Grangers and Their Thinking ’ ) While hardly qualifying as an “agricul tural expert’’ in any sense, we often won dei when adoption of resolutions by farm organization conventions is completed. A prime example of this is the recent State Grange convention and some of the lesolutions coming from the organization Mam of these planks in their official political platfoim are solid and more than leafconable Some we question For example The Grange requested a change m Pennsylvania Unemployment legislation to base payment limitations upon the net income of farmers applying for unemployment benefits In the case of part-time farmers, who depend on limited farm operations AND a full-time job to support their families, this seems neces saiy and reasonable But if this is designed to permit mar ginal or low-income fanners to apply for and icceive unemployment checks, it would appear rather unreasonable Certainly a farmer who has worked only on his farm and not on a wage or salary job, should ex pect to stand on his own merit as a busi ness-man If he needs help there are gov ernmental agencies designed to provide assistance to farm businesses The use of unemployment checks to augment income from basically unsound farming units hardly seems reasonable We can only hope the Grange was asking for consideration of part-time farmers, re garding their basic status as laborers and not businessmen During the same conventions, the Grange resolved against a minimum wage and hour act for farm laborers, pleading long and irregular hours required in farm work would, with such legislation work hardship on farmers No doubt such legislation would de plete some farmers’ net income ’ But who needs protective legislation more than the • » <> t u u i: / '! * «» i * 5 : v | \ i Davidson The o(licial laim storj no,«' be.pg clisti ibulccl iiom Washing 'on could comince mam cilj poo pie and Congress that all lai inert, aic lolling m unprecedented ojospcnt> and wealth 'lnat would be a senous mis t ike There is dangei that some of the more lecenl fa\ enable farm n 'Ws will be so o\ci emphasi/cd as to obscuic the still senous chf- I'culties which fat nuns lace Tin* lann new-, gunt-ialh ’s u.(u>pulabl} good Good wealhu ai.d carclul planning have en ablcd fannuls to pioduce humpc cops this \uai Inc total is a nev iccoul high 10 pui tent abo\e t in ,prcv ions \ uai Tju auiage ol prices iccenu'l 1" lai intis has been using last i i than lann costs loi almost two .. ars Heel tattle- and hog pnu-s ha\u bt-tii tspeciallv favoiablt to pi odueei s i <ll m liuonie High Finn income ncr capita is at ii .ill lime recotd high Secretan ill \gi icnltui i> E/ia Henson has ! imili d out in a numbei of ic-cent speeches U still hosvevei )-> <m!v about hall the nonfaim aveiagc \<.| farm income aftoi pas mi nl of pioduction eo s ls has lucn limning neat Is one filth h ghei this scai than a scar ago 'll Itcn'on points out \gnuil 'ine' he emphasizes is increas ieeh piospiious expanding and U ishin»(nn ma\ he -mltv nf l,on llc *td continued during Sep u <isnni„ion maj be Jill) ol . TO KEEP HEIFERS GROWTHY Rcseaich work ha* being mci diiMous to paint 100 temper With the rate of 16Oj , , . , . , Othi'i s less oplimislu point b,-gilt fann picture Fairness eggs pc, bird this 1S the fifth show " ll ? at U d “ cs not to « el B rowln B hclfers to ° fat Cows t \ that bunipf i ciop> aie not an jfqmrcs that emphasis be placed ronsocnhw* month m which re . higher production and belter udders will result if 100 much nmixed blessing thal the result on’(omnlete accuracy lathe: than „ . 1° lssuc is not present aiound the glands of the udder Daily , an me lease in om alreach ei. making the iccoid look 0 dV was lecorcl )£;l1 lor 11,0 outdooi exercise, plenty of good roughages, and limited feed are m dcii'omi suiplus The ic , ctd month i ecommended for yearling heifeis. THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson FARM PROSPERITY c\cij indication that farm sin pluses will continue to be a seii ou, national pi oblem While pei capita fann income i s up, total farm income is 25 pel cent below 1952 $l2 billion computed with $l6 billion The onietcnce is explained bj the lact that thcie aie fewer larmeis I'urc basing Power Down \lthough income measuied m c'clldis is up because ol inflation fanners can buv less with 1958 income than the\ could with much smallei income in 1940 It m what \ou can buv with the dol lais jou have not the number ol chiljai s that counts r.umers now own an estimated SiBB billion worth of real estate < lie 1 othei piopcrly, against whu h (he% ha\e moitgages totaling $ll b.Jlion That, too is laigelj a ic suit ol inflation lathei than in ci eased wealth Farm ouneiship is at a iccord h'gh and that is good Two out >i tvciv thiee larmeis aie coni phlelv hoc of mortgage debt 'i he standaid oi living on farms, \ i Benson emphasizes, is the ]■ gh< st in histoi j 'aim people own moic appli aiues latlios, televisions, autoino 1 lies and othci conveniences than cvei beloie r !he average how c\(i still is well below that ol ciiv people person who must work long and irregular hours to retain his fob And in many cases, with the benefit of little labor-saving mach inery We question The Grange also opposed, via resolu- tion, any increase in rate of social security payments The logic, reason or intent mo tivating this resolution completely escapes Certainly if the funds are available lor carefully planned increases in Social Secuuty payments, farmers stand to bene fit But aside from this purely selfish mo tive for their own well-being, there is another and far more important humani tarian reason for any increase possible Very few persons receiving social se curity benefits are buying new topcoats every fall, smoking quantities of 25 cent cigars, dining on steak and mushrooms everv evening or sharing m other luxuries Unless the Grange can honestly say every deserving benefit recepient is able to afford proper food, clothing, medical care, shelter and a few of life’s pleasures their stand on this matter would appear narrow, short sighted and lacking in basic decency Unless the Grange membership is young enough to have hopes of the Social Security treasury building huge reserves by the time they reach retirement age and sending them all on luxury cruises, we can’t find a sound motive for this resolu tion You needn’t buy many light bulbs, tractor paits, or brooms to know inflation is a very potent reality How real it must be for the aged and infirm who must exist on a fixed income in an economy of spiral ing costs These people, most of whom worked manv years before retirement, or disabling injuiy, contributed the funds for their social security benefits Are we to question their right to these funds 0 We question Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly Alfred C Alspach, Publisher, Dun McGrow, Editor, Robert G Campbell, Advertising Director, Robert J. Wiggins, Circulation Director Established November 4, 1955 Published every Friday by OCXORARO NEWSPAPERS, Quarryville, Pa - Phone STerlmg 6-2152 or Lancaster, Entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office, Quarryville, Pa, u~der Act of March 3, 1879 Subscription Rates J 2 per year, three years $3, Single copy Price 5 cents. Egg Production Continue:* Climb Fewer than normal number of laving hens v'eic added to Hocks on Penna farms dining Septem- Lt i the Slate Department of Agn (iilture has announced A Pcnna Crop Repoiling Sci’- iu tabulation shows that mini bars increased during the month, aui aging 17 6 million leplace menls compared with 16 9 mil lion in August, and was slightly < m.\ e the 1957 total Kgg production fur the lust nine months of 1958 is about the smie as the first nine months of last >eai 'the long time tipwjid produc t, ~, Express 4-3047 4—Lancaster Garbling! ko&mW V; 1958 - 1 Bible Material: Matthew 5 through 7, Devotional Heading: Matthew 5 38-48. Salt and Light Besson for November 9, 1958 WHAT aie the maiks of a Chustian? It is tiue, only God secs the heait “The Loid knoweth them that aie his,” as the Old Testament says But we aie not God Have we any way of telling' whether a person is a Chustian or not? A faimer or a profes'sor of agriculture may be able to tell wheat from rye while it is stand- ing in the field; some city shekels can’t do that But even a pet son who never set foot off the side walks of New York, who wouldn’t know either a wheat field or a rye field fzom a clovex patch, knows wheat bread fiom lye bread. Jesus put it in a nutshell “By their fiuits ye shall know them,” he said A Christian has distin guishing featmes, he has fiuits, he has “maiks” by which he may be known Saif of the Earth Talking- not about, but to his followeis, Jesus said to them, “You aie the salt of the eaith ” This is one of the maiks of a Chnstian, it was a maik of Je;»js The Mastei’s way of putting things is always duect, simple, poetic We can say poetic because Jesus has a piefei ence for figures of speech which can convey truth with moie foice than If he spelled e\eiything out in long and difficult sentences “You are the salt of the eaith” — thei e it is m woi dt. of one syllable. Salt is an essential, not a luxury. In Jesus’ time and even today it is used as a preservative It keeps things fiom going bad. Theie is no substitute for it So the Christian, wherever he is, in whatever situa tion, ought to be the kind of per son who keeps things from going bad Every human situation caines in It the geims of evil, and without the saving salt of true Christians, the situation will mold and fei ment and glow woise. When a human ★★★ ★ ★ Now Is The Time . . . By MAX SMITH County Agricultural Agent m Max Smith to kill honey-suokle vines One of the rec ommended chemicals is to use one part of 2,4 5 T brush killer and 20 parts ol No 2 fuel oil This mixture can be sprayed on the \ines during late November, December and January with good re sults Do not splay on tiees. shrubs or any other plant that is not to be killed TO PRODUCE QUALITY MILK The fall and early winter months should be a period of peak production of top quality milk, prices aie usually higher at this time of the year Maximum pro duction should return gi cater dividends during the late spring anl eailv summer Regulai washing of dairy utensils is essential, the equipment should be sanitized just before using it, rather than immediately aftoi it has been washed problem is to be solved, one marjJ of the Christian is that he is nol part of the problem, he is pait of the answer. Light of the World Jesus did not mind mixing meta phois He loved parables, and a metaphor is just a one-phrase or one-word paiable He would make one point with one paiable or fig me of speech, and then make hi« next point with another So h* gives us another one-syllable word pictuie of what Chustians should be like “You aie the light of the woild," he said That tells us a gieat deal. This world is a daik place Jesus knew that He was no Pollyanna, thinking the answer to everything is just to keep smiling Teais often fit bettei than smiles, in this woild. But still the woild can be brighter than it is Chustians sometimes forget this We sit aiound and grumble because the woild is so daik Who turned off the lights? WJ», says Jesus YOU are the light of the woild It’s not your business to complain of the daik, it is your business to shine Theie aie two opposite faults m lighting as evei v one who has been, to chinch knows One is to put the lights so they shine in everybody’s eye A glaring light doesn’t help the eyes, it hurts them On the other hand, lights can be so few or so weak that they only “make the darkness visible ” A very dun light may be more exaspeiating than no light at all Needed Now Salt and light were alieady pietty old-fashioned when Jesus was bom But now, almost 2,000 yeais aftei Chust, salt and light, oldei than ever, aie just as neces saiy as they always weie Soma things Jesus said about Chnstians aie haid to undeistand But this is easy even foi clulchen to undei - stand Chnstians salt-and-light Chnstians aie never out of date Science does not get nd of oui need for them Suppose the di earns of the Buck Rogeis eiowd come tiue, as indeed some of them may m this age of space—suppose that we can extend the boideis of the human lace on out to Mais and who knows wheie next ’ Salt and light will be needed out yonder And people will be needed there to be the salt and light of the pioneeis Don’t envy communities with salt-and-li<.ht people in them Make your own community enviable — bo one' (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Illusion of Christian education. ISalional Council of the Churches of Chi ist in the I 1 S A Released hr Community I*less Service.) TO KEEP GOOD FARM RECORDS Tax return time is rapidly approaching and is lust anothei reason to keep records on your farm business However, the mam benefit is to know the enterprises making the greatest net returns and to uncover the “leaks” in \our farm operations Farm account books are availabe at a minimum cost at any Extension OJhce TO SPRAY WILD HONEY-SUCKLE Early winter is the best time to use chemicals t ‘ i * ) f
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