12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 21, 1959 Pa. Soil Survey Work Is Past Half Way Point W. Martin Muth, Lancaster County Soil Conservation Service - work-unitMconservationist, reports that soil survey ing of Pennsylvania’s 28.8 million acres for agricultural, industrial and government uses continues in 60 counties under the-SCJS/wv '■ To date Muto reports, more million to be completed than 8.6 milUDplacres pf the the program., . state’s, soil ‘resources have Lancaster county s District, ‘been surveyed'. T.Soil survey as well as Potter, Clinton, production reached an all Montour, Northumberland, time high during.49sB when Union, Erie, Clarion and •more than 1.2 ifrillion - acres Chester have been complete v/cre' surveyed, r leaving ,20.1 ly surveyed. Technicians of r New! 200 Ballon Sprayer #IMR 255 for the Bigger Projects^ 'l\* tlr* * w* /v I 4 b. * If covering your acreage from a 1- or 2-barrel sprayer adds up to too much wasted refill time, the new Oliver 233 is the sprayer you need. The greater capacity of its 200-gallon tank will cut vour over-all spraying time by as much as 30 C /C . The trailer tread of the Oliver 233 adjusts easily to any row width, and there’s a choice of PTO-driven pumps with pressures up to 400 pounds, needed for alfalfa aphid control. And you get many other proved Oliver features —like the new 8-way control valve located handily to the tractor seat. The Oliver 233 is available with field or row-crop booms, low-cost jet for straight field spraying, or hand gun for shrub and building coverage. Come m and see it soon. Chas. J. McComsey & Sons Hickory Hill, Pa. ?I. G. Hershey & Son Manhsim. R. D. I G. E. Busier Peach Bottom, Pa. Farmers ville Equipment Co. Ephraia, R.D. 2 J. B. Lapp Atglen, Pa. the SCS are continuing op erations in districts not yet completed. The surveys are used by agricultural agency workers, farmers, community plan ning commissions and real estate developers to reach decisions in'their work. Con tractors and earth excava tors find the surveys useful in. planning construction work, road building and land drainage. One of the greatest rises of the survey, according to Muth, is made by agricultur al technicians working with the state’s farmers devel oping plans for soil and wa ter, woodland and wildlife Migration To Suburbs Poses New Problems Of Water Contamination Lancaster, Pa “The mi gration to suburbs by thous ands of families cqntinuestg, in nature of water supply and waste disposal,” according to Cliff Lehman, Water Condi tioning Consultant for Cen tury Appliance Ca , 15 West Chestnut St. Many suburban and fringe area dwellers live beyond the municipality pro tected water sources and must rely on their own pri vate water and sewage sys tems. With the wide adoption of chlorine-treated water, the civil population have enjoy ed a freedom from typhoid and other water-borne dis eases. But the rapid shift of population to rural areas has brought back the fearful spectre of typhoid. U S Public health statis tics show the typhoid death rate in 1950 had moved up sharply after some 50 years of relatively few deaths and even now continues to rise. In the* past year alone, 17 slates show a 50% increase in typhoid cases Contamination of water supplies happens in many ways. Most common of these include nearby contaminated wells, excavations, tree roots, faulty and rusted well cas ings, polluted streams, septic tanks and abandoned wells It is possible the contamina tion may be coming from miles 'away thru under ground water channels - DEALERS jfe HIESTAND INC. -e MARIETTA RDI Ph. HA 6-9301 ~ = - CLARENCE EUTT r—NEW HOLLAND Ph. EL 4-8797 =.: L. H. BRUBAKER H 350 Slrasburg Pike Ph. Lane. EX 3-7607 Lilitz RD3 Slrasburg OV 7-6002 ,MA 6-7768., $ -Ini MATHIESON Pasture, Small Grain and Com MATH! ISON ANHYDROUS AMMONIA 82% NITROGEN Increase your yields end your profits Easily applied. Saves Time, Saves Labor. . •*» Jtf \ ' >* conservation < Technicians find the surveys helpful in determining the ability of the soil to produce crops. The Survey also provides information for arriving at the kind of conservation practices needed to protect land from erosion,-he added. In addition, the survey is a valuable tool in selection and development of water shed protection and flood prevention programs, Muth said. Engineers of thfr SCS make use of the survey in preliminary information to 9 flood prevention 1 project, in evaluating the soil'and ve£- ative cover conditions and in estimating runoff from Even a'negative result of water purity tests can be far from Icojaelusiv®* jx. re port only proves that the particular sample ot water submitted was fit to drink. The fact thrt harmful bacter ia can be-detected only with laboratory techniques and 'never by smell, taste or odor makes it possible for anyone to say that a “tested" well or an aged well can be con sidered safe. The amount of coliform, a component of animal and human excretion, found in water has increased to dangerous proportions in many places. The secret of having pure sparkling and safe water a round the clock is chlorina tion followed by dechlorina tion which completely re moves the chlorine taste. The basic unit includes an auto matic chlorinator for the wa ter pump and a dechlorina tor with fine filtration for the kitchen sink. Only the proper use of chlorination and dechlorina tion devices available on the market today to home anc farm owners, according to Cliff Lehman r can provide constant and continuous pro lection against the menace of water-borne diseases. For the answer to your water problems, contact Cliff Lehman, at Century Co., If W. Chestnut St, Lancaster Pa Phpne EX 4-9365. a watershed area Community planm, missions make use survey in determit suitability of land f ( dential construction, tional areas and u locations, as wtll as> ture. 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