Corn, Potato Crops To Surpass A HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Based on November 1 condi tions, the state’s com and-potato crops are expected to surpass last year while total tobacco output will be lower, according to the Pennsylvania Agricultural'Statis tics Service (PASS). Production of com for grain is forecast at 96.3 million bushels, 63 percent above last year’s drought-crippled crop, PASS reported. Harvested acreage should total 860,000, down 50,000 from 1988, but average yield is forecast at a record 112 bushels per acre. Potato production is estimated at 4.7 million hundredweight (cwl), 28 percent more than a year ago. Some 20,500 acres will be [V Your Livestock Waterer Headquarters! Mira Fount :nergy free waterers THE ORIGINAL ENERGY FREE WATERER...COPIED BUT NEVER EQUALLED. ■ Cod. dean ■No ■ Uwn Agree. Water Algae It’i Great) Check Out Our Pricesl ** *V / ’BB Production harvested with an average yield of 230 cwL per acre. Pennsylvania-type tobacco pro duction is forecast at 10.7 million pounds, down 8 percent from 1988. Acres for harvest is set at 5,500, with an average yield of 1,950 pounds per acre. Maryland-type tobacco output should total 7.2 million pounds, 11 percent more than a year ago. Acreage for harvest is set at 4,000 with an average yield of 1,800 pounds per acre expected, PASS reported. Nationally, production of com for grain is forecast at 7.59 billion bushels, up 54 percent from drought-year 1988. Acres for harvest should total 65.1 million and expected yield is 116.6 (GSI) FEED BINS v STARTING AS LOW AS * I —■ mf. ;:; .•^nr ;:j 11; It L_ HEAVY DUTY POWER-FLO AGITATOR tr ■* r ->• 1 1] * NELSON MODEL 300 SERIES CATTLE & HORSE WATERERS 24” High- . 8” High- Reg. $169.99 v Reg. $139.99 NOW $149.99 Npw $119.99 bushels. Soybean production is esti mated at 1.94 billion bushels, 2S percent more than 1988, with an average yield of 32.8 bushels pro jected from 59.1 million acres. Fall potato production is foie cast at 323 million cwL, up 3 per cent from last year. Harvested acreage should total 1.07 million with an average yield of 302 cwL per acre. Production of all tobacco is expected to total 1.47 billion pounds, 7 percent above the 1988 level. A total of 696,480 acres should be harvested nationally, with an average yield of 2,105 pounds per acre. $469 HEAVY DUTY • BOOT FROM 4” TO 10” AUGERS FLEX AUGER SYSTEMS FROM 2” JO 5”. 10 Head Cap. • Assures Prevent* Frees- Liveitock Fresh in to -30° with- Water Daily out No Gas No American Royal Livestock Show Charolais Winners The grand champion female at the American Royal Lives tock Charolals Show was Miss BOC Annabelle 8068, a Sep tember, 1988 daughter of BR-MF Krugerrand 1752. Annabelle Is owned by Black Oak Charolals In Sparta, Tenn. grand champion bull title at the American Royal Livestock Charolals Show, held earlier this month. Jingo is sired by WH Rambo. POURED REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION MANURE STORAGE STRUCTURES -^S^uSiTr • Steel In Circular Manure Pits Grade 60 ABOVE-GROUND CONCRETE MANURE TANK We Will Build A Manure Storage Tank To Fit Your Needsl Ideal For Heifer, Cattle And Freestall Barns. Absolute Comfort For All Animal Sizes. Crofktale concrete walls, Inc. 148 BRICK CHURCH RD., LEOLA, PA 17540 rat m.**w Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 25,1989-Cli (717) 056-2016 >»■% •m.'ym m mm** >• »•
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