r helpless Government In fhe War Against Waste tor's Note; This is the ment agencies and private or i Conservation District came gamzations wffs needed. It was j dof five articles descnb- telt that leading farmers, I * ee °j ow the Lancaster County should, direct this organize ' iBS bemff The otll er articles tion and adapt the services of ■ l 0t i] be punted in following government technicians to their , local situations. This philoso *l, ’ biggest huidle facing Phy gave birth to a new type , conservation organizers of agricultural organization, s finding a way to woik the 80,1 conservation distnct. th farmers without offend- Comity Volunteers n „ their traditional indepen- Pennsylvania’s soil conseiva- \ e a C e A series ot failures tion districts were set up under taught soil conservation lead- Act 217 ot the 1945 General er6 ° that American farmers Assembly. Unlike most states, could neither he told by county conumssioneis have the government “evpeita” or responsibility ot establishing {aught by watching demonstra- distncts and appointing the pons m which they had no governing body ot district di 4ctive part. A way had to be lectois. Four directors aie found to gain the farmer’s con- farmers nominated by county jldence a way to work with wide farm organizations and Jim rather than for him. one is a county commissioner Teaming-up farmers with appointed by the commission government technicians was ers themselves. s ot completely new. Commit- Without exception, a soil fees of local farmers were conservation district is a vol jlready being used as sounding untary organization. District boards lor some agency pro- directors serve without pay grams. But soil conservation Over the years, government organizers visualized some- agency representatives and pn {imig more than just another vate organizations and mdivi fafmer committee. Land man- duals have also given much of agement agencies were de- their time Five of the agencies yelopmg in a haphazard, piece- working closely with districts meal fashion. Looking ahead, have signed memorandums ot conservationists saw that a understanding with each dis iodgepodge ot services admin- tnct They are the Department istered by different agencies of Forests and waters, The would confuse farmers, Pennsylvania Game and Fish . , Commissions, The Pennsylvan- A separate grass-ioots ia Department of Highways goi eminent organization that and the u g Soil Conservation <toold tie together all govern- Seivice Ot course, the mdivi- Pick the TWIN-WHEEL drive Model that fils Your Haying Get fast, clean cutting, quietly . . . pitmanless drive eliminates sickle chatter, cuts down on breakage and wear. This new kind of tractor-speed mowing can be yours in the Twin-Wheel drive model of your choice |- —rear-mounted or pull-type as shown. 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As the founding fathers en visioned, the new soil conser vation distnet was to be a “poweiless” government Dis tncts in eltect aie subdivisions ot state government but do not have police, legislative or judicial poweis. AVhat, then can a “power less" government do 9 Actual ly they can do many things In tact, Pennsylvania’s soil conservation districts aie just beginning to utilize the many piovisions of the enabling act For example, district directois have the power to own and opeiate buildings and equip ment, hue peisonnel, carry out research, establish any of the conservation piactices they wish and enter into coopeia tive agieements with indivi duals and organizations. The Poster for Ist National Grassland Field Days, Aug 15-17 at Hershey, attracts, from left, Richard C. Lighter, Gettysburg; Merle V.' Adams, Somerville, N J., and Harold E. Stewart, Harrisburg. Lighter is chairman of Pennsylvania State Plowing Contest final day. Stewart is Dauphin county agent. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16, 1962—7 potential is there the job is up to the district directors and the local people. Often, soil conservation dis tncts otter the only oppoi tunity for all organizations dealing with conseivation ol the land to sit mound the same table and discuss com mon pioblems. Here govern ment lepiCsentatives have a i equal oppoitmiity to voice their ideas and pioblems Dis ti ict duectois, as key tunn els, can weigh the meuts ot these ideas in terms ot local attitudes and needs. Cooidma tion can then leach beyond the meeting table to the tanner who benefits by woiking with a vauety of conservation agen cies thiough one oigamza tion his local soil conseiva tion distuct. This is a stoiy in itself to be told in the next ai tide ot this series. .Next week: Woiking “The Key Nature.” Third Congiess - - Nine bun dled delegates aie expected to attend the third annual Penn sylvania 4-H Congiess on the Peuu State Campus, June 2G -29. 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