Grangers fight scenic river tag for French Creek PHOENIX VILLE - Chester County Grangers have voiced strong op position to proposed state legislation that would bring French Creek into Penn sylvania’s scenic rivers program. And, according to Everett Wilson, legislative chairman of the Chester-Delaware Pomona Grange, there’s not much the state could do to overcome his group’s ob jections. “Our biggest concern is that farmers will lose control of whatever land they have along French Creek,” Wilson said. “Scenic sounds good, but if it means we can’t cross a stream with a manure spreader, or that we can’t non CHARGES 1 Don’t let high finance raU - stop you from buying tlie traaoi \ou need Right now during Massec-Ferguson’s "Eail\ Bird Bonus Davs,” when \ou bu\ one of our hard-working MF 2000 Senes Tractors and finance it with MF, you’ll pa\ • NO FINANCE CHARGES until March 1, 1980 • A LOW, LOW 1091 annual percentage rate for the next full year (March 1, 1980 to March 1, 1981) of the contract Personalized MF financing, parts, and service available. PETERMAN FARM EQUIPMENT LEBANON VALLEY IMPLEMENT CO. ABRACZINSKA’S FARM EQUIP. INC. 225 York Road Carlisle, PA Ph (717)249-5338 GUS FARM EaiM>MENT INC. 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WEAVER & SON N Groffdale Rd Leota, PA 17540 Ph (717)656-2321 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,1980—€27 not use eminent domain in French Creek,” Wemstock said. “And the law they’re proposing - each scemc river requires its own legislation - excludes eminent domain. “While we have no reason to suspect that this ad ministration would not live them to purchase and apply toxic pesticides. Many took the test figuring that it would be a one-time happening and then they’d be permanently certified. “What the law didn’t say was that-you had to update that certification every three years,” says Donald Lott, ag pesticide inspector for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Lott briefed the 300 farmers attending the York County annual com clinic on how to go about updating their pesticide certification. According to Lott, officials knew from the beginning that recertification would be necessary, but no one was exactly sure of the method to be used. The first cer tification penod runs out in September, 1980, and regulations governing the re hcensmg procedure have already been changed three times. Private applicators can be recertified by attending one of numerous update seminars being incorporated mto a variety of area meetings, such as the county corn clinics. Applications are available at the AXJkSICik; KODIAK WOODBURNERS FIREPLACE INSERT • Fits into your existing fireplace complete with all parts, including blower and instruc tions for easy installation. • Specifications (Large) Burning time 10 to 12 hours. Heating ca pacity with blower, 2,500 Sq. ft., without blower 2,000 Sq. ft. Fireplace minimum opening 23 , /2” high x 32‘/4” wide x 15 3 /«” deep. MANY OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE CHESTER B. NOLI 30 S. Hershey Ave., Barevilie Leola, Pa. 17540 717-656-6898 STORE HOURS: Closed Mon. & lues. Open Wed., Thurs., Fri. 10 to 8 Sat. 10 to 4 Other hours by appc up to its work, how do we know what administrations after this one would? “We don’t know. We can’t know. And that’s why we’re opposed. The scenic rivers program simply has too many potential problems for agriculture.” DW meetings and farmers need their certification cards and the identification number on them to complete the forms. Lott said by late August or early September farmers will be receiving renewal applications if they have not already been recertified; and these will be available for farmers who have not obtained their forms at one of the meetings. “Have your updated certification in your possession at all tunes,” the inspector urged. “If you lose it, contact the extension office immediately for a duplicate.” To insure compliance with the law, spot inspections are being made, at an average of three checks per county per month. Farmers not able to show proof of certification will have their license to buy toxic pesticides revoked and will have to be retested to obtain a new card A resident of Adams County, Lott mvites farmers with questions on pesticides or the recertification program to contact him at any time either at his office at 717-787-3400 or at his home 7 n-642-mO.-JB -- - * >4 Ks&£ m *jr~ lintment
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