SO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1979 NEW YORK - This season’s gypsy moth damage in the Northeast was only half of last year’s, and forests in Pennsylvania plagued for the past eight years with serious defoliation were largely spared, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Figures released today by the department’s Animal Deer hunt slated DOVER, Del. - Persons permanently bound to wheelchairs are invited to qualify for and participate in tiie Forth Annual Handicap ped Deer Hunt to be held at the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge near Leipsic, Delaware. The qualification will be nem at me Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware Fir ing Range on October 20, 1979 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The actual hunt will be on November 12 and November 16, 1979, with the times to be announced depending on need and participation. ANNOUNCING FRANCIS MAINS Early figures show gypsy damage down and Plant Health Inspection Service show approximately 643,000 acres were defoliated in the Northeast the principal infested region down from 1,271,990 acres m 1978. The pests stripped approximately 8,500 acres in Pennsylvania this year, down from nearly 450,000 acres in 1978 and 1.3 million acres in 1977 m the state. “A combination of factors caused the dramatic drop m Prospective hunters will be qualifying on the base range by firing their shotgun; using a shotgun slug, aimed at a 12 inch target at a distance of 30 yards. The individual must hit the target on three con secutive shots out of five at tempts. All participants must pro vide their own shotgun, am munition for both qualifying and during the hunt, and an aide familiar with deer hun ting to assist with tracking a wounded animal and field dressing. Newville, PA 717-776-5672 damage in Pennsylvania/’ said James O. Lee, deputy administrator of APHIS. “Among the causes were the wet, cold weather this spring, diseases of the caterpillars, parasites released through state and federal programs, and treatment of areas expecting heaviest damage.” The figures, compiled each year from aerial surveys, also show that 100 for handicapped Overall, the requirements for this deer hunt are basically the same as those for anyone else, whether handicapped or not. The only conces sion made is for those people involved will get a ride into the woods to a predesigned spot. Safety cannot be stress ed too much. Everyone is positioned so as not to get caught in a cross fire and the area to be used is specially set aside and off-limits to all others. The event is a coordinated BEAT THE iig CHRISTMAS RUSH! BUY SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR DAD BENCH . 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Preliminary defohation figures are Maine 23,180 acres, up from 4,120 in 1978; New Hampshire 5,980, up from 725; Vermont —15,411, down from 43,000; Massachusetts 226,260, up from 63,042; Rhode Island 544, up from 0; Connecticut 7,486, up from 3,835; New York A machine for all seasons Put Gehl's versatile 72" Flail Chopper to work for you Thirty-nine double edged hardened steel flails slice through the heaviest crop of residue Unitized fan blades cut and throw in one step So you can chop green feed, shred stalks, mow weeds or anything you want See this economical machine today GEHL FARM EQUIPMENT PEOPLE’S SALES & SERVICE Oakland Mills, PA 717-463-2735 N.G. HERSHEY & SON Manheim, PA 717-665-2271 AGWAY, INC. Chapman Equip Center Chapman, PA 215-398 2553 KING’S TOWN TRACTOR CO., INC. A. L. HERR & BRO. Rt 213 south Ouarryville, PA Chestertown, MD 717-786-3521 301-778-1640 S. JOHNSON HURFF MAS. 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The caterpillars, the only destructive stage, become a nuisance around homes, and heavy in fesiations spoil the appeal of forested recreational areas The pests are noted for their cychc population explosions and subsequent collapses . 1979 WERTZ GARAGE Lmeboro, MD 30)-374-2672 LEBANON VALLEY IMPLEMENT CO., INC. Richland, PA 717-866-7518 i
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