A —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 19, 1961
FROM WHERE WE STAND ■
Rugged Individualism - For Whom?
In his long poem, “Don Juan, Canto
i,” -George Gordon, Lloyd Byron has
-one line that reads, “And whispering,
‘I will ne’re consent’ consented.”
This reminds us of the young man
'who lived in a public housing develop
ment with his parents. He attended
public school, rode the free school bus
and- participated in the free luneh pro
gram.
He entered the army and drew his
pay each month. On his discharge, he
kept his national service life insurance.
He then enrolled in the state uni
versity and worked part time for the
government to supplement his Gl
check.
After graduation he married a pub
lic health nurse and bought a* farm
with an FHA loan Be borrowed mon
ey through an RFC loan to get started
in the business of farming.
When the first baby came along, it
was born in the county hospital
The young man then decided to buy
a ranch, which he did with the aid of
his Gl loan and obtained emergency
feed from the government.
Later he put part of his land in the
soil bank and the payment helped pay
part of his debts. *
His parents lived very comfortably
on the ranch with the aid of their old
age assistance and social security
checks.
The county agent gave him free ad
vice on how to contour the ranch and
Agricultural Stabilization and .Conser
vation paid part of the cost of terraces
and a pond. The government even
helped stock the pond with fish. Prices
for his farm products were sold at a
price-guaranteed by the government.
Books from the public library were
delivered free to his door. He banked
his money in a fund which the govern
ment insured. His children grew up
and entered the public schools where
they ate free lunches and swam in
public pools.
The man owned an automobile so
he favored the federal highways pro
gram.
He signed a petition seeking federal
assistance in developing an industrial
project to bolster the economy of the
community. He became a leader in ob
taining the new federal building and
went to Washington with a group to
ask Congress to appropriate money to
build a huge dam costing millions ol
dollars so he could have “cheap” elect
ricity.
Then one day he wrote his congress-
Crop Yield
To Be Least
Since 1957
Total crop production
throughout the United States
is expected to be the small
est since 1957, the U S
Department of Agriculture
reporting service said this
week
In July the all crop pro
duction mdex was below
last year’s record but still
well above the level for ‘57
and earlier years.
The feed grain program
combined with unfavorable
weather m parts of the na
tion to bring about a sharp
drop in planted acieage, the
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man this letter of prptest:
- I wish to protect excessive govern
ment spending and high taxes. I be
lieve in rugged individualism. I, think
people should stand on their own two
feet without expecting handouts. I am
opposed to all socialistic trends, and ,1
demand a return to the principles of
our Constitution.
And, we presume, he signed it.
Recently we heard and read a lot
about a farmer in New York state who
sought publicity by buying a Cadillab
with money he received from the gov
ernment in the form of payment for
not growing corn.
We are not defending the grain
bill. Admittedly it is imperfect, as are
all man made laws. People who look
for loopholes in the letter of the law
can, and do, find them.
The New Yorker will likely find a
way to “fudge” on his tax form when
it comes time to file his income tax re
turn.
Secretary of Agriculture, Freeman
said recently, “As long'as it is consid
ered ‘Cute’ to cheat on government
programs, no program will do the job
it is designed to do.”
We agree that we need rugged indi
vidualism. We agree that we need to
stand on our own two feet without ex
pecting a handout.
We need rugged individualism of
the form that says I will work to the
best of my ability for the good of my
family, my community, my country,
and all mankind.
We need to stand on our own two
feet, but not to howl like a chained dog
after we have accepted the handout. If
the handout is such an evil thing then
we should never accept it in the first
place.
We do need to return to the prin
ciples of our constitution which was
written for the common protection of
the colonists, not for the benefit of
those who wrote it, no~ for the benefit
of those who sought to find loopholes
in it through which they could drag
enough graft to fill their own bulging
pockets.
At least that’s how
where we stand
According to Changing Times, there
are 193,467 bartenders in this country
as against only 167,471 c’ergymen. The
magazine adds: ‘This suggests that a
lot of folks are probably trying to send
their message to the Lord in empty
bottles. - ’
agency reported
Farmers planted about 306
million acres for harvest tins
year This was 17 million
acres below 1960 plantings
and the smallest planted a
creitge in half a century
Acreage losses are expected
to be moderate although a
bove those of last year
A total harvested acreage
of 295 million acres is now
m‘ prospect, 20 million acres
less than last year and the
lowest of record dating back
to 1909. Despite the small
acreage crop production is
relatively la v ge due in part
to the rap'd technological
advances and improved cul
tural practices of recent
years Also with reduced
acreage, farmers tend to
keep their best land in pro
duction
Crop development is gen
erally ahead of the late 1960
season with near normal
progress indicated for most
crops.
MILDEW STAIN
If mildew stains remain
on fabric after laundering,
moisten the stain with lemon
iuice and salt and spread in
the sun to bleach, suggests On the basis of recent sur- 1o( ji
Bernice Tharp, Penn State veys, families may expect" to TO KILL CRABGRASS IN LAWNS—Lawn owners v
extension clothing specialist use new refrigerators and sire to eliminate the crabgrass from the lawn area
Or sprinkle sodium per-bor- electric gas ranges an aver- spray for mature crabgrass control. Materials such as
ate bleach on the dampened age of 16 years, says Helen duim methyl arsonate or amine methyl arsonte with P
stain. Let stand for a half Bell, Penn State extension 0 £ Sol t moisture and with 3to 5 applications at 10 to •
hour, then rinse well Repeat home management specialist intervals wlll ta ke out the crahgra3 s. These materials
if the stain remains Test for New television sets are kept bfi used when h temperatures are under 85 dcgi***
co'orfastness on a seam or an average of 11 years new h*"
hem before you bleach. On electric sewing machines an ma y temporarily discolor the other lawn g™ Bs *® gc
white collars and linens, you average of 24 years; new owners are urged to prevent any crabgrass plants v
can use a chlorine bleach washers, 9 years. i°g to seed.
looks from
=★= LETTERS
To The Editor
Editor, Lancaster Farming
Dear Sir
Your editorial on Civil
Defense strikes just the
right note
And your Danish story on
Fatal Rain is precisely the
kind oi helpful information
(needed) It is the clearest
and most succint of any I
have seen.
I hope you will find ways
of following up this project
It takes a lot of pounding
to make people realize that
they can indeed protect
their families and their
farms Maybe you will find
local examples to write a
bout-or questions and ans
wers. Or other effective
wavs to help your readers
You are doing a beautiful
job
Sincerely,
John Kenderdine
High Ground
Route 2, Holtwood
APPLIANCE LIFE
-team." This one Is" very
the qaan the public Wat ,
and-heajs-most about.
Hero and Leader
Being second-fiddle, or
ing actor, or team-mate
ever you call It, docs n J
that one leaves great acc o L
ments to others The sec 01
- Bib,. Material: Acta 15 «1, 16-19- Is Cut Out foi J
40, 17 1-14, 18.5, I Thessalonians 1.1; the conductor of the orcW
I Devotional Reading: Philippians 1-3- peCts hear hlm So it w ‘
II ' ’ this Silas. The early q,
recognized him as a i e J' !
deed that is the way he r ■
duced at the first mention 1
name. Furthermore, c
I caUed a “prophet,” which
I not mean a reader of ten i
S°ME people are born to be
° sec ° nd Addles This is no dis- learned the wlll £ lh n
grace. In an orchestra it is nc hstemng to him . B od H
disgrace to play with the second could be a h when
violins. Every symphony is writ- came , His name n
ten for all instruments, not the remembered alongside J
first violins only The second yio- Paul in the mcide B nt e
ins, the vio as. when th were bot « J
* he c s£? s * th " thrown into jail; it was '!
bass fiddles, not the pr i soners heard at midn
f 6 Jt was a duet Paul and Sa
other kinds of m- in midst of that
struments, - the sang their h to
composer has , 6
them all in mind. Ifiolsptlisabl# Man
If the seftond In one sense, nobody j s jj
violins went on pensable. Everybody dies s oi
strike, the or- or later, therefore those who
, - chestra would left behind can, if they have
have to fold up till ’they came **t along without him But i
back again. * we speak of indispensable m,.
Second Fiddle
Lesson for August 20, 1961
So it is with the people who, so mean men we don’t intend to
to speak, play second fiddles all alon S without, unless we hj\ (
their lives. They may not sit in When Barnabas and Paul spht
the front row and they may not Paul had to have some one
play the principal melody, but we needed a helper. If Silas was
cannot do without them. The true Impressive than Barnabas (j
music of life must have them. was, to be sure, for nobody i
-and Silas ... Silas and ... °'
mu , , sods, as they mistook Bjrna
There was a man named Silas, once) at any rate p
who is mentioned a number of him. On one occasion Paul s
times in the New Testament; but would go no farther on his 1
never mentioned alone. He is al- tant journey until Silas andT,
ways somebody’s companion, al- thy could catch up with him
ways a member of a team. It is they could all go on to«et
“Paid and Silas,” “Judas and When Saint Peter set out to r
Siias.’’ “Silas and Timothy” (“Sil- * tetter he needed some 0 t
vanus’ m 1 Thess. 1:1 is the same help him> and Sllas was th
name, like William and Bill); Pe ter did not have to me"
even when Silas is mentioned Silas’ name, but he wanted all
alone, as he is by Saint Peter, he readers to know it was Silas i
is helping some one else. Ap- helped him. So. the reader o{
parently you never thought of Bible who is helped by this 1
Silas without thinking of some one letter of Peter may be thanl
else too Now this is nothing for the man Silas; the same th
against him. He was simply a i s true of 1 Thessalomans For
second-fiddle man. He was no obscure who help the great
soloist, but the music the early U s give thanks!
church played, so to speak, would
have missed something of impor- , on eopj-rirUei
tance if he had not been playing National s Coun°cii
Sometimes football or other, ath- communufpr^ - , service!)' 1 " s ''
letic teams will vote for the
player “most valuable to the
Now Is The Time . ♦ •
BY MAX SMITH
TO SPRAY FOR CRABGRASS —Foi
lawn owners it is very important to p
vent any crabgrass plants from going
seed this summer. Even though spra
were applied earlier in the summer, it
quite likely that some plants still survn
These have the ability to- produce thoi
ands of seeds per plant Several spiajm
at 10 to 14 day intervals will kill w 1
crabgrass plants, the materials to use"
vary according to the variety of lav
MAX SMITH grass. Please contact your herbici
dealer or our Extension Office for additional details
TO MAKE SILAGE FROM SORGHUMS—Many local H'
stock producers continue to plant forage sorghum foi s' la|
feeding; this crop will give high tonnage with the P reiCl
moisture conditions Research has shown that the nia '
mum feed value from sorghum may be attained b> cult 11
in the milk to dough stage In the past years many gro" e
allow the seeds in the head of the sorghum to g el liar
this means over-maturity and a lower feeding value NoP 1
servative is needed with the sorghum silage
TO CUT SOYBEANS—This one-season legume ciop
has many friends and may be used for hay or silag®
either purpose the time to cut is when the plants are
the blossom stage and a small green bean is forming
crushers or crimpers are very useful to expose the & '
seam and hasten drying time, if the crop it to be mad® 1
hay. Drying conditions in August and early Septemhei a
better curing than later in the fall.
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