28 —Lancaster Far mini Pa. Farmland (Continued From Page 12) mers held on in a marginal fashion while farming the land to supplement employment elsewhere. Often the land is rented or sold to a neighboring farmer who expands his operation in order to stay in business. Other farms are purchased by “gen tlemen farmers? with sufficient capital to raise horses or beef cattle for an avocation. Inevitably, the small farmer has had to decide whether to enlarge his operation or to get out of farming. “It isn’t only the farmer and his family who are the losers when his fields and meadows become paved with asphalt something very precious to us all something we call rural life - becomes a casualty." So stated Robert Hall in the December 1972 issue of the Conservationist For those farms where none of the preceding changes occurred, land often has been left idle for several years to grow up in brush and weeds while waiting for a developer to buy it. Recently there has been a rising interest in the purchase of such farms, accompanied by soaring prices. Although real estate has Farmline SINGLE-PHASE ITO 10 H.P. Motors S CALL Elmer Seller Solid State Ignition! Fingertip Starting! Fingertip Height Adjustment! Fingertip Bag Attachment! Pushables! Self-Propelled Models! Fold-Down Handles! 1-Year Warranty! CALL Leroy Zook WEAVERLINE FEED CARTS EARLY DISCOUNT on Lancaster Silo and Unloaders Ryder Barn Equipment J RADIO CONTROLLED TRUCKS FOR BETTER SERVKE jHI C. B. HOOBER & SON |g| ■ INTERCOURSE, PENN A. PHONE 768-8231 ■WB® Saturday. April 7, 1973 traditionally been recognized as having good investment poten tial, this new interest in rural properties is not‘always profit motivated. Probably a better explanation is the desire to “try on” some of the values perceived to be associated with rural life. It is in this climate of economic, environmental, and sociological involvement that Pennsylvanian’s will vote in the May 15,1973, primary election to decide whether to amend the Constitution of the Com monwealth to permit the enact ment of legislation for establishing standards, qualifications, and special tax provisions for agricultural reserves and land actively devoted to agricultural use. If farmland were to be taxed on the basis of its agricultural use value, this would help relieve the financial pressure from taxes for many farmers and thereby help to keep some land in active farming that might otherwise be converted. It also would prepare for the day when county-wide reassessment occurs and far mland might otherwise be reassessed according to its potential urban value. Indeed, ELECTROMEC 34 NORTH READING ROAD EPHRATjj\, PA 17522 717-733-7911 Hoick® Quiet! In the kitchen, turn off the electric range when not in use; use it only for cooking; thaw frozen roasts before cooking; use flat bottom utensils with tight fitting ' lids and place on the same size unit as the pan. Begin cooking foods on high heat and complete it on medium or low settings. Defrost your refrigerator reg ularly; replace worn door gaskets; turn settings down a few degrees when you go away for a weekend or longer; let hot food cool before putting in the refrigerator. Plan your clothes washer and . dryer loads for evenings and week ends when electric demand is lowest; do one full load instead of many small ones; save hot water by using the correct automatic washer ■ ■■■ settings. j CALL Bob or Les NEW 400 CYCLO CORN PLANTERS Feature Attachments: Bulk Fertilizer Loading; No-til Coulter; Liquid Insecticide IH F 656 Diesel Tractor 1H F 1206 D Tractor IH - 37 Baler with Engine Farmall 400 Tractor New 101 I H Spreaders Special 544 I H Gas Hydro. Tractor W D 9 Tractor On Steel Cub 154 with 60” Mower 6 Row J D. Com Planter I.H. F 856 Diesel Tractor Special on 1972 Oemonstrater 990 Mower Conditioner PARTS DEPARTMENT CALL Dick Bomberger CALL US! IT COULD BE WE HAVE IT. NEW INTERNATIONAL FULL STOCK OF INTERNATIONAL CORN PUNTER PARTS Check Your Planter Needs While Stock is Plentiful SPRING TILLAGE SPECIALS Shares As low As $2.75 ea. Shims As low As $5.34 Moldboards As low As $24.70 Vibrashank Teeth As low As 90c ea. Chisel Plow Teeth As low As $3.30 during the past three years in particular counties numerous instances have occurred in volving county-wide reassessment where taxes for individual farms were increased* by 200 - 250 per cent and some a great deal higher. In the long-run, however, it is quite clear that a more effective solution will require land use controls in conjunction with a special taxation program. Among the measures that have been discussed are (1) public purchase of open space land and the subsequent leasing of tracts to farmers and other appropriate users, (2) making effective provisions for agriculture in comprehensive land-use plans and in zoning ordinances, and (3) public ownership or puchase by non-profit conservancy groups of scenic easements and develop-, ment rights for open space land. But land use controls such as these will take time to develop and will require substantial in puts from citizens, township supervisors, county com .missioners, and state legislators. WATTS! That’s What! Save Them!! A watt, as you probably know, is the unit used to measure electric power. You’ve seen it used to measure power of light bulbs, for example, 100-watts. Or on your electnc bill it is stated in terms of the- kilowatt-hours (a kilowatt is 1,000 watts) that you’ve used during the ihonth. And if you’ve sometimes thought your bill was high, it’s probably because you are using more electricity today than ever before. Actually electricity is one of the few things that is cheaper today than in 1930. The average rate for residential service from the large electnc utilities in Pennsyl vania in 1930 was 6.4 cents per USED EQUIPMENT Moil Box Morkot Moil Box For Sale - DeLaval 75 Milker pump, 3 new style magnetic milkers, extra pails. Also Surge 884 pump with 3-horse motor. Phone 215-445-6816 kilowatt-hour. Today the rate has been cut by more than half. But consumption of elettncity in the home has almost doubled in the last decade. To the point, in fact, that demand fof electricity is racing the multi-billion dollar plant construction program of the util ities to produce it. To help stave off the threatened energy crisis, the Pennsylvama elec tric utilities are launching a cam paign aimed at reducing waste of electric energy and at promoting wise use. Here are some of the ways in which utility companies advise that you can help, and in the bargain, reduce those kilowatt hours, and, hence, your electric bill: Moil Box Mortal For Sale • 2 row corn head No. 22 to fit Massey Ferguson No. 300 combine; Also Hesston straw chopper to fit same combine. N.H. automatic bale stacker wagon No. 1010, like new and New Holland No. 268 Baler, like new. Phone Jonestown 717-865-4329. For Sale - AC flail chopper $150.2 row AC cultivators $25. Call Rising Sun, Md. 301-658-6325 Barn Sale - Loads of used fur niture, household and decorative items of all kinds, reasonalbe prices. Saturday and Sunday on Rte. 41 Cochranviiie, Pa. Marj For Sale -1 Boston Terrier pup ready now, nice markings. Amos L. Martin, North Linden St., Terre Hill, East Earl RDI, Pa. For Sale - John Deere Crimper and McCulloch Chain Saw. Call 215-267-5345 For Sale - Old stone waD. Some good stone, best offer. Alvin S. King, Leola RD 1, Pa. 17540 For Sale -12 R John Deere combine, excellent condition, tobacco lathe, large size tractor tires for flowers beds or childs sand box. Folding wheel chair. Phone 717-533-9215 For Sale - Registered Service Age Holstein bull Damisan EX 91 Pt. Ivanhoe Dau; Also 5 heifers up to 15 mos. old, several by Ivanhoe Star. Calvin D. Beiler, RDI, Paradise, Pa. For Sale - Registered Holstein Bull and Heifers. Calvin Byler, Call 717-442-4842 For Sale - 4 8 week old Border Collie pups $5.00 each. Call 733- 8324 For Sale - International Pickup, Phone 626-6500 TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! !■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
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