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Amish family that owns this farm
was the fourth family in Leacock
Township to preserve in the past
year. The farm is adjacent to the
previous farm, creating the im
portant “building block” effect of
preserved farmland. The farm
has 1,600 feet of frontage along
the Pequea Creek and contains
96 percent prime agricultural
soils. A dairy and small hog oper
ation exists on the farm.
• Karen M. Wenger, Ronald
D. Wenger, and estate of C.
Bruce Wenger, March 2003. Staff
had been working with the
Wenger family for more than two
years before their 80-acre Eliza
beth Township farm was pre
served in March of 2003. The
farm was sold at auction to an
adjacent Amish farmer who
plans on running a small dairy
operation. Its 3,700 feet of road
frontage makes for a wonderful
view as you drive along Brubaker
Valley Road. It contains 100 per
cent prime agricultural soils and
is so flat that you can see the en
tire farm while standing any
where on the property.
• Anonymous, 2003. This
farm, the fifth to be preserved in
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Leacock Township, is owned by
an Old Order Amish family. It is
adjacent to another preserved
farm and is only one property
away from two more preserved
farms. The farm is within a half
mile of the Intercourse UGB. It
has more than 2,800 feet of road
frontage and contains 100 per
cent prime agricultural soils. This
farmer has been very direct in
stating he wants to see more
farms preserved in Leacock
Township and has offered to help
whenever he can.
• Anonymous, August 2003.
This beautiful Strasburg Town
ship farm was preserved just this
past summer. The owner of the
farm was undecided if he wanted
to preserve with the Trust or with
the Ag Preserve Board. After
hearing his farm would probably
not be preserved for at least three
years with the Ag Preserve
Board, he decided to preserve
with the Trust. This farm has
more than 3,000 feet of frontage
along the Beaver Creek, which
was fenced off from the cattle in
2001. The farmer worked with
the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
and Ducks Unlimited to accom
plish this goal.
• Robert R. Herr, August
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2003. These two farms are locat
ed in Drumore Township and are
owned by Robert Herr. Herr
worked with the Trust a few
years ago to preserve a different
farm in Drumore Township. The
60- and 25-acre pieces were im
portant to preserve because of
their proximity to other pre
served farms, as well as their
proximity to the Lancaster Coun
ty Conservancy’s Fishing Creek
Preserve. There is a chance that
one of the neighboring farms may
also be preserved in the near fu
ture.
• Hernia R. Losensky, Sep
tember 2003. This 18-acre farm
was preserved in conjunction
with Warwick Township using
their Transferable Development
Rights (TDR) Program. The
farm is adjacent to the Kline
farm that was preserved in De
cember of 2002 and is also adja
cent to the UGB. Trust staff and
Warwick Township have focused
on the surrounding farms as ones
to target for the next TDR trans
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15, 2003-A29
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FARM SHOW 2004
What a treat we have in store for the annual Lancaster
Farming issue of Farm Show!
Scheduled for the Jan. 10 issue: features from farmers who
are going to the winter agricultural showcase event at the
Farm Show Complex and their experiences in attending the
great event in Harrisburg. Also scheduled: the
annual FFA Keystone Degree winners and a com- OwT*
plete schedule of events, including the many Jjffik
demonstrations for farmers during Farmer Days.
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