-Lancaster Farming, October 30, 1965 Trees Use Water; Proper Logging Mgt Improves Watershed Output ■Some 400 municipalities In the Northeast can stop i.p wo* ter supply sharply by manag ing forested watersheds prl m.irily Tor water yields ac cording to Secretary of Agri culture Onille b Freeman. Ways to Increase water yields, based -on research by L’SDA's Forest Sen Ice, are now being related diiectly to the special problems of the municipal watershed manager ju cooperathe studies on Newark’s Pequannock water shed and on Baltnnoie's Lib etty w.iteished. the Secietary said. Freeman noted that re search on Fernow Experimen tal Forest near Prisons. W. Va , showed that, depending on the amount ot timber leaped, water yields could be increased b> as much as 140.- Od(l to 430.000 gallons per d.ij fiom each scjiiaie mile of upland foiest. Forest Sort ico reseat elt in the Focono Wnintains jtear Wilkcs-Kartv, Fa., lound tliat trees <> rowing on bot- tomlands ot a 1 ,500-.icrc watershed used trout 45,000 to 284,000 gallons ot -water a day. When the Fennsjltania teseartU findings were ap plied to Newark's 40,000- a<re Fetiiiannoek watershed, it was concluded that 1.2 Modern Sowing Service of Limestone • Belmont or • Martin's Contact Stanley S. Hoffer Paradise 687-6860 iasi mij feXsX 1 Aa- 9 V - \ - - „ s J Don’t Neglect Your Ejes Visit Yowi Eye Doctor il you me in doubt l)o< tor's Prescriptions I’illcd Adiuslnirnts, TJ<*i«iiis DAVID’S OPTICAL CO. Always See Bettor 40J X DUKE STREET Dancastei Phone 394-2767 to 7..1 million gallons of water n tiny might be waved by selectively rutting trees on bottomlands mid along flu* reservoir shoreline. “These savings.” Secretary Freeman said, “would occur during the summer season when water supplies usually are at a low ebb and water demands are highest.” USDA also is seeking ways of increasing water yield at the Hubbard Brook Experi mental Forest near Plymouth, X H This 7,(100-acre outdoor laboratory is dedicated to the solution ot water problems in New England. “In other studies, tve are seeking facts on watersheds which we hope will enable communities to make long range plans tor managing wa tersheds to fill agricultural, industrial, and home water rreeds ” As an example, Free man cited a current study by USDA’s Agricultural Reseaich Semce of 200 watersheds to determine the amount and duiation of runott Woynt NEW HOPE complete horse feed ►high level mineral and vitamin fortification, choice ingredients, make this an excellent feed for the show circuit. 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MlllersviUe ROHRER’S MILL R. D. 1, Ronks aclentigts already;, ? col; lected 24,000 101 l from w&tortheAs ita 2S 'State*, Including !New York, fcJ’ew Jersey, and Vermont along the droti gift t-et i 4 ! Oken Eastern Seaboard. Soil iclentlata of the University of Georgia are analyzing the porosity of those soil samples. This In formation. coupled with n study of yearly records of the rain that runs off each watershed, will enable sci entists to estimate the amount of rainfall that each water shed cun store, and the ap proximate rate at which rain fall moves through the soil. "These facts,” Secretary Freeman said, "will be avail able next year for use by flood-control engineers in building waterways and res ervoirs that mil carry and hold runoff water for what ever use communities choose to make of their total water supply.” Pin Money In 1776-78, the newly formed Continental Congress issued (notes printed on thick card board These notes broke easi ly when folded and had to be pinned together when separat ed Thus it became known as “Pin Money ” R. D. 2, Columbia HERSHEY BROS. Reinholds WHITE OAK MILL R. O. 4, Manheim MILLPORT ROLLER MILLS R. D. 4, Lititz • At*o Finn* co. : mmHz .(Contfrriied from Par* B) > £ I '°‘ yer . *•; vote Of conwtrtMty batiks. It *>»»*«; Bunting dll <it>.; ££*# Is hoped they will continue B ? tw ’L® ***?* thU worthwhile contribution Consolidated Dressed Beet* to our rural youth. ‘Cross Bros. ’As follows the 65 buyers Foreit Packing Cb.; On*. were; Bram’s, Inc.; iClheffer’S Fowl Market; Knnaler ft CO.; 8. W. Martin Co.; Martin’* Livestock Pullman: Medford's, Inc.; J. Phillips; Pfodueer* Livestock Coop.; Salsburg Abattoir: Roy Shober ft Soni; C. A. Spreeher Meats; Stum* pf's Meat Market; Union Stock Yards Co.; VSntagk Sales Stables; Bierig Bros.; Hildebrandt Meat Market; Dutch Wonderland: John H. Bartram; Joseph W. PasS* more & Sons; Stoltzfus Bro». J. P, Wnrfel; Strlckler's Gas & Fuel; J. C. Snavely & Sons; Ridgeway Touts; Leisure Lanes; First Nation al Bank of Landlsvllle; Kurtr’s Market; Watt & Shand; Bell Tel. 00. of Pa.; Bqyuk Cigars; Zimmerman’s Restaurant;* Way Oil Co.; Wiggins Chevrolet: Sears; Lancaster County Farmers Na tional Bank; S. W. Hippey; Walter M, Dunlap & Sons; Falk Bros.; Armstrong Cork Co : Bomberger’s Store; Ar nold’s Garage: Fulton Nation al Bank; Staufter's Subur ban Diner, Shaub's Shoe Shop; Schick, Inc.; Jacob H. Ruhl; Harry A Ressler; Penn Dair ies. Manheim Auto Auttion; A. B Hollinger & Sons. A. H Hoffman Seed Co.; S L Heilbron & Sons; Fred F. Groff, Inc.; J. W. Eshel man & Sons; Donegal Steel Foundn: A & B. Packing JWAYNIj} M HOUSE- C 2 £ COOP MUD and SNOW TIRE New narrow white sidewalls, new cen ter rib for a smoother ride on clear pavement. New molecular adhesion bond between tread and cord adds strength and trouble-free mileage. Nylon tubeless construction. Broad, triple grip tread anchored in deep grooves bite into mud, snow and slush. Tractionized tread stops on slick surfaces, self-cleaning tread. Agway GARDEN SPOT UNIT, HONEY BROOK LANCASTER NEW HOLLAND QUARRYVILLE "ANY ONE MAY BUY FROM AGWAY"~ ELIGIBLE VOTERS Lancaster County has 16? voting precincts and a total Of 82,848 eligible Republican# and 35,558 eligible Democrats, according to a report from Harrisburg. The first news syndicate was started in New York City, in the fall of 1884, by Sam* uel- Sydney McClure as «*• McChne Syndicate. F g ß * e I ne * fits. IIK. > *■
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