Farmers consider
By SUSAN KAUFFMAN The sole remaining township zoning plan started action
Staff Correspondent in Lancaster County which for drawing up such a plan at
MECHANIC GROVE - as yet has no comprehensive a public supervisors’
STOVE - FIREPLACE - CHIMNEY
Everything Needed For Operation! L-*, r
Howtotym ' ALL FOR
a stove into .r\ J
a fireplace
jj JW Cri«,,ln m _-gajp
Mfg. List $760 -SAVE $l9l IK-;--
BIBH • ALL CAST IRON - Holds Fire L-asr,.
Over Night Maxi-Hwtl
, mQm • Heats Up To 9,500 Cu. Ft, Home \Js I
wiu'iHic
45 DISPLAYED MODELS TH
H^ AT:
Route 212 Pleasant Valley *
Quakertown, Pa. 18951
(215)346-7894
1 Dealerships Available J 'S
' .*■ r *-'c
? T
Last 6 free 9 township in Lancaster Count
How Pennsylvania Dairymen can get...
MORE MILK FROM WORMING:
w ~
University trial* showed even high-producing cows can increase
milk production by an average of ever 400 lb of milk per lactation when
each one is wormed with TBZ® just before freshening. Reason: the benefits of
worming start when lactation begins and last all the way through!
That’s why you
should insist on TBZ,
the Pre-Freshening
Cattle Wormer.
Now available in
several convenient
feed forms and
packages as well as
in easy-to-use TBZ
Paste, and boluses.
TBZ is available
from your feed and animal health supplier. And remember,
TBZ worms with a single dose.
T3Z (thubencUzole) is . registered tradem.ii k of Mel ck & Co . i no
%<■»
t sf
' Wormed before freshening
Milk flow begins at higher level
r -~c peaks earlier stays higher
f Result more milk
r -i < per lactation
Wormed during lactation
Increased milk flow from worming
begins later, peaks later, does
not go as high as when cow is
wormed before freshening
*l2 matched herds. 488 cow sin trial Av erage increase due to worming- 423 lb pel cow Foi
details write Merck Animal Health Division, Merck &Co , Im. ,PO Bov 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065
If you wait to worm during lactation,you’re losing milk
E fc. Merck Animal Health Division
ME RC K Merck & Co, Inc , PO Box 2000
C Wm Rahway. NJ 07065
zoning ordinance
meeting held here recently.
The East Drumore township
supervisors listened to the
comments of some 40
residents of the township on
the possible need for some
form of restrictive
development of this
primarily agricultural
community.
A recent flurry of farms
being sold to developers this
Winter has brought this
zoning action to public at
tention. A formal presen
tation of several farm
owners; views on restrictive
zoning was presented by
Carl Troop, veterinarian and
dairy farmer, Quarryville,
R 2. Upon hearing his brief
summation of the existing
situation in recent months in
township land purchases and
his questioning the group of
local residents what their
wishes are for the future of
the township, the super
visors opened the floor to
comments by those
assembled.
According to John Byers,
**' * v* r
I ”
Production curve
of unwormed cow
incaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,1978
head supervisor, the three
dozen people attending the
meeting were not a complete
cross-section of the
residents. However, much
discussion msued with a
variety of opinons being
voiced.
Robert Musser, an
associate with the East
Drumore Township
solicitor, Sam Ferguson
Musser, 44 North Lime
Street, Lancaster, was on
hand to answer any legal
queries. Fielding the
procedural questions for
developing zoning options
was Daniel K. Lake,
engineering consultant for
East Drumore township.
Supervisors John Byers,
Albert Stoner and Eugene
McComsey and township
secretary Donald Mc-
Comsey were also present to
hear the opinions of those
residents in attendance.
The comments during this
regular meeting were
reflective of a variety of
opinions. Troop asked if the
residents want to see ur
banization in the township.
“If you want to live in the
country setting you now
have, you will have to do
something about it. If you
just sit back like you have in
the past, urbanization will
happen.”
“This land restriction
can’t all be good. When you
eliminate the developer’s
bid, land prices will be
lower. This is not necessarily
bad - maybe for those who
own farms now. It would be
good for those young people
who want to get into far
ming,” said Troop.
“The biggest obstacle is
the attitude that develop
ment restrictions will
someday work against me,”
he stated.
Two options are open to
the township according to
Troop. First is the increase
of lot sizes from the existing
20,000 square feet (just
under one-half an acre) to a
much larger size such as five
acres. A second alternative,
according to Troop, is to
form a zoning plan which
would spell out specific
areas for residential,
commercial, industrial and
agricultural uses.
“We need strong changes;
not just slightly increasing
the sizes of lot
requirements,” he added.
A number of local
people echoed the opinion
first stated by Curt Akers,
Quarryville, R 2. This dairy
farmer said there is no way
to maintain zero develop
ment. Some farms could be
developed without much
harm, but there is a need to
have some kind of control of
the building, such as sewers,
he added.
“Right now a trailer park,
a factory or a housing
development could go up
beside your house,” ex
plained Troop. “We have no
control. We need to start the
ball rolling. We will probably
be forced to do something
anyway,” he added.
Considerable - discussion
(Jurn to Page 40)
‘‘Which Hybrids
do I plant?
The Senecas—
what else!”
Last year, the incredible
Senecas 137,140 and 149 sold
out again lor the third year
m a row
Big early yields that get
safely into the bin bunk or silo
is the mam reason Quick
come-up fast dry-down
cold, wet weather tolerance and
fantastic standability are
among others All good reasons
why you should include the
Senecas in your corn program
for 78
Don t be left out when plant
ing time rolls around Call
today a"d get your
order on the books
*
PHILIP ADAMS
RD #3 Gettysburg, PA
717-677-7250
FRANCIS MANOGUE
RD#2 Walnotport, PA
215-767-8563
35