D32-Lancaster Farming Saturday, May 5,1990 New Course Covers Ecological Relationships DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.) —William H. Rorer, in, president of Delaware Valley College, announced that John T. Carson, Jr., teacher, lecturer, visiting pro fessor and well-known area envir onmentalist, has developed a new course in the Delaware Valley College (DVC) Department of Agriculture and Environmental Studies. His announcement was part of the Delaware Valley Col lege activities commemorating the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. This course, “Environmental Impacts,” five classes of which will be open to the public, will cover wide-ranging topics of immediate and long-range envir onmental concern. The topics under discussion will range from ecological interrelationships, land use controls and planning, solid waste problems and solutions, and water quantity and quality to wastewater treatment, pesticides, and public and private responsibil ities. The 14-class course will be offered to DVC students in the fall semester, 1990. The course is one of a number of new and emerging academic and public programs currently being developed by Delaware Valley College. Five of the classes within the Environmental Impacts course are to be available to the public who will join the DVC students in the class(es) they choose. The five classes open to the public will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Farmers Home Begins Loan Program YORK (York Co.) The Far mers Home Administration (FmHA) is extending its guaran teed loans to community program projects, thereby expanding its lending ability, said D. Eugene Cayman, FmHA state director. Until now, all of FmHA’s loans for water and sewer systems, fire stations, health clinics, and other community facilities have been direct loans from the agency to the borrower. “With the addition of guaran teed loans, we can now assist communities that are able to qual ify for commercial loans with the support of an FmHA guarantee,” said D. Eugene Cayman. Under this program, FmHA guarantees a loan made by a bank, savings and loan, insurance com pany, federal land bank, or other qualified lender against a certain percentage of loss. Since the mid-1980s, guarantees have become the major component of FmHA’s farm loan program, accounting for more than 50 per cent of all farm loans. The 1990 fiscal year appropria tions bill authorizes $74.5 million in guaranteed loans for water and waste disposal loans and $23.9 million for other community facil ities on a national basis. Prospective borrowers and len ders interested in the program should contact the Farmers Home Administration Office, Suite 330, One Credit Union Place, Harris burg, PA 17110-2996. (717) 782-4476. They are • October 1- “Special Situations in Land Use Planning.” The panel of guest speakers will include Joshua Feldstein, Presi dent Emeritus of Delaware Valley College. • October 22- “What’s Happen ing to our Water?” • November 5- “What is the State of our Ocean of Air, Globally and Locally?” • November 19- “Biological Indi cators of Environmental Health,” and • December 3- “Politics and the Environment,” at which the Sheep Shearing In addition to shearing for sheer village near Bedford, necessity, Kaufman is also some- This sheep shearing carpenter times called upon to give shearing a j so j o ves to sing. He participates demonstrations, especially at Old' j n a barber shop group and takes Bedford Village, a living historic private voice lessons. Karl Kaufman demonstrates the technique for shearing sheep. LORSBAIfSOW Theo LORSBAN*SOW wettable powder insecticide is the only broad spectrum product you can use early to mid-season that also sup presses mite populations. So you spend less money on mite sprays, and keep more in your pocket. What’s more, LORSBAN SOW provides; —Excellent control of tufted apple budmoth, leafroilers, scale crawlers, codling moth and aphids. —Easy on beneficials. —Complements your integrated pest management program. Regardless of the insecticide you choose ALWAYS READ THE LABEL BEFORE USE AND ALWAYS CAREFULLY FOLLOW ALL LABEL DIRECTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS for safe use 333-232-190 guest speakers will be U.S. Rep resentative Peter Kostmayer, Pen nsylvania Senator James Green wood, and Bucks County Com mission Chairman Andrew Warren. The fee for the full five-part seminar series is $35. Registration for individual sessions will be accepted at $lO per session on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment is limited. For further information, call Elaine Hanra han, 345-1500, extension 2375. (Continued from Page D 1) d-spectrum insecticide that also suppresses mites. DowElanco Tr»d#m»rk ot DowElanco
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