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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1959
Page
6
Weather conditions in February produced a record egg yield in Pennsylvania with 301 million eggs, nine percent above February 1958 when cold conditions limited production. The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service notes favorable conditions overall for the month.
Agricultural notes advise planning for hay condition as haying season nears. Penn State extension engineer Joseph Mc Curdy says barn hay driers reduce weather risks and leaf losses. National egg and poultry figures show February activity with per layer production, egg and broiler prices, and regional changes.
The 1959 Pennsylvania vegetable acreage outlook shows tomatoes for processing at 16 000 acres, down 24 percent from 1958 and 29 percent below the 1948-57 average. Asparagus 900 acres, unchanged from 1958. Green peas for processing 6 700 acres, down 100 acres from last year. National figures foresee tomatoes at 308 800 acres, asparagus 159 300, peas nine percent below last year. Wisconsin leads national cuts in pea acreage.
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