6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7, 1964 1963 District Financial Report Dues a) State Association ib) Xational Association Clerical, stationery and telephone Awards and contests Soil Stetvaidship Week Dinners and meetings animal meeting Exhibits Treasurer's bond (leqnned by la\\)_ Miscellaneous (C’VA Silt Station) Total Expenditmes Balance Bonds Balance Balance on hand at beginning of tear (including bonds and 52000 Bonds bank accounts) Countv Comnnssioneis 5250 foi CV A. Interest on bonds and accounts Other (Annual Meeting and S S Lit letuud) Total Income • S.C.S. Report Bedding 12 acies. (Continued from Page 1) Conseivation cropping systems ACP referrals iecd S 3 ACP leferrals seiviced 60. Contoui farming 3152 acies, WOODLAND BORDERS between fields and woods provides shelter and food for many kinds of wildlife. The Game Commission cooperates with the Soil Conservationists in providing materials for plant ing and in laying out the plantings. FARM PONDS like this one near Lititz provide beauty as well as service Fire protection, water supply for livestock and irrigation, are provided by this pond It also provides recreation such as swimming, boating and fishing. The fish commission provides assistance in deciding what fish are best for stocking in particular ponds A NATURAL DAM in this gutter was formed by „ , the sod Water flowing down the waterway takes soil dens 111 kee i ,in s Uie 1 -> forest with it if the soil is not held in place by some kind of fiie<3 1,1 Lancaster Counity to cover Grass waterways are one of the major tools 2SI acres bas been remarkable, of the conservationist. (Continued on Page 11) Kxpcmhtnics Income 3324 acres $ 4r» oo 100 oo 161 92 103 62 30 00 529 17 33 84 10 00 250 00 $1263 55 1 20 88 2000 00 $3381 43 $2098 93 750 00 41 00 494 50 $3384 43 -HOW CAN THIS KIND OF EVIDENCE be ignored? Gutters in the unprotect ed land (upper left) almost disappear on the contour strips. While the large fields do have to give way to strips, many rows become longer and farming on the level saves wear and tear on machinery and men. Cover & Green Manure Crops 1063 acies. Crop Residue Use 22 54 ac res Cutback borders 7635 feet. Diversions 10,513 feet. Ponds 1. Fish Pond Stocking 5. Grassed Waterways 7 7 ac res Hand Clearing 25 acres. Obstruction Removal 12.6 acres. Pasture and Hayland Renova tion 25 acres. Pasture and Hayland Planting 2 7*5 acies. Rotation Grazing 15 acres Contour Strip Cropping 31T6 acres. Field Strip Cropping 27 ac res Drainage Field Ditches 2350 feet Tile Diams 10 653 feet. Tile Si stem Structures 16. Tiee Planting 12 acies. Wildlife Habitat Development 3 acres. Woodland Haivest Cutting 10 acres. Plow Planting 14 acies. Grasses and Legumes in Rota tion 93 acres Woodland Pruning 100 ac res Stiuetuies For Water Control L/an-d owners and operators ap plying one or more mcome pi educing recreation enterpri ses 1 W Mai tin Mutli, Work Unit Consenatiomst. I Dairy R Corson, Soil Con- sei vatiomst Abner S Housekneclit, Con sei ration Technician Richai d A Shipman, Con seiration Aid. • Soil Conservation (Continued from Page 1) used in school, service cl nibs Id An Associate Directors meeting was held Fanner Co opeiators in the County now total 2,162 17 Theie weie 57 new Co op era tors signed during the jear with acieage totaling 4 - 2IS aues IS Held 12 legulai month ly meetings Directois atten dance was 8 7 5%. 19 The Distnct in conjunt tion with Millei s\ ille State Col lege tomtiucted a model ron senation iaim Forester Makes Annual Report The \eai ol 19G3 was a busv one foi the Foiesteis a \eai when we needed to pioteci om woodland moie than am othei consenalion piactice The joh done by our Forest Fne War- lfcl WATER FLOWS SLOWLY in a tereace which is nearly on the level Slow-moving water has much less soil carrying capacity than rushing water has. Many soil saving practices such as this can be partially financed by the US. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Martin Muth, Work Unit Con servationist inspects the finished job. Here's POSITIVE MINERAL PROTECTION for your dairy herds, steers, dairy heifers, sheep, goats and hogs Red Rose RA RM^M^-RREDE FREE-CHOICE MINERAL Phosphorus . . . Copper Manganese . Iron . . . . are included in RED ROSE FREE-CHOICE MINERAL to provide farm animals a complete range of supplementary minerals (in balanced a mounts) they need for good health, growth and performance. Insist on RED ROSE FREE-CHOICE MINERAL when you buy . „ _ rr Mountville Feed A. S. Groff Service North Queen Stieet D . 2 Columbia> Pa , Lancaster Pa. Ammon E. Shelly West Willow Farmers R - D - 2 . Lititz, Pa. Association west wiiiow, p*. Brown & Rea Atglen, Pa. ~ » *• 1 5 . . Cobalt... Calcium .. Zinc . . . lodine . . . Sal
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