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condemn this land as opposed to
ours? If this property is purchased
by a developer and subdivided, are
his property rights different than
ours?
Now many would say that this
properly, if subdivided, will bring
added tax revenues to not only the
school dishict, but to the local
municipality. I think that anyone
who follows the evolution of resi
dential development will find that
the supposed benefits of addition
al tax revenues are merely munici
pal propaganda. The costs of
goods and services do increase,
but with heavy residential deve
lopment, thesei increases go be
yond what a government body can
legally levy on real estate. Sure
that $300,000 home next door
pays a lot in taxes. But are these
taxes enough for the services the
property requires?
A case in point Our family has
lived on this farm for 142 years.
We live on a secondary road that
Will become impassable during
heavy snows. If the road should
drift shut now, great hue and cry
will arise from the newer residents
because they can’t get out If the
township cannot get to this road, I
will keep it open with my equip
ment at no financial compensation
to me. When milk was stripped by
cans, we sometimes hauled our
milk to the nearest open road. We
did not complain to the township,
we hauled that milk because we
had to.
I was elated to see the recent
legislation on land preservation
was passed. But, is the framework
of this law strong enough to bear
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the assaults of police state munici
palities and school districts? Or
am I being more suspicious of
these laws than I should be? Does
anyone care to answer?
William G. Dawe
Lehman
Editor:
I am a subscriber of your news
paper and I am interested in farm
land and what should and should
not be applied to the land. I am,
also, a charter member of the
Patuxent River Civic Association.
I live beside the Patuxent River on
a farm of 69 acres and farm there.
I have seen reported in your
paper several times articles con
cerning this subject, Sludge.
Could I make the request for such
items to be sent to me for use in
my fight to protect my land and
other lands along the Patuxent
River. I have your latest written by
Dr. George F.W. Haenlein and
enjoyed it very much.
The City of Bowie, Maryland
has purchased the land next to
mine and 2 other pieces within 5
miles of my land. They are trying
to pludge this land and I and our
association are trying to keep
them from sludging it You sec,
most of the acquired lands lie
along the river and within the
tidewaters and is in the Chesa
peake Bay Clean-up area.
I think if I had your articles on
Sludge I might have more to fight
this battle between us and the City
of Bowie.
Thanking you for all your help!
Mary Bottner
Mitchellville, MD
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Editor:
Our issue of LANCASTER
FARMING arrived on Saturday
and I was very pleased and flat
tered to see that you had written a
front page article about the West
Marlborough Township Zoning
Ordinance.
We realize that the approach we
have taken to protect the agricul
tural land in our township is
unique. We are, however, com
mitted to the preservation of our
rural way of life.
Perhaps the favorable light in
which you have portrayed our
zoning efforts will encourage
others to consider or adopt these
same methods to save their farm
communities.
Thank you for writing about us
and for your continuing personal
support.
Editor:
In your December 17 editorial
you refer to a writer expressing
opposition to using the Farm
Show as a platform for a lottery
event I strongly agree with the
writer. The farming community is
a support organization that is too
often taken for granted. The lot
tery is the wrong kind of "glitz” to
have at the Farm Show!
Edward Parent
Hamburg
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and showing sheep takes a lot of
time and as the general sales mana
ger for a large car dealership in
Clarksburg, Gary doesn’t have
much free time to give.
‘‘lt is a lot of work. It really is. It
takes a lot of time, but we take
pride in it and enjoy doing it. And
it’s something we do together and
we enjoy that. But it’s a hobby that
turned into a business,” explained
Gary.
Showing sheep has caught on.
Not only do Steve and Ruby enjoy
showing, but Gary’s brothers and
sisters have joined the show, too.
“Now, it’s not just my Dad and
I,” said Gary. “My neices and
nephews show in the junior
show,too. It really is a big family
project. It gives us time that we can
all spend together that we might
not be able to spend together if we
weren’t showing sheep. I guess
that’s why we enjoy it so much
because we can all be together.”
Educating The Buyers
For other exhibitors, the hard
work and long hours pays off in
different ways. Rose and Harold
Schneider of Rolling Ridge Farm
in Karns City, have been showing
Simmental beef cattle for 10 years.
Originally the Schneiders raised
Hereford-Angus crosses, but
switched to the Simmentals in
1972. Rose does all the breeding
and feels her selections are starting
to payoff. A collection of grand
champion plaques attests to that
and all of them from the Pennsyl
vania State Farm Show, the only
show for them.
When asked why do they show.
Rose paused and finally said, “I
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don’t know. I can’t answer that. It
does take time and it is a lot of
work. But you like to go and see
what everyone else is doing and
you’re showing what you have to
local people. You are showing
your best animals to potential
coustomers.”
But it’s more than merely adver
tising, Rose added. It is mostly
educating the buyers.
The Simmental breed is rela
tively new to this country. They
first came to the United States in
1969 and now it’s the third largest
breed in the America, according to
Rose. It took three years tor the
Schneiders to catch on to these
lean, large fast growing imports
from Switzerland.
Internationally the Simmental
comes in second only to Brahma.
Rolling Ridge Farm will exhibit
10 of the best of the Schnieder’s
farm.
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John and Cindy Batchhelder of
Oxford, in Chester County show
strictly for the advertising benefits.
“It’s an extremely good show.
It’s as strong a Jersey show in Pen
nsylvania as the All-American,”
said John.
The judge is not the only one
sizing up the animals in the show
ring, potential buyers are there,
too. And what better way to prom
ote your herd than by winning a
strong show.
Last year the Batchelders took
only two of their registered Jerseys
to the Pennsylvania State Farm
Show and captured the grand
championship with My-T-Fine
MMC Grace, .The Batchelders
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