4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 23. 1961
FROM WHERE WE
Fair Season And
A sign in our office proclaims to all
who enter, “Anyone who remains calm
in the midst of a’l this confusion simp
iy does not understand the situation.”
As we travel around
these days, the words" on
seem fitting somehow.
Everywhere we turn there is fever
ish activity. Mom is picking out the
best looking jars of preserves and care
fully putting them aside. Dad is giving
the cows a few extra strokes with the
curry comb and brush. Brother is
scouring the cornfields and granaries
for'the best gram samples and Sister is
taking special care of the dress and ap
ron she just finished making as part of
her club activity.
Anyone who can remain calm in the
midst of all "that activity simply does
not'understand that this is Fair Season.
Fair Season, the time of year for the
joung and the young in heart. A time
for relaxing from the daily grind of
usual chores by throwing the. whole
being into the feverish activity of un
usual chores. A time to step back from
the job of producing the food and fibre
for the whole nation and look at the
results —a time to compare with neigh
bors in fierce but friendly competition
the results of the year's work—a time
tor farm young people to socialize with
other farm young people—and a time
for farm aldsters to talk about the good
old days and think about harvest sea
sons of the past—all these and many
more are the essence of Fair Season
Although not American in origin,
the farm fair has become a part of Am
ericana just as surely as has baseball
or apple p*e or corn on the cob.
Each year as Fair Season rolls a
round we can’t help feeling proud of
the fine schedule of local shows in the
county. Even though several of the loc
al exhibitions have folded their tents
permantly in the past few years, we
feel the ones remaining are of excel
lent quality and deserve the support
of all rural residents in the county.
In answer to the persons who say a
farm show can not exist without carni
val attractions to draw the crowds, we
would like to point out that there are
ihree shows in the county without any
midway at all. All three of these shows
County Future Farmers Plan
Safe Corn Picker Campaign
“Operating a Corn Picker correctly to
4s no Job for a Careless Per- ently.
son,” say the members of The Future Farmers ask
~he Lancaster County Fu- that you take just a mo
ture Farmers of America ment of your time to heed
it requires skill and exper- the message of safety they
;ence in being alert and are offering to assure you
careful A picker must be in the “Good Havest Season ”
good repair and adjusted The FFA Chapter mem-
STAND -
Concomitant Confusion
appear to be growing and getting bet
ter each year. This is not to say the
fair boards are not sometimes hard put
to finance the shows, but it is a good
indication that a farm show can be just
that without becoming a carnival, i£
there are dedicated members of the
fair boards who wish to keep" the
shows wholesome, family affairs.
We believe Lancaster Countians
should be proud of the fine farm shows
in the county. We believe Lancaster
County farmers should support these
good shows with exhibits, committee
time and attendance at the fairs. We
believe farm families should encour
age their younger members to partici
pate in the farm shows. There are so
many attractions to draw young people
away from the interests of the farm
and farming that we should take every
opportunity to make rural living at
tractive to young people.
Participation in farm fairs and oth (•
community activities can be one of the
strongest factors in the decision of
young people to stay on the farm.
If there is confusion on the farms
for the next few weeks, try to remem
ber it is Fair Season and try to remain
calm even though you do understand
the situation. It will be worth your
while
the county
the poster
At least that’s how
where we stand.
We may have found the reason for
the cigarette company’s inquiry of the
smokers, “Are you smoking more now
but enjoying it less?”
The US Department of Agriculture
this week warned growers against us
ing rubber bands in priming or tieing
burley tobacco Farmers were using
the bands under tie leaves on hands of
the aromatic weed
It seems that buyers of burley to
bacco have complained of farmers
failure to remove the rubber bands
and the manufacturers must do a lot
of hand picking and screening to sepa
rate the rubber from the tobacco. It is
quite possible that the screening pro
cess misses once in a while.
We sometimes wondered about the
smell of all that smoke in a crowded
banquet hall. Maybe we have part of
the answer.
operate
bers are participating in a
nation wide program to pre
vent accidents to farm peop
le resulting from careless
operation of corn pickers
Efficient and smooth oper
ating corn pickers are not
as inclined to clog, a condi
tion which may be the be
ginning of a serious acci
dent if safety precautions
are not heeded Read the in
struction manual carefully
Operate the picker according
to the recommended speed
for the power takeoff, gath
ering ’chains and snapping
rolls Repair and adjust your
equipment before beginning
to pick corn Check to be
sure all shields are securely
in place Take it easy on the
first few rounds to get the
feel of picking corn again
Keep the engine area clean
of trash to avoid fire
effici-
Always stop the picker
rolls before attempting to
remove stalks that lodge in
the snapping cr husking
rolls Never hurry When
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Bible Material: 3 John
Devotional Reading* 1 John 3 13-24.
Laymen Needed
Lesson for September 24, 1961
tf I AYMA.N” does not mean
*— / "clod" as some people think.
A layman in anything—farming,
medicine, law, the church—is
simply a non-specialist A layman
m law may take a great interest
In law, indeed it may become his
hobby; but if he
never went to law
school and never
even tried to pass
a bar examina
tion. he’s a lay
man So with the
church. A Lay
man is a Chris
tian without the
specialized tram-
mg that the min
ister (pastor, preacher or priest)
has had. Most Protestants be
lieve that a minister's training
does not make a different kind of
man out of him (except as all
education changes any student).
His studies, which the church re
quires of him before he can be
called a minister in full standing,
simply equip him for the special
kinds of work he has to do The
layman has not taken these
studies, and does not preach, and
is no pastor.
“The truth of your life”
' For all that, if ever there is a
church where the laymen all be
come "dead wood," where all the
work is left to the pastor, that
church dies and doesn’t take long
at it either. Laymen are even
more necessary to the church
than ministers are. Laymen can
be a church without a minister;
but a minister without laymen
can’t possibly be a church
What is a good layman’ There
is nothing mysterious about it In
the church, a good layman is sim
ply a Christian who lives his reli
gion—and has, to be sure, a faith
he can live by The third letter
of Saint John, in the New Testa
ment, was written to a gbod lay
man named Gams All we know
about him is in this one-page let
ter John speaks first of all of the
truth of Gains’ life. No doubt his
Now Is The Time ♦
BY MAX SMITH
TO ISOLATE SHIPPED CATTLE -
traffic in cattle movements will likel
crease in the coming months, tins n
that newly-shipped cattle may bung
ping fever to the farm where othei
may be infected It is strongly ad', is
separate the shipped cattle from the
that are acclimated In some cases sli
cattle may be permitted to drink fior
same trough as cattle on feed, 01
dairy cattle; this is very dangerous
should not be practiced.
MAX SMliri
TO PRACTICE SAFETY WITH CORN PICKERS
mechanical corn picker has replaced the faim bull
of the most dangerous critters on the farm As com pi
time approaches, all operators should take note of tae
for extreme care m working with this machine Too
fingers, hands, and arms are mangled because the f
was not stopped for cleaning or repair Aie you going
the next victim of this mistake’?
TO CHECK DAIRY BARN VENTILATION—The nil
herd will soon be housed for the fall and winter Do I
who have ventilation problems are urged to con^':
installation of an electric fan exhaust system FuU
and assistance are available
TO BEWARE OF A KILLING FROST Recent v.e
conditions reminds us that cooler weather and
are not far away On most forage crops the frosi *'
make them toxic to livestock but will increase the
o£ bloating However, with sudan grass and tne
growth of forage sorghums a frost will increase the "I
of pruss’c acid and may be po sonous to any type c ■
stock If these crops are frosted, they should not fr
ed as fresh forage (either pasture or green
ever, they may be made into silage and after thicc
fermenting per.od, will be safe for feeding ■
TO KILL POTAOT VlNES—Potatoes should not be
t 1 the vines have been dead 10 days to two w ' e^l '
search work has shown that chemical vine *
ferred over mechanical beating Sodium arsemte
di-mtro chemicals are recommended; follow manm- -
direct ons for amounts to use Chemical killing
trol late blight tuber rot; dead vines do not cai
blight from the vines to the tubers.
ideas'were good and hij
were true; but for John «
not what he praised Qj,
It was the truth of his 1
impressed people most
“Any service to the brethi
Many people think 0 (
work as anything done
church walls, on church j t
Now where Gams lived, tli (
no church building (tt, (
Testament was complete
Christians began to build,
es) and no organization
modern sense of that \v o!
yet Gams was a loyal,
"Any service” to othei Chi
(the “brethren”) is called,
thing” to do Gaius’s p at
specialty seems to ha\e b»
pitality. In a time when ho;
not exist, men like Gain,
help the church by taku
their homes traveling p r(
and bishops and missio
A supporting player ,
stage or the athletic field,
porting regiment in a batt
very important. So it u
church The far-flung work
church, which is widei thj
members realize, would
nothing overnight without s
The 20th century Gaius a
find any wandeimg missii
at the bus station to take
to dinner; but the mot
leaves" in the churcr ,
plates goes a long long wi
intelligent layman will *
know, and will find out,
his “benevolence dollar"
and why
“The friends”
There’s no special difficu
mque about being a good I;
Much of it is cultivating tl
pie arts of friendship Thi
boys and girls in the churc
mg an older friend’s w
guidance (not dictation l ),
are parents pretty haid |
who could use a little he
encouragement fiom other
are grieving hearts, in n
sympathy in need of a
arm to lift them and set a
the highroad again . If y
look around you and see
who needs a friend send i
name and address You mi
in Paradise But if you si
on this planet, you live
people who need friends
ter friends too Some peop
others down; what is nei
people who are fnendlj
name, and for the sake,
Friend of us all
(Based on ootUnes copyCs
the Division ol Christian rd
National Council of the Cliut
Christ in the USA Relc;
Community Press Scr\.ct)
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