Field work continues to move ahead
HARRISBURG Two days
were rated suitable for farm field
work during the week ending June
Lebanon Co.
presentations and radio spots. She
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supermarkets and shopping
centers and through literature
distribution.
The local dairy princess winner
will enter the state dairy princess
contest to be held later this year in
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Crop Reporting Service. Farm
activities for the week including
dairy princess
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Harrisburg.
Cathy Bomgardner is the
chairman of the Lebanon Co. Milk
Promotion Committee. The public
is invited to view the dairy prin
cess contest which will conclude
with refreshments featuring dairy
products.
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plowing; spraying; disking;
harvesting hay, haylage and
ryelage; planting com, potatoes
and soybeans; and harvesting
asparagus and rhubarb. In the
southern region of the state
tobacco planting is now starting on
a small scale.
Topsoil moisture was rated
surplus by 75 percent of farm
reporters and adequate by the
remaining 25 percent. In the
northern region of the state 87
percent rated soil moisture surplus
and 13 percent rated it adequate.
The central region had moisture
ratings of 65 percent surplus and 35
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Frederick, Md.
301-663-3185
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Lineboro, Md.
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Somerset, Pa
814-445-4189
JACK SHEARER EQUIP.
Johnstown, Pa.
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percent adequate, while southern
reporters rated soil moisture 64
percent surplus and 36 percent
adequate.
Statewide, spring plowing was 79
percent complete, compared to the
84 percent complete last year at
this time and the five-year average
of 96 percent. The northern region
was 65 percent complete, the
central region had 89 percent of its
spring plowing complete and the
southern region followed closely
with 88 percent.
Across the state, 88 percent of
the oats were seeded, compared to
last year’s level of 94 percent. In
the northern section 74 percent of
the oats were seeded, 99 percent in
the central region and 94 percent in
the southern region. Many
producers in the northern section
have abandoned oat seeding
because of the excessive rainfall,
feeling that it is too late to plant.
Soybeans were reported 26
percent planted statewide, behind
last year’s plantings of 34 percent.
The northern region had 30 percent
of the crop planted, the central
section had plantings of 12 percent
and the southern region reported
45 percent of the soybeans planted.
Statewide, 76 percent of the
potato crop was planted, ahead of
last year’s level of 72 percent. The
northern region had the smallest
amount planted with 58 percent,
with central and southern regions
reporting 81 percent and 95 percent
respectively.
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Barley is now 18 percent in boot
and 68 percent headed, compared
to last year’s development of 12
percent in boot and 77 percent
headed. The northern region
reported 28 percent in the boot
stage and 47 percent headed, the
central region reported 17 percent
boot and 65 percent headed and the
southern region has 12 percent in
the boot stage and 88 percent
headed.
Milk promotion tomorrow
The Southeast Pennsylvania Milk Promoters are scheduling
a concentration of dairy promotions during June dairy month.
The feature of the month will be aired on WHUM 1240 radio,
on Sunday, JunelO, from 1 to 3 p.m.
This major promotional effort will be heard on the East Side
Dave Bluegrass Festival of Dave Kline and the Pine Ridge
Mountain Boys, shown above, on WHUM and will consist of
interviews and comments by dairy personnel. With the full
support of Dave Kline, East Side Dave, the Milk Promoters
plan to familiarize the public to the nutrition and the
production of milk.
Representatives from the farm community will include:
Ernest Miller, Hamburg, representing the Pomana Grange;
Lavern Moser, Bally, and family representing Interstate Milk
Producers and the Southeast Milk Promoters; Deborah Price,
Berks County Dairy Princess; Carol Dreisbach, Pennsylvania
State Jersey Queen; Patty Dreisbach, National Jersey Queen;
Ronald O’Neil, Pennsylvania Young Farmers; Donald Dun
can, Berks County Dairy Farmers Association; Roy Hoppes,
Berks County Holstein Club; Dr. Robert Dreisbach, Penn
sylvania Jersey Cattle Club, and Frank McDonnell, Mon
tgomery County Farmers Association.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Juna 9,1994—A37
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By the end of the week, 42 per
cent of the wheat crop was in the
boot stage and 31 percent headed,
compared with last year’s figures
of 48-percent in boot and 48 percent
headed. The northern region
reported 53 percent in boot with 12
percent beaded, the central section
reported 39 percent in boot and 37
percent headed, and the southern
region reported 33 percent in boot
and 45 percent of the crop headed.
By the end of the week 58 percent
of the corn crop was planted, far
behind last year’s plantings of 73
percent and the five-year average
of 84 percent. Northern farmers
reported 39 percent of the com
crop planted, the central region
reported 73 percent planted and
the southern region reported 75
percent of the crop planted. Some
northern producers are switching
to shorter season com varieties
due to the wet weather. Southern
and central farmers report that the
com is shorter and yellow in color
because of the weather.
Both alfalfq and clo-tim stands
were rated good to fair. Statewide,
72 percent of farm reporters rated
alfalfa stands good, 26 percent
rated them fair and two percent
rated them poor. Clo-tim stands
were considered good by 76 per
cent of the reporters and 24 percent
rated them fair. The amount of
feed obtained from pastures was
rated above average by 43 percent,
average by 46 percent and below
average by 11 percent. Pastures
are reported to have good growth
across the state, but excess
moisture is becoming a problem.
In the southern region some
producers are noticing some hay
stand deterioration in the form of
root rot and rain damage.
Cool, wet weather has statewide
strawberry growers predicting a
crop one to two weeks later than
normal.
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