4 Lancaster Farming. Saturday/ February 28, 1959, To Be A Farmer V sl "if***- A ■*&"'#'•' / mSI" ' r ' •$ ' r 1 .- , > > >* < v > N . <■> / + Widely overlooked in Pres ident Eisenhower’s farm mes sage to Congress last month was a sentence near the end in Which he revealed plans Blhle Material: Matthew 21 33-46, Mark for use of a cold war wea- \ _ , K , . „ . . . . . . Devotional Readme: Isaiah 53 l*s. pon possibly more decisive " * than all of the ICBMs That weapon is food for the hungry people of the world to combat the spread of communism and strength en the ability of nations - to remain free. a DOUBLE meaning can be ‘‘l am,” the said, "setting in some of ’ Je ® us ’ P ar ' steps in motion to explore abl « s - A tri P le anew with other surplus- elude the simple literal & - producing nations all pract- the stones For mstancetakothe th» parable which in old-fashionea tical means of utilizing the caUed the parable of the various agricultural surplus- u,/ovT es of each in the interest of Niched Huslk reinforcing peace and the well-being of friendly peop- . f t les throughout the world— £ Tena . in Short, using food for pea- FarmjM . fi- TJI ce ” * ‘ first and In digging for the facts meaning is - i back of that proposal wa the story. Like learn that the State Depart- .many that'Jei ment has begun -what -.one tiusoneifi, official describes as "explo- sounds as if ratory talks” with several might have actu Western nations. These, we ally happened, and as if it were Ido understand, include Canada, fantastic ever to happen. It is the Australia, New Zealand, and story of a farm owner who tried several South American na- to collect =from .pis tenants. But tions they beat -jrp all his agents, one 5? of Sing food to 35 Bili and his 4-H -steer nations remain £ Billy Hackman is the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. icee from comunist dominat- l ach otheri thL the’ vineyard will Willis Hackman, Elizabethtown >RD 3. He is one of six 10 n is not new, Since the end be ourg go kiUed ] lun . children in the family and has been active in 4-H since he -pf World War II we have fin , became eligible three years ago. anced out of the If. S.Treas- shadow of Calvary He had the champion baby of-Tomorrow contest.. ' Jesus ended his blunt, ugly tale beef at Mtl Joy Farm Show" An eighth-grader at E- with a question What, will the and First Place senior ca £ town Area School, Bill is in, *frm products to ir en ly na ownM , do nex t? His’hearers knew, nod reserve champmn short- "the middle years” of 4-H uo “ s - The least the tenants could expect - horn steer at the Pa. Jarm work, consistantly building ™ oaw as _ years iVould be to ]ose their places. B„t .Show He has taken several a record of top performance; ago Dins were introaucea m Tlore llkely the owner would de other prizes in capons, corn, and conduct. As a farm youth VIf nk ° q 3trpy them ‘ Their murd f T ould tobacco and record books. He in a 4-H fami.y, he is taking bank. Surplus produc ;omft back on their own heads. has a dairy project and is major strides toward a fu- ® cnrnluses in the ‘bank’ So much-for the story itself. But entered m the 1959 Chicken- ture m farming. and nations S n“ed Of exS ‘ ‘ •fnnH oonld “draw” on that thqre was a meaning under its sur food could draw on that It 1S on record that the lead account by putting in their citizen to whom Jesus told this - ■ - - - IU-US. tale of brutality and madness, ira- The publication “Food Marketing In New England” Eisenhower a - made plans to arrest -issued'by First National Stores, Somerv.iie, Mass, says: waT» •An infallible guide to the acquiring of a greater respect has , n mmd some varlat i o „ raral wiio-done-it- It war. a for the farmer is to try to become one of that plan White House !WO rd-thrust, a stem prophecy. It then quotes Michael Fitzmaunce, aTV narrator officials tell us it would be ind they dld not lt> nor him. who has 600 acres in Vermont, mostly in timber but with impractical to reveal details nie se me n, you might say. where ‘ a sizeable piece in potatoes which have done well in quan- until other nations have ag- 3a rable-experts, parabohsts (sic) tity and quality, as fellows. "Farmtog, to me is the most Stotef has av- ™ excitmg, tantalizing, exasperating and rewarding occupa gilable as an mitial dep osit tion possible I am relatively new at it, but am reading and a world food bank near studying everything I can lay my hands on And the more j y $9 billion wortn of farm I study and learn, the greater grows my admiration and surpluses, chiefly wheat, rice respe'et for a successful farmer.” cotton and feed grains Many art amateur who has sought to make land pay - It is estimated that Cana t fought not alone m GJA, owned by A W Wick- minds o B f j but m enheiser, Mt Joy, with 108 - their stomachs P fto 8 laS. 1 a S . . of m3l , k nQ aad 3,I YL It is to be hoped that we lbs of fat in 2,309 days on wIJI make fuU use q£ Qur fo . , . , , „ . _ od surp'uses and our food Lincoln Admiral Gail Car- producing potential to give not, owned by William A. £b e free world the type of Reid, Oxford, with 104,042 mora i anc j economic leader 'bs. of milk and 4,257 lbs. sbl p that offers far more than of .fat in 2,458 days on test, the communists can ever pro- Henandia Patsy Teake m ise. Lucifer, owned by Galen W. Herr, Elizabethtown, with Good loam soil may'con -102,120 lbs. of milk and 3,- tain as may as 10 earthworms 46S lbs of fat in 2,491 days per square -foot with a total on test weight of 500 lbs. per acre. tight Area Holsteins Hit il oo,ooo lb. Lifetime Mark The Holstein-Friesian Assn, of America has announced the following registered Holstein cows in this area have completed official production records to raise their lifetime production totals to more than 100,000 lbs of milk. They are; Wye Oak Hero Dora, own ed by Elvm Hess, Strasburg, with 131,357 lbs of milk and 4,510 lbs of fat in 3,006 days on official 'test. Colantha Lady Monogram, owned by Elmer B Stoltz fus, Elverson, with 121,233 lbs of milk and 5,461 lbs Lancaster Farming (Lancaster County’* Own Farm Weekly P O Box 1524 Lancaster, Penna. Offices: 53 Noith Duke St Lancaster, Penna. Phone . Lancaster Express 4-3047 Dan McGrew, Editor; Robert G Campbell. Ad\ertiMng Director & Business bfcnager Established November 4, 1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming'. Lancaster, Pa Entered as 2nd class matter at Lancaster, Pa under Act of Mar 3, 1879 additional cntiy at Mount Joy. Pa Subscription Rates 52 per year; ■three years 55. Single copy Price 5 c<*nii. ■Members Pa New spa pci Pi.hish ■c'rs' Association \ itumai Editoi ,3al Association. ’Amen ’ •This Week by Clinton Davidson Fodd For Pepce The ISreat Ref usal Lesson for March 1, 1959 Now Is The Time ... TO PRUNE GRAPE VINES AW TREES Grape Vines should bf before spring weather sets m; pm Max Smith f ore the flow of sap starts reduce 1 ing” of the vines. Fruit trees and all types of sto should be pruned before new growth starts. TO APPLY FOR WOOL INCENTIVE PAYMEtf ASC office announces that the wool marketing l< p -‘ March 31st and wool producers have until April request incentive payments. Applicants must sul original sales slips, showing the date and amount s all sales slips must be signed by the purchaser TO RECOGNIZE MILKING MACHINE CARfH the most used and abused pieces of machmeiy c dairy farms is the milking machine; this maclnn c j xaithfully two times daily and should receive the] care; owners are urged to follow the manufactuic 1 'ons and give the equipment a good going ovei £'] months, the vacuum pump and lines should be sei' cleaned at least four times a year. TO PREVENT MASTITIS —