4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 3, 1962 FROM WHERE WE STAND - Spring Is Coming Groundhog Or Not A survey shows that 98 per cent of all Americans are superstitious. We claim to be part of the two per cent, buj; just the same-we know there are .some things that are called super stition when they are fact Take this thing about February sec ond, lor instance There are still a lot of people who say this is superstition, but if that old whistle pig (that name is a carryover from our southern ancestors who won t call anything a hog if it doesn’t pro duce pork) sees his shadow on the sec ond day of February we just are not in too much of a hurry to put the red flannels back into the mothballs We just don’t see how anybody can argue with logic like that Now the wooly-bear, on the other hand (and personally we wouldn’t want him on either hand) has a long way to go in his fight to become a suc cessful weather prophet Of course, he might not even be interested in be coming a weather prophet when h’e sees the trouble some other forecasters have gotten themselves into in recent months. , Dairymen And The 20-Hour Week Negotiations between the Electrical Workers Local 3 and New York City electrical contractors has caused reper cussions and agitated comment thru out the business world. The Electricians’ Union demanded and-got a 20-hour week with pay equi valent to the previous 30- hour week. In addition, they have a guarantee of overtime, at time-and-one-half. It doesn’t take much arithmetic to figure that twenty hours is only about ■one in every five during the week if we take out the prescribed eight hours every day for sleep. Even with another eight hours off each day for other activities, the elec trical workers will be off the job more than half the time At the normal work week standard for most Americ an workers, the electricians will put in only 2 Vz days out of every seven We firmly believe that every free dom carries with it a responsibility. We believe that without restrictions, self imposed or imposed from without, any power tends'to become dictatorial. Priming The Cooperative Pump The “Coatesville Egg Auction”, like many other businesses, has fallen upon hard times At a recent meeting of the Produc ers Cooperative Exchange, members were asked to approve a bid to merge with another, larger cooperative in an effort to overcome some of its financial difficulties. The membership in attendance vot ed to continue as an independent or ganization, and for this we have no words of censure. However, we do think the voters should recognize two significant facts. Out of a membership of over 4,000 shareholders, ballots were cast by only 205 This is, we believe a significant figure, but with the widely dispersed membership, perhaps the vote was rep resentative and as heavy as could be expected More significant, we believe is the • Outlook (From page 12) Heistand looks for gram prices to be “pretty stable’’ with perhaps a little im provement, dependent upon production and government action within the next few months Even with some 4 percent fewer laying hens in the lay ing houses of the nation at the end of 1961, economists look for a slight increase in egg production during the current year. However stor age holdings are down and this will soften any damage But groundhogs, wooly-bears, and scoffers notwithstanding,"lf some trig ger-happy H-bomb jockey doesn't: blow .us all off the face of good old mother earth before then,-we are going to be in the midst of spring planting season within a matter of a month and a half —and though that may be a lifetime to wooly-bears and time for another morning nap for old woodchuck it is a pretty short time in the life of a farm er The weatherman has already prom ised that Lancaster County is more than half way through the coldest'part of our winter, and with all the frigid weather we need to be thankful that another seed time is on the way with out any help in the temperature de partment from the cold war warming up For this-we say “knock on wood” and don’t forget to carry your lucky rabbit’s foot. Our bunions are predicting nice weather for tomorrow, and for this we are thankful because with such re liable information at hand, we do not have to rely on superstition. At least that’s how it looks from ■ where we stand. We have no quarrel with labor'un ions. We believe they have in the past, performed a valuable service to the country, and in most cases still do. But we also believe that many labor leaders, along with many rank-and-file union members have failed to recog nize and accept the responsibilities which go along with the tremendous power they have won. We believe they have repudiated the dignity of honest work We believe they have substituted a philosophy of “anything the traffic will bear” without thought of the possible consequences. To a boy who grew up on a dairy farm, the thought of working only 2Vz days out of each week without even going near the job for the rest of the week, is almost too much to believe. In our opinion it will soon begin to be too'much for employers to believe and the labor unions will be in danger of losing the rewards they have won for themselves in dignified, honest nego tiations in the past. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. fact that only slightly over 200 produc ers marketed eggs through the coop erative at the average sale last year, and less than 1,000 of the 4,000 mem bers marketed any kind of poultry pro ducts, or otherwise used the facilities of the cooperative during’l96l. Cooperatives should be formed when no other existing organization can perform the function properly-and efficiently, and the cooperative should cease to exist when it no longer per forms the service for which it was formed. We believe no amount of pump priming can revive a cooperative un less members are willing to support it with their patronage. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. THINK Lancaster Farming due to increased production, Johnstone said. Unless the warnings to reduce pullet hatch, the poultrymen arc in for real trouble he said. A somewhat brighter picture was painted for poultry meat production, but no real hope for lasting high prices was held out Victor Plastow, associate County agent was in charge of the meeting m the meet ing room of the Production Credit building. Patronize Lancaster Farm ing Advertisers. Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P O Bot 1524 Lancaster, Penna. Offices: 53 North Duke St. Lancaster. Penna. Phone - Lancaster Express 4-3047 Jack Owen, Editor Robert G Campbell, Advertising Director &. Business Manager Established November 4 1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lancaster, Pa. Entered as 2nd class matter at Lancaster, Pa under Act of Mar. 7, 1879 additional entry at Mount Joy, Pa Subscription Rates - $2 per vear three years ?5. Single copy Price 5 cents. Members Pa. Newspaper Publish ers Association; National Editorial Association. Material; Exodus 20 8-11; Mark 2 2*l through 3 6, Luke 4 16-20, 31-40, Nehemidh 13; 15 22. Devotional Readme: Hebiews 4 1-10. Rest and Gladness Wesson for February 4, 1962 what it means to he able to wor- A tjttc Ship in freedom and peace. We ‘ A are throwing away one of God’s out m four sections Satur- bes£ g j £ j s wben we j e (. a Lord’s dSs S ta da Am«°ca d n y cfhes W most Day drift by without joining P ther nays, in American cities most Christians at worship, if we are h -Li°Z r able t 0 2° at all, The firSt thing a e ™? y communists do when they take Z e f- ‘ Day over a country, such as China ox of Rest has he- East Germany, is to make it im .iQ^nf’rfcf^Kriv 6 Possible for Christians there, or days , of rest - N ®7‘ extremely difficult, to worship in Sv church. If you can get a whole ahSit as tfred d as S eneration Rowing up without fwr ,fcla uf leisure for religion, you have they used to be dnven re ligion underground, and wbe . n everybody y. f ake a long time to return Dr. Foreman ' to°SaturdafnighJ 13 * Pnme only for different reasons/ Some j, « tfoing good Phari^ees of JeW time day iust as on any other. w e f re ry find Sunday a burden, others find bath £ ay ; f S?f it a problem. Yet it ought to be f oreby xt as „ tbey > b 9* “ a a golden day. “Day of all of the ferent w^ ay ‘. a T j£? n isr f wpplr'thp h P it ” was: What is WKONG to do on ” l * the Sabbath? Jesus’ question was: uay < V* S I, J . What is RIGHT to do? When Jesus The Fourth Commandment says any one i n need of help that two things clearly. One: By God’s He cou f d give He Dever looked intention one day m seven is a #t the cale ° dar ar st to make sure - holy day. Two. It is to be a wbat day lt was j s i aw fui to day of rest. The Christian church, d d y n the sabbath, He said, after long argument, finally came Do * t most of us have in the back to observe the first, not the sev- £ minds some one thing, at enth day, and we-give it a new least some kind and helpfu i acti name, the Lord’s Day in memory which we could do we only had Lord, time ? . Well,.the Lord’s Day is the (Though it is still called the Sab- time.'To'come to that blessed day, bath by many Christians.) The - the « Day o£ rest and g i adn ess,” day chosen is less iinportant than wondering whether we ought to how the day is used. We believe— do tb j s or tkatj worrying about ~w e meaning tbe great major- wbat we are SU pp osed to do or rty of Christians today that the nat £o do j s frustrating. But to Fourth Commandment has not CQme to the da with the quest ion: been set aside. We would say that what d can Tbe what good can the Fourth Commandment gives j do to others, on th is da y when us a gmde to how we may best the pressure 1S off? is the first use the Lord s Day; and we would st ep to a happy day. This day was a!so say that the attitude of Jesus mj £ for man as Jesus said . For to the Sabbatß gives us further, . hlg bodyj Ws mind> his soul> what . clues io the right attitude to the ever makes ourselves, and otheis - s p a y. The first point is that near est us, better persons, is sme lt is holy. It is a different day a ly a „ght thing to do on the day ay, for that is what named f or o ne who “went about “holy” originally meant. It is doing goo d.” God's day, because that also is (Based bn outlines copyrighted by whflt c< holv ,J meant Further it the Division of Christian Education, wn<u noiy rawnu runner, u National Councl i of t he Churches ot is a day of rest. Machines need cimst in the u. s. a. Released by rest, plants and animals need it, community press service) , Now Is The Time « * ♦ BY MAX SMITH also needed. One-grain ration for the en tire winter feeding period is seldom satisfactory when the quality of the roughages is'changing Forage testing with a feeding recommendation is recommended. TO USE PIG AND LAMB BROODERS—The farrowing and lambing season is at hand and a very important time foi the livestock producer to'do a real good job of care and management. In cold weather the new-born pigs and lambs will benefit from the heat lamps or. brooders for the first week or ten days. The extra heat, \yill get them started quicker, keep their pens pry, and reduce the trouble from colds and scouring Producers are urged to use brooders at farrowing and lambing time until .warm weather arrives. TO COOPERATE' IN SHEEP SCABIES INSPECTION—The Bureau of Ammal Industry is now visiting all of the sheep farms in the state;’ the wbrk is partly done in Lancaster and Lebanon counties These men have the job of inspecting efvery flock for 'the presence of sheep scabies or any other skin disease This is a mite infection of the skin causing the sheep to rub off the wool’ and make poor gains. Where the trouble is found the Bureau will arrange to dip the animals for the owner. All sheep producers are urged to cooperate in this eradication program. TO INSPECT FARM MACHINERY—FieId work is only 6 to 8 weeks away for many farmers; it is very important that the machinery be in good shape when you are ready to take it to-the field for the first time in 1962. If the equip ment was not thoroughly inspected, cleaned and greased fast fall, it be given this attention onqe. Some pajrtd may jtieed to be replaced and this often takes time Advance work on the machinery will saVe valuable time in the fietcL and human helngs most of all. Day ot worship Now our Lord's use of the Sab bath gives us the Christian line. He knew the Fourth Command ment; but he did not suppose that “rest" meant doing literally noth ing. Certainly, his Sabbaths were extremely -busy; you might say He worked overtime on that day, For one thing it was then as now the day set apart for worship. It \yas His custom to attend the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He could have preached better sermons than he heard there, but He went all the same. Christians do not always appreciate enough TO. AD JUST GRAIN RATIONS Dairy men are urged to change their grain ra tions depending upon the quality of the roughages fed When the herd goes from corn silage to grass silage, in many cases additional corn or barley will be needed in the ration; also, with poor quality grass silage it may be necessary to add moie protein feed In the change from later cut tings of hay to first .cuttings, or from good to poor quality hay, additional protein is iC «*■
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