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Seven Solanco High School sophomores cap
tured the top team award and four individual
honors in the Lancaster County Future Farmers of
America land judging contest held Tuesday. From
left to right (standing) they are: Gary Eberly, Steve
Herr, and Betty Trimble, all members of the first
place team; Karl Frey, third place individual; and
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Tom Aument, fifth place individual. Kneeling are
Dave Holzauer, top land judge in the contest; and
Tina Bucher, second ranking judge and team
member. The team will now enter the national land
judging contest in Oklahoma City this coming
week.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29,1978
Tomorrow
marks start of
Soil Stewardship
LANCASTER
United States’ annual loss of
five miltion acres of rural
land to non-agricultural use
is a special concern during
this year’s celebration of Soil
Stewardship Week, April 29
to May 7, 1978, Aaron Z.
Stauffer, chairman of the
Lancaster County Con
servation District has an
nounced.
This year’s Soil Steward
ship Week theme, “Com
pelling Ventures,” also
stresses the importance of
controlling water pollution
caused by runoff from un
protected farms, ranches,
roadsides, and construction
sites, Stauffer added.
Soil Stewardship Week is a
nationwide observance
which emphasizes man’s
responsibility to protect and
conserve soil, water, and
other natural resources.
Traditionally, churches and
local citizens groups par
ticipate.
“Nearly 3,000 con
servation districts
throughout the U.S. will
focus their attention upon
conserving and preserving
America’s best farmlands
during this 21st annual
observance of Soil
Stewardship Week,”
Stauffer said. “The U.S.
Department of Agriculture
estimates that of the five
million acres annually lost to
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agriculture, nearly one
million acres are classed as
‘prune’ land, .the best and
most productive land we
have. We are encouraging
the preservation of these top
quality farmlands for far
ming rather than then - m
descrimmate use for
housing developments,
highways, shopping centers,
and the like.”
The
Among the district
churches that are scheduling
special Soil Stewardship
services are: E. Fairview
Church of the Brethren,
Manheim; Cedar Grove
Presbyterian Church, East
Earl; Elizabethtown Church
of the Brethren; Mechanics
Grove Church of the
Brethren; St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Miller
sville; St. Luke’s United
Church of Christ, Lititz;
First Church of God,
Elizabethtown.
J. Everett Kreider is
Chairman of the Soil
Stewardship Committee for
Lancaster County.
The 1978 Soil Stewardship
Week reference booklet,
“Compelling Ventures,” and
related materials are
available to local churches
and community groups
through the Lancaster
Conservation District. The
publications were prepared
by the National Association
of Conservation Districts.
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