C2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 23,1981
Burkhart's career
(Continued from Page C 27)
annual banquet and was presented
a certificate of appreciation.
But she claims the work is en
joyable because she has a “great
group of directors to work with.
And Tom (Johnston), my-boss, is a
great person. I really enjoy it.
“Something different happens
everyday. It’s very challenging. I
like working with the farmers and
landowners who come through my
door. I try to encourage good,
sound conservation practices with
them,” she adds.
She further explained that her
work includes helping people
become cooperators with the
conservation district.
“I assist them by explaining our
programs and I get the boundaries
of their farm and any special
problems they may have that
require Tom’s guidance,” she said.
This month, Nancy’s workload
increased immensely. Promotion
of Soil Stewardship Week is no
easy job. She had to mail 31
booklets, 1450 church bulletins,
1200 inserts and poems and 800
litanies to ministers, friends,
farmers, landowners and
publications.
In addition, Nancy serves as
treasurer foi the board of direc
tors, serves on the banquet com
mittee each year (and makes all
the candy mints for the occasion)
and helps to co-chair the tree
seedling sale.
The dedication to soil con
servation in the Burkhart family
has spread to son Douglas who is
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“I guess he just grew up with it.”
Nancy added smiling.
Do the Burkharts take thier work
seriously? Yes, says Nancy.
“We recently took a trip to
Florida and were impressed with
all the bulldozing going on. We did
notice some places where l he
waterways were not properly
maintained, however. We often
notice these things when out
driving,” she laughed.-
Nancy says she feels that people
in Lancaster County are very good
tillers of the soil.
“We talk to a lot of people in
other counties and m comparison 1
feel we have a lot of fanperS who
are conservation-minded. I think
we would excel any other county,”
she proudly states.
“About 65 percent of the farmers
in Lancaster County are
cooperators, which is fairly good
but we encourage everybody to
come to us,” she adds.
To become a cooperator, one
need only go to the office at the
Farm and Home Center, give a
big, friendly “hi” to Nancy and fill
out a form stating any problems
you may have such as surface
water control, sedimentation
control, irrigation systems or
cropland management.
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The top ten placings were Ist,
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