H*4519 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H*4519 Concurrent Resolution, By Boan
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND SALUTING EUGENE HEATH OF LANCASTER
COUNTY FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION AND
FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY.
01/28/98 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-10
01/29/98 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-9
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING AND SALUTING EUGENE HEATH OF
LANCASTER COUNTY FOR HIS OUTSTANDING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND
CONSERVATION AND FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO
HIS COMMUNITY.
Whereas, Eugene Heath of Lancaster County is a cattle farmer who
farms two hundred acres; he grows rye grain for hay and grows corn
and wheat for feed for his cattle and free range chickens; he has his
own hammer mill where he grinds feed for himself and for his friends
and neighbors; and
Whereas, Mr. Heath has participated in cost-sharing programs,
performing conservation work on owned and rented land; under the
new programs of the 1996 Farm Bill, he achieved the unusual feat of
getting a five-year lease on a rented farm to participate in an
Environmental Quality Incentives Program Contract; he will begin
using conservation tillage and extensive nutrient management on both
pasture and cropland on this farm; and he has already completed the
first year's requirements of the contract by planting a fescue hay field
in an area that was formally cropland; and
Whereas, Eugene Heath is indeed a leader in his community; he was
the conservation district's Cooperator of the Year for 1995 -- the first
to be recognized for a lifetime of conservation work as a limited
resource farmer; he has served on the USDA-FSA county committee
for twelve years; he is a board member of the Lancaster Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association; he has been featured in a local and
national video by the NRCS; and he has generously hosted field days
and demonstration projects on his farm; and
Whereas, Mr. Heath is a giving person who donates from his garden
of tomatoes and peas to others in the community; he makes donations
of the majority of the eggs he gathers from his free range chickens;
and
Whereas, he is Chairman of the Trustee Board at Mount Tabor AME
Zion Church and had been married to Eula Mae Heath for fifty-three
years; they have seven children (five sons and two daughters) and
one of the sons, Perry Mitchell Heath, works with Mr. Heath full time
on the farm; and
Whereas, Eugene Heath is an outstanding South Carolinian who
exemplifies the best virtues of good citizenship, concern for others,
hard work, devotion to family, leadership, vision, and dedication; it
is with great pleasure that we find ourselves with the opportunity to
recognize and pay tribute to such a model individual. Now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this
resolution, recognizes and salutes Eugene Heath of Lancaster County
for his outstanding accomplishments in agriculture and conservation
and for his dedicated service to his community.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
Mr. Eugene Heath.
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