Executive order from Governor Shapp
designated Ag. Dept, for rural trans.
HARRISBURG - The
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture’s rural tran
sportation project, operating
for more than a year in 23
counties, has shifted into the
"coordinating” phase of the
plan, according to
Agriculture Secretary Jim
McHale.
The Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
wai relieved of its rural
transportation program as of
December 31.
The Agriculture Depart
ment in August, 1974, in an
executive order from Gov.
Milton J. Shapp, was
designated the lead agency
in developing transportation
in rural areas.
“We’ve demonstrated a
definite need for tran
sportation in isolated rural
communities by operating
our own dial-a-ride service,”
McHale explained. “Now we
are in phase two in that we
will coordinate the services
of existing social agencies
and private carriers.”
Hostetler noted, there was a
wasteful inefficiency in the
transportation that was
being provided by various
agencies. For example, one
agency might run buses for
the benefit of only the blind
while another only tran
sported the elderly. “In
many cases, vehicles would
travel the same route to pick
up their special passengers
and then remain idle the rest
of the day,” said Hostetler.
“We hope that in the
coordinating phase of the
project we can work with the
different service agencies to
avoid duplication of effort,”
said Hostetler.
“We will also work with
the taxicab association to
integrate private carrier
services in our tran
sportation plan,” said
Hostetler. He explained that
people on welfare could
receive tokens from their
agencies which taxi com
panies could then redeem for
cash at local banks.
“In areas where there are
no private carriers, we will
attempt to set up tran
sportation authorities that
will run vehicles. These are
examples of the kind of work
we will be doing in the
coming year,” said
Hostetler.
EVERY
WEDNESDAY IS
mf DAIRY
SO. day
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, PA
If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from
100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price.
/ Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems
Cows from local farmers and our regular
shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite,
Gordon Fritz, Blame Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H. D
Matz, and Jerry Miller.
SALE STARTS 12:30 SHARP .
Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw &
Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon.
Ail Dairy Cows & Heifers must be
eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts.
For arrangements for special sales or herd
dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact:
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
Norman Kolb
717-397-5538
The Bureau of Rural Af
fairs Transportation
Division had operated the
project in 23 counties using
three dispatch offices and a
fleet of vehicles. Passengers,
most of them older citizens,
would schedule rides to see
their doctors, shop or visit
social agencies. At the height
of the pilot project about 44
vehicles were in use. The
project was funded mainly
through a contract with the
Welfare Department.
According to H. Richard
Hostetler, director of the
Bureau of Rural Affairs, the
new phase of the tran
sportation project will not
require drivers. As a result
47 employes of the project,
including one coordinator
and two dispatchers, are
being severed from the
project.
The dispatch offices will
continue to function during
the coordinating phase of the
project, Hostetler explained.
“However,” said
Hostetler, “we were never
meant to be a permanent
provider of transportation.
We showed there was a need
for transportation systems in
rural communities.”
First Airline
A fleet of Zeppelins car
ried more than 34,000 pas
sengers on approximately
1,500 flights—with no loss
of life—in Germany during
1910 Service was halted
at the start of World War I
At the same time,
MR. FARMER
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 3.1976
Milking school
scheduled
MECHANICS GROVE - A
milking school sponsored
jointly by the Solanco Young
Farmers and Lancaster
County Extension Service
will be held January 15 at the
Solanco High School’s
agriculture room, beginning
at 10 a.m.
therapy, production, and
udder health of his cows.
Topics to be discussed at
the meeting, which will last
until 3:00 p.m., include:
milking techniques, the
Steve Spencer, from Penn
State’s dairy extension staff
and Alan Bair of the County
Extension office, will be
spending some tune at the
clinic, according to William
Frcdd, head of the ag
department at Solanco.
A registration fee of $3.00
is required. Checks should be
made out to Solanco Young
Farmers and mailed to:
Agricultural Department,
Solanco Senior High School,
Quarryville R 2, Pa. 17566. It
is also suggested that each
registrant include a slip of
paper with his name, ad
dress and phone number
written on it.
milking machine, mastitis
prevention and treatment,
physiology of lactation and
the anatomy and develop-
ment of the udder. It is
designed to improve a
dairyman’s milking ability,
Horse census wanted
WASHINGTON - A
national horse census to be
taken by the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture (USDA)
was cited as a top need by
the National Horse Industry
Advisory Committee in a
meeting here last month.
The group also recom
mended:
-A permanent “passport”
system for more positive
identification of horses.
-Pas°age of the vetoed
Animal Health Research
Act.
-More emphasis on horse
research.
-Changes in the amended
Horse Protection Act of 1970
to make it more “ac-
ceptable” to the horse in
dustry.
The advisory committee
also recommended
strengthening the testing
program for Equine In
fectious Anemia (EIA) by
requiring a 12-month test in
states where there is less
than five percent EIA
reported and a six-month
test in states where the in
cident is more than five
percent.
Promotion
okayed
The egg referendum, HE
12000, became reality last
month when 73 percent of the
2,160 egg producers voting
elected to assess themselves
up to five cents per case of
eggs. The producers voting
in favor represented 86
percent of the production
involved in the balloting.
The money will be used for
research and promotion and
is expected to be in
strumental in reversing the
downward trend of egg
consumption. Per capita egg
consumption this year is
expected to be about 275,
compared to 287 last year
and 402 in 1945.
A national Egg Board
consisting of 18 members
will be appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture to
administer the program.
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Method
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