BltlmcMtor Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 8,1992
On a-cold, cold Saturday morn
ing, Allen and I bundled up in sev
eral layers of clothes and joined a
group at Chickies Rock near Col
umbia. Pa. There were about 30
folks on the tour of Susquehanna
River Overlooks and we were all
dressed for the temperature that
didn't go above 20 degrees all
day. Only our faces suffered from
the river breeze.
There are seven overlooks that
are open to the public throughout
the year. The inspiring vistas in
Lancaster County include wooded
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river hills and bird migrations.
Speaking of which we were lucky
enough to see three bald eagles.
I’m glad that Allen had taken his
binoculars along so that we could
see their coloring as they soared
high overhead. There were swans
on the river too. But, one of the
sights that I’ll remember are the
gulls. I really can’t adequately
describe the thousands of white
birds that looked like a snow flur
ry as they hunted for fish. We
were told by our guide that they
catch small fish that come through
the dam’s tailrace.
We saw both Safe Harbor Dam
and the Holtwood Dam from look
outs high above the river. Some
places are accessible only by long
foot paths' while others can be
reached by vehicle on gravel
driveways.
Of the 18 cars that started on the
trip there were only 12 remaining
by the time that we reached Face
Rock Overlook, owned by Pa.
Power & Light Co., to view Holt
wood Dam. The last stop going
south was Susquehannock State
Park but we also started for home
as we had already been there.
It is a trip that I’d like to repeat
in the fall to see the colorful
autumn leaves.
KEN CLUGSTON
(717) 665-6775
CRAFT-BILT
CONSTRUCTION INC.
FARM-HOME BUILDING
1242 Breneman Road
MANHEIM, PA 17545
RH: (717) 665-4372
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SWINE POLE BUILDINGS
BEEF STORAGE
Ton can’t control the weather, but yon can increase
your dry weather yield by controlling soil fertility
early winter lime
lication corrects
pH. restores vital
lents, and makes
yonr fertilizer
more effective in
preparation for
spring planting.
LIMESTONE
Mechanization Has
(Contlnuwi from Pag* B 12)
planted ’’for instant impact,” and
those who plant the trees do not
consider if the tree is right for the
area.
Those who have the ‘too’ prob
lems. including soil that is too wet,
planting too deep, using too much
mulch, soil conditions that are too
cold, or too many plants placed
together “don’t know what’s
going on.”
Many of the problems stem
from using too much mulch. “I
don’t know why this is occuring,
except maybe to sell more
mulch,” he said.
McMullin said that we overlook
the simple things that are there,
such as synthetic burlap or twine
that engulf the trunk and root sys
tem of the tree that’s been planted;
planting huge root trees such as
poplars too close to buildings
(McMullin said poplars should not
Proper lime application can
increase your dry weather yield
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be used unless they are “complete
ly away from buildings”); uproot
ing of parts of the tree root system
and consequent dying back of the
upper leaves: planting ewes in
areas of poor drainage; and other
problems.
The first thing is to find out
whether the symptoms are caused
by man or by nature. Some prob
lems are caused by nature and
others are man-made (mice and
rodents are considered man-made
problems).
“The number 1 ‘too’ problem,
‘too little knowledge,'” he said,
“is the same as being ‘too stupid.”
Also speaking at die symposium
was Bill Thomas, Longwood Gar
dens. who spoke about alternative
variety selection (“Selecting Con
ifers For the Landscape”) for
arborists. In addition, Bruce Fraed
rich, Bartlett Tree Experts, spoke
about pesticide spill handling.
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