60th Anniversary Of Conservation Effort (Continued from Pago A 26) and lead in that movement, and of individuals such as Gov. Gifford Pinchot, a noted conservationist. Brosius also talked about his own experience. 1 ««'*'“ n \ \' ' l 1 \\ ,i , ' , \ XX 'f\ \ \* ' 'V, in-uinw, wn \ I \ \'v >-“t v , ./'• 's.. \#.„ ■ 1 ' , tl i \»»» \' ihx„" v' \i> \‘'i th v t V>\f4 u \, - 1 • 1 U> v < l ff f r /SdPra^mlK When harvest rolls around, you want a harvester that will keep you rolling through it. That’s why you want GLEANER* Our unique Natural Flow Harvesting System feeds your crop, from header to spreader, with no damaging twists and turns. Plus, you can choose between four models. GLEANER has more than any other manufacturer. So you always have the right horsepower and capacity for your farm size and crop needs. Choose from the R 42 with a 170-bushel grain tank, the R 52 with a 225-bushel or optional 245-bushel grain tank, the R 62 with a 225-bushel or the optional 300-bushel bin; or the 330-bushel class seven R72-the largest capacity combine built in North America. And, only GLEANER gives you a choice of engines: a Deutz air-cooled or the Cummins liquid-cooled diesel. No matter what you choose, you’ll get the harvester you want, and the harvesting system that’s best for your crop. At your GLEANER dealer, naturally. HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Elizabethtown, Pa. 717-367-8867 B. EQUIPMENT, INC. Waynesboro, Pa. 717-762-3193 ZIMMERMAN’S FARM SERVICE, Inc. 1/2 Mila West off Rt. SOI On School Rd., Bethel, Pa. 717-933-4114 “In 1946, my family purchased a farm that no one else wanted. I was 16,” he said. “I still remember the bitter cold day I helped the SCS man lay out the contours,” he said, adding that 4 '" 'dii;k rr^ W't'W&L if he had known how much woik it was going to take, and if he wasn’t as young, he might not have decided to go along with the plan. He said he went along with the SCS conservation plan and by I Ace firm* fiat atsjpja ciiiic* tan CAMfifA 9CI v I 1 \ ' > ' I VVR<\U .M, - ' \*TO sts|%'| S 'I iiMmi|y| "implementing all the contour strips, ”... (the farm) was made beautiful. I still farm those same (contour) strips.” But Brosius also said that it must be remembered that conservation practices are done so that people iMfe m A Y'" i v* A GLEANER' aocoi ttia natural harvaatar C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, Pa. 21 New Tripoli, Pa. 215*767-7611 Oley, Pa. 215-987-6257 BHM FARM EQUIPMENT SALES-PARTS-SERVICE Route 934,2 Miles North of Annviile, PA 717-867-2211 Uncut* Faming, Saturday, Jiina 10,1985-^27 can look at a beautiful piece of land laid out in contour itrips. “You don’t do it for beauty. You don’t do it for ease of fanning ... You do it for the long-term benefit to the soil and environment” Mr ; ;? w v :|u: vw* “,V 1 fe V '''-"” ' n\'\ fM mimm***** 1 HT'T 1 ’ In this way, Brosius said he was proud to rec ognize the efforts of the Williams* family as “symbolic of farmers around the state.” Brosius also empha sized the uniqueness of the NRCS program in that it was designed to have government repre sented on a one-to-one basis working with indi viduals for the benefit of all. In that fashion it serves as a model for \ many of the policy reforms undertaken by the Ridge administra tion, and Republican leaders within the state and federal government with pledges to work with people to achieve goals, rather than focus ing on punishing people who don’t achieve those goals on their own. Brosius also gave a political message in his talk. He said that, as the U.S. Congress debates the federal budget and is on a political bent to cut funds from the USDA (most of USDA funds go toward social welfare programs), “we fear cuts” to die NRCS. “We at the Pennsyl vania Department of Agriculture are actively discouraging the reduc tion of funding to the NRCS,” Brosius told the group. Also speaking was Bernard Hoffnar, executive director of the Pa. Association of Con servation Districts, who said he was bom and raised on a farm in southern Illinois that coincidentally had a small herd of Jersey cows. Hoffnar talked about being partners working together and respecting each other to achieve individual business suc cess and environmental success. “It’s happening in Pennsylvania,” he said. He said that currently the conservation dis ctrict Other speakers included Richard Van- Noy, chief of the Divi sion of Conservation Districts; George Wolff, agricultural/ environmental lobbyist, who talked about what work still needs to be done; and Janet Oerlly, state conservationist in charge of the Pennsyl vania office of the NRCS. Brad Hicks, a televi sion newscaster, acted as master of ceremonies. As a final tribute, par ticipants in the event gathered around a birth day cake decorated in honor of the 60th anniversary of NRCS and sang “Happy Birthday.”
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