18—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Nov. 22, 1975
Lost farmland
|CMi*NMd h«n fut U
Gamble expressed his in
terest in maintaining far
ming as a way of life.
“Agriculture is making a
contribution to a way of life
and I'd hate to see that
disappear."
Gamble noted that the
closeness of farmers and
their attachment to the land
along with their respect for
its good has warranted
keeping agricultural land
intact.
Consumers Aren't Hungry
The Penn State economist,
expounded on the theory that
consumers don’t often see
Hays B. Gamble
Ag Economist
the need for maintaining
agricultural land because
“they just aren’t hungry
yet.”
“We haven’t reached the
point of a critical food
shortage yet,” Gamble
stated “and therefore people
just aren’t willing to see our
point of view.” “It’s wrong to
assume that we won’t need
the land someday,” he ad
ded. Gamble noted that all
too quickly there will come a
day when we’ll really need
the prime farming land to
sustain the production of
food.
“Once the asphalt of high
ways and pressure of
building has taken over the
land we can’t reclaim it for
food.”
“The future of the society
is really tied to the use of
prime fanning land,” the
economist warned.
While the problem of
losing farming land has
become a grave one, the
solutions seem weak and
even without hope according
to the economist.
Noting that zoning has
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been “largely a failure in
Pennsylvania." Gamble
pointed the finger of blame
at developers who too often
pressure toning officials into
changing or altering the
Laws.
Gamble stated that sub
divisions, which had been
seen as the “cure all" hadn’t
been successful either.
“Subdivisions really only
cover small tracts of land
and it is not a way to
preserve fanning land."
Noting that farms are
easily separated in this
manner, the economist
explained that agricultural
communities must remain in
dose contact if they are to be
successful
Calling the Clean and
Green legislation merely a
“delaying tatic" Gamble
told the audience that the
law had never been meant to
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“Thar* la no guarantee that
the land will atay in
production." he noted "it haa
really been a tax deferment
and a alap on the wrlat for
thoae abusing it."
Gamble explained that
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“This type of agreement
cannot work without
cooperative understanding,"
he listed.
Exploring why these
protections had moatly
failed, Gamble noted that
land for housing and in
dustry offered more money
per purchase which is an
incentive to carve up far
ming areas. Agricultural
bids for land couldn’t in most
cases compare to the huge
sums offered by industry and
developers.
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people in an area before
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"Cooperation on all fronts
if really needed if this is to
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"In some areas it has been
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While the future for
preserving farming land is
still in doubt, Gamble ex
pressed his hope in getting
people informed of the
critical situation.
“We must con vine people
that society has rights in
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"But, the idea will not be
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"When a food shortage
comes along then people wUI
begin to notice,” be stated.
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