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seepage from septic system to
well and a few dry wells due to a
lowered water table. Un
fortunately, while one resident
has his well in front and drain
field at the rear of his house, his
neighbor has his exactly the
opposite and dangerously close.
The residents are angry. Since
they still owe $25,000 on their
$28,000 homes and the developer
has retired to Florida, the people
demand to have water and sewer
hooked up with the local town two
miles away. It is done within a
few years, and the farmers
between the town and the
development are required to pay
$2 per foot of road frontage along
which these pipes run. Im
possible? Don’t bet on it!!
As long as I’m speaking of
injustices, I can understand why
in the world these various
companies insist on spider
webbing our countryside with
pipelines, underground telephone
lines and above—ground high
tension electric lines. I’m sure
that we would all like to see them
get together, decide where they
want to go and go together and
maybe even take a superhighway
along with them. This eminent
domain business has gotten out of
hand. Oh, by the way, going back
to scenic Bucks County, the land
that I farmed should be com-
PLUS .
Hoffman also stocks certified
seed of Saranac and Iroquois.
Hoffman’s “Big 5” alfalfas pro
vide superior yields under the
climate and soil conditions of
the Hoffman area.
AM HOFFMAN SEEDS INC.
pletely covered by water in about
a month. You see, it was taken by
eminent domain for a large
reservoir and a 1200 acre
recreational area.
In Lancaster County, I feel it is
urgent to preserve this quality
agricultural land for agricultural
uses. Be active in your local
government and farm
organizations, especially those
which encourage farmland
assessment. Be active on issues
regarding zoning since it can be
the best and worst tool regarding
your farm business. Be sure
sportsmen and non-farm people
understand the value of farms in
making any community a nice
place to live and that they, too,
have to give support to farm
problems.
Try to imagine Lancaster
County without any farms or
open space. How many tourists
will come here then??
“The difference between
an optimist and a pessimist
is that the latter is better
informed.”
Saranac • Iroquois
PENNSYLVANIA’S NUMBER ONE FARM SEED SPECIALIST
LANDISVILLE (Lancaster County), Pa. 17538
Committee Named for Grange Observance
A 15-member committee
headed by Miss Mildred M.
Shultz, of Somerset, was named
by State Master A. Wayne
Readinger to develop a statewide
observance of its founding a
century ago in Reading.
With Miss Shultz on the cen
tennial panel will be Charles
Wismer, Jr., Collegeville, 1972
“Granger of the Year” who was
given a special citation at the
recent 100th state grange session
at Williamsport; Mrs. Merle Fox,
Falls Creek, a runner-up to-
Wismer for top recognition;
Frank J. Yablonski, Dalton, state
deputy master for Lackawanna
county and master of Green
Grove grange; Mrs. Emmett W.
Jones, Mansfield, junior state
deputy for Tioga county; George
Raybuck, Coudersport, lecturer
of Potter county Pomona grange
and master of Central grange at
Sweden Valley.
Others include Mrs. Luther
Hitler, Millville, secretary of
Valley Grange; Mrs. Nels
Nelson, Warren, lecturer of
Warren county Pomona; Mrs.
John Cressman, Bethlehem,
state artist and secretary of
Hanover grange.
Mrs. Gilpin Cooke, Dillsburg,
director of women’s activities for
York-Adams Pomona; Gary
Gregg, Coal Center, lecturer for
■ Promor has achieved a sales record unparalleled by
any variety in Hoffman history. It gives Hoffman customers
early maturity, with maximum yields on good alfalfa land
with heavy fertilization, higher seeding rates and intensive
management.
Maturing later, Dominor makes an ideal haymate for
Promor, with excellent yieldability, hay quality and hardi
ness. 919 Brand has a long time record of popularity and
consistent performance.
Hoffman also has developed three scientifically
blended formulas in which alfalfa predominates: Hi-
Capacity Formula, Top-Potential Formula and All ’Round
Formula. Pre-inoculated, ready to sow.
For details see your Hoffman Seed Man or write for a
copy of our 1973 catalog.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. December 2,1972
Long Branch Community
grange; Jeffrey Holmes, Clarks
Mills, youth leader in Mercer
county; Mrs. Harry Keith, En
triken, Huntingdon Pomona
lecturer; Harry N. Althouse,
retired national director of
membership.
Prof. Lee Day, University
Park, extension rural sociologist
at Pennsylvania State Univer
sity, will assist in an advisory
capacity.
Miss Shultz, just recently
Quarryville Jaycees
Outstanding Young
The second annual Outstanding
Young Farmer (OYF) banquet
will be held at Rhoads Spanish
Tavern on December 2 at 7 p.m.
The event is sponsored by the
Quarryville Jaycees with awards
given by H.H. Wiggins
Chevrolet and Ray’s Appliances.
The OYF contest is designed to
recognize the importance of
agriculture and the people in
volved in it. Eleven applications
were submitted and qualified
judging was done by Stanley
Musselman, chairman,
agricultural loan office of
National Central Bank; Robert
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fHoffman
named to a third two-year term
as state lecturer, has been
chairman of the annual grange
leadership schools at Gettysburg
College and in 1971 headed the
National Grange Middle Atlantic
lecturers conference. The grange
centennial celebration, she said,
will close with an array of
pageantry at the 101st state
grange meeting next October in
Reading where the organization
was founded Septmber 18, 1873.
Sponsoring
Fanner Award
Bucher, Commonwealth National
Bank, and Charles Schreiber Jr,
Lancaster Production Credit and
Federal Land Bank. The judges
stated that the selection was
difficult due to the excellent
applications.
Contestants are: J. Richard
Dull Jr, Peach Bottom; Robert
Kauffman, Peach Bottom;
James C. Long, Peach Bottom;
R. Edwin Harnish, Christiana;
Carl W. Herr, Kirkwood; Gerald
L Kreider, Quarryville; Thomas
W. Aaron, Drumore; Kenneth M.
Rutt, Quarryville; A. Dale Herr,
Kirkwood; Robert E. Wagner,
Quarryville; Donald B. Trimble,
Peach Bottom.
The winner will be announced
at the banquet and will represent
Southern Lancaster County in
state competition.
The OYF program had great
support from local businesses
who wanted to join the
Quarryville Jaycees, Chevrolet,
and Frigidaire m honoring the
young men of the farming in
dustry. Donations were given by ;
Good’s Feed Mill; Cope and
Weaver Co., Red Rose Farm
Service, Ross H. Rohrer and
Sons; Agway, Inc.; Grumelli
Farm Service; AL. Herr and
Bro ; Lancaster Bone Fertilizer
Inc., Wenger Implement Corp ;
C.E. Wiley Inc.
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