—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 15.1971
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Soil Stewardship Week Is
Soil Stewardship Week has lated natmal resources is an ui
heen proclaimed Mav 16-23 in 3 eni; challenge
Lancaster Coumj and m Penn
sylvania
„ . sibility of stewardship in ordei
Milton J Shapp, Gov ei nor of tJlat basic lesouices can benefit
Pennsylvania, noted that Penn- j u j ure geneiations He urged
sylvama has 11,862,000 acres of Cltizens to join in supporting
farmland which supply life sus
taming food and feed and that conservation effoik thioughout
pieservation of this land and re- Pennsylvania
LANCO BEDDING
FOR
POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK
• Wood Shavings Soft and Hard W ood
• Peanut Hulls
RULES FOR TRACTOR PULL
TO BE CONDUCTED AT
Rough and Tumble Museum
On May 22 July 24 Sept. 18, 1971
STARTING TIME 9 a.m.
RULES SUGGESTED BY N.T.P.A
1 Contests open to farm tractors with rubber tires No
four-wheel duve allowed No dual tues or chains pei
mitted No steel wheels peimitted
2 Each ti actor may be entered in more than one class,
but only once in each class
3 Minimum drawbar length 18 inches from center of rear
axle to point of hook Drawbar to be stationary in all
duections 20 inches from top of hitching device to
giound , , , , .
4 Diawbais must be equipped with a hitching device or
clevis not more than 1 inch in thickness and must have
'a 3 inch diametei opening Pulling point mav not be
more than IVs inches fiom back edge of the hitching de
vice Ti actors may not pull from tow or thiee point
hitching mechanisms
5 No pi assumed tanks allowed except LP gas
6 All exhausts must dischaige upwaid veitically above
the highest point of tractor and be securely attached
Rain caps may not be used
7 All weights must be safely secured to the ti actor
8 Contest limited to stock block ti actors
9 ALL TRACTORS must be equipped with a hood and
gull
10 The length of hitch on an official sled shall be 38 inches
(plus or minus % inch) as measured fiom the point of
contact of the hook to the hitching device learward to
the point of hitch on the sled
11 The weight classes are as follows undei 3,000 pounds,
under 5 000, undei 7,000, under 9,000, undei 12,000,
under 15 000 pounds
12 The use of toiau° converters, automatic shifts, etc will
be pei nutted dunng the pull
13 Operatois must inrun seated during the pull and have
at least one hand o i the steei mg wheel
14 All pulls must stait fiom a tight hitch no jeiking
nermitted
15 Tractors must be stopped immediately upon signal fiom
mdge
16 Tiactois must he opeiated in a safe manner at all
times
17 Ti actors and st'd must lemam within boundaries of
contest du mg the pull
18 Only one pull allowed each contestant unless tie is de
c'aied
19 The pull shall he considered over when foiward mo
tion of the load 'tops The judge shall hold hole digging
to a minimum
20 Tiactois will be weighed on R & T museum grounds
on newly installed platform scales Weight will include
onei atoi
21 Thiee speed clashes will be operated as follows
-1 Out of the field class under 4 MPH top speed
2 Stock block class under 8 MPH top sneed
3 Modified or special engine class 8 MPH maximum
22 Fue extingiushei s should be on each pulling tractor
REMEMBER
Almost anything go°s but keep in mind the safety of the
crowd and youiself when building and operating your
machine
Violation of any uile constitute a disqualification
Contest to be govei ned by nidge oi judges with all decisions
final Judges have the light to stop and disqualify anv
tiactoi if it is not being opeiated in such a manner a 3 would
be consideied safe
Safety pays It doesn’t cost
A tractor null enti ance fee of $5 00 per tractor will be
chaiged This money will be awaided as puze money to
foui (4) top winners in each class
Admission to the giounds will be $lOO pei peison Food
will be available for the noon meal
For further information contact
Daniel Brubaker
Phone (71 7 } SA2-4249 After 6 p.m.
Shapp also said that land own
ership implies a moral respon
Call for information
Phone 285-4506
Proclaimed
Lancaster County commission
ers Benjamin F Weaver and
Abiam Dombach stated that
stewards of natural resources
have a icsponsibility to provide
for increased pioduction of food
The wealth of natural resources
bestowed on the nation has been
a most significant factor in the
country’s growth, they said
Noting that the Lancaster
County Soil and Water Conser
vation District is promoting spe
cial religious deliveiances in
recognition of the dependency
and responsibility of urban and
rural people for pioper manage
ment of natural resources, the
commissioners “respectfully re
quest all churches and
to utilize this week by placing
emphasis on responsibilities as
stewards of the land ”
Cooperators Named
The Lancaster County Soil and
Water Conservation District has
announced the following new co
operators
Phaies R Eberly, Eail Town
ship, 28 acres, H Glenn Esben
shade, Rapho Township, 98
acres and Vernon P Kinsey,
West Donegal Township, 163
a ci es
The following farms weie can
celled Henry Hoffer. Rapho
Township, 35 acies, Harold De-
Long, Little Britain Township,
84 acies, Paul Burkholder, War
wick Township, 70 acres, and
Roger Wimer, Strasbuig Town
ship, 30 acies
FARM TRACTOR PULL
Rough & Tumble Museum
MAY 22 JULY 24 SEPT. 18, 1971
TRY A CLASSIFIED AD!
Call 394-3047 or 626-2191
MUCH & TUMBLE
ENGINEERS
N. T. P. A. SANCTIONED
OPEN COMPETITION
all classes
RT. 30 (13 mi. east of Lancaster)
KINZERS/ Lancaster County, Pa.
8 a.m. 5 p.m.