Conservation Tour
The Lancaster County Soil as contour strip cropping, con
and Water Conservation Dis- tour farming, terraces, water
tnct last week announced a ways, and no-till farming
seven stop tour in the area west The tour begins in Millers
of Millersville for persons in- ville and runs approximately in
terested in seeing conservation a circle back to Millersville
practices on land
Starting last Saturday the tiomst, said the loute is as
tour will last for three to four follows: go West fiom Millers
months through the summer. ville on Letort Road for about
„ „ , . ~ ~ one mile to the first Amos sign
Called a Drive Yourself on ri ght at the Glen Mylin
Amos” tour, the spots of inter- Farm,
est are marked by the conserva
tion district’s new symbol, a A little farther on the left is
figure called Amos. The Amos the second sign at the Chris
signs point to the area of the Neff and Sons farm
conservation 1 and lists some of Stay on Letort Road for about
the practices being used, such 3 2 miles to Breneman Road,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 12,1971
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Outlined
turn left and on the right is the
fourth stop at the Jay Frey
farm.
Continue on Breneman Road,
turning left at the T to Safe
Harbor Road, turn right tor
about one quarter mile, then
turn left on Indian Run Road,
and stay on Indian Run Road
by turning right past Stehman’s
Church. Just beyond the church
is the fifth Amos sign at the
Kreider-Diller farm
Proceed one-half mile to the
T in the road at the Walnut Hill
Road, turn left and proceed
across Little Conestoga Creek,
make a hard right on Creek
Road and go for one-tenth mile,
turn right on Rock Hill Road
for one-half mile to the T, then
go left
After crossing the Conestoga
Creek, the road becomes Long
Lane At this point, note the
Fish Commission access on the
left as you cross the Conestoga
Proceed on Long Lane for
one-half mile to the sixth Amos
sign at the Robert Haunsh
farm
Continue for one-half mile to
the stop sign, turn left on Steh
man Road From here to the
Conestoga Creek notice the
roadside erosion control, in
cluding crown vetch, by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Transpoi tation
After crossing the Conestoga,
there are two conservation
signs at the Amos Funk farm.
Then proceed straight ahead
to the stop sign at Millersville
which is back at the starting
point.
Elsewhere, the district uiged
FFA members desiring to be a
host for a city youth during
the three day program July 21-
23, to contact their vo-ag teach
er Homes still are needed for
18 youths. The program is de
signed to show city youths farm
life.
Fred Mast Gets
DeKaSb Award
Fred Mast has been announc
ed as the winner of the 1971
Twin Valley FFA Chapter De-
Kalb Agricultural Accomplish
ment award
This award is given to the
outstanding senior in the voca
tional agriculture department.
The award consists of a certifi
cate and pin which was pre
sented by Francis B Wood,
principal of the Twin Valley
High School, at the Senior
Awards Assembly Friday, May
28.
Mast was chosen to receive
this award on the basis of scho
larship, leadership, and his su
pervised farming program He
is the son of Mr and Mrs Ira
Mast, Elverson RD2
A senior at Twin Valley High
School, he has held the follow
ing FFA offices chaplain,
treasui er, president, Berks
County chaplain
He has received many awards
and degrees both in FFA and
4-H. In January, he received
the Keystone Farmer Degree,
which'is presented to the top
two per cent of the FFA mem
bers in Pennsylvania each year.
His FFA farming program
has included field corn, dairy
cows, dairy heifers, dairy
calves, gaidemng, and veal
calves After graduation. Mast
plans to remain on the farm
with his parents
Mast is the sixth DeKalb
Award winner from Twin Val
ley High School and his name
will be engraved with the other
winners on a special honors
plaque provided by the spon
sor.
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