Isabel Flattens Cornfields
(Continued from Page A2B)
... _ stood better in the storm and will
There might be some fields qk for grain harvest, accord
we have to abandon,” Kanunerer Jng Roth. But because so much
of the corn crop was planted late.
This week, Kanunerer was many farmers will be harvesting
waiting for drier conditions to more silage than they anticipat
work in the fields again. He uses ed.
a multidirectional head for har- That will likely result in a
vesting com silage. shortage of harvesting machines
“It probably isn’t the best head in some areas, including Lancas
ter down com, but for 15-inch ter County and the Big Valley,
(row spacing) com, there’s no Leon Ressler, extension direc
other choice,” he said. tor in Lancaster County, is com-
Conestoga River meets the top of the bridge on Rt. 322
in Hinkletown Tuesday afternoon. Traffic was closed
westbound at the Martindale Road intersection.
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Farms’
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Flood waters look almost scenic at the Conestoga River near Farmersville Tuesday
afternoon.
piling a list of custom harvesters
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com silage in Lancaster County,
as well as a list of fanners who
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com. Read his Now Is The Time
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Other ag-related reports in the
wake of Isabel include fruit tree
damage and apple losses in the
south-central part of the state
and scattered destruction to farm
buildings and trees.
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timated about 5 percent of their
apple crop was dropped by the
wind. A small percentage of trees
also blew down, he said.
However, damage was worse
in some other orchards, accord
ing to Lower. He said he spoke to
a small-scale Franklin County
apple grower who lost about half
his crop.
In the Elizabethtown area of
Lancaster County, a Virginia-
style cattle bam was re
portedly destroyed by
the wind.
Rains Monday night
and Tuesday morning
raised water levels into
the streets in many
areas. Much of the west
parking lot at the Penn
sylvania Farm Show
Complex was flooded
Tuesday during this
week’s All-American
Dairy Show, and Rt. 322
was closed at Hinkle
town because of flood
ing.