f>. -Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March D. 1968
S & W Conservation District Reports
Tin’ highlight of tile* year for
tlu> Lancaster County Soil and
Water Conservation District was
the opportunity to host the 20th
Annual Convention of Pennsyl
\ ania Soil and Water Conserva
tion District Directors, and Soil
and Water Conservation Com
mission. The convention was
held on November 8 9-10, at the
Host Town Motel m Lancaster.
The featured speaker of the
convention was Lieut Gov. Ray
mond Broderick. Another high
light was a group bus tour of
two Anush farms, a tour of the
Ephrata Cloister, and a visit to
the Landis Valley Museum
As an added attraction to the
convention, associate directors
conducted tours to various plac
es of interest throughout the
Lancaster County District. Sev
etal points of interest that were
visited are several farms using
cropland terraces and sod water
vvays. Muddy Run project. Pen
supreme Dairy, a pretzel fac
tory. and an Amish carriage
shop
There were numerous other
activities conducted and partici
pated in during 1967 The dis
tuct has been involved in the
development of a long-range
plan for the conservation and
wise use of Lancaster County’s
natural resources Av present all
cooperating agencies are work
ing on this project
Approximately 300 people at
tended the district s annual field
day held in July at the farms of
Edwin Kurtz and Louis Hurst,
north of Ephiata I\an Yost of
Narvon R 2 won the contour
plowing contest held in conjunc
tion with the field day I\ an
then represented Lancaster
county at the State Plowing Con
test at Somerset, Pa
Conservation Education
A. total of 1205 FFA members
and adults were introduced to
conservation education through
the public schools by the use of
25 conservation field trips and
34 conservation films during 210
hours of instruction Students
were also mvoh ed with such
projects as collecting and mount
ing soil profiles, farm field map
ping, applying conservation
practices to school farms, and
using many cooperating agencies
to enhance the instructional
aieas of consenation
Two 4-H clubs in the county
learned conservation principles
and techniques by constructing
e\hibits, preparing speeches and
reports, watching films and par
ticipating in land judging con
tests
The district participated in
FARMERS —Now is the
time to think about your
sprayer needs for the com
ing year. We have any
tvpe sprayer you may
need; high or low pres
sure, tractor mounted or
trailer type, boom or
boomless, with Myers
PTO PLUNGER TYPE
PUMPS THAT WILL
HANDLE ANY MATERI
AL. Neyy and used spray
ers and pumps of various
size in stock now.
Lancaster County’s Only
Dealer Specializing in
Sprayer Sales &. Service
Lester A.
Singer
RONKS
Ph. Strasburg 687-6712
soil stewardship week with
newspaper, television, radio and
church programs.
With the assistance of the co
operating agencies the district
held 5 community watershed
meetings in the county. Financing Conservation
District Cooperator Program Lancaster county farmers re-
A‘total of 133 landowners be- ceived $94,999.00 in cost sharing
came cooperalors during the benefits m 1967. Farmers who
last year. With these additions enroll and complete practices,
there are now 1.414 cooperators according to required specifica
usmg conservation practices on tions, earn cost-share payments.
141,182 acres One hundred sev- j n most cases the payment rep
en basic farm plans were pre- resents half the cost of com
pared for 10.751 acres of the pietmg the practice,
county’s farmland In addition Government lending agencies
39 old plans were revised Tech- continued to stress services to
meal services were provided on asslst and promote the family
the farms of 2.062 land owners farm during the past year and
Each year progress is being t 0 work with the Soil Conserva
made m the establishment of tion District
conservation practices to reduce To accomplish the above ob
the costly process of erosion, jective, lending authorities in-
The following erosion control c i uc Je loans to finance aU con
practices were established dur- servation approved practices,
mg 1967. Time and time again a few dol-
Diversion terraces—s 069 feet; lars investment in conservation
grassed waterw’ays—6B 3 acres; practices results in net income
cropland terraces —32 996 feet; returns many times over the
pasture and hayland planting small outlay, and continues year
and renovation—2ls acres, strip- after year The continued suc
cropping—2,o67 acres; open cess of farming in our county,
drains—l,l7s feet; tile drains — especially the family farm op
-12,837 feet, mulching road cut erations, depends to a large de
and fill slopes—2.47 acres, re- gree to soil and water conserva
vitahzing grass on medial strips tion practices that are carried
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Ph; 354-9251
R. D. 3, Ephrata
James High & Sons John J. Hess, 11, Inc.
Ph: 354-0301 PS JJ
Gordoaville Paradise
Wenger's Feed Mill, West Willow Formers
Inc. Assn., Inc.
Ph; 367-1195
Rheems West Willow
and interchange islands—37
miles.
The district also encouraged
the removal of 200 dangerous
trees from along the county's
highways.
Iro B. Landis
Ph: 569-0531
779 Valley Road, Lancaster
out on our farms
Soil and water association ringnecks. Contour strip crop
loans arc also available to wa- ping provides many field edges
torshed organisations to carry which makes belter habitat for
out plans to protect, develop and wildlife. In addition to soil con*
utilize the land and water re- serration practices, there have
sources in small watersheds, been many specific wildlife prac-
During 1967 Lancaster county tices initiated during the last
farmers and other rural resi- year that have contributed to the
dents benefited by $1,579,640 success of the wildlife manage*
from the loans and other serv- ment program.
ices provided by government
lending agencies.
Woodland Management wildlife management programs;
Close surveillance of the coun- Developed 37 acres of wildlife
ty’s woodlands is maintained to habitat; converted 30 acres to
spot any indication of insect wildlife conservation or recrea
damage. A light plane is used tion facilities; cut .3 acres of
for thjs observation by air. Fif- wildlife borders; maintained 10
ty-eight acres of trees were game refuges: maintained 200
planted under district supervi- safety zones,
siqn in 1967. A total of 206.000 On four game projects in the
board feet of timber was mark- district there is a total 28.087
ed for cutting. . acres being managed for wild-
Wildlife and Recreation life improvement. Lancaster
Wildlife preservation in Lan- county also has three tracts of
caster county is directly associ- State Game Lands comprising a
ated with the soil and water con- total of 2,47 2 acres. On these
servation program Soil conser- three tracts 14 acres of wood
vation practices contribute to land border cuttings were made
good wildlife management and and 1.2 miles of roads main
help to increase the numbers-of tamed to game food plots
wildlife on the land As an ex- In 1967, 68 miles of stream
ample, conservation practices were approved for stocking. 4
such as diversion terraces, miles of stream were improi ed
grassed waterways and open for fish habitation, and 392,459
drainage ditches are kept in -a fish were planted in Lancaster
grass cover which provides good county’s waterways.
NOTICE
Change of Telephone
Number
717-397-4761
A6WAY SUPPLY CENTER
1027 Dillervilfe Road, Lancaster
food and cover for rabbits and
Lancaster county farmers dur
ing 1967 completed the following