ir Farniim 24 —Lancasti Conestoga Creek (Continued From Page 1) Creek, Mill Creek, Middle Creek, Little Conestoga Creek and the west branch of the Little Conestoga. So far, the studies have shown that the Little Conestoga carries the most sediment about 900 tons per square mile per year. Mill Creek, however, is by far the most heavily laden with organic and chemical pollutants. Kachel said his project started in January and has been proceeding as well as possible. Only one other person, besides Kachel, is engaged in the sam pling study. He reported that it takes about 45 minutes to check each sampling station. Checks are made at each point five or more times a week. “Ideally, we should have about 50 stations and work with them for about five years to really pinpoint all the areas of sediment pollution,” Kachel said. “That would probably be a full time job for about five people.” The directors discussed the possibilities of Conestoga Basin without making that large a commitment. Assistance from youth groups, individual site surveys and aerial photos were mentioned as viable tools in pollution control. In other business, the directors decided to inform township supervisors of solid surveys made at the request of property owners in connection with potential construction projects. It was felt that in the past, super visors were informed of im pending projects too late. “Too late” in the view of some of the directors, is when a developer spends a lot of money on tests, surveys and experimental drillings before he is legally required to obtain construction permits from township or municipal governments. Because Pennsylvania Price Index (Continued From Page 1) was U p f our pg r cen i f ro m a year prices for feeder livestock, food ago. and tobacco, clothing and The table below shows Penn household furnishings. The index sylvania prices; Price Changes of Selected Commodities 15 From Month From Year Av. Price Farlirr Earlier Milk (cwt) $6.50 $-.10 s+.2o Eggs (doz) 28 -.01 -.05 Broilers (lb) .160 0 0 Steers (cwt- 34.10 -,-2.60 +3.30 Hogs (cwt) 25.90 +2.80 +7.40 Corn(bu)' 1.36 +.02 -.21 Wheat (bu) 1.42 0 -.15 Oats (bu) .85 +.Ol +.02 FORD 908-910 ROTARY CUTTER 910 ROTARY CUTTER • 72" capacity for big jobs, thick weeds, stalks, brush, heavy growth. • Lift-type or pull type. • Available with all-new Ford round blade carrier for heavy going • Bevel gears in rugged gearboxes, heat-treated shafts factory lubricated. Tra( tors Equipment Saturday, June 10. 1972 The annual Conservation Field Day and Plowing Contest, sponsored by the Lancaster County Conservation District, will be held on July 25. It will be held at Thome Fartn, RD3, Elizabethtown. The raih date is July 27. There will be two contests, one for contour plowing and one for level land plowing. Winners of the Annual Field Day Slated The Lancaster County Holstein Association will hold its annual field day on Thursday, July 20, at the Donald Hershey farm, Manheim RD2. A cattle judging contest will begin at 10:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to the top judges in the man, woman and young person categories. A pork barbecue is scheduled for noon. Edward Fry, Chestertown, Md., will speak at the afternoon program as well as officiate the Farm Calendar (Continued From Page 1) 10 a.m. All-Breeds Field Day, Pennsylvania State University. of the money already spent, some felt that supervisors might at times approve projects which they otherwise would have turned down. With respect to the forestry situation, the directors heard a report on the completion of an experimental BT spraying for gypsy moths. Results should be visible in about two weeks. It was also reported thatoak leaf rollers were hitting some sections of the County pretty hard. ALLEN H. MATZ, INC. 505 E. Main St, New Holland Ph: 354-2214 Field Days, Saturday, June 17 Plowing Contest Announced 'county contest will be eligible for the state contest to be held August 30 1. The state contest will be con ducted during Agricultural Progress Days in Somerset County. Winners of the County contest will be compensated, at least in part, for the expense of competing in the state meet. The decision to do so was, however, By Holstein Association contest. Fry is a national director for the Holstein Association.- Donald S. Eby, Gordonville RDI, is chairman of the field day committee. Avalong Fights (Continued From Page 1) prevent a customer from buying two gallons, taking them out to her car and coming right back in for two more gallons. I don’t like to do business that way. And I don't like for my customers to feel they’ve got to cheat everytime they buy milk.” Long pointed out that he’s not against the idea of a Milk Board. He just doesn't agree with their policies. "If the milk in dustry isn’t regulated at all,” he said, “a lot of the smaller operators will be driven out of business. I have a friend who’s a dairy equipment salesman. He used to have 300 accounts in southern New Jersey. New Jersey did away with their milk com mission, and now this same man has only 60 accounts in the whole state. BEFORE YOU BUY ANY SILO OR SILO EQUIPMENT.... CHECK WITH THE LANCASTER SILO BOYS! We Sell the Best For Less STARLINE UNLOADER LANCASTER SILO CO., INC. narrowly approved in a vote by the District directors. Swine Producers Elect Officers New officers were elected during a meeting of the Lan caster County Swine Producers Association held Thursday night at the Farm and Home Center. Elected to serve as officers are the following: Melvin Huber, Lititz RDI, president; John Eby, Gordonville RDI, vice-president, and James Horton, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, secretary-treasurer. 2436 Creek Hill Rood or 2008 Horseshoe Rood, Lancaster, Pa. Growing Degree Days Growing degree days for the week ended June 5 in Lancaster County totaled 479 at 50 degrees (6 degree days less than normal), and 1036 at 40 degrees (29 less than normal), according to tne Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service, Degree day computations started April 1. They are designed to help farmers gauge crop performance and to determine suitable times for pesticide applications. Temperatures for the week ranged from a high of 85 to a low of 46, and averaged 66 degrees. The normal average temperature for the period is 68 degrees. Rainfall for the week measured 2.53 inches, 1.69 inches above normal. Since April 1, 8.80 inches of rain fell on Lancaster County, which is 0.70 inch above normal. Board “Florida used to have a milk board, too, and they did away with it. They had a tremendous price war there, and the biggest independent producer in the state went bankrupt. “I don’t want to see that kind of thing happen in Pennsylvania,” Long added. “We need the Milk Board. But some things will have to change.” Long said he thinks the Board should set a guaranteed price for farmers, because it’s his opinion that farmers take the real punishment in a bad market situation. He feels also that dairies will eventually do away with home deliveries, forcing con sumers to'buy their milk at stores. AUTOMATIC BELT FEEDER
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