4 Lancaster Farming. Saturday/ February 28, 1959,
To Be A Farmer
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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<A .. 4. eiownn* - *• da, Argentina, Austraha and
.qan say “Amen” to that statement. Ne ’ w Zealand would have a
” vailable a minimum initial
f deposit of $3 billion worth of
food and other farm prod-*
ucts, chiefly wheat.
Free World Is Ahead
Food production is one big
advantage which the West
has over the communist bloc
'of nations. Russia and China
are having and very likely
will continue to have, dilfi
of fat in 2,454 days on test, culties in raising the diet le-
Fultonway Rag Apple vel of their 800 m iH lo n peo-
Beauty, owned by J. Mow- pj e
ery Frey & Son, Lancaster, The effectiveness of our
with 113,280 lbs. of milk PL4BO program for selling
and 4,516 lbs “of fat in 2,545 food and other farm products
days on. test abroad and accepting foreign
Prilly Ida Ormsby, owned currencies in payment was
by Job Stoltzfus, Elverson, one of the big reasons back
with 110,911 lbs of milk of the recent visit of Russia’s
and 3,845 lbs of fat in 2,151 Premier Mikoyan to
days on test. uS - . , .
Maple Haven Pansy Var, His appeal for long-term
owned by Hubert S. Miller, credits and assistance a
Myerstown. with 108,919 admission that Russian
lbs of milk and 3,484 lbs. far ™ fac f T C “
of fat m 2,643 days on test. £} a * ch th ° s f ° fthe United
~ . , t...... Slates, and that the cold war
Mabel Rag Apple Honey > 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
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’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 —<Here is another ca
prevention is much better than any attempted e" 1
ment is uncertain and expensive in most cases. Fa 1
hine care and adjustment is the cause of man.'
mastitis. Bruises, drafts, and injuried udder tissue
major causes. We call your attention to these
order to prevent the trouble.
driving ;at. The ow#.
yard was God, the t'
f were themselves Tj,'
the‘Kingdom of Qw
powers and privilege
trusted the Jewish»
pecially their leaded
these chief priest,
among them, uiti (
law,s, the knowledg,
But .instead of bl« v
with these his gift 4,
selfishly to keep y,
very Own. They - a ’
Godte messengers. ;
Now God's son vim,
ence . . . but munk
mmds.
One of the most t
Jesus ever said via,l
to these men who v J
death “The KingdcJ
bo taken away froin*
That was a shocltj
grew up believing tr|
had“tho exclusive ngl
dom and to the favoJ
tiles were no beltei J
here Jesus pronouncJ
their failure Not "J
away," but “ —will be]
By rejecting him thej
selves unworthy. BuJ
Who would be the d
Kingdom? It will M
said, “to a nation
fruits.of,it.” WhatJ
■the British Empire]
States ? One thing is j
and no nation ha\ e ]
rights to the Kmgdoit]
right to be the He]
God? /]
The Tragic Pattern ||
But .with this last a
a third depth of intffl
parable, comes to hg*|
not only predicting ;SE
at the hands of tholj
have made him most*
not only predicting ifl
the Kingdom/ of GocS
world He was suggeS
pattern which has «
over and over agaj!
Those wicked tenant.®
ly certain priests in i||
salem, they are ttn
God everywhere and®
God gives to maasp
demands (comparably
like the owner in thtß
man, confronted bjn
over and over again 3
fusal. Man wants th«S
self, he dpes not vai
even with the CieaS
who refuse God area
destroying him; then
ing themselves. i
(Based on outlines
the DWision of Clm
National Council of I
Christ in the B. S
Community Tress Sim
BY MAX SMITH
TO CHECK FARM ‘-MACHINE®
useful winter-time chore is to cfe
ail farm machinery; examine all i
for broken, loose, or defective P
make repairs before spring wo'l
this should avoid loss of time dm
busy season.