Waterfowl Seasons And Bag Limits Announced For 1969
The Pennsylvania Game Commission set duck coot merganser and goose seasons and bag limits for 1969 under USFWS frameworks. Duck daily limit three, geese three daily (one in Crawford), mergansers five daily. wood ducks restricted. canvasback and redhead limits tied to possession rules. Bonus scaup apply only on Lake Erie and Presque Isle Bay.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Brant
Crawford
Ewe
Crawford County
Lake Erie
Presque Isle Bay
Timothy Seed Crop Down 27 Percent in Pa
Pennsylvania timothy seed production is forecast at 805000 pounds, down 27 percent from last year but above the 1963 67 average. Hay crops grew rapidly due to adequate moisture, with farmers storing sizeable hay tonnages and leaving areas for seed. Heavy July rains reduced timothy seed harvest. yields averaged 115 pounds per acre, up 5 pounds from last year and matching the 5 year average.
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Peninslvania
Sheep Management For Better Lamb Crops In Spring
Good sheep management now shapes next spring’s lamb crop. Flushing the breeding ewes two to three weeks before breeding improves twin lamb yields. keep ewes on flush pasture or add 1 to 2 pounds of grain daily. Aim to raise two lambs per ewe, though seldom reached. Also notes 7000 acres harvested for seed, one third below 1968, with harvest starting after heavy rains in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Mushroom Yield Rises Again in 1968 69
Production totaled 121 million pounds, up 7 percent from the prior year, with an average yield of 25 pounds per square foot. Pennsylvania supplied 64 percent of U S mushroom output, valued at 42 474 million dollars. About 73 percent went to processors and 27 percent to the fresh market. For 1969 70 growers expect a 1 percent rise in growing area.
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Pennssania
Keystone
Pennsylvania
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Agway
Commodity Research Department
North Duke St
Lancaster
Florin
Wolgemuth Bros., Inc
Mount Joy, Penna
ST. Bernard
RED Rose Farm Service, Inc
North Church Street
Quarryville
Red Rose Dairy Feeds
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