VOL. 11 NO. 23 Pullet Program Hearing Will Be Held May 10 th A p-olic hearing for the adoption of a Pennsylvania Ap pioved Pullet Growing Pro giam rail be held in Harris burg t>~ May 10th in Room 305 of the State Agricultural Build ing, 2301 North Cameron Street The Department of Apicul ture r-eposes to make a state leguit'ed program available to Penm: .vania growers on a volurr.diy basis. An Approved Recorded pul let £lr-.k is defined by the Department as “a strain of buds irown as a unit in De parted m - approved brooding and giving quarters, follow ing approved management prac tices, rrnering to stuct sanita tion c-iease preventative prac tices nd having Department verifier records on manage ment ..-ease preventative con trols and case history of flock”. The faring is scheduled to begiff 1 pm. Buy-Your-Own-Steer Plan Subject Of Lively Debate At 4-H Beef Club The t.iestion of whether the Red Rcse 4-H Baby Beef Club shoulcs .nstitute a plan allow ing members to purchase their own steei s as they see fit, or should : etain the present met hod fox distribution of club steeis stirred a lively debate Wednesday night in the mem ber-pai ent-packed auditorium of the Rohrerstown Elemen tary Scrool Spea' .ng for changing the system Larry Weaver of New Holland Rl, a past president of the Rec Rose Club, presented two maior points which his side felt warranted adopting the proposed system. One, those members who are unfor tunate enough, under the pre sent ‘s\ stem, to draw “tail-end ers” ha\ e to pay the same price cs members who draw the best steers, two, good cal ves can be bought locally by individual members through the var.ous auctions, making it unnecessary for the leaders to Farm Calendar May -0 —S p m Lancastei Count} SWCD directois meet at ASOS office. Man hem: Pike, Lancastei Ma} 10 —1 pm, Public hear ing on proposed Pa Ap ipioied Pullet Giown Pro gram at Room 30'5, Dept of Agr. Building, Harns bui g Mai 12—7 30 pm, Lititz- Manheim 4-M Community Club at Fairland Elemen tal}* School. May 14 —9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Pa. Flvmg Farmers “Fly- In Breakfast” at Kutztown Airport; public welcome. HERE’S WHERE THE PURIFIED WATER from the sewage treatment plant comes out to the mill pond, says James H. Runyon, engineer helper at Grace Mine. From the mill pond the water finds its way to Back Creek, then eventually to the Conestoga. L. F. Photo travel long distances procuring club steers, In rebuttal, Melvin Rohrer of Lititz R 3, said that calves offered to club members are screened hard by the steer pur (Continued on Page 5) 2 Farm Agencies Back McGovern’s Sen. Resolution Two farm agencies, one of them national, went on record 'this week in support of Sena tor George McGovern’s resolu tion which was recently intro duced into the U. S. Senate. The National Farmers Union, which has been highly critical of recent Administration moves to roll back prices paid farm ers, sent wires to members of the Senate urging prompt Con gressional passage of the Mc- {Contlnued on Page 12) 35th Birthday Celebration For NEPPCO Set Over forty federal legisla tors ha\e alieady accepted an invitation to attend the 3'sth Birthday Reception of the 'Northeastern Poultry Produc ers Council in Washington on M'ay 10th, according to-Rich ard I Amm'on, NEPPCO’s executive director. Senator Hugh Scott, (R- Pa ), is hosting the affair in honor of his fellow Pennsyl vanian and NEPPCO’s presi dent, Harry P. Metz of Belle ville. It * being held in con (Continued on Page 10) ~.-, i- , - | - X(sRr c uiT t jßi A , THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 7, 1966 Final County Report Shows 629 Farmers In Diversion Program According to final reports re leased this week' by the Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation County Committee, 629 Lancaster County farmers have signed up to take a total of 6140 acres out of crop pro duction this year. The acres will be diverted from the production of winter wheat and feed grains, and may be used for any type of cover but may not be cropped this year Diversion in the state totaled (Continued on Page 8) INDUSTRIAL WASTES TAILINGS which are 25-30 percent solids at this stage, are shown being discharged into a holding basin after a three-mile trip by pipeline from the main plant. The tailings are fine stone residue from the milling and pelleting processes. .- „ L. F. Photo Area Plant Does Model Job Managing Water & Wastes Much has been spoken and written lately of the enormous water management and stream pollution problems which con front our nation today, and which threaten to become ma jor crises for our citizens to morrow One large plant in the area, in particular, has shown what industry can do in solv ing these problems at a local level. Grace Mine at Morgantown, Berks County, a subsidiary of the Bethlehem Steel Company, was recently praised by farm ers along the Muddy Creek, following a stream pollution protest meeting, for the com pany’s pollution - prevention practices Although Grace Mine is located out of our county, it is on the headwaters of the Conestoga Creek which consti tutes much of Lancaster’s water shed, and is, therefore, an im portant influence on our im mediate area. The southern Berks-northern Chester County section has a history of iron ore production dating back to Colonial days Bethlehem Steel purchased about 7,000 acres in the Mor gantown area following World Wai 11, and established Grace Mine The mine produces raw ore containing approximately 42 percent iron After mining, the company mills and pro cesses this ore, concentrating its iron content to 60-65 per cent Then, it is pelleted and shipped to the blast furnaces at Bethlehem to be made into steel. Throughout most of the pro cessing, water is needed in great quantities. It is also vital in servicing the routine needs of the 900 Grace Mine em- $2 Per Year ployees The company derives its water from three main sources —' Back Creek, Clarke Cieek, and underground water fiom the mine itself. (Continued on Page 4) New Crop & Livestock Annual Summary Cover Features County Girl The Pennsylvania Crop Re porting Service began distribu tion of its new annual crop and livestock summary this Donna Hess week One item which will catch the eye of most Lancas trians is the attractive cover featuring Donna Hess, 13-year old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Elvin Hess, Jr of Strasburg HI Donna and her 1966 Farm (Continued on Page 8)
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