F4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 10,1984
WEST CHESTER - "Identify
the problems. Then, provide
solutions to the problems”,
Pownall Jones, Toughkenamon,
Director of the Chester County
Conservation District, suggested
to his fellow directors at their
monthly meeting last week in West
Chester.
The Directors were responding
to pollution problems in
Chesapeake Bay, allegedly caused
by agriculture. A five-year, multi
million dollar, tax-producer
funded study points the finger at
agriculture for causing a decrease
in Bay fish harvests. The study
says that nutrients from fertilizer,
manure and pesticides from crop
production have been major
contributors to Bay pollution.
Jenny Russell, Lewisville, Vice
Chairman, is arranging a public
information meeting for the
Chester County portion of the Bay
watershed. “Initial plans for the
meeting include an overview of
Bay problems and suggested
solutions. Various government
proposals, restrictions and
programs will be summerized”,
shd said. “Landowners in the Bay
watershed will be exposed to the
organized effort being assembled
New carrot hybrid
MADISON, Wis. A new carrot
hybrid, called A Plus, providing
both better flavor and more
nutrition, is ready for home gar
deners and commercial production
this spring.
In taste panel evaluations, A
Plus was preferred over eight
commercial hybrids with which it
was compared, said horticulturist
Clinton E. Peterson of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture at the
University of Wisconsin’s Madison
campus.
USDA’s Agricultural Research
Service scientists found that the
new carrot has about 76 percent
more carotene than the variety
most widely grown in California.
Philipp W. Simon, Agricultural
Research Service plant geneticist
at Madison, conducted the taste
panel and laboratory analyses.
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Chester continues Bay review
lo restore the Bay to production.
The area includes the Elks, North
East and Octararo watersheds.
The meeting will be held March 19,
in the Russellville Grange Hall
starting at 7 p.m.”, Russell said.
Russell is a member of the a
research sub-committee of a
special committee to hi" '
Pennsylvania agncuuuiai in
terests in the Bay program. She
indicated that she will be working
with Marjorie Kraus, Research
Director and Mark Stutman of
Algal Virus Research Labs,
Landenberg, to collect and present
basic information on agriculture’s
potential pollution contribution to
the Bay.
The Soil Conservation Service,
U.S.D.A., a cooperating agency
with the District, was instructed to
concentrate its efforts in the
targeted area. Any landowner,
interested in soil and water con
servation on his land, should
contact the District office for a
Request for Assistance form. (235
W. Market St., West Chester, Pa.
19380 - or ph: 696-5126)
The District will be assisting
farm equipment dealers in a
program of no-till equipment
rental. Marshall Haws, Executive
Conservationist, said that Stoltzfus
Farm Service will be holding an
informational meeting on March 27
at their shop. Area farmers will
have the opportunity to hear
specialists discuss planting
techniques and pesticide ap
plications. A panel of farmers will
related their experiences with no
till planting last year. Those in
terested will be able to reserve the
use of a four-row, White No-till
planter for spring planting.
“We will be mailing contact
letters to District ’Cooperators as
part of our winter follow-up
program,” Elbert Wells, District
Conservationist, S C S , U S D A ,
explained to the Directors.
Cooperators will be contacted by
phone to discuss the conservation
plans for their property.
In other action, Directors voted
up to $75 contribution to the Esta
Funk fund at the National
Association of Conservation
District Directors Memorial. They
voted to provide materials for Soil
Stewardship week (May 27-June 3)
available to all ministers who
request them.
Directors accepted the following
landowners as Cooperators with
the District. They are eligible for
the services of the S.C.S., U.S.D.A.
Technicians. Ephraim E. Hershey,
Upper Oxford Twp.; Harold E.
Martin, East Fallowfield Twp.;
Timothy K. Kauffman, West
Fallowfield Twp.; John L. Stoltz
fus, Highland Twp.; Robert A.
Hewitt, East Conventry Twp.; and
Jeffrey Graham, Uwchlan Twp.
Need.
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LEBANON On February 15-
17, the State FFA Project Book
Contest was held at University
Park. The best project books from
Pennsylvania were entered.
Students keep records of their
supervised occupational ex
periences in the books. The judges
score the books on accuracy,
completeness, neatness, and labor
income.
UTITZ - The Warwick FFA
Chapter has challenged the high
school faculty in a donkey
basketball game to be played at 7
p.m. Friday in the high school
gym
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FFA’ers get book medals
Warwick FFA plans donkey basketball
5 hole & 6 hole in stock. Steel double
trees, 3 horse & 4 horse trees.
Horse mineral for sale to get your horse
in top condition.
COW LICK FOR COWS KICKFOR HORSES
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Cedar Crest members won
several awards Winners from
Cedar Crest were David Groff, Ist
Gold in Dairy Beef Finishing; Ed
Zuck, Ist Gold in Swine Breeding;
Jeff Zuck, 11th Gold in S.O.E. on
farm over 500 hours; Gale Hitz, Ist
Silver in Swine Fattening; and
Tonya Johnson, 4th Silver in Dairy
Calf
Advance tickets available from
any chapter member or at the
Warwick Ag Department are $2.00
for students and $2.50 for adults.
Prices at the door are $2.50 for
students and $3.50 for adults.
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