Continuing storms still affect field HARRISBURG Farmers were completing harvest of strawberries and sweet cherries, as well as harvesting cabbage, tart cherries, lettuce, onions, string beans and zucchini during the week ending July 8. Heavy rains caused damage to fields and crops and allowed only two days suitable for farm fieldwork across the state. Other farm fieldwork included final plantings of soybeans, combining barley, some limited hay and haylage making and general farm maintenance. The weather systems crossing Pennsylvania during the week produced some two-day precipitation totals in excess of SAVE BIG at E.M. HERR’S THAT’S WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY ■**.c 8 oz. & 12 oz. Decorative Jelly Jars Available Also Available: Sun Tea Jars grain bin paint -ACRYLIC MAINTENANCE PAINT NOW! CONTAINS RUST ARRESTER KENDALL LD-44 FARM INSECT FOGGER lFn» Ktndsll Hit For Ist 10 Ordsts) List $9.95 ea. A m, i.~ BY THE CASE... 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Clover-timothy was 69 percent cut, trailing last year’s 81 percent at this time. The quality of hay made during the past week was rated poor by 54 percent, fair by 35 percent and good by 11 percent of the farm reporters. The amount of feed obtained from pastures was rated below average by five percent, average by 58 percent and above average by 37 percent. A few reporters have commented that the wet weather has delayed haymaking causing the quality of hay to decrease as the hay overmatures.
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