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
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reported, particularly in
southeastern counties. This is the
third consecutive week that the
state’s average precipitation was
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As a result, soil moisture sup
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adequate and 68 percent surplus
across the state. Soil moisture was
reported as 88 percent surplus in
the northern counties, 65 percent
surplus in central counties and 37
percent surplus in southern
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the state compared to last year’s
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Soybean plantings are virtually
complete compared to 93 percent
planted at this time last year. The
northern and central regions
reported planting as virtually
complete and the southern area
trailing slightly with 91 percent.
The transplanting of tobacco was
virtually complete at the time,
same as last year.
At the end of the week, barley- turning and 18 percent ripe. The
was 12 percent headed, 19 percent northern region reported 62 per
turning yellow, 28 percent ripe and cent headed and 36 percent tur
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ripe and 37 percent harvested. The ripe. Southern growers reported 34
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and 27 percent ripe. Central Oats were reported as 62 percent
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reporters had 27 percent turning
yellow, 40 percent ripe and 33
percent harvester, while southern
barley growers reported 11 percent
ripe and 89 percent harvested.
Across the state wheat growers
reported 20 percent of their crop
headed, 48 percent turning yellow
and 29 percent ripe. Last year 30
percent was headed, 55 percent
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headed and 20 percent turning
yellow. At this time last year 61
percent of the crop was headed and
12 percent turning. Northern
region oats were reported to be 44
percent headed and five percent
turning yellow. In the southern
area 67 percent were headed, 35
percent turning yellow and eight
percent ripe. All regions reported
the growth of oats as uneven
because of the wet weather.
Northern and central fruit
growers report scab in the apples
and some cases of fire blight are
appearing. Apple set is mostly
average to above average. Central
and southern grape producers
noticed black rot in their grapes
and there appears to be some pear
psylla damage in the southern
regions. Peach set is mostly
average to below average.
First cutting of alfalfa was 80
percent complete, behind last
year’s 92 percent. Second cutting
of alfalfa was nine percent com
plete, six points behind last year’s
harvest. 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.