Farmers Appeal Lancaster Reassessment ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Six Lancaster County landow ners firmly believe that the coun ty’s reassessment values are too high, and they’re doing something about it Early in June, the farmers met at the farm of county Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) president Jane FFA Golf Outing, Auction Features Handmade Items STEVENS (Lancaster Co.) scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the cen- The Moss’s 3rd Annual Fore FFA ter pavilion, golf tournament and dinner auc- _ , ... lion is scheduled Monday, July 17 £°r *" ose w * lo 5* 00 t ' vant here at the Foxchase Golf Club. golf ’ 10 sh °w (h * ir *“P* For the $75 entry fee, FFA sup- P o *. lhe . *™er/auction is $3O. porters can include on the list of Au <f “ !^ s wiU feature items daily activities a lunch from 11 made by FFA members, including a.m.-noon. At noon, the golf shot- m P lcn ‘® jewelry box, gun scramble begins. 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The appeal lawsuit claims the county’s Clean and Green value, set at $1,220 per acre, is too high and must be corrected to more accurately reflect the actual value of cropland. Also, the first-acre assessment figure at $40,000 is also unreason able, according to group spokes with sssss off July - August -’95 Per Ton Rebate person Earl Newcomer, county PFB membership chairmaa The farmers who filed the class action appeal include: • Jane Balmer, county PFB president. Mount Joy. Balmer manages layers and grows about 100 acres of various crops. • Earl Newcomer, Manor Township. Earl grows 80 acres of various grains and tobacco. porch glider, dog house, and other items. Other auction items include a pre-64 Model 94 Winchester 30/30, 12-gauge model 1300 Winchester, turkey hunter special, sports tickets to various events, collector toy trucks and tractors, and other items. For mane information or reser vations. call (814) 353-9230. $4 AOO Per Ton | Rebate On Wayne Concentrate Dairy Feeds r ayne Milking Rations in the last 6 months. RHOADS MILLS, INC. Selinsgrove, PA (717) 374-8141 WEST VIRGINIA CHILDS FEED & SUPPLY Kingwood, WV (304) 3294)178 SWISHER’S FEED & CLEARBROOK FEED & SUPPLY SUPPLY Weston, WV Clearbrook, VA (304)269-1200 (703)662-2749 • John and Abe Bariey, Star Rock Farms, Conestoga. This diversified farm operation encom passes about 3,000 acres. > Harold G. Rohrer, Lampeter. This farm includes 140 acres of general crops and a 50,000 layer operation. • Robert K. Rohrer, Quarryvil le. This operation measures 77 acres. • David L. Neff, Central Manor. This 350-sow hog operation mea sures about 42 acres. The Clean and Green value “is too high for what we can grow” on the land, said Newcomer. He said that farmers who rent land for crops would have to charge at least $l2O per acre, unreasonable in light of depressed com prices, to make up for the high figure. “You don’t always get a good year for corn,” said the spokesman. In addition, com must be rotated with other crops regularly to MARYLAND BEL AIR FARM SUPPLY, INC. Bel Air, Md. (410)838-6111 IF MILLING Grantsville, MD (301)895-5211 WHITEHALL FEED CO. Monkton, MD (410)329-2171 VIRGINIA hWHUI Lancaster Faming, Saturday, July 8,1998433 Values ensure good yields under a conser vation program. As a result, “a crop tike hay is less profitable than com,” he said. Also, using cash com value as a scale is also unreasonable, consid ering that other crops such as wheat, hay, barley, or oats also fall victim to depressed prices. “A lot of farmers are dissatis fied with the Clean and Green program,” he said. “People are still suspicious.” Also, the first-acre figure of $40,000 is “terribly unreason able.” said Newcomer. Jane Balmer, county PFB presi dent. said that mote farmers should “get involved.” The group was told that the hearing before the board is scheduled next month. As a result of an appeal to extend the Clean and Green dead line, farmers have until Sept. 1 this year to sign up for the program. If successful, according to Bal mer, the county’s Clean and Green figures will be lowered to more accurately reflect crop values. “It’s benefitting every landow ner,” said Balmer. “Whatever results we get out of it will help everybody.” For more information, contact Balmer at the farm bureau, (717) 653-5916. 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