DIO-Lancaster Farming Saturday, May 27,1989
Chesapeake Bay Funding Goes To Northumberland County Farmers
SUNBURY (Northumberland
Co.) The board of directors of
the Northumberland County Con
servation District has approved
Chesapeake Bay funding agree
ments with three local farmers,
according to Robert Pardoe, Jr.,
district chairman. Approved for
funding are John Esenwein, Rush
Township; Donald Hauck, Upper
Mahanoy Township: and Jacob
Boyle, Lower Augusta Township.
Farmers that participate in the
Chesapeake Bay Program are
entitled to receive up to $30,000 in
state funds to install conservation
practices to prevent agricultural
pollution. Since the program
began in 1987, the Northumber
land County Conservation District
has received $295,000 in Chesa
peake Bay grants from the state to
cost share the establishment of
conservation practices on local
farms.
The Northumberland County
Conservation District has been
accepted into the Pocono-
Northeast Resource Conservation
and Development Area, according
to Richard Morgan, conservation
district director. Other counties
already in the area include Car
bon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Mon
roe, Schuylkill, Pike, and Wayne.
The purpose of the Resource Con
servation and Development prog
ram is to accelerate the conserva
Carroll County Conducting
Farm Ponds Tour
WESTMINSTER. MD On
Saturday, June 3, the Carroll
County Extension Service, in co
operation with the Carroll Soil
Conservation District, is conduct
ing a tour of farm ponds. The pur
pose of the tour will be to look and
hear experts talk about pond con
struction and maintenance with re
gard to farm fish production and
irrigation. Participants will have
the opportunity to view ponds in
the early stages of construction,
recently constructed ponds and
older ponds in need of renovation.
University of Maryland specialists
and local soil conservation techni
cians will discuss the details of ob
taining permits, pond construc
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669 S. Custer Ave.
NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557
1-717-355-9248
Installation of Air & Hydraulic
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Welding, Lathwork & Repair, Air Compressors
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tion, development, and utilization
of natural resources and strength
en economic activity. Acceptance
into the program may result in
future funding opportunities for
Northumberland County.
A record-breaking 93,500 trees
were sold in the conservation dis
trict’s 19th annual tree seedling
sale. Nearly 1,000 people pur
chased seedlings from the district,
according to Robert Jacobs, con
servation district manager.
Guy Temple, Penn State Exten
sion community development
agent, reported on the status of
farmland preservation efforts in
Pennsylvania. The state Agricul
tural Land Preservation Board
recently agreed to spend $2O mil
lion this year to purchase develop
ment rights for farmers. Farmers
who participate in the program
will give up their rights to sell
their farms to developers for at
least 25 years. All counties in Pen
nsylvania are eligible to partici
pate in the program, according to
Temple.
The conservation district staff
presented 31 environmental edu
cation programs in elementary
schools throughout the county in
March and April. Nearly 1,900
students in grades 3-6 participated
in the programs. The conservation
district also distributed 14,500
Game Commission seedlings to
don, fish culture, irrigation man
agement and pond renovation.
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A bus will leave the Agriculture
Center in Westminster at 9 a.m. on
June 3rd, and should return by
3:30 p.m. There is no cost for the
bus - you should bring your own
lunch. The bus and drinks are be
ing provided courtesy of the Car
roll Soil Conservation District. To
reserve a seat on the bus, call the
Extension Office at 848-4611.
The Maryland Cooperative Ex
tension Service’s programs and
activities are open to all persons
regardless of race, color, religion,
age, national origin, sex and
handicap.
seven boy scout troops, three girl
scout troops, and one 4-H Club.
Approximately 235 scouts and
4-H Club members participated in
the tree planting projects.
The conservation district will
sponsor three demonstration pro
jects this year, according to
George Phillips, district soil con
servationist. Ronald and Cyril
Scholarships
EPHRATA (Lancaster) Two
$5OO scholarships will be awarded
to students enrolled at Penn State
in the College of Agriculture by
the Delta Theta Sigma profession
al and social fraternity at PSU.
The scholarship money will be
applied to the winners’ tuitions
upon successful completion of
two semesters in the College of
Agriculture at University Park.
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outstanding leadership and
involvement in agriculture.
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Shaffer, Lower Mahanoy Town
ship, will plant a no-till com
demonstration plot and Irvin Rey
nolds, Delaware Township, will
plant a nutrient demonstration plot
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Shultz Farm, Rush Township.
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P.O. Box 609
Ephrata, PA 17522
umberland County sponsored Soil
Stewardship Week observances
this year, according to Lorraine
Kinder, conservation district
director. Soil Stewardship Week,
April 30 - May 7, is an annual
observance sponsored by the
National Association of Conser
vation Districts.
Ag Students
in community and school activi
ties, clubs and organizations.
4) Previous scholastic record.
To apply, call the Northampton
County Extension Office for the
application forms at (215)
746-1970. Applications and letters
must be postmarked by September
29, 1989.
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