—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1964 4 From Where We Stand. Drought Relief Programs For the third successive year Lan caster County farmers are hurt by drought. The type of soil a farm may have and how the farmer may have managed that soil are undoubtedly fac tors that effect the degree of his crop damage. But the fact that faces him at the moment is that he is hurt badly. What can he do about it? So far the county has not been certi fied as a drought disaster area, as it was during the past two years. We are not suggesting that it should or should not be so declared at this time. There are some benefits to be had under such a program, principally lower-priced corn through Commodity Credit Com mittee, and perhaps reduced freight rates on hay brought into the county. For the county to obtain disaster status farmers must petition ASCS, Farmers Home Administration, and the County Agent’s Office. It is then up to these groups, if they feel the evidence is sufficient, to apply to Governor Scranton for drought disaster status for Lancaster County. The Governor !has declared 11 counties so far as drought emergency areas, making them eligible for any benefits of the Federal government livestock feed program. Short of being certified for such dis aster relief there is another govern ment program which is administered through FHA. This is the drought emergency loan program, and it is al ready available in Lancaster as well as in 54 other counties in Pennsylvania. This emergency loan is designated for production loss due to lack of rain fall, hail, frost and wind. Any estab lished farm owner or operator who is primarily engaged in farming is eligible if: (1) He has suffered a substantial loss (2) He is unable to obtain from other lenders the credit required to continue his normal operations. (3) He has reasonable prospects for success in the farming operations he plans to carry on, including the re tirement of his debts. These loans may be made for the purchase of feed, seed, fertilizer, in secticides and farm supplies, the repair of equipment, payment of one year’s taxes, rent, insurance and other essen tial farm and home operating expenses. Loans may not be made to refinance ex isting debts, or to compensate appli cants for their losses. The loans carry interest rates of three per cent on the unpaid balance, and repayment schedules depend upon purposes for which the funds are ad vanced. and upon the estimated income of the applicant As with most operat ing loans, they should be repaid in the operating year. If further information is desired on the particulars of this loan program, we suggest you get in touch with your county FHA office Room 222, P.O Bldg , Lancaster There is no question that these programs will be hfesavers for many farmers But we wonder seriously how many years a farmer can continue pil ing loan on top of loan. Somewhere along the line he has to have a few good years if he is to ever get caught up financially. We’re not suggesting Lancaster Farmina FULTON GRANGE Lynda Schonvisky; Flora, Mrs 9 ELECTS OFFICERS Ambiose Giffmg, Lady Assis- JLancaster County’s Own Farm tant siewaul, Mrs Stanley Weekly Fulton Grange —66 met stauffei Jr, Pianist. Mis Ada- P. o. Box 266 - L’titz, Pa. Septembei 14 in their hall at ]ine Edwards, Librarian, Mrs Offices; Oakiyn, Pa Mastei, Gyles H Susan Fite, Flowei Commit -22 E Mam St. Biown conducted election of tee, Mis Ralph Armstrong Lititz, Pa officeis which icsulted as fol and Mis Philip Giffmg. Pui- Ph °”® ' nta r IOWS Master - °y les Blown > chasing Agent, C G McSpar r t fi 9 o 1 Oveiseei David Wissler Ji ian, Executive Committee lut'tz 21 Lectinei Miss Rebecca Kirk, membei, J Robeit Reed, Fi- RnhnM lll^ 110 /’niinhln 1 Arlver Stewalcl Am bi ose Giffmg, As- nance Committee member, n„o G rto C AI sistant Stewaid - Chestei Todd, Nonnan Wood, Juvenile Ma- Estabhshfed Xocember 4Jj Chaplain Paul u ibel, ti on, Mrs Chailes Tindall, Sr, 1955 eieri SatuJ- r ‘ eaSUie '; Waltci Wood ’ Sec Hospitalization Secietary, Miss i \ t » ~ J b , y ieUn\, Mis Chailes McSpar- Mane Muinhv Trustees E ■day bv Lancaster-Fai aims, Lit- , r. u iviuipiii, nusiees, c, • p a lan Gatekeepei Robeit Black, Maui ice Giegg and Philip Gif - Ceies, Lois Tindall, Pomona, ling. i I I L » »' • • that all the farmers who will need to borrow money this year to continue to operate should get out of farming. There are many good farmers who have been seriously hurt by the accumulat ed burden of three years of drought. Given half a chance, many of these farmers will pull out of this crisis. We do think that the farmer who has gone year after year without making any money should give some serious thought to another way to support his family. The Pennsylvania Crop Report ing Service showed recently that there are 12,000 fewer farms in the Common wealth this year than there were in 1960. So there must be some good al ternatives that the man who just can’t make it in farming should consider. What Do YOU Think? ★ ★ ★ A Meat Substitute? We saw an ad the other day in a leading national magazine that made us think of Jimmy Durante’s old line— “ Everybody wants to get inta de act!” The ad was for a meatless-meat to re place meat' Now a little competition is a healthy thing, but this is getting ridi culous. The meat industry is already suffering from foreign imports, low prices, diet fads, cholestrol scares, and now it’s competition from meatless meat. The ad said, “it looks like meat, it tastes like meat ” It comes in the form of simulated beef, ham, sausage, chicken and turkey. This edible protein product is made from spun soybean fibers. The soy fiber is produced under a process similar to that used in making synthetic fibers for textile use. After processing, it can be cut, rolled, chopped or twisted. It is then colored and flavored, or mix ed with other food ingredients. Now doesn’t that sound delicious? This meatless wonder is being pro moted presently for consumption by those on fat-free diets or with cholestrol problems, for institutional markets, and for those who, for religious reasons, do not eat meat. With the possible ex ception of the institutional uses we have no real argument with this ap proach, but when the promoters go on to list among the advantages of this ersatz meat such things as texture, flavor and aroma, we feel they just have to be kid ding—and that’s a more charitable ex pression than we’d like to use. At least the manufacturers of these _ _ new products are having some of the IS TllC TIIIIG same problems that the quality meat in- * * dustry has had for years—consumer re sistance to price, in particular. These items sell for over $1 per pound at the moment. However, the promoters are looking beyond these pioneer days for meatless meat, and they feel that once they are able to reduce their production costs through increased efficiencies they will be able to expand their market con siderably. If we hadn’t already seen the in roads made by oleomargarine into the butter market, and by vegetable oils into the lard market, we might shrug off this new threat to our meat markets. We can’t visualize anyone preferring soybean fibers to steak, but then neither can we visualize anyone perferring oleo to butter. What Do YOU Think \ SPEAKS y .. \ r—" ' ' j International Umlomi [ x \ v I Sunday School Lonono { R L Give Us A King Lesson for September 20,1964 llickfround Scripture: I Samuel 8 thioueh 11 Devotional Readme: P»nlm 72:1-7, 18-U. THERE USED to be a comic character named Popeye. He once got to be king of some imag inary countiy, and wore the big gest crown the cartoonist could invent for hum. Then one day theie was a revolution. The streets were filled with people yell ing, “Down with King Popeye:” Old Popeye had a fast cure for the i evolution. (This was back in the days when revolu tions could sound funny) He came Dr. Foieman out on the bal cony, took off his crown and threw it to the mob. Then an attendant handed him a derby hat, which he put on. So everybody began to shout, “Long live President Pop eye!” This little tale illustrates a point: leadership there must al ways be. What name the leader has is not important, it’s how and where he leads that is the ques tion. Power in the people Now the little "nation” of Israel wanted a king. (We put “nation” in quotes because in the time of Saul it was hardly more than a confederation of tubes.) They had had great leadership from Sam uel, but as he grew old the people began to worry about what would happen next. So they demanded: Give us a King! If you read the| story it may raise in your mind : an old and yet quite modern question: Where is the root of power in a nation? The United States has the same answer the ancient Hebrews had: The people choose their leaders, the people’s power is del egated to those leaders. What the people give the people can take. Mussolini, “H Duce," Leader of Scattered frost in some sections this past week reminds me that sudan grass and sorghum crops (or the sorghum hybrids) could be poisonous to livestock after a kill ing fiost; that is, if consumed in a fresh state These crops should not be grazed or green shopped after a killing frost. If need ed, they may be made into hay or silage providing they are permitted to cure or ferment at least two weeks in storage be foie feeding TO KEEP GOOD FARM RECORDS It’s a bit late in the year to begin keep- MAX SMITH ing farm records; but we merely mention the value of accuiate records at this time in order to stress the importance of them. These records uie not only needed at income tax time but should be used for farm planning and for the basis of making decisions Recmds are the best guide to success or failure of certain farm entei puses TO FEED NEW CORN CAUTIOUSLY We’ve noticed some early com crops already being picked; this coin is still high in moisture and should be handled carefully, it will sure ly mold if cubbed in any quan tity unless exposed to mechan ical drying. df it is to be ground foi livestock feeding, then it should be done daily in order to pi event heating and molding Heated or moldy corn may cause bloating or bleeding problems in the herd or flock TO DISCOURAGE RODENTS The fall season is approach ing and 'weather conditions Italy, once operated Italy at If ft] belonged to him. But there catne» lime when the people no longer l supported him; and they hanged him In a public place. Power rises and resides with the people. They can misuse it, they may neglect it and let someone steal it; but the Hebrew nation, and our own, be. lieved and believes that govern, ment can be only by consent oi £££. Give us a King! the populace shouted; and when they got one, named Saul, and had vowed loy. alty to him, they all went home, Now we have a King our troubles are over, they thought, and half, drunk with delight they tramped away through the dust. But there was one sober man there present, the prophet Samuel. He had m God’s name selected and anointed this new king. But he could see the dangers m having a king at all. Saul’s power to be king was conferred on him by choice of the people and of Samuel too. But as someone would say more than a thousand years afterwards, power corrupts; and it would corrupt Saul. This new king would forget that his power had been given to him, not born with him; Samuel realized this and drew a bitter word-picture of what a king would be. In descubing the king, any future monarch, the verb Samuel uses is mostly “he will take ~ Rights and duties ! T M Is this inevitable? Does all power always corrupt? Not al> ways; but the danger is that pos sessors of power are in constant danger of being corrupted by it. Samuel must have thought the future was not loaded against the nation, for he wrote a document (a "white paper” as we might call it today) giving the “rights and the duties of the kingship.” This, in germ at least, was a Constitu tion. A truly democratic system was there in essence. One of the original thirteen colonies, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, wrote into its constitution the phrase "that this may be a gov ernment of laws, not of men .. In dictatorships of all kinds the law is what the dictator says it is —“I AM the State!” Monarchs have lived above the law; yetj when they have done so, they have forgotten the first law of allj the law of God. What became of] Samuel’s book? Destroyed pew haps by some greedy king. Butj the laws of God are not so easy to destroy. (Based on outlines copyrighted by tli« Bimipn of Christian Education. National Council, of the Churches of Chnst-m the XJ. S. A. Keleased by Community Press Service.) 1 BY MAX SMITH TO MANAGE FROSTED CROPS will duve field rodents to tit* buildings Rats and mice do millions of dollars woith ot damage each year m tins country One of the best means of preventing hea\} 1I1 ‘ festation is to eliminate then' bieedmg and harboring P lates ‘ Floors and feed allejs or building should be concreted, stone walls pointed with to '*‘ Crete, junk piles eliminated and good sanitary conditio 11 * maintained Don’t give the 111 a place to hide and hi el and the pioblem is P alt conti oiled A variety of P ols °_ baits may be used to ehnn 11 ate a few rodents, but al very in-effective on a heov infestation.
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