A IS— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12,1980 Grange master asks action on institutional farms HARRISBURG - Charles Wismer, Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange, called for “some kind of decision to be made” con cerning the fate of the in stitutional farms of the Department of Welfare, in Harrisburg on Tuesday. “The way the situation stands at present,” Wismer said, “the workers will be furloughed at the end of April, and the dispersal sales will commence in mid May.” The decision to sell the equipment and livestock, and to furlough the farm employees, came as a result of the Governor ordering the Department of Welfare to cut their employment rolls Sign-up for conservation LANCASTER - second annual Youth Con servation School, sponsored by the Lancaster County Federation of Sportsmans Clubs and the Lancaster County Conservation District will be held August 17-23, 1980 at Camp J. Ed ward Mack, Bnckemlle. “This resident, coeducational school is held to provide instruction in the various areas of con servation, including soil and water conservation, wildlife management, aquatic biology, forestry, survival, or orienteering,” said Tom Johnston, Conservation District Administrator and school director. “This school will develop an awareness Up to $6OO bonus buying power for early orders of John Deere Disks, Chisel Plows, or Hoy and Forage Equipment Preseason orders help John Deere plan production of most needed models and sizes So from February 1 through May 31 1960 John Deere is offering impressive bonuses for preseason orders This bonus is above and beyond our best deal to you on this equipment Your early order qualities you for S5O to S6OO m John Deere money for certain models of disks chisel plows balers mower conditioners and pull type forage harvesters Promptly after delivery you ll be mailed your bonus John Deere money to spend for products or services at our store There s more You II gel price protection from BUYER BONUS IN JOHN DEERE MONEY FOR NEW EQUIPMENT ORDERS SIGNED DURING * EQUIPMENT DISKS il l and 1 5 210 21s 310 315 34f 1630 220 230 2J5 350 440 455 1640 33 1 and 360 CHISEL PLOWS If 10 Integral R gii 1610 Drj/y r R qid 11 thru T* 1 JO’) ENFIELD EQUIPMENT INC. Whiteford, MD21160 Phone 301-452-5252 by 1000 workers, earlier this year. Legislation to transfer the responsibility of the in stitutional farm’s management to the Department of Agriculture was pending in the House at the time. Because of the tremendous amount of agricultural research being performed at many of the institutional farms, the Grange has been actively seeking to save them through either Executive Order of the Governor’s Office, or legislative mandate. Wismer cited the Young Sire Program as one of the more promising programs school begins for the need to conserve our natural resources and develop the leadership necessary to carry this out.” The Instruction will be provided by professionals from the Fish Commission, Game Commission, Department of En vironmental Resources, U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service, and others. Those eligible for the Barbecue week coming April 24 DES MOINES, la Association and Reynolds National Pork Producers Metals for a special National Council is joining with the Barbecue Week promotion Barbecue Industry Apnl24-May4 vjvtl)' FEB MAR SO APR MAY 80 S 50 S 75 Si 50 SIOO 5225 $375 $l5O $250 $350 S5OO S 75 S 50 being performed at the farms. An outstanding example of the success of this program is Harrisburg Gay Ideal, a bull bred by the Harrisburg State Hospital. Siring over 18,000 daughters m almost 4000 herds, Gay Ideal’s daughters’ milk production averages 17,599 pounds of milk, and 628 pounds of butterfat at 3.6 percent. Approximately 6500 of his daughters had an official classification shore of 79.3. Harry Roth, Operations Director of Atlantic Breeders Cooperative, said, “It would be very difficult to assess the economic value to school should be between 13 and 16 years of age, either boys or girls. 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Must mention this ad. 19 ftaulfer Diesel Inc. 312 W. MAIN ST., NEW HOLLAND, PA. 7173544181 Litter size is yet anpther area of research that could be benefitical for the Penn sylvania pork industry. “A great deal of research is being done on herbicides, pesticides, legumes, and vegetable weed control,” the State Grange Master said. Ag Board (Continued from Page Al 6) they feel are worth preserving. First, he said, they identify developed areas. Then they take the Lan caster County Planning Commission’s prime agricultural area map and designate the best far mlands. They look mainly at land with Class I and Class II soils. A final step is to include farm boundaries so the district does not exclude half of one farm. Unfortunately, the new soil survey was not used for this project. But Heistand said soil scientists he talked to felt there would be few major changes in the general soil classifications. Heistand mentioned West Hempfield as one township with a logical land use plan with development separated from agriculture. He questioned Upper Leacock’s leaving about half the township’s land Wismer emphasized that the institutional farms “are not in competition with " farmers, but are a benefit to us.” However, if the herds are broken up, the equipment sold, and the laborers furloughed, the farms won’t be of any help to anybody.” available for development when almost all of its valuable soils now are being farmed and as much as 80 to 90 percent of the ground is owned by Amish farmers who show little inclination to develop their holdings. John Ahlfeld, Lancaster County Planning Com mission, noted there is no formal relationship betweem ag district plans and zoning. " But, he added, the more methods available to control loss of farmland, the better the odds of preserving the land. The Ag Preservation Board agreed to meet every other Friday for the next several months until they get their programs under way. The next meeting will be held on Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Planning Commission. It is located on the sixth floor of the new courthouse building in Lancaster. The meeting is open to the public. *875 *195 ‘4500 $ 3995 *2898 nsso *2950 *3OO #
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