140 Million Allocated to 1973 REAP Program
The U S Department of Agriculture announced the 1973 Rural Environmental Assistance Program with initial funding of 140.0 million dollars. Federal cost sharing will support farmers in installing excess water management systems and practicing conservation tillage to reduce soil loss. County committees will tailor programs within national guidelines and prioritize permanent vegetative cover and related facilities.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Today
All-Purpose Dairy Feed Offer In Pennsylvania
Local agricultural buyers are urged to consider a versatile dairy feed promoted by E. Musser Heisey and Son with connections to Mt. Joy and R D 2. Supporting firms include Heist and Bros in Elizabethtown and David B. Hurst in Bowmansville.
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E. Musser Heisey & Son
R. D
Mt. Joy, Pa
Agricultural Land Practices and Water Management Measures
The document lists practices including livestock water in pounds, detention reservoirs, construction of terrace and diversion systems, ditches or dikes, permanent wildlife habitat, animal waste storage and diversion facilities, sediment retention and water control structures, sediment or chemical runoff measures, disposal of crop residues without burning, and disposal pits for solid waste.
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John L. Stauffer
East Earl
Walter Binkley & Son
Lititz
Brown & Rea, Inc
Elverson Supply Co
Elverson
I. B. Graybill & Son
Strasburg
Red Rose Farm Service, Inc
N. Church St
Quarryville
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville
Se Dairy Feeds
G. R. Mitchell, Inc
Reston, Pa
Mountville
Musser Farms, Inc
Columbia
Ephrata, Pa
Chas. E. Lauder & Sons
Terre Hill
Shelly Brothers
Manheim, Pa
E. P. Spotts, Inc
Honey Brook
H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc
Witmer
Leyland Tractors
Leyland
Berg Barn Cleaners
Shenk’s Farm Service
Lititz, PA
Baker
Conestoga Valley
Ephrata
Our Gap
RED Rose
East
Petersburg
Gehman Feed Mill
Denver
Henry B. Hoover Ephrata
Frank Peiffer Pequea
Clyde K. Eshleman & Sons
Washington Boro
J. E. Baker Co
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