American Farm Bureau Announces New Scheme for Supporting Commodity Prices FARM BUREAU this week came out port price would have been 90 per cent with what they call their “new ap- of $1.36 or $1.22 a bushel, nroach” to farm commodity price sup- The part of the new plan that will norts The heart of the plan is a9O per look best to producers is that no acreage cent price floor based on average market allotments, no commercial or non-commer prices for the preceding three years. cial producing areas and no marketing .. 7 m ,UOt BuS does include parti vMi/Varm Bureau Cooperative, a separ- Hoieve^wdh 2 lhfacreage ate organization) calls its new plan a way new program. However witn tne acreage to get away from arbitrary fomurlas, ad- reserve part of the Soil Bank dead after minLtrative discretion and political con- this y e ? r > doubtful that the program troversy in putting a floor under prices. wild fluctuations in farm prices are This is to be done by relating p ice not w ith a three year price average supports to what has being taken as a base, the AFBA says. The the market place where commodities a e f armer; by keeping an eye on prices, can bought for use. The plan has been pro- p re tty well estimate the support price well posed for cotton, ern-n and other feed before planting season and adjust his grains, and for study by farmers for possi- acreage accordingly, blp use for other price supported com- The AFBA cites the hog and egg mar mpdities. kets as two examples of non-supported Corn prices, for example, would be commodities that have adjusted their own supported at 90 per cent of the average prices by producer estimates of the price market price for the previous three years. structure. Supports for feed grains other than corn References to “administration discre (oats, barley, rye and grain sorghum) tion” in the new plan can be taken as a would be comparable to the corn support direct slap as Secretary Benson. The Sec price after adjustments for differences in retary has been extremely unpopular with feeding values and other factors. the AFBA since he used “administrative In the case of corn the price support discretion” and lowered the milk support for the 1957 crop would have been a lit- price this spring. tie lower under the market support plan There are some flaws that jump out than the rate actually in effect for those immediately. Milk is the first of these, who stayed within their allotments, but Milk pricing is now one of the most corn higher than the non-compliance rate. The plicated procedures in the Nation. To try non-compliance rate is the one to consider to set a9O per cent prica on a three-year because only 14 per cent of the 1957 crop average will call for more administration was eligible for the compliance support a nd committees and administrators than rate. ever before. Other problems are bound to i The 1954-56 average farm price of corn was $1.36 a bushel—so the 1957 sup by jack reichard 75 Years Ago Seventy-five years ago this week Mrs. William Crowe, seven ty, Pennsylvania famwife re siding m Chester County, met With an unusual accident. It seems that the Crowe family, like mijmy farm families in those days, was in the habit of using pump well a makesshift refrigerator in summertime, by lowering perish able foods placed in pots and buckets through a trap door on thfe pump bed, suspended on ropes and let down near the wat er level in the well. Mrs. Crowe was m the act of lowering a pot of fresh meat into the well that evening, when she lost her balance and plunged head first into the well, in which there were about three feet of water. A daughter in the kitchen heard the noise made by the pot sinking the walls in its descent and ran to the well, only to find her mother at the bottom which was 15 feet deep. The daughter, horror-stricken, immediately summoned neighbors who rescued the elderly woman from her perilous position. The victim sustained no serious in juries, but her body was consid erably bruised and scratched. Mrs. Crowe explained that she suffered a slight attack of vertigo while lowering the pot into well which caused her to fall. Thousands At Funeral Services Of Two Brother Physicians On July 10, 1883, thousand., turned out to pay their last re spects to Aaron C. and Washing ton C. Detweiler, brother physi cians of Reading, Pa., who were drowned in the Schuylkill River. The funeral services were held in the St James Lutheran Church Both doctors were members of the Methodist Church, but it was not large enough to accommodate the vast multitude of sympathiz ing friends The deceased were well known in the Beading area. In addition This Week* Lancaster Farming —=—.— ' to their many friends thousands were drawn to the funeral out of sheer curiosity. Prior to the church services, the crowd mount ed the stoops of the residences and patiently waited their turn for houis to view the bodies. Po- Lee were stationed at both homes to maintain order. 50 Years Ago Fifty years ago this week the Democratic National Committee in executive session at Lincoln Neb., adopted a resolution outlin ed as follows. “No contributions shall be ac cepted from corporations; no con tributions over $lO,OOO shall be accepted. All contributions over $lOO will be made public after October 15, 1908. Contributions under $lOO will not be published. “W. J. Bryan will be officially notified of his nomination for president at Lincoln, his home, on August 12, 1908”. New Starch Co. Chartered la Lancaster County Back in July, 1908, the charter of the Penn Starch Company had been received in the Recorder’s Office at Lancaster. The company planned to transact its business in Lititz which included the manu facturer of starch, glucose, oil, etc The subscribers and direc tors were: Israel G. Erb, Thomas W. Barnes, John S. Gault, Martin G Hess and Ralph E. Pratt. The capital stock was $120,000 divided into 12,000 shares at $lO par value. Stolen York Co. Team Recovered at Quarryville Fifty years ago this week, in southern Pennsylvania, the own er of a team stolen at a festival at Fawn Grove, York County, ac companied by a constable, recov ered the horse and buggy at the livery stable of Fritz & Evans, Quarryville It was learned that the stolen team crossed the Sus quehanna River at McCall Ferry, stopped at The Buck, then pro- crop up as other commodities are men tioned. Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly Alfred C. Alspach, Publisher; Robert E Best, Editor; Robert G. Campbell, Advertising Director; Robert J. Wiggins, Circulation Director. Established November 4, 1955 Published every Friday by OCIORARO NEWSPAPERS, Quarryville, Pa - Phone STerhng 6-2132 or Lancaster, Express 4-3047. Entered as Second-Class matter at the Post Office, Quarryville, Pa., u»der Act of March 3, 1879 Subscription Rates: $2 per year, three years 55, Single copy Price 5 cents. ceeded towards Quarryville, where the thief tried to sell it. The livermen questioned the rightful owner of the team and the thief made his escape. Abundance of Fish When Moses R. Snavely, of near Manheim, Lancaster County, drained his ice pond during July, 1908, area sportsmen secured fifteen bushels of fish including suckers, yellow perch, catfish and sunfish. Instead of taking all home the sportsmen placed a large number of the fish in the pond at Kauffman’s Park and Chiques Creek. Lancaster merchants announc ed store closing hours during the monthse of July and August, 1908, as follows: “On Monday night the stores will close at 9 p.m- On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 5 pm. On Friday at noon and on Saturday they will close at 10 pm” Twenty-five years ago many motorists from all over the coun try found the Esbenshade Turkey Farm, comprising some fifty acres, located on Route 41, about two miles east of Strasburg, not only a Lancaster County show place but also an unusual point of interest. Back in July, 1933, there were 2,000 growing turkeys of the Mam mouth Bronze and other varieties featured There were for sale Table Turkeys, Day Old Baby Turkeys, Breeding Stock and Tur key eggs for batching Under the personal manage ment and operation of Ellis H. Esbenshade, in 1933, the Farm was originally started by his fath er, Abram, in 1903, * * * 25 Years Ago 4—Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 11, 1958 Bible Material; Matthew 5 13-48; 33:23- 36; Luke 9 51-66. Devotional Beading: Luke 11:37-14. Jesus on Justice Lesson for July 13, 195 S IF any one is an authority on the subject of justice, it should be God Almighty himself. Christians believe that God’s mind is revealed to ua in Jesus Christ. So it is ex tremely important to find out what Jesus had to say on any topic. Now Jesus never once used the expression "social justice." He didn’t have to. For the ques tion of justice never comes up at all unless there are as fnany as two per sons involved in a situation. And >f there are as Dr - Foreman many as two, you have a social situation and any justice there is social justice. Furthermore, the land of justice that counts is so cial. Court-room justice isn’t worth much if it does not produce social justice. Nothing Conceit Out Justice Some people have supposed that living in the New Testament light, we have outgrown the need for justice—that Christians live by love, or grace, or faith, or mystic vision, or something else, any thing else but justice. Some people will tell you that the gospel can cels out justice, that justice is an Old Testament word and we Chris tians have outgrown it. This is not true. Nothing cancels justice. For one thing, most of Jesus’ teaching dealt with right relationships among men, and the short name for that is justice. For another thing Jesus did speak directly of this thing. He condemned thfi Pharisees severely because they had forgotten it. According to Luke’s account, Jesus said the Pharisees had neglected justice and the love of God In Matthew’s story, Jesus said the Pharisees had neglected justice and mercy and faith. Note in both cases: Justice and . . . He mentions jus tice first always. Now Is The Time . . - By MAX SMITH County Agricultural Agent TO FEED ADDITIONAL ROUGHAGE No doubt the eecent rains will bring back many of the pas tures that were turning brown, however, if the pas tures do not respond and give lush growth, it is sug gested that the dairy herd be fed either hay or silage to supplement the grass If the cows get thin in flesh and production drops during July and August, it is very difficult to regain this flesh and produc tion to a maximum amount during the fall and winter. TO CLIP PASTURES The second mowing of the summer is due on many grazing areas; the first clipping should have been done during late May or early June. This practice will encourage more uni- Max Smith form growth of the grasses and more uniform graz ing of the animals. In addition weeds will be prevented from going to seed and the general appearance of the pasture will be improved TO PREPARE FOR SUMMER SEEDING OF TREFOIL Along with other legumes birdsfoot trefoil may be seeded during the summer and make some forage production next year However, it is important that the trefoil be seeded the last week in July cr the first week in August; general soil requirements and other seeding practices are the same as for alfalfa. For best results only one grass such as timothy, bromegrass, or orchard grass, should be seeded with trefoil and no other legume. TO PLAN FOB EXTENDED PASTURE SEASON The seeding of temporary pasture crops for late this fall and early next spring will furnish economical feed nutrients. Both winter rye and Dual wheat may be seeded during August or September for additional pasture this fall. The ground should be prepared as for any'other small gram crop and three to four hundred pounds of a complete fertilized used to encourage rank growth Both domestic ryegrass and field bromegrass may be seeded late this summer for fall and early spring grazing. TO PURCHASE PUREBRED RAMS The use of a good, pure bred ram on any flock of sheep is a good practice; the improvement in the vigor and conformation of the lambs will make him a good in vestment. Many animals are offered for sale during the summer months and local growers are urged to select their rams before too late in the season. Jc Jostle* Impouifalt? About the only way to get around this (or to try to do so) is to fancy that somehow or other Jesus’ teachings do not apply to us. All one need say about that point of view is that when a “Christian” reaches the point whe'ro he will not take his orders from the Lord Jesus, ho had bet ter consider whether he rates the name of Christian after all. How ever, there arc a pair of further objections we should consider. One is that since only God knows what i» finally fair, we must leave all •natters of social justice to him. He alone is judge of the whole earth; and our own "Justice” can never be based mi full knowledge of all the fsjns, as God’s is. So let’s give uc the whole thing, shall we? NO! Such talk is unadul terated' nonsense. The gram of truth in that argument is that perffct justice—like perfect mercy Mqr «*ith or love of God—is not •tamable m this life by us mot toys, Nevertheless, mercy and fai*w fcgid love are the Christian’s bthM uess—and so w justice. We