• Shelhamer praises Lancaster Co. court ruling HARRISBURG - Penn sylvania Agriculture Secretary Kent D. Shelhamer on Monday praised the decision of Lancaster County Court Judge D. Richard Eckman, who ruled last week that the TAX SAVER SALE Forage Harvesters 1200 . . . $325 800 700 Flail Chopper Mower Conditioners 770/880 1070/1090 SAVE MONEY NOW!!! You Can Save Money AND Taxes if You Buy Now! Q First, stop in and we’ll make our BEST DEAL on a new Gehl forage harvester, mower conditioner or flail chopper. Q Second, Gehl will send you a CASH BONUS of up to $325 depending on the machine you buy. Q Third, you’ll be eligible for a 10% Investment Credit off your 78 taxes. Your combined savings could be $lOOO ... $l4OO ...or more! BUT HURRY! THE OFFER IS GOOD ONLY FROM OCT. 30 THRU DEC. 31,1978. Gel results with GEHL 8 FARM EQUIPMENT SPECIAL ON GEHL BALE CARRIERS SALE 1 . CALL FOR PRICE. 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It proves that the public is recognizing the needs of the agricultural community.” Pennsylvania is the leading agricultural state in the Northeast, with 72,000 family farms which annually produce crops, livestock and poultry valued at over $2.1 billion. Lancaste County is the leading agricultural county in the Com monwealth. “We cannot permit the loss of more farmland or farm operations. Preser vation of the farm unit and family are just as important as the land itself,” Shelhamer said. “Our farmers are a finite resource and deserve the same kinds of protection that we give our environment.” Environmental goals are admirable, but they must be balanced with concern for our agricultural production. When modem technology is designed to minimize problems such as noise, dust and odor, environmental and production goals can be compatible. “It is not inconceivable that a factory or a housing tract be halted for farmland, but too often, a farm operation is torn apart for those same suburban developments or industrial parks,” Shelhamer said. “Perhaps the ruling by Judge Eckman will bring the needs of the rural com munity into a better public focus.” WISCONSIN Heavy-Duty ENGINES ■J7J fjH Amos L Fisher 3141 Old. Phlla. Pike 717-768-3729 Bird-in-Hand, PA 17505 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1978 The Agriculture Secretary noted that in the past decade, many urban residents have moved mto the country to take ad vantage of the open space and the pastoral atmosphere -the “country life.” But while recognizing the benefits of the country life, these same residents often fail to see the many positive contributions of our farms to that standard of living. When environmental con cerns and the need for farm production are weighed in the minds of these residents, it seems that the farm operation always comes out short. “Our farmers have taken on the burden of providing food and fiber for the con sumers of the nation and a Holstein banquet slated LANCASTER - The 28th annual Lancaster County Holstein Club banquet will be held November 14 at 6:45 p.m. at the Glood’n Plenty Restaurant, Smoketown. Tickets are $6 per person and should be purchased by November?. Tickets may be secured from the following Lan caster County Holstein Club members: Gary Akers, Joe Wivell, John Barley, Ken Rutt, 6 to 65H.P. AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER COMPLETE REBUILDING - LARGE PARTS INVENTORY ASHER ENGINE SERVICE large part of the world,” Shelhamer said. “And to do that job effectively calls on them to sacrifice much time, effort and investments in major capital im provements. To stand in the way of a continued prosperous agriculture would jeopardize our own future. This should not be permitted. “It is gratifying that Judge Eckman has recognized the effectiveness of the modern technology which allows our farmers to maintain their tremendous production records while having a minimal effect on the en vironment. lam sure that this ruling will be seen throughout the Northeast as a wise decision which will work to the benefit of both the farmer and the con sumer alike.” Robert Kauffman, Jr., P. Robert Wenger, Earl Stauffer, Loren Zim merman, J. Robert Kendig, Nathan Stoltzfus, Robert Groff, Dale Peifer, Clyde Buchen, Elam Bollinger, Melvin Eby, Robert Kauff man, Jay Landis, Elvin Hess, Albert Fry, Henry Kettering, Maurice Welk, John Kreider, Paul Welk, Glenn Hershey, Clyde Martin, Nelson Wenger, Galen Crouse, and Linda Kauffman. 115
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