—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 21. 1960
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FROM WHERE WE STAND -
It is just as true today as when it
was first said many years ago. An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure.
Farmers who depend- too heavily on
the use of medicines to control all
their disease problems and other
•chemicals to combat all their other
problems are fighting a losing battle.
We heard a poultryman say the
other day, “With these new drugs you
don’t have to be as careful about dis
ease as you used to.”
We do not believe this is a realistic
way „of looking at the problem. There
are several reasons why be believe it
takes more than the use of drugs to
stop infections after they are started.
With the wide spread use of-anti
biotics and other infection fighters,
there have emerged hardier strains of
some of the disease organisms. It is
sometimes difficult tp stop infections
of epidemic proportions even with the
use of the most modern drugs.
With the use of labor-saving devic
es has come the steady drift toward
ever larger units for production of
livestock and crop products. With larg
er units, and more crowded conditions
in most cases, outbreaks are harder to
prevent and harder to arrest if they
do get a start.
The tendancy to build up resistance
to control measures has not been no
ticed in plants as it has with animal
disease organisms; therefore, herbi
cides still work as well against certain
plants as they always did. It is pos
sible however to allow the build up of
certain resistant species of noxious
weeds by reducing some of their com
petition when spraying the suceptable
plants.
We believe a program of control
measures against agricultural pests,
diseases, parasites, insects and weeds'
is necessary to modern farming, but
we do not believe the farmer should
overlook the part prevention should
play in the program.
With livestock, one of the best con
trol measures is a rigid sanitation pro
gram. Clean feeding and watering
equipment, well constructed buildings
that are clean, well ventilated, vermin
free, and adjustments for the weather
-are prime essentials in the sanitation
program for any livestock operation.
Many modern farmers have desig
nated off-limit areas on their farms. In
our opinion, this is an excellent meas
ure to prevent the carrying of diseases
from an infected farm to a clean one.
Especially is this important if vaccine
| Davidson
It is now apparent that
Congress and President Eis
enhower are not going to be
able to agree this year on ac
tion to meet what both
agreed in January was “ab
solutely necessary” action to
cppe with farm problems.
Although the President of
fered at that time to com
promise with Congress on
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An Ounce Of Prevention
THIS WEEK
—ln Washington
With Clinton Davidson
Unsolved Problem
any “reasonable' alternative”
to present farm programs,
which both agree are not ef
fective. Congress has sent no
major farm bill to the White
House.
Democratic leaders in Con
gress point out that, on the
other hand, neither has the
President nor Secretary of
Agriculture Ezra Benson sug
gested anything different
from the “free market” pro
posals repeatedly turned
down by Congress. They
point out, too, that Mr* Eis
enhower has vetoed the
three m,ajor farm bills sent
him in the past four years.
Democrats in Congress are
behind a move to put through
a late-session general farm
bill, but an almost certain
veto virtually rules out ma
jor changes in farm laws
this year.
The general farm organiz
ations, unfortunately, dis
agree so sharply on major
farm policies and objectives
that they have done more to
confuse than assist Congress
in developing new programs.
The result is almost certain
son. (There is not
of course, as
is always m Peo g°* ' k
paper, like this' Cn ,3
stance, or even the rT 11
point you to rel, glou 3
cording to Jesus, *he *
prayers are he’at-d v !f *
whom God rewards mV
person who really p r£ Jy
Bible Material: Matthew ,6_ 1^18 ; Luke h wh'i° K
18 9-14. saia > pray while thinC
Devotional Heading: 2 Corinthians 1.8- how their f>iayers tlhl ?
15 - other people. They J" 1
-j know they aiepiaJjJ?®]
many a Chnstian who
to impress other p 6on , 6
to impress himself 4
careful about his
he were writing the JJ
-pHE Greeks had a word fdr it. about how lSg h lt^ e «
*- One of their words which we Manv , ls , an,
translate by the word “sincere’' pub iic P not because
meant looking: the same m all i.i.- >..,4. .
- being would smile
merchant did not keep lus Store ridiculous» at “ i
well lighted. If you were buying
cloth, or anything made of cloth. Sincere Generosity
you had to take it A religious person „
to th. ftmt of lUpaus
the store where agree on that B
you could get a who prays, and gives tmi'
good look at your i 3 re ii gloU s in the ***
purchase by day- pects Ws 4
llght ' you centy spoils it all if ,*
wouldn’t buyun- form of se if- a dvertlaL P i
GEORGE WASHINGTON AS A l«ss what had
a worthless prayer
FARMER looked good to
osity is a form of selfi
The Syracuse, New York, Post- talked lust then j* WollhlcS3 too i
Standard recently carried an illumin- as good on the outside. eenerous il you w
ating, portrait of George Washington A sincere man is likewise a man j -j^t
in a little-known role — that of a farm- who looks the same in all lights. He about it’ To!!
er. is the same around the clock. You “ cre( jit” for the good
Dr. Karl D. Butler, the welLknowp know what he is like and you know do shows that you are not
agricultural economist who wrote the, Say f Wh ui What y° u really are after,
article noints out that- “Washington’s 116 Ulink f, and ho P e ® P eo Ple will case, is not to help ©then
article, points out tnat. wasmngtons agree With him; but if they don’t, boost vour own atnnir
first and true love was undoubtedly- he stm says what bethinks. __ y ' ,
that of the land.” He was a large prop-' The Homans had a name for it P
erty-owner and was keenly interested too, a word which ia the direct an- tempted to smeentv ?
in improving and conserving the soil.i cestor of our word "sincere.” it is than moat peop i e J e Pl
And in this, as in SO many othfer ways,- said that the original word meant pare nts This is been
the First President was far ahead of are supposed to set good a
Us times Dr. Butler writes; “ . he. i”by
advocated the use of polws, drills andt wax . A since re person thus would ° r whom h v
other crude forerunners of modern: be one who is what hrseenrs to be. poge d to influence for so
farm equipment. He knew well that' He is not synthetic, he is real. He p hansees ot j esus . tim /,
tobacco depleted the fertility of land _is »ot fragile, he is solid. looked up to as religious
and advocated fertilization of the soil,” , activities, you But they fen for the tempi
but his neighbors bv and large were tl f t re ? lglon w ? ul l be "putting on a show” Toi
uui nib neignoorb oy H 1 v; ere the most free from insincerity. But ioU3 because people exuec
able to buy new land cheaper than - everybody knows how hypocrites be to to
they were able to fertilize the old.” - collect around churches, and every ha y e t 0 be t 0 be religious
Well, times certainly have changed! Christian knows how hard It Is to you want j our example to
Fertilization is as much a part of land b ® ®! n ?® re all tbe Jesus never far an( j
wide; to be reli
management today as irrigation; And ? e any reason at ail except
those crude nieces of eauinment whose often referred to hypocrites, who an< j above all to please
mose cruae pieces or equipment wnose are the opposite of sincere. As us- be a reli „ ious fa k e
use Washington advocated have under- ual, Jesus expressed what he meant °
gone a magical mentamorphosis. Mech- by illustrations, not by long words.
anization, in this era of sky-high labor Let us define sincere religion in
costs, is the key to successful farming. terms of a sincerely religious per-
The machines are models of efficiency, _
long-life, low operating costs and pro- j\nw l G Til** T' l , rvi /= v
ductive ability. Equally important, ’■ " v-' Vv J.o 1 lie 111 lit/ • . .
made from live virus ig being used in
the community.
With the use of modern chemicals,,
farm work has been made lighter and
more certain to return a fair profit,
but they should not be looked upon to
do the work of prevention which the
farmer should do himself.
With or without the use of chemic
als, one of the most important parts of
any cure is early detection and treat
ment. Diseases can be arrested' easier
in the early stages, insects can usually
be controlled easier if they are treated
as soon as discovered and weeds are
much easier to kill before they have
developed large root systems.
We should all appreciate the value
of the modern aids to farming devel
oped by the chemical industry, but we
should not forget that prevention is
easier and more economical than cure.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand.
they make possible ami practical the
conservation techniques that will save
our precious and limited acreage of
croplands for future generations.
The unity that existed in
4 > r ra ranks through the
\ >oublesome post-depre sion
19?0's and the critical war
and post-war 1940’s has all
but di'-appeared in Wash-'ng
ton. Most of the farm laws
enacted during that a’most
20-year period had bipartisan
support, as well as endor_e
■ ->t by the farm organiza
tions.
nbers of the two major
pc> i :al parties, unab e to
agree have stressed their
disagreement on basic £?rm
po’i~e-. There has been too
mu”h emphasis on the part
of both parties on placing
"blame rather than on accep
ting responsibility and work
ing toward enactment of con
structive farm legislation.
i'o sty that Congress has
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Rural Rhythms
ABILITY
r W: Carol Dean Huber
“Men may come and men
may go,
But I go on forever.”
Thus babbles on the little
brook,
But it’s really not so clever.
For men can change the
course of brooks
And rearrange the sod;
The only thing than cannot
change
Is God.
i- least another year of
s? ; sion and inaction.
->es Have Changed
Sincere Religion
Lesson for May 23, JL96O
TO BE CAREFUL WITH SPRAY MAT*
lALS—Extreme care is needed m the st
age and handling of all spray maten>
t|his pra.. cannot get too much attention, and card*
ness could be very costly. When filling spray tanks Jj
treme caution should be used not to contaminate
ponds, or s reams. ‘‘This has been done many times ",
these damages are difficult to correct. Keep the labels
the container, and organize the storage places
TO FERTILIZE FARM PONDS—Most ponds will
to regular fertilization in order to obtain the desired f l
color to the waterthis is essential to prevent th
from going La ihe“bottom of the pond and lucre;
growth of weeds .and. algae. Fertilizer will enco'
growth of p ankton ,in. A the water, a very small w<
that will result injthe desired color. Regular ai
2 to 3 week, apart are recommended using a 10- j
of a 10-10 complete fertilizer. The rate shoui
pounds of fertilizer per season per acre of wal
cast from t e edges or apply from a boat Well
ponds w‘ r ' . e _ew weeds and little algoe or po l
TO CONTINUE FEEDING HAY—Dairymen are
supplement lush pastures with liberal amounts 1
hay; portable hay racks are successfully used
dairymen to provide dry matter at all times for tl‘
herd. Less bloating, scouring, and udder inflamm
be experienced and the fresh grass will be bettf
when mixed with hay in the digestive system
TO KEEP YOUNG CALVES OFF OF PASTUR
under. 10-months of age should be-contmuod on f‘
quality*hay and silage grain dailv mst<
ing turned to grass. When young-calves arc on S 1
Ihhey are unable to eat enough of the high mom 1
and therefore, become stunted in their growth.
MAX SMITH
<Bafled on outline* copvrij
the Dnision of Christian Ei
National Connell of the Ch
Christ in the- U. 8 A B<!i
Community Press* Semcc)
*Y MAX SMITH
TO KILL CUTWORMS—The control
cutworms before planting corn or tote
is possible by spraying the entire field
least three or four days before plan!
chlordane/ toxaphene, DDT, or heptad
may be used; allow three days after sp:
ing and prior to planting for the ins
cide to work. This practice will imP l
stands and reduce labor needs.