HARRISBURG - Wet con
ditions prevailed over most of the
Commonwealth during the week •
limiting farm fieldwork statewide
to three days for the week ending
May 30, according to the Penn
s> Ivama Crop Reporting Service.
Field activities included
plowing, spraying, making hay
and silage, transplanting tobacco,
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and planting corn, potatoes,
soybeans, cabbage and tomatoes.
Surface soil moisture statewide
was rated adequate by 92 percent
of the reports, short by four per
cent and surplus by four percent.
Plowing in Pennsylvania is
virtually complete, at about the
same time as last year
Potato planting is
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nearing
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completion with 93 percent of the
crop in the ground compared with
92 percent planted last year. In the
northern region 81 percent of the
crop is planted, while planting is
virtually complete in the central
and southern regions
Soybean planting statewide is
still ahead of last year with 62
percent of the crop planted com-
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pared with 34 percent last year In
the northern region 50 percent is
planted, in the central 49 percent is
planted, and in the southern region
75 percent is planted
Corn planting at 85 percent
complete is slightly ahead of last
year at this tune when 82 percent
was planted In the northern region
55 percent is planted, in the central
region 88 percent is planted, and in
the southern region 94 percent is
planted
Statewide, 13 percent of the
barley crop is in boot, and 86
percent is headed compared with
18 percent in boot and 70 percent
headed last year In the north 35
percent is in boot and 55 percent is
headed In the central region 11
percent is in boot and 89 percent is
headed, while in the southern
region eight percent is in boot and
92 percent is headed
Wheat is 49 percent in boot and 31
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percent headed compared with 35
percent in boot and 40 percent
headed at this tune last year In
the north 40 percent is in boot and
29 percent is headed. In the central
region 58 percent is in boot and 29
percent is headed, while in the
southern region 37 percent is in
boot and 36 percent is headed
Both alfalfa and clover-timothy
stands statewide were rated
mostly fair to good First crop
alfalfa is 15 percent cut with the
major portion going for silage
compared with 19 percent cut at
this tune last year The quality of
hay made during the week was
rated fair by 60 percent of the
reporters, poor by 27 percent and
good by 13 percent The amount of
feed obtained from pasture was
rated average by SI percent, below
average by 14 percent and above
average by five percent of the
reporters
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