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Dry weather hits Pennsylvanias crops and seedleaf tobacco
The report details three years of drought across most of Pennsylvania with rainfall deficits from 55 to 120 percent of normal. Reservoirs and streams fell to record lows prompting emergency water supplies and drought disaster declarations. By fall, frost and cold weather halted growth, though corn and small grains showed mixed progress. Seedleaf tobacco harvest reached 46.8 million pounds with yield down vs last year, while curing faced moisture shortages and late rainfall hurt late planted crops.
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Pennsylvania
Border Counties
Tioga
Susquehanna Valley
Central Mountains
Philadelphia
Wellsboro
Northwest
Franklin
Venango County
Lancaster County
Lancaster