Crop Summary Rains Relieve Dry Conditions
The midweek rain broke the dry spell but could not erase the month’s deficit. Cold mornings and wind slowed germination. rainfall ranged a quarter to half an inch, with central areas receiving the most. Farmers plowed and planted, but moisture shortages persist and more rain is needed for crop growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apri
Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Avaiabil
Bucks County
South Mountain
Adams
Franklin
Berks-Lehigh
Erie County
Witmer Guernsey Tops DHIA and Aungst Herd Leads Averages
Anne, a registered Guernsey cow in Raymond and Louise Witmer’s Willow Street Ri herd, produced 15 181 pounds of milk and 836 pounds of butterfat in 305 days to top the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association in March. The seven year old cow’s record led Holsteins in several other herds with high butterfat, including Skylark’s 20 434 pounds of milk and 800 pounds of butterfat in 305 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Guernsey
Raymond
Louise Witmer
Willow St. Ri
Minsk
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Harry S Mumma
Hiram S
Easter labor cuts in poultry farming urges efficiency
Carl Dossin of Penn State extension urges methods to save time and labor in poultry enterprises. He claims five steps a day can save a mile a year. The FFA reports 375,081 members in 8,759 local chapters across 50 states and Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Dossin
Penn State Extension
FFA
States
Puerto Rico
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Witmer
Aungst
John B. Esh
Gordonville
David S. Smucker
J. Richard Keller
J. Eby Hershey
Jacob K. Stoltzfus
Weedone
Weedar
Weedone Brush Killer
Smoketown
Miller & Bushong Service
Lancaster
Bushong, Inc. Inc
Rohrerstown, Pa
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