034-Lanctster Fanning Saturday, March 11,1989
Chester County Releases 1989 Parks, Recreation
W. CHESTER (Chester)
More than 3,000 acres of county
park land throughout Chester
County provide year-round recre
ation opportunities. The “1989
Program Guide” for the Chester
County Parks and Recreation
Department explores features in
each county park, tour programs
and special events. The “Program
Guide,” an expanded version of
the previous calendar of events, is
available at any county park and/
Good Year For Farm
MINNEAPOLIS, MN The
outlook for an end to the drought
of the last two years in optimistic,
and the nation’s farmers are likely
to earn higher net incomes in ‘B9,
according to Piper, Jafftay & Hop
wood Agribusiness Analyst
George Dahlman, ‘in a recently
published report.
Dahlman, a managing director
and chartered financial analyst for
the Minneapolis-based investment
firm, based his predictions for a
return to at least normal rainfall
this spring on historical weather
trends that show that every severe
ly dry year has been followed by a
year of above-average rainfall. In
the current “Food/Agribusiness
Outlook” report, Dahlman said
that the historical pattern is rein
forced by the amount of precipita
tion already received this year in
the Com Belt, where snow and
rainfall has been above average
levels.
Dahlman said that he expects
fanners to increase their plantings
this spring and to become more
efficient in the use of production
elements such as fertilizer. “Com
bining the increased plantings
with better land-use efficiencies
and a rise in xpen°' >f only 5-7
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The county parks system
includes Hibernia, Nottingham
and Warwick County Parks,
Springton Manor Farm, Hatfield
House, Struble Lake and the
Struble Hiking and Biking Trail.
Highlighted in the guide are loca
tions for bicycling, hiking, pic
nicking, nature trails and environ
mental education. Directions to all
facilities, mailing addresses and
percent, net farm income should
rise despite increased costs.” He
indicated that since 1982, net
income of U.S. farmers has
increased between 100-200 per
cent, with only 10 percent of
American farmers remaining in
the hard-core financially stressed
situations.
If current supplies of corn,
wheat, and soybeans dwindle as
expected in the first part of the
year, the 1989 harvest will be just
in time to build the reserves back
to desired levels, Dahlman
calculated.
The results of this improved
agricultural picture will not only
benefit farmers, but also numer
ous agribusinesses, Dahlman
reported. Those companies cited
in his report include: Archer
Daniels Midland Company, Pion
eer Hi-Bred International, Inc.,
Varity Corporation, Con Agra,
Inc., packaged goods firms such
as Dean Foods Company, Country
Lake Foods, Inc., General Mills,
Inc., Geo. A. Hormel & Co., Gol
den Valley Microwave Foods,
Inc., Michael Foods, Inc., Interna
tional Multifoods Corporation,
and Sara Lee Corporation.
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For historic home buffs, lours
of Hibernia Mansion and Spring
ton Manor provide an opportunity
to see the inside of these restored
homes. Hibernia Mansion will
open for its summer season
Memorial Day weekend and
remain open each Sunday after
noon until Labor Day. Springton
Manor is open for public tours the
second Sunday of each month all
year.
Industry
the beneficiaries of a 6 percent
price inflation rate for 1989,
according to Steve Games, Pipe
Jaffray’s food analyst and co
author of the report. “This group
(of food wholesalers) has under
performed for the last 18 months.”
A free copy of the “Food/
Agribusiness Outlook” report can
be obtained by contacting any loc
al Piper Jaffray office or calling
612/342-6463.
Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood
Incorporated is a full-service
investment firm with 64 retail
sales offices in 16 Midwest,
Mountain and Pacific Northwest
states plus institutional sales
offices in New York and London.
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You could lose your farm.
Failure to have Workers' Compensation Insurance
can cause you severe financial hardship.
IT'S THE LAW.
If you have employees , you must have
Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage .
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So, an employee suffers a work related injury on your farm.
You don't have the proper coverage.
You will be fined!
You will pay the employee's medical bills.
You will pay the employee's lost wages.
Medical costs and lost wages could go on lor a lifetime.
The financial burden could destroy your farm.
Without Workers' Compensation Insurance
the employee can take civil action against you.
causing you and your family greater financial hardships.
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mainly because you are violating the law.
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The farm complex at Springton
Manor Farm will remain on its
winter schedule until Memorial
Day weekend. Currently the farm
complex is only open on
weekends; weekdays are reserved
for scheduled groups. From late
May until early September, the
demonstration farm will be open
to the public daily, 10 am - 4 pm.
The entire park site is open for
casual visitor 8 am - dusk, daily.
Most of the Department’s annu
al special events are returning in
1989 including the “Old Fiddler’s
Picnic,” a Chester County tradi
tion, and the Halloween thriller
“Dark in the Park,” which was
rained out in 1988. One change to
the schedule was the move of the
Ice Fishing Clinic to later in Janu
ary in anticipation of thicker ice
on Struble Lake. The complete
schedule of special events
includes:
Maple Sugar Festival, Match 11,
Springton Manor Farm..
Easter Egg Hunts, March 25, War
wick, Nottingham and Hibernia
Parks.
Summer Festival, June 24, War
wick Park.
Country Fair, July 22, Nottingham
Park.
Guide
Old Fiddler’s Picnic, August 12,
Hibernia Park.
Senior Citizen’s Picnic, Septem
ber 12, Hibernia Park.
Frontier Day, September 16. War
wick Park.
Fat Tire Bike Challenge, Septem
ber 17. Hibernia Park.
Gospel Sing, September 24, Not
tingham Park.
Dark in the Park, October 19-21,
Nottingham, Hibernia & Warwick
Parks.
Candlelight Tours, December
6-10, Hibernia Park.
Ice Fishing Clinic, January 13,
Struble Lake.
The Department will be featur
ing public programs of special
interest in 1989 through its “Sum
mer Program Series.” Each park
site will host a number of pro
grams of special local interest that
both highlight the natural re
sources of the park and encourage
outdoor recreation activities.
Complete listings will be available
April 1. 1989.
To receive your copy of the
1989 Program Guide contact the
county park nearest you or the
"Administrative Office at 235 West
Market Street, West Chester, PA
19382, 215/344-6415.