which has been converted to no- total land, or 8 million acres, is proposed curbing acquisition of
nagricultural uses in the past 10 currently being farmed. Urban!- agricultural use land through
holne of nil Pennsvlvanlans and y® OM : an avcra 8C of 115 acres zntlon has claimed 8 per cent, or eminent domain, or public com-
I am certain this report will re- of n B>’icultural land, including 99 2.4 million acres, and forest land damnation proceedings,
ceive every consideration In for- aclcs of cropland, has been covers 62 per cent, or 17 million Other recommendations Includ*
gillie for stole Inheiilonce tax molming fitline loud policies in od;
,O the " M STu" uS*T£
gou-.no. M a luncheon meei.ng Tbc report p.c.cnled some nr- Unuo. mains rural and potentially ag- thCir iUld **
a; the Penn Hams Moloi Inn. lesl 'n« statistics It said "Pennsylvania, with its 28 8 ncultural. This is far from the « fr -__ lhon
and the go\emoi in Hun con "Neaily one-halt of Pennsyl- million acres of land, appears to truth...” ricultur-il econorfvr ValMa *
yi.itulatcd the committee, com \.ini.rs farm land has gone out have enough acreage to satisfy The study committee proposed 1 ni^‘
—Lnncmtcr Fnrming. Saturday. December 20.1969
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mention ol food production since thctu.n any futuic needs A closer look restrictions on public improve- —Dc\elop a strong program
‘‘The wise picseiwition of our of the contuiy This includes leveals that this will not be the ments in an agricultural use area for infoiming the public of the
agi icultuic land is indeed .1 no- 420.009 acres of some of Penn- case at the piesent late of land when low cost is a motivating continuing necessity of planning
cessit> foi the health and well- sylvania’s best agncultuial land conversion About 30 per cent of factor m site selection. It also all land use.
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