4—Lancaster 'Farming-, SaturcTay-, January -26, 1963 From Where We Stand... I’ve Heard That Song Before There was a popular song several years ago that went, “It seems to me I’ve heard that song .before.” - Some farmers adopt this as a theme song every, season about this time of year when the seed salesmen begin to put in an appearance on the farms. Every year they hear the same theme— to' wit, “Order your-seeds early to-be sure you get the variety you want.” And most years a lot of it is just sales talk. Most years there are seeds aplenty, and the old song is just another of the tricks of the trade We are not saying that the philosophy is wrong. We believe it is a good idea to plan ahead: and order early to fill your needs. But this y'ear, it appears that the song has more basis in fact than it has had for a long time. It seems that there is less sales pitch, less fantasy, less crowding in the corridors of the sales rooms, and more sincere concern for shortages of some lines, among the seedsmen. The shortages appear to be most critical in the popular lines of alfalfa and in Pennscott red clover, but if these shortages do become severe, and farmers are forced to use other grasses and legumes as substitutes, these varieties may become scarce too. Poor seed producing conditions in the Western seed growing areas during .the past season, along with the short supplies of forages in the Northwestern part of the United States may exhaust the current supply of the most popular varieties. But the current season’s crop will be only one phase of the problem The farmer who has to substitute a less de sirable alfalfa for the variety which does best on his farm will be making hay from that variety for several years. Even if you have heard the old song before, and even though you are fed up to the eyes with it, this is a good year to do what the seed salesmen have been urging you to do all along. Order early to be sure you get the varieties you want. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. • Seedsmen (Continued from Page 1) age developed We knew last fall we were having good move ment on Vernal Alfalfa and we ordeied exitra to take care of anv shortage We have already increased oui or-deis for sorghum suppl ies to meet the demand for eraeigeno 'forage crops Hyb rid sorghum-sudan crosses look verv good foi emergency pastuie, gieen chop or hay Soybeans appeal to he in shoit supply everywhere TOW UIKSIOT, Manager Plisler Associated Growers, Lancaster Fai nieii> ate alwajs told to book eailx to f.sure ithat thev get the x nineties they want, hut, ‘ this xear we ate not kid ding ” That is the tine picture We ha\e bought long in an luipation of the shoitage Pei haps othei seed supplieis haxe done the same Come spiing. Iheie niiii not be as senous a shoitace as we expect It mav lie pat tlx stale laciics on the pait ot supplieis, but theio some definite shoitages Good qualitx legume mates - ial is piacticallj non-exislant at ])iesent I suppose second <|iiaiit\ mateiiai of lowei pniilx mid lowci gc>i initial ion will pi o babU be axailable I lalked with oui Wes', Coast Mippliet, '1 a\’l i-West ott San I’iancisco', on klouday (January 21 ) and he said all the majoi the ilrbdtlctiolf l-STOr lines of alfalfa are sold out. INlost corn hybiids are in r. efti'tßt parabll. ia im; and-finafijrkeiaccepts th* it,may seftm;. as if e hid always knojvh it—which wbuid have rejected if It nadj en presented Jo him (as it were) w. The, poet Tennyson long ago' marked that “Truth embodied in % tale Shall enter in at lowly doors.” Truth unpersuasive Oh, it doesn’t always act like that. Some men resist truth no More pencils will be worn out on Triilli In Qlapia* matter how it comes to them, farms, more midnight oil will be burned ■ fUIII 111 OIOIICS Put the truth bluntly, and they will and more frantic figuring will be done lesson for January 27, 1963 say Put the truth in a tale, in the next few weeks than at any other L__ Ly^Nonsensef 1 * 16 ’ they Wl^ time during the year. C OMETIMES Jesus spoke in But what has all this got to do The annual accounting to Uncle Sam . Plain blunt words. At other with Jesus’ Simply that He gave for the profits you made or-didn’t make dmes He told stones. Of the two an unexpected answer to the ques- Hurincr thp nast vpar is fast atmroaching . rms Hls teachmg took > P eo P le tlon why He used Parables; in during tne past year is last approacnmg. have always reme mbered and fact, He gave the answer before One change this year, we believe loved the stories rather than the any one got around to asking Him more than passing interest for many of bare diiect assertions. Mark, in why. He told stones, He seems the farmers in the county. fact, says with to have said, to keep people from ml ... , , ~ _ „ exaggeration' we understanding what He meant. The investment credit allowance can easi jy Ul]C j er . He “seems to have said,” but was revised under the revenue act of stand, that Jesus probably was sarcastic in saying 1962. The changes are explained in the said nothing in it, that if He did not speak m Farmer’s Tax Guide now available, but public that was parables somebody might believe we believe some points bear stressing. not a parable. The Him! Now we know that Jesus _ r , ", reader will find wanted of all things to be taken First, the changes allow farmers and even in Jesus’ seriously, to he believed; and'wo businessmen that purchased certain simplest state- cannot think it like Him to keep types of depreciable property to take a ments something people deliberately from knowing tax deduction equal to seven per cent Dr ‘ oreman of parable and of the truth that might save them. of the purchase price. what strikes many a person as th. To qualify for the deduction, the odd is not that Jesus told stories JJer whidi Jes!s taught tS property must have a useful life of at as His favorite way of making a -ShSS least four years, and to get the'Seven P°“J‘- nHH e f US t ed there : and there the few true per cent allowance, the property must the re^rathat 1 whv Jesus had to interest the have a useful life of eight years. He used oarables so mueh MrS disci P les > and .Merest others in But we believe that the most im- people would think that putting portant part of "the provision is that the f a t f k ories would make !t osity-seeking crowds. Thfparablo investment credit is deducted from the 10 caKe - would do both. Some would find farmer’s tax liability—the amount owed —a * doors” the stories just silly or childish, after the tax is figured Now there issome truth in that and they would lose interest. Some aner xne xax is ngurea. _ There is a patented device for would find those simple tales The tax guide the new administering medicine, called by amazingly fascinating, and wbuld rates for detehmming depreciation of the drug company manufacturing stay around to learn just what farm machinery. The tables' replace the it, a “spansule.” Everybody has Jesus meant. old charts which were compiled before taken capsules; that’s a fairly The question still remains, why the ats of “high at P erson believe. e Thought-control is oil Tb ® P ara ble is a spansule: it is an ambition of dictators and ty you spent aix winter. easily swallowed, and the patient rants. God offers truth to all; but At least that’s how it looks from doesn’t realize how long It will only “he that hath an ear" ’will where we stand. s * ick Mth him. He keeps remem- pay much attention, > bering the parable, and thinking (Based on onUln „ copyrleM . a by about it, and while it may need th. nivicion of Christian some time before the man can ?S>, 0 . n t* I ,„ c t O hP 0 S V i h * j£? uroh £ j£ absorb thi hew truth into his feys- community rr«*» ser/i.*! **** x Buffalo alfalfa is non-exiat- good supply. Single cross mat ant. The FD. 100 (a Flem- enal, which has received good ish type exclusive with P.A.G. acceptance with the farmers in the United States) is sold will probably sell out. book ings of single cross lines in maj or corn belt areas have doubl ed each year for five consecu tive years to a poimt where in some afeas the sale of single crosses is over 50 per cent of the total sales out, Pennscott red clover is defin itely unavailable Alsike clover is still available, mammoth AH disposal systems should Snow shoveling has been fat be designed to handle larger t 0 many people in the past; amounts of water and waste; , .. . , . . , , , tins can be attributed to excess the tiend in eveiy home and on most farm is toward the great- offort when nolt accustomed to tVestei ii_production facilities Established November 4, er use of water for many pur- nt, by shoveling too fast, or by vent all to pieces the past few 1955. Published every Satur- poses A 1000-gallon septic shoveling after eating. If snow jnais Moie acres weie planted lay by Lancaster-Farmlng, Lit- tank should be the uuiymum must be moved by hand labor last je.ii but less seed was liar- p a size for the average home and ... , , ' nested Kiost in Nebraska and ’ ‘ even larger tanks for the dairy take lfc easy by deling slow, ev lenich hot weathei during Entered as 2nd class matter farm. Drain fields m several dir- res *- often. Most of us are pollination in some areas cut at Lititz, Pa. under Act of Mar. eotions should be dug to handle just not used to this kind of TOW BIRSIOT Jack Owen, Editor and medium red closer aie sitill 0 .nailable and appear to be m R ° h * Tt * Cam » bel1 ’ fa.. supply. Advertising Director Income Tax RICHARD GODSHALK Hoffman Seeds, Lnndisville Basically. I think it boils down to this A farmer will be (Continued on Page 5) Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. O. Box 1524 Lancaster, Penna. P. 0. Box 26S - Lititz, Pa. Offices: 22 E Main St. Lititz, Pa. Phone - Lancaster Express 4-3047 or Lititz MA 6-2191 Blblt Material; Mark 3:7 through 4 34 Devotional Beading: John 18:12-13, 25-28. Now Is The Time . . . WAX M. SMITH drainage system is not open and free-flowing, then the tile Will silt shut and the system will be worthless. A few minutes with, a shovel to permit the water to get away easily will lengthen, the life of the system. To Install Large Septic Tanks To Shovel Snow Slowly a cular is available. _ ■ , BY MAX SMITH i To Operate Milking Machines Properly Many dairymen attempt to operate to» many milking machines at one time and therefore, allow the milkers on too long. Most men cannot operate more than lw# units along with properly preparing the next cow and then need help in carrying ‘the milk to the milkhouse The machine tugging on a dry udder will cause imitation and bring on udder trouble. To Open Field Drainage Lines Land owners with tile drain Installation* should be sure thar'the outlets are open ancj not under silt or water. If the outlet to th*