&—Lancaster Forming, Saturday, March 6, 1965
THIS DIVERSION TERRACE PLANTED IN
GRASS is an effective barrier to the flow of nan-off
water and protects the fields further down the slope.
Diversion terraces are also used to direct the flow of
water to waterways, which carries it safely away.
1964 District Financial Report
Jan. 1, 1964 cash on hand
Jan 1, 1964 Bonds on hand
Interest on Bonds.
County Commissioners
Soil Stewardship literature
Annual Meeting (Banquet Tickets)
Dues for 1964-
a) National
b) State
Annual Meeting (Banquet)
Secretarial expenses (stationery, phone, etc )
Plaques
Soil stewaidship literatuie
Treasuiei’s bond
Watershed and other meetings
County Plowing Contest
a) awaids and plaques
b) enhy and tiucking
Road signs
Slides for 4-H Club work
DIVERSION TERRACES, like his one shown
under construction on a farm in the Pequea area, are
becoming a major conservation tool with the aid of
the heavy earth moving equipment now available.
FHA Reports On
Farmer Loans
Farmers Home Administra
tion services to fanmers and
rural people during 1964
reached the highest loan vol
ume in local history A total
of $624,000 was loaned by the
local office located at Lancas
ter purposes for which loa*n
funds were used included:
Operating loans to re
organize farm business with
essential equipment, better
livestock and operating ex
penses to both full time and
part time fanmers.
Farm Ownership loans to
buy, develop, enlarge farms,
to refinance and consolidate
debts and develop recreation
enterprise
Ruial Housing loans
to families in ruial aieas and
small towns, as well as fann
ers, for the construction of
INCOME
Total Income
DISBURSEMENTS
Total Disbursements $1144 16
Balance Dec 31, 1964 256 34
Bonds on hand Dec. 31, 1964 2000.00
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1964 $2256.34
decent,
housing
buildings.
Emergency loans to as
sist farmers Hard (hit by
di ought to maintain their nor
mal farming operations.
Included an the above loans
to farmers were funds for the
adoption of important soil and
water conservation measures
which are a must for the de
velopment and efficient man
agement of land and water
resources, crucial in the suc
cessful operation of farms.
Over 75% of farm ownership
borrowers are district coopera
tors.
Soil and water association
loans are also available to Wa
teished oigamzations to car
ry out plans to protect, de
velop and utilize the land and
water icsources in small wa
tersheds and also loans to in
stall watei supply systems for
fanneis as well as rural com
munities.
$ 120 88
2000.00
61.00
750.00
20.62
448 00
$3400 50
$ 100 00
45 00
521 72
216 40
34 19
38 70
10 00
42 75
68 50
20 00
30 10
16 80
and sanitary
farm service
safe
and
• Soil Conservotion
(Continued from Png© 1)
ncr of Hie County contest for
the second year and retained
possession of the Plowman
Trophy' for 1964.
8. Richard Grofl was spon
sored by the District in the
State Plowing Contests, in
which he placed fourth.
9. Four Watershed meetings
were hold during the fall.
10. The Districts helped
sponsor a 4-H Conservation
Club through the Extension
Service and Associate Direc
tors.
11. A District representative
attended meetings of the Lan
caster Co. Agriculture .Coun
cil.
12. The District continued
to help sponsor the Silt Sam
pling Station on the Cones
toga.
13. The District aided in
the Susquehanna River Basin
Study.
14. As a result of the Sus
quehanna River Basin Study,
the District and cooperating
Agencies met with some Bor
ough Officiate to discuss pos
sibilities of flood control in
their area.
15. The District Cooperat
ing Agencies helped put on
six Conservation television
programs.
16. Use of the Alan “Beyond
Tomorrow,” purchased by the
District two years ago, is be
ing used in schools, Young
Fanner Programs, service
clubs, etc
17 An Associate Director’s
meeting was held Fanner
Cooperators now total 2,234
18 Theie weie 72 new Co
opeiators signed during 1964
with acieage totaling 5774 7
acres
19 Held 12 regular month
ly meetings Farmer Directors
Attendance again was 87.5%.
20. The District, in coopera
tion with Berks County Soil
and Water Conservation Dis
trict, erected a road sign be
tween the Counties.
21. The Directors purdhlased
a set of Conservation Slides
for the 4-H Club work.
22. The District (helped
sponsor the Land Use and
Management Contest for Vo
cational Agriculture Students.
SCS Reports On
Year’s Services
The Lancaster County Soil
Conservation Work Unit of
the USD A .Soil Conseivation
Service completed the follow
ing work during the 1964 cal
endar year, according to
Wayne M'aresch, county con
servationist;
A new credit program has
been established through the
Economic Opportunity A.ct of
1964 for low income families
living in rural areas Loans
are available to both farmers
and other rural residents with
incomes that are too low to
cover basic needs and that
have a reasonable prospect of
increasing their earnings
through a small amount of
credit plus aid in manage
ment.
The Farmers Home Admin
istration was very 'happy to
take part in a county wide
tour this past year that il
lustrated soil and water con
servation practices on farms.
We would like to thank the
local Soil Conservation Dis
trict Directors for their as
sistance to borrower families
The Farmers Home Admin
istration Office, serving Lan
caster, Lebanon and Chester
Counties is located in the
Post Office 'Building, Lancas
ter, Pa.
Richard W Hoover
County Supervisor
A GRASS WATERWAY, fed by a series of ter
races, on a farm in the southwestern part of the county
looked like this after experiencing a 6-inch rain in 10
hours. This illustrates the great carrying capacity of
these waterways. This waterway is regularly out for
hay.
EROSION caused by a 6-inch rain on a tobacco
field on a farm in the New Danville area without the
benefit of such conservation practices as diversion
terraces or grass waterways.
Basic Plans 76. 18,307 linear feet,
Basic Plans Revised -2. Fann Ponds __ 4
P™ Serviced - 1237. strlp cropping - 1775 acres.
Faras Applyrag Practice - Drain-42,181 linear feet.
Open Dram 2616 linear
Consultive Services 4i.
AGP Referrals 111.
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