Preparing to load wheelbarrow. Met Ed head Floyd Smitl explains "this is one thing I know how to do on a farm.” LOCK UP A DEMO DEAL AT At J mh <mm LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR ALL 1984 DEMONSTRATORS MUST 601 BIG SAVINGS PLUS FORD TRACTOR PROGRAMS Programs Vary Depending On Tractor Model 9%% Infens f Up To 60 Mos. LANCASTER FORDTRACTOR, INC. A LOW PRICE IS SOON FORGOTTEN GOOD SERVICE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN Delay Payments UnfH March 1,1985, Then Finance At 12%% OR ~1^ 'Sjoc*, York Farmers Assn, favors tropical fish for farm ponds BY JOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent Dairyman & utility head (Continued from Page A 26) mumty Center in Bern Township, farm products are taken for * n addition to the exchange granted, Sattazahn also remarked, program between Floyd Smith, wp tfilcp nnr plpptnr for and Clarence Sattazahn, granted too, but let it be off for an dalr y farmer > the President of hour...” Albright College, David Buffer, Communication "If we can communicate...if they can see how our operation works, educate the public on our side too,” Smith concluded. T like this program.” The Berks County Extension Service in cooperation with the farming community will be hosting the first annual Farm-City Banquet in Berks County on Nov. 15 at the Berks County 4-H Com- tfONSTRATORS Tractor • Yard Tractors iwn & Garden Tractors } Diesel 4WD } Diesel 2WD ) Diesel 4WD 15 Diesel w/Cab 15 Skid Loader OR II 1655 Rohrerstown Road I Lancaster, PA Flory Mill Exit off Rt. 283 (717)569-7063 S AIRVILLE Toxic waste and an unusual fish commanded policy and beef producer, Dennis Man beck, educated each other on their professions while radio per sonality, Charlie Adams, and swine producer, Mike Moore, taught each other. The banquet will include presentations from these individuals along with judging contests and a night of entertainment for everybody. Reservations are needed by Nov. 10 and are available from the Ag Center at 378-1327. CASH Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 20,1984-A39 As part of the program, the film Chesapeake Horizons, dealing with the declining water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its watersheds, was shown. Farmer members authoring the resolution on white amurs and their hybrids for pond weed control suggested that such natural predator controls would fit with the goals of decreasing chemical use in the Chesapeake watersheds. Both policy recommendations adopted by the York County membership will be sent for state consideration during PFA’s Oc tober 28 and 29 policy finalization meeting, prior to their presen tation for delegate consideration at the November state convention. York County Farmer’s president Ellis Crowl, Airville, expressed satisfaction with the annual meeting, and noted that the membership drive is now un derway, and well ahead of last year’s fall signup. County farm families interested in membership in the farmers association may contact president Ellis Growl at 862-3955. BARLEY • BARSOY& MAURY WHEAT • HART & TYLER RYE • LARGE OR SMALL GRAIN TIMOTHY SEEP AVAILABLE REIST SEED COMPANY Finest Seeds (Since 1925) Mount Joy. PA 717-653 4121 attention as York County Farmers’ Association members met last Friday evening at the Airville Fire Hall for their annual meeting and election. The 120 members attending voted to recommend that the state legislature phase out the use of landfill and injection well methods of disposal of toxic and hazardous commercial and industrial wastes. Instead, York association mem bers suggest legislation and op portunities be provided for in dustries to implement resource recovery products, develop revised manufacturing processes and alternate technologies. Landfill controversies continue at several of the waste disposal spots in York County, where residential drinking-water wells are showing chemical pollutant traces. A second resolution deals with controlling vegetative growth in farm ponds, using the “white amur,” a type of tropical fish. The species is suggested as an alter native to chemical aquatic weed and grass controls, where chemicals might be undesirable, impractical or unduly expensive. That recommendation further suggests that the Pennsylvania Farmers Association petition the state legislature and the state Fish and Game Commission to allow the use of the white amur to control weeds and grass in farm ponds. White amur, say members who developed the resolution, eat only vegetation, and do not prey on other types of fish. The species will allegedly not reproduce in nor thern climate waters. However, white amur fish are reported to be outlawed in neighboring Maryland as a “nuisance fish,” because of potential destruction of that state’s marshlands.
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