32 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 23, 1973 Crowning Dairy Princess Lebanon Mayor Walter Swanger (left) and County Commissioner Thomas Behney dairy princess pageant. The mayor won pull hard to see who gets the most milk in when Commissioner Behney’s cow kicked the cow milking contest held prior to the the bucket. Flood Prevention Dams Under Construction State Conservationist Benny Martin, Soil Conservation Ser vice, announced that the 50th flood prevention dam is nearing completion in Pennsylvania Eight other dams are now under construction he reported Martin said all of the dams are located in the headwater streams to protect agriculture, utilities, public facilities, and com munities in the floodplain. Some of the dams store water for municipal and industrial uses, recreation and fish and wildlife. They are built with federal assistance under the small watershed program ad ministered by the Soil Con servation Service The dams prevented millions Paul's Corner The most important ingredient for any successful Business is you the customer. At Lancaster Ford Tractor we realize this and our aim is to please you Why not stop in today Have a cup of coffee on us and meet the friendly people at Lancaster Ford You will find that we are going to try harder because we are all dedicated to making this Ford Country (Lancaster Ford [ Tractor, Inc. WHERE THE DEAL IS ALWAYS BETTER 2166 Willow St Pike Lancaster, Penna Ph 464-2746 . (Continued From Page 32) of dollars of flood damages during Hurricane Agnes. Up stream communities like Wellsboro, Jim Thorpe and Hamburg remained flood free. In other areas the dams reduced flooding considerably, Martin added The state conservationist said watershed projects are under way in 33 counties and cover one and a half million acres Over 100 dams have been planned in these watersheds to prevent floods and reduce stream sedimentation Terracing, tree planting, contour farming and improved grass and woodland are im portant in watershed work. These measures, Martin said, improve agriculture, create new homes Lancaster Farming' Photo for wildlife and hold back sediment and nutrients from the streams. In Pennsylvania, watershed work is done in close cooperation with the local people and state and federal agencies. Engineering designs and the cost of building the dams for flood prevention are born by the federal government. The local people provide the land rights and maintain the completed dams In feasible projects the federal government may cost-share m building recreation facilities and enlarging the dams to store water for recreation and fish and wildlife, Martin added. Scores of communities have applied for local flood prevention projects following Hurricane Agnes. Soil Conservation Service engineers are evaluating the areas to determine whether they qualify for federal assistance under the small watershed program. All projects must show a favorable cost-benefit ratio and the local people are required to assume a strong leadership role in order to qualify for federal assistance, Martin reported. Majority of Farm Exports Sold And Not Donated About five-sixths of U.S. agricultural exports are sold for dollars and not donated to “give-away” programs. * * * Please be our guest at a fldd tour to see performance comparisons on herbicides and fertilization. , The tour will begin at 10:00 a.m. til 3 00 p.m. on Friday, June 29,at Hempfield Industrial Park (between 84 Lumber and Wayne Feeds). Sponsored by Fertilizers AND THEIR SUPPLIERS Seed Corn Chemicals 500 Running Pump Road Contptoiy Lancaster, Pa. TERRE HILL SILOS , -t i DO YOU NEED A SILO? Th© TRI RIB STAVE SILO gives you more where it is needed. SUPERIOR INTERIOR FINISHES Write or Call NOW AND SAVE Free Information and Prices on SILOS - BUNK FEEDER TROUGHS SILO UNLOADERS TERRE HILL SILO CO., INC. Terre Hill, Penna. 17581 Phone: (215) 445-6736 Quality and Service Since 1927 ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE Food Market Basket Holds Surprise Three-fourths of all pet food, two-thirds of all tooth paste, and over half of all aspirin and baby powder are sold through food stores. Non-food items like these ac count for about 25 cents of every dollar spent by the average consumer at the grocery. * * * No Quick Way To Put Steak On Consumer Table Despite increased farm ef ficiency, there’s no short cut to putting good steaks or roasts on the consumer’s table. It takes two years for a calf to grow and be fattened as a 1000-pound steer ready for market. i l ' , v y '~ •*' > t '"MS. .7 *■»>»■**> t r
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