Corn Production Forecast Up 12 Percent, Largest On Record WASHINGTON, D.C. Com production is forecast at 10.1 billion bushels, up 12 per cent from last year and 6 per cent above 2001, according to the National Agricultural Sta tistics Service. Move mountains of forage Keeping pace with your harvester and forage wagons can be a challenge...unless you have a New Holland forage blower. The F 628 moves mountains of forage - fast! ■ High-capacity blower center-fills silos over 100 feet tall ■ 37-inch large-capacity hopper; 12-inch feed auger; 60-inch diameter blower fan ■ Blows 180 tons per hour of corn silage; 110 tons per hour of haylage II SEE YOUR NEAREST REWHOLLfIM) DEALER FOR DEPENDABLE EQUIPMENT & SERVICE PENNSYLVANIA Abl Messick Equipment RD 1, Box 255 A 717-259-6617 888-285-0225 Annville. PA BHM Farm Equipment, Inc. RD 1, Rte. 934 717-867-2211 Carlisle. PA R&W Equipment Co. 35 East Willow Street 717-243-2686 Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, com yields are expected to average 139.9 bushels per acre, up 9.9 bushels from last year. If realized, both produc tion and yield would be the largest on record. The previous PA Tamaqua. PA Messick’s Charles S. Rt. 283 - Rheems Exit Snyder, Inc. 717-367-1319 R.D. 3 800-222-3373 570-386-5945 New Holland. PA A.B.C. Groff,lnc. 110 South Railroad 717-354-4191 Pitman. PA Schreffler K [*%]I\EWHOLLAN) 570*48-1120 !99J CREDIT record for both was set in 1994 when production was estimated at slightly below the 10.1 billion bushels being forecast for 2003 and yield was 138.6 bushels per acre. Com yields are higher in all rCWHOLLMO Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 18, 2003, Corn Talk-E9 States east of the Mississippi River as favorable precipitation and temperatures have been re ceived since planting occurred. With the exception of lowa and Minnesota, forecasted yields in all the Com Belt States are in creasing from last year. How Unsurpassed control New Holland builds it - new Fx self-propelled forage harvesters put you in control of Greater Productivity. As a custom harvester or large dairy operator, you’ll appreciate the productivity-boosting performance of the new FX self-propelled forage harvesters from New Holland. The new FX3O, FX4O and FX6O forage harvesters are built to help you work faster - in all crop conditions - with added convenience, comfort and control. Chop and process Chop and process corn silage in one operation with New Holland’s optional onboard Crop Pro™ crop processor available on Models FP23O and FP24O forage harvesters. Crop Pro™ shears cobs and stems and cracks and crushes kernels, producing silage that’s higher in effective fiber and more digestible for increased milk production. You can easily switch to haylage by removing a single baffle. Ask us about the Crop Pro™ crop processor today. Ceresville New Holland, Inc. Smith Tractor & Rt. 26 East Equip., Inc. 301-662-4197 15 Hillcrest Ave Outside MD, 800-331-9122 908-689-7900 Hagerstown. MD Antietam Tractor Inc. 2027 Leitersburg Pike 800-553-6731 301-791-1200 Rlsl Ag Industrial Equipment Route 1, 50 N. Greenmont Rd. 1-800-442-5043 ever, both States are forecasting lower yields from record 2002 estimates. Farmers expect to harvest 71.9 million acres of com for grain, down 70,000 acres from June but up 4 per cent from 2002. & IVEWHOLLAIND NEW JERSEY Washington. NJ Bridgeton. NJ Leslie G. Fogg, Inc. Canton & Stow Creek Landing Rd. 609-451-2727 609-935-5145 toodstown. NJ Owen Supply Co, Broad Street & East Avenue 609-769-0308
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