6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13,1967
• Woterways
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many farm- lh.it strip-cropped,
they have an even more im
portant role m an all-corn pro
gram
But bv tnemsehes thev do
not mean much. Bass notes
They are simp!;' a first step in
developing a working conser
vation plan for «uch a farm
They pave the way for the
next step ten-aces which
slow dow n the rate at which
lainvvater mo»e« across tne
rows Tlie ten.ices then deliv
er the vvalei at slow speed to
the wateiw.’.-s winch in tu-n
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ONE OF THE LAST steps in constructing a waiter
way is stapling down this netting, called Muichnet, to
hold the seed and mulch in place. Here Robert Neff CONSERVATION TALK
shows how netting is secured over the mulch on Neffs Platon I J >r ® sen l t
recently completed waterway Netting doesn’t have to v f a a n f a d notS
be removed, it’s made of a paper compound and will that Pennsylvania is the 16th
rot after its function is completed L. F. Photo most important state in the
• Pork Queen
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the association s annual meet
ing m Marcn
QUEEN CONTEST
In seeking a girl to repre
sent the Lancaster County pork
industiy. the association notes
she must be s'ngle, between
the ages of 17 and 21, must
reside on a swme-producmg
farm, and be the daughter of
a member of the Lancaster
County Swine Producers As
sociation (parent can qualify
by becoming a member by the
contest deadline of June 1,.
1967 )
Contestants anil be required
to present a short talk, not to
exceed five minutes, on one of
the following suojects How to
promote more pork consump
tion; The value of pork m nu
trition, What the housewife
can do to help the pork mar
ket; Any other subject per
taining to the pork industry
In addition, judges will quiz
contestants on subjects relat
ing to swine and pork Formal
dresses will not be necessary
for the contest
By the June Ist deadline
any girls interested must have
their entries and a picture
suitable for news release sent
to Warren C Lemmger. De»-
ver, Pa 17517
Judging will be on the basis
of beauty and personality (30
points), essay content (30
points), and presentation and
carry it harmlessly off the
field In slowing the runoff, ter
races also give the ground a
chance lo absorb more water
SITES VISITED
In an effort to get a better
understanding of waterwaw
this reporter visited several
sites this week with Bass lo
i-ee waterways in various stag
es of construction
In commenting on the in
treated interest in waterways.
Bass noted that since duly ].
3965 30 acres of waterways
hod been constructed on Un
carter Countv farms
The SCS technic d staff at
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PART OF THE 6000 feet of waterways on the Neff farm at Millersville Rl.
From left, Robert, Christ, and Richard Nerf shown on this newly constructed water
wav 'ffive the viewer an idea oi the widtn and contour of this conservation device.
J & L F Photo
• 4-H Consv. Roundup
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educational bus 1 p, wmdi he
will take June 26 28
In the same contest, Mern
am noted, the Northern 4-H
Conservation Club had placed
second in the state as a club
entry A plaque will be pie
sented to the club oy tne State
Assn of Soil & Water Conser
\at.on District Directors, Inc
at a later date.
In addition to the plaque
winners, blue ribbons were
presented to Ronald Stauffer,
Paul Scheuing, and Gerald
Mai tin. Red ribbons went to
Jeffrey Ptautz, Ricky Pfautz,
and Karen June Horst White
ribbon winners were. Dale
Groff, Lewis Horst, Myron Zim
merman, Leon Roy Martin, and
Galen Martin.
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nation, and has an important tne annual state meeting to be
part in the job of feeding the hosted by Lancaster County in
wol q ( j November of this year. Mrs.
‘lf all the hungry people m Aaron Stauffer modeled a Pena
the v’Oild lined up at your sylvaiua Dutch apron and bon
back door, the line would ex- t^ie women of the
tend around the world 25 hospitality committee will wear
times, Slaton said dt the meeting
“We have to learn how to Although a final decision
conserve the land and water was not reached on a date and
we have m this country now,” site for the annual county field
he stated, adding ‘it is equally dav and plowing contest, it
important that boys and girls was decided that land judging
in town learn just as much and 4-H tractor driving con
about conservation as farm tests will be included this year,
children ”
Leaders for the northern Duectors also accepted eight
club are Aaron Stauffer and new coo Perator agreements to-
Leroy Pfautz. Vincent Hoover talmg 513 acres
is the southern club leader
SWCD A doctor says “More people
At the district business meet- iall "themselves by over-eating,
ing following the 4-H program, than by over-work ” Maybe, Tout
directors discussed plans for it’s much more fun. —-
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