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are not irrigated. In 1975, for
example, Lancaster County
fanners produced a record
$335 million worth of farm
products. Lancaster County
ranks third in the country in
the number of farms and is
in the top 10 producers for a
number of farm products,
including, milk eggs, poultry
and tobacco.
The pilot program, which
is eventually expected to be
available in other areas as
well, is designed especially
for farmers, Walker told the
gathering of more than 400
Lancaster County farmers.
It will be available by
telephone and will include
local weather forecasts,
information on soil and
spraying conditions and
other information that might
be useful. Walker told the
group: “Having this type of
localized weather forecasts
for farmers will be the first
the nation. This is a pilot
project and Lancaster
County is an excellent place
to start.”
The congressional can
didate further revealed that
he has met with represen
tatives of the National
Weather Service and the
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telephone industry in
Washington to get action on
the program started.
Wenger added that he was
encouraged by the
cooperation between the
government and private
industry in this effort to help
farmers. He said: ‘‘We
Lancaster County farmers
should find this weather
information very useful in
our work and at the same
time we will be helping test a
service that could eventually
be provided to fanners in
agriculture areas all over
the country.”
When the service begins to
operate, farmers will be able
to call a local telephone
number and hear a recorded
message detailing the
weather forecast and giving
such information as the
amount of moisture in the
soil and recommendations
on spraying and planting for
that particular day. Severe
weather warnings and up
dated information will be
placed on the recording
immediately.
Special equipment made
available by the telephone
company will ensure that
callers get through to the
recording without delay. A
BREnKTHROUGH!
local sponsor will be found to
help defray costs.
Walker said the
negotiations to get this
service for Lancaster County
are in the very early stages
but all signs are positive.
Walker told the gathering at
Quarryville, “you can be
sure that Noah and I will
keep working on this project
to make sure Lancaster
farmers get this service.”
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The weather was great for the Lancaster County
Farmers Association picnic, held recently at the
Solanco Fairgrounds. The word from Washington
D.C. is that very specific weather reports for
——agriculture are likely to be put into service early
next year. With that Lancaster County will become
the first county in the nation to have such a farm
weather forecast.
If
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the nation, which, in
cidentally. is a major reason
for it having been chosen by
the U.S. government as the
site for a special weather
service.
Following the Solanco
Fair, in chronological order,
are fairs at Elizabethtown,
Ephrata, West Lampeter,
New Holland and Manheim.
The Manheim Fair, which
ends the Lancaster County
fair season in early October,
undertook a building project
of its own recently and is
moving to a new site where
new facilities have been
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Fair season
erected. Improvement
projects are reportedly
underway at West Lampeter
as well.
Following Is the schedule
for the 1976 fairs within
Lancaster County:
Southern Lancaster
County Community Fair,
Sept. 14-18.
Elizabethtown Market
place Fair, Sept. 20-25.
Ephrata Fair, Sept. 21-25.
West Lampeter Com
munity Fair, Sept. 22-24.
New Holland Farmers
Fair, Sept. 29 • Oct. 2.
Manheim Community
Fair, Oct. fr-8.
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