4—Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 5, 1957
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What’s Ahead for Hogs?
A most challenging question of the moment for live
stock farmers concerns the, hog production trend. It is on
the upgrade, no doubt about that. But the question is
whether profitable returns of the past year will tempt
farmers to over produce and bring on another price slump
like that of two years ago.
The stage is set for a repeat, provided enough farm
ers forget what happened to them in 1955 This has been
a year of good hog profit. Not since Jan. 1 has the corn
hog ratio been lower than 12.7 to 1 (12.7 bushels of corn
required to equal 100 pounds of live hog m price), and it
has ranged as high as 15.3 to 1 in June when hogs moved
to a top of around $2l a hundredweight. During most of
the year it has held at better than 13 to 1, which makes
for profitable hog raising. In a study of corn-hog ratio
figuies for the period from March to July over the past
33 years, the presumed return on hogs has been better
than now'in only seven years
What effect this relatively favorable situation dur
ing the customary breeding season for fall pigs will have
on next spring’s hog supply can only be guessed. Remem
bering 1954 when the ratio climbed to 16 to 1 during this
period, anyone inclined to worry about possible overpro
duction has basis for concern
However, there may be more room for optimism in
the hog picture than this would indicate The June pig
crop report estimated the total of sows to farrow next fall
at 5,308,000 head That would be an increase of only two
per cent over 1956 fall farrowings, and indicates a crop
of around 37 million fall pigs.
If this pans out, the hog business could remain on
firm footing well into 1958 For farm economists agree that
the hog industry could absorb a moderate production in
crease next winter and spring without too much difficulty.
Population is up about two per cent and consumer buying
power is up a little Beef is offering slightly less competi
tion and broiler production seems to be leveling off
These factors will help, but they will not stem the
tide of any big increase in hog output
Remember - You Run the Machine
The New Holland Machine Co. Tuesday had a big
field day and demonstration of modern methods of making
quality hay It was a good demonstration and they did
make some quality hay.
But for someone who lives and works in Lancaster
County, the demonstration was sort of a “re-hash” of what
we see every day. Here in the Garden Spot, farmers learn
ed fast that quality hay is the cheapest feed available.
And when you stop to think that alfalfa hay, prop
erly cured and handled, has about the same feed value
as alfalfa meal, you can see better just how valuable hay is.
The newsmen and farm editors that attended the
demonstration undoubtedly enjoyed themselves and learn
ed a lot. But their best story probably was that on the
farms surrounding the demonstration plot, the same thing
was going on and has been going on for quite a while.
Its not a matter of whose equipment you use, but
rather how you use the particular brand* of equipment
you prefer With good management and forethought,
the result will be the same. Quality hay and efficient, prof
itable cattle feeding
A student publication of Columbia University asserts
married women are more capable teachers than unmarried
ones Men will agree. Life.
And Pay and Pay and Pay
Chicago beauty expei't says women spend a lot of money
in beauty parlors to please the men. That’s all right. The
men pay the bills. Buffalo Times.
STAFF
Advertising Director
Circulation Director
—The Corn Belt Farm Dailies
Men Will
BY JACK REICHARD
50 YEARS AGO (1907)
With the advent of trolley
lines in Pennsylvania in the early
1900’s farm land values in general
took an upward turn. One real
estate agent in Chester County
reported more transfers of farms
had been made in that county
during 1905 and 1906 than in
previous 10-year period. He stated
that the demand for dairy and
stock farms was only moderate,
but the purchse of farm lands for
building homes had reached a re
cord high.
Publisher
.. .Editor
SEED FIRM CHANGED HANDS
Fifty years ago this week, nego
tiations were underway between
New York interests and George
W Park, owner of the La Park
Seed Farm neai Paradise in Lan
caster County
Over a five year period Park
had built up a large enterprise for
for handling seeds and printing.
The water power of Pequea Creek
had been utilized to drive ma
chinery in the printing plant, in
cluding several up-to-date print
ing presses and elecrotype equip
ment. On of the branches of’the
business was the pubication of
Park’s Floral Magazines, a success
ful mail order periodical, with a
circulation of 450,000.
The development included a
postoffice named La Park from
which tons of mail was sent out,
the fine Park residence, a dozen
or more dwelling houses for em
ployes, large seed warehouse and
green houses.
Elsewhere, in Lancaster County
that week, on the farm of Christ
ian Rohrer, Manor Township, a
barn was struck by lightning
during an afternoon thunder
storm and burned to the ground
Rohrer and two sons, aged 11 and
12, were in the bam when the bolt
struck The younger boy was
stunned by the lightening and his
brother picked him up and earned
him from the burning building
The season’s crop of hay and most
larm implements were destroy
ed
Near Bausman, on the Millers
ville turnpike, a large tobacco
shed on the farm of Frank Baus
man blew down, and part of the
barn roof ripped off during the
same storm, which was accom
panied by tornado-like winds
In Lancaster city the S K.
Eshleman Building on North
Queen Street was damaged by fire
It started in the H B. Herr Store
located m the building, when sun
rays passing through the show
window set off a large stock of
fireworks, gutting the store, with
a loss of $35,000. The Blanos Cafe
was damged to the extent of
$l,OOO L L Struss entailed a loss
of $2,500 in damaged cigars and
tobacco.
is this: What is woman’s place?
It is just as absurd a question as
the other one which also oddly
enough —is never asked: What is<
man’s place? The odd thing is that
we assume that man’s place is any
where, while woman’s place is
some way limited. We assume that
man can go where he pleases,
while women have to ask men’s
permission. This notion is a hang
over fiom ancient times when it
really was a man’s world far more
than now. Nevertheless even in
those distant days an able woman
could make her own place in the
world. Miriam, sister of the famed
Moses, is a case-in point. She was
a woman of a strong mind, a nat
uial leader. There is no “story” of
Miriam. There is a story of Joseph,
a story of Moses. But the picture
of Miriam, like the majority of
Bible characters, is drawn with
a very few strokes. All we have is
glimpses; yet from these we can
learn something of an interesting
TEENAGERS MARRY AT 14 woman.
HEN ADOPTED PUPS
J R Robinson, of Audenned,
near Hazelton, Pa., reported to
local newspapers he had a hen
that adopted a litter of six pups
which were deserted by their
mother soon after birth.
MALES IN MAJORITY
Back in 1907 the male sex in
the United States exceeded the
females by some 1,638,321, ac
cording to a census bulletin. In
some states the women were in
majority over the men, notably
in Rhode Island, Massachusetts
and the District of Columbia.
Men were an excess in marl areas
with cities having more females
than males The report stated
that females also exceeded the
number of males within the 16 to
26 age limits in the country as a
v. hole.
In the presence of relatives,
neighbors and school friends,
Willie Richards and Ella Brock,
both 14 years of age, were mar
ried by Squire J. W. Brown, at
Thorn Grove, Tenn.,The marriage
united the youngest couple ever
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wed in that State with their
parents consent, and the wedding
attendants were the youngest on
leoord, according to Knoxville
newspapers.
BURGLAR GOT OFF EASY
When Christian 'Nolle and his
wife, residing near Slver Springs
in Lancaster’s West Hempfield
Township, were wakened that
night, they found a burglar ran
sacking a bureau drawer, who
upon being discovered in the act,
crawled under the bed The
Noltes, not accustomed to such
procedure, jumped out of the bed
and ran into another room, lock
ing the door behnd them
* The intruder, claiming he could
not find his shoes, asked for a
to locate his belongings. Nolle
finally accommodated the strang
er, and after finding that nothing
was stolen from the house, repri
manded the man for frightening
Mrs Nolle.
25 Years Ago
In New York's Bronx Zoo, the
snake manager had an idea. He
observed that snakes in cages
lived a simple life. Someone
brought live mice and 'other
things they ate at regular inter
vals So they lay around and made
no effort to amuse vistors. Also
they got no exercise
A small zoo island had been ar
ranged and 42 snkes let loose on it
Baclcsround Scriptures* Exodus 2 1-
10, 15 39-21, Numbers 12, 20 1, 26 59,
Devotional Reading:: Psalm 32 1-7
Woman in
Command
Lesson for July 7, 1957
Thirty-three centuries is a
long time. Records made 3300
years ago have been broken long
since It would be a rash person
to say that a modern Christian
woman should stay inside the lim
its set for women 1300 years before
Christ No peison of that far-away
time can be a piecise model for
Christians today
Nevertheless we
can learn some-
thing from the
ancients,
One question
which oddly
enough has
been bother-
ing the race for
probably longer
than 3300 years,
Dr. Foreman
Smart Girl
Miriam was older than her
brother Moses, not just a year or
two older, but old enough, by the
tune he was born, to manage that
business about getting his mother
for a nurse. Undoubtedly her
If they swam in the water they
could not escape because of a«km
around the outside of the water.
They were expected to crawl
around and entertain students of
snake life
The manager compared human
beings with snakes. He pointed
bread, meat and milk The em
ployer brought his payroll, public
schools brings knowledge and
takes care of the children, the
movies supplied excitemot
Some one runs his government.
“We need a ‘snake island’ for
humans to compel useful activity”
declared the snake manager, but
the irony of the statement was
that the 1932 depression was part
ly supplying such an island.
Gardens in The Garden Spot of
American, planted with seed dis
tibuted by the local Red Cmss
Chapter, were bearing vegetables
and many an unemployed man
felt a sense of satisfcation of be
ing able to supply food for his
family through the results of his
own labor.
A total of 2,500 pounds of seed
was distributed through the Red
Cross, in 1932, and than one-third
of the amount went into Lan
caster County. Members of the 22
county branches affiliated woi
the local Red Cross Chapter dis
tributed a total of 985 pounds of
seed among the needy in their re
spective communities.
Howard Rittenbaugh, of Potts
town, Pa., noted parachute jump
er, 25 years ago, jumped to his
death at Reading’s Whander Field
July 10 1932 Rittenbaugh’s para
chute failed to open and in t!_*e
presence of nearly 5,000 spect
ators his body whirled through
1,800 feet of space to the ground.
mother had coached her for the
interview with the princess (sea
Exodus 2); but all the same, tha
girl must have had sense. She was
smart enough to step up to her,
Royal Highness just at the right
moment. A little too soon and sha 1
would have been shooed off as a
little slave-girl coming where L.-a
had no right to be. A little too lata,
and the Princess would hava'
chucked the baby back into his
sea-going bassinette, or elsa
bundled him off to the palace with
one of her own maids. But just
at the right instant little Miriam
bobs up with the right question.
All the Women Went After Her
On the morning after the night
when the Israelites crossed the
Red Sea, we meet Miriam aga ■.
This time she leads the song of
triumph and praise, celebrating
the fall of Egypt’s might and the
liberation* of her people. Singing
and playing and dancing, she led
the women m the celebiation of
the Lord’s victory. Here aie two
hints about the place of women
as leaders We already had one
hint in the story of Moses in the
bulrushes - Smait women grow
from smart gnls; leadeis do p"t
come fiom among stupid peopu,.
In the story of Miriam and her
victory-song, we have first the hint
that a woman can be a most effec
tive leader of women “All the
women went after her,” we aie
told. It is not true that women fol
low men only; a strong sensible
woman has little trouble m secur
ing feminine support. The other
hint is that Miriam, in her primi
tive way if you like, was leader
of her people in two respects; si *
was interpreting for them the great
event of the Exodus (“just a lucky
wind,” no doubt some were say
ing) as an act of God, and she was
leading in creative art It is rather
suggested that the “Song of
Moses” was at first the Song of
Miriam In short, Miriam took the
lead where she could and as she
could.
Too Far
And yet this leader could sh W
up in a bad light, as the story in.
Numbers 12 shows. It appears she
had fallen into the blunder made
by some dictators since: she tried
to run the private affairs of other
people. In a way, she could have
argued that Moses’ marriage was 1
her affair, since she was in thei
family; and what woman does not
feel a natural interest in all mar* 1
rlages, especially those of her own
close kin? But the moral is si ft
and clear; When a leader becomes
a dictator, even God is no longer
patient. 1
(Baud on ontllnei oopyrlghtod by tho
DWlslon of Christian Education, Nat
tional Connell of tho Churches of Christ
in tho U. ». A. Roloasod hy Community
Broos lorrloo.)