AccuWeati The Week Ahead Temperatures illation tscli Last Week’s Precipitation 30-Day Temperature Outlook Lancaster June 13 June 15 June 17 All forecasts and maps provided by AccuWeather, Inc. 02003 Helping the family farm prosper by specializing high quality forages and grazing since 1993. 96 Paradise Lane, Ronks, PA 17572 717-687-6224 , Toll Free: 1-866-687-6224 0.10" o.oo* 0.22” brecast for Lancaster and Surroun Almanac For the week ending Wednesday, Jun. 18 Temperature Aboveßm-mal Low Normal low for week ahead 61 Precipitation Near Normal lonth to date Year to date Normal year to date Growing Degree Days Below Normal SeasohTocfate Farming Forecast _ j A transition day coming up on eHBb Sunday as an upper-level low begins to move east and off shore, bringing cloude and a shower or two, especially early. Average humidity will be 80 percent in the morn ing, but will fall to SO percent in the after noon. The topsoil will dry out this coming week with some dry days and warm Above Normal Near Normal temperatures. Highs will reach well into the 80s Monday through Thursday. Below Normal Brown Mid Rib (BMR) Sorghum Sudangrass may be the summer crop for you! The weather has challenged dairy fanners this year, and made high quality forage supplies very tight. No one knows what summer will bring. Will we have enough heat units to finish a com crop? Do you have enough forage on hand to wait fora com crop? Sorghum sudans require heat as well, but cost much less to grow. The energy levels in BMR are similar to corn silage with approximately twice the protein when harvested at 30-36 inches. 19.35” Above Normal Near Normal Below Normal .tHh e *. t* * .. iiaifisp Atglan/ Sylvan Smoker Bedford Co / Kenneth Martin Belleville/ Wayne Yoder Berks Co / Paul Keller Blair Co /MHI Hill Agway Centre Co / John Click Churchtown/ Galen Martin Clarion Co / Ron Reinfbrd Cochranvilla Ag Service Cumberland Col Joe Ramer Dauphin Co/ Christ F. Fisher Drumore Seeds/ Henry King Ephrata/ Carl Martlrt Juniata Co I Happy Hollow Seeds Kirkwood/ Herb weaver Lancaster Ag ProdJBoo-216-1271 Brian Futhey Lebanon Co/ Abner Stoltzfus Lehigh County/Barry Byler Little Britain/ Landis Weaver Manhelm/ Lynn Fahnestock 30-Day Precipitation Outlook -"’I \j % f ip •> • Participating Dealers - 610-593-2831 814-652-6456 717-936-5830 610-589-2614 814-832-3458 814-383-4529 717-445-5782 814-275-3033 717-529-5653 717-532-2899 717-362-9038 717-548-3376 717-733-7155 717-436-9798 717-529-2386 717-293-9701 814-349-4333 717-949-2486 610-298-8035 717-529-2609 717-665-7655 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 21,2003-A3! ** V * Management Tips: - Apply 75 units of Nitrogen at planting - Plant at 35-60 lbs per acre. - Seed depth approximately 1” For Super Feed Quality: Harvest for balage at 30” For silage at 36” For grazing at 18” - m m - Apply 50 units of Nitrogen after first cutting, or after second grazing. - Approx. 30 days between cuts. m Perry Co/ John David Hoover Snyder Co/ Edwin Martin Snyder Co I Qlenn Beidler N. Somerset Co / Marvin Thomas S. Somerset Co/ Leroy Brenneman Tioga Co/ David Johnson Nlpplnose Seeds/ Levi E. Stoltzfus York Col Hakes Farm & Seed Srv. Venago Co/ Jerry Beary Western PA I Don Eaton NawJersev Dealers Salem Co, NJ/ William Ward Mercer Co. NJ/ Mark Faille Eastern Shore/ Mickey Slant Emmitsburg, MD/ David Leach Harford Co/ Overtooken Meadows Leggett Seed & Supply St. Mary's Co I John V Stoltzfus 37510 Wastham Ln . Mechamcsville, MD 20659 AccuWeather.eom Saturday Clouds and sun with a shower or t-storm possible; humid. High 85, Low 63 UV 5 1,3-4, low, 5-6, moderate, Above Normal Near Normal Below Normal ***-■ 111 717-789-3276 Port Trevorton 570-539-8993 814-479-7570 814-662-2985 570-324-2285 570-745-2391 717-244-2754 814-354-2725 724-541-7232 856-769-9772 609-466-8504 410-673-2414 301-447-5955 410-329-6543 301-733-2818 i 9
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