—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27. 1960 4 FROM WHERE WE STAND - Beauty Is Its Own Excuse For Being Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his beau tiful poem “The Rhodora”, says, “If eyes were made for seeing, then beau ty is its own excuse for being.” We have been bludgeoned* so long and so hard by the efficiency experts and the pragmatists that we sometimes tend to forget that a thing may have some intrinsic value.even- though it will never ‘make a buck’ for its owner. The standard rule by which we have been taught to measure is, “Will it make more money for me or will it do the same job with less work.” We have no quarrel with efficiency. We believe that mechanization of agri culture and the advent of modern la bor-saving devices on farms have lib erated the farmer from a life of servi tude to the soil. We do believe, however; that an object to be functional does not neces sarily need' to be ugly. Our quarrel comes-with those peo ple who feel the need to sacrifice all asthetic values for the sake of imagin ed efficiency. Futhermore, we feel that the cause of conservation, of.our. resources, both, natural and human, is being sold short in the name of efficiency by the direct approach of some of the advo cates of the-trinr look-at* all costs. We think--specifically of the farmer who likes to be able to mow his pas ture completely. He chops down all thef willow bushes along the streams so that they will not interfere with the operation. He can then mow the pas ture but in a few years he starts to worry about the erosion of his stream banks and the loss of fish in the stream. The fish left when the shade was gone and the temperature of the water went up. Another case in point is the farmer who likes to see nice clean fence rows. We do not object to clean fence rows, but game conservationists will tell you. that one of the quickest ways to des troy wildlife populations is to destroy their avenues of travel and covered lanes from one refuge to another. One of the most obvious cases of the clean look on many Lancaster Co. farms is at the end of a field abutting Former Justice of the Su preme Court of Florida, B. K. Roberts, wrote us about an impeachment trial “where the defendant’s office, emo luments and personal reputa tion were at stake.” “The testimony.” he wrote, “was introduced over a peri od of weeks, and even when a quorum was present many of the members were read ing newspapers or were oth , ~ erwise inattentive. Yet, when ber of the Civil Aeronautics the roll was calted otihe Board and wrote President members voted .” Eisenhower that it is absolu tely necessary for board mem- Rule by Divine Right bers and commissioners, in Judge Roberts went on to determining po.icy, to dis- comment that' if members-of cuss the subject before them a jury should leave the box with all interested parties. while evidence was being presented the entire proceed- We pointed out that if In mny cases a government in gs would be illegal and members of those so-called agency investigator first ex- .the trial a nullity. “independent” agencies are amines, under oath, the de- c Frederick Meyer- a Mid to exercise judicial powers fendant who is not permitted financier in granted them by Congress to have his stenographer pre- regar(i t o the column; “Dur GIVE SPECIA L CARE TO SMALL CALVES they should be subject to the sent or to secure a copy of ing virtually all of the year , calves of today are the milking herd of the future ' sames rules as judges in an the testimony mnrt nf v m. of recorded history it WuS of care and attention is not too good for them, Thi establ.shed court of law Kangaroo Court commonly accepted that the cV , . . .. , , ~ , This view was re-emphas- The prosecu or (mvestiga- emperor, king or priest, rul- shouM clean, dry, well bedded and free from ized recently when Louis J tor) then se ects from the tes- e d by divine right. ’ Poor ventilation and drafts will bring about scoui Hector resigned as a mem- timony whatever he wishes “it was not until the 18th mo nia. and unthrifty calves. In most bams the v» m preparing a summary and century that a small group - , ,- - , , '■ “ presents his version of the 0 f men in the American col- * an sll0uI( * * se located near the calves in order to Lancaster Farming interrogation to the board onies, dedicated to the prin- more warmth for them. Lancaster county’, own Farm members. The members then ciple of personal and econ ‘ r«a. srE. ™ ™ so f FOK CALCIUM a™ kaonhd* Offices: ’ cases, thy may decide a- ernment in which all powers S<nl Testing Services at Penn State now include tTanci&ter.Hpennia gainst him without a confer- rested in the hands of the available calcium and magnesium; these two trace ( Phl,n en After the defendant has may be CheCked in any Soil Sample ** an a< Jack Owen, Editor stated his side of the case, set forth in the original con- s ® c for eac h teat at the time the soil -envelope is p' Ro nT™ the p ™ seautor the ag- stitution. ' The cost of the original soil test for lime, phospl- k. Lusincss Mhnat,er ency board, or with its chair- “While it is true that tVia , , . (the bemg ex- America people lurSg ie tash - and organ,c matter rema,ns at ** sa "“ ” Lancaster Farming. Lancaster, Pa. eluded), and argues against past 180 years have unwit- Entemd ’nd das*! mann the points made by the de- tingly surrendered many of TO PROVIDE PROTEIN FOR BROOD SOWS —Son 1 i *iX73 te^^tion»" d |St^ C at°MoulS h ° ■ f an ' the se powers to the Federal producers have learned that quality hay and silage J<»' P-r P° t f°? fer Wlth the board or government, the philosophic- fed t 0 the breedine herd nrior to furmwme time subscription R.tp.; jz per vw. its chairman during the time al concent within which the ea ~D eeamg nera P ri 9 r to larrowing tin “ S,nß,e COPT PriC# the case » pending B because ° CUt f StS ' . ™ IS W ° rked Well providin -Members, Pa. N<wr Pubirti- “he must treat them as judg- was organized must necessar- tlon 15 su -PP lemente d with one pound or more o u?" am RO< ’ , V ion; NaUonal Editor - es -” The prosecutor, howev- ily govern our administrative su PP le m fe nt per sow per-day. Both corn silage and •oemt on. er, does not act as if the agencies if we are to remain silage may be used for this purpose Free access tf board members were judges. (Turn to Page 5) eral mixture should also be provided for the breed > Davidson Several months ago we called attention to the fact that members of government agencies frequently sit as judges in important cases without observing judicial procedures required .under the Constitution. THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson When is a Judge? on a public road. Many farmers feel that they- must plow right out to the very edge of the road, sometimes plow ing up the berm, in order to avoid any waste land. Conservationists know that soil from such fields pollutes the streams and rivers in addition to being a driv ing hazard on the highways onto which it spills after every rain. We carry the idea of the slick look over intoi.the home too. We are so con scious of the cracks and crevices in which germs might be hiding that furniture is made so slick one has ta be quite agile just to stay on top. of it. We are not calling for a retreat from progress. We would simply like to suggest that'ip our mad rush to effi ciency we do pot.bury beauty in the antisepticjdust. At least that’s where we stand. LIVESTOCK Livestock are animals that are bred and raised in the country- to keep the farmers broke and. .the buyer crazy They. are born, in the spring, mortgage ed in the summer, pasteurized in the fall, and given away in the winter. They vary in size, color, weight and the man who guesses their nearest weight .and market grade is called a “livestock buyer” by the public, a rob ber by the farmer, a poor risk by the banker, and a “bologna ~by M'*s O’Brien. The price of livestock is usually set at the Chicago stockyards and invariably goes up after you have sold and down when you hold. When you have light ones, they want heavy and when you have cattle you find they want sheep, or vice versa If you have steers they want bulls if you have cows they want heifers. If you have calves they say they are funning a special on veaL When they are thin the top price is for the fat and when they are fat you are told that the tal low market is now shot to hell,’ Twenty years ago I swore I’d quit the business then and there but here we are with a lot of critters depending on us to sell them to someone. —lvanhoe (Min.) Times how it looks from. 1 Bible Material: Acts 21.17 through 22-23 Devotional Beading: I Peter 4.12-13, Good Soldiers I*»son- for February 38, 1960 < MAYBE too much is said about the peace and joy of the Chris tian life. Peace and joy there are) to be sure; but heating about noth ing else may give interested per sona the notion that being'a Chris tian. is just like floating on your back in a sunlit swimming pool, half asleep. On the contrary, the Christian life -Is morehko*a swim across the Eng lish. channel, - Ughting-current, waves, cold and hunger. If you’re not prepared to swim, against the tide, you’ll .never make it. Saint Paul more than once used language, about the Christian life that'make It sound like a light. He compares it to a race (2 Tim 4:7), to a boxing: match (same verse), to a wrestling match (Eph. S:12), to a war (Eph. 6:10f), to a battle with wild beasts (1 Cor. 15:32). He urges his young friend Timothy, who was a bit of a inother’s-boy, to take his share of suffering like a good soldier of Jesus. Wh*re the Fight Starts If this world were the kind of place that would give no trouble at all to a real Christian, it would not be the world that needed to be “saved.” It is precisely because th«-” world _ does not welcome 100% Christians that it did not welcome Jesus; it Is definitely the hostility of the world that brought Christ here to endure the Cross. Jesus did not go around picking on. the world, and the Christian has no business picking on it, either. The way to be a good soldier of Jesus is not, usually, to start firing at will. There is enough fighting to be done without picking fights. , Consider the story of Paul’s ar rest at Jerusalem. It wasn’t exactly arrest, it was being taken into pro- Now Is The Time ... MAX SMI tective custody to keep beaten to death by a ij mob. What caused ti Slander caused it, for Paul was accused of t filing the Holy Place, \ ( not done at all. Preju it, Including race piq was accused, truthful]) being friendly with ware other factors, bi can sec the kind of always be found back to Christians: Accusat Paul was Innocent, the very thing he good. The Christian be misunderstood, bi he is fully understood be a target for broke Enduring There is one very ference between Chi fare" and literal war in the modern worli othen soldier at the 1 deadly weapon. He enemy by bringing catastrophe, he dest, can. The Christian ! on hla war by turnn (of God) into a fm not by. inflicting: sui enduring it. Paul bei that insane mob wai back. He would not ’ he could He wrote he carried the “marl Jesus” about with meant literal scars 1 says about his trials 23-28/ I Witnessing. The other way the dier fights Is by simp) It Is an. impressive si? his clothes torn, hi and in face half dead, like an Egyptian ' Roman citizen, quietl with a gesture, and own language telling how he became a Cl took courage. It was ing a Christian that trouble. But this is • not tone down or dei tian warfare is by no one say this is all is cheap and easy, tl going to lynch you Christian m Amerir it true, disgraceful! many Christians kef it? Stones are not 1 but laughter is. Doi cire: d ridicule almo? gu: lie? O on outlines cj ision of Chr»**i* nal Council of tin t in the U. S A nauit\ Press Swwr BY MAX SMITH m O CONSIDER heredity in BREEDING—many animals are ig because x inherited charai from their, ,9am or sire Diseases inherited but the weaknesses th; e resist- eto n disease are Strong udder attachments are very t m a 'i ws; bag shaped dulous udders are objectionable he c; ,y and calv s frt cows should not be considered for ure herd.
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