Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 26, 1966, Image 10

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    10—'Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 26, 1966 Wayne ait reach, county
—- ■ - - conservationist, told the nu
• Stream Pollution . f unwound gt y
Water pollution, Kuder said , * , , , Buy '• l “ aus
(Continued from Page 8) the Henl , ffi Dept . wou , ld i lke try): In agriculture we have
law primarily designed to to ab , oHgh m laigoons . ~N o our own problems.”
€oice coal mines to treat acid i ag . oo , n can be c i as ed 100 per- He stated that between 4
mine-drainage water before - cent and m , ay contaminate and 20 tons of soil per acre
11 ,!L du 7 e i nt ,e ® tr ® ams - the underground water snip- P er year is lost from our
The frothing and foam- f or mlleg aroulld) especi- farm® because the Helds are
Ing in streams la caused by a , )ly - n a ]i niestone area with “untreated.” This soil pro r
S ,^ d ’ a . nd its underground caves and one of the sources of
ad'ded that tma will contin- fi)g SureS( »» sitream pollution, sediment,
ue to be a problem until we Kuder said that, although Mhrescth said. Silt destroys
have a blo-degradabte deter- Stream pollution can be spawning beds and coats the
gent on the market in quan- cle , ared UT , re adily once the S' llll ® of fish. Much of it (silt);
tity. It (detergent) is not sfliUrce of contamination ’ls continues 'downstream and”
generally harmful, but it will rem , ovedi underground water, eventually clogs our chan
cause foaming if present in once po .nuted, may remain nell s and harbors, the oonser
anvounts as small as X to 1.5 so for 50 . 10 () years. In fa'ct, vatiomst said,
parts per million. We can t he added> •'. a b, o ut half of the iMaresah Was asked 'what
pinpoint fishkill or pollution pfr lv , a , te W ells in Lancaster farmer's in the Maitind'ale
due to detergent.” County are probably contain- area couild do to stop pollu-
The smaller the stream, mated by the owner’s or t' lo ' n o X their streams,
the higher percent treatment neighbor’s sewage.” , “ If there is enough inter.
needed. Kuder said after ex- He d * fined «
naming the process of com- anv fore substance whose
plete sewage treatment In preseto ce renders a stream
terms of costs, it would be uncl(ten to the extent that
prohibitive to remove the tbe „- ater becomes hamful
last 8-10 percent of pnllu- t , O the health af l 6 or
tion go,ng into streams, he
estimated. * 1 I
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OPEN HOUSE
MARCH 7 THRU 11
BARGAINS
-S- Cope & Weaver Co.
np| New Providence
Ph. 786-7351
3 models to
choose from in
the Moeller line off
miilc coolers. ••
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L H. BRUBAKER
350 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster
R. D. 3, Lititz, Pa.
Phone: Lane. 397-5179 Strasburg 687-6002 Lititz 626-7766
e’st in the community, you
can meet with landowners
and show them how to do
something constructively on
s'il'tation. Tihe Soil Conser
vation Service can supply
technical assistance, hut lo
cal action is the ingredient
needed Ito make any such
community avian a success,
IVTaresCh concluded.
Fry summed uip the meet
ing later by saying that three
mam points -had been made;
I—Factual information on
pollution of the Mutkij Creek
nas presented to the public
by 'da ect testimony.
2 Tlie action against pol
lution being taken by the
G'race Mine creates a model
of good sewage and ■water
handling foi other industries
to follow.
3 The smallest school
district in the area has
shown that by talcing the in
itiative to begin a logical
plan of eommu'nity action,
the school district can be in
strumental in getting the
educational tfacts to the
adults in the aiea, and in
voking their interest.
Show Stoppers ....
L 1:
two totally new John Deere
tractors... the 30 h.p. 1020
and 53 h.p. 2020
Aren't you ready for a distinctively different tractor?
The John Deere "1020" and "2020” Tractors are totally
new. New engines. New transmissions. New hydraulics.
New power takeoffs. New differential locks. New hydraulic
brakes. And they’re new in feel, ride, and performance. A
Stop at our store soon ... see these new tractors
before they grow a day older.
Wenger Implement Co.
Buck BU 44467
M. S. Yeorsley & Sons Landis Bros. Inc. A. B. C. Groff, Inc.
West Chester 696-2990 Lancaster 393-3906 New Holland 354-8001
• Lancaster Auction Hoas 2,81
gilt* $l.OO-1.(50 Lower,
(Continued from Page 2) BAJUROfWIS AND GILTS
Choice Vealens , (steady , to, I*2 195-240 His, 928.
strong, Utility and Standard f 28. | 50, ® head UIS 1> '205.2
$l.OO-2,d0 Higher. SB.7iff-25.85,.U5' 1-3 2l
VRIA : T „ Rq • ~s - 2.00 lbs: aw. 00.27 m, vs 2 ,
VIBAL.BRS Choice $38.. 200-280 lbs. $26,00-26.85
00-41.00, Five head $42.00- * ’ 0l
43.00, Good 5'6.00-38.00.
Standard 32.00-36.00, Utility
$’27.00-31.00, Cull $2i2.50-
2G.'50.
ROHRER’S
Can Supply These
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• Cert, Narragansett ® Viking Trefoil
Alfalfa • Climax Timothy
• Cert. Saranac
Alfalfa
Cert, Maine Grown Seed Potatoes
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SMOKETOWN
Alan Beyer
Christiana LY 3-5687
Buy If Sell If
With A Classified Ai
• Cert. Russel Oats
Ph. Lane. 39T-3539
Shotzberger's 1
Elm 665-3141