Voi. 22 No. 18
Struggle over landfill site grows
Edward Simmons
I By DIETER KRIEG
I LANCASTER - The
■Lancaster Area Refuse
■Authority (LARA) is holding
■firm to its intentions of
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - A spedHnHpSk -hks been
called to tike further testftnoiKfoilaSnw public
regarding the controversybetweemhi Lancaster Area
Refuse Authority (LARA) and the taking of prime
agricultural land in Manor Township.
The meeting will be held this coming Wednesday in
the Lyte Auditorium of MQlersville State College.
Activities are to get underway at 7 pjn.
Anyone interested in expressing his views on the
“further encroachment of prime form land” is asked
to attend and be heard. The specific issue at stake is
the taking by eminent domain of 58 acres of land on the
John and Abram Barley farm. Chi a wider scope,
conservationists, farmers, and concerned citizens see
the case as a landmark in land-use planning.
Shelhamer ‘sick’ over land use developments
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - Lancaster
County’s new outstanding
conservationist, Harold
Rohrer of Strasburg, said be
was totally surprised to have
the Lancaster County
Pennfield honored dairymen from 20 counties
LANCASTER, Pa. -
Uairjrmen from eastern
Pennsylvania and
throughout Maryland on
Wednesday attended the
sixth annual dairy awards
NEPPCO turkey meet airs mutual problems
By SALLY BAIR
Feature Writer
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -
participants at the annual
N «Ppco Turkey Conference
‘tamed that they may be
ride to make money In the
Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
securing 58 acres of prime
farmland for use at their
Creswell landfill site.
Meanwhile, John and
Abram Barley, owners of the
58 acres in question, are
hoping that LARA can be
convinced to reverse its
decision. Depending on
where an observer looks for
indications of the possible
outcome, it can go either
way. At a meeting held here
on Tuesday afternoon,
however, nine LARA
members made it dear that
they intend to hold their
' ground. To back up their
views, they brought in their
accountant, geologist, at
torney and others who are
knowledgeable on the sub
ject.
The Refuse Authority was
caught off guard on at least
two oqgudMftduring the 2%
Conservation District name
him as their Outstanding
Cooperator for 1977.
But it wasn’t a surprise
that the subject of Barley vs.
LARA came up on occasion
during the 3Ms hour annual
luncheon sponsored by
Pennfield Corporation,
Rohrerstown, Pa.
Over 100 trophies were
- presented to dairy farmers
for outstanding herds, or
last quarter of this year and
they also got some tips on
dealing with double - digit
inflation.
Tbe conference was held at
the Sheraton Inn, here and
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19,1977
LARA opens its meeting
hour meeting which was
attended by an estimated 35
people.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rohrer received this Grant
Heilman aerial photograph as a prize for being
Lancaster County’s Outstanding Cooperators
within the Lancaster County Conservation District
The honor was bestowed on them at a dinner on
Thursday evening.'
Outstanding conservationist named
meeting at the Good and .
Plenty Restaurant on
Thursday night. Several
people commented about it
and petitions were made
available at every table for
people to sign if they opposed
individual cow records,
compiled during 1976.
Recipients included fanners
from 13 counties in Penn*
sylvania and seven counties
in
had about k 5 people at
tending.
Lew Walts, executive vice
president of the National
Turkey Federation, said that
turkey growers could come
out ahead In 1977 if the
The first question which
hit LARA members in a
sensitive spot concerned the
the taking of good farmland
by eminent domain for a
garbage dump.
One of those who ad-
dressed himself to the
Barley farm question was
guest speaker Kent
.52 r . ne £ m^ mb ? S , J
added to the Pennfield 700
Club and recognized for
outstanding performance in
herd butterfat content They
included Maple Lawn
projected price of $.54 for the
fourth quarter comes true,
and if the price of soybeans
and corn remains
favorable. He said the
average price for the year
could be 152% as compared
drainage of polluting fluids
from the Creswell landfill.
Hie question was brought up
by Jim Heinly, attorney for
the Barley Brothers, after ft
was learned that knowledge
of possible pollution has
existed since 1968. Edward
Simmons, representing the
Department of En
vironmental Resources in
Harrisburg, acknowledged
that fact. The DER official
also revealed that the
Creswell site is being
operated without a permit.
Heinly seized these
revelations and directed
questions on the matter to
LARA Chairman John Shirk,
who became visibly irritated
with the courtroom-style
interrogation. Shirk
responded by cutting Heinly
short and saying“this is not
the place for a court case.”
Heinly was asked to see
.Stnmons on the matter on
In this issue
Farm Calendar 10
Editorials 10
Medicine & Mgmt. 16
Homestead Notes 50
Joyce Bupp 51
News-Nutrition 52
Ida’s Notebook 53
Home on the Range 54
Plant lovers’ 55
Recipe swap 55
Jr. Cooking Edition 56
Shelhamer, Pennsylvania’s
chief at the agriculture
department Displaying a bit
of caution in how he ap
proached the situation
Secretary Shelhamer’s
comments picked up
Fanns, Inc., Fulton, Md.,
c.E. lager and Sons; Pep-L-
Lea Holsteins, Oxford;
Robert E. Pepple; Sinking
Springs Farms, Inc., York,
Herman Stebbins; Stoltzdiff
with 49% in 1976. Going out
on a limb. Watt* said prices
may be 152% in the first
quarter, 151% in the second
quarter, 150 in the third
quarter.
Despite slight gains from
$4.00 Per Year
John Shirk
his own time. Simmons
agreed to the idea.
Later during the meeting,
Lancaster County former
and conservationist Amos
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My Thoughts 58
Womens’ Calendar 58
ELCOFFA 65
Dover Young Farmers 66
Classifieds 68
NFU resolutions 99
USDA sire data 100,106
APC meeting 105
KutztownFFA 114
Public Sales Register 124
Sale Reports 142
momentum when he said:
“I’ve never believed in a
government official hiding
behind anything.” While
describing himself as an
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Farms, Atglen, John S.
stoltzfus.
Trophies were presented
by Frank Campbell, Richard
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last year, he said, "The way
we see things now, it doesn't
sound good. I’m just trying
to be realistic.”
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