Farmland Protection Passes 50,000-Acre Mark
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Pennsylvania’s farmland pro
tection program has reached a new
milestone, preserving more than
50,000 acres of agricultural land
since the program began in 1989.
At its meeting recently, the state
Farmland Protection Board ap
proved easement purchases for 44
farms in 18 counties, protecting
5,419 acres of prime farmland
from development and putting the
farmland protection effort over the
50,000-acre mark in approved
easement purchases.
“We’re delighted to have reach
ed 50,000 acres in the farmland
protection effort,” said State Agri
culture Secretary Boyd E. Wolff,
who chairs the board. “We also
approved the first easement pur
chases for Carbon and Columbia
counties, so we’re seeing the pro
gram continue to expand as more
counties preserve more farms.”
Under the Farmland Protection
Program, the state and counties
purchase development rights to
guarantee that farms will remain
as agricultural land. Individual
landowners apply to county Agri
cultural Land Preservation
Boards.
If approved for possible ease
ment purchase, the county boards
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Egg case weight was signific
antly greater during the 40-49 and
50-59 week periods for the hens
that received Mycovac-L (48.7 vs.
48.3 pounds, and 49.8 vs. 49.6
pounds, respectively).
Consistent trends in body
weight, hen day egg production,
and case weight would suggest
Mycovac-L is a desirable product
to use in Pennsylvania for coping
with Mg. Producers using
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jointly with the state in easement
purchases or may purchase ease
ments outright
Following are the properties ap
proved. listed by county, owner,
township, acreage, and easement
purchase cost:
•Berks Paul H. and Betty A.
Myers, Richmond Township, 121
acres, $242,500.
•Berks Than Farm #3, Low
er Heidelberg Township, 72 acres,
$143,600.
•Bucks Kevin P. and Cyn
thia A. Bishop, Hilltown Town
ship, 33 acres, $174,060.
•Bucks Michael D. and Cyn
thia A. Lewis, New Britain Town
ship, 51 acres, $206,100.
•Bucks Edwin L. and Lois
A. Daniels and Timothy L. and
Sharon M. Ruth, Buckingham
Township, 62 acres, $435,577.
•Bucks Paul E. and Done E.
Daniels. Buckingham Township,
58 acres, $391,770.
•Bucks Arthur Leroy and
Lillian Shull, Plumstead Town
ship, 144 acres, $711,180.
•Carbon Earlyn C., Janice
E., and Donald B. Gilbert, Mahon
ing Township, 50 acres, $102,632.
•Centre Mark W. and Doro
to F-strain,
Wrinkled, misshapen eggs, and
weak shell or soft tips were less
evident with Mycovac-L vacci
nated flocks. Pullet growers and
egg producers also said the F
strain appeared to be harder on the
pullet, so much so that she had
trouble meeting target pullet
weight in some instances com
pared with the milder Mycovac-L.
To dale, we have no records on
egg grade ofegg losses incurred by
these flocks v Further record evalu
ation including pullet body
weights, and an economic cost/
return evaluation, would greatly
add to this comparison.
The previous information is
supplied with the understanding
that no discrimination is intended
and no endorsement by Penn Stale
Cooperative Extension is implied.
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thy J. Smith, Spring Township,
117 acres. $109,183.
•Chester—Elizabeth L. Harris,
Highland Township, 98 acres,
$441,258.
•Chester Dale H. and Janie
C. Rebum, Lower Oxford Town
ship, 83 acres, $256,451.
•Chester Robert P. and M.
Terry Reisler, Elk Township, 125 <
acres, $311,775.
•Chester Amanda C. Cabot
and Peter Kjellerup, West Marl
borough and Londonderry Town
ships, 67 acres, $349,446.
•Chester Edwin A. Peeples
and Family, West Vincent Town
ship, 61 acres, $447,894.
•Chester Samuel E. Siple,
Elk Township, 74 acres,
$184,725.
•Chester John R. Jr. and Joan
L. St. John, New London Town
ship, 116 acres, $531,666.
•Chester March K. Walsh,
Highland Township, 24 acres,
$110,002.
•Columbia George S.,
Frances A., and Gregory A. Hala
day, Cleveland Township, 136
acres, $135,295. '
•Cumberland Richard M.
and Anna P. Smith, North Newton
Township, 121 acres, $208,971.
•Franklin John H. Sr., Doris
E. and John H. Koons Jr., Wash
ington, Quincy, and Antrim
Townships, 111 acres, $162,076.
•Franklin Joel R. and Ca
therine M. Thomas, Montgomery
Township, 112 acres, $178,917.
•Lancaster P. Steven and Jo
seph B. Graybeal #2, Fulton
Township, 275 acres, $228,730.
•Lancaster David H. and Ida
H. Wenger, Warwick Township,
68 acres, $318,429.
•Lancaster Shelly R. and
Margaret M. Shellenberger, East
Donegal Township, 96 acres,
$295,400.
•Lancaster James F. and Jo
anne D. Brubaker #2, East Done
gal Township, 64 acres $lBO,OOO.
•Lancaster —R. Steven and Jo
seph B. Graybeal #l, Fulton
Township, 397 acres, $366,800.
•Lebanon Earl W. Ziegler,
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Bethel Township,'l64 acres,
$278,009.
•Lycoming Richard and
William Steppe, Limestone
Township, 471 acres, $398,708.
•Lycoming - David and Elaine
Steppe and John Orgitano, Lime
stone Township, 252 acres,
$251,630.
•Monroe Lizzie Christman
Estate, Polk Township, 95 acres,
$239,381.
•Monroe Gerald E. and Nan
cy E. Kresge, Polk Township, 82
acres, $235,496.
•Monroe Steven S. and Ann
ette L. Murphy, Polk Township,
79 acres, $234,000.
•Montgomery Palmer E. and
Patty L. Retzlaff, New Hanover
Township, 161 acres, $716,594.
•Montgomery Robert E. and
Edith M. Zawada, Upper Freder
ick Township, 83 acres, $371,403.
•Montgomery Aldo and An
na E.M. Magazzeni, New Han
over Township, 79 acres,
$355,635.
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Conservationist
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) The Chester County Con
servation District announces the
employment of Stephen Thomp
son as Chesapeake Bay resource
conservationist.
Thompson is from Altoona, and
began working for the district on
Tuesday, Feb. 22. His background
includes a bachelor’s in agricul
tural and biological engineering
from Penn State.
As Chesapeake Bay resource
conservationist, Thompson will be
directly involved with the Elk and
Octoraro watersheds, located in
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•Northampton Daniel W.
and Diane L. Schlegel. Moore
Township, 94 acres. $104,504.
•Schuylkill Robert R. and
Opal R. Brosius #l, Eldred Town
ship, 49 acres, $48,640.
•Schuylkill Robert R. and
Opal R. Brosius #2, Eldred Town
ship, 127 acres, $126,780.
•Schuylkill Kermit L. and
Mae V. Kahler, Eldred Township,
110 acres. $109,880.
•Schuylkill Harold J. and
Susan M. Marks, Barry Township.
42 acres, $42,230.
•Schuylkill Keith E. and
Helen C. Masser, Hubley Town
ship, 142 acres, $141,790.
•Susquehanna Larry L.,
Dorothy F., Michael and Stanley
Abbott, Bridgewater Township,
245 acres, $163,842.
•Wayne Robert K. and Syl
via G. Bailey, Mount Pleasant
Township, 184 acres, $187,402.
•Westmoreland Frederick &
Dorothy Slezak, 224 acres,
$342,782.
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assistance to accelerate
implementation of nutrient plans,
the installation of best manage
ment practices (BMPs), and
related technical needs under the
Chesapeake Bay program.
The Chesapeake Bay program
is a voluntary program that allows
a farmer to input their own special
considerations into the planning
process. Each plan is customized
to each particular farm and farmer.
If you would like more infor
mation regarding the Chesapeake
Bay program, call Stephen
Thompson at (610) 696-5126.
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