A24-Lancaster Firming, Saturday. July 3, 1993 State’s Vegetable Production Up 88 Percent HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Pennsylvania’s production of fresh market and processing vege tables for 1992 was 190,720 tons, up 88 percent from 1991 ’s pro duction of 101,370. This includes sweet com, tomatoes, and straw berries for fresh market and snap beans, sweet com, and tomatoes. Fresh market production in 1992 was 122,900 tons, up from 1991’s production of 50,150 tons. Processing production was 67,820 tons, up 32 percent from 1991’s 51,220 tons. Sweet com production increas ed 68 percent for fresh market, from 659,000 cwt to 1,106,000 cwL Production of sweet com for processing increased 32 percent, from 11,560 tons to 15,210 tons. Fresh tomato production expand ed from 344,000 cwt to 714,000 cwL Processing tomato produc tion protracted 24 percent, from 27,600 tons to 34,200 tons. Straw berry production decreased from 61,000 cwL to 59,000 cwt., or 5 percent. Processing snap bean production improved from 9,420 tons to 15,120 tons, or 61 percent Vegetable yields increased for every commodity listed between 1991 and 1992. Sweet com yields for 1992 were 57 cwt. per acre for fresh market and 8.45 tons per acre for processing. In 1991 sweet com yields were 42 cwt. per acre for fresh market and 4.28 tons per acre for processing. Fresh market tomato yields for 1992 were 170 cwt per acre for fresh market and 28.50 tons per acre for processing. Fresh and processing tomato yields in 1991 were 80 cwt. and 13.80 tons per acre respectively. Strawberry yields went from 38 cwt per acre in 1991 to 39 cwt per acre in 1992. Processing snap bean yields increased from 1.52 tons per acre in 1991 to 2.52 tons per acre in 1992. Total harvested acreage for fresh and processing vegetables was up from 33,000 acres in 1991 to 37,200 acres in 1992. Total fresh market harvested acreage in creased from 20,000 to 26,800 while total processing harvested acreage decreased from 13,300 to 10,400. Harvested acres decreased for processing tomatoes (2,000 to 1.200) strawberries (1,600 to 1,500), fresh tomatoes (4,300 to 4.200) processing snap beans (6,200 to 6,000), processing sweet com (2,700 to 1,800), but increas ed for fresh sweet com (15,700 to 19,400). The combined value of both fresh and processing vegetables expanded from $27,726,000 to $51,162,000 from 1991 to 1992. The fresh market sector totaled $43,533,000 in 1992, compared to KOLUNO 0N...1N TUB M'a m * n For Quality V< BUY BULLION MEETS THE CRAIXER^E Mi, BSIO ft BSU SBBDBBS For years Brlllon Grass Seeders have provtn to bo tho boot moehino lor plant ing grauoo and logumoi... and now they're own botlarl Larger, hoavlor box ot, high seeding ratoa, nylon llnod oood motor, hoavlor tramo, now drlvo oyitom and moro. nuunuaDni MLftWL PULVI-MULCHERS Bold a firm, dod fraa ooodbod ona tha(Jets all tho oaado gormlnalo at ono time, 12V. IS'l(r. IST* 818 V rigid; SIT 26' and Stf flat fold. aiNOLX QANO PULVERIZERS Also NEW PlO SERIES TRANSPORT CON CEPT Brllllon't trantport concept It now to tho Industry. Machine weight It hydraulcally rotated over tho wheeb lor transport. This reduced drawbar hitch weight considerably and provides arrplo clearance lor transporting. 10' to IB‘, Available with 20 ductile roDi. | PENNSYLVANIA | AdaiMtom ADAMSTOWN EQUIP, INC. ANoom A Ctmmii HNES EQUPMENT CO. MiMwilto MLLER EQUIP 00. ... ■wrick LANDIS C.H. WNEHttCR - BROTHERS, INC. » SONS übanon oftoSSS Dovw GEORGE N. Loywlto L GROSS, INC. GUTSHAITS, INC. $21,900,000 in 1991. Processing vegetables totaled $7,629,000 in 1992, while in 1991 the total was $5,826,000. Value of production increased for fresh sweet com ($14,366,000 to $20,752,000), fresh tomatoes ($7,534,000 to X-POLD PDLVBMIEES (* wn-_ The X-Fold puhrarlzsrt are dotlgnod to meet tho naedi ol today's largor acreage larmsrt.... and Brlllon offers them In two models and It sizes from IE through 46' Now available with 20* Ductile Rollers. a ITMiaHMCTOWI'"*" K * * jF- T ;k. r