—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 9. 1977
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Survey of ag weather
Continued from Pace 1 Pertinent agricultural
community. Last month, a information on severe
representative from the storms, such as were «-
GAO off ice and two from the perienced in some portions
Weather Service visited the °f southeastern Penn-
Lancaster Fanning office to sylvania this week, are just
discuss and explain one of the many facets of
programs which are bring weather forecasting to be
considered included in specialized
Special agricultural forecasts for the farmer. It’s
weather forecasts are not hoped that he can thep be
exclusive according to better equipped to take
Joseph Jacques from the protective actions. Getting
GAO ~ office. Although livestock off pasties, for
Lancaster County has been example, or re-scheduling
mentioned in previous ar- Held work to save a crop,
tides and announcements as
a testing area, the service Last Wednesday night’s
envisioned by the GAO and storm bit Lancaster County
USDA is nationwide. To that surprisingly fast. The sky
end, the GAO office has darkened to the North at
prepared a questionnaire „ around 4:30 p.m. Within 15
which will be distributed to a minutes it was dark enough
random sample of farmers to give the impression of
across the U.S. Ag weather nightfall. Cars were on the
forecasts have already road with their lights turned
become a reality in some on. Then the black sky
parts of the country. unleashed high winds and a
4-H’ers chosen for report
NORRISTOWN,Pa.-Four Wojton, Trappe; Stacy
4-H members, of Mon- Seybold, Ldnfield; Jeff Craig
tgomery County, have been (student instructor) Trappe;
selected among 47 Penn- and Jamie Graybeal,
sylvania young adults to Telford,
serve on a 4-H report to the
state team, it was announced
July 6.
Members of the group If buying a chair for an
have recently received elderly person, Extension
special communications specialists at Penn State
training on the Penn State University say to make sure
campus and will serve as 4-H it gives good body support
ambassadors to promote the for lower bade and neck for
educational youth program, longer periods of time.
Their activities will help Chairs should fit the person
the public more fully un- and not cut off circulation
derstand the 4-H program, when both feet are flat on the
an integral part of the Penn floor. The chair arms should
State college of Agriculture, extend far enough forward to
Team members will be allow leverage when a
available to talk to person is sitting down or
organizations at local, getting up.
regional, and state levels,
including 4-H clubs, college
of agriculture alumni
groups, legislators, and
church and school functions.
They also may make per-
sonal appearances at con-
ventions and other large
meetings.
Those attending were Rita
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pounding rain. In some
localities, bail the size of
ping’pong balls pounded
fields and property.
In some sections of
southern Lancaster County,
the onslaught of rain and
accompanying run-off from
hills carried valuable topsoil
into streams and rivers.
Some roads were caked with
mud and “decorated” with
limbs and brandies of trees.
The fury of the storm from
the night before was highly
evident.
Although no system of
weather forecasting will
eliminate such losses of
property, it’s hoped that
damage can be lessened if
farmers have more weather
information at their
disposal. Among the
possibilities are special
broadcasts on public radio,
taped messages via
telephone, or constant up
dates by way of a special
radio communications
network. The latter would
require a special receiver
which might cost in the
neighborhood of $lO or $2O.
Ag weather information by
telephone is the system
which has been most talked
about for Lancaster County.
The delay, according to
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information received from
Washington, D.C. is the lack
of sponsorship. Commercial
backing is desired to cover
the costs of such a program.
So far no one has offered to
sponsor the weather
messages.
In the survey going out to
farmers at thjs time, far
mers are asked torespond to
23 question. A preface to a
preliminary copy of the
survey explained the pur
pose of the study in these
words: “The U.S. General
Accounting Office - the
agency of Congress
responsible for the oversight
of federal programs - is
conducting a review of the
Agricultural Weather Ser
vice Program. The objective
of this review is to assess the
weather information needs
of our fanners and agri-l
cultural producers and the
performance of the federal
programs responsible for
providing these needs. This
questionnaire is an im
portant part of this review. It
is designed to survey the
experiences and recom
mendation of people like
yourself who suffer the
greatest loss from adverse
weather conditions.
Most of the questions can
be answered quickly by
checking the appropriate
boxes, a few require a short
written answer. In fact it will
very likely not take you
longer than 10 or 15 minutes
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TUESDAY, JULY 12,
9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.
Open for inspection Sunday, July 17,1977
1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Directions: 4 miles east of Gap on Route 30
or 2 miles west of Route 10 on Route 30.
to complete the entire form. the U.S. Congres* j
Your answers will be used P l ***
only for this report and will ■ n " honest ansirtij.
be available to a very few Fanners too receive n
GAO employees working on questionnaire are asked |
this study. Furthermore, r *Jj®n it to the GAO offj
individuals will not be ten days of recein
identified in this or sub- Those who need furthi
sequent reports. While we do mfonnation about
not need your name, we do questionnaire may do so ]
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