State farm grounds available for leasing
HARRISBURG - Family far
mers interested m renting the
farmlands and buildings at the
seven state-owned farms which
have been phased out of operation
by the Agriculture Department m
the past year should contact the
Bureau of Real Estate in the
Department of General Services
on or before March 20,1981.
State Agriculture Secretary
Penrose HalloweU said the seven
farms, at Allentown, Laurelton,
Mayview, Selmgsgrove, Somerset,
Wernersville and Woodville are
now available for leasing. The
farms had been transferred to the
Agriculture Department by
Govenor Thornburgh in an
executive order on May 7,1980.
The parcels of land and several
residences on the seven phased out
farms will be leased at the highest
responsible bidders within the next
several weeks, so that the farms
can be utilized for the 1981 crop
year, HalloweU said.
He noted legislation signed by
Governor Thornburgh last year
permits leases for an initial term
of three years with two-year
renewal options available.
"Family farmers who would
carry on the farming tradition on
these lands wiU be a credit to
themselves and the com
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monwealth,” HaUoweU said. “We
are particularly encouraging
young individuals and those who
desire to start a career in
agriculture to apply for these
leases.”
The three farms at Norristown,
Danville and Polk Center wiU
continue operations within the
Agriculture Department for
another year, under revision
signed by the Governor on
February 23.
In that order. Governor Thorn
burgh noted “seven of the ten farm
operations are on schedule for
phaseout. However, various
alternative uses for the remaining
three farms have been proposed
which require additional time to
fuUy investigate and consider.”
Hallowell said the intention in
the original transfer was to phase
out the ten operations to the best
financial advantage of the state as
well as to benefit the communities
surrounding the lands.
He noted continued operation of
the three, farms would not be a
dram on the Department’s budget
because, “the farms will be self
funded through sales of products
from all three operations.”
Hallowell said dispersal sales of
livestock at the Allentown farm
(March 17) and Selmsgrove farm
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(March 20)
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More information on the leases
LEWISBURG - Richard
Kriebel, a prominent Columbia
County dairy farmer has been
honored by being nominated as a
candidate for a 3-year term on the
board of directors of the Nor
theastern Federal Land Bank
Association and Production Credit
Association of Lewisburg which
has six branch offices and covers a
16 county area in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
The Knebel farm is a family
operation with the 37-year-old
husband, and wife, the former
Janet Burkwalter, and three of
their four children very much a
part of the agri-business Faith
(17), Scott (15), Wendy (13), ac
cording to Mr. Knebel, are the
important cogs that spell success
for an operation this size.
He added, “Mrs. Kriebel is not
only a housewife and dedicated
mother, but she’s at the barn, or
wherever I need her to help.”
Agway Poultry Enterprise
specialists are available to help you
set up a DNI program for your
operation You’ll find that DNI is
simple. All you do is watch your
birds’ feed intake and adjust feeds
accordingly
So contact your
local Agway today
for more details on
the DNI program
—the system that
makes sure your
birds get the
nutrients they
Nutnent need. without
Knu.) wasting dollars.
Jan Mar Jui\ Sept Jan Mar Juh Sept Jan
Daily
Total Feed
Intake
(in grams)
Working lor people who work the land
would go
on as
Columbia diaryman
Land Bank nomination
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7,1981—A29
for the seven farms is available by
contacting James A. Keys, Bureau
of Real v *ate, Department of
Richard Kriebel
The dairy farm operation con
sists of a total of 322 acres of which
General Services, 503 North Office
Building, Harrisburg, PA 17125, or
by calling 717/787-4394.
receives
182 are owned and 140 rented.
The 72 head dairy herd presently
includes 23 registered Guernseys
and 49 Holstems. The Guernseys
ranked 4th in the state of Penn
sylvania with an average of 13,414
pounds of milk and 626 pounds of
fat and 18,047 pounds of milk and
677 pounds of fat for the Holstems.
They also have 56 heifers and
calves to provide future
replacements.
Knebel is presently serving on
the Columbia County Agriculture
Stabilization Conservation Agency
Committee and vice chairman of
the Columbia County Planning
Commission.
Knebel is a graduate of
Collegeviile-Trappe High School
and the Kellogg Foundation Public
Affairs Leadership Course with a
travel seminar to Europe and
North Africa.
The family resides one mile
north of Benton on Route 2.
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