A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 3,1982 HARRISBURG Several weeks of wet weather finally gave way to sunshine during the week ending June 27, allowing fanners in Pennsylvania an average of five days for field activities, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Field activities included planting soybeans, transplanting tobacco, spraying, making hay and haylage, clipping pastures, har vesting strawberries, cherries, snap beans and green peas, and thinning apples. Topsoil moisture was rated adequate by 72 percent of the reporters and surplus by 28 per cent. Soybeans in Pennsylvania are 90 percent planted, about the same as Patz offers 9.83 percent financing POUND, Wis. Patz offers an interest rate that lets fanners purchase the equipment they need. A new 9.83 percent annual per centage rate is now available on qualifying Patz equipment at participating dealers. 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Com in the northern, central and southern regions averaged 14, 15 and 20 inches respectively. In some localities insects and weeds are causing more problems in com fields than normal; Statewide, 14 percent of the barley crop is ripe compared with 22 percent last year. In the nor thern region less than five percent is ripe, in the central region 16 by Patz. Farmers deal with an established, reputable farm equipment manufacturer. Farmers can prepay the balance of your lease purchase at any time without penalty, if you desire. After the last payment is made, the farmer owns the equipment. The 9.83 percent financing rate is guaranteed for the term of the lease purchase. For more information, contact a participating Patz dealer. percent is ripe and in the southern region 36 percent is ripe. Some lodging of barley bias been reported due to heavy rain. Statewide, 28 percent of wheat crop is turning yellow compared with 45 percent at this time last year. In the north 24 percent is turning yellow, in the central region 32 percent is turning and in the southern region 26 percent is turning yellow. Some lodging of wheat has been reported due to heavy rain. The Commonwealth’s oats crop is 70 percent headed compared with 65 percent last year. In the northern region 60 percent is headed, in the central region 73 percent is headed and in the southern region 81 percent is headed. First-crop alfalfa is 64 percent harvested compared with 71 percent last year.' Less than five percent of the second-crop alfalfa is harvested while at this time last year 11 percent was harvested. Leafhopper populations have been reported to be increasing rapidly in alfalfa fields. Statewide, first-crop clover timothy is 43 percent harvested compared with 55 percent last year. The quality of hay made in Pennsylvania during the week was rated fair by 63 percent of the reporters, good by 20 percent and poor by 17 percent. 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Let’s discuss soon how UNIPEL 20-10-10 fertilizer can help your pasture to more milk producing profits. P.l. RQHRER & PRO., INC. SMOKETOWN, PA TM' ORTIU) CHHKON uiuKliskjii UNI'H l)v K,l Oil CHV',7RKM Chevron • Ortho FERTILIZERS Helping the World Grom Better J.V. Farm hopeful of what he can do for the farm. I’d also like to see him go to nationals when I show him.” Through further help from Penn State, Terry now has his own semen tank right on the farm and said he buys semen from all over the world and stores it here. Other practices Terry seems particularly proud of are his round-the-clock, every-third-hour inspection of cows during calving time; his treating area for cows complete with scales; his use of tags to deter flies from the cows’ faces in the summer; and his silage system two silos, one with haylage and the other com silage fed through a roof-covered, bunk feeder system. And because he says concrete is bad for the cattles’ hooves, he cemented only half of the ground leading in every direc tion from the feeder to the end of the roof. Terry was proud to show off his 'nt ictir id offer -ry Pi r jo», that weighed 120 pounds at birth, is given the onceover as Ted Teaford from Devereux Soleil Farms in Chester County judges it (or the Southeast Regional Field Day, held here Tuesday. PH: 717-299-2571 (Continued from Page A 25) ticipants of the Southeast Regional Livestock Field Day, Tuesday. Over 150 youngsters and adults gathered for the annual event and included on their schedule a tour of the J.V. Farm. This is the third field day the Terrys have hosted on their farm, and according to this tanner, it’s well worth the time and effort. “We think yon should do something for young people. It keeps them busy and gives them something to do. And they’re always eager to learn.” And well Terry should know, with three children and seven grandchildren of his own. Though none of his children are fanning, Terry said he always looks for ward to havlng'his oldest grand child, Andrew, help him rake hay. No doubt this potential farmer, so eagerly helping grandpa in the fields, has heard and purposely adopted the philosophy, “If you’re going to do something, do it right.” k * - * '
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