r 11l OUR READERS WRITE, [I || AND OTHER OPINIONS I (Continued from Page A 29) j s water becoming an m rinmn th- creaaingly valuable commodity? safe dump in the heart of the you b®t and it will become r £ S more valuable m the future. Seems m a str ang«. doesn’t it, that the same county that is now the second company planning an operation C * H nty • m that might contaminate our water SoS atoreat SUpply “ n ° v bflying up toe water f« mdJr“ro£ SH a “ es “■* 5 " m “ M “ ! ' thousands of local |*ople and is at £ operates its own tran . the headwaters >of a sen«i of spoliation organizations. Ryder streams that meander through Uus cks> whlch B move freely about popdus, beautiful county, into the because we all are used to seeing tbem need b, friends and nes bors for routine rental hauling Delaware Bavs 6 Chesapeake and jobs, is a division of lU. Imagine Naturally?™ 'will defend the ** *s®*“ materials safety of their dump; they wiT- •* « such m referto water; contamiMtioiffeans as unfounded, and proceed to - T sf ? J :?‘ Transportation another division of IU is equipped tn t w* ol «" arsenal of transportation ° r " equipment that can haul anything, dmances to get what they want. - anvwhere anytime How con h^wnaefremhmgtMnnem. the dump site, here are a few P - evp " oWns w lts ow ?. °® Mn shipping lines. We could have ho.n internationally generated waste Conrad has recently been seeping into our ground water J?, up grade the *bß°st supply in a few years. abandoned" railroad track feeding nLLiniv rl j e t h the Narvon Mine. The track runs nn^fr/f riu.h a^h^li , , . notions as foolish, emotional and from Lancaster, through the heart unfounded. And they may be. But - they are possibilities, based on the Experunents were conducted £a cts as weknow them today. several years ago in which trash Thev nose Questions that must be trucks were hauled on rail cars mey pose questions maimust oe from Philadelphia to the Lan- as*ed. They tegfor res^ncUonsto Chester LandfiUThey used that te mpos*! if the IU big money sameh-adk J influence wins out over the hard- If the. Narvon Muie site is ap- a proved, you can expect hazardous ' Tb ? “ “ f olattd *«“ a f.. Jct r>.,,7l handful of people m a quiet far waste froin virtually anywhere in mmg „ a fight for all of the nation to find its way here. If Lancaster Countv a fight that goes there is a problem with one dump SfomSem being closed down, the waste that „„n , . „„ There are better locations for went there will luive to so /iiimne p H ,, tv . somewhere else We'll ffet some of dumps away from populated It somewnere else. we u get some of areaS( locations where people are ' >J In . big corporation, not the kind of company one would think is 2S Sto are - S S *2nL^hk“l de to£ where noportant unite «S« , SS4.IS»- “ “• ta Water Company in Parkesburg, once the dump is a reahty, it is SSSf cSv too late. The tmw'to stop it ns now. t Wilmington Suburban wS v™ Company ' and Dauphm Con- a* lB "® ls , mu s i come now. xou solicited Water Company to get mvolved now. Tomorrow , mention a few. Guess who owns William C. Moyer, Chairman * them? That’s right, lU. Red Rose Alliance | WISE’S COUNTRY | f"ToRSttEAT^Tj 1 AUCTION NEW HOLLAND Located 4 mi. S. of Strasburg. PA SALES BARN at the White Oak Campground. ,7 „ B " n " SApiHDAY, JUNE 20 Antique Auction Hundreds of Items, I’ Treadle Sewing Machine, cook stove, china closet, also 15 ibs. of felt oak bed, pump trough, western saddle. paper - $6 per roll, Welcoming Consignment complete wagon JUNE 27 NO AUCTION gears spring JUNE 26 -27- 28 SPECIAL BLUE GRASS FESTIVAL I wagons, buggies S I Terms by Geo. H. Wise, J& ElvinSiegrist, Auct.. horse' drawn farm Now Accepting Consignments 717-687-7018 equipment. ABSOLUTE PUBLIC AUCTION SATURDAY. JUNE 27 9:00 A.M. . Liquidation of all new inventory at the Agway Supply Center in Avondale, Pa. 18 miles Southeast of Gap, Pa. along Rt. 41. TERMS BY AGWAY SUPPLY CENTER Avondale, Pa. Auctioneers: Steve Petersheim & Everett Kreider Greener pastures? Pasture-'grasses and ' sheep. Reference is made to Lancaster Farming of 11 April, page A 22, Type of Pasture Affects Ewe Conception, mid the 6 June issue, page Dll, Plants for Sheep Pastures. 'Paul Lynch’s comments based on the Beltsville studies states that “ewes eating tall fescue took two to three times longer to conceive than those eating orchardgrass...” The second article, based on information gleaned from Wm. Stringer, asst, professor of Crop Management at Penn State, cautions that it is essential to access your goals before designing a - pasture system for any ruminant. The article goes on to reflect that tall fescue and reed canary grass are more narrowly suited for sheep pasture systems. One would gather from reading - the second article that to pasture with tall fescue would be a good bet particularly since it is hardy, grazes well and that lambs gain rapidly oh such pasture. _ What to do? To fescue or not to fescue? Maybe another opinion in another sheep grass article would lend weight one way'or another. Confusing...isn’t-it? It’s time to break out and dust off the Urim and Thummim! Dwane Yoder, Carlisle, Pa. NEWARK, Dela. The “This is airopportumty for goat and over. There will be no buck Delaware State Fair in Harrington breeders in the region to earn a classes. The show will include a will feature a dairy goat show on point on the pedigrees of then: Junior Fitting and Showmanship Friday, July 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 does,” says Delaware extension competition. p.m. The show, to be held in dairy specialist George Haenlem, Deadline for- entries is July 1. cooperation with the Delaware chairperson of the show. For further information and entry Dairy Goat Association and the Nubians, Alpines, Saanens, blanks write to Mary R. Smith, Delaware Cooperative Extension LaManchas, Toggenburgs and show secretary, at Rl, Box 188, Service, is officially sanctioned by recorded grades will be judged, in Townsend, Delaware 19734, or call the American Dairy Goat eight age classes ranging from 302-633-7132. A fee of $1 per animal Association. ' ly each entry. to be held next month. I (Continued from Page A3O) demonstrated setting feet and positioning to accentuate a heifer and told the group to be aware of the judge, animal and other par ticipants while in the ring. Guernsey breeder John Myers trimmed hooves on a heifer while the workshop participants listened. Myers admitted that hoof trimming is an area that needs improvement at most shows. By trimming three weeks before a show, hooves have a chance to heal and the trimmer can re-trim two weeks later, if necessary. The attentive youngsters crowded around Peter Witmer as he listed essential tack for shows. “If you’re ill-prepared you end up borrowing from your neigh bors,” he said. In addition to tack for the animals, Witmer included a number of items that would provide comfort for hard-working humans, as well. In a shaded corner at the Pavilion grounds, Jeff Staner demonstrated the art of clipping a heifer. “Start on the tail and hind legs and work forward,” he explained. A proper clip, he said, shoiM accent the high points and bring Dela, Fair features dairy goat show Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20,1981—A39 Dairy Youth out dairy character. The warm summer morning ended and the group broke for lunch. Meanwhile, a few dozen unbroken, undipped, unwashed locally donated heifers patiently waited. Following lunch, the calves met their respective showmen and then the fun started. Suddenly the clean clothes the youths arrived in began to show signs of wear and tear. The event resembled a calf scramble as calves ran, bucked and sometimes laid in the alley.' Young people tugged, pushed, bribed and occasionally chased their heifers. But they-had help and plenty of it. County agent Glenn Shirk, workshop demon strators, 4-H leaders and parents offered advice and encourgement when needed. The education didn’t stop with the young, either. ‘Tm learning more than the kids are,” said Fran Bushong, whose son, Matt participated. < “It’s great practice and kids learn to help each other.” Bushong added. Eventually clippers stopped humming and the last heifer left . the wash rack as the group headed for the pavilion where 35 pizzas, gallons of milk and ice cream provided well-earned nourishment before the show. It was then the metamorphisis occured. After dinner, 55 tired but well-scrubbed boys and girls now attired all in white led fancy, quieter heifers to the show ring where Judge Thomas Dum 111 awaited. Glenn Shirk, who worked hard to help prepare the workshop, sat back and enjoyed the results. “The reward I get from this is to see the determination of kids starting with unruly heifers and their persistence to win over the heifers” Shirk said. “They have the confidence that they can do what they want if they have a mind to it, ” he concluded.
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