—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 17, 1962
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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.
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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-
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- - 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