22 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Ai Pollution Meetings There have been two educational meetings held by the Lancaster Soil and Water Con servation District in an effort to acquaint citizens with pollution and its abatement, the Clean Streams Law, and suggestions as to what persons can do to reduce or prevent pollution. ITie two meetings, one at Elizabethtown and one at Mastersonville, were alike in their presentation to area citizenry. Henry Hackman, executive secretary of the Soil and Water Conservation District, chaired the meetings. Hackman discussed the Clean Streams law and how it relates to farmers. In presentation, Hack man read from the Clean Streams Law:' “If the Board (Sanitary Water New Standards for Anhydrous Ammonia Coinciding with USDA’s “Safe Use of Agricultural Chemicals” campaign, a new publication which outlines the new Federal standards for the safe storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia will be available to the public. J. Phil Campbell, Under secretary of Agriculture, says the new leaflet is called “Safe Use of Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer,” and reflects the standards issued under the important provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The publication is offered jointly by the Department of Labor and the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture and is available at county USDA offices and other agencies. Anhydrous ammonia is essentially dry ammonia gas compressed into liquid form. Most accidents occur when the material is being transferred from one tank to another. One of the major causes of accidents is hoses coming loose or bursting. Under-Secretary Campbell suggested that a key safety precaution in using anhydrous ammonia is to be sure equipment meets Federal standards, and to follow the prescribed sequence of operations for connecting to, filling, and disconnecting from the applicator tank. fj M FEEDING ® vp EQUIPMENT - Sales and Service - Silo Unloaders - Belt Feeders - Revolving Tube Feeders - Auger Bunk Feeders - Fibreglas Feed Bins - Roller Mills - TERRE HILL tri-rib Con crete Stave Silo • Lancaster Level Flo - Silage Distributors -9” Steel and Vinyl Fill Pipes - Pipe installed on most silos STOLTZFUS SILO EQUIPMENT RDI, Box 77 Kinzer, Pa. 17535 717-768-3873 iril 8. 1972 Board, a subsidiary of En vironmental Resources, headed by Dr. Goddard) finds that the pollution or danger of pollution results from an Act of God in the form of sediment from land for which a complete conservation plan has been developed by the local Soil and Water Con servation District and the Soil Conservation Service (USDA) and the plan has been fully im plemented and maintained, the landowner shall be excluded from prosecution.” The Act also states that erosion is a form of pollution. Hackman also discussed other phases of the law pertaining to the dean Streams Law. It was pointed out that the law can penalize a farmer if proper practices are not used. Abner Houseknecht, Lancaster “Water—lots of water—is the best first aid treatment for ammonia burns,” Campbell said. Federal standards require that at least five gallons of water be carried on the tank transporting vehicle at all times. “Salves, ointments, or oils should not be applied to ammonia burns for at least 24 hours; they will cause deeper burns,” the Under secretary warned. The campaign to encourage safer use of farm chemicals is being coordinated with the Farm Conference of the National Safety Council. Under-Secretary Campbell heads the USDA Farm Safety Advisory Committee. Coor dinating the year round safety effort are: Dr. Lloyd Davis, charman of the USDA Farm Safety Task Force; Bob Gilden, secretary; and Herb Plambeck, assistant to the Secretary. Ovid Bay, Extension Service, heads the farm chemical safety program. NOW IS THE TIME . . . ★ MOWER CONDITIONERS International Harvester SALES & SERVICE 1054 S. STATE ST. EPHRATA, PA. Held County Soil Conservation technician, discussed the value of contour strips alternating with cultivated and uncultivated crops. He presented a series of slides showing the function of terraces and sod waterways and how they are built. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR ★ FORAGE HARVESTERS BE SURE TO SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY AND SAVE By Conservation District Certainly Lasso plus atrazine controls fall panicum. Plenty of growers last season learned that the "foxtail" they thought grew through their herbi cide was really fall panicum. And plenty of growers this season will learn that if you tank mix Las so plus atrazine, you won't find fall panicum. Nor will you find giant foxtail, crabgrass and most other grasses... or lots of broadleafs like smartweed, pigweed, cockle bur. Lasso plus atrazine gets«'em all in corn. That's what you expect from your herbicide. P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC. Smoketown, Pa. XTRA SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON ALL NEW FARM ★ TRACTORS * BALERS jArSfe Orval Bass, Lancaster County conservationist, discussed waste products of the farm and pits being used. Slides depicted the size of pits, cost, and how to proceed to meet the standards to get cost-sharing. Bass also explained PHONE 733-2283 problems of erosion and ur banization. Promoters who buy acreages to develop into housing projects often leave the land stripped. A discussion period followed, indicating much interest aroused in those persons attending. the Ph. 397-3539 ★ COMBINES
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