. M nrrnnrv of considering on leukosis, a poultry disc;
'?n,P*n 1 * nd .sl« Class 111 Class IV land that causes $BO million in 1(
for as much of St use as es annually to the nath
5® Bf®V ,y w pedu ®T d j f .. oossiblc Chicken farmers, was autl
Son#i° be produ d ’ k p The Governor also heard re- ized this week (Apr. 2) by
cautioned. o « Bwincss and Cre/it. State Department of Agrl.
Funk noted that, projecting c'Hucational Needs, Production ture.
the present rate of land com- . vtirkotinff and Govern-
From the files of Lancaster Fanning) petition over the next 20years. ® n^ Enviro nment.
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million more acres tied up in prnncvtvunis T.cukosts Re
we have a bit more than three urban areas, highways, and £ h i pproved _ Research
million acres of cropland and recreational uses. He stressed __
16—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 29,1967
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Reflections
One Year Ago
April. 1966
$9 Million To Revamp Farm
Show— State agriculture secre
tary Leland H Bull revealed
plans Thursday (Apr 7) for
completely remodeling the
Pennsylvania Farm Show com
plex
The project which would
eventually replace all build
ings but the large arena, is es
timated at nine million dol
lars over the next four years
The Secretary noted that even
if the State Planning Board
and the Legislature approve
the allocation immediately, the
first building will not be built
in less than four years, and
the second in six to eight
years.
Solanco Procedures Team
On Its Way—The Solanco
Chapter parliamentary proce
dure team of Future Farmers
of America moved one step
closer to its second state title
Wednesday (A.pr 27) by de
feating the best competition
In southeastern Pennsylvania.
The event, featuring van
ning teams from the four
southeast districts, saw the So
lanco parliamentarians move
from second place at the coun
ty level to their present top
position under the coaching of
agriculture instructor William
Fredd
The Solanco boys aspiring to
bring the state title back to
Lancaster County are: Preston
LeFevre, William Frey, David
DeLong, Earl Wenger, Gary
Craig, James Huber, Edward
Kreider, and Richard Smith
They will meet the other win
ning regional teams at Penn
State University in June
Extension Assn. Adds Six
Birectors —In accordance with
a by-law change approved at
its annual meeting last Feb
ruary, the board of directors
of the Lancaster County Ag
ricultural and Home Econom
ics Extension Association add
ed six new directors. The
board now numbers 21 mem
bers
The new appointees, accoid
ing to M M Smith. Lancaster
County agricultural agent, are
(three-year terms), Mrs .Ar
lene Witman. Mount Joy R 2,
and V Lester Schreiber, New
Holland, (two year terms), Mrs
Robert Gregory Lititz El, and
Stanley Musselman Lancaster,
(one-yeai terms), Mrs Joseph
Breneisen Conestoga Rl, and
Harry K Gerlach, Lancaster
Governor Promises Action
On Agriculture At his sec
ond annual confeience on ag
riculture Tuesday (Apr 19),
Governor William W Scran
ton renewed his commitment
to the growth and betterment
of Pennsylvania agncultuie
He accepted the report of
the committee on agriculture,
which he established one yeai
ago, and thanked the members
foi their dedicated efforts
Scranton mstiucted state ag
riculture secretary Leland H
Bull to begin an immediate,
detailed study ot the recom
mendations “so that specifics
may be implemented without
delay”
One report oi partial! a i
significance was presented by
Amos H Funk of Millersville
R 1 In reporting on “Compe
tition for Ruial Resouices”,
Funk pointed out that Penn
sylvania is losing 15,000 acres
of prime farmland each year
to the forces of urbanization
“Current inventoiy shows
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