—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978
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Property tax defended
at Grange meeting
HARRISBURG - David
Kirkpatrick, research
analyst for Senator Patrick
Stapleton of Indiana County,
told the Pennsylvania State
Grange’s Agricutural,
Legislative, and Dairy
Committees that the
property tax is not as bad as
it seems.
Kirkpatrick addressed the
Grange's committees at the
Excellent Inn in Harrisburg
last week.
Urban birds like
country setting
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Trees and shrubs are the
best devices to attract birds
into urban areas, studies at
The Pennsylvania State
University indicate. The
findings also confirm what
most bird watchers see, that
feeders increase the number
of birds around individual
homes, especially in Winter.
Wooded residential sites
had a significantly higher
number of species and in
dividual birds than non
wooded or field habitats.
This was true in both
Summer and Winter.
Natural stands of trees
and shrubs were most ef
fective in increasing bird
numbers and variety of
species. However, planted
trees and shrubs of
significant size and number
were acceptable.
Bird feeders were the
single most important factor
in Winter to attract a variety
of species. Even the Downy
woodpecker, highly
dependent on deciduous
forests, was found at feeders
in non-wooded residential
sites. Bird populations were
notably low in old fields
during Winter - the habitat
with the least trees or shrubs
and no bird feeders.
The study was financed by
the Forest Service of the
U.S. Department of
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“This problem with the
property tax in this state is
the way it is utilized,” said
Kirkpatrick, “those school
districts that are wealthier,
are the ones that benefit
more from these revenues.”
School districts presently
receive about 35 per cent of
their operating revenues
from property taxes.
Wealthier districts have
larger amounts of money
Agriculture, in cooperation
with the U.S. Fish and
Widlife Service. The pmchot
Institute Consortium for
Environmental Forestry
Studies helped coordinate
the project.
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available to them through
property taxes.
Kirkpatrick cited that
about $1.5 billion dollars in
school revenues are gained
from the property tax.
“If property tax were to be
abolished, there-would have
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USED COMBINE
John Deere 55 Corn Soybean _
Special 12’ Head 5 11,700.
USED HAYBINE SPECIALS
John Deere 1209
USED BALER SPECIALS
New Holland 67 Baler
John Deere 14T
John Deere 14T w/ejector
John Deere 24T
NH 269 w/thrower
USED TRACTORS
MFI7S Diesel
John Deere 3020 w/cab
USED HARVESTER SPECIALS
NH 880 2 row narrow row head
NH 717 single row head,
9 knife cutter bar
JD #l2 w/single row head
Lamco Forage Box w/roof
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On-the-go, automatic separator leveling from
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Matched headers include 4- and 6-row corn heads
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to be a 1.5 per cent increase
in the income tax to make up
the difference.”
Kirkpatrick went on to
point out that Pennsylvania
does not have the highest
property tax.
“There are 36 states that
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2,450 00
$1,150 00
750 00
70000
950 00
1,750 00
$5,850.00
5,150.00
$3,650 00
1,750 00
350 00
1,875 00
have a higher property tax
than we do,” he said.
Pennsylvanians pay~about
$175 per person, while in
1976, New Jersey’s residents
paid about $446 per person.
In summary, Kirkpatrick
stated that the existence of
USED COMBINE
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Platform *15,700.
USED HARROW
M.F. 720 Disk, 28 Blade, w ftCA
26” Blades w/hyd. Cylinder ...
USED GRAIN DRILLS
MF Tag 21x7 Plain Gram Drill $1,650 00
Co op 15x7 Fert Gram Drill w/grass seed attach 750 00
USED PLANTER SPECIALS
Tag 11650 John Deere 1250
6 Row Plateless
11941 John Deere 494 A - 4 Row
11934 John Deere 494 A - 4 Row
MISCELLANEOUS
New Set 18 4x30 Snap on Duals w/New
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USED COMBINE SPECIALS
AC C w/4 Row Corn Head 14' Platform $8,750 00
Cockshutt 427 w/Power Steering & 10' Platform 1,450 00
USED TILLAGE SPECIALS
John Deere 4 16” Hyd Reset Three Point
Ford 4 18” Semi Mount Spring Reset
IH #7lO 4-16” Auto Reset
the property tax was not the .
problem.
“The real problem is that
we lack an equitable
assessment formula to
equalize the utilization of tax
revenues in our school
districts.”
$2,350 00
650 00
1,275 00
$1,050 00
$2,250.00
2,450 00
2,350 00
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