4—Lancaster Farming* Saturday. January 7, 1961 FROM WHERE WE STAND - Would You Use A Wooden Plow? It is difficult for us to imagine hi these days of agricultural mechaniza tion that much of the world’s farming population still turns the soil witli wooden plows. Still more difficult to believe is that they do it not of necessity but by preference. Primitive farmers who plow and plant by the phase of the moon, or some other sign or symbol, firmly be lieve steel plows will poison the soil. Many farm - communities throughout the world would not use our steel plows if steel plows were as readily available as wooden ones. There isn’t a farmer in America (at least none we’ve heard of) who wouldn’t use a steel plow, but would it surprise you to know that many far mers will not use chemical fertilizers because they believe the chemicals will do great harm to their soils? In these days of an enlightened farm population, it is difficult to fol low the thinking of these people. It would be soon impossible to feed our exploding population without the use of chemical fertilizers, and those who try to farm without them will soon be out of farming, we believe. But these people are no farther from the truth than those who would outlaw all insecticide sprays. Properly used, insecticides make possible the high quality foods we tend to take for granted in this great country. Technology develops new materials and better methods, but it is the duty of the farmer to learn to ifse the ma terials and methods as they were meant to be used. Dr. WiTiam L. Henning, Pennsyl vania Secretary of Agriculture, said recently, a farmer should know the in gredients of every agricultural chemic al used on the farm. He says that such knowledge is invaluable if some of the material is taken internally by acci dent A physician can then prescribe the proper antidote quickly. Dr. Henning lists nine check points in using farm chemicals, but at no time does he even suggest not using the chemicals. His check points are Read the label before using snravs and dusts and FOLLOW THE DIREC TIONS Store sprays and dusts in the orig inal, labeled containers. Keep pesticides out of the reach of the children, pets and irresponsible persons. Avoid smoking while spraying or dusting when so directed on the label. Avoid spilling materials on the skin and wash immediately when they are spilled accidentally. vsssstfm&s&sis* ' 'sassa~ T>avl d i o n * The man named by Provi dent elect John F Kennedy as h's Secretary of Agricul ture is a city boy who won a Phi Beta Kanna key and a Lancaster’ Farming Lancaster County'* Own Farm Weekly P O Box 1524 L,ancasi er, Penna Offices North Duke F>t. Lanea»ter, Penna - Lmoaster Phono EVpn ss 4-i047 JnrK O'vt n Editor Roll* rt O CVtmpbHl, Advertising Director & liuslnosb M inn^pr Est lishr rl November 4 I ( rn Puhii*Oi<*d cvorv - Saturday by r Farming L'anrast* r, Pa Entered a<» 2nd class mittfi at Eano,»vtt r, Pa under Act of Mar 8 W* additional entry at ■'fount Joy Pa Su'srriptfon Uatos per vear; thrrr rs t" Single coin Pi ice T> rents Members Pi Newspaper PnbhMi *r? Association National Editor ial AKpnr htmn THIS WEEK —ln Washington With Clinton Davidson Agriculture Secretary football letter at Minnesota University just over 20 years ago Orville Lothrop Freeman rose from a babysitter for the childien 0 f Sen Hubert Humphrey in Minneapolis, Minn, to three times gover nor of his state, and then to nomination as a member of the Presidenl’s Cabinet. In a s f at° where political office seekers are cither re garded as “hbe"al” or un successful politicians, Mr. Freeman has been a re markably successful young man He >s bright, energetic and ambitious. He fits in nvcly with the Kennedy program for sur rounding the Presidency with youthful intellectuals, with just a seasoning of old er, more experienced men to give the Administration balance. Younger Than Average Mr Freeman at 42 is five Wash hands thoroughly after" spray ing or dusting and before eating or smoking. Cover food and water containers when treating around livestock and pet areas. Dispose of empty containers so they pose no hazards to humans, animals or valuable plants. Always observe label directions to keep residues on edible portions of plants within limits permitted by by Pennsylvania law. If we as farmers are guilty of caus ing public mistrust of any food sub ' stance by the improper use of chemic als, we have not on'y wronged our selves but we have wronged all phases of farming as well as the consuming public. But we, as farmers have still anoth er responsibility. Not only must we educate ourselves and others to pre serve* the wholesomeness of our food supply, we must protect our whole some food supply from unfounded at tacks by food faddists and others with a personal axe to grind. Organizations such as the American. Meat Institute, the American Dairy Association and the Poultry and Egg National Board are doing a fine job of combatting the mistaen idea' that ani mal fats are a causative factor in heart disease and other illnesses. Poultry and Egg National Board (PENEB) is going right into the offices of the doctors throughout the country through ads in the publication of the American Medical Association, with the story that eggs are a nutritious, healthful food which should not be ex cluded from the diet of any healthy person and very few sick persons. The American Dairy Association is waging a continuing campaign through all sorts of advertising media to he'p make milk and dairy products more desirable to the consumer. A far-flung editorial campaign as well as advertising on the part of the American Meat Institute has gone a long way in establishing meat as a bas ic food in the American diet. There are many other agencies do ing the same kind of work, but we can not depend on agencies to do the whole job. We as individuals have the responsibility of combating food fad dism and food misrepresentation when ever and whever we hear or see it. We produce the best food the world has ever known. We should not let it fall into disrepute because of the scare tactics of a few cranks and faddists. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. years younger than the av erage age of Cabinet mem bers. He was elected gover nor of Minnesota at the age of 3&; to become one of the youngest chief executives in the history of the state. Although trained .as an attorney, Mr. Freeman has been more active in politics. At the age of 30 when most attorneys are just getting started in practice, he made his first bid for state office in an unsuccessful race for Attorney General. Not in the least discour aged by his first political de feat, he ran for governor two years later, in 1952, and again was defeated. Still a political optimist, he rau again in 1954 and was elect ed He was re-elected in 1966 and 1-958, but campaigned so (Turn to page 14) Now that January’s here Often we can see the deer Coming from the woods to feed / On a bit of corn or weed. As the hunter with his gun May not kill a single one, Al] ones he , did not harm Come to feed on'my small farm. Rural Rhythms THE DEER By: Carol Dean Huber Bible Material: John 2. Devotional Beading: Luke 7 19-23. Joy EsTfoe Sign J>sson for January 8, 1961 CERTAIN sliming words appear over and over again in the Gos pel by John, like gleaming threads woven into a beautify! fabric. These words are hard to define. They suggest rather than describe. They are poetic, in. that they con vey or induce moods rather than call up sharp clear pictures. They may per- plex the mmdljut they fascinate the heart One of these words is "Glory." It is hard to say pre- cisely w-hatthe means, but we can see that m ® r ' Foreman the Fourth Go-pel it is always associated with God. It refers to the whole wonderful,indescribable, awe-compelling', overwhelming presence of the living God. Now the message of the Fourth Gospel can be summed up this way:'The whole life of Jems of Nazareth brought the glory of Go J wherever he was and whatever he did. Jesus is quoted as looking back on his life (as he was praymg in the up per room), putting it all into these words: 'T glorified thee on earth, having accomplished the work which thou gavest me to do .. . the glory which thou hast given me I have given them.” (John 17 ) The Power and the Glory The plan of John’s. Gospel, for the first twelve chapters, is simple: the author presents seven stories about Jesus Each one tells about something Jesus did, and the author calls each of these acts a sign, a sign of glory. The first of these is the story of Jesus at a wedding in a httle country town called Oana. (Not to be confused with Canaan ) One feature of these stories, a pecuhanty the modem reader might call it, is that each of them presents a kind of miracle. In other words, these were acts of power Jesus does not appear to be under the same limitations which Now Is The Time * . . BY MAX SMITH TO WINTERIZE YOUR GARDEN II TOR —Some attention to the ent'nc will give you better _perfo.ma’ict spring and summer. The main idea clean the engine thoroughly, cha* j oil, and dram the gasoline Change lb now because the old oil may contain ' ter or acids that will do harm to tin tor; the new oil will protect these J Extra attention each waiter wd 1 & the life of the tractor Get in the N: MAX SMITH performing the three-way treatn® 1 ' all motors not being used during A e ter months; clean them, change the oil, and dram the line. TO TEST HOME-GROWN SEEDS—LocaI growers arc minded of the need of having all seeds tested by the! Department cf Agriculture before 1 they may be oficiM sale. This includes local grown red clover and any l type of field or garden seed. Application should be the Bureau of Seed Inspection so that samples may 1)6 mitted for weed inspection, purity, and germination TO ADD SUPER-PHOSPHATE TO MANURE A 1" practice is to re-enfo.ee all kinds of !,,i with super-phosphate Dairymen may use the S lii form of phosphate on the barn litter alley and gid' e ' ery day at the rate of two pounds per cow. Steci may spread the phosphate over the manure pock | week before the cattle are bedded at the rate of ® ‘ pounds per head per week. This "ertilizer clcm« 111 makes the manure more balanced and help meet H' c phorus deficiency in most of our soils. TO FEED CATTLE COARSELY GROUND GRAINS" 5 feeders are urged to give some attention to the coa' 5 ' o’ the. ration rather than to be feeding gram that i - lC: f Research work has shown that cattle will eat mo lC 0 coarser feeds and also the utilization of the feed from the g. - ' l ' i wJI be better Cracked or cri’ I ’P er , barley, wheat, or corn is preferred over the ground •> In the of corn and cob chop the three-qun ,cr t screen should be used m the hammer mill, or - c ’ 1 some whole kernels get hrough and the chunks 0 may be as la.ge as the end of a thumb Coarser sent less danger from stalling or the cattle going p “' hamper the rest of us acle-atones, or powe bother many 20th-centn We are more ready t> miracle announced by ican Medical Associat National Aeronautics Program, than we an the miracles of the Bit as it may, the least you about these Gospel u this: The impression v, left on those who kne* such that he could not in ordinary routine langi the language of mysterj beyond ordinary man’s i# ing, can describe what t did On the other hand, that can be said is this Christ was really not man, but the eternal AVi become a man, if (as tl translation puts it) thei of God became a hun then he himself, by him out doing a thing, was u uloua than anything h( Glory, Power, Service Yet there is somet; strange about this after were making this story your head, and began does) with a man whost ally radiated the glon what would you invent i the climatic mt that glory? You wouldj taxnly not think of t truth. It would seem » simple. Ktre is the Nt Sign, the first opportur, had to make use of his j terious powers. What i with it? Of all things,! to keep a country wejf frqm being a failure. Joy is the Sign God is never that to foolish people snobs tiy to make Goi themselves. They picta a kind of perpetually ck just because he had to Is live among sinful am people. They associate pain, gloom. “Acts of earthquakes, tidal wav trophes What one-siclcii The first “sign” of the d, that John descubes is. with joy To come into ence of God it is not i" I wipe all smiles off jcd is true, God may be ''"j Valley of the Shado ’ 1 bat he is also to be foar mountains of delight (Based on outlines c ™ tie Elusion of CH f n Nit onal Council ot 1 < * Christ in the U. S. A J 1 Community I’ress Soiw«» l
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