4—Lancaster Saturday,' March T 5,1363 r From Where We Stand... Who Is To Blame For Surplusses? At a recent meeting of dairymen, a University official summed up the dairy industry’s problems in these words, “Too much milk”. On the heels of this remark comes a report from the Pennsylvania Crop Peporting Service that more than 20 per cent of the state’s dairymen plan to increase the size of their herds in the next year. Many self styled experts have pro posed just as many reasons for this buildup of surplus in milk and milk products, but we come right back to the thesis that every individual has to police his own business or he has to accept the blame for the problems of the industry. There are those who will say that automation has forced small dairymen to get larger in order to compete. Some will say that the government is to blame for mentioning the possibility of quotas ■ — forcing dairymen to get larger in order to have a basis for increased quot as. Some will say that the government is to blame for purchasing surplus milk supplies and creating an artificially high market which encourages more produc tion, while on the other hand some will say the reason for high production is a low market price which forces the farmer to put on more cows in order to keep his gross income at a constant level There are those who will say the dairy industry will never be secure until it is fully regulated production and market wise either by the govern ment or by another agency, and there are those who will say that the only way the industry can cure its own ills is to be left completely alone to fight it out on the supply-and-demand line. They say, “Let the law of the jungle reign, and let the poorer farmer drop out.” There are those who will say that the problem is caused by the increased production of milk per cow, and there are those who will say that the entire problem is not oversupply but under consumption. And the wierdest part ot this whole situation is that each of these experts can quote facts and figures to prove their contentions. Perhaps the truth of the situation lies in a combination of all these forces, and therein lies the secret to the whole problem. The whole mess is so compli cated that no individual has the forti tude or stamina to stand up and say, “I am to blame for this situation.” The problem is so complex and so confused that no individual has enough fortitude and stamina to believe he can do anything about clearing away the clutter Those who are most closely re lated to the problem have vested in terests in the form of capital or posi tion which they must protect, or they have a lack of capital and are hesitant to obligate themselves with indebted ness On the other hand, those persons not so closely related to the problem.are disinterested in the situation since it creates an artificially low market price for a necessary consumer product. The problem is serious, and the in dictions are that it will get worse be fore it gets better. We agree with the university spokesman when he said, “We are going to have quotas, or we are going to be paid for not producting, or we are going • Guernsey 4-H (Continued from Page 1» Sheet Rl, Paul Ankium, Tenth Bottom, Ellis Denhnger, and John R froi doiu ilie Rl 3Jienem.in, Knkwood Rl The ne\t meeting of the club suites; ■will be .1 filling ami showing ® ® Mam St. .Kmonsti alien on the Ln mol Pho ne -Lancaster J- m< i Lapp, Kin/ei Rl on Ap- EXpress 4-3017 or 10 • Lititz MA 6-2191 12*12 '* M * terUl: Mark 11:1 through 13?sio “““I AeacUnj: n Corinthians We wish we had the total solu- I^6°hiJh b {Us?seXy W £d tion m a few concise words, but we do authority over other men; the not. We seriously doubt if the'solution more men, the more authority. to such a complex problem can be sznr- This stillis the case. We cal] such pie, but of this much we are sure. If executives and we pay them the dairymen does not police his own faMous salancs J™ ** »»»* industry and come up with some ans- man *may were, he will have to accept the blame build up inside for whatever happens in the industry. these corpora- At least that’s how it looks from tions what is call where we stand. ed ,n "empire” ex men who are ★ ★ ★ ★ under his control -in some way. But />il a m» f | there is another Check New Ideas _ kind of authority, Dr. Foreman and it is some- Farmers are always, as are all good times more highly prized: it is business men, on the lookout for way of authority on something. Men who reducing production costs. have this may not be paid so well; Thev have fnund manv of them It they are usually less interested m • r nave lc *V r T ot money than the tycoons are But is for this reason that food is one of the they get a great deal of satisfac least expensive products the American tion out of life, and they seldom consumer buys today. want to change places with the We believe farmers should continue ™ en h . av e authority-over ... to look for ways to reduce the cost of , authority of Jesus producing food and fibre, but we believe ~ d author* i_i.j i.ui.-u j uy. But His was a rather extra any change in method should-be based ordinary power. What made it ex on fact traordmary (among other causes) It has come to our attention that was this; He had none of the gim there is now in the county a firm pro- micks, the special marks, the raising more than any intelligent farm- keys, ribbons, chevrons, the let er has a right to expect for a certain a . e 5,Sf r which mark i i. .c j b j . men of authority, then and now. piant food product. He was just Jesus of Nazareth. The report is out that the firm and His friends called Him Teach claims only a few pounds of its product er so often that that was what are all that is needed for a good crop, most people called Him. His fam- Every so often we hear of some u° influence. He bad not nrnehirf or other that claims to be the had a scholars education, He had product or other mat claims to oe tne no money> Hls real fr i ends were answer to all the farmer’s problems, mostly poor, He never met a pay but usually the claims are, at best, gross- roll, He had no “empire” in the ly exaggerated and, at worst, outright style of a Napoleon or a “Captain falsehood. of F mance.” Yet in spite of these We have no complaint with the' did r ® s P e ctpm , ... , , i , , r ji. with an enthusiasm unbounded, legitimate dealer who has a new product For after aII> Jesug did an he wishes to promote and describes it in empire, in the hearts of men. His glowing terms, but we do object to out- friends felt this, and so did the right misleading claims for any material masses of the people. It is impor or system tant to note where Jesus’ author- Before you spend any time or * y £ a ®~^ at was He authori< * money on a gadget or program which ’ makes fantastic claims, we urge you to check on the source of the information. And then we urge you to check with as many agricultural experts as you can. Your county agent, teachers of voca tional agriculture and university person nel are all willing to advise you on new and better methods. Unless the idea has been tried and proven to be of value, we urge you to use caution. Some new chemicals have produced fantastic results when used properly, but no farmer has a' right to expect a pro duct to perform miracles. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. To Buy Certified Strawberry Plants 'A' Red stele is the most destructive straw stavine vouneer loneer? MAX M. SMITH berry disease in Pennsylvania. Entire plant »xaymg younger onger. mgs have been destroyed where it was m- Farmers of 55 years or older com- deduced with plants. Certified plants should be free of red' prise an increasingly larger part of all stele as well as iree from virus and nematodes Buy only the; U S farm operators. In. 1910 when best centfied plants. _ , comparable records were started few- To Seed New Lawns Early To Recognize The er than a fourth were in that age group; ’ importance of Lime but by 1959, nearly 4of 10 were 55 or Home owners who are plann- All land owners should ap more. mg to seed a new lawn or re- preciate the place of proper 1 seed an old lawn are urged to toning m order to produce* <__>fl inake this seeding as early as are acT/iiLn^n’ntnents’do’a f Lancaster Farming ** o«. editor ZTor X "™ar. Lancaster County’s Own Farm Hobert G. Campbell, ferred if the ground is diy P lled Moie plant nutrients are! Weekly Advertising Director enough to work If seedmgs available when the acldlt V »' P. O. Box 1524 Established November 4. are delayed into May oi June’ c 01 I re ° ted 0011 estlUB 18 th 9 Lancaster, Penna. ig 55 Published every Satur- 1 ! “ y ’ ' only proper method of deter- P. O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. i * f «, t ! then tbe small I)lants do not “”““8 the amount of lime i yby Lancaster-Parming, Lit- bave tlme to develol) a good needed Too much lime (and ltz > Pa - ro ot system hefoie dij, hot e& l )eclaI1 y too much lime added Entered as 2nd class matter weather arrives Begin plans a *.°“® , time f “ not , o y el ’ 3 Tons at Lititz. Pa. under Act of Mar. now by having a complete soil may °thi • 8, 1879. . test made on the area. - available plant food. to have to fight it out on the supply-and demand line.” Again it comes back to the pro position that each person in the industry is responsible for the prosperity of the industry. The innate greed in each and every one of us has contributed to the situation, and only innate honesty and candor can hope to bring anything bet ter. ' V 5* ’ I - * Now Is The Authority Lesson for March 17, 1963 BY MAX SMITH A good tree windbreak around the farm, home or the farm buildings diverts winds over and around the house and barn; with the home it may reduce winter fuel bills as much as one-fifth. A wmdbieak also pre vents the drifting snow around walks and driveways and provides a sheltered place for children to play, March and April are the months to plant these trees. AttSMUMtak* Ity in the. invisible kingdom of,the Mind. As one gospel -miter *iys. He knew what, was in men, -He could tell what people were ing. He knew what to say to pel. suade people, and He knew tot when people were not to be persu aded. He knew people from the in. side. Because He knew this, H< was also an authority over peo» pie’s minds. Not that He told them what to think,—thought control 01 hypnotism were not in His line. He used no tricks, He did noi make His points by shouting, on by saying die same thing over and over as a cheap politician doesJ till finally he begins to believe if himself. Not » bit of that was id Jesus. His way was to speak that truth—just as simple as that; onW unlike some teachers and preach* ers, who can make any truth sound dismal and doll when they! get through threshing It to chaffj Jesus made the truth not j n 3 teresting but unforgettable, noi only interesting blit often start th'ng. The kingdom of the spirit Jesus had an authority that went deeper than the mind. Deep} er, that is, if you think of “tamd” as most people do,.as being what you think with. There is a some thing in man, and soul may be the best word to describe something that cannot be seen or felt but known only from inside,—there is a something which Is more than' mind; something that reaches be yond the stars—beyond the kind ol existence we know, reaches out to God Himself. Jesus was mas ter of men’s souls as He was of their minds. He was an authority on them, and over them. We can put this in another way by saying that in religion and morality, Je sus had the last word. To this day, even among persons who are not Christians, there is an insight into right and wrong that was not known before Jesus’ time. No ono who lived m the same century, who was a teacher, was able to teach so enduringly as He, No other name from the first century, —Christians would say no name ia all history, is as influential today. Life brings us many questions. but the most serious, searching, burn ing questions are those that sci ence cannot answer. What is th« purpose of living? How can I please God? How can I find Gdd?i How can I come to terras with God? When I have slipped into the mire, what power can make me clean? These are the heart- questions; and Christ is lord of the heart. (Based on outlines copyrighted hjr (he Division of Christian Education. National Council of the Churches of Christ In the V.S. A. Released hr Community Press Service.) Time . . , To Plant Parm Windbreaks
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