South Africans visit Lancaster Co. By JOANNE SPAHR LANCASTER, Pa. - It’s a long way from the Ciskei, South Africa, to Lancaster County, Pa., but there’s an even wider gap between the fanning techniques of the two areas. However, last week, three government officials from that self governing, but not autonomous, Black territory, and farmers from Lancaster County came together and exchanged knowledge and good will when the John Deere Company sponsored a tour of United States agriculture for ministers of that govern ment. Visiting Lancaster County were Chief Zimlin dile Payment Siwane, minister of agriculture and forestry; Chief Lent Whyte Mabali Maqoma, minister of the intenor; Garrett God den, chief agriculture planning officer for the Ciskei, and William Pascoe, manager of the South African branch of the John Deere Company. The Ciskei, South Africa, is a country located on the south eastern seaboard of the African sub-continent, which is bordered on one side by the Indian Ocean. According to Garrett Godden, two-thirds of the country is subsistence fanning, a fact of life the government is desperately trying to change. “We’re trying to select the best potential producers and set up a blueprint for a program of economic 'agriculture whereby our farmers would earn $3OOO to 14000 per year,” said the British speaking official. That level of income is quite good in the Ciskei, according to Godden, since there are SATURDAY, JULY 30,1577 Location - 524 Main Street, White Haven, Pa. Take exit 40 off 1-80 (rear Gyps) across from Pohls Diner. ANTIQUES Symphonlcm Music Box (84 teeth, 2 combs, 11%” disc subline harmonic arrangement, fancy walnut case, German 19%” wide, 16” deep, 10.2” high plus 5 extra' disc), organettc by Celestina 15” wide x 13” deep, 13%” high 20 note 5 W' wide roll by Mechanical Orguintte, N.Y. (1895) 6 rolls, pump organ by Miller Organ Company, Lebanon, Pa. 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Auctioneer- John Autotore 784-3506 dember of Local, State and National Auctioneers Association. areas on the African con tinent where $7 per year is the average. Customs will have to be changed, however, if a program of economic agriculture is to be im plemented. Initially, thi age-old tribal system of land tenure, traditional forms of land use, and the inordinate love of cattle as status symbols and as a mark of personal wealth must be changed. Godden explained that for the most part, land is in vested in a chief, who is the custodian of the earth. He then allocates certain amounts to his subjects. There is also an added confusion to land holdings in the Ciskei, since the British government also gave titles to certain portions of land to its favored subjects. Along with the system of land tenure, the Ciskeians look to cattle as a status symbol, and therefore, have overstocked and overgrazed their pastureland, or veld, with consequent disastrous soil erosion. Godden, along with the Ciskeian government, is working to change this. Two development projects have been set up in the area. One project includes 4000 acres of irrigated land, and the second contains 5000 acres. This acreage is worked by the Ciskeian peoples. To add to the competitive spirit of improved farming, the John Deere Company, South African division, sponsors a “Farmer of the Year,” award for each project. This award carries a $3OO stipend. Under irrigation, the Ciskeians have been able to produce corn yields of 120 bushels per acre. 10 A.M. Sharp COLLECTIBLES Seller: TDM MVLNEARN Members of the Ciskeian government of South Africa, John Deere representatives, and Lancaster County farmers chat about the latest practices in swine production. From left, they are John Chapman, of Dutch Valley Farm; Gary Shotz berger, John Deere Co.; Henry Dohner, of John “What amazes us,” says Godden, “is that you get the same yields with dryland farming. With our sub sistence farming, the far mers get 20 bushels per acre.” For this reason, the Ciskeians were interested in both the dry land and irrigated farming procedures. One crop grown in Lan- PUBLIC SALE OF 44-ACRE FARM AND EQUIPMENT SATURDAY, JULY 23,1977 9:00 A.M. REAL ESTATE 1:30 P.M. Located in Cumberland County. From Nevwille take Route 233, cross turnpike to first road, turn right and follow sale arrows about 3 miles. ' Fannall A and Ferguson 35 tractors; M.F. side* mount mower, new; Grove 3 pt. blade new; fertilizer spreader, new; 3 pt. stock cutter about new; cement mixer; hundreds of good tools. Sale Order: 9:00 tools, equipment, 1:30 real estate then tractors. Clean-out sale owner moving to Florida. Terms on real estate 10% down - others cash. DAVID A. NAILOR RDI Newville Ph. 717-776-5761 Arthur Rife, Auct. HOUSEHOLD COKSKNMEKT COW SALE We will have our monthly sale at our sale barn, located just off Route 220, Athens, Pa., Bradford County, on IHORSBAY mGKT, JULY 21,1977 At 8:00 P.M. We will have our usual run of Fresh and Close Springer Cows. All animals must be accompanied with a health certificate. Animals accepted Wednesday P.M. & Thursday A.M. Terms: Cash or good check day of sale. VALLEY STOCKYARDS INC. Athens, Pa. Phone 883*1031 Restaurant Will Be Open. caster County which the Ciskeian government is eager to introduce into the fanning system is tobacco. “Tobacco farming is labor intensive,” states Godden, “and we need that type of a crop to employ the growing numbers of people coming into the job market.” Crops already grown in the country are wheat, maize, sorghum, rye, oats, barley, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 16, 1977 Deere Co.; Bill Pascoe, John Deere Co., South Africa; Gary Godden, chief agriculture planning officer for the Ciskei; Carl Nestleroth. Lancaster County farmer; Chief Maqoma, minister of the interior for the Ciskei; and Chief Siwane, minister of agriculture and forestry for the Ciskei. cowpeas, beans, peas, cotton, soy bean, and sun flower seeds. There are developing farmers cooperatives springing up in the country, although, according to the officials, many are in the primary stage of develop ment while some have progressed to the secondary development of marketing READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS PUBLIC SALE FARM • 62.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS ZONED—COMMERCIAL C 2 and RESIDENTIAL R 2 SEWER AND WATER AVAILABLE PRIME DEVELOPMENT LAND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1977 2:00 P.M. On The Premises Located on Stoney Battery Road, West Hempfield Twp. North of the Mountville Exit, Route 30 West. This land is nicely drained, with a gentle south slope. Limestone soil, in a high state of cultivation. Almost a perfect square. All tillable, and adaptable to Building Development. Situated in the fastest growth area of Lancaster County. Recent Survey. Improvements in excellent Repair. Large all Brick colonial 14 rooms, 2 baths house, with new and modem conveniences. Can be used as two separate homes. Dairy and Steer Bams. 15 Acres Tobacco Sheds. Tilo Silo. Milk House. 4 Car Garage. Inspection by appointment only. Phone 235-6204. Terms: 10% Down, balance on of before April 1,1978. Owners: VERNON R. ADAMS AMALIE 6. ADAMS 298 Stoney Battery Rd. Mountville, Pa. 17554 T. Roberts Appel, Atty. Claude F. Smith, Auct. the foods, as well as just putting in a joint effort and collecting equipment. The farms visited while •the government officials were in the country were Dutch Valley Farm, Manheim R 5; the Norman Geib farm, Manheim K 5; Carl Myer, Lititz R 2; and Ralph Myer and Sons, Manheim R 5. 107
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