Partnership (Continued from Pag* A 34) bring the project to fruition. Janet Oertly, state conservation with NRCS, said the landowner was also crucial in the success of the project “Without the private landowner stepping up to the plate, this doesn’t go anywhere,” she said. “The earth wants to heal itself, it we give it a chance,” said David Wise. In 1998, Wise noted that 80 pro jects in the bay included 26 miles of riparian buffer work, 26 miles of stream bank fencing, and 175 acres of wetlands habitat restoration at a cost of $250,000. Have A Choice! WITH QUANTUM $5OO CASH BACK or 4.9% LEASE RATE* * ¥■ Get high capacity filling and feeding in BIG quantities with the Quantum System. Plus, it’s the perfect unit for converting those ! ow bottom-unload silos. Agricultural Products ™llllr 801 Janesville Avenue IvVklm Fort Atkinson Wl 53598 See These Dealers For Details Now FRANKLIN’S FARM SERVICE Laceyville PA 570-869-2407 HARRY TROOP Cochranville, PA 19335 215-593-6731 HISTANO’S FARM & HOME SERVICE Rome PA 570-744-2371 HOOVER EQUIPMENT Tyrone. PA 16686 814-684-1777 The work of Pequca-Mill Creek and other projects have many ben efits, noted Matt Ehrfaart, restora tion specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation a big partner in state restoration projects. They include habitat restoration, nutri ent removal and protection of streams through buffer zones, ero sion reduction (one foot of erosion per year from a stream bank equals 160-170 cubic yards of soil down the river), and overall health of the bay communities. Since Lucas started, only 50 miles of stream bank fencing has been installed in the watershed, with more such installation to come. You TEL' 920-563-5521 FAX; 920-563-2494 LAPP'S BARN EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE Gap, PA 17527 717-442-8134 JAMES L. HOSTETTER McVeytown PA 17051 717-899-6386 McMILLEN BROTHERS Loysville PA 717 789-3961 (Van Dale Dealer) luantum s yste m MILL CREEK FENCE & FARM Lancaster PA 717-396-8987 PRINGLES SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT INC. Greenville PA 16125 724-588-7950 ROVENDALE AG & BARN EQUIPMENT Watsontown PA 17777 570-538-9564 OR 570-742-4226 State Approves Eight Farms For Preservation HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) On behalf of Gov. Tom Ridge, Agriculture Secretary Samuel E. Hayes Jr. recently announced that the Agricultural Land Preservation Board has approved easement purchases for eight farms across the Commonwealth. “Gov. Ridge is committed to preserving the farmlands of our hard-working farm families,” said Hayes, who chairs the Board. “The addition of these farms further demonstrates Pennsylvania’s commitment to our No. 1 industry - agricul ture.” Created in 1989, the Pennsylvania Agricultural Land * 4.9% Lease Rate for 24 Months 6.9% Lease Rate for 36 Months 8.9% Lease Rate for 48 Months SOLLENBERGER SILOS CORP. Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-264-9588 SOMERSET BARN EQUIPMENT Somerset, PA 15501 814-445-5555 STAR SILOS Myerslown, PA 17067 717-866-5708 WALNUT BARN EQUIPMENT Port Royal PA 717-436-9429 Preservation Board oversees the state Farmland Preservation Program. The program allows the state and counties to pur chase development rights, referred to as easements, to guarantee that farms will remain as agricultural land. Including two county-owned easements accepted among the eight, to date, the Farmland Preservation Program has pro tected 1,075 farms in 41 coun ties encompassing 134,665 acres. The eight properties, includ ing owner, mumcipality, acreage and purchase cost, were. Bucks County William H. and Rosemary P. x v ' NEW JERSEY GEORGE COLEMAN Elmer NJ 08318 609-358-8528 GLADHILL TRACTOR MART Frederick, MD 21701 301-663-6060 MD&VA MILK PRODUCERS ASSOC. Frederick MD 21701 301-663-6552 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24, 1999-A39 Garges, Warrington township, 112 acres, $1,616,605; Fayette County Wayne B. and Margaret M. Brown, Bullskin Township, 106 acres, $117,027, Lawrence County Gary K. and Jeffrey W McConnell, Washington Township, 107 acres, $107,330; Lehigh County Edgar A. and Beatrice M. Wehr, Weisenberg Township, 119 acres, $262,138; Lycoming County Frank L and Barbara K Hartley, Cogan House Township, 151 acres, $122,310; Montgomery County KG’s Windard Farm Inc (Kenneth A. Geyer, president), 61 acres, $288,016; Union County George P. and Ella S. Willow, Limestone Township, 79 acres, $89,000; and Wayne County Peter F. and Olga Smith, Cherry Ridge Township, 90 acres, $89,920
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