A3B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981
HARRISBURG Fair weather
over much of the commonwealth
during the week ending Oct. 19
gave farmers an average of five
days suitable for field activities,
according to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service.
Field activities during the week
included spreading lime and
fertilizer; planting' barley and
wheat; plowing; and harvesting
ensilage corn, corn for gram,
soybeans, potatoes, apples and hay
crops.
Topsoil moisture statewide was
rated 56 percent adequate, 37
percent short, and six percent
surplus. In the northern region 83
percent rated soil moisture
adequate and 17 percent surplus.
The Champ is owned by the Ralston Purina Co. and
is traveling all the way from St. Louis to Lancaster for
the first time in more than 2Q years to allow you to
experience a unique and educational occasion.
Come and bring the family. Once you’ve toured it
you’ll remember it. Your children will talk about it for
a long time. There will be refreshments served along
with a display of our many fine Purina Products, some
of which are priced at some real bargain prices for the
month of October.
WALK INSIDE -
SEE:
• Organs
• Digestive Systems
• How A Calf Develops
HEAR:
• Breathing
• Heartbeats
DATES & LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
OCTOBER 30
Andrew Miller Farm.
2 miles East of Rt. 283 along Manheim-
Mt. Joy Road. Just west of Manheim.
10:00 A;M. to 8:00 P.M.
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Fair weather helps boost field work
in the central region 60 percem
rated soil moisture short and 40
percent adequate, while in the
southern region 62 percent rated
soil moisture short and 38 percent
adequate.
The potatoe harvest in the
commonwealth, is still lagging
behind last year with 88 percent of
the crop harvested compared with
92 percent a year ago. In the north
82 percent is harvested, in the
central region 93 percent is har
vested, is virtually complete.
The soybean crop in Penn
sylvania is 21 percent harvested
compared with 38 percent last
year. In the north 14 percent is
harvested, in the central region 38
percent is harvested, and in the
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''southern region Jl percent of the
crop is harvested.
Com to be harvested for grain in
the state is 58 percent mature and
37 percent harvested. This com
pares with 55 percent mature and
40 percent harvested last year. In
the north 04 percent is mature and
30 percent is harvested. In»the
central reigon 00 percent is mature
and 30 percent harvested, while m
the southern region 48 percent is
mature and 48 percent is har
vested. Ensilage com harvest is 89
percent complete statewide, while
at this time last year harvest was
virtually complete.
Fall barley planting in the state
is virtually complete, about the
same as last year at this tune;
NOVEMBER 3
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472 East just outside of town
10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
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while wheat planting was reported
as 86 percent complete compared
with 83 percent last year.
The fourth cutting of alfalfa was
64 percent complete statewide
compared with. 69 percent last
year. The northern region reported
80 percent of the fourth cut har
vested, the central region reported
50 percent harvested, .and the
southern region reported 71 per
cent of the fourth cut harvested.
Statewide - the quality of hay
made during the week was rated 56
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Wild Bird Seed oh Display
Purina Cat Chow (4 lbs, $2.39)
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OCTOBER 27
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percent good, 36 percent fair, an
eight percent'poor.. In the nort
hay quality was rated 60 percei
good, 20 percent fair, and 20 pei
cent poor. In the central region i
was rated 56 percent good and 4
percent fair, while in the souther
region hay quality was rated 5
percent good and 50 percent fan
The amount of feed obtained fron
pastures during the week t
Pennsylvania was average t
below average.
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