4—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday, April 28, 1962
From Where We Stand...
Agriculture And The Nation’s Growth
Efficiency on the American farm
has been increasing steadily for many
years, but have you ever stopped to
consider how this increase in efficiency
has helped the other segments of the
economy to grow?
Not only does America have more
people, she has greater employment,
higher production, more capital goods,
and a wider variety of products, ser
vices and occupations. ,
Now we realize not all the credit
for this growth can be attributed to the
efficiency of the farmer, but a big boost
lo the economy has come from the re
lease of manpower from America’s
farms. The people not needed on farms
to produce the food and fiber to make
this the best-fed and best-clothed nation
m the world are at work producing the
other goods and services which add to
our rising standard of living
Dr. Russell Larson, director of the
Cooperative Extension Service of the
Pennsylvania State University said re
cently, “In the United States, about 9
out of every 100 in our labor force are
farm workers. Contrast this with Rus
sia where nearly half the labor force
works in agriculture In Communist
China, an estimated 7 or 8 of every 10
workers are in agriculture.
“Because our farmers produce more
with less effort, our food costs us less
This gives us more money to spend on
other goods and services creating
new demands and expanded markets
lielping the economy grow.
“In most countries ol the world,
people spend half or more of their in
come for food Those in India spend 60
per cent, the Japanese 42 per cent, and
Italians 45 per cent. But we Americans
spent only one-fifth of our take-home
pay for food. So we have four-fifths left
to use as we choose ”
In addition to all this, farming is
the largest single industry in the pur
chase of oil, steel, rubber, electricity and
many other products.
Freeing manpower for other jobs,
beeping food costs low and spending
billions for industrial products and ser
vices are only.a few examples of how
efficient agriculture helps America grow.
It is the duty of every farmer to
help bring this story to the attention ol
every consumer.
At least that’s how.it looks from
where we stand
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Pat On The Back
A pat on the back is due to a group
of southern Lancaster County dairymen
through their etforts, the Solanco School
district will have an electric scoreboard
for the school athletic field.
The school scoreboard is important,
but more important is the fact that the
board will bear a slogan encouraging
the use of more milk
The school district could have had
a scoreboard with the slogan of a na
tional soft drink manufacturer embla
zoned upon it, and while we have no
quarrel with soft drink manufacturers,
we believe the school board and the
dairymen should be commended for
encouraging young pople to drink na-
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We believe the action of the south
ern Lancaster County dairymen should
serve as an example to other agricul
tural organizations We believe there
is room for much more advertising of
agricultural eommorities by the produc
ers of those commodities.
It is the business of every farmer to
help create a market for the products of
his toil.
At least that’s how it looks' from
where we stand.
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THE ART OF GETTING ALONG
Sooner or later a man, if he is wise,
discovers that life is a mixture of good
days and bad, victory and defeat, give
and take
He learns that it doesn’t pay to be
a sensitive soul that he should let
some things go over his head like water
off a duck’s back.
He learns that all men have burnt
toast for breakfast now and then, and
that he shouldn’t take the other fellow’s
grouch too seriously.
He learns that carrying a chip on
his shoulder is the easiest way to get
into a fight. \
He learns that the quickest way to
become unpopular is to carry tales and
gossip about others
He learns that most people are hu
man and that it doesn't do any harm to
smile and say “good morning” even if
it is raining
He learns that most of the other
fellows are as ambitious as he is, that
they have brains that are as good or
better, that hard work, and not clever
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I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
Farmers are grinning now that re
searchers in Illinois have reported that
music makes corn grow bigger
For years now, we have been fami
liar with the role of music* elsewhere" on
the acres. - ,
’ - First, it was determined that music
does wonders for old bossy, down in the
milk barn. Next, that mother hen liked
rhythm while on egg duty.” .. '
There have been experiments with
other members of the farmstead But
this wasn’t enough. So researchers turn
ed to the plant world, launching strains
of Bach, rock ’n’ roll and ballads at field
crops, flowers and so forth.
The Illinois reports indicate musi
cally-orientated corn plants show a de
finite response, which leads us to ask:
Why not experiment with different
types of music, or lyrics?
We would suggest a schedule-
Marches during corn planting time,
like “Semper Fidelis” or the Marine
Corps battle hymn
Love songs during pollination,
along the lines of “Liebestraum,” “I’ve
Got You Under My Skin,” or “You and
the Night and the Music ”
Ballads during corn-picking time,
say like “Harvest Moon ”
Then as corn is being cribbed. “It’s
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There was true faith in his heart
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but it was harder for him than
Facets of Faith
Lesson for April 29, 1962
for them, because they lived (com-
THE beauty of a jewel comes paratively) in a climate of faith,
from the fact that it has many whereas lie was in the midst of
facets. The light is reflected from people who only derided his re!t
each of these facets, or surfaces, gj 0 n
at a different angle. If a diamond f 0 j tsu j
were cut flat and T j le wr jter of the letter to tfa*
square like a tiny He jj rews saya some strange, an*
wmdow-pane it unexpec t ec i things. Once in the
would not benear- twe j {tll chapter he says “... look
f 35 1 5 eaut / U f aS mg to Jesus ...” Now we should
it is. Now faifli is ex p ect hun to say, “looking to
a jewel, and it Jesug) the object of our faith;”
hkewisehas many but he does not instead, he saya
in C d“looking to Jesus the pioneer and
and aU the more 0 f our faith.” In other
Dr Foreman * words Jesus is the one who begin*
Dr Foreman reason. Like all Qur faifll and one who com
jewels, also, faith has many mu- p | etes He is, m short, the model
tations. £ or a j| men and women 0 f faith,
Aeeipt no substitute This means that Christians should
What are some of the imitation study the gospels over and over
faiths being offered the public again, to learn the qualities, tho
today? One variety of “paste” or seeds and the secrets of the faith
imitation faith, is faith without an which the Master held With him,
object,—not faith in anything or faith had a new' beginning; with
any one, just “plain faith ” This him, faith found its perfection
may even be a circular faith, faith p a jf| ls discipline
in faith. This is not worth a dime, Great poetrv and trashy dog „
it is die most perishable of aU the gere , are botb made of words .
imitations. Another substitute is but tbe great p oem s are not mere
credulity,—the habit of believing Jumb j es 0 f vvords an d noise?. They
anything and everything, believ- are patterned; that is, the poet
mg whatever any one asks you to cannot put down anyt hing that
believe. Of such faith suckers are occurs bim gome words fit*
made Another much-advertised otheis don , t Some words ring hk#
substitute is faith teat goes against be jj g odlcrs c j a tter like squeaky
facts, faith that believes the ob- wbee i.barrows. So it is with aU
viouslyand undeniably impossible. art le ar t is t must exercise coa-
Thisisa very deceptive imitation, trol It 1S only very cheap « art «
because true faith does go beyond ba (- can be produced by throwing
what average cautious people call words> or p a j n t i 'on paper for caa
possible.„ This imitation variety random. How much more
prides itself on absurdity; the is true of the most difficult
mor * a b art, of life itself! The writer to th#
credit the believer claims. If I rem inds us that without
believe that with Gods help lean diJci |j ne never attain to *
set aside more moneydhan I ever GodddHS Ufe God - s commit
have done; for His cause and *erv- ay fometimes -. n(> t agree-With
ice, that is retl But if J ourown wishes; hut to "obey bi»
believe' that .after I have; <p«it way _of discipline? the-Vvaf
every cent of my weekly income m ' icked out hy leadat*
1 * ten-dollar bill left Uiat is life indeed . -
to'offer God or to use myself, that
is not true faith at all.
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Now Is The Time . . .
Pasture season is at hand when both
the dairy men and the rows look foiward to
the grei n lorage as a souice ot good feed
Uoiveier owners aie urged to permit the
milking held to graze only after the milk
mg hours and keep them oil the torage tor
at least 4 hours hefoie the next milking, also,
do not permit the cows to lie down on the
cold gioiuid at this time ol the year, chill
mg ol the uddei may result
Last \eai inan> corn lields included
>1 \.\ 51. SMITH large percentage ol plants with stalk rot;
this caused the stalk to break over or lean
ovei and could not he leached by the mechanical picker la
lielcls with this trouble last -year growers are urged not to
giow com again this >ear, or to select corn that is stalk rot
tesistant Also, the treating ot the seed with a fungicide prior
to planting maj leduce the tiouble tioni this disease
To Del.u I’Kiutni!' Tempo*’-”v .til 'Uses the seeds <md the fer
tili/cr should not tome m ioa
t.u t tv iHi eu< h other
To liarn-l'Vetl \imiiK Dairy
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mkl.iu-j;! .iss. in louij,e t -ora;hun> -
Io i suniniei pastme, ha\ oi M.iuv <1 urvineti inaKo Lh9
silim oops All til tlieM .iii> mistake o‘l tinning \ounn du-
A.iim weilliei oops ,ui,i i\ hcifos out to pastme in ih3
should not be set,lid until sjumii and Unnettim; about
nnd-llai (loin plantinn turn ’ the in he 1< i nndei 10 months
II settled dnini!! pouuN oi of ane slu uld lontinue to set
told wet weather, the\ toil all the not 1 ha> the\ tan ea(:
not iminale and the seeds jloiij; with some silane and
ma\ lot latliei Ilian spiou! In
id before, is faith about £hrht,
4th in Christ and faith" iviti
Ihrist. Now there are-certain fe».
res or facets of this, to whicfc
ie Bible passages - marked for
is week direct our eyes. One 4
lat it is easier to have faith when
iers all around us are men and
men of faith, than when one is
alone. A certain missionary
H\ MW SMITH
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