412-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 6,1985
HARRISBURG - Penn
sylvania’s commercial red meat
production (dressed weight basis)
during February 1965 totaled 69.4
million pounds, down 26 percent
from February 1964, according to
the Pennsylvania Crop and
Livestock Reporting Service.
Beef slaughter, at 83.3 million
pounds liveweight, was down 75
LEHIGHTON - April 15 is the
last day to apply for Crop In
surance for com, grain sorghum,
oats, soybeans, tobacco and
potatoes in Pennsylvania, ac
cording to William Foose, a
representative of Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation (FCIC).
Crop Insurance covers
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With our liquid blending plant we can offer a custom mixed liquid
fertilizer for your specific crop need. No more over applying with N-
P-K which is not needed.
• We can apply herbicide • Liquid fertilizer is more • Liquid fertilizer is applied
and insecticide on„ immediately available more evenly and does
one application. to your crop. not segregate.
ALFALFA SEEDING WITH FLUID FERTILIZER
Seeding alfalfa with a sprayer, while at the same time applying
liquid fertilizer and possibly even insecticides is a very efficient
method of establishing alfalfa.
Red meat production down 26 percent in February
percent from February 1984. Total
head slaughtered was 69,900, down
15 percent, but liveweight
averaged 1,193 pounds, an increase
of one pound. Veal slaughter was
3.9 million pounds liveweight, up
two percent. Calf slaughter of
22,700 head was up two percent,
while the average livewwoW-
Crop
Insurance deadline set for April 15
unavoidable loss of production
resulting from adverse weather
conditions, wildlife, earthquake, or
fire.
“Three coverage levels (50, 65,
or 75 percent) are available for
insurance protection. Additionally,
FCIC offers three optional price
elections for valuing production
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most major brands of Alfalfa Seed
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pounds.
Hog slaughter at 31.9 million
pounds liveweight was down 45
percent from a year earlier. Total
head slaughtered was down 45
percent at 136,000, but the average
liveweight increased one pound to
234 pounds. Lamb and mutton
daughter 1 2 million pounds
lost or damaged,” says Foose.
A new Crop Insurance plan,
called Actual Production History
(APH), is available this year to
producers of corn, grain sorghum,
peanuts, cotton, and rice.
Producers of these crops may now
qualify for higher yield guarantees
by proving their yield history.
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liveweight, down 12 percent. The
number slaughtered was down 13
percent at 11,000, but the average
liveweight increased one pound to
107 pounds.
U.S commercial red meat
production (dressed weight basis)
in February 1965 totaled 2.94 billion
pounds, down five percent from
Rates have been developed to offer
reduced premium for producers
with above-average yields. “This
change could sharply reduce the
cost of carrying Crop Insurance,”
says Foose.
To find out more about the APH
plan, producers should contact a
local, authorized agent. To select
an agent, producers may check the
list of agents at their local ASCS
office.
HCP SERIES
500 GALLON HIGH CLEARANCE SPRAYER
Shown with optional
tandem axle
[J 500 gallon elliptical polyethyl- u Three section boom control
ene tank with sump & baffle 11 Electric shut-off standard with
Two dual jet agitators Piston Pump equipped models
I 16 Flllwell with 3 ’ center cap i i Three ton hubs ana axles with
n Adjustable wheel spacing 15" x 10" heavy-duty wheels
II Available with roller pump, i J vertical and horizontal boom
centrifugal pump or Lit breakaway on all models
Thumper Piston Pump i 1 Adjustable nozzle spacing
HLP SERIES 600 CAL. HIGH/LOW CLEARANCE SPRAYER
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Model hip 600 snown in low Clearance position with optional tires ill Thumper doutile piston
pump, floatation boom mechanism
n 600 gallon heavy-duty low pro- □ Adjustable wheel spacing
file polyethylene tank u 16' Fillwell with 3" center cap
a Ground clearance lBVj to 27 □ Sump and sight gauge.
□ 18' to 41" nozzle spray height □ Two dual jet agitators In tank
u Oscillating tandem wheels. □ 28-40-45 foot boom widths
□ Three section boom control available
PLANTER ATTACHMENTS
A complete line of tanks,
squeeze pumps, and fertilizer
placement units to meet your
needs
Contact your local Demco dealer
or
HAMILTON EQUIPMENT, INC.
Wholesale Distributors
567 South Reading Hoad, P.O. Box 478
Ephrata, PA 17522
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February 1964.
Comparing February 1965 with
February 1964, beef production
(dressed weight basis) at 1.77
billion pounds was down five
percent. Total head killed at 2.78
million was down seven percent,
but average liveweight increased
13 pounds to 1,067.
Veal production at 37 million
pounds increased three percent
from a year ago. Calf slaughter of
253,000 head was down one percent,
but the average liveweight in
creased five pounds to 245.
Pork production totaled 1.11
billion pounds, down five percent
from a year ago. The 6.4 million
head killed was down six percent,
but the average liveweight in
creased one pound to 242.
Lamb and mutton production at
28 million pounds, was down 12
percent. Slaughter totaled 484,000
head, down 14 percent, and the
average liveweight decreased one
pound to 114 pounds.
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