A —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 23, 1953
Pure Seeds Produce Higher Yields
This odd-»ppearmg gadget is used to separate* round from
flat seed at the Penn State seed laboratory. Pure seed of recom
mended varieties is maintained at the laboratory under the di
rection of Guy McKee, agronomist of the Agricultural Experiment
Station. Seed obtained from the laboratory is multiplied for use
as Certified seed on farms. Seed Certification is conducted under
the direction of the State Department of Agriculture. Use of
Certified seed often increases yields of small gram 10 to 20 bushels
per acre and of hay and corn in like proportions. ,
Extended Protest Time Announced
For N.Y.-NJ. Milk Order Change
Time for filing exceptions to the U. S. Department of
Agriculture’s recommended decision on a proposed amend
ment to the New York-New Jersey Federal milk marketing
order has been extended until June 15, 1959.
The extension was requested by a majority of the pro
ducers and handlers supplying the marketing area
The proposed amendment, recommended by- USDA in
an announcement May 1 (Press Release USDA 1161-59)
would modify the provisions for pricing Class I-A milk un
der the order
Producers and handlers who wish to submit comments
•should send four copies to the Hearing Clerk, Room 112,
Administration Building, U S Department of Agriculture,
Washington 25, D. C.
Second EGGtober Planned
Plans are now in progress for the second national
EGGtober campaign, to be held m October, 1959, according
to the Poultry and Egg National Board.
The results of last year’s
limited but successful cam- rjroa dcast media, direct pro
paign indicate to PErm s ua- mo t!bn of chain store adver
tional egg commodity tismg, endorsement of Miss
mittee that EGGtober merits EGGtober” contests at the
additional expansion and regional and local level; spec
promotion this year, accord- ial EGGtober luncheons for
mg to the committee s chair- p ress food editors; and re
man, Dr Thomas J Harrold f ease of new egg recipes to
of Winterville, Georgia. newspapers, syndicated food
The expanded-upon EGG- co i umn i st s, and magazine
tober activity will be built f ooc j enters
around the strong central _ ~ , ~,
theme. Eat More Eggs -A ( ° ne ma ? or Z
Good Health Habit The an- u f er “ already ,
nouncement is being made at P lai ?f fo J s P ecial .
this time, Dr Harrold stated, bUlboards, a rural gravure
to give industry and retail * eature ° n and other
food stores more opportuni- t;e Z? n activities,
cy to profit from EGGtober Er Harrold stressed that
l }e .{ rs the entire egg and allied in-
Among the EGGtober dustr.es mo invited and urg
plans being considered are eA ,}° P lan naw to build sales
national advertiser related- ™ lth Panned to
item tie-ins in both punt and wlth
He explained that, contra
ry to some beliefs, the term
‘ EGGtober” is not copy
righted and any organization,
or advertiser is welcome to
use “EGGtober” as his own
in the promotion of egg pro
ducts
PENS will supply, on re
quest, a brochure with ideas
for individuals and associa
tions to use in furthering
their EGGtober activities
To obtain this brochure
and additional information
on the EGGtober, 1959, pro
motion, direct your inquiry
to Dr William Jasper, Poul
try and Egg National Board,
8 South Michigan Avenue,
Chicago 3, Illinois.
Lancaster Farming
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Offices
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This Week-
in Washington
by Clinton Davidson
The Big Quiz
Uncle Sam wants to know
whether, if you farm, you
have running water in your
hogpen and whether you
have a wooden or a metal
loof on your chickexxhouse.
The Census Bureau has be
gun coaching several thous
and agents who will be a
round next fall to ask you
those 181 other questions a
bout your farm and its oper
ation.
That will be the farm
census taken every five years
Farmers will be included, a
gain, m the national census
to be taken in 1960. Some
will receive a -third visit in
the fall of 1960 just to check
on what they've been doing
since 1959.
“Some of them,” chuckles
Ray Hurley, head of' the
Census Bureau’s pollsters,
“could be getting pretty sick
of us before it is over.”
Mules Left Out
Uncle Sam doesn’t care
how many mules you have,
at least not to the point of
asking. This will be the first
time since the farm census
began 85 years ago that
mules have been dropped
from the questionnaire.
Nor will farmers be asked,
as they have in the past,
whether they have electrici
ty It really doesn’t make
much difference, Hurley ex
plained, because we already
know that 96% of them
have electricity on the farm.
The same questions will
not be asked in all parts of
the country Naturally, they
are not going to ask a Maine
farmer how many bales of
cotton he grew, nor will they
want to know how many
oranges were grown in Min
nesota.
Housewives in a dozen
Southern states will be ask
ed if they still use a home
churn to make butter. The
question will not be asked i
other states The count will
include, in all states, such
household appliances as el
ectric dryers, borne freezers
and washing machines.
No Secrets
Don't, Hurley cautions, try
to keep secrets from the cen
sus taker. “We want the
whole truth and nothing but
the truth,” he says. “All of
the information,” he prom
ises, “will be for the use of
the Census Bureau only ”
None of it will be divulg
ed to such inquisitive people
as the tax assessor or the in
come tax man The census
takers will be sworn to sec
recy, too.
Many of the questions will
be personal Census will
want to know how much
money you made last year
and where it came'from. It’ll
want to know, for example,
how much you owe your
veterinarian, your lawyer,
your bank, your hired help
and your tax collector.
There is a chance, though,
that although the debt ques
tions arc on. the question
naire they may not be asked.
Huiley admits “we’re having
a lot of squawks on that one
and we may not be permit
ted to ask it ”
It will take several months
after the questions have been
asked befoi e the answers can
be compiled into a complete
icport that will give the
most accurate picture obtain
able of what actually is go
ing on down on the farm.
The USDA purchased ano
ther 605,625 lbs of dried
egg solids last week to help
stabilize and strengthen pri
ces to producers Th’s brings
to 807,825 lbs the amount
bought under the new egg
purchase program during the
past two weeks. Continued
purchases will depend on of
fering prices in relation to
prevalmg producer prices.
Bible Materiel: I Kings 11 9—12.33.
Devotional Beading: Psalm 36,
A Nation Splits
Lesson for May 24, 1959
FEW MEN have made so littli
oul of so much, as the fecklesi
kinglet named Rehohoam. He had
everything to begin with: he catm
from the greatest family in hu
nation, he had wealth and power,
he was the logical man for the
throne. But he booted his own king
dom away wi‘'
one single speei
It was one of ti
most fooli;
speeches on r<
. qrd anywhere'.
would .seem
most like a wo:
of genius Co nia,
so many bloopi
in a onc-sentence
address. _
But so it was. There stands Re
hoboam, the leader who did not
know how to lead; the leader de
luded, the leader forsaken. And
thex-e went the kingdom which
David had shed so much blood to
build, the kingdom over which Sol
omon had reigned in all his glory—
gone, gone for good. It was split
once for all It never grew together
agaim It is a perfect example of
how bad leadership can split what
should have been united Wherever
you find a split church, a split na
tion, you can count on it, some bad
leadership is at the bottom of it
Why the Prince Learned Nothing
One reason for Rehoboam’s dis<
mal failure was that he asked tht
light questions of the wrong
people Jeroboam, who had a right
to ask questions, had asked om
that stumped poor Refcoboam tin
very first thing He does not seem
to have thought about it before;
What about taxes 7 The burden c!
taxation had been heavy in So!<
omon’s time. What was to be hh
son’s policy? Rehoboam asked thj
men of experience, and he didn’t
like their answer. So he tned the
men of no experience, and he got
just the kind of twaddle he liked
to hear How can a man be so
wrong? And yet, isn’t it tiue today
that there are would-be leaders.
Now Is The Time . ..
TO CHE GHTNING RODS
thunderstorm season is at hand»
nng may cause terrific damage to'
ivestock, and buildings without'
..ightnmg rods should give some?
■f properly p-aced and well gw
damp earth In many cases the
vire may be broken, or the end
deep enough in the ground to re®
earth A careful inspection at this
the \ car may return large benefit
Max Smith TO CLIP PASTURES—The latter
May is the proper time for many quality foiageP
to mow their pastures for the first time This s®
dene when the grasses shoot head and befoi e the'
blossom, also, before the weeds have a chance to
Many farmers delay this clipping job too long at
derive the benefits from the practice
TO SOW SWEET SUDAN GRASS— One of ®
popular summer-time pastures in this area is s " f
grass, seeding time is late May and early June, ll
about six weeks from seeding time until it )S
graze Piper is the recommended variety v* lloll ,
less prussic acid following drought and light f )o |'
Sudan will produce 1- amc growth in spite of hot,
cr.
TO PROTECT LIVESTOCK FROM
gams and top production may be obtained onh
animals are comfortable. Animals that are con 1
barn or feedlot should have shade as well as cr o ”
S l#
tion on very hot days. All animals on pasiuie
access to shade along with fresh watei, if treeS
available, then artificial shade should be pi° u<^
r# l.
poles, or other supports covered with boaios,
fodder, hay, or straw. When temperatures m
above 90 degrees much decrease in production a
present.
sometimes witj, I
lowing 1 , who lea tn ' o|| j
perience? Ai
mg from Justly 1
take advice f 1 Of J v j
listens to the p O Jd
than the best, v.w
he wants to hear 1
not unknown in
and nation d
Government (or tyj
Another mistav 1
made was to f or Jl
raent exists Hr tJJ
arrangemert f m y
This is not a noWl
with Rehobon n jj
ived him bi mar j
i still with us fy
’ana in our cojn^.j
’ong to one paUy o {]
the party stands y
difference with ty
me interested u.l
tions so as to g ( (j
Government, in tJI
the benefit of theJ
man in the goveJ
truth is, that r-tj
really is only forty
benefit, it is UnietJ
The real aim of g QO J
the benefit of the J
people are benefited
eminent Is good, J
The people of Isra-n]
in Solomon’s tini e |
[Solomon] chastJ
whips,” said HehoW
words, ‘’You took ail
oboam thought M
thing. But tlie pe 0 d
Where Does Power oJ
Dr. Foreman
It did not occur i
(who was about ®
this time and had
'earn, but nei er did)i
o be lung at all he;
he elected. Saul anil
imon had all beeiu
neople Our Amelia
eminent with the c
- overned isn’t thevj
rnment by tha jw
-/ill and choice, is t
American idea It j«
-ncient Hebiews I;
n Deuteronomy 1?
>oor stupid Relict*
over this till too liti
f he shook his s"ori
t. would be enough 1
sen, if power come
own It is not, mat
he power is in t n e;
'omes first of all ft
le knows (and net
i nough) how dangei
when one man tries!
(Based on outline! i
«*io Division of Clnst
National Council ol ft
Obnst in tlio I T . S i
L'ommiuut} Prcbb Sem
BY MAX SMITH