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Winners of the Cumberland County Conservation Poster
Contest include Plainfield Elementary students, Tedra Motter,
right, first-place; and Jessie Keck, second.
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the 4th to Bth grade division, two
Plainfield Elementary students
won top awards in the contest.
Winning first place was Tedra
Motter and the second place
winner was Jessie Keck. The
winners of the 9th to 12th grade
Division was first place winner, D
Michael Edman, and Thao Dang,
second-place winner.
Charles Hogan, District
Director, highlighted events of the
Conservation District activities
during 1982.
In 1962, the District distributed
revisions to the Cumberland,
Dauphin, Perry County Erosion
and Sedimentation Control Hand
book. This handbook is part of
Cumberland County Conservation
District’s continuing commitment
to the prevention of accelerated
soil erosion of Commonwealth
waterways, as well as the
preservation of overall en
vironmental quality.
The Cumberland County Con
servation District’s fifth annual
seedling sale was held in April,
1982. Over 22,000 tree seedlings
were sold and planted throughout
the county.
In 1982 in the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Make a date with
ALLEN H. MATZ, INC.
lOSBSH 505 E. Main St. New Holland
Ph: 717-354-2214
SERVING THE COMMUNITY
) I THIRTY-FOUR YEARS
111 LANC. CO’S OLDEST FORD DEALER
Cumberland conservation
Service, 14 farms entered into the
Long Term Agreement contract of
3 to 10 years to complete the in
stallation of qualifying con
servation practices as determined
by the Soil Conservation Service.
The Cumberland County Planing
Commission in 1982 reviewed 248
subdivision and land development
plans advising developers and
municipalities that erosion and
sediment control plans must be
reviewed by the Conservation
District. And, in this regard, the
Commission is evolving a policy
that will help to direct develop
ment and eliminate random
building on agricultural land.
In 1962, one rapidly growing
onrrnfe has been the Bureau erf
LIMERICK —An Amco Terrace the first farm on the right.
Plow demonstration will be held Rain date is April 19.
near Limerick in Montgomery The terrace plow is considered
County on Tuesday, April 12. an economical way to build
The demonstration will begin at terraces, diversions and water
-10 a.m. on the Clarence Reif- ways at a reduce cost for con
sneider farm. To reach the farm, servation. The demonstration,
follow Rt. 422 east from Pottstown, sponsored by the Montgomery
continue through Limerirk, and County Conservation District and
turn right on Royersford Rd. It is Hamilton Equipment, of Ephrata,
will continue from 10 a.m. to 2 o.m.
Montgomery plans terrace plow demo
MILLER
DIESEL INC.
j/j 6030 Jonestown Rd.
associationof Harrisburg Pa. 17112
DIESEL SPECIALISTS 71 J-f 4 Sf» 3 . 1 „
Interstate 81 Exit 26
DIESEL FUEL INJECTION AND
TURBO-CHARGER SPECIALISTS
LOCALLY OWNED AND
OPERATED SINCE 1957
Authorized Sales & Service For;
ROBERT BOSCH AIRESEARCH
ROOSA MASTER ROTOMASTER
CAV-SIMMS SCHWITZER
BENDIX HOLSET
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
(Formerly American Bosch)
We Also Service;
IHC * Caterpillar *Cummins
Bacharach Tools * Murphy Switches
Detroit Injectors Blowers & Governors
Alert Water Separators * Isspro Pyrometers
Stewart Warner Gauges * FPPF Diesel Fuel
Products
Daily shipments by UPS, Parcel Post, or
our representative who is in
area regularly
Forestry in relation to the gypsy
moths. Approximately 9,400 acres
are proposed for spraying in the
1983 cooperative county-state
spray program.
Other activities of the District
have been the distribution of
materials during Resource
Stewardship Week, co-sponsor of
an environmental education
workshop with the White tail En
vironmental Center, sponsoring
two students to the Cumberland
County Junior Conservation
School, the sponsor of a student to
Penn State’s Youth Forestry
Camp, promote energy con
servation workshops sponsored by
the Pa. Energy Center Region VI.