4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1960 FROM WHERE WE STAND - Several days ago I opened a feed box to find a mouse trapped therein. Thinking that I might teach our half-grown tomcat a lesson in rodent control, I picked him up and dropped him into the feed box. I wondered how long it would take for him to catch on to the idea that here was something he could take and use to his advantage. .Well, that half grown tomcat taught me something. Before his feet- ever touched the floor of the box, that mouse was m his mouth. With a lightn ing quick stab he had captured the lit tle creature and bounded ont of the box and out of the barn. The whole action had been so quick, I was fascinated by the dexterity of this relatively young and inexperienc ed feline I followed him outside to watch what might happen next. As soon as the cat was in an open spac° he saw clearly that he 'had the advantage, be began to badger the Hopeless mouse by letting it think that it still did have some hope. - Tom would release the mouse which would sit quite still for a few seconds as though trying to make sure he could go free At each dash for freedom a swift paw flirted out and deftly flicked the ha ' - ~ '''hire back into the clutches of Tom again. », ad,. „..e mouse became complete ly demoralized, and incidently, Tom "became bored with the game, the tom cat swiftly dispatched poor mousie with one merciful talon swipe. Last week, Dr. William L. Henning, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, in a speech before the members of the Lancaster County Agricultural Council called for more orderly marketing sys tems for several agricultural commodi ties. He made special reference to the local method of marketing tobacco. Last year, with one fell swoop early in ti.e beason, the Lancaster County to bacco crop was brought up at prices D a vld «o■ Hie Fanners’ Educational than the Grange. 2. Special humane or social •and Cooperative Union of Generally regarded as the market needs for low income America, more commonly most liberal of the farm and other special groups of known as the Farmers Union groups in its thinking and consumers, would place more reliance policies, the Farmers Union 3 The commercial export on government - administered often is also the most mill- market, than either of the tant. It frequently is an ad- 4. Needed additions to the other two general farm or vocate of Democratic party national safety reserve, ganizations. po'icies, seldom a supporter 5 The humane or food for of Repub.ican programs. peace export program The keystone of Federa, Governmenl He i p The Federal Government, xarm poacies says James “j? ec jeral farm policies ” after establishing domestic dent°%ho a^ o be Patton has said, “should pro- export needs, would, Patton dent, shou d be the preser- yide leglslatlve and economic Proposes, assign each farmer nn famfv conditions which efficient fa- a production goal which fs?l,\ adequate fami y merg can ea n and get an m . would become the maximum come for their labor and he could market m any one The Farmers Union, small- management and their capi- ear est oi the three farm groups, tal investment and risk, The greatest need of farm nas approximately 250 000 equal to the returns of sim- ers ’ Pat ton contends, is for members in 20 states, chiefly ilar resources in other seg- lncr eased net income, and in in the mid-section of the Na ments of the national econ- see^ln S that farmers should non It is older than the omy ” not shun direct government Farm Bureau, but younger Equality of income for far- assis tence. Lancaster Farming Lancaster County's Own Farm Weekly P O Pox 1721 L uieasttf, Pcnna Offices 5i \orth Duke St Larcastci, Pinna Fnonc - Pam filter J-1017 Jack Own Editor Rolioil (1 C impboll, Ad\<r(iMng D.idtii A Biisint ss Man isci Esl Mislk d Not c min r 4 Pi 7 7 Puli'lslud rtfiy -Siturday by Lancastei Famnng Lancaster, Pa. Knt o-od as 2nd class mail or at JLxnri>-ter. Pa under Act of Mar n 3 C 71 additional intry at Mount Joy, P i nption F.ntrs f 2 per soar, th-<( i = i'., oii "1c i opy Pile 5 ci nl Mcnibds Pa Vcwspapir PnbliMi r ilion National IliiJtor la! AoSoontum The Cat And Mouse Game THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson jl | I The Farmer s Union i -2 mers, compared with city workers, has long been a goal of the Farmers Union. Latest U S Department o£ Agriculture figures show far mers last year had net in comes of a little less than half the national city average “Federal programs,” Pat- Peas and corn and lima ton insists, must be provid ed to establish prices or re turps per unit to reach the I count them one by one, £& ixixx;„s: 1-. “The minimum fair price Through my mind they run guarantee shou’d be made ef fective to farmers through « i „ , , Government mans, purchase PP e ’ P eac^es > berries, agreement s, purchases In- Everything that grows en i Paym f tS& Has bee n frozen, and my bargaining devices such as J marketing orders, in effective freezer workable combmations for Simply overflows! considered quite favorably to farmers. Fanners got the idea .(and rightly so according to some of the well-found ed rumors making the rounds) the to bacco companies had very short sup plies of stored leaf on hand. The farm ers were looking for another year when the bidding might start early and continue at a lively rate for the high quality crop expected this year. To this date, the,buyers have been conspicious by their absense. Most far mers contacted this week had not even had an inquiry from anyone connected with buying the leaf. In an informal survey about a month ago, many farmers felt that the price this year might reach some forty cents per pound maximums for the best crops. In a similar survey this week, not one farmer would estimate the price that high. What has happened? The tobacco companies have not added anything to their stocks in the past 4 weeks. The estimate of the crop yield has gone up slightly, but not, enough to make such a drop in price expectations necessary. Many farmers have a noble resolve that they will hold the line on prices, but when the pressure is applied, they simply can not carry through with their resolution. We feel that the game has been car ried on to the point now that the de termination to hold out for good prices is wavering. Farmers are beginning to get the feeling that the buyers are not much interested in the crop after all.' The tension is beginning to build up and only one segment of the industry stands to gain by this cat and mouse game. Soon some tobacco grower who is in tight financial straits will take the first price offered him About all that will be left then is the quick final stroke and the 1960 tobacco crop will be on its way. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. eacfi of the different com modities.” A Federal Umpire The Farmers Union pro gram calls for a 5-pomt Food and Fiber Policy that would include establishment by the Federal Government of an annual quantity of each commodity required to meet needs for 1 Effective commercial de mand m domestic markets. Rural Rhythms freezer blues beans, ' By Carol Dean Huber IJißle'Slaterlal: Psalms 8, 101, Devotional Beading: Psalm 93. God Is Great lesson for October 2, 1960 , TX/’EIEN y OU r ead those words, _ ' ' "God Is great," what did you think? One thmg you might have thought was,-"Why of course Who would be interested m a little God?" Well, some people have been interested in little gods; but this was only when they pic*”-- * their minds a’ large number of Gods. Some of these might be little, not much more than fairies or ghosts. But people who be lieve in little gods and lots of them (like primitive Africans for' ex ample) can’t get along along with out belleveing also in some high God reigning over all the others. Indeed, a famous definition of God went something like this: "That being than whom no greater can be conceived.” If you could conceive of a greater, that would show you were not yet thinking of the true God. Qod Is No Particular Slio "God is great" does not mean "God is big.” The word "big” refers to size. God is Spirit, and Spirit does not come in sizes. What size is your own spirit, for instance? You do not .know and it would be ridiculous to get out a tape measure or a slide-rule to measure your inmost self. The greatness of God means that every quality he has, he has to the utmost and high est and -most intense degree. No one and nothing surpasses him. Is it power? Then he is more power ful than all other powers together. Is it love ? No other love can com pare with his. Is it wisdom, jus tice? His is supreme. To be sure, there is one sense in which we might almost say that God is ,big. That is, in the sense that we can never run away fiom him. People everywhere are wondering what strange creatures spacemen may Now Is The Time . . . - MAX SMITH difficult to cure Prevent on through elimination or fencing off of wfet spots and proper tnmmi -°f th e foot is strongly recommended, a copper sulphate f bath will also help prevent the infec^pn TO BEWARE OF FROSTED FORAGE CROPS On a type of pasture or forage crop the danger from bloating always greater after being frosted and especially when a ered with frost Livestock producers are urged to their anima s careful.y at this time of the season A feed! of silage, hay, or other dry matter before going out oi frosted pasture wi'l reduce the danger Sudan giass or \ second growth of sorghum would not be giazed af ;eJ killing fros;; they may contain high amounts of pi u - s caC TO PLANT TEMPORARY PASTURE CROPS — Mam P ducers have already planted acres of winter rye 01 D wheat for late fail and early spring pasture, it is sti h to plant these crops for stretching the pasture season li l enouge growth is realized this fall for grazing, then spring these crops will cheapen the feed costs and i ncu ‘ the milk flow before normal pastures are ready TO BEWARE OF THE CORN PlCKER—Mechanical c( packers are already in action in the county and aie d° sl2 ‘ as a great labor-saving machine However the corn P - has contributed to scoies of farm accidents Operates j urged to be ex'ra careful and not o'ean or adjust 11 s P IC while in operation Careless operation and ha-te on part of the operator is very risky. •find ort far-away thing is sure; th.„ P H a strange God. one; and theywuiLH where God i S not Sit down by , and think of the p-. Se f! the Creator He 1 atnes Man upstaus,” he , t not 1 body, he i s ; ot 0 n not catalogue of the th,« e ' verse that catalogue, bu??' made the catlogue i, not What is in it; fo ®'l’ eal0 > all things. This he brought everyth, n ° enceall at once, om?* a million years. This w vene of the year weo afa S li m th P mdeedmin % at all the same, that y hundred million v « r , „ theless, when the Bibi! g ° God the Creator lt s whose vvill it was, ana?, things, all these thin.’ mendous and verse, have come mtoT God to who we pray who sits cosily ? watching an earth and a that was made he knows, Qrut in Provident* When the writer 0 f i thinks of God's greatness turns at once to the stari man, and then to the an this planet. He thinks of terms of what he has done But the writer of P sa i m a different slant. H-s min from creation to provides other words, while P s »i m In terms of mighty onc acts of God, the poet of p, thinks of God in relation t day events, out-of-sight events, most of which have at all to do with man T 1 point to see here is that G great in providence as he is tion. God started the v, o )l< vented it as C S Lewis si he also acts within it, the part of it to which he can b admittance. He is not hke or a president who cannot nearly all the events to wh are invited Invited or n attends all events Look v writer of Psalm 104 at tin tain springs, at the wild drinking, the birds Him g tieetops, the ram on the r'o —m all these things not 't in the overwhelming ones, the greatness of the one lr (Barrel on outlines comm* tho Division of C T rishi t i LI National Council of t T it ci'u CJxrist in the IT. A Community Tress feemci) BY MAX SMITH TO BE ALERT FOR FOOT ROT—' continued wet and muddy conditions many fields and barnyards during rec weeks increase the danger of foot ro f c breaks in catfe and sheep The s around the hooves is softened bv const moisture, is more easily damaged, and ables the foot rot organism to cnlci £ stait inflammation. Affected animals lame and the foot tissues swe I Ea treatment by a veterinarian corrects condition, however, severe cases are v
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