4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18, 1964 From Where We Stand... Confusion Compounded By Snow The police officer stood there bland ly waving the traffic into the funnel alongside the Farm Show building. And like a lamb following the Judas goat, we followed the line think ing that the next entrance to the park ing lot would be open and we would find a place to leave the car. We kept following the line of traffic, being blcjiked at every attempt to enter the parking lot. After driving clear past the lot and out into the coun try, we turned around (at peril to life and limbj and came back. Despite our protestations that we had a heavy camera to carry and that we ought to be in there covering a judging event, we could not get on the lot. Finally in desperation we parked illegally about six blocks away and hik ed. Now we are not asking for special privileges, and we know that many others had the same experiences. That is just the point. We realize that snow removal on the big lot is a monumental task, and that snow removal equipment was need ed for clearing roads on Tuesday, but this is not our complaint. The snow was not off the lot. The policemen knew it The visitors arriv ing at the Farm Show did not Yet the policemen continued waving the line of traffic into the funnel without so much as a word of what was to come. We do not complain that the snow was not removed, and we believe that it was removed as soon as possible, but we do think some warning could have been given to the visitors before they drove into a narrow road lined on both sides with parked cars and hardly any safe way out We' have heard so much about “Farm Show weather.” This year it lived up to its reputation. Farm Show officials and police officials can not say they were not forewarned. They surely can not say that they have never ex perienced bad weather at the Farm Show before We believe they could have planned better how to handle the traffic Again we do not complain that the parking lot was not plowed, we do not complain that we had to walk several blocks, but we do believe that the traffic hazards were multiplied by running a string of cars onto a road where no parking was available and no decent place was provided for cars to turn around At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. ★ ★ ★ ★ Farm Show Weather For those of you who stayed home Monday and Tuesday, let us say there was one advantage to being at the • Farm Show Results (Continued tiom Page 1> Class 70, Grass, later cut ting - 2 Ga'len Crouse Class 71, Mixed -2, Galen Ci ouse Class 72 Mixed -1, Galen (iouse HORSKS Belgians Stallions o\er 5 years -3, Elmei D Lapp, Kinzeis R 1 Stallion, toal -3, Elmer D. 1 app Maie o\ei 3 jeans -3, Elmer 1 1 Lapp S\Al\K Chester AVhite Somoi Spring Gilt - S, John Eastings Kulrwood Rl. ]>nroc 7 unioj Spnni; Gilt r Ruoss, Rpluata R 1 Si»c)tl<*tl Roland China Senioi Spring Gilt - 4 7, S, C Waiien Leinmger, Denver Many good dairymen teed the young r ~ .. , 0 _ Tuninr <?rvw Pur 3 Thtvma» heifer calves the very best hay In the barn. 0 ' ’ L hZLT SLm ATT. “« ®“™ >««»■ >«»“« «■>> »= "«*■» Tehn Waldeman Reinholds R 1 consumed by the young calves and is excellent for them; with Grand Champion - C War- J&nn HalGeman ’ nemn w 3 K * free access to quality hay (and that isn’t easy this year) the len Lemmger. TURKEYS - DRESSED calves will make good growth With roomy middles. 'Large Toms - 1, 6. 8, Harry To Mnke P]ans For Senior Spring Gilt -5, 8, ,na Par er, yi . Top-Dressing Crops George E Cogley, Rants BD. York&lilre Lancaster Farming Lancaster County's Own Farm Robert G. Campbell, Weekly Box 1524 p o Lancaster, Penna, Box 266 - Lititz, Pa, P O Oflu «*s: 22 E Mam St, Lititz Pa 10 \V Phone - Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz G2G-2191 Farm Show on those two days. One could walk almost the entire length of the Farm Show building with out being jostled or poked in the Tibs with a yardstick. One fellow was heard to say, “This is the first time I was ever able to see the exhibits in comfort.” Well, this may be so, but of what use are the exhibits if only a- few people see them? One thing that makes the big indoor event so valuable is the large number of rural folks that attend each year to see the new machinery and fine livestock, and visit with other farmers and men in Agri-business. But by Wednesday the crowds did come. Not as many as in some years, to be sure, but enough to make it a truly fine show. And after taking the tour through bams, arena and main ex hibition area, we know why the Penn sylvania State Farm Show is the envy of many states. It is an agricultural show one of the best in the world and it does not pretend to be anything else. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. ★ ★ ★ ★ Why Prophesy Doom? On all sides we hear agricultural economists saying that net income from farming will be less in 1964 than in 1963. Why this gloomy outlook? The population spiral continues, and where there are more people there are more mouths to feed and more backs to be clothed. If the potential market is growing, why the poormouth atti tude? Economists tell us that costs of production will be higher m the coming year This is nothing new. Costs of pro duction have been going steadily higher for maiiy years. They tell us that per capita con sumptitfn of many basic foods has de clined because people do not work as hard as they once did. This is hot new either. People have been, eating lighter meals for many years, but the increase in population has more than offset this. We believe that fanners can talk themselves into a poor farming situa tion. We do not believe this is a year for caution in farming. We believe that efficiency is as important as it always was. There never was a time when efficiency had a place in agriculture, but we believe that the efficient farmer can, and will, make a good living in 1964. But if 1964 is a poor year, we have had them before and the farmers came through. We be lieve they will again. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. , l i ”T (Continued on Page 8) Jack Owen, Editor Established November 4, tilizer early in the spring 'will pgjmgyjvania Causers’ Associa* 1955. Published every Satur- increase growth and yields of Uon Jn cooperatlon the day by Lancaster-Parmmg, Lit- the grain Winter wheat and Department of HortieuSture itz. Pa. field will respond very well to Seivice at The Pennsylvania Entered as 2nd class matter this treatment. One of the best State University As a part of a • . the Penn fitate educational at Lititz, Pa. under Act of times to make this application programj lt open tj> in . March 8, 1879. is early in the spring when terested person who wishes to the first new growth appears, register. FFA Hampshire A vegetable conference •will A quick look at the calendar he held from January 27 to 29 reveals that in about 8 weeks at The Pennsylvania State Un* Advertising Director t v ' \\\fl lalataatlaml Unlfom > ' SVW SunJiy Scktji fasinni 3 A Cautious Man Lesson for January 19,1964 Background Scripture: John 8:1-21; 7 40- 62; 19:38-42. Devotional Beading: I John 1:6-14, NICODEMUS might have been one of the Apostles. He had more to start with than some of them did. He had education and money, for example, not to men tion great prestige as * member of the Jewish Council or Sanhed rin as it was called. But his case goes to show that it’s not what you have that counts, it is what you do with what you have This man Nico- detuus has been described in van- Dr. Foreman ous ways. Some have thought that he came under the everlaslmg condemnation of God because he did not speak out boldly as he should have—he was a disciple who arrived too late. Others on the contrary paint Nic odemns as being as much of a disciple as the circumstances per mitted, a man whose faith tri umphed in the end. He came by night The thing that most people re member about Nicodemus is that he “came by night” to Jesus, That does not label him a coward, but it does show him to be a cau tions man. He was willing, indeed sdmost eager, to hear what Jesus had to tell him. Only he didn’t think it would do his prestige any good to be seen interviewing Jesus, and admitting that he, a ruler in Israel, did not know all he needed to know about religion. Jesus did not brush him off. If the Lord had despised him or thought him altogether a coward, he would not have said to him the things he did. Some of the most profound things Jesus ever said were spoken in conversation with this careful, timid man. It is rash to say that Jesus failed to convert this distinguished person age. Nicodemus was not con vinced that very evening, he took Now Is The Time . • . Animals that hare been transported to or from shows or sales should be kept se parate from the rest of the herd for at least three •weeks. Shipping fever is one of the worst infections among cattle during the winter months. Farm Show animals that have been injected against the infection may not come down with the trouble, but they may spread it to other non-mjected animals. Be safe and do not expose the rest of the herd to these show or sale animals. To Feed Quality Hay To Calves some spring growth Will be iversity. starting in pastures and small r pj l e conference is sponsored grain fields In many cases a the Pennsylvania Vegetable top-dressing of nitrogen fer- (j rowers ’ Association and tha a straight grass pasture or hay and the Agricultural Extension time to think it over. Ho took too long; for he never stood up for Christ until matters had gone too far to change. However, he did think, and seems to-have com« out openly for Jesus at the last. Caution to the last m Nevertheless, Nicodemus sever became a bold man. When ht spoke a moderate word for the Rabbi from Nazareth, he did not profess to defend him. All he said was that Jesus deserved a fair trial. Even that little was too much for the Sanhedrin, and they shouted NicodemUs down, Nicodemus did not try it again, we may infer. Then after the death of Jesus, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea joined la caring for the body. Yet even here the reader notices that it was not Nicodemus but Joseph who took the lead. Nicodfcmuj was doing a costly and gracious act, but he was led in this by another man. R E h' All the same, though as wu said, this “ruler" never became outstanding for heroism, the fact remains that asking Pilate for the body of a man just executed by Pilate’s own order took more courage than coming to Jesus by night. What he missed After all’s said, it still is a fact that Nicoclemus missed a great deal by not becoming a disciple in the whole-hearted way of Peter and John. He missed what ha might have had, association with Jesus through those years of com diet. Not only that, he missed the great joy the disciples had is serving the Master, There can’t be much doubt that the twelve apos tles, humble and ordinary men though they were, did more for their fellow-men during those years with Jesus than Niqodemus ever did in the same space of time. Nicodemus cut himself oft from joy and from usefulness, by his cautious and “cagey" ap proach to faith. People today are like that man, sometimes. They expect to be saved in due time, but they are in no hurry. They want a lot of evidence to convince them. They spend too much time, by the river of T/uth, testing the temperature of the water and never heartily diving in. A Nico demus may arrive in the end; but thipk what he misses along tha way! (Bated on outline* copyrighted by tha Diviaion of Chrutian Education, National Council of the Churchea of Chriil In tha U. S. A. Beleaied by Copunumty Prtea Semce.) BT MAX SMITH To Segregate Animals Vegetable Conference 1 v 1
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