.4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 21.1959 i Editorial - - The ctddctge a chain is only as strong as its weakest link —can be used in andlyzing agriculture. There are many strong links. Livestock, for example, can make more rapid gams with less feed because of drugs and more efficient _ methods of feeding and housing. /Crop production has nearly doubled through ihe use of insecticides, fungicides and prescription fertilizing. But at the end of the chain is a weak link which can fhrot -tlo or nullify the effects of all previous im provements. This is the economic or marketing link. Fortunately, it hasn't gone unnoticed. Land grant colleges and the USDA have greatly expanded and im proved their marketing research and stu- dies. However, at present, most of this knowledge is concentrated in these groups and agencies who are "m the know." It has yet to filter down to the individual farmer in the form of simple, basic and usable information. We must agree that economic outlooks are fine but, unfortunately, they only tell what is 'likely to happen—not why. We hope that our marketing knowledge will soon be able to catch the speeding train of tech nical advancement. Only then will ag ncultuial producers be able to fully use marketing as an effective tool. 'We want to take this opportunity to congratulate the National Grange and the Sears-Roebuck Foundation who have just completed their jointly sponsored, Oommunity Service Contest. This contest, the winners of which were Grange chap- ters, is designed to help rural communi ties improve themselves through the es tablishment or improvement of religious ~ centers, schools, hospitals, health centers, Davldcon There has grown up in rel atively recent times a fourth branch of the Federal gov ernment that, although little known outside of Washing ton, wields an important in fluence over every person in thecountry.' This fourth, knowti as “reg ulatory agencies," exercises all the functions of the other three —. legislative, adminis tratives and judicial. These agencies have the authority to -make rulings and decisions that have the full force of law, and then administer those rulings. They are not a part of our court system, but they exer cise court powers. There is no uniform code that governs their operations, 'Each has more or less made its own rules as it went a long. Naturally, as a result each of the more than 30 such agencies operates under different procedures. Three Hats Congress over the past past quarter of a century has created so many boards, com mittees and commissions that it now has created special investigating committees to gather information to be us ed in adopting a “uniform code of ethics” for them Among the agencies, etc, involved are the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commis sion, the Civil Areonautics Administration, the Securi ties and Exchange Commis sion, the Interstate Com merce, and a long list of oth ers Those agencies, through their regulatory powers, ex -ercise a life and death auth ority over almost every form of business. They determine such things as which radio or TV stations and programs you can listen to, where and when airplanes can fly and the fare they charge. Almost no business of any •Faith Expects; Troubles —The Indiana Fanner Let us stick to 0118 general help • ful truth which meets us here, namely the relation of trouble and Q* I • 11 *ll faith. First of all, as Jesus looks rip©lin© ly\l IK© rS down the years, he does not see the light growing brighter and bnght j. | er " At least > he does not see the > V-UT Lcioor Jm\J /I future with the eye of the unadult | Pipeline milking system,'- optimist He uses soma | permit dairymen to get inorr lightening language—wars, eaith -1 for their labor at milkinr f a ‘'abomination of | time enabling them to gef desola^ lon ’ tri hulation, and dar*- 2 . 6 6 , ness at noon as at midnight Jesus I fr g ™ feW f en n anc gave no backing to the idea that I * , ° T h6rC if y° u have faith enough "all-your . * according-to accent year, troubles Will be bubbles” as the consequence can operate « w Tooroval ot "1 ”? to S» *£? "S <S approval ot one or more oi prove( j mxlkmg procedures ness there mav be m the world no these regulatory agencies. m d s ibl “ „ efficient f/ u y , lT 0 Jd ’ A , tbf>v . dnn >+ 1,15-p the maae " P° ssi 9 le an etricient matter how good God is, there are And, if they don t like th one-man business of 30 cows going to be troubles ahead People way you operate, they can or mo^B Total chore time for who give up their faith m Goa bo , put you out of business. farmers with loose housing cause they run into a squall-hne of Wearing one of their milking-parlor arrangements trouble-clouds, which they can three hats they can make was found to average eight laws. Under another they minutes per cow daily. This can act as a court to inter- compares with 10 minutes AT T rjTI m* pret those laws. Under still per cow daily for iarms with J_\j OW IS X l!6 X 11X10 • another they have the power around the barn systems in to enforce their decisions. stall barns, _ BY MAX SMITH Centralized Power The reasearchers point out \ KEEP DAIRY COWS WELI Probably the most signifi-' DED—Comfortable quarters for the cant development in the field original costs decrease as ing herd is very essential; high proJ t pS e S„.S”Si n S& S over . .period .1 years depends upe. the Progressive shifting of to 4C * cows > the initial outlay udder health. Concrete should be w legislative powers from the may 116 J ess than $ 2 - 000 - ered at all times with some form c Congress to these agencies oney . that . ** re^° 1 v ? red ding, the knees and hocks should be l and the increasing displace- FoATfows ted and by all meahs have a thi< * ment of court functions by £ resen ° moEe tban nine hours bedding between the concrete and the growing number of ad- of labor, or 485.6 hrs. der mimstrative tribunals. year i y . time at Although perhaps not the common labor prices, the - TO PREVENT CALF DISEASE intent or purpose, the crea- farmer stands to save nearly Max Simla. pneumonia and shours are two-comiffl tion of new agencies with $l,OOB annually with the ments of the young calf; these cases are more commo: trative-j udicial powers is modem system. ing the winter month s; clean, dry quarters on the rapidly leading us toward an ", ~ ~, ’ ’ all-powerful Central Govern-,. Patronize Lancaster Farm- a * d sunny s,de of the barn are ways of trying to P men t. - - ing Advertisers. these infections; also, pens free from drafts are irap« ' It is I think, a dangerous < Fiequent cleaning and disinfecting of the stall or P practice for Congress to dele- .. . . .. . .. , recommended, gate its lawmaking powers to ‘ appointed agencies, not di rect!" responsible to the peo- ■ _ pie. it is equally dangerous Lancaster rarming to delegate court powers to Lancaster County’*. Own Farm any body which is not a part Weekly of our system of courts. Penn*. The framers of the Consti- offices: tution wisely created three n^ster D PenJ£' separate branches of govern- Phone . Lancaster ment under a system of Express 4-3047 balances. When a fourth, r)an McGrew, Editor; with all the powers of the “ & three, is created it is a des- Established November 4. perate gamble with, our* basic published every Saturday by rights. Lancaster Farming:. Lancaster Pa THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton. Davidson Extra-Legal Law Many, and perhaps all, Of Entered as 2nd class matter at ~ _ , . _ . ’ Lancaster, Pa under Act of Mar. these regulatory agencies are 3, is?** additional entry at Mount needed in our highly com- Joy * Pa nlex evonomv and Subscription. Rates* $2 per year; yiex evonumy ana society. three years f 5 Smgle copy price The point here, and in a la ter article, is that we must become alert to the dangers f a r f & of this system of, “Govern ment by proxy ” roads and recreational facilities. .’Efforts are also made to improve land utiliza tion and productiveness. Many other as pects of rural concern are targets hit*by the -contest. It should set an excellent example for other organizations and help to convince non-believers that farm or ganizations devote at least part of their lime to non-pohtcal activities and that commercial interests are truly interested in a better America. How long has it been since you took, a morning or afternoon and inspected your farm? We don't mean to take a look at the financial recdrds you keep or at those hogs or steers in the feed lot. In stead, we mean for you to take a long walk and inspect every field on -ihe farm. This may sound rather strange, but we believe many farmers would find it ben eficial to take a casual but thorough and serious Ipok at their farm. They should let nothing gp unnoticed. Is theft new - tie dram or diversion ditch perform ng tts duty? Does that handfull of soil feci "right" to the touch Are those newly planted trees- growing satisfactorily? Js as much soil being lost on that back 40 as was being lost 10 years ago because of erosion; How bad is the heaving and winterkill _ in „ -permanent pastures and small grains; Will that line fence have to be replaced before next year; These are only a few of the items—there cue many more. Such an on-the-farm excur sion may prove to be very rewarding through the discovery of small but insigni ficant conditiohs tha', collectively, could spell the difference between success and failure. > Newspaper P •' * r|on. National r •ion neither fly over, cannot havered Jesus very carefully If Jesus had seen! of darkness,'he,-wom pessimist If we f o ij ( shall by faith see no| as a certainty (thou, hies, and when, only but also we shall s Bible Material: Matthew 25.31-4 G, Mark Most irnp 0 , 13 1-37. , see God on his thr 0J Devotional Beading: 1 Peter 4 12-19. famous story of whose wife once ap table in deep m.ou} was astonished. “Wh ” asked. “God must \ answered “At any, been going around week looking and tai I™ to * ii. ~. .... . were dead ” Martin r I f h '? 5t t S Pwnt God is not dej a fact, that the Christian church, Christians we Wtach to be united by the looklhg ahead> see J ° Ver tt Not Wes, and not the G if < °f! r jt> T f arym ? wisdom without who i^CO^ lt of row falls Beyond th what the BiWe means No passage we see Christ com ' m all Scripture has been the sub- not true to ofo* joctofmorcdc of the future asstretc bates and differ- lessly, a never-ceasi J out victory, between -chapter .; - m 4 rist lm n! Mark, « come to pass "tribulations we m* Kingdom-Paul said Tb*s*-an£"th. chapters that re port -what Jesu: said as he looked - down the visia of time to the “end of the age”. (That is a more literal translation of the Greek expression sometimes translated “end of the world ”) Many Christians, despair ing of getting .any unanimous ex planation of these difficult sayings, have just given up the whole busi ness as a iijaste.of time Yet these chapters are not a mere puzzle Trouble and Faith Lesson for February 33, 1959 TO MAKE BROADCAST SEEDINGS EARLY - success may be expected with the broadcast metti seeding grasses and legumes early m the spring rathei later. In the case of legumes such as alfalfa and clo is recommended that the seeding be made the last Id of February or the first week in March With this fl the alternating freezing and thawing of the topsoil is ed to get sufficient cover. This may not be possible' seeding is made late in March or during April. TO PREPARE FOR WILD GARLIC SPRAY The effective time to spray for killing wild garlic is spring when the plants are about six inches high; this ome early in March depending upon the season ® about the first weed spray to be put on each season the ester form of 2, 4-D at the rate of three to foul aer acre. Dairymen should recognize the value of this and make every effort to reduce the garlic so that ol >red milk will be less of a problem. Fasiti Outlives Trouble Jesus did nqt play do or undcrcstimate'what women who follow \ called upon to undeij many troubles before! troubles, as he pointed expressions like “the I the sulfeungs . . . thi yet . . .” Even in i Christian’s ordinary hi one who .dies centime ‘ end of the age,” troubles which will fo crashing apart fiom God. Bvt the point oil ling cl - iters on the even though heavens (t and earth pass away, ( —the men and womei shall not pass away I you, wherever you ai afraid that these Hue may be swept away ’ £ so God’s word assures i swiftly or by slow degn wears the solid groniti visible are destined to destruction. But not ai visible! You, the real s Ten, wilh.outhve all d ' But how? 5!!! terror, ea locks to cover you, 01 faith? _ (Based on outlines cop ilia Division of Clinslni National Council of the Christ in the V. S. A Community Press Scrvicsi • •
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