32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 13,1971
It’s really a friendly gesture. Henry Hack
man, left, hired recently to assist the
Lancaster County Soil and Water Con
servation District, emphasizes a point as
Lime, Fertilizer Conference Set
A nationally-known group of
soil scientists, along with leaders
of the Pennsylvania agricultural
industry, will serve as speakers
at the annual Lime and Fertilizer
Conference scheduled for
January 26-28, 1972, at Penn
sylvania State University
According to Dr W Wayne
Hinish, Penn State Extension
agronomist, farmers and
agricultural industry personnel
in Pennsylvania and surrounding
states are invited to attend the
three-day session
Conference activities will start
at 1:30 p m on January 26 with
addresses by Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture James
A McHale and Dr Russell E
Larson, dean of the Penn State
College of Agriculture. They will
discuss the missions of their
departments as they relate to the
chemical industry.
Also, first-day subjects will
include the Pennsylvania Fer
tilizer Law, 1971 Lime Research,
and the annual business meeting
of the Pennsylvania Plant Food
Educational Society.
Topics to be presented on
January 27 by Penn State
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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS, it would seem, but that’s
the way it is at the Clinton Hatt Jr. home in Cape
Elizabeth. Maine, where Irish Setter “Kelly” takes
(.•arc of two babj wild rabbits dug out of their nest.
specialists and chemical com
pany representatives will be
Trace Elements in Animal and
Human Nutrition, Sulphur-
Coated Urea for Controlled
Release of Nitrogen, A New Soil
Test, and Disgnostic Approach to
Soil Fertility. The afternoon
session will be devoted to a panel
discussion of Environmental
Quality as Related to Agriculture
Butz
U.
Earl L. Butz was named
Thursday to succeed Clifford M.
Hardin as U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture.
At the same time President
Richard Nixon announced the
change in the USDA’s top
position, he also said he is
abandoning a plan to abolish the
USDA as part of a U.S. cabinet
reorganization.
A new cabinet reorganization
plan is expected to be announced
under which the USDA’s ability
> .
he chats with Dr. Goodard at the annual
farm-industry banquet at the Farm and
Home Center Thursday night.
Named New
S. Ag Secretary
to serve farmers will be
strengthened, but some border
operations such as national
forests will be moved into other
departments. The president
particularly indicated a con
tinuing desire for new cabinet
departments of natural resources
and community development.
Butz, 62, who was an assistant
secretary of agriculture in the
Eisenhower administration, is a
resident of Indiana.
Hardin, who has been under
fire because of low com prices,
has accepted a job in private
industry.
On the recent cattle feeder’s
tour in Lancaster County it was
noted that the majority of the
operators visited are paying
more attention to the health of
their newly purchased cattle the
first several weeks The “eye of
the master” is still very im
portant to recognize sick steers
and to get them separated and
treated as soon as possible.
Liberal amounts of fresh air,
roughage, and rest was generally
accepted as being very im
portant. The preventing of the
loss of a single steer should make
this very careful attention and
treatment quite worthwhile.
November is here but the
growing conditions have been
excellent and most grasses and
weeds have continued to grow as
they do in the early stages of
spring. Home owners are
reminded of the importance of
continuing to mow their lawn as
long as the grass contines to
grow. To allow the grass to grow
tall and mat down this time of the
year is not recommended. Also,
the leaf fall has been very heavy
in the past weeks. This leaf cover
should also be removed from the
lawn; if not, the leaves will mat
down and smother out the grass.
The leaves will make find mulch
or can be used as part of the
compost pile. Oak leaves are
most useful when rotted to use
around acid-loving plants such as
azaleas and rhododendrons.
and the Rural Community.
The third-day morning
program will focus on no-till corn
planting, corn ecology, and the
Pennsylvania 5-Acre Corn Club.
Additional Lime and Fertilizer
Conference details are available
by contacting the Agricultural
Conference Coordinator, 410
Keller Building, University Park,
Pa 16802.
Cattle Feeder’s Tour
Leaf Cover
Goddard Explains
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He urged farmers and in
dustrymen to cooperate to see
that the Lancaster County
countryside “will not go down the
drain as it has in many other
areas.”
The Farm and Home Center,
Smith said, is “a living symbol of
farm and industry cooperation.”
He said both groups built the
Center.
He urged that farmers and
industrymen learn to know each
other.
Dr. Goddard, the first
secretary of Pennsylvania’s
giant, new Environment
Department/repeatedly stressed
his determination to see that
Pennsylvania has a clean en
vironment.
He began by citing this
country’s tremendous wealth.
“We’re the richest country
because we’re first in resource
use.” Representing only 6 per
cent of the world’s people, this
country uses 40 per cent of its
resources, Goddard said.
But while we’re using
tremendous resources, there’s
“nothing wrong with this, as long
as we use it (resources) wisely.”
He stated, “What’s the use of
having a high standard of living if
you have a miserable en
vironment.”
Goddard cited farmers, the
better ones, as being leaders in
proving that if a resource is used
wisely it is better for the use.
Good farmers use their land
hard, but if they use it wisely, it
actually increases in its ability to
produce, he explained.
“But it’s not right for us to take
river water and put it back
polluted.”
He also said, “I think we can
afford a good environment. I
really believe it. I really believe
it. But we must take the
emotionalism out of it.”
He cited opposition to taking
natural gas out of Lake Erie and
opposition to using nuclear power
for generation of electricity as
examples of emotionalism in the
environment issue. He said
Pennsylvania must protect itself
from Canadian interests which
are taking gas from their side of
the lake, natural gas does not
harm the environment, there is
no comparison of this issue with
Santa Barbara. He- cited the
thousands of men who have died
mining coal, the huge volumes of
pollution wich results from
burning coal to generate elec
tricity, said there is no danger
from nuclear explosion,
dismissed the danger of radiation
and noted that two pounds of
uranium generates the power of
six million pounds of coal.
Goddard also emphasized his
willingness to give industry such
as U.S. Steel and governmental
bodies such as Philadelphia time
to raise the huge sums of money
and do the work required to clean
up the environment. He said
people “must have tolerance to
give industry time. Many want it
done right now. It’s impossible.
.“We must have a goal. We
must have a schedule. But we
must be fair about it.”
He noted that U.S. steel is
spending $6O million a year on
pollution control. The firm is
being required by Pennsylvania
to spend $lB million on one plant.
Even for a such a large company,
such investments in non
productive equipment is a burden
and the state must work with the
firm to give it time to do the job,
Goddard indicated.
But he also emphasized that if
U.S. Steel or anyone else who
should be complying with the
state’s environment efforts drags
his feet in complying, the state is
prepared to enforce compliance.
He said the biggest
breakthrough he has made in
state government was the hiring
of full-time attorneys.
Previously, he hired private on a
part-time basis, but wasn’t
satisfied with the results.
He now has 13 full time
solicitors for use in backing up
his convection that the state
needs and can afford a clean
environment, he said.
Dr. Goddard thanked Amos
Funk, a well known Lancaster
County farmer and a member of
the agriculture committee of the
Lancaster Chamber of Com
merce, and other local persons
for their support in getting him
endorsed for secretary of the new«
department.
Entertainment was provided
by the Milk Maid Trio, a local
singing group consisting of Mrs.
Richard Garber, Mrs. Dale
Hiestand and Mrs. Richard
Shellenberger.