—Lancaster Fannin,
10
Over Million Farmers Took Part In
ACP During
Secretary of Agriculture Or
ville L. Freeman announced to
day an estimated 1,126,000 farm
ers. who had been doing little
or no conservation work in the
past, participated in Agricultur
al Conservation Program (ACP)
cost sharing during the period
1962 6V
This achievement in the con
sen ation of soil, water, and
woodland resources to help
maintain the pioductive capa
city ol American agriculture re
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Saturday, October 26,1968
1962-67 For First Time
suited largely from intensive ef
forts by Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation (ASC)
community committeemen, said
the Secretary.
Working on their own time'
and without pay, community
committeemen got non-conser
vation fanner neighbors to un
dertake needed conservation
measures on their farms, Secre
tary Freeman pointed out.
County Agricultural Stabili
zation and Conservation Service
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offices not only provided' com
munity committeemen with lists
of non-conservation farmers,
but also set aside cost-share
funds to assist new participants
and low-income farmers in
carrying out conservation mea
sures And beginning in 1966,
funds were also reserved for
ACP special projects and beau
tification-conservation practices.
In 1962, some 200,000 farmers
did conservation work on their
farms for the first time in a
number of years. In 1963, the
number rose to 254,000 and then
tapered off to 216,000 in 1964,
about 190,000 the next year,'and
on down to 156,000 in 1966 as
more and more of the non-con
servation farmers began partici
pating. The estimated number
of new participants for 1967 is
100,000.
The ACP was established in
1936 to help fanners combat
erosion and carry out other soil
and water conservation mea
sures to protect the Nation’s
farmland.
Annually, about a million
farmers joined with the ACP
on about a 50-50 basis m install
ing needed conservation prac
tices These include establishing'
and improving vegetative cover
on farmland, planting trees,
building terraces, constructing
ponds and leservons, strip
cropping slopes, and establish
ing sod waterways These mea
sures along with others con
seive soil and water, and re
duce sedimentation and other
pollution of streams.
Less Kaintall
To date our fall season is be
low normal in rainfall; unless
this condition improves before
freezing weather arrives, it will
be advisable for many home
owners to apply water to shrubs
and trees; this is especially true
with newly planted shrubs and
with the broadleaf evergreens'
such as azaleas, hollies, and rho
dodendrons Unless the root
zone of these plants is well sat
urated with moisture when
lieezmg weather comes, there
will be dehydration fiom the
plant and severe winter killing
Ample watering is strongly ad
vised later this fall
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Gladfelter
Offers Free
Tree Seedlings
Farmers of Lancaster County
are being reminded that right
now is the time to plan for tree
planting to be done in the spring
of 1969. As in past years, The
Glatfelter Pulp Wood Co. of
Spring Grove, Pa., will again
furnish free tree seedlings to
any interested and qualified
landowner. Since the inception
in 1951 of the Company pro
gram, more than 10 million
seedlings have been furnished
to landowners in 13 southcentral
Pennsylvania counties.
* Tree species available this
year under the program are
white pine, Austrian pine, Banks
pine, pitch pine, Norway spruce,
white spruce, Japanese larch,
European larch and Virginia
pine. Orders are filled on a
first-come basis so it is impor
tant to get your order in early
to assure receiving the species
you want. All trees are purchas
ed by the Glatfelter Company
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GROFF'S Hardware
100 S. Railroad Ave. New Holland, Pa. |
from .the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Forests and Waters.
The Company .imposes no re
strictions of any kind, but> the
landowner planting the seed
lings must comply with normal
state regulations regarding these
trees. That is they may not ise
used for Christmas trees, dec
orative purposes, or for wind
breaks. Minimum order accept
able is for 1,000 seedlings. Ail
trees are the property of the
landowner and he may cut them
at a future date for any wood
products he desires.
If you are a landowner
is planning to plant trees m
1969 and wish to receive free
tree seedlings, act now! To ob
tain information about placing
your order, see your local Coun
ty Agent, your Forests and Wa
ters Department District Office
or write directly to The GlatteL
ter Pulp Wood Company, Spi mg
Grove, Pa. 17362. All necessary
information and order blames
will be mailed to you.
Do it now before it is for
gotten in the rush of the Holi
day season and while you can be
assured of having your order
filled.