York conservation tour
(Continued from Page 028) . ' Maryland. Diibel says
the hilly fields of corn and grain, that some of the finest hardwoods
sloping down to areas that needed in theworid grow ip the area.>Oak
tile drainage to eliminate wef idhd ,- poplar comprise a' large
spots. portion of l4-ihch^iamete
r and grassed and-over standing trees harvested
waterways were installed to forprocessing.
control periodic heavy rains and Although some of the rawcut
channel the runoff to where it boards are finished by domestic
would no longer erode the topsoils. ■ firms and sold through state wide
• For his efforts to preserve the markets, a large percentage goes
topsoil -by , fighting back with for export, especially to Germany
erosion control techniques. Jack and the Netherlands. White oak,
Myers was named the 1981 used by German firms in the
Cooperator of the Year by the York construction of quality furniture, is
Conservation District. a favorite of the export buyers.
Jack and Nancy have tended Lumber moves from the mill
stands at the local market houses blades to a grading area where it is
for many years, and their cropping measured, inspected and
program revolves partly, around marketed. Veteran lumber grader
customer demands.''Truck plan- Jim Blymire .'explained grading
tings for retail sales include techniques, and related some of
tomatoes, sweet corn, potatoes and the harsh economic problems
cantaloupes. Several -hundred created by heavy infestations of
capons also are raised annually for the gypsy moth,
dressed poultry .market buyers. According to Blymire, gypsy
with the birds finished out in an moth damage caused lumber to
upper area of the spacious bank- become streaked withg, ray
type barn. discolorations that cause an in-
Myers also feeds out about 130 ferior finished product. Severely
steers each year, marketing them damaged boards are of almost no
through local livestock auctions. use, except for shoring up
Following luncheon, and a brief municipal sewerage systems,
program at the Jacobus Fire Hall, To a-sawmill operator, the
the tour then took a look at the telltale gray "streaks left by
county’s largest sawmill. voracious gypsy moth colonies
Modem and efficient, the Robert means a devaluation per board
boasts one of the few foot from about one dollar to
electrically-driven sawing set-ups nearer ten cents,
around* Specializing in fine hard- Just a short distance from
woods, the Stewartstown lumber Dubel’s, the conservation group
firm sends over five million board stopped for an update on an ag land
feet through the giant-saw an- enterprise being carefully watched
nually. by farmers, environmentalists and
Nearly all of the raw materials
for feeding the whining blade is
bought out of the woodlands of
York and neighboring Baltimore
Introducing to the Mid Atlantic Area
The Nitterhouse Upright Bunker Sjlo
Featuring a single component design
for fast erection and completion. The
sections bolt together and the tongue
and groove creates a sealed wail
surface.
■ The sections may be dismantled and
re-located, customers may select any
length or width in increments of 5
feet 2 inches.
In addition to silage storage, these
upright units may be used as
-retaining walls or manure pits.
MANI
Concrete Products Knc.
M■ 44 prh Oft ICO Farm Products Division -
11,11 Box N Chambersburg, Pa. 17201
717-264^6154
' waste disposal engineers.
It's the site operated by the York
County Solid Waste and Refuse
Authority, with 300 acres ‘(200
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56 56 50 60~
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York soil conservationist Riggs Harwell, left, tor the dairy operation of Shirley and Charles
briefed conservation tour visitors on tne Hess, and their son Brad,
erosion and runoff control measures designed
owned and 100 leased) available
for the trenching of York’s solid
wastes.
After topsoil and several feet of moving machines, with the packed
, upper layer ground are removed wastes covered at the end of each
from the disposal sites, a 20-foot day with a six-inch layer of soil,
thickness of solid waste can be Opened for business in 1974, the
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compacted dally by heavy earth-
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Dushore, PA 18614
717-928-8714
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19473
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JAKE’S MILKER
SERVICE
RD2 W«tsontown, PA
17777
717-649-5947
BRADFORD CO.
SUMER’S
REFRIGERATION
25 Crooks Terrace
Canton, PA. 17724
717-673-8351
LYCOMING CO.
JAMES
LUGKENBILL
Ro2Montcomery. PA
17752
717-547-1516
landfill bas returned its first
disposal sites to crop ground use.
Two and a half feet of subsoil,
then three and a half feet of top
soils, went over 18 feet of layered,
compacted waste. Planted to rye
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CURT
CASSADY
MANAGER
PH; 717-626-1065
Before 7 A.M.
After 6 P.M.
■HANNA CO.
JIMS EQUIPMENT
R 1 Box 96
Sprincvme. PA 18544
717-047-6928
WAYNE CO.
DONALD SCHMIDT
RDIBOX2SBA
Hawley. PA 18428
717-253-2409
UNION 8 SNYDER
ABE’S SERVICE
CENTER
R. 0.2, BoxB2
MiKlinburg, PA 17844
717-966-1707
* MIFFLIN CO.
STEER'S DIESEL
& REFRIGERATION
Belleville. PA 17004
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