(Continued from Page A3l)
From this development, a num
ber of little manufacturers, many of
them Amish weld shops on Lan
caster County farms, are inventing
and modifying machinery to do the
job. At the same time, the number
of draft horses on smaller hums has
grown to increase the market for
these horse-drawn implements, but
would-be buyers don’t know
where to find the Equipment.
“We’re not talking about the old
two-row com planter with a tongue
for horses and no provision for fer
tilizer or insecticide application,”
Reist said. “Many of the modem
horse-drawn equipment makers
use three-point hitches and
ground-driven hydraulic pumps to
raise com planters, mowers, and
plows. With the flip of a lever or
the push of a pedal, you can man
euver the equipment in quite mod
em fashion.”
To illustrate the increasing num
ber of draft horses and mules on
farms, Ben Molt at Penn State Uni-
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“Ag Progress Days” Set For
Draft Horse And Mule Lovers
versity quotes Pennsylvania Agri
cultural Statistics Service figures
that show all hone and mule num
bers in Pennsylvania alone have
more than doubled since 1967. As
of June 1, 1990, the latest report,
there were 17,400 draft horses and
9,800 mules in the commonwealth.
Of course, many of the draft
horse breeds nearly died out after
the Second World War, and Reist
recalls the time when you could
buy a champion at any major show
for $5OO. But since the early 19705,
the interest has been* revived.
- “Many of the ,new draft horse
owners in our American associa
tion know nothing about horses,”
Reist said. “Unlike the Amish and
other plain people in Lancaster
County and other like areas in the
nation who farm for a living, these
new draft horse owners are often
hobbiests doctors and lawyers
who have moved from the city
pressures to get back to the earth.
They buy small 10 to 20 acre farms
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and want to maintain their proper
ties without a lot of expense and
have relaxation at the same time.”
The American association is an
educational organization'with ties
to all the major breed organiza
tions, and the association sponsors
programs where people can learn
how to handle horses, how to feed,
drive, work, break and physically
care for them.
“After we have taught people
how to work their horses, their next
question is ‘Where can we buy
machinery to work on our little
farm?’” Reist said. “And that’s
what we hope to do at the Draft
Horse and Mule Progress Days.
We’ll have exhibitors of machin
ery working in the fields with rep
resentatives of manufacturers to
tell the procedures of use and main
tenance and why the equipment
was developed. In addition, we will
have five major breeds of draft
horses on display with representa
tives of their registry associations.
Belgians, Percherons, Clydes
dales, Shires, and Suffolks are to be
included. And maybe a Cream can
be found. Only about 75 animals in
the Cream breed exist in the U. 5.,”
Reist said.
A small entry fee will be charged ma y call him at (717) 560-7987 in
to visit the Progress Days. Exhibit Lancaster,
booth space is somewhat limited, y°“ work with or have an
and interest has already come from interest in draft horses, mules, or
many parts of the nation. But Reist modem horse-drawn farm equip
said other potential exhibitors, or ment, you will want to attend the
anyone who would like more infer- Draft Horse and Mule Progress
mation about the Progress Days, Days.
Nutrient Management
(Continued from Pago ASS)
According to the bureau direc
tor, the flow of applications has
been steady since the announce
ment earlier this year that they
were being accepted.
He said that, as of Tuesday,
there were 94 applicants approved
for interim certification. A break
down of those approved applicants
is 45 commercial people, 38 public
service people, and 11 farmers.
In other news, Longenecker told
the board that his bureau is in the
process of trying to quantify the
non-agricultural use of fertilizers,
such as on golf courses and in
landscaping.
He said he is also trying to get
data on the potential use of nutrient
chemicals, other than being
Lancaster Ftemlng, Sttinday, May 7* IM4-A37
intended as fertilizer.
Longcnccker said he is trying to
quantify such uses, such as using
urea for de-icing at airports, and
different ammonia-containing
compounds in road and sidewalk
de-icer formulations.
“Environmentally Sensitive”
Is Sensitive Issue
A brief discussion of what con
siderations and definitions for
environmentally sensitive areas
might be given in regulation was
also held Wednesday, but rep
resentatives of a subcommittee
studying the issue said they needed
more time to review existing reg
ulations by other agencies in order
to form proposals that are
consistent
Perspective Outlined
However, perhaps the most telling of the
progress the board has made was in a sum
mary statement made by Mike Krempasky,
executive secretary to the State Conservation
Commission, at the end of Wednesday’s
meeting.
Krempasky had been asked about how the
information the board recommends gets
passed on to the commission members, and
whether he gives his own recommendations.
In his remarks, Krempasky told the board
members that he does give both their recom
mendations, and his own recommendations.
But further, Krempasky told the board that
he and his staff take “very seriously” the
issues raised by board members. He said he
has a list of 26 specific issues raised by the
board and he said, “We are in complete agree
ment on about 80 perccent of them, as far as
numbers go.”
He gave an example of what kinds of
efforts have been going on between meetings
to incorporate or resolve advisory board
concerns.
According to Krempasky, while board
members have continuously requested that
flexibility be built into regulations, he said
that he has discussed that subject with Dr.
Beegle, a Penn State agronomist who has
been serving in an advisory capacity.
According to Krempasky, he is working on
the creation of a regulatory section that would
provide a means for allowing innovation and
flexibility.
Dr. Beegle has consistently urged for reg
ulations which are not restrictive in final
form, but which must be based on sound, sci
entific operational principals.
Krempasky also told the board that he is
sensitive to the distinctions between manure
in a heavily bedded pack and in liquid form.
He told them that they must concentrate on
making regulations for mandatory com
pliance, and worry about voluntary efforts
later.
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