B36—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 6,1982
CATTLE ON FEED IN
23 STATES DOWN 9 PERCENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cattle
and calves on feed Jan. 1,1982, for
slaughter market in the 23 States
totaled 10.1 million head, 9 percent
below a year earlier and 14 percent
less than 2 years ago, according to
the Crop Reporting Board.
This is the lowest Jan. 1 number
on feed since 1975. Numbers on
feed in all weight groups for both
steers and heifers are below a year
earlier except numbers of steers in
the 900 to 1099 pound weight group
which are 3 percent more than last
year.
The Jan. 1, 1982, Cattle on Feed
inventory included 6.96 million
Leafhopper, weevil populations
at opposite extremes
UNIVERSITY PARK
The populations of
two major pests
reached opposite ex
tremes during last
year’s growing season
in Pennsylvania.
According to Stanley
Gesell, Extension en
tomologist at Penn
State, large numbers of
potato leafhopper
moved into the state in
mid-June, inflicting
severe damage on
untreated alfalfa.
However, alfalfa weevil
populations were at
their lowest level in 20
years.
Alfalfa weevil
populations have been
on a downward trend
throughout Penn
sylvania over the past
five years. There are
still a few concentrated
areas of the pest in
southcentral and
southwestern counties,
but in 1981 the economic
losses because of these
populations were low.
Gesell. said this low
weevil level is expected
to continue for several
years.
Several parasites of
the alfalfa weevil are
well established in the
state and this had a
stabilizing effect on the
weevil population. This
means that fields should
not be sprayed for
weevils unless it is
necessary. If a spray is
needed, Gesell
recommends a short
residual insecticide.
Gesell adds that there
is no need to spray for
weevils unless the ex
pected damage will
exceed the cost of the
spray application.
Check your fields in
early May. Those with
noticeable injury should
be monitored.
The potato leafhopper
was the cause of severe
damage to alfalfa
throughout the state in
1981. After several
years of low to
moderate populations,
the leafhopper struck
with force this season.
New seedlings were the
hardest hit, but second
and third cuttings were
also infested heavily.
Though Gesell has no v
predictions for 1982, he
does suggest that you
keep your bug net .
handy, and be ready to
use it during the first
week of June.
Cattle stay on downward trail
steers and steer calves, down 7
percent from a year ago and 12
percent from 2 years ago. Steers
and steer calves represented 69
percent of the total Jan, 1, 1982
number on feed compared with 67
percent a year ago. Heifers and
heifer calves accounted for 3.08
million, 13 percent below a year
earlier and 17 percent below Jan. 1,
1980.
Placements during the Oct.-Dec.
quarter totaled 6.90 million, 6
percent less than the same quarter
a year earlier and 15 percent below
the comparable period in 1979.
Placements for the Oct.-Dec. 1981
quarter were the lowest since 1974.
Other disappearance of 383
thousand head leaves net
placements of 6.52 million.
Marketings of fed cattle for
slaughter during Oct.-Dec. totaled
5.45 million, down 4 percent from
the same quarter a year earlier
and 5 percent below October-
December of 1979. Marketings for
the Oct.-Dec. quarter were the
lowest since 1975.
JAN.-MAR. EXPECTED
MARKETINGS DOWN 1 PER
CENT
Cattle feeders in 23 states expect
to market 5.93 million head during
the Jan.-March quarter of 1982. If
these intentions are realized, the
first quarter marketings would be
1 percent below 1981 and 4 percent
under 1980.
7 MONTHLY CATTLE ON
FEED STATES DOWN 8 PER
CENT
Cattle and calves on feed Jan. 1,
1982 in the' seven estimated
monthly states totaled 7.20 million
head, 8 percent below a year ago
and 15 percent less than Jan. 1,
1980. The 7 states accounted for 71
percent of the 23-State total on
feed.
Placements during December
amounted to 1.29. million head, 9
percent lower than December 1980
and 23 percent below December
1979.
Marketings in December totaled
1.33 million head in the 7 States, a 4
percent decline from 1980 and a 2
percent drop from 1979. Seven
Hickes heads Game Commission
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Hickes Jr. of Alexandria, Hun- The new vice president is Donald
tingdon County, is the new R- Craul of Lewisburg, who also
president of the Pennsylvania joined the Commission in 1980. He
Game Commission, succeeding succeeds Hickes as vice president.
Robert E. Fasnacht of Ephrata, James A. Thompson of Pitt
who has served as head of the sburgh, a member of the Corn
group for the past two years. mission since 1957, succeeds Craul
Hickes has been a member of the as secretary.
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state marketings during the Oct-
Dec. 1981 quarter accounted for 75
percent of the 23-state total
compared with 76 percent a year
ago. Other disappearance in
December at 88 thousand head was
below the 130 thousand and 133
thousand in 1980 and 1979,
respectively. '
Expected Marketings for the 7
states during the first quarter of
1982 were estimated at 4.51 million
head, down fractionally from this
quarterin 1981.
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