November 8, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 9 . . Officials Hope For 3-Year Delay FromMaryland State Ag Head Attends Meeting FROM PAGE 8 this litter to go. I never want to hear a grower say, ‘I couldn’t clean my house out because I had nowhere for my litter to go.’ ” But Bill Satterfield, representing the Delmarva Poultry Industry (DPI), doubted that Annapolis could easily keep that promise, considering the massive network of transportation needed to move that much manure in an expeditious fashion. “The infrastructure is not there to move all of that manure. That’s another practical consideration,” Satterfield said. Discussion returned again and again to the actual cost to the farmers if they were forced to buy fertilizer instead of using chicken manure. Worcester County Commissioner Virgil Shockley, a poultry farmer, conducted an experiment and used some dry fertilizer instead of manure. He showed Hance the invoice of his costs, which amounted to an extra $117 per acre for where he used fertilizer. However, Hance pointed out that Shockley could have used a cheaper type of fertilizer. “That’s not a good example of accurate costs to grow an acre of corn. I could probably spend $1,000 an acre to grow a hundred bushels of corn if I wanted to,” Hance said. Shockley agreed, but still felt the fertilizer he used was realistic to what many farmers would switch to under the new PMT. A number of other suggestions and requests were given to Hance at the meeting, including an inquiry about the use of slow-release phosphorous as an alternative option from Wicomico County Council President Matt Holloway. Satterfield also informed Hance that DPI will be forwarding him some suggestions within the next week. All ideas are welcome, Hance said. “If somebody will put a proposal on the table, we will look at it, but today nobody has,” he remarked. “We’re the only ones putting proposals on the table and every time I do that I get shot.” Eastern Shore representatives will have an opportunity to further argue for a 36-month delay as well as alternative options to the new PMT at a Nov. 20 hearing on the subject in Annapolis. Restaurant 213 Invites You To Enjoy Thanksgiving Two Ways FINE AMERICAN DINING WITH GLOBAL INFLUENCES DINE IN Leave The Fuss To Us And Let Our Staff Serve You In Style DINE OUT OR Give Your Guests The Best And Take A Feast To Go Order By Sunday, Nov. 24 Make This Holiday Memorable BOTH MEALS INCLUDE: For Reservations, Call: 410-677-4880 213 North Fruitland Boulevard (Just South Of Salisbury University) www.restaurant213.com Slow-Roasted Turkey, Honey-Glazed Ham, New England Stuffing, Roasted Candied Yams, Mashed Potatoes, Sugar Snap Peas, Glazed Carrots, Orange Cranberry Relish, Giblet Gravy, Pumpkin Cheesecake And Chocolate Molten Cake