*lB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,1984
Septage program
HARRISBURG - Treatment
and disposal of septage (septic
tank wastes) will be the subject of
a two day conference March 28 and
29 at the Grantville (Harrisburg
Area) Holiday conducted by the
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Service.
The objective of the program is
to provide- information to all
persons interested in septage
management on the most feasible
methods available for the treat
ment and disposal of septage.
Topics and speakers are:
A status report on how septage is
presently managed.
A panel of haulers who will
describe the problems faced with
septage treatment and disposal.
Lagoon storage and farmland
disposal, Henry Yeska Jr., Nor
thampton County.
Lime stabilization, dewatering,
and land application of sludge,
Tom Eerrero Jr., Montgomery
County.
On-site wastewater
management districts, Foster
Diodato, Pa. DER
Lagoon settling and dewatering
to sand filters, Karen Mancl, Penn
State.
Role of the county in septage
management, Tom Kelso, Tatman
and Lee, Wilmington.
Crop acreage
increases
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania
farmers intend to plant more acres
of corn, oats, barley, hay and
soybeans than in 1983, according to
the Pennsylvania Crop and
Livestock Reporting Service.
Intended acreage to the planted
and the percentage changes from
last year are as follows: corn,
1.800.000 acres up 13 percent;
oats, 350,000 acres up six per
cent; barley, 85,000 acres up 13
percent; all hay, 2,000,000 acres
up two percent; soybeans, 125,000
acres up 14 percent; tobacco,
12.000 acres - unchanged.
United States farmers intend to
plant more acres of corn, all hay,
soybeans, and tobacco, but fewer
acres of oats and barley. Intended
acreage to be planted and per
centage changes from last year
are as follows: corn, 81.77 million
acres up 36 percent; oats, 13.62
million acres down 33 percent;
barley, 10.57 million acres - down
fractionally; all hay, 62.54 million
acres - up three percent; soybeans,
65.24 million acres up three
percent; tobacco, 794,000 acres
up one percent.
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Lime stabilization, Russell
Tatman, Tatman and Lee.
Septage treatment at a sewage
treatment plant, Arthur Moeller,
Superintendent, Nockamixon State
Park.
Disposal on somewhat poorly
drained soil, William Palkovics,
Delaware Valley College of
Agriculture and Science.
Septage composting, John
Miller, A&M Composting, Lan
caster.
Other Alternatives, Ken
Wiswall, Roy Weston, West
Chester.
Acquiring a land utilization
permit, Richard Fox, Penn State.
Role of a state wide haulers
Association.
In addition, Nicholas De
Benedictis, Secretary, Pa. Dept, of
Environmental Resources, will
address the group Thursday
evening on the subject of the role of
DER in the Future of Septage
Management.
The 1984 Franklin County Holstein Club directors include:
Front row, left to right: George Cashed, Chambersburg, state director; Harold F.
Crider, Chambersburg, president; Roy Cordell, Chambersburg, vice president; Norman
Sollenberger, Fayetteville, secretary-treasurer.
Middle row, left to right: Alvin E. Meyers, Chambersburg, youth chairman; Fred E.
Rice, Chambersburg; Grant Gayman, Waynesboro; and James Burdette, Mercersburg,
breed improvement.
Back row, left to right: Robert Eckstine, Mercersburg, sales representative; Jaye
Young, Greencastle, news reporter; Edward Brake, Mercersburg; and J. Robert Meyers
Jr., St. Thomas.
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