—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 17, 1962 4 FROM WHERE WE STAND - Rural Opportunities And Responsibilities Agriculture is science at work for the well-being of the World. It is pro duction of food and fiber on a large scale. Farming offers some of the most challenging career opportunities m the United States of America. The abundance of food supplies and mater ials for alothirig and shelter are tre mendous in their "contribution to the high standard of living enjoyed today by Americans. Farming is big business requiring plenty of technical know ledge. The successful farmer will continue lo be one of our most important citiz ens. He is a key-man in the nation’s ec onomy. He has the opportunity of out door living and working on his own "that few others enjoy. Agriculture looks to research for new machinery and equipment, for the latest m nutrition, genetics, disease control, economics, radiation, electron ics, solar energy,, and wonder drugs. .Many thousands pf well-trained scien tists and engineers are needed to sup ply this information and materials. One of the objectives of tional Agriculture is to help meet the needs of those who are planning to en gage in farming or enter into- some phase of agriculture business. There is no doubt hut that-the young man who plans to enter agriculture will be more prepared for- a successful career than he who has'' not had for four years of Vocational Agriculture You might ask, “If a boy takes Vo cational Agriculture in high school, “what are his chances to meet the re tirements of college?” There has Been much information and mis-infor mation published- on this subject. Yhere Jiave been at least 328 separate studies in this general area The find ings indicate no significant relationship 'between high school subjects and aca demic success in cpllege. The general scholastic ability of the student ap peared to be more important than any jhigh school subject matter pattern. There are thousands of jobs in hun dreds of careers for agriculturally minded young men and young women an today’s world. By Thomas M. Malin, Area Super visor of vocational agriculture for York and Lancaster Counties. How Times Do Change ‘‘The average American hen is cred ited with about 80 eggs a year. A Watered Hams Again Subject Of Controversy Secretary of Agriculture, Orville L< Freeman today stated that to protect the consumer of this country he must ask for reconsideration of a Court of Appeals deci sion that a ham with ex cess water added may be sold without being labelled “imitation.” The U. S. Court of Ap peals ruled in Washington, D C , Feb. 8 in favor of Ar mour and Company, which had contested the right of the Secretary of Agriculture to require watered hams to he marked “Imitation Ham ” Secretary Freeman explain <ad that the term “imitation” is commonly required for labelling products that do not comply with specified requirements, as, for examp le, iii the labelling of sau sage that contains excess cereal or water in place of meat content, jam or jelly that contains less fruit than is requued for the standard product, and cheese witn more water or less fat than specified. For 10 years, except for about 11 months which fol lowed a regulation issued in December, 1960, Federal Meat Inspection regulations that hams which good, well fed business hen should lay 140 eggs a year, A recent Government publication recommends farmers to keep one of the general-purpose breeds; to provide a clean, dry nest for every' lour or five hens; to conclude all hatch ing by June 1, and to then confine or sell the male birds; to gather eggs twice daily in hot or rainy weather, and to’ Store in sc cool dry place; to send no small or dirty eggs to market; to sell eggs twice a week during sum mer; and to keep eggs away from the rays of the sun. '“An Illinois hen of the White Ply mouth Rock variety, bearing the curi ous name of ‘Lady Show You,’ is cred ited with 281 full weigh! eggs in a year. Her selling price of $BOO was per haps no more than she was worth.” We came across the above in an al manac dated 1914, and wanted to share it with you.' ' v ' " t.'" If there were a few of those good, well-fed business hens around today, there would certainly be no surplus of eggs on the market But if, on the oth er hand, the eggs were cared for in the prescribed manner, there- might be quite a surplus because today’s market just .would not tolerate the quality of eggs possible under those conditions. When we stop to look backward at the changes in the past half century, we can’t help wondering what wond erous and wonderful things are in store for the children yet to be born on the farms of America. At least that’s how it where we stand Anyone For A Ghic-nic? We still believe there is nothing new under the sun, but in the mail' today came an announcement which says, “A new meat has been invented.” The story, from Texas, (of course) claims “a new taste sensation” for a product called CHIC-NIC. It is a U. S. Grade A frying chicken that is cured like a ham. It is .smoked until fully cooked, ready for the table as is, or it may be warmed for serving, the report says. Still, we believe there’s ho'thihg-new under the sun, but we are looking for ward to the “new taste sensation” any way. It might turn out to be "as big a boon to the poultry industry as barbe cue has been. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. contained excess added wat er be labelled “imitation hams ” The amended regulation of Nov. 17, 1961, which Ar mour and Company is con testing, merely restored a labelling requirement that had been m effect for a de cade It was issued after a series of eight public hear ings, held in major cities across the country, and re view and analysis of a largo volume of views presented by consumer groups, indust ry representatives, and the general public. An easy chair is the hard est one to find, empty. Lancaster Farming Lancaster County'* Own Farm Weekly P. O Box 1524 Lancaster. Penna. Offices: B 3 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 Lancaater Farming, Lancaster, Pa Entered as 2nd class matter at Lancaster, Pa. under Act of Mar t, 1879 additional entry at Mount Joy Pa. Subscription Rates: $2 per year three years J 5. Single cdpy Price 5 cents Members Pa. Newspaper Publish ers Association; National Editorial Association. looks from Farmers Polled On 1962 Crop Planting Intents HARRISBURG Several thousand Keystone State farmers will be queried on 19(32 planting intentions be ginning February 19. Dewey O Boster, statisti cian in charge of the Penn sylvania Crop Reporting Service, explained that the survey is being made in an effort to anticipate farmers’ plans for the coming crop season. An official survey card will be sent to a random sample of farmers through out the state Each will be asked to report the number of acres he expects to plant to each major crop this year, and the number of ac res planted to the same crops last year. Reports from Pennsylvan- er Producers in the herd; these cows continue to place some ia farmers will become a milk on the market but do not return aTprofit to their own part of a nationwide sum- er. Culling will help reduce the marketing problem and in mary on farmers’ intentions crease net returns, to plant, to be issued by the . wSrch 1 !!. Sem ° G TO CHECK FOR 'EXTERN'AL PARASITES Many herd*- The national report has an< * cattle* sheep, and hogs, become infected with been published annually for hody |ice and" ticks at this time of the year These lice and more than 30 years. The in- ticks suck' blood" from the hide-of the animal, reduce their formation is useful-to fdtm- comfort, reduce their gains and production, and increase ers in adjusting their ,own and production costsi All owners are urged to check agriculture their anim als and treat two times about 12 to 14 days apart public agencies. - - -Kkecadicstp the problem. God/*BuHSeS ‘*rfc tfltf"'a?eS£ure§ God went to infinite trouble t 0 save. Men are the creatures about whom Jesui told his parable of the one lost sheep, and the joy in the presence of the angels over even one repenting sinner. In ancient times people did not think much of slaves, or women, or children. A woman had status Bible Material: Exodus 20-13; Maf- 80 38 ICr Connections thew, s 21-26, 38-48,. 18.13-is;with some man gave her a posi Devotitfiiat Readiitr^.James 3>i3-i*v * n society. Children had no - ... ; status till they were grown; and I slaves had no status at all. Jesus, ’’however, never off” any one. He always had time for peo ' pie-; poor people, stupid people, even bad people. When some little Valuable ter God , Lesson for February 18," 1962 W™. . , ~ children were brought to him, his ffy 18 kim ng wrong? The, disciples tried to get rid of th ’ eni . . Bays 8 ®» to he sure .> The Master’s time was valuable, but the Bible would not say so if he could not afford to waste lt ; wTZV^ W =° n l'^ eg J n Wltfl, But'J'esus rebuked his disciples, The law says so; but the law can mi the children. All the modern only make things keen interest in childhood, the illegal, it cannot study of growing personalities just makethem at the very beginning of life, wrong. Our m- stems from the Christian view, stmcts, when not which goes' back to Jesus, that perverted, warn even babies are already persons US . i! - 1 S To*4arm a child is* to commit a wrong; but JU'-’crnne against the future of man stincts may be kin a. mistaken. < There •*, - . > are many reasons **** a « a,nsf Dr. Foreman w hy killing is This brings up another very wrong, a serious sin. Let us try obvious thought: Sins against per to high-light one of these.' This sons afe'-the most serious kind reasons goes to the heart" of the Once - upon a time this was not matter. Killing is wrong because understood. Men would be hanged it destroys the noblest work of -for murder, they would be hanged God. It is-wrong because it de- for stealing a lamb. Nowadays stToys what God has made, -.in- stealing a lamb is petty theft, but deed the most valuable .creature " Aurder is still murder, and in God this earth. * many states Still receives the Worth of nfaif to his God death penalty. This is not the Of all creatures here on our I* 1 * 06 to ar S ue capital pun planet, man is the-only, one with ishment, only to point out that it a soul. Put in another way, man shows how after all these cen ts the only animal who is more furies, human life is still known to than an animal. He is the only be the most important life on one who is capable of fellowship earth, and any damage to it a with God. He is the only one “in.serious crime. the image of God,” that is, the But suppose I harm myself and only one who has—by God’s gift myself alone? Isn’t that my af —the possibility of growing to be _ fair? It is your affair if you mean like -God. Of. all -ereatures'-he is" does it concern you. It is your the fenetvho can be-most helpful 'affair if you think that harm you to God. AH God’s creatures no do to yourself injures no one else doubt ard useful to him in some You wouldn’t think of chopping way or other for the carrying out your hand off, but if you did, the of the divine Purpose; but man law would take you in chaige. alone can be aware 1 of th 6 pip:- You have no-right to injure your poses of God, man alone can re- self, —by hatchet, alcohol, simple ceive a revelation from God, man neglect or otherwise; much less alone can pray. Jesus asked on to destroy yourself. You do not one occasion what a J man could live alone,-you are surrounded by give in exchange for his self,'lf he others. Well and strong, you aie took the whole world in exchange, a benefit to the community; in- Jesus said, but lost his self in the jured or dead by your own fault bargain, he would her, the .loser,, before your time, you are a bur- Somebody might interrupt— den, you have turned your back ‘■‘WhoftTin the 'world are' you de- on the human race, you have de scribing? Most people, ’■oh* the faced God’s handiwork. hoof as won might say,.aren’t as <*««« on outfme* copyrituted dj nnKU J ill .hofl” (!„,*» Division of Christian Education nODIC as an mat. Quite true, National Council of the Chuiches of and nobody knows it better than £*" ,st u - |- A ; Released by Community .Press Service.) , Now Is The Time * . . MAX SMITH TO SOIL TEST FOR TOP YIELDS The lack of required amounts of lime, nitrogen, phosphorus, or potash will reduce yields in all types of soil and with all kinds of crops —lf anyone" of these major soil elements is lacking, the crop yield will suffer. One of the best methods of determining any shortage is to have a complete'soil test made, the cost is only 1 $lOO per sample and may return■ many times the , amount. Get the test made early in order a costly delay ' - - p t * ~ *■“ *4 TO CULL UNPROFITABLE DAIRY COWS—Milk produc tion is increasing throughout the country and milk consump tion per person is decreasing;" if these -trends continue, the milk producer faces difficult* times. Many herds contain .some cows that do not produce the minimum; of 250 pounds of butterfaf per year; - without any kind of .production test ing it is difficult to know the exact production per cow per year However, most dairymen recogmze-many of the low- “> f - - BY- MAX SMITH TO PRUNE ’ THOSE .SHADE TREES February and March are good times to prune’most kinds of shade trees At this time of the season storm-damaged and dis eased branches should be removed and al so the ones that are crossing and growing in the wrong direction, when temperatures are lovfr there is less sap flowing and there fore, less loss of strength to the tree Use sharp tools and paint all cuts over two in ches in diameter with ora'nge shellac 01 special tree wound paint
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