EXCELLENT WEEK FOR FIELDWORK; Mid-summer like temperatures dominated the week’s weath er. Rainfall was very sparse over the western part of the state. There were two days with some scattered thun dershowers over the eastern two-thirds. Respondents to our survey indicated that 6 days were suitable for field work. Activities for the week included repairing fence; hauling manure; spreading fertilizer and lime; cutting hay; maintaining machinery; spring plowing; planting crops; and caring for livestock. SOIL MOISTURE: Across the commonwealth, topsoil was rated short by 19 percent of our respondents, adequate by 78 percent, and surplus by 3 percent. In the northern region, 33 percent rated it short, and 67 per cent of our respondents rated it adequate. In the central region, 11 percent of our respondents rated soil mois ture short, 84 percent rated it adequate, and 5 percent of our respondents rated it surplus. In the southern reg ion, 19 percent of our respondents rated soil moisture short, 78 percent rated it adequate and 3 percent rated it surplus. PLOWING: Spring plowing in Pennsylvania was 89 percent completed by week’s end. Last year 87 percent was complete. The five-year average was 86 percent. Completion of spring plowing was 83.91, and 94 per cent in the northern, central, and southern regions, respectively. CORN: The commonwealth’s com crop was 64 percent planted by the end of the week. At this time last year, 52 percent was planted, the five-year average was 51 percent. Planting completion by region were: northern rcgion-49 percent; central region-67 percent; and southern region-76 percent. TOBACCO; All of Pennsylvania’s tobacco beds were planted by the end of the week. Both last year and the five-year average were 100 percent complete by this time. OATS; By week’s end, 95 percent of Pennsylvania’s oats were planted. Last year, that figure was 93 percent. The five-year average was 94 percent planted. Planting completion in the three regions were northern region-90 percent, central region-96 percent, and southern region- 100 percent. The oats crop was rated 23 percent excellent, 56 percent good, 17 percent fair, and 4 percent poor. LET’S MAKE A CONNECTION... registered trademarks of Motorola Inc FOfe THE WEEK ENDING MAY 19 11l Motorola your needs anty uy ANGLE MMUNICATIONS C. READING (215) 929-4211 100-828-2211 SINESS TALKING” 30 YEARS AGO -Glenn Musser, Mount Joy Rl, was elected president of the Wit ness Oak chapter of Future Far mers of America at a recent meet ing. Musser, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Musser, is a junior in vocational agriculture at the Donegal Joint High School, Mount Joy RD. The president elect is fol lowing the footsteps of an older brother Donald, who was a former president of the chapter and holder of the Keystone Farmer Degree in the state association. Other officers elected are Wal ter Mowrer, Marietta Rl, vice president: Harold Brubaker, Mount Joy Rl, treasurer; Carl Cin der, Mount Joy R 2, secretary; John Hess, Mount Joy Rl, reporter; James Gingrich, Mount Joy R 2, sentinel and Lee Stauffer, Mount Joy Rl, chaplain. Grant Millert is chapter adviser. -John W. Eby, Jr., Gordonville Rl, was elected president by the Pequea Valley chapter Future Far mers of America at a recent meet ing in the high school. Eby, tfie son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Eby, is a student in vocational agriculture at the Pequea Valley High School. He was named outstanding swine producer in the community FFA last summer, and exhibited a gilt at the 1961 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Glen E. Esbenshade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias B. Esbenshade, Paradise Rl, was elected vice pres ident of the group. Other officers elected were as follows: Benjamin L. Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 25, 1991-A23 THIS WEEK David Clark, Kinzers Rl, secret ary; Dale B. Hostetler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eby I Hostetler, Gap Rl, treasurer, Richard S. King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. King, Gap Rl, reporter, Donald L. Ranck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ranck, Paradise Rl, sentinel; Lester O. Houck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omar L. Houck, Paradise Rl. Roy R. Mentzer, a former mem ber of the chapter, was elected junior leader adviser. Henry E. Givler, teacher of vocational agri culture at the school is the adviser. -Many farms have fire ponds but very few have good roads to the ponds, New Providence 4-H mem bers were told at their recent meeting. Guest speaker A. N. McCon nell, president of the Willow Street fire company, told club members most of the roads to farm fire ponds are not capable of holding the heavy fire fighting equipment; therefore, pumpers are needed. Miss C. Jane Henry, reporter for the club, announces the next meet ing of the club which will be June 1, in the New Providence Elemen tary School. -A purebred Ayrshire heifer consigned by Masonic Home Farms, Elizabethtown, to the 1961 Grand National Sale at the Pen nsylvania Farm Show Building recently was third high animal in sale. The open heifer, Masonic Homes Polly Ann 2nd, was pur chased by F. Ambrose Clark, Cooperstown, New York, for $1,050. Adveituemect Afraid You’re Going Deaf? Chicago, 111. A free offer of special interest to those who hear but do not understand words has been an nounced by Beltone. A non-operating model of the smallest hearing aid Beltone has ever deve loped will be given ab solutely free to anyone requesting it. It’s yours for the ask ing, so send for it now. It is not a real hearing aid, but it will show you how tiny hearing help can be. The actual aid weighs less than an eighth of an ounce, and it fits completely into the ear canal. 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