Terrace plow to be demonstrated
LANCASTER Terrace plow
demonstrations in limestone soils
are scheduled this month in lower
Dauphin County and in Lancaster
County.
The Dauphin County demon
stration is scheduled to be held on
Wednesday, April 14, on the Myhn
MessickFarm.
It will be followed one week later
with a scheduled demonstration on
Wednesday, April 21, on the
grounds of the Elizabethtown
Farm Show.
Both demonstrations will begin
about 10 a.m.
The AMCO Terrace Plow, which
is being provided by Hamilton
Equipment, Ephrata, was first
demonstrated last fall on the Paul
Clugston farm, near Halifax.
Last year’s initial demonstration
was successful on the lighter shale
soils of northern Dauphin County,
according to Joel Myers, of the
Dauphin County SCS Office.
This month’s demonstrations are
designed to provide a test of the
plow on heavier limestone soils.
The Mylm Messick property is
located along Rt. 441, just north of
Rt. 283. For additional information
on the April 14 demonstration,
contact Mylm Messick at 944-3500
or the Harrisburg Field Office of
the Soil Conservation Service at
652-7035.
The Elizabethtown demon
stration on April 21 will be held on
the fair grounds where the
agricultural events and displays of
the Farm Show are held, north of
Elizabethtown High School.
Further information on the
Elizabethtown demonstration is
available at the Lancaster Soil
Conservation Office at 299-1563 or
from Bill Erikson, of the high
school vocational agriculture
department at 367-1521.
The Elizabethtown demon
stration will also include the use of
a Hay Buster no-till hay drill
provided by C.B. Hoober, Inc., of
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Intercourse, according to Tom
Johnston of the Lancaster SCS
Office.
The drill will be used for the
reseeding of a waterway .that is
located on the fair grounds. The
terrace plow demonstration will be
utilized in the area where the vo-ag
students carry out various crop- In the event of ram on April 14 or
pmg projects. 21, the demonstrations will be held
Due to the current economic on the first acceptable days
conditions and the limited following the planned events.
Publication looks
NEWARK, Del. How im
portant is Delaware agriculture?
What public policy decisions must
be made to keep the agricultural
industry viable? These questions
are addresses in a new publication,
“Dimensions of Delaware
Agriculture,” by University of
Delaware source economics
specialist Gerald F. Vaughn.
Vaughn notes in the publication
that Delaware is ideally situated
for food production. “We’re
located along a major tran
sportation corridor, close to the
vast consumer markets of the
Northeast,” he writes. “Our
cropland is fertile and level, our
climate moderate, and our water
supplies generally adequate,
though competition for water is
increasing.
“About 680,000 acres, or over
half of Delaware’s total land area,
is in farms, according to the 1978
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“With over 30,000 workers in
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NEW HOLLAND - Delaney
Associates, of New Holland, with
David R. Delaney, president and
owner, has been named to mem
bership in the Manufacturer’s
Agents National Association, it
was announced today by James J.
Gibbons, MANA President.
MANA is a 35-year-old
organization of both Manufac-
LEWISBERRY William K.
Traver, of Lewisberry, has been
elected president of the Land
Improvement Contractors of
America. LICA is a 4,000-member
association of contractors engaged
in land improvement and con
servation construction work. The
group is “dedicated to the
professional conservation of soil
and water” and has active
chapters in over 35 states.
An active member m LICA for
several years, Traver has served
on numerous state and national
committees of the association.
Pnoi to his election as president,
he served the organization as a
regional vice president and
national vice president.
Traver operates a construction
company in Lewisberry. More
than 90 percent of his work is
related to agriculture. The firm
constructs waterways, ponds,
lagoons and drainage systems,'as
well as providing stump removal.
Some trenching and roadwork is
also performed by the firm, which
has been in business since 1948.
In addition to his participation in
LICA, Traver has also been an
active member of the Methodist
Church and the Grange. He is also
a 32nd degree Mason. He and his
wife. Ruth, reside at 518 Pleasant
Delaney joins MANA group
hiring and Marketing Agencies
representing more than 35,000
professionals working together for
better understanding of the
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headquarters are located at 2021
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