Water
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources,
the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the
U.S. Geologic Survey
recently issued the following
joint statement:
“The state and federal
governments have been
doing extensive testing to
determine if the accident at
Three Mile Island has
resulted in the con
tamination of surface and
groundwater.
Chillcuring works.
DAN KOLB, Spring City, Pa.
This is my third year with the Harvestall system,
and I’ve found it to be ideal for my setup. I’ve
harvested corn at 30% with no problem. The thing I
really like about the Harvestall is that I don’t have
to babysit a dryer. I can fill it and forget it. Plus
there are really no major moving parts to wear out
or break down.
“I can cure down 26%-30% corn for around 60
to 80 a bushel. 24%-25% would run considerably
less.
“The way the Harvestall works is simple and
effective. As for those who are skeptical, it’s like
the bumble bee: according to scientists he’s not
supposed to be able to fly. But he’s too dumb to
know it, so he flies anyway. So regardless of what
anyone says, the Harvestall system works. It works
for me and I’m happy with it. I do recommend the
Harvestall for its economy and for its considerable
savings on energy.”
samples show no evidence of radiation
“During the past two
weeks, we have collected
and analyzed more than 300
samples of drinking water
and water from rivers,
streams and the ground. In
each case, no radioactivity
was detected.
“The samples were
collected by the Department
Environmental
Resources, the U.S. Geologic
Survey and water suppliers.
They were analyzed by the
Environmental Protection
Agency here and at its
if
I get
big energy
savings,
and
I don't
Have to
babysit
a
laboratory in Montgomery,
Ala.
“DER has been taking
daily samples at four
locations on the
Susquehanna River down
stream from Three Mile
Island. All results have been
negative.
“We have analyzed
samples from all 21 public
water suppliers within a 20
mile radius of the plant that
draw their water from
surface sources. All results
dryer?’
have been below minimum
detectable levels.
“We have analyzed
samples from 37 public
water supplies that draw
their water from wells. All
results have been below
minimum detectable levels.
This indicates that there has
been no pollution of ground
water and that individuals
who have water wells have
nothing to worry about.
Selected water supplies
beyond the 20 mile radius
are presently being collected
The Harvestall Chillcuring System
It’s simple When gram comes out of the field it’s a living
seed So instead of destroying the seed with high heat,
moisture is removed with natural air ventilation The grain
Keeps all its feed value, there is less shrinkage than with
heat drying because only moisture is removed, not dry
matter You’ll never see white dust in chillcured corn You
actually save half of what you're used to losing in heat
shrink
There’s no oil or gas to buy Natural air carries away
heat and moisture as the corn releases it
Harvestall Chillcuring is a “back-to-basics” system that
just simply makes good sense Find out more about it
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Advanced Ag Products
Box 174, R.D 2, Elverson, Pa. 19520^
to obtain further background
data.
1 ‘ Waste discharge samples mediately,
are being collected daily “The Pennsylvania Fish
from Three Mile Island. AU Commission will be
results so far show the collecting fish from the river
discharge from the plant is this week to be analyzed,
within limits set by the The commission has also
Nuclear Regulatory Com- Helped us collect samples of
mission. theplant’s discharge.”
“The Environmental
Protection Agency has
agreed to provide a monitor
that will give continuous
readings on the levels of
radioactive iodine being
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discharged, so any increase
can be detected im-
Which way
are land prices
headed?
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Land has been one of the
'stars in recent years in
terms of an investment that
has kept pace with inflation.
However, one of the
principal investors in farm
land in the past few years
has been operating farmers.
The high yields and
favorable prices for crops
have caused farmers to bid
land to high levels, points out
Fred A. Hughes, Extension
farm management specialist
at the Pennsylvania State
University.
In many areas of the
country, farm real estate
prices reached levels that
make it very difficult and
often impossible to pay for
the land with the product
from it, he notes. There are
now 11 states where the
average per acre value of
farm real estate exceeds
$lOOO.
“Seven of these states are
located in the northeastern
United States and Penn
sylvania is one of them. The
average real estate value in
the state is now nearly 2 and
one half times the March
1972 value,” says Hughes.
“Land values across the
nation are still rising, but at
a much slower rate. From
February 1977 to November
1977, farm real estate values
in the 48 original states in
creased only 5 per cent and
in Pennsylvania only 3 per
cent,” Hughes points out.
Does this mean the end of
rapidly rising land values?
In many aras of the country
where land values are
supported by the crops
produced, there already has
been a reduction in land
prices. Unless there is a
strong upturn in crop prices
that reduction may well
continue.
In the long run, land prices
tend to adjust toward the
productive value of the land.
However, there are many
factors which tend to slow or
counter the forces that
normally would move land
values lower, the specialist
notes.
These include the rate of
inflation, declining value of
the dollar, uncertainty
about the future, and the fact
that land is a fixed com
modity with limited supply.
All of these forces tend to
exert greater pressure on
land in heavily populated
regions than in rural areas.
“In view of these factors,
average farm real estate
values in the Northeast will
probably continue to rise at
rates that ‘will be near the
rate of inflation, the farm
management specialist
predicts.
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