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gram unfolds, I believe it will in
crease our ability to preserve agri
cultural land throughout the state.
Combined with Maryland’s exist
ing nationally recognized Agricul
tural Land Preservation Program
(number one nationally with
128,000 acres now permanently
preserved) Maryland will have an
opportunity to continue, in a mote
rapid pace, its leadership in land
preservation.
The administration of the Mary
land Agricultural Land Preserva
tion Program will continue under
its existing structure. In addition,
it will be an active partner in the
acquisition of agricultural land
preservation easements purchased
with Rural Legacy funds. As an
amendment to the proposed legis
lation, Governor Glendening has
pledged $l4 million in new dol
lars from the rural legacy fund to
the Maryland Agricultural Land
Preservation Foundation to meet
ongoing, statewide agricultural
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preservation beyond the rural leg
acy areas. This offers a much
needed monetary enhancement to
our existing program for its con
tinued success.
The net result of the passage of
this important Smart Growth
initiative is the creation of a Rural
Legacy Program working with lo
cal governments and environ
mental and agricultural industry
groups in a cooperative effort for
the protection of the cultural, en
vironmental and economic well
being of Maryland.
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Rural Legacy Program. It is an op
portunity we cannot afford to lose.
Lewis R. Riley, Secretary,
Maryland Dept, of Ag
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farmers dumping milk, the
response is, “It doesn’t concern us
because we can buy milk at the
store.” Well ... where does the
store get their milk?
Does anyone in Washington
know the cost to the farmer to pro
duce this milk? No.
On an average it costs approxi
mately $8.13 a day per cow just
for feed (hay $4, silage $1 and
feed/hiineral $3.13). The feed cost
is increased if the fanner has to
purchase prepared feed. This is
not the only cost incurred by the
farmer to produce milk. You must
add labor (hired help), fuel, equip
ment and equipment repairs,
planting and harvesting costs,
breeding costs, and veterinarian
Lancaster Conservation District
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The Board of Directors of the
Lancaster County Conservation
District wishes to invite the gener
al public to their 46th Annual Din
ner Meeting on Thursday evening,
March 20, 1997 at 6:4S p.m. at
Yoder’s Restaurant, Route 23,
New Holland.
Our guest speaker. The Susque
hanna River, friend or foe? What
is your relationship to the mighty
Susquehanna? Susan Q. Strana-
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costs. Sometimes the farmer is
forced to take out loans and then
has to repay these.
With the recent drop in milk
price, the farmer will no longer be
able to produce milk. On an aver
age, the farmer makes approxi
mately $2.24 an hour for his time
and labor (the farmer labors about
14 hours a day). This is a mere pit
tance for a job that requires so
much. The farmer will never be
rich.
Family farms that have been
around for generations are becom
ing extinct The little farms are
going under. What happens to the
farmer who now has to find a job?
Some are too old while others are
Sets Annual Meeting
han, award winning author of
“Susquehanna,' River of Dreams”
and staff writer at The Philadel
phia Inquirer, will present slides
and speak on the river that contri
butes SO percent of the fresh water
going into the Chesapeake Bay.
In 1979, Susan’s news stories
about the Three Mile Island
nuclear accident were a major
component of the articles that
earned The Inquirer the Pulitzer
Prize for general reporting. She
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TWr .t ibwM .yatnutaß .pntanrl mtasoMJkKA
tawcwter farmlnnr Saturday, March 1, IW7-AM
told they have no experience.
What does this do for the
economy?
Our Cooperative Extension
Board in Montour County is con
cerned about the fate of our farms
and farmers.
Please take time to listen to die
farmers and help them keep the
beautiful farms alive in this coun
try. We don’t need our farmland
developed for homes and indus
tries. They are part of our pest and
our future.
has won a number of other state
and national reporting awards, and
has a wealth of knowledge on our
region as it relates to the river.
You won’t want to miss this
presentation on the river that
begins iiL Cooperstown, New
York and nows through Lancaster
County as part of its 444 mile trip
to Havre de Grace, Maryland.
Tickets cost $13.50 each and
can be secured from any director,
associate director of by calling the
District Office at (717) 299-5361.
For additional information
please contact Nancy J. Burkhart,
Office Manager.
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