DB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 21,1983
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HARRISBURG - Although
actual crop damages from April’s
rainy, cold weather have been low,
“The fields are still wet and the
delay in fieldwork is still a con
cern,” according to State
Agriculture Secretary Penrose
Hallowell. “The Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service reported
soil moisture as surplus in 83
percent of the state for the week
ending May II.”
Fruit and vegetable damage was
held to a minimum. “Very little
damage was reported according to
the Crop Reporting Service,” said
Hallowell. “In fact, Penn
sylvania's fruit farmers may
benefit from the poor spring
weather. The snow and freezing
temperatures had little affect on
the commonwealth’s fruit crop,
but southern states were not so
lucky. They reported higher frost
losses, giving Pennsylvania far
mers a potential advantage in late
summer fruit markets.
“Pennsylvania vegetable far
mers may not be as fortunate
economically. Other Eastern
coastal states have delayed
vegetable planting because of the
weather. Southern states usually
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