I—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. June 27, 1953
Aerosol Bombs Destroy Biting Fifes
Teenage Behavior
Some of our teenage gov
ernment agencies are not as
well behaved as they ought
t(J be, Bible Material: II Kings 11-12.
Earlier this year we called D^ tlonal Fsalm 72 - I ' 7 ’ ”*
attention to some of the mis
chief they have been getting
into and suggested that Con
gress adopt, and enforce, a
more strict code of behavior
for them.
k ma£’ “T 1 ® of a nation's pro
hatt a dozen “ d ® 1 fessed religion was then and
pendent agencies created by now . Does / work out mto the
Congress m the 1930 s and nation , g whole gen .
1940 sis able and highly re- (. ence f rom i as t week’s column will
speeted Rep, Orm Harris of our starting point for this one.
Arkansas. _ _ The fact is, that sentence raises a
Rep. Harris is a sort of fos- gr ea t many questions. How does
ter parent of-the Securities religion work out into the life of
and Exchange Commission, a nation? Just one side of that
tht Civil Aeronautics Board, single queston will be enough for
the Federal - Power Comm is- this week’s short discussion,
sion, ’the Interstate Com
merce, the Federal Coflimun- Tk# Ancisnt Style is not for Us
icatkms Commission, and-the The-story-of tin
Federal Trade Commission. Jehpiada and the
He is chairman of the young king'Joash
Special Subcommittee on is a story of how
Legislative Oversight, which religion worked
has been given tne respon- out into public
sibility of supervising these Me once upon a
agencies in such a manner as time. But of
to make them useful and re; course we can’t
speeted parts of our govern- Eollow Jehoiada’s
ment hne, for obvjous
A Heart-To-Heart Talk reasons. F ° r °” e
Rep. Harris is holding a fhe > w
of hoart-to heart talks unc * e
series ot neart to neart tants whose parents had been mur
with the top officials of the aer ® d when he was a baby . Little
agencies this month. These j oas h has been brought up in
are father and son talks aim- Temple itself, in secret, and
ed at helping to keep the ag- W e can be sure that the High Priest
iv/r c™;+v, tv,;., „ r „ Q y. - encies out of trouble. had had much to say to his nephew.
County Agent Max M. Smith, this week reminded The mild-mannered Ark- k o w we can’t pick some future
fanners of the value of winter cover crops as a soil fertility ansas congressman lias the President of the U. S A. in his in
practice. “Cover cropping not only prevents water run-off reputation of being fair, as fancy and take him off (say) to a
and soil erosion but prevents considerable wind erosion, well aa being firm in his in- Bishop’s home, or rather the
both erosion types being present throughout the county sistence that the agencies Bishop’s cathedral, and bring him
every year,’’ Smith stated. maintain a high standard of ip there even if his uncle were a
“Winter ’ cover crons such verv good to hold the soil as conduct in the administra- bishop, which isn’t likely. Further
wimer cover crops suen very good to hold trie sou as f their official duties more, High Priest Jehoida was not
as domestic ryegrass and an- well as add organic matter.’ OI x 1 ctuues. ’ ° , rovaltv He was
rnial fiold hrnmporsK should „ ... Fixers and influence ped- ° m y 811 m laW ot royalty, ne was
nual held should Smith points out that dur- d j es who <, warm around the bead of the official state religion.
be sowed immediately after lnS the Dast winte r manv st- . W , f waxm arounct Americans do not want a
the last culti nation of com f j wm , many st agencies like flies around a [ 7°® t Americans ao not want a
tne last cultivation oi com. an ds of domestic ryegrass a „ f h h state rehgion, we fell it is better
The rate xs 20 lbs pex acre of we re wmter-killed due to la- I ]H h tt + n toon ( for aU its drawbacks) to have a
ryegrass and 15 lbs. of the Q f snow cover and extre- t, . , P religiously free nation. So if we"
field bromegrass me vV mdy, cold weather. m o are going to make religion a force
“It is very important to However, these conditions ce rtam mere is no rep- , n affairs we shall have
make the broadcast seeding are not normal and the rye- ot , fl 1 inc^* ea ’- as to do something different from
soon after the cultivation in grass should still be consider- xbe Adam^( -' oEc tnne bad od- wbab jehoiada did.
order to have loose soil for ed as a good cover crop. or ‘ . „ _ „ . ......
best covering. Seed should Brome grass stands seemed . Mistakes
not be broadcast before final to survive the past winter t 0^ d us > to baild additional But we have the same prob i em
cultivation because many se- better, but original seed cost safeguard against repetition jeheiada had: How can we get re- .
eds would be covered too de- is higher, he added. °* conditions which made
eply,” he pointed out. If the primary crop is to Possible charges of improper
“Both of these cover crops be removed early in the fall, influence in some cases. Ag- -»t t mi rp*
will make good growth in. then winter rye may be se- enc y officials must be be- OW IS J. ll© J. HIT©
the fall, after corn -has ripen- eded by early November at y°nd reproach in the con
ed and been killed by frost, the latest. duct of their official busi- BY MAX SMITH'
The grasses also will make It may be seeded from Au- ILess ”
early, rapid growth in the gust 1 until m November, de- Standards of Conduct
spring. pending upon the needs and The independent agencies
“They may be pastured in the previous crop. are directly responsible to
the fall and spring to help “None of these above-men- Congress, rather than to the
prolong the grazing season, tioned cover crops are made Administrative branch of
‘•Tf these rover crons are P° lSOniOUS to livestock by government. They have rule
to be seeded on ground other *T° S * or freezes ’” Smith con- makmg as well as quasl-judi
than corn stalk land,” Smith cluded - Powers feat permit them
said, “then they may be hr- - “ both “terpret and enforce
oadcast during late August •It s Bar-B-Q th^ lx
s*“? Smi (From page 7) hearings later P ths session TO BATTLE BRUCELLOi
“l , . j salt (about one teaspoon) before the House Interstate - ' though the county and the slat
~n a ”. ad\is and fresbly ground.black pep Commission, of SMITH a testing program it is esse» l
of slope it is strongly aa\is per , pour on three tablespo- w hich he is Chairman on , , , ..
ed to keep it covered during ons of vmegar and . /2 cup of ““J bas deduced hCrd OWnerS take P recautlons to kee P thc
winter months. Green man- bacon fat Mjx carefully but L 8 establish “standards of imum ' Each herd should be tested regularly.
above r wni S not dneken. grUled co^“ ct ” for f i? craasi ?g “the should come from disease free herds, and be aj
erosion, but will also help 3. Carrot Salad-Raw sli- fair W dayS before exposing them to your had At
build and manlain soil fertil- redded carrots, dressed with pendent ©Deration” of the cination should be continued in order to build i
xty and organic matter. half sour cream and half of asenefis anee in the herd
These grasses have a fib- mayonnaise, seasoned with p assa lf of leeisTa th
xous root system, which is tarragon Good with almost tlon wo ® ld go a ng
■—- 4. cole Slaw with Chicken Ward putt^ n f into effect the TO PLAN PASTURE RENOVATION—One
Lancaster Farming and IC ?hop- 'The Operating limes t 0 seed a new pasture is late August or
Lancaster County’s own Farm psd hard-boiled eggs Dress ! tandards and -'increasing °ur; this will give the new plants more tune'
p o Box ‘ with mustard-flavored may- pubbc confidence in the in- root system before the hot summer months
o«iccs- ter ’ Penna onnaise, thizzed with cream. egn y ese agencies. should be plowed or killed during July or
r>i No! th Duke st. 5 - Cucumber Salad—Cu- , _. .
Danc.tsttr, Pcnna, cumbers, sliced thin, com- q ■ ,1 . order to have a good seedbed. Lime and
bmed with salt and grated ® KOUI, '-UrbaCKS be applied according to a complete soil test ®
Dan McGrow, Editor, onion, dressed with a small (From page 1) ture grasses and legumes will increase sum mef
R °L."rtor afford to Several per , ceat , ab ° ve the previous duction next year.
EfitaJiiished November 4. i9*»s hours before serving. Good cent below
Publiiahed fvery Saturday by With fish 1958, at 913,000 head. *
'tZS remove' ocr. flqv.fr. T 0 SPRAY FOR THIRD CUTTING 0F
t a iH?. st ’. r .diuonai'’enii^''at 0 jimint Remove the flower heads of duced in May, down 10 per second cutting of alfalfa has reached '
■ l s y ;,v!rr,n. l „h „ 15 - acs . early flowering rhodo- cent from 1958 > but 12 many farms and Is being harvested; the th ird ,
■riiree years is. single Pric. dendrons, peonies, and sum- per c ® nt . ab ° vc tbe 1953-57 be protected from leaf hoppers by - sprf'
r 081118 lar Howcr heads immediately av Grage for the month. . , •
iviembe." Pa N'c-wspaper PuWsh- after the bloomine Deriod Broiler chick . .hatchings pmts of methoxychlor per acre when the *
ui Association"’ - 1 atonal Edltor - recommend Penn State cx- were down four per" cent, to six inches high. These insects cause i e
•<£ w.'- tension floriculturists. egg-type . were off 20 stunted plants if spraying is omitted.
Aerosol bombs triggered by a photoelectric cell activitate this
spray ng for control of biting flies on livestock. Suitable for use
on horses, cattle„ sheep or swine, this device does not excite the
animals because they only break a light beam and do not touch
any part of the machine in starting or stopping- the'spray. T, H.
Cheng, of the Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Experi
ment Station, who developed this sprayer, reports 80 to nearly 100
per cent fly control from its use the past two summers.
It’s Not Too Early
For Cover Crop Planting
This Week
in Washington
by Clinton Davidson
Religion In Life
lesson for June 28, 1950
TO AVOID DROP IN MILK
TION—As summer pastures
extra hay or silage to mamtffl
duction; this is often necessary
hot summer months
down in production due to pas l ®
in the summer, it is verv diff®
them back to normal in the saw
Ugion into Publ ,
is, he used the 0 '
And so may w
secrated mg cn ’>
problem simple
this question
religion, thati S , 1
make itself f clt , °*<
i», the official)
Two opposite J'
made. One is to
of the chuich J
arraa, as a V o t :
unit, so that th» l
either in name or 1
leal party Th lsI ®
than once m uh
The shoit verdict!
does neithci th, ;
itics any good J*
take is made by !s I
see well enough 3
with the ch Urch g
“clerical party” 0f I
sort. Shying av , a J
der, some have J
another: namely J
church entuelyffj
so much so that J
no church body C ,J
regarding any jJ3
any issue w hich J
' lawmakers have y
verdict on this J
straight; A bad J
-hfe and leaders, tel
assume that relijJ
to say about puM
the church becomsl
and blind I
What the Church [|
Between these (i
takes theic aie t e
sible ways of mah
lelt by thw
places of power,«
(1) Churches ca
statements in their
assemblies, about
tional or intend
Examples of t4i
statement madeb
the south on tfe
bringing popular a
the light of God’s 11
it a sin Another
statements as baa
Council of Chin da
government s fora;
tain points This is
is the chm ch sees
and saying
Churches can m
public men to
(3) The churd
young Christians
selves for public
tian duty
(Based on ontl
the DniMon of
National Council
in Hip V
Community Press
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