Weather takes toll as soils dry across Pennsylvania
The Weekly Crop Summary reports dry conditions in central and western counties raising concerns for corn, barley, wheat, and fall potato maturity. Tobacco harvest halted by Hurricane Donna rains. pastures brown but expected to recover. vegetable output slowing with a week of drying weather ahead.
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Lancaster County
Pennsyvania Crop Reporting Service
Erie County
West Central
Burling's Chicks Offer Top Quality Eggs and Poultry Stock
Burling's Chicks at NEPPCO promotes high quality eggs from 12 to 14 month laying hens and a wide selection of strains for layers and broilers. Customer testimonials praise Carey Leghorns and sexlink crosses. breeds include Golden Sexlinks, Cobb White Rocks, Vantress crosses, Garrison Cornish, and New Hampshire stock. Call Oxford 286 collect to order.
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Science guides potato storage wall design from USDA
The USDA reports on strength requirements for walls partitions and bulkheads in potato storages. Studies in Maine Colorado and Minnesota measure pressure from potatoes by bin size and pile depth to prevent over or under built bins. The AMS-40 report titled Sures on Walls of Potato Storage Bins outlines data to choose appropriate timber dimensions for walls and bulkheads to store wet depth potatoes.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Maine
Colorado
Minnesota
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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