Crop report details drought impact on Pennsylvania farms
The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service notes soil moisture remains short but improved for the week ending Sept 3. Corn stalks are short yet ears enlarge with variable fill. silage from grain corn remains common. Hay and pastures improve but stay below average. potato harvest bodes well for Cobbler in the southeast, with overall good moisture in Potter and Exie counties and no disease or insect damage statewide.
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Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service
Keystone State
East Central
West Central
Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley
Othe
Potter
Exie
August fruit price index shows near two percent rise
The August 15 farm price index for fruit rose about two percent from a year earlier, reaching the month's highest level in four years. The mid August index of prices paid for commodities and services stayed at 305, unchanged from the prior two months and one percent above last year, lifting parity where no price changes occurred.
Holstein Herds Post High Butterfat and Milk Totals
Frey Holstein Maggie in Park H Ranck’s herd produced 715 pounds of butterfat and 15931 pounds of milk with a 45 test. Rank had three other cows finishing lactations over 600 pounds fat. Frey and Keener each had one other cow finishing lactation records near 600 pounds. A year earlier 48 cows in the association also exceeded 600 pounds fat. Monthly averages show J Wade Gro’s herd averaged 53 pounds fat per cow. Earl S Groff and Harry S Mumma averaged 42 pounds per cow while John N King and Wills S Nolt averaged 51 pounds. A 50 pound average was posted by the J Rohior Witmer herd.
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Maggie
Park H. Ranck
Frey and
Keener
J. Wade Gro
Earl S. Groff
Harry S. Mumma
John N. King
Wills S Nolt
J. Rohior Witmer
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Narragansett
Pennscott Clover
Lincoln Brome
Saratoga Brome
Timothy
Climan Timothy
Ladino
Balbo Rye
Norline
Wong
Hudson Barley
Seneca
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Miller & Bushong
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Ades
Bushong, Inc
Rohrerstown
Lancaster
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