HARRISBURG - Producers
across the state during the week
ending July 15 were still fighting
heavy rains but averaged 4
suitable days for fieldwork. Ac
tivities included hay making;
spraying corn; trimming
pastures; top dressing hay fields;
harvesting wheat, barley, cabbage
and raspberries.
SOIL MOISTURE: Topsoil
moisture supplies for the state
were reported as adequate by 32
Task force to study needs
of rural Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG The needs of
Pennsylvania’s 3.6 million rural
residents will be represented at the
highest levels of state government
with the creation of a special task
force to advise the Governor and
the General Assembly on rural
issues
The 12-member advisory board
is the product of legislation co
sponsored by state Rep. Sam
Morns, D-Chester, and signed into
law by Governor Thornburgh last
Friday.
Morris co-sponsored the
legislation last November
following a report by the House
Democratic Policy Committee
which concluded the problems of
rural Pennsylvania have been
largely unrecognized or ignored.
That report stated, “In the ab
sence of clearly defined
geographical boundaries or
sharply delineated issues (in rural
areas), public and legislative
attention has generally been
focused on issues where there are
pressing immediate needs and an
identifiable constituency.”
Established within the Gover
nor’s Office, the Task Force on
Rural Issues will consist of six
legislative members appointed by
the leaders of the House and
Senate and six members named by
the Governor.
With a $500,000 appropriation, it
will gather research information
on rural problems on its own and M
through the use of outside agen
cies, including colleges, univer
sities and private organizations;
conduct public hearings on rural
needs; develop ways to improve
government services in rural
Pennsylvania, including proposed
legislation, and make an annual
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percent and 68 percent of our
reporters rated it surplus. The
northern region reported 100
percent surplus. The central and
southern regions were very similar
in their soil supplies with the
central ratings being 56 percent
adequate and 44 percent surplus
while the southern region reported
supply ratings of 57 percent
adequate and 43 percent surplus.
CORN HEIGHT: Com height
report to the Governor and the
General Assembly on its findings
and recommendations.
The task force is the second
proposal by the Democratic policy
committee that has been adopted
to focus greater attention on the
Commonwealth’s rural areas.
Earlier, the Democratic leader
ship of the House created a new
Subcommittee on Rural Affairs
within the Agriculture Committee
to develop and review legislation
related to rural Pennsylvania.
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CLOSED WEDNESDAYS
across the state averaged 32 in
ches, still trailing last year’s
height of 34 inches.
WHEAT HARVEST BEGIN
NING: In the Commonwealth 39
percent of the wheat crop was
turning yellow, 45 percent ripe and
9 percent harvested. At this time
last year, 37 percent was turning
yellow, 31 percent ripe and 24
percent harvested. The northern
region reported 76 percent turning
yellow, and a few field ripe and
already harvested. Central region
farmers reported 40 percent
turning yellow, 52 percent ripe and
6 percent harvested. The southern
region reported 79 percent of the
wheat crop as ripe and 21 percent
harvested.
BARLEY HARVEST REACHES
HALFWAY MARK; Throughout
the state, it was reported that 19
percent of the barley crop was
turning yellow, 26 percent ripe and
51 percent harvested compared to
last year’s total of 16 percent
turning yellow, 19 percent ripe and
61 percent harvested. In the nor
thern region, 25 percent of the crop
was turning yellow. 42 percent ripe
and 17 percent harvested. Central
growers reported 26 percent
turning yellow, 29 percent ripe and
45 percent harvested. The southern
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barley harvested.
OATS: Oats were reported as 68
percent headed and 23 percent
turning yellow compared to last
year’i reports of 57 percent headed
and 31 percent turning yellow.
Northern growers estimated that
66 percent of the oat crop was
headed with 6 percent turning
yellow. Central region reports
claimed 81 percent headed, 14
percent turning yellow'while the
southern region had 50 percent
headed, 40 percent turning yellow
and 10 percent ripe.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES;
The harvest of tart cherries and
raspberries is underway. Grape
producers are still reporting cases
of black rot in their orchards.
Potato plants are blossoming and
some sweet com is in tassel.
Southern reporters are beginning
to see some Icoally grown
tomatoes. There are some reports
of white mold on the snap beans in
the southern region and also some
problems with crusting in the
soybean crop.
HAY AND PASTURE CON
DITIONS: First cutting of alfalfa
was 87 percent complete, while at
this time last year it was virtually
complete. Second cutting of alfalfa
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was 26 percent complete, behind
last year’s harvest of 37 percent.
CLO-TIM was 78 percent har
vested, trailing last year’s amount
of 91 percent. The quality of hay
made during the past week was
rated poor by 39 percent of the
reporters, fair by 45 percent and
good quality by 16 percent of those
reporting. The amount of feed
being obtained from pastures is
mostly average to above average.
THE NATION AS OF JULY 8;
Farmers had four to six days
suitable for fieldwork across most
of the nation. Winter wheat
combined advanced rapidly,
reaching 51 percent completion,
slightly ahead of the 49 percent
average. Com was rated fair to
mostly good in most regions; 4
percent of the acreage was silking.
Soybeans were 98 percent planted,
with most remaining acreage to be
double-cropped. New Jersey
producers began picking peaches.
Cherry picking got underway in
Michigan and New York.
Vegetable harvesting declined
seasonally across the South, but
increased in northern regions.
Pastures and ranges were in fair to
good condition, except in portions
of Texas and the Southwest where
conditions were poor.
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