Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 02, 1978, Image 17

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    •Funk named chairman of group
(Continued fromFacd'i)
requirements and financing
arrangements and a , deed
restrictions program.
The commissioners will
hold a final meeting on
December 28 concerning the
county’s 1979 budget, and'the
task force could ask to be
included in that budget.
County planning director
John Ahlfeld noted that one
of the basic tools for plan
ning would be tile county’s
comprehensive plan,
adopted three years ago by
the commissioners.
He noted that there was
community input before the
comprehensive plan, known significant amount of land be
as Directions, was adopted, se t aside for use as far
and that agriculture mland.
preservation was the topic He also stated that the
Jhaf received the greatest comprehensive plan allows
©mount of interest from the plenty of additional room for
"public. development.
It was noted that maps Ahlfeld related that
from Directions show that 56 although many of the
per cent of the county’s soils county’s 60 municipalities
are Class I and H-soils, and adopted agricultural
the plan suggests that a districts through zoning,
BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT
' Or
AND WON!
Well, the big tractor tests are over. In three
important test categories, Steiger showed the
others just how good four-wheel drive tractors
can really be.
Of the 29 current production 4WD tractors on
the market that were tested... well the results
speak for themselves.
Ist Steiger
2nd Steiger
3rd Steiger
4th Steiger
RESULTS OF TESTS
AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST.
Amos Funk
BEST BY TEST
Ksteiger TRACTORS WERE
TESTED AGAINST THE OTHERS ...
sth Steiger
6th Steiger
7th Steiger
Bth Steiger
SO WHEN YOU DECIDE ON A NEW FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR,
only six of than have strong
codes that protect fanning.
He also noted that two
state laws provide some
means for ag preservation.
The one is Act 515, which was
adapted in 1966, and enables
the county to “covenant with
landowners for the
preservation of their land in
farm, water, supply, or other
open space uses.” Those
agreements are limited to
ten years.
The other is Act 442,
adopted in 1968, which allows
the county “to acquire any
interest in real property...for
the following open' space
uses: watersheds, forest
land, protection of
recreation land, scenic
areas, historic, geologic, or
botanic merest sites, open
space between communities,
and farmland. It also per
mits the fee - simple
acquisition of land for the
purpose of resale subject to
restrictive covenants or
easements limiting its use
•••
MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BEST - STEIGER.
Stop by any time and line op a demonstration
r
Ist Steiger
2nd Steiger
3rd Steiger
4th Steiger
for any of the above pur
poses.”
During Tuesday’s
meeting, the task force
members briefly discussed
some of the. elements of a
deed restrictions program
but did not make any firm
suggestions.
Food selection
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Food items aren’t declining
m price and shoppers are
faced with the dilemma of
how to provide nutritious
meals during the holidays
and economize at the same
tune. This task is not im
possible but it takes early
planning and know-how.
“Food-Selection and
Preparation,” a Penn State
correspondence course
offers, not only menu plans
and recipes but it also offers
basic food facts to use and
adapt in the preparation of
sth Steiger
6th Steiger
7th Steiger
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2, 1971-
Kriese elected to N.YJLA.
ITHACA, N.Y. - Theodore
Kriese of Liverpool was
elected president Of the New
York Hereford Association
at the annual meeting
November 24 at Ithaca.
Kriese succeeds Robert
Sullivan of Dundee who
course offered
appetizing, nutritious, and
economical meals.
This course emphasizes
nutrition first; it also
stresses serving foods with
an appetizing appearance
(different color, shapes,
textures); contrasting
flavors; simple easy-to
prepare meals; and foods
that can be served inex
pensively.
Order this course by
writing to FOOD SELEC
TION, Box 5000, University
Park, Pa. 16802. The cost is
$6. Checks should be made
payable to Penn State.
Quietest cab
Ist Steiger sth Allis Chalmers
2nd Steiger 6th Steiger/Steiger/Steiger/
3rd Steiger John Deere
4th Steiger
remains on the Board of
Directors.
Other officers elected
were J. Henry Elzenga of
West Henrietta, vice
president; David Cole of
New Hampton, secretary;
and Clara Luteyn of Marion,
treasurer.
'Elzenga, Cole, Mrs.
Luteyn and Dr. A. Byron
Collins of Canisteo were
also elected to three year
terms as directors.
Announcement was made
of the Association Summer
Field Day July 14 .at Stonen
Farm, Arkport, N.Y. The
New York Junior Hereford
Association will hold its
second annual Heifer Show
July 13 at Stonen Farm.
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