Firming, Saturday, August 3, ISiS
Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page AID)
Montgomery 4-H Center,
Creamery.
Eastern Pa. Holstein Cham
pionship Show, Kutztown
Fairgrounds.
Saturday, August 10
South Central Pennsylvania
Holstein Championship Show,
Carlisle Fairgrounds.
Tested Ram Lamb Sale, Meat
Animal Evaluation Center,
State College.
Sunday, August 11
McKean County Fair; continues
through Aug. 18.
Huntingdon County Fair, Hun
tingdon, continues through Aug.
17.
Washington County Fair,
Washington; continues through
Aug. 17.
Monday, August 12
Dayton Fair, Dayton; continues
through Aug. 17.
Kutztown Fair, Kutztown; con
tinues through Aug. 17.
Montour DeLong Community Fair,
Washingtonville; continues
through Aug. 17.
Servickley Township Fair, West
Newton; continues through
Aug. 17.
Tuesday, August 13
Cochranton Community Fair,
Cochranton; continues through
Aug. 17.
Elk County Fair, Kersey; con-
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tinues through Aug. 17.
Lawrence County Fair, New
Castle; continues through Aug.
Schuylkill County Fair, Schuylkill
Haven; continues through Aug.
Venango County Fair, Franklin;
continues through Aug. 17.
Wednesday, August 14
Annual meeting, Pa. Flower
Growers, Penn State Univer
sity; continues through Aug. 16.
Annual meeting, Pa. Christmas
Tree Growers Association, Split
Rock Lodge, Lake Harmony.
Conestoga Classic, 7:30 p.m.,
Lampeter Fairgrounds.
Thursday, August 15
Middletown Grange Fair,
Wnghtstown; continues
through Aug. 17.
Findlay Township Community
Fair, Clinton; continues
through Aug. 17.
Middletown Grange Fair,
Wnghtstown; continues
through Aug. 17.
Juniata County Conservation and
Energy Field Day, William
People’s Farm, R 1 Mifflintown,
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, August 17
Central Pennsylvania Holstein
Championship Show, Hun
tingdon Fairgrounds.
Westmoreland County Fair,
Greensburg; continues through
Aug. 24.
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HARRISBURG Development
of the commonwealth corn crop
continued ahead of schedule as five
days were rated suitable for
fieldwork during the week ending
July 28, according to the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting Service.
Com averaged 62 inches in
height, compared to 57 inches at
this time last year. Overall crop
condition was rated by reporters
as two percent very poor, three
percent poor, 15 percent fair, 43
percent good, and 37 percent ex
cellent.
Activities for the week included
harvesting second cutting hay,
wheat, oats, peaches, apples,
sweet com, garden vegetables,
baling straw; and spraying alfalfa.
The average temperature for the
week was 69 degrees, two degrees
below normal. The average
precipitation was 1.39 inches, .53
inch below normal.
Throughout the state, topsoil
moisture supplies were rated by
reporters as 32 percent short, 59
percent adequate and nine percent
surplus. In the northern region,
moisture was rated as 25 percent
short and 75 percent adequate.
Central region reporters indicated
27 percent short, 55 percent
adequate, and 18 percent surplus.
Southern region reporters in
dicated moisture levels as 45
percent short, 45 percent adequate
and 10 percent surplus.
The wheat crop across the
commonwealth was reported to be
three percent headed, two percent
turning yellow, 30 percent ripe and
65 percent harvested. Northern
region reporters estimated 10
percent headed, seven percent
turning yellow, 44 percent ripe and
39 percent harvested. Central
region reporters indicated one
percent turning yellow, 37 percent
ripe and 62 percent harvested.
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Southern region reporters in
dicated eight percent ripe and 92
percent harvested. Statewide, crop
condition was rated one percent
poor, 13 percent fair, 55 percent
good and 31 percent excellent.
Statewide, one percent of the
barley crop was reported as tur
ning yellow, 12 percent ripe and 87
percent harvested. Northern
reporters indicated five percent
turning yellow, 24 percent ripe and
71 percent harvested. Central
region reporters indicated 12
percent ripe and 88 percent har
vested. Southern area reporters
indicated 100 percent of the crop
harvested.
Reporters throughout the state
estimated oat development as
eight percent headed, 32 percent
turning yellow, 37 percent ripe and
23 percent harvested. This time
last year, 30 percent of the crop
was headed, 50 percent turning
Cattle numbers
HARRISBURG Cattle and calf
inventory in the United States on
July 1 was estimated at 116 million
head, down four percent from July
1 a year ago and six percent below
July, 1983, according to the Penn
sylvania Crop and Livestock
Reporting Service. This is the
lowest July 1 cattle inventory
estimate since mid-year estimates
were begun in 1973. The current
estimate is the fourth consecutive
year of an inventory decline after
only two years of expansion. In
formation for Pennsylvania and
other states is not available.
Cows and heifers that have
calved, at 46.3 million, are down
five percent from 1984 and seven
percent below 1983 levels. Milk
cows were up two percent while the
beef cow herd was seven percent
down from 1984.
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yellow, 17 percent ripe and three
percent harvested. Northern
region reporters indicated 23
percent headed, 55 percent turning
yellow, 20 percent ripe and two
percent harvested. Central region
reporters estimated 28 percent
turning yellow, 49 percent ripe and
23 percent harvested. Southern
region reporters indicated 11
percent turning yellow, 44 percent
ripe and 45 percent harvested.
Across the commonwealth the
first cutting of alfalfa and clo-tim
was reported as virtually com
plete. Second cutting alfalfa was
estimated as 79 percent complete.
Quality of hay was estimated as
nine percent poor, 24 percent fair
and 67 percent good. The amount of
feed being obtained from pastures
was rated as 42 percent below
average, 49 percent average and
nine percent above average.
off four percent
Beef replacement heifers were
down 11 percent from last year
while milk replacement heifers
were up one percent from a year
ago. For the first time since mid
year class estimates have been
made, milk replacement heifers
(5.0 million) exceed the number of
beef replacement heifers (4.9
million.) The other heifer class
was up three percent from a year
ago and reflect the large inventory
of heifers in feedlots on July 1.
Steers and bulls 500 pounds and
over are down three percent and
eight percent respectively from a
year ago. All calves under 500
pounds are down five percent.
The 1985 U.S. calf crop is ex
pected to total 41.1 million head,
down three percent from 1984. This
would be the smallest calf crop
since 1961.
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