Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 11, 1967, Image 7

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    Officials Ask Regional Cooperation
In Solving Water & Land-Use Issues
•Growing townships r.irr:l com- ter company represcnt'ailives
munJ'jk'S mat y best ao’vc 'theif! 1 in the fix political subdivisions
flciwalge end water supply pnob- of the Centre PlawnMiTg Region'.
Heims by joln-mg forces wad According lo Wiillhvm M.
working together an a regional On l oil, extension e-conomist im
lewl, a study conduced by publ.'c affairs ait Pemla Stole,
Pcirsn. State Uttive's'*y revca'la ~hc -' u iy imdtoi-lcs Hi ad ft
The study, conducted An den- appeals very ipra'clical
<h.A pEmisylTrirna by I'hc Uni- fo,r different we'er compan-ics
Vci al'ty's In’’lute o<f Public' 10 compote with each othsir
Aidmi'nlJli-i'lrom, points out -that f°>' new sources of waiter in
cOe'eteid oflu-ials -favor am area- ' llie Sinera! -aiea. This is
-wide appioa'ch in sc'lvimg Lamd- ' r - l ’ so uc when drawing with
use issues. However, they de- towage tiroitmcnt issues.
clOaisd to accept the idea of Cain c-’jl, who arsis-led wi-Jih
iths form?lion cif a regional ithe public i c »ue project in co
govel-mmamt do 'tackle area opin.i".on wl h Dr. Edgair C.
t)d<lruiitrug problems. LeJuc, as-istent picfe : -or of
These cored us'oms we’e od- tcit-rece ait Pern Ste'-e,
ifei'ina'd f -om interviews wdtti PoWad out that data fio-m
tow redr-p supervisors, bo-oii'gh W'' l * s ‘- l, 'ly ce applkt JWe im
doumcal members. p'a-rer.'lng otlhcir commurji -res because the
comunissiioii personnel, rncl wa- Problems m this area aie typi-
Agway
OFF CAR PRE - SEASON WIRE SALE
Steel Fence Posts with Clips
5’ Studded T
6’ Studded T
6 1/2’ Studded T
V Studded T
Sale applies only to Bee Line Center, Lancaster
AGWAY IRRIGATION CLINIC
When: Tuesday Evening, March 14 7=30 P.M.
Where: Agway Bee Line Center Meeting Room
(former Farm Bureau store) 1027 Dillerville Rd., Lancaster
Who May Attend: Any One Interested In Irrigation
Refreshments Will Be Served
MARK YOUR CALENDAR TODAY!
Agway
BEE LINE SUPPLY CENTER
1027 Dilierville Rd.
NOW THRU MARCH 18
AGWAY BARBED WIRE
80 lb. HVz Ga. - 14 Ga. Barbs - 4 pt. - imported
(Ail Sizes of wire available)
• AGWAY Woven Farm Fence
• AGWAY Smooth Wire
• AGWAY Welded Wire
• AGWAY Reinforced Wire
• AGWAY Hardware Cloth
• AGWAY Nails - Staples
,0 SNOW SHADE
FENCE
48" x 150'
C 7 >IO Per Roll
«p/ «nr M While Supply
Lasts
98c
$1.14
$1.22
$1.29
(former Farm Bureau store)
All Items FOB Warehouse Lancaster
Bee Line Supply Center
1027 DILLERVILLE ROAD, LANCASTER
24 HOUR SERVICE DAILY PH. 394-0541
cflfl of - those in many regions
of the Commonwealth.
$7.36 per roll
Lugged U Posts
5’ Lugged U 86c
6’ Lugged U Si.oo
6'/ 2 ’ Lugged U 51.07
7’ Lugged U 51.14
“Dwindling water supplies
and the need for increased
sewage ticatmrnt facilities
have become major issues in
planning for future growth,”
Carroll noted.
Municipalities should cooper
el* e wMi‘one another on ma.n
iadd-nse osues while working
within the fnamcwo-i k of their
locail go vet irm oats, the major
ity of officials iinlerv.'swe 1 :! said.
When one range go\ern i me i n"a | l
uinl't- is formed, local citizens
beconie I'ess effective in having
a voice in a deerten Ml of
ficlU'-s, however, wc.e in favor
of the ro'irlal.on of boards,
conimi-sron;, and an ill on Ives
for area cbope.ailion on in
das. Ural pi obi cm 3
“Duung the past six jea'-s.
much of the Commo-uv earth
has lost a' % c£i’s supply of rain
fall >becau c e of di ought,*’ Cai
roll said ‘‘Pemnsylvan-ia. on the
Lancaster
REDI-POSTS
Adjustable from
s’B” to B’4”
$7.80
While Supply Lasts
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11, 1967
other hand, has many --ounces
of underground water supplies
Ih.il, if tapped, will give com
munities sufficient amounts «1
water for many years.”
The main problem, he said,
is flr.-an-t-mg the exploiv.i'.on for
undci'gioiivid somccs then iv. 1 s
in-g funds to construct new wa
iter and sewage treatment fa
cilities. Aita approaches to
these pi ahlems may be much
mn-e foas-ble.
C«u o’l said the Inst.lute
cairies out studies which pro
vide infoiir.ation useful in con
ducting cducailiovaal p-mgranis
dealing with land-use pi a nn.ag
issues.
Season For Hiring
Farm Workers, Local
Employment Mgr. Says
Persons in'erected i'ni year
. round permanent farm jobs
were reminded this week by
Bernard V Kelly, manager of
the Lancaster office of Penn
sylvania's Bureau of Employ
ment Security, that thas is the
sea,:an when farm ope-, olo.s
isc-ruit such employees
At the same time, Kelly
urged faun ope.i stoi. s seskng
fu'l-tume workers to make
there needs known to the office
nit 225 Noith Lime Street, as
soon as possible.
He stated (hat he a"'.:!ady
has a listing of farm job opeu
itags throughout the state Ac
co:; cLag to the manage! , many
of these include suitable hous
ing for farm worker's andtheir
fflniA'es Among the openings
L'c/'ed arc jobs for general
farm hands, daly farm hands,
poultay faun:is, 01 chord work
ers and a few for stable hands
for hcise fal’ms. Kelly added
I The official! sard that the lo
cal office will assdst farmeis
i)n recoilrang needed workers
for aill types of fat m occupa
tion The bu> can’s Farm Labor
Set vice also offers this assist-
ROHRER’S
Your Complete Seed Store
ALFALFAS CLOVERS GRASSES
DeKALB CORN SUDAX
CERT. MAINE GROWN SEED POTATOES
ONION SETS
VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS
ROHRER FANCY LAWN GRASS SEED
ORTHO INSECTICIDES
FUNGICIDES WEED KILLERS
Atrazine, Simazine, Ramrod, Enide, Treflan.
Amizine, Weedone, LV-4, Weedar ’64, Butyrac
118, Chloro 1.P.C., Dalpon, Alanap, Sinox PE,
Eptam, Sesone, Vegiben, etc.
ORTHO UNIPEL FERTILIZER
Premier Peat Moss
Michigan and Maryland Peat
Pc-lite, Vermiculite, Peat Pots, etc.
Smoketown, Pa. 397-3539
FEBRUARY FARM PRICKS
INDEX DECLINES 19.
The Fthrn.iy Index of Puc
es Rjjcvw-d by PcrmsylvM'.tL
F.i nuvs in the stale, and m
the US., dte'lnctl 3 points (I
pe.cjnO fiiom the January in
dex, art-o ti'n-g lo the Pcnnsyl
v.av\i C ap Repo 11-ng Service.
Ded.i-..ng ml iJc and egg prices
wei-e hugJy reppcna-ltole for
the d op, as the c- op portion
of the index w.i-s si’i.iM-cn’ra*y.
Gian ..net 1..,y p ices weie
gcir.ic.i i’y -■••t.idy to lower, with
wlu.i 1 dtopping 7 up s t 051.58
p- ii- bu he' Other crops show
ing d-ic’-.-ita wo e lye. down 3
cc.'s, hay, down a dnlK.r. and
po J'ocs down 15 tents Coin,
o.,‘s and b.i Icy were steady,
and soyb-aRs gained 3 cerats.
Pi Jces received for live
stock and Lvec'ock products
d 1 npped 2 pc cord. despite a
subsilian'Mal ibuease in meat
am mv.il pi. .ccs The majon caus
es ic‘‘ the deep wene 5 cunt
dee 1 acs pci hirodiedweighl o£
mi'.ik alnd per do/tm tags
The only dcc!. ,r e in meat
an - 'm.,il puces was hogs, which,
alt $2O 70. weee 30 tea's bv ivv
the previous month aw i $7 90
be’ow a ycai cat I-eu Ma>)o'i m
oi'eaiscs were ro'od for slaimh
ter cows, up 80 curd's, calves,
up $240, and lambs, up 40
ceWis S'eci ar.d hcviei p ces
a'veij.jgeJ 10 con's higher lb m
the pi cvious menth. but $lOO
belo'w a yc n eaU’bcr
The index of pouVi’v and
egg puces wa's down 12 punts
(8 peioemt), despite the con
tinuing recovery of bin 'er
pluses, wh'h a'vo.wged a cent
and a half hJghe, Fr.ni clink
ew puces wee off a cevl rr.d
eggs, a*t 3G cell's pei do/tn,
dropped a nickel below the
previous mcni'b rad 9 cuds
under a yewr ago.
ance for the reai'uJtmant of
sMled pu of essi email aimJ teabra
oail fpei.sonn&l for “oft-faim”
agnicultural o ecupa'll'oms
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