HARRISBURG Following a
stormy Labor Day evening,
commonwealth farmers were
presented with five days of clear,
cool weather and good conditions
for fieldwork during the week
ending September 9, according to
the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting
Service. The average temperature
was 61 degrees, four degrees below
normal. Farm activities included
plowing; seeding small grains;
baling straw; making hay; and
harvesting tobacco, com silage,
apples, peaches, potatoes,
tomatoes, sweet com and peppers.
Topsoil moisture supplies for the
state were rated adequate by 84
percent of the reporters and
surplus by 16 percent. The nor
thern region reported 67 percent
adequate and 33 percent surplus.
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Central region reporters indicate
adequate moisture throughout the
region and southern reporters
rated moisture supplies as 89
percent adequate and 11 percent
surplus.
Across the commonwealth 87
percent of the com crop was in the
dough stage or beyond and 25
percent was dented, compared
with 95 percent in dough and 51
percent dented. The five-year
average is 93 percent in dough and
52 percent dented. In the northern
region of the state 76 percent was
in dough and 29 percent dented, in
the central region 92 percent in
dough and 33 percent dented, while
the southern region had 97 percent
of the com crop in dough and 38
percent dented. The harvest of
com silage statewide totaled ten
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percent compared with 19 percent
harvested last year.
At week’s end the potato harvest
reached 42 percent compared to 45
percent harvested at the same
time last year. Northern reporters
indicated 41 percent of the crop
was harvested, with the central
and southern regions reporting 39
and 49 percent, respectively.
Partially because of the wet
conditions, fall plowing in the
commonwealth was reported to be
about 42 percent complete, com
pared with last year’s level and the
five-year average of 45 percent
complete. The northern region
reported fall plowing at 24 percent
complete, the central region
reported 53 percent complete, and
the southern region reported 46
percent complete.
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Meanwhile, the harvest of apples
was reported to be about 20 percent
complete and the peach harvest is
about 60 percent complete. Central
reporters indicate incidence of ear
worms in sweet com. Harvesting
of tomatoes, peppers, sweet com
and melons continues.
Harvest of the third crop alfalfa
was 63 percent complete, com
pared with 76 percent complete
last year, while the fourth cutting
was 23 percent harvested, com-
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corn per bushel, so they’re less
expensive to ship. They also cost
anywhere form $5O to $l2O less per
acre than corn to grow, and Breech
believes they show excellent
potential for gross revenue over 80
to 100-bushel corn and 20-bushel
beans. Because sunflowers build
an extensive root system as they
grow, they keep down weeds in a
field. Breech’s clients have also
noticed up to 10 bushels per acre
higher com yield following a
sunflower rotation, which Breech
attributes to the sunflower root
system prepairing the soil.
Sunflowers requrie 75 frost-free
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pared with 14 percent last year.
The harvest of second crop clo-tim
was 91 percent complete, one
percent ahead of last year. The
quality of hay made last week was
reported poor by 11 percent,
average by 36 percent and good by
53 percent. The amount of feed
obtained from pastures was rated
below average by three percent,
average by 77 percent and above
average by 20 percent of the
reportes.
days for growing. They can be
planted early or late because
they’re frost-resistant with what
Breech calls, “their own antifreeze
system.” Once cut, sunflowers dry
much faster than corn and can air
dry under most weather con
ditions.
Bay-Mor is looking for more
growers to fill their market needs.
But Breech stresses that he won’t
let everyone get involved. “We
won’t put in more acres than
there’s a market for,” he says.
“And we don’t want sloppy far
mers. We’re looking for
progressive and efficient farmers
who are ready to expand their
cropping options.”
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