4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 26, 1960 FROM WHERE WE STAND - / We Count Our Many Blessings The turkey is now mainly or en tirely a skeleton. The relatives have gone home' and left many pleasant memories. Blessings have been enum erated and thanks have been returned countless times across the land. Thanksgiving day has come and gone, but we like the good feeling that Ung ers after such a special day. We like to keep on thinking about all the things we have to be thankful for. We like to keep remembering the happenings that made the day worth while and the good things of the year leading up to the day. We of LANCASTER FARMING count our blessings. We are thankful for our .faithful readers. Many of our readers" are personal friends of the staff, and we feel a friendship with all the others through our contact each week. With out the support of our readers we would soon be out of business. We are thankful for our advertisers The companies and individuals whose advertisements, appear on these pages each week bear a great deal of the ex pense connected with publishing the paper. We are appreciative of their “clean” advertising, the 'high stand ards they maintain and their desire to be of service to the farmers of this county. We are thankful that we can be a part of the agriculture of the greatest agricultural county in the world. Lan caster county takes, a back seat to no other unirregated county in the Unit ed States Lancaster county leads the patrade of Pennsylvania counties in 12 separate agricultural commodities, and ■'H Oovldion There are many things a- thanks is observed only in bout Thanksgiving that make America. it my favorite day of the „ , year But the Bible mentions T ' , ~ ~ . thanksgiving many times. In It is a day that brings us lt Pau f says .. Let your re . closer than any other to the quests be made known Wlth Divine Providence which thanksgivmg.’ That is thanks guides our daily lives. It is tQ God should be given at a time when we count our least as often request s to b-essings, and find they out- God are made . weigh our burdens. mi „,, A There is none among us ®*b* e too, of a but can find good reason for a y two thousand years ago giving thanks, not alone for when the Apostle Paul and the 'food that sustains us Silas were arreted, hogged physica ly but also for the an< * thrown into prison, spiritual strength to face the though they had done no futme with renewed confi- d ence Their jailors were startled . .to hear-them sing a song of It is good to take invent- ise and thankfulness to ory at least once each year. God Th were thankful for and to bow our heads in gra- the £gth His spiritual titude and thanksgiving for guldance gave them botn the material and spin- We have that strengtb in i? n J SS \ ngS We en3 ° y m America and in most other i,Yf s ', - . parts of the world a hundred T 3 • tod that which existed a- We think of Thanksgiving on i a few peoole TrJLtT r \° a f Utl ,°n D X when Paul and Sr as were J th o n 300 b emg persecuted for their by } hG f Pl gr ‘ mS Christian beliefs. The sedmg aside of one day Qur c of Plenly in each year for special w / m Amer-ca are for tunate that we live in a land of p enty and in a time of peace We are grateful that another bountiful harvest provides us with a 1 we can use, plus additional food which we can share with less fortunate peop’e in many parts of the world. Christ said that as “you do it unto the least of these you do it unto me.” This year we have again produc- The wind is strong. I can ed enough food for our own hear the train, use and, in addition, enough A certain sign that it will to feed more than 20 million ram, others who need our he p So I never hang my wash to As a nation of free peop’e dry, we are thankful that today Or open windows and this we can enjoy the democratic is why; privileges of freedom, peace Whenever I can hear the and prosperity. As we ask tram Him for His continued guid- Very soon it begins to rain. Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P O Box 1324 Lancaster, Penna Offices S’ North Duke St. Lancaster. Penna. Phone - Lancaster EXprcss 4-3047 Jack Owen Editor Robert G Campbell, Advertising Pirector & Business Manager Esta' lishod November 4. 1955 Pub ished etery - Saturday by Lancaster Farming Lancaster, Pa, Fnreied as 2nd class mat'er at Lancaster, Pa under Act of Mar 8, I*7o additional entry at Mount Joy. P.i Su , 'Scr < pUon Rates $2 per year: three tears SO, Single copy Price £ cents Members p a Newspaper Publish ers Association: National Editor ial Association THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson Thanksgiving is near the top of the list in several others. We are thankful that we have the opportunity, to speak to the thousands of farmers and their families who have made .this the Garden Spot of the world. We ,are proud to be Lancaster County’s “Own and Only” farm news paper, but we know that the farm families of the, county have made us that. We are thankful that we live "in a community where the citizens recog nize the supreme being to whom we all owe our thanks and gratitude. We, know that the-farm/'families "of Lan caster County lean heavily on the faith which caused, the Pilgrim fathers to declare the first Thanksgiving day. We are thankful for-the religious free dom which is practiced by the many different churches in the’ community. We join with those 6f you who thank the Creator of the universe for a land so richly endowed with, fertile lands and frugal, friendly/ faithful farm* famihes. We look back over the past five years and are grateful that we can come to our fifth birthday with so many friends. We sincerely hope that we can celebrate our tenth, twenty fifth, and many more, birthdays with all our old friend? and many new ones We look back with gratitude and we look ahead with hope and confi dence in the future. We thank you for your support in »the -past - mad- we pledge to do our best to merit your trust in the days and years to come. With your support we can do it. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. Letters body may help, but one’s very phya- Tq Tkrt Editor Ical stren &th may be a source of 1 w iiiw ‘■ V4l ■ temptation. Strength of mind may Editor, Lancaster Farming, help; but a strong mind again may I was quite interested, tie a temptation to doubt and your last Week’s paper about' pride. lt Is strength inside, strength 'writing editorials and sug- spirit, that counts most in the gestions. I am not prepared a & ainst temptation. Many an to write an editorial but two alcohollc > °r others who find liquor, thoughts have come to me 5 n ?*. rat . e< ? since our recent election. ? S 1. Since the ejection was nth r-nJ. na-n hoiri"* flu « vZ , , .. ~. Other people can help, but the fisrht so c ose and the public so la . rea ji y oa the mside of the one undecided as to presidential who i 3 tempted. The battle-field leadership, perhaps we cou d m ay tie out of sight, but the battle have co-presidents. We have two young men. experienced * np» rp* in different fiields, but both 1M OW IS 1 JQG 1 11T1G • leaders, who have demons- - trated since election that MAX SMITH they can rise above their difference and still be friends The office of president is be coming so complicated and demanding that one man cannot completely fill it anymore. So why not two presidents’ 2. Mr. Kennedy made a proposal about a week be fore e'ection that received only passing mention that might be the key to wor d peace. That was a proposal of a corps of young men with special training to go to the underdeveloped na tions of the wor.d and help to train and build and gu do in raising the living stand aids. This wou d be an a ter nate to military service and make use of some of our sur ■l urn to Page 5) ance and benevolence, let us this Thanksgiving Day also give Him thanks fur- -the many blessings we enjoy. Rural Rhythms WEATHER PROPHET By Carol Dean Huber Bible Material: Psalm 48, Ephesians 6 10-20. Devotional Beading: Phllippians 4 4-13. Strength In God Lesson for November 27, 1960 WHAT IS needed in this world Is not always better people. It’s people who will stay as good as they are, just a while longer. You have your best moods, don’t you? Or If you don’t, some popple around you surely have some good moments. Suppose those moods lasted longer? Suppose thos moments becanu hours or days' The difference be tween one really good person and another who real ly isn’t, may npl always be thai one is good, th< other bad. They both may be good, only one of the - two is able to stick with it, he has staying power, he doesn’t fade; while the other one folds jup in a 'hurry. Strength Against When you read the 6th chapter of Ephesians you get the Impres sion. that life is a fight, even for the Christian. Yes, that is true, we must say especially for the Chris-- tian. The non-Chnstian doesn’t try to swim against the tide, he goes with the crowd. If a man sets out to he a Christian he soon enough discovers that it is no bed of roses. He 'discovers where strength is needed: for one thing, against the pull of temptation. Strength of self feeders rather than to mix it w.th other grains. Most hogs will consume on- MAX SMITH ly a certain amount of this second-rate gram with .ittle danger o' poisoning or digestive troub es If this soft, high-moisture corn is to be ground and mixed with other grams, it should be ground daily and fed daily, spoilage will occur if stored. TO SPRAY FOR WINTER CRESS The yeilow-flower mg weed quite common in hay fields m the spring is winter cress rather than wild mustard; this weed may be control led by spraying during late October and November with one pint per acre of MCP Local forage producers are urg ed to contro. tins fast-spreading weed. TO CONTROL CHICKWEED—AIfa’fa stands may be crowded out by fall and winter growth of chickweed; this is especial y true with new August seedmgs. Spray recom mendations inclule the use of the DiNitro sprays for mixed stands of alfalfa and grass when the temperatures are a bove 60 degrees. For straight alfafa stands Ifie use of Chloro IPC when temperatures are below 50 degrees is recommended. Both of these sprays should be applied dur ing -ate November or the month of December. TO PROVIDE SALT AND MINERALS—CattIe feeders are urged to provide their cattle with free access to both sa t and minerals at all times during the feeding per od The practice of mixing these items into the grain ration as the only source is to be discouraged; both salt and minerals may be mixed into the grain ration but in addition, free choice should be provided. The salt shou’d be provided separately from the mineral mixture. Both of these feed items should increase Ihe appetite and the utilization of the feed ingredients is terribly real. Strength For— Just as a Christfan needs Inn strength to hold out longer again temptation of all kinds, so he neo strength within so as to keep t good intentions going. All of have generous impulses. Wo ai to do something for some one. \\ have a picture of ourselves belpn some one out of trouble . . , ai that’s all it ever Is, a picture. V hang the walls of our mind wu these pictures of ourselves, ; noble . . . but pure imaginatio They are pictures of what we i tended doing, what we maybe star ed to do but never finished. Or perhaps we really do get g ing on these fine projects, but g too tired too soon. We are like tl grain in Jesus’ parable that fell ( rocky soil. It came up all right, b, a few days’ sun and it'was gon The good start had no follow-n There was life in the plant but had no staying power. What \ need is inner strength, the “w that says. Hold on!" How To Find Strength One thing should be kept mind at all times: inner, spintu power is not like physical or m« tal power. Some people are boi with better physiques than othei Some are bom with high IQ’s a: the low-IQ people just never iv catch up. Not everybody, in shon can be an athlete, not every one c: be a “brain.”’ But every one ci. have the inner' strength abo: which we have been talking, i every one does not have it equally and some not at all, it is not h cause any aie barred off by God; decree. It is because some do nj fulfill the conditions. ! The very first condition, and tl continuing one, can be put ini - question: Do jou want it? Here| in other matters, God is more wt mg to give than we are to receivl We do not have to make ourseh| ready or fit before God’s spu-; comes into our hearts. We do to do one thmg, quite serious'; We must pht ourselves at t Spirit's disposal. The Spirit of Gf< will not come to the help of any oS> who uses, or tries to use, the Spit for his own private ends. Only t| Spirit of God within us is able | "ive us that inner strength whij we so continually need. l But t! r lolv Spirit is not to be bougJ wheedled, harnessed or controls Only those who welcome the Spif and yield to Him may have Hi* <Based on outline* copyrighted 8 the Division ol Christian BvlucalK? National Council of the Churches { Chi ist m the U. S. A. Released f C.mimunitA Tress Service.) f TO UTILIZE SOFT CORN—In spite of the late fall some local corn producers have soft corn on hand This high moLture corn must be fed soon or hand ed care fully; hogs have the abi'ity to utilize tins type of corn better than other farm ani mals, Even though some heating or mo d ing may have taken place, hogs will make limited use of the grain. However, it is advised to feed the corn separately in 1 - rr>' <v • • •
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