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.. Paring the month elided State Studies Show
March 15, the index of pric-
page 12) es received by U. S. farmers
a stresses that rose four-tenths of one per
in “. m a farm cent, mainly due to price in
iec creases for cotton, beef cat
,-osparchers tie, onions, tomatoes, cucum
elastic has* hers, corn and wheat.
over some Partially offsetting this
J materials in however, were lower prices
rofresistaaht, wa- for milk, eggs, lettuce and
", an n durable, strawberries.
strength in re- The index of prices paid
’ weight and can by farmers for commodities,
f a variety of interest, taxes, and wage
1 1 rates, increased one-third of
have not been a point during the month,
ihe engineers be- primarily due to higher pri
r* cost of plastics ces for production goods.
"pose would 'not Thus, with the parity in-
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69 Tons of Soil Lost Per Acre
HARRISBURG—The Pennsylvania State Soil Conser- These facts emerged from
vation Commission today reported preliminary findings m the first phase of the 10-year
a 10-year stream characteristics survey being made in three program bemg carried out by
~ , m „ f the State Soil Conservation
small watersheds m Perry and Tioga Counties. Commission “and the U/ S.
The findings show that Geological Survey. Rainfall,
some 2.565 tons of soil wsh- sediment, water quality and
ed downstream from the channel changes are measur
'creek-size' watersheds fronj ed and then related to soil
October 1954 to September conservation programs instal
-1955. This is an average of l e d by farmers.
69 tons per square mile in “This tells us exactly how
the watersheds studied. long it takes for erosion con-
Most spectacular finding trol to work,” William L.
was that Hurricane Diane Henning, commission chair
carried away 450 tons of top- man said. “ In this w ay we
soil m one day on Bixler Run are bni I ding more scientific
in Perry County. The hum- ammunition for our 50 Penn
cane damage was not so great sylvania county Soil Conser
in Corey and Elk Creeks in vation Districts to use in sel-
Tioga County ling soil and water conser
ve Qorey‘creek damage^ 11 Practices,” he added,
amounted to 66 tons and Elk Now is the time for every-
Creek 13 tons. This followed one to note ,the color of“wa
the general pattern pf dam- ter in the „ streams, Henn
age throughout the state. in M said. “Muddy water, rae-
ans that soil conservation
"treas. . measures up "stream can - save
Junior club leader is Ja- soil fertility, increase' farm
mes Hess, Strasburg RD 1 income and improve the val
with Daniel Trimble, Elvin of water for drinking and
Hess Jr., Clarence Keener,' recreation.”^-. 7
Paul .Wenger, Leßoy- Weuk, Ereliminary records - also
and John Shelly as adult lea- show that stream beds in the
i ders. watersheds ■ are building Tip
dex and farm product prices
both up slightly, the parity
ratio stayed at 82, the same
as in February, but six per
cent lower than a year earl
ier.
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Kenneth Young was elect
ed president of the Lancas
ter County 4-H Guernsey
cluh this week. Other officers
are Donald Ankrum, vice
pres.; Robert Wagner, sec.;
and Ross Ferguson, treas.
Leaders are Ellis Denlinger,
Melvin' Stoltzfus, Paul Ank
rum, Robert McSparran and
Harry Mumma, Glen Busliong
-is junior -leader. -
♦
' Donald Trimble, Quarry
ville RD 3, has been elected
president of the Lane. Co.
Holstein 4-H club, with Bur
nell Andrews, Willow Street
RD L., vice-pres ; Gloria Shel
ly, Manheim.RD 1, sec.; and
Dean Hoffer, Manheim RD 2,
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