4 —CancHStor Farming,'Saturday, December 26. 19114 From Where We Stand • Government Concept- of "Agriculture" Changing For a variety of reasons the federal government's concept of agriculture seems to be gradually btoadenmg to include rural folk and the food industry along with farmers m the “now" agri culture. It has been rumored that this broader operating base will include a name change for the USD A. Perhaps something on the order of Department of Food and Rural Affairs. There have been many inklings of such a change of thinking on a mass scale in recent weeks. Not the least of these has been Pres. Johnson’s announc ed plans for including rural America in the development of his Great Society. Interest in farm commodity programs appears to be sliding into the back ground, and the theme of “equal op portunity’’ for rural people is now the official battlecry. 1 The USD a thinking seems to be gradually shifting toward the Ameri can Farm Bureau Federation line as evidenced by the reduction in feed gram and other support programs. Johnson is very much Economy minded In that light it doesn’t make sense to have a vast organization like USD A serving a declining number of farmers (there are now only about seven million actual farmers, but there are nearly twice that many people engaged in related agricultural fields) The other part of the problem is that there are few urban agencies with the know-how or the facilities for dealing with a grow ing “rural” population whereas USD A. has access to rural people through such existing agencies as SCS, Extension Ser vice ASCS, Farmers Home Administra tion, etc The coming year should bring many changes Some of these will have a strong bearing on the future of agricul ture as we have known it, and they should be watched carefully by ail farmers. & What Do YOU Think? Last Call For Tax Savings It is already quite late for this year, but a farm management specialist advises that tax planning is one of the biggest income-producing jobs a farm er can do during the jiext few days. • Recreation (Continued fiom Page 1) is the Soil Conseivation Seiv ice (SCS) They lepoited that in 1964 ncailv 13,000 individ uals made plans to install one oi moie lecieational entei pnses this lepiesented a 43 pei cent inciease ovei the pieceding yeai Moie than 1- 600 of these plan to commit then opeiations pnmanly to recieation Anothei tedeial agency in timately involved in develop ing the recieational business is the Farmeis Home Admm ishation The ciedit agency Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P.. 0. Box 265 - Lititz, Pa. Offices: 22 E. Mam St. Lititz, Pa. Phone - Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 628-2191 Don Timmons, Editor Robert G. Campbell, Adver tising Director Established November 4, 1955. Published every Satur day by Lancaster-Farmmg, Lu ll. Pa Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa and at additional mailing offices. made ovei S 7 million in loans to individual faimeis and gi oups of iui al i esidents to finance faun and community teoeat'on tn.eipiises in the tohil loans advanced vvsie 16° 'rJ l v > dual family faimeis v’m eccived 91,252,- 000 to cany out constinotion, buy equipment and pay other expenses of developing facil ities foi income pioduong pub lic recieation on their faims FHA loaned another SfiVa million to 63 nonprofit asso ciations foimed by farmeis and luial i esidents to finance large scale community recrea tion proiects The agency doesn’t actually loan the mon ey dnectly, rather they guar antee the loan and it is gen erally made through private lending agencies 'Such farmer loans beai mteiest 'at 5 per cent Loans to nonprofit as sociations vary from 44£ to 5 per cent What soit of recreational provisions ate these farmers and ruial gioups making’ The activities lange from taking in boaideis foi farm vacations to gigantic community pi Gl eets such as the one financed by FH4 iO' i iu; al gieup m Missoni i th 1 r '!) loam was the I’igo't of it l type de signed to sh'ft land into de velopment of a lecieational aiea li ias a 5 million • • Thete tuo seven al v a tax dulluis can be .saved. i> *i > he done before the lo i . * 'Die more evenly a fanuM lita, taxable income from >< Iho less tax he will pay. If a farmer had a lower Ilian nor mal income this year, lie mav delay rash purchases until 1965 and I bus re duce his next year’s tax obligation. H his income was unusually high this year, it may be desirable to buy some of next year’s needs now, and shift receipt of some additional income to next year. There may be advantages under income-averaging provisions of the 1964 tax law that could save you taxable in come. There are also savings this'year for farmers and businessmen who buy machinery and other tangible personal property for use in their businesses. Good records and tax planning can pay handsome dividends when you rea lize that for every $lOO a farmer can reduce his taxable income, he makes a net saving of about $2O. The Income Tax and Social Securi ty training class to be held near York on Tuesday should help to clarify what can be a very confusing gai ip when you don’t know the rules. siory on Page 1 of this issue for de’-nld Bob Hope says “You know what Pres Johnson’s Great Sonr<y is that’s the New Deal, with spurs ” Feed From The Sky Lancaster iaimei think then feed costs . in Montana this week k'c! in t v was sky high' Blizzard county area about tnc of West Virginia sep from their starving catt'e and sheep, re sulting in an estimated ihree million dollar loss. Air Force planes “bombed” the area with tons and tons of h&’ r , bit deep, drifting snow kept many an’mats away from the meal that might have enabled them to hang on to that thin thread of life. Farmers here in Lane, stpr County may not be happy with t u o livestock market, but they can be ''in l?c ul this Christmas season that they don’t have to feed their animals by airplane' project mvolvn ■ 4OQO acies which include cl a 1 500-acre lake and facilities loi a iai lety of outdoo) spoils But that tieme evm > n vhat we hud if f ’ • \"!on we mentioned . . m ,u ’nn <y foi faimeis (•• i , 'h”ph their incomes (It o dm eloping iecieation ( il enieipnses Most puval oi klooi icciea tion opei i'mg sing ly have only 'mined powers for drawing cnslomeis long distances Theieloie, many private opei.ilois cluster around pubhc atti actions which, m effect, collect cus tomers for them So while a fanner considering a recrea tional enteipnse should study his competition in the area carefully, he may find that large public atti actions are not competition, but provide a base foi setting up his own enterpi ise (Continued Week) Tire Pennsylvania crude oil iruK "ti v '< ' • "vs been riop ! >f " of its p.L' 1 cp > Oil -I- ,ll JV' ' i uhieh i "•<n y i ' ear, - >. c i i j U ci. L Now Is The Time . .. r i mi ex i Penn- 1 .pids I ‘ I 1 aiion- i r t than 3'" rue / ©BIBBS / SPEA AS — l— [-■- ... ( -- | lnt»iM«iMni( Umlaim I Wise Men's Gift Lesson for December 27,19G4 llackirround Scripture: Matthew 2, Devotional Readlnr: Isaiah CO I*G. Like golden gleams of light in a dark house of mys tery, the wise men of Matthew’s story come and go. They came from the east, they brought their gifts, they- went home another way. How many there were, what were their names and where their homes, no nne knows. What was the star that led them? Did they know who the “.King of the Jews” really was? Did they forget all the ad- Dr. Foreman venture, as the years grew cold? The church has never known exactly what to make of this story. Some count it a legend that has found its way into the original story. Some supply details not in the Bible. They did not know who he was The wise men called the Child they were seeking “King of the Jews” Followers of this Child would find higher names for him in time They would call him Savior, Son of God, even God onlv begotten It is veiy doubt furwhether these visitors could have passed a good examination in “Chnstology.” But they bi ought their gifts all the same. If they had known who he was, they might have come or sent messengers, fiom time to time during the years. They might have waited till the Child was grown, and sent some one to learn what wisdom would come from his mind. When the story of his life had been written, they might have asked for a copy. No, all they saw was a Child born to be a king. That he would be king of the world and not of the Jews only, that his throne would be not in Jerusalem’s doomed walls but in the hearts of men, they did not know and could not know. They did not wait till they knew all about him before they made their gifts. They knelt to To Support Farm and Home Center Campaign . Lancaster County needs a home for agri >• £ " cultuial and home making activities This is \ a big undertaking and one that needs the , support of eveiy faimei and every Lancaster ‘<V * . •> Countian, it will be a big boost to the educa te tional facilities and to the potential value of V' jjfe fai mmg and homemaking activities for gen erations to come We uige full support of To Give Batteries Special Care Starting engines and motors in cold gSa iwMXoH weathei is hard on batteries, this is the time s?*** 8 " w 11111 when old batteries show their weakness and MAX SMITH may need attention It is very important to keep the battery full of water and full charged the maximum amount of time. Add water at the beginning of a period of use rather than when parking the machine for the night or for any length of time New points and plugs, or cleaning and adjusting points and plugs, is one way to get quicker starting and save the drain on the battery To Store Chemicals Carefully We repeat the warning that extreme care should be exer cised in storing left-over spray materials By all means keep them out of reach of children and livestock, and away from feed and seed sup plies Most herbicides (weed sprays) will -kill the germina tion of seeds if kept in the same room for any length of time Also, the milk house or the barn are poor places' to store extra chemicals, warm milk will pick -up ‘the -odors quickly Keep all matenals veil identified and in the ong nidl contamei if possible To Be Careful With I)' n rs (ho highest they knaw. 1 •liny prih him tribute they paid! no diner. So it may bo with us I to l.iy. Do you know Who Jcsu«| is? The wisest man can never: quite put into words the full meaning of Christ. But do you| know his Mipctior? Some super- Cluist? There is none on the, mad, none promised to mankind.' It will be time to speak of ft grcatci it God sends one. Mean* wlnlo what Christ requires is loy alty, not explanation. Following brings understanding. They brought what they had 1 The gifts are interesting. Gold we can understand; that would befit a king. But myrrh and frankincense? These were spicks such as one could buy in any bazaar. For some reason it hgs always been supposed that these wise men were rich, even kings. Alas, wise men are not always rich in this world's goods. It is just as likely-that they had.apent all they had simply on the jour ney, and could spars only Up little they had left for giftf. There was nothing to go with thji gold; no pearls, no. silver, no jewels. These were humble gift* myrrh and_frankineense; but af that was all they-had, they .gave it and gladly. So it may be with us.Wp read stories of great and gifted men, and we think how much we could do for the kingdom of Goji if we were only men like Saint Paul, Saint Augustine, Mar tin Luther or William Carey. We doubt whether we could really endure to the end as martyrs if we fell into the hands of com munist secret police. So because we cannot offer Christ great heroism, or outstanding genius, ’or immense wealth, we offer i nothing at all. They did not ask to be repaid The gifts of the wise men were gifts, not loans. Not bribes. These men sent no statement of ac counts payable. They did not think the Child, even a royal child, owed them some generos ity in return. They were never repaid, never reimbursed for the expense of the long journey. A gift from them was a true gift, it was not something on account. Once more a thought for these : days when it is still Christmasj how many of our gifts we made,, how many of the generouA thoughts we had, how much of, what we may have done for) Christ in bis church, was really given? I (Based on outlines copyrighted by lb>| bivision of Christian Education, National, Council of the Churches of Christ in th* V S. A. Released by ConaumUy Sen ice.) i _ M BY MAX SMITH Moldy Grain Good livestock feeding does not include the feeding of moldy feed to any kind of animal; however, if some moldy ear corn is to be util ized, it should be fed sparing ly ta fattening animals rather than to breeding animals'. Fat tening hogs may be allowed to eat* some moldy grain but should Wave access to good grain at the same time Do feed moldy gram to bred gilts or sows because they may abort their litters. Use 6x tieme care in utilizing moldy grains to any kind of live stock
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