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Middleton. Amick had his
solar collector working on
Wednesday’s Sun Day and
found the crowd to be
responsive to him.
Amick says that solar
heating can take care of 60 to
70 per cent of domestic hot
water'heating, but he does
not think that, at thiatime,
solar heating is feasifalefor a
farming operation.'
" “It’s po3sible7” he stated,
“but it would be quite ex
pensive and the system
would have to be a adapted
to the farmer’s needs.”
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Amick says his $l2OO
systems (providing hot
water for a family of three)
pay for themselves in three
years. He also statesthat a
homeowner must have a
backup system.
“I don’t think solar energy
will ever be 100 per pent
efficient,” be states.
Solar energy does have its
advantages, however. In his
proclamation for Sun Day,
Governor Milton Shapp
stated that a'transition to
solar energy would signify
thousands of new jobs for
an end to
rising energy- costs, and a
cleaner environment. Solar
energy is non-polluting, and
each new or retrofitted solar
house means less air
pollution, strip mining, off
shore oil drilling, and acid
rain or radioactive waste.
“We hope the impact of
Sun Day will be the same as
Earth Day was back in the
early 70’s, and we hope that
people will act to speed up
legislation hr this,” stated
Ms. DeLiberty.
At present, there are
several bills before the
Pennsylvania Legislature
which could provide in
centives for greater use of
solar energy. These in
centives do provide for sales,
use, and property tax
exemptions and solar
easements which would
make the use and ap
plication of solar energy
systems more attractive and
economically advantageous.
The bills for property tax
exemption include House
Bills 57, 335, 336, 1099, 1100,
and 1979. Sales and use tax
exemption bills involve
Senate Bill 136, and House
Bills 56,334,722, and 738. The
House Bill for solar
easements is House Bill 728.
Individuals wishing to
check on the status of these
bills or wishing to encourage
legislators to support these
bills should write to their
legislators.
Sun Day activities con
tinued all week in some parts
of Pennsylvania, and today
(May 6) is the scheduled
date for Sun Agriculture Day
to be held in the auditorium
of the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia, as part of that
city’s Sun Week activities.
Events are scheduled from
8:30 a.m. this morning to
7:30 p.m. tonight.
Panels will focus on the
When the day dawned on Wednesday morning, the nation participated in
Sun Day activities.
farmer as an industrial
biologist, as well as on
energy use in agriculture,
and on gardening in the city.
Inflationary prices of food,
farms as the cause and
backbone of civilization, the
impact of government
policies on the food industry,
co-ops between farmers and
urban consumers and the
secret meaning of farming
are all topics that will be
discussed in detail by those
involved with agriculture.
The auditorium of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
is located on 222 North 17th
Street, Phila., Pa. Donation
is $2.
All types of granular or
powdered materials can
be spread, and are
deposited on the ground
in an even, rectangular
pattern. Corn and seeds
can also be sown
without modification to
the machine. The Vicon
pendulum system is
designed for a long,
trouble free life. Hop
pers and extensions are
made from glassfibre re
inforced polyester which
cannot corrode. The
working parts are also
made from polyester
and stainless steel and
ball and roller bearings
are widely used. Out-of
work time is cut to, a
minimum.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 6,1978
4-H trophies awarded
FAYETTEVILLE -
Recipients of the 4-H
trophies presented by the
Cumberland Valley Local of
Eastern Milk Producers
were John Stamy, IV of
Cumberland County, son of
Mr. & Mrs. John Stamy HI,
and Donna Cashell of
Franklin County, daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. George
Cashell.
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These trophies are
awarded to the most out
standing first year 4-H dairy
dub member of each county.
Record book scores are
determining factors, as well
as actual project work and
partidpation in dub work.
Presenting the awards
was J. Wilbur Burkholder,
President of the Cumberland
Valley Local.
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Vicon has developed an
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adjuster, which replaces the
setting quadrant of all Vari-
Spreaders, gives the
operator 96 different set
tings, allowing very fine
adjustment of the quantity
of fertilizer being spread.
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