HARRISBURG - The state’s
farmers continued harvest of
strawberries, peas and cherries
during the four days suitable for
fieldwork in the week ending June
9, according to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service.
Weather for the week returned to
near normal in the wake of severe
storms and tornadoes last week.
Farm activities during the week
included cleaning debris from
fields in storm-stricken areas,
making hay, cultivating corn,
hillmg-up potatoes, and harvesting
strawberries, peas and cherries.
Statewide, topsoil moisture
supplies were rated short by eight
percent, adequate by 88 percent
and surplus by four percent. All
reporters in the northern region
rated soil moisture adequate. In
the central region moisture was
rated 18 percent short and 82
percent adequate. The southern
region rated moisture 86 percent
adequate and 14 percent surplus.
Meanwhile, corn plantmg was
CONSTRUCTION EQUIP.
Formerly Owned and Operated By Omega Equipment Corp.,
Patuxent Equipment Corp., and Anne Arundel County, MD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 21,1985 at 10:00 A.M.
Directions: Washington Beltway (1-495) to Exit 11, Pennsylvania
Ave. (Rt. 4), East to first light and left onto Westphalia Road. Go V 4
mile to auction site.
EQUIPMENT
1980 Mack U6BST Lub Truck, 16’ Stake
Body With Lub Tank & Fuel Tank
1975 Beaver Low Boy Trailer 25 Ton
Cap., Hydraulic Detable Goose
Neck
21981 Warner Swasey - Gradall G-660
1979 Warner Swasey - Gradall G-660
21973 Warner Swasey - Gradall
Crawler G-660
31973 Warner Swasey - Gradall G-660
41972 Warner Swasey - Gradall G-660
21971 Warner Swasey - Gradall G-660
1971 Warner Swasey - Gradell G-1000
1967 Warner Swasey - Gradall G-660
1965 Warner Swasey - Gradall G-600
1972 Dynahoe Model 190 Loader, Back
Hoe
1973 Schramm Pneumatrac
2 Selma SM 31 Scissor Lifts, 1 Ton Cap.
1975 Grove Hydraulic Crane, 20 Ton
Cap.
1970 Grove Hydraulic Crane, 18 Ton
Cap
3 Wiggins Fork Lifts
INSPECTION - THURSDAY, JUNE 20,1985 - 10 AM-4 PM
TERMS OF SALE: Cash, certified Check (US Funds) or
acceptable bank letter.
ATLANTIC AUCTIONS INC.
701 N. Paca Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(301) 523-5100
Crop Service says weather, moisture aid fieldwork
reported 98 percent complete
compared to 73 percent last year
and a five-year average of 87
percent. The northern and central
regions report com planting 98
percent complete and the southern
region 99 percent complete.
By the end of the week, 80 per
cent of the soybean crop was
planted. Last year at this tune only
42 percent of the crop was planted.
The five-year average stands at 52
percent. The northern region
reported soybean planting 90
percent complete. The central and
southern regions reported 74 and 75
percent complete, respectively.
Wheat growers around the state
reported 97 percent of the crop in
the heading stage and three per
cent turning yellow. Last year at
this tune the wheat crop was 46
percent percent in boot and 54
percent heading. The northern
region reported 98 percent of the
crop has headed and two percent
turning yellow. Central growers
reported wheat virtually all
PUBLIC AUCTION
Sale On The Premises
8501 Westphalia Road
Upper Marlboro, MD.
Case 5808 with Back Hoe & Front End
Loader
ATHE Trencher
Single Axle Dump Trailer (Pintle
Hook)
Tandem Axle Hot Asphalt Tank
Trailer
8’ Chipper
(2) Steam Jennys
Gasoline Driven Suction Pump
Gasoline Driven Electric Welder
(3) 1981 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 30
Pick-Up Trucks with Utility Body
1982 GMC Sierra Truck with National
Crane Series 4 Model 4T55, mounted
on Stake Body
Several Motor Vehicles & Parker
Electric Scissor Lifts
MISCELLANEOUS
Gradall Machines & Parts
Kent Air Hammers
-Steel Scaffolding - Various Sizes
Schramm Pneumatic Machine & Parts
Gradall Buckets
Shop Equipment & Parts
Steel Sheets & Etc.
headed but not turning yellow. The
southern section had 91 percent of
the wheat crop headed and nine
percent turning yellow. Some
lodging reported in the southern
section due to recent heavy rain.
Statewide barley development
was reported as 46 percent headed,
52 percent turning yellow and two
percent ripe. Last year’s levels
were five percent in the boot stage,
77 percent headed and less than ten
percent turning yellow. The nor
thern region reported 65 percent
headed and 35 percent turning
yellow. The central section
reported 58 percent headed and 42
percent turning yellow. The
southern section reported 23
percent headed, 71 percent turning
yellow and six percent ripe.
At the end of the week, 75 percent
of the oat crop was headed. In the
northern region 58 percent of the
oat crop was headed. The central
section reported 66 percent of the
crop headed and the southern
region reported 94 percent headed.
None of the regions report oats
turning yellow.
First cutting alfalfa was 52
percent complete compared to last
year’s cutting of 23 percent. First
cutting clover-timothy was 27
percent complete, ahead of last
year’s cutting of 13 percent.
Quality of hay made was rated
poor by 27 percent, fair by 50
percent, and good by 23 percent.
The amount of feed being obtained
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Robert C Mullendore,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 15,1985-A39
from pastures was rated 87 percent
average and 13 percent above
average.
Strawberry picking continues in
all regions. A limited crop of sweet
cherries are beginning to ripe in
the southern region. Peach crop
prospects are far below average.
Apple prospects for the Com
monwealth are average to above
average.
FRI. JUNE 21 -10 AM
Public Auction of Con
struction Eq. formerly
owned & operated by
* 16,500 for the package
717/790-9108
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