—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12, 1977
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If successful, the garbage dump for the Garden Spot will come right up into this area.
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Farmers rafl
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“It’s time we grab the bull
by the horns and put this sort
of thing to a stop," he
proclaimed. His committee
currently working on a bill
(H.B. 111) which will make
the irresponsible taking of
land illegal.
Of the 23 members on the
House Ag Committee, 17 or
18 showed up at the Barley
farm. Those absent bad
commitments with other
committees that day and in
all likelihood would have
been here if that had not
been the case. Secretary of
Agriculture Kent Shelhamer
was also unable to attend,
sending a note of regret
along with his aids, Neil
Buss.
Buss toldthe group that
Shelhamer has taken an
intense interest in the
matter, as has the entire
House Ag Committee, and
numerous farmer
organization and agencies.
“The question is,” began
Buss, “have-they (LARA)
looked at any alternatives?
The answer is fairly obvious.
They have not. They are just
looking at the cheapest
way.” To the surprise of
nearly everyone there, it was
pointed out that LARA of*
fidals have not yet talked
with Louis Frame, owner of
the Lanchester Landfill near
Honey Brook. That site is
considered to be an easy
alternative and Frame
himself has indicated he
would welcome the ad
ditional refuse at his site.
Aside from the comments
made by legislators, Lan
caster County agricultural
leaders also stepped up to
the platform to express their
opinions. Among them were
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County Agent Max Smith
and Associate County Agent
Alan Bair.
Smith presented a short
talk on Lancaster County
agriculture, stressing the
fact that if land such as the
Barleys’ is taken away, ag
productivity is hurt
dramatically. He pointed out
that soil in this area is
among the best in the world
and that the County ranks
first in the nation among
non-irrigated counties. To
illustrate his point using 1975
production figures, the 40-
year veteran of the Lan
caster County Extension
Service said that the
County’s fanners provide I.S
million people with dairy
foods; 3.3 million people with
poultry products, and more
than 900,000 people with beef,
port, and potatoes.
Bair cited several
problems which would come
up if 58 acres of the Barley
farm is taken for a landfill.
Manure handling would
become a real burden since
an estimated 2800 tons of it
would have to be moved for
distances of five miles or
more to find other land
where it could be applied in
compliance with DER
standards. Then there’s the
question of milk quality
since the activities of an
adjacent landfill will most
likely have an impact on
sanitation efforts within the
dairy operation itself.
Aside from the Barley
Brothers, at least five other
landowners are also involved
in the controversy with
LARA. One of them, Harry
Graham, chose to speak.
Visibly emotional as he
related his situation to the
public, be excused himself
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