14-Foot Mobile Homes Back On Highways Soon? State legislation passed in February, 1974 which for bade the transportation of 14- foot wide mobile homes on public highways will soon be overruled making the movement of the large homes once more ac ceptable, according to J. Richard Stauffer, manager of Twin Brook Mobile Home Parks in Ephrata and Rothsville. Said Stauffer, “I feel the public should understand what this has meant to the state as far as revenue and jobs are concerned.” “Every other state around Pennsylvania allows the transportation of the 14-foot mobile homes,” he ex plained, "They realized they made a mistake, and it’s only a matter of time, now.” The “they” to which he was referring was a few groups, including the American Automobile Association, that fought to get the transportation of 14- foot mobile homes made illegal when they discovered that the original decision to allow their movement came not from legislation but from an individual decision within A Harvestore Automated Feeding System Means J&R; BOX 91, NEW HOLLAND, PA PHONE 717-3544051 Transportation Department in Harrisburg. To their credit, the lob byists worked against the transportation of the oversized mobile homes because they felt the traffic problems and hazards generated by such moves would far outweigh the advantages. But, according to Stauffer, the safety record of the 14- foot homes in transit has been flawless, to his knowledge, because of the extreme precuations taken during the movements. ' Stauffer told the Record- Express that the large mobile units never moved without a safety car or cars in front and behind them to warn motorists of the im pending highway hazard from the oversized load. Said Stauffer, “Modern highways pose no problem at all; it’s only the older highways with narrow bridges that cause problems.” Stauffer explained that every precaution was always taken when crossing the narrow bridges to stop traffic until the mobile home had been moved through. Now you can beat the bales! With an automated Harvestore teed processing system you can harvest alfalfa in the bud stage, when its nutrient content is highest You can chop and windrow it one day and blow it into your Harvestore system the next And you save more leaves, which contain some 90% of the protein So, you may reduce or eliminate supplement costs Add it up' No more hay bales. Less labor, less handling, less field loss, less weather risks and more feed value. It's all yours with Harvestore haylage Why bale hay 7 Ask your dealer for details PENN JERSEY HARVESTORE SYSTEMS, INC. He stated, “The loss of the 14-foot wide mobile home movement has had a serious impact on the mobile home industry in Pennsylvania. “While the states surrounding Pennsylvania suffered a decline of 31.49 percent in 1974 shipments over 1973 shipments, Penn sylvania's decline was 59.65 percent." Stressing the importance of the loss, he said, "Since February, 1974, 35 mobile home manufacturing plants have closed their doors. This leaves 44 mobile home manufacturing plants still in production. “Pennsylvania lost $l6 million in salaries and wages as a result of the industry decline in 1974, he continued, and “Pennsylvania supply firms have lost sales of $23 million because of *he downward trend of the in dustry in Pennsylvania.” Stauffer declined to speculate on how soon a law would be passed to allow the transportation of the 14-foot mobile homes once again. Other consumer laws recently passed or pending that have made an unpact on HARVESTORE Beef, Dairy and Hoe Tours are being planned now! For details, contact us today. the mobile home industry includes u law which prohibits park operators from limiting the number of mobile retailers such as oil companies, dairies and bakeries, who may come into the park to service customers. According to Stauffer, the limitations were put on the parks for the convenience and safety of the park residents because, "If you have a dozen oil trucks coming into the park at one time," traffic through the park will suffer. In com pliance with the new con sumer law, Stauffer recommends to his park residents that they choose between two suggested oil companies so the park may be kept as free as possible from traffic snarling trucks. Another law mentioned by Stauffer states that a resident who wishes to sell his mobile home to another party who wants to keep it within the park, must meet a number of rules and regulations designed to make certain the mobile home being sold is in first class shape. In the past, a mobile home over five years old in some parks could not be sold to the buyer who wished to keep it in the same park. This is no longer the case; age can no longer be a determining factor in stipulating if the mobile home may remain in the park or not. But the stringent regulations on keeping a home in first class shape will play an important part in controlling the ap pearance of mobile home parks. Stauffer told us that his parks do not allow their residents to repair or wash cars in front of their mobile homes, but that residents are provided with areas in which they may do repair work on their cars or wash them. Park residents are also provided with garden plots, if they desire them, and may use the park ladders, wheelbarrows, hoses and other tools. Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 29,1975 Crab Grass Control Harder Crab grass control in home gardens this year is going to be tougher, due to a severe shortage of dacthal - the herbicide commonly used for this purpose. Production foul-ups of this chemical hove resulted in an 85 per cent drop in the supply over last year, according to University of Delaware weed control specialist, Dr. Larry R. Hawf. In larger gardens there is an alternative chemical which can be used - diphuiamid. This is available under two trade names: Dymid and Enide. But, cautions Hawf, this herbicide is more active than dacthal and is not registered for all home garden crops. Diphenamid is labeled for all cole crops (including cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts and cauliflower), for the cucurbits (cucumbers and melons) and for tomatoes. The chemical is not registered for root crops or corn. Use on such crops, especially when plants are very small, may result in injury to them. Hawf says that the best crab grass control in most small home gardens is not herbicides at all, but mulches. In his own garden he uses grass clippmgs-put down to a depth of six inches, green. When dry, the clip pings make a good weed controlling mulch that’s about two inches deep. For crab grass control on lawns, the herbicides the specialist recommends are Tupersan, Balan and POLE STRUCTUR •FARM • URBAN • COMMERCIAL Thrive Center ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDINGS • Gestation • Farrowing • Nursery/ Finishing ■ in 11 1 M in i ■ For Information Write or Phone Bctasan. The last two can be used only on established turf. Tupersan can be used on both seeded and established turf. But if you keep a good healthy turf, this condition, in itself, is sufficient control for most lawns. Proper mowing is an important key to crab grass control in lawns. Cut blucgrass to a height of two and one-half to three inches. Sirjee crab grass doesn’t germinate well without light, a good, well-watered stand of turf will keep it out. COMPLETE FARM PAINTING i ' SeO WE USE BRUNING QUALITY PAINT AND IT DOES STAY ON'» AERIAL LADDER EQUIPMENT: • Modern and EtficienfMethod * Reasonable Prices ! Spray On and Brush In Method ♦Sandblasting if Necessary FOR FREE ESTIMATES WRITE DANIEL $. 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