Dl6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21,1984 HARRISBURG Pennsylvania fanners will harvest increased acreage of wheat, barley and rye, but fewer acres of oats than last year, based on July 1 conditions according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting and Livestock Service. Acreages to be harvested, yield per acre, total estimated production and percent change from 1963 are as follows: wheat, 220.000 acres - 38 bushels per acre - 8.360.000 bushels, up 10 percent; barley, 70,000 acres - 51 bushels per acre - 3,570,000 bushels, down fractionally; rye, 19,000 acres - 34 bushels per acre * 646,000 bushels. CONTACT JJS For MANURE HANDLING EQUIPMENT Semi- and Liquid Spreaders - Ground Driven ■ Easy Running Priced Reasonably PIT ELEVATORS ALLIS CHALMERS AND WISCONSIN POWER UNITS COMPACT ROTO BEATERS Smaller Improved Model 2 Sizes To Choose From H AND-O-MATIC BUNK FEEDERS NOW IN STOCK FOR EASY SILAGE DISTRIBUTION PLATE SHEARING & PRESS BRAKE WORK COMBINATION MOWER & CRIMPER UNITS SMUCKER WELDING & MANUFACTURING 2110 Rockvale Road Lane., PA 17602 PH: (717) 687-0772 Small grains up 12 percent; oats, 280,000 acres - 56 bushels per acre - 15,680,000 bushels, down three percent. Pennsylvania apple production is forecast at 450 million pounds, down ten percent from 1983. Peach production is forecast at 85 million pounds, down 10 percent from last year. Indicated pear production is increase forecast at 4,100 tons, up 52 percent from 1983. Sweet chert} production at 900 tons is 13 percent above last year; and tart cherry production at 8.9 million pounds is five percent above the 8.5 million pounds produced in 1983. Potato acres for harvest is set at 21,500 acres, the same as last year’s BIN STORAGE AND FLEX AUGER DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR HIGH MOISTURE CORN New 6-ft. diameter polyethylene feed • 22-IN. DIAMETER FILL HOLE SLID • CORROSION RESISTANT ' • 60° CENTER DRAW HOPPER • STURDY, , GALVANIZED/ I. STEEL LEGS 1 • CHORE-TIME’S STANDARD 1-YEAR WARRANTY against any product defect is another valuable feature you get. COMPLETE SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT. SALES. INSTALLATION, SERVICE FOR CATTLE, HOG. POULTRY AND GRAIN STORE HOURS: I Mon.-Fri. 7:30 to 4:30 Sat. 7:30 to 11:30 (Parts Only) Authorized Chore-Time Distributor AGRI* 2754 CREEK HILL RD., LEOLA, PA 17540 PHONE: 717-656-4151 level. United States winter wheat production at 2.02 billion bushels, is up two percent from last year. Oats production is forecast at 455 million bushels, five percent less than last year. Barley production is forecast at a record high 623 million bushels, up 23 percent from last year. Rye production is forecast at 29.9 million bushels, 10 percent above 1983 production. Commercial apple production AW-SilXl* A VERSATILE FEED BIN FOR A VARIETY OF USES Chore-Time’s new polyethylene feed bin is ideal for a variety of uses requiring a low capacity (1.5 ton) feed bin, including, high moisture corn feed rations, supplement storage, pig nurseries, milking parlors, and horse feeding The bin’s low 8-ft fill height means you can also place it inside your feed room Bin will also accept a variety of bin boots available for use with Chore-Time’s famous FLEX-AUGER' Feed Delivery Systems EQUIPMENT,me. forecast at 8.20 billion pounds is one percent below last year. Peach production is estimated at 2.50 billion pounds, up 40 percent from 1983. Pear production forecast at 687,000 tons is 11 percent less than 1983. Sweet cherry production forecast at 180,600 tons is one percent above 1983. Tart cherry production is estimated at 307.8 million pounds, up 99 percent from last year, but down one percent from 1982. • STURDY BIN ” ROOF P|pfe» *Ww«w*«. * - /• OPTIONAL S SIDE LADDER • 16-IN, DIAMETER BOTTOM COLLAR bin
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