C2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5,1983 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is seeking to launch a campaign against critical cropland wind erosion problems on the Delmarva Peninsula. SCS state conservationists from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia have asked their national Dauphin Co. Conservation district announces tree seedling sale HARRISBURG Value and beauty best describe the tree seedlings available for sale from the Dauphin County Conservation District. Each year this county agency sponsors a seedling sale to improve and beautify Dauphin County’s environment. The district’s sale promotes “backyard conservation” by offering lan downers an inexpensive source of seedling stock. During the past eight years, 218,000 bareroot seedlings were sold for “backyard conservation." Seedlings must be purchased by placing a prepaid order. In dividuals interested can call the conservation district’s 24-hour “EVERGREEN LINE” at 652-7073 or write to the Dauphin County Conservation District, 75 S. Houcks Road, Suite 305, Harrisburg, Pa. 17109, to request an order form with prices and seedling in formation. The deadline to order seedlings is April 1. Hardwood species available for sale this year are: Eastern Red Bud, Thornless honey locust, Russian olive. Black walnut and white flowering dogwood. Evergreen available are: Douglas fir, Scotch pine, blue spruce, white pine and concolor fir. The size of these three and four year-old bareroot seedlings are 18- 24” for the hardwoods, and 8-16” FOR SALE Former Friendship Farm 25 big, rugged, Purebred Charotais Cows coming in April on. Owner, DON SIPPERLY Albany, NY 518-458-1596 after 7 PM SCS proposes Delmarva wind erosion plan headquarters to consider 14 counties as a target area for critical erosion control. If ap proved, the agency would ac celerate technical help to Delmarva landowners for solving wind erosion problems. Wind erosion is becoming a major problem on the peninsula. for the evergreens. Planting trees provide needed habitat for wildlife. Russian olive, eastern red bud and white flowering dogwood are song bird attractors with their tasty berries and abound with blossom beauty. Evergreens also benefit birds for the protective nesting sites they offer. Black walnut not only METAL DETECTORS IN STOCK See Us For A FREE DEMONSTRATION OFF-SEASON PRICES IN EFFECT NOW BOWMAN'S STOVE SHOP RO3 Napierville Rd., Ephrata, Pa. 17522 Follow signs from light at Hinkletown on Route 322 Phone 717-733-4973 It’s iflost severe when there’s been a dry spring. Winds sweep across the large, open fields, kicking up the sandy soil and depositing it in ditches, along roadsides, and in yards. According to Gerald R. Calhoun, state conservationist, about 217,000 acres on the Delmarva Peninsula produces valuable timber, but a flavorful nut found in two places, blade walnut cake and a squirrel’s winter den. Knock those cold winter winds out of old man winter’s sails by planting evergreens for wind* breaks, and let this backyard" conservation practice reduce your heating bills. You'll Find ALL BUYERS At Your Auction Market Have you ever stopped to wonder fust WHY auction market prices are higher than the prices which direct buyers will pay at your ranch or farm ? A major reason is the fact that both packer buyers and Stocker buyers are present at the auction. If your livestock can go either to slaughter or to further fattening (on grass or grain) you can’t fail to benefit by getting the combined bidding ‘‘voice" of both types of buyers. Selective packers can purchase the type of animals they need, no discount for livestock not used in their operation. And all types of buyers are present on your auction. They are present because they can save money by buying at the auction even though they will pay you more. The travel involved in visiting individual farms is a major item of expense to buyers. For further information about this line of thinking, contact your local market manager. Contact Any Of The Markets Listed Below They Are All Members Of The Pennsylvania Livestock Markets Association Belleville Livestock Market, Inc. Box 5665, Belleville, Pa. 17004 Carlisle Livestock Market, Inc. 548 Alexander Spring Rd., Carlisle, Pa. 17013 Chesley’s Sales, Inc. 11430 Wilson Road, North East, Pa. 16428 Cowanesque Valley Livestock Market Box 212, R.D. #l, Route 49, Knoxville, Pa. 16928 Dewart Livestock Market Bo* 95, Dewart, Pa. 17730 G & M Livestock Exchange R 2, Box 236,-Duncansville, Pa. 16635 Greencastle Livestock Market, Inc. Box 86, Greencastle. Pa. 17225 Green Dragon Livestock Sales R.D. #4. Ephrata, Pa. 17582 Keister’s Middleburg Auction Sales, Inc. Box 185, R 3. Middleburg. Pa. 17842 Lancaster Stockyards, Inc. Box 713,1147 Lititz Pike. Lancaster. Pa. 17601 Lebanon Valley Livestock Market. Inc. R.D. HI, Fredericksburg, Pa. 17026 Leesport Market & Auction, Inc. Bo* B. Leesport, Pa. 19533 '>v m ACTION THROUGH AUCTION... f THE PROVEN WAY TO SELL VKffira LIVESTOCK! This Message Sponsored By: President: LEROY WEIST Vice President: NORMAN KOLB - .... fern weist LIVESTOCK AUCTION ASSOCIATION, INC. Exec. Secretary: BRUCE J. JOHNSON PACKER BUYERS! STOCKER BUYERS! The Auction Market Way is the Best Way! PENNSYLVANIA Albert Leo, Chairman Adv. Committee - Phone 717-564-1452 are already losing topsoil twice as - fast as nature can replace it. That figure will increase by about 44,000 acres in the next five years, says Calhoun, if current fanning trends continue. Agriculture on the peninsula loses about $l5 million a year to wind erosion just in the loss of topsoil, nutrients, and chemicals. That doesn’t include the costs associated with replanting, crop damage, or harvest delays. Nor does it take into account sediment damage to roads and lawns and personal and property damages from vehicle accidents. Contributing to the wind erosion problem, he said, are the trend toward monoculture and the removal of wind barriers such as trees smd hedgerows. Farmers who take out hedgerows and windbreaks may be able to run their large equipment over the fields more efficiently, said Calhoun. But, they are also risking damage from wind erosion. Meadville Livestock Auction Box 207 R.D. 03 Conneautville, Pa. 16406 Morrisons Cove Livestock Market Box 444, Martinsburg, Pa. 16662 New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. (Mon., Wed., Thuj 101 W. Fulton St., Box 96, R 3, New Holland, Pa. 17557 i New Wilmington Livestock Auction (N Inc. (Feeder Pigs, Ist & 3rd Box 412, R 3, New Wilmington. Pa. 16142 Penns Valley Livestock Auction P O. Box 451, Centre Hall. Pa. 16828 Pennsylvania Livestock Auction, Inc. Box 432, R 4, Waynesburg, Pa. 15370 Perkiomenville Sales Stables, Inc. (We Rt. 29 & Perkiomenville Rd., Perkiomenville, Pa. 18074 , Quakertown Livestock Sale (Wetfj 201 Station Road, Quakertown, Pa. 18951 Troy Sales Cooperative Box 312, Troy, Pa. 16947 Valley Stockyard, Inc. Box 231, Athens. Pa. 18810 Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. Box 100, R 2. Paradise, Pa. 17562 Wyalusing Livestock Market Wyalusing, Pa. 18853 (Wed.) (lues.) (Mon.) (Tues.) (Mon.) (Mon.) (Mon.) (Fri.) (Tues.) (Daily) (Tues.) (Wed.) especially if they don’t plant a cover crop. According to Calhoun, wind erosion is more likely to occur on vegetable or soybean fields where the crop doesn’t provide much cover. For example, soybeans produce less crop residues than corn and contribute 60 percent less organic matter to the soil. Soils that are low in organic matter have less moisture holding capacity and are more likely to blow. If their application is approved, SCS conservationists will step up efforts'to encourage farmers to use conservation practices tq increase organic matter, retain moisture, and bold the soil in place. “We need more research on ways for fanners to farm efficiently while at the same time protecting their basic resources,” Calhoun said. “Meanwhile, we practices do work. We M convince the landowners thafl they’ll pay off m the long run.” i M| |Jf mfft ft V? m r-.'i v fflV (We (Moi (Tues„ Wed., S; (Moi lilt WCMMOWMOKTI*
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