77 percent harvested and 23
percent ripe; arid the north
reported the crop 41 percent
harvested, 40 percent ripe and 19
percent turning yellow.
Oats are eight percent headed, 34
percent turning, 34 percent ripe
and 23 percent harvested
statewide. The sooth repo, tod oJf«>
A newly formed syndicate who adopted the name Sparkle
Syndicate after their purchase of the Lot 1 heifer at Thursday
evening's Berks County Holstein Club Sale purchased
Russelldale Jerry Sundown, the July 30, 1979 daughter of
Eng-Amer Ivanhoe Jerry, for the top price of $7400. Bred to
Marshfield Elevation Tony, the heifer was consigned by Ray
E. Bicksler. Richland, who retained 1/3 interest in the animal.
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20 percent turning, 38 percent ripe reported 65 percent complete. This
and 42 percent harvested; the' is still ahead ot last year when the
central region reported the crop 31 crop was 52 percent harvested. The
percent turning, 45 percent ripe second cutting altalta harvest was
and 24 percent harvested; while reported to be 84 percent complete
the north reported oats 25 percent m the south, 70 percent complete m
headed, 51 percent turning, 18 the central region and 40 percent
percent ripe and less than live • complete m the north. Leat hopper
percent harvested. Some lodgmg damage was again reported m all
was reported in all three regions, regions as spraying continues to
but particularly m the north. . try to control the pest.
Wet weather slowed haymaking
somewhat across the state as the
second cutting alfalfa harvest was
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Hay quality in the state this week
was mostly good to tair. Second
and third crop growth was
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Pictured with the high-selling Holstein are: from left, Betty
Jean Hoch, Berks Co. Dairy Princess; Barbara and Ray
Bicksfer, consignors; Dean Hartman, Reading and Dave
Nirschl, Mohrsville, buyers; with leadsman Ken Fabian and
auctioneer Doty Remsburg and Norman Hill. The 38 head
sold averaged $2357.
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reported to be looking good
although some tanners teel lack ot
ram slowed growth. Feed from
pasture was rated average to
below average statewide. Southern
pastures were rated 64 percent
average and 36 percent below
average; central region pastures
were rated 73 percent average, 20
percent below average and seven
percent above average; and
northern pastures were 86 percent
average, seven percent below
average and seven percent above
average.
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