DS-Lpncaster Farming, Saturday, December 6, 1997 Take Stock Alfalfa And MONTROSE (Susquehanna Co.) Supplies of premium quality alfalfa are tight every where, but not near as sparse as they are in the East Compared with last year, alfalfa production is down 15 percent in New York, 19 percent in Pennsyl vania, 16 percent in Michigan, and 20 percent in Kentucky. Several nearby states increased alfalfa production this year, but not enough to stem the drain from large edstem dairy states, said agronomisst Dave Petritz, Purdue University. “It’s not a good time to be out there with a bunch of hungry cows facing you,” he said. Demand for hay will be aggres sive this winter, as eastern buyers seek to offset reduced production with hay from Ohio, Illinois, Indi ana, and other Midwest states. 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