—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 8, 1963 4 From Where We Stand.. Who Sells Your June is Dairy Month. This is a phrase you will be hear ing and reading everywhere during the next few weeks. We support the idea behind Dairy Month. We believe it is a fitting tribute fo the agricultural enterprize that con tributes more to the economy of Lancas ter County than any other phase of farming We urge every farmer to take ad vantage of the opportunity to promote his industry while the attention of con sumers is focused on dairy products. We believe it is the responsibility of every farmer to produce milk to the best of his ability and to the utmost of his efficiency, but we believe he should share in the marketing of his product with equal zeal. A machinery dealer in the county said recently, “I would be in a terrible shape if the machinery com pany produced every tractor they could turn out and then said to me, ‘There they are; you sell them.’ What would I do?” We do not mean to say that every farmer has to make the sale to the consumer. We have a complex market ing organization to do just that, but we do believe the farmer has the responsi bility of helping to promote any commo dity that is being produced m excess of current needs. Manufacturers are continually pro moting the product they have for sale, and the promotion campaigns are never heavier than when inventories are high. In addition, manufacturers cut back pro duction as inventories build up, and in crease production in times of high de mand. We realize this is relatively easy in industry where a few or many laborers can be laid off and machinery shut down for a few weeks or months. In agriculture, and especially in the dairy business, it is difficult to cut production without cutting the potential for produc tion. In times of greater demand it is relatively simple for manufacturers to hire extra labor, put on additional shifts, or even retool a factory in a relatively short length of time, but in dairying, the only practical way to reduce pro duction is to reduce the number of cows in the herd. We don’t have to tell you dairymen that it takes almost three years to increase the production facili ties of a dairy herd after the decision is made to increase. i Tliere is a delicate balance between supply and demand for dairy products, and we have not achieved this balance for quite a few years. Consumption of dairy products has remained good, but just a small amount of excess milk caus es problems in the industry unless peo ple are encouraged to use it all up. m* Prices Received By Farmers Are Down 3 per cent Prices received by Common wealth farmers in mid-May for ‘their agricultural products were down 3 percent from a ■month earlier, but 1 percent above a year earlier, accord ing to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. The decline in May is par tially seasonal and caused pri marily by the 20 cents per cwt decline m wholesale milk price plus th'e 4 cents per doz en decline in egg prices. Poul try prices ranged from one-half to one cent lower than in April. Tending to oltset lower prices lor poultry, eggs and dairy 1910-14 average The most sig- „ . ~" S JOU IS , ' a ‘ products, -were higher prices mflcant price declines were re- Entered as 2nd class matter - lor slaughter cons, calves and ported for cattle, eggs, and ftt Lititz Pa. under Act of Mar. To Top-Dress Hay Fields qua I « r -~ tor age may ;»f "“«• « 5 »» f," "’•"■•"r •«- «• IBIS - no nm «t loy ~n Farm Produce? - We would certainly hate to see all the herds in the nation cut back drastically with the international situa ion being what it is, but something needs to be done to bring about a better balance between production and con sumption. We believe June Dairy Month is a step in this direction. At least that’s how it looks from where we,stand. The contestant in the Future Farm ers Public Speaking contest was describ ing the efficiency of the American farm er His description included an enumera tion of some of the surplus supplies of farm commodities the United States now has on hand. One of the contest judges asked the Future Farmer what suggestion he might have for making use of the sur passes. The answer was, “We should en courage more consumption of food pro ducts.” Of course the next logical question was, “How?” and we think the answer given by the young man was significant. “We could advertise it,” he said. Now we know that the amount of food that can be sold to a man who is already well fed is neglegible “the inelasticity of demand,” the economists call it but even a small amount is sometimes important. The Future Farmer brought out in his speech that one extra tablespoonful of milk per person per day in the United States would wipe out the entire dairy surplus in the country today. Just think of the possibilities! If a good, strong advertising campaign could induce every person in the United States to drink only one more glass q£ milk each week, the dairy farmers of this country would have a hard time meeting the demand. But even more important would be the benefits to the health and welfare of the nation’s people. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. Japan Biggest Customer Don’t complain about all the Japanese goods flooding our markets they’re a pretty good customer of our too! Japan, a cash paying customer, has been, the largest foreign buyer of U.S. agricultural pro ducts in the past two years. Volume approximates $5OO million worth of farm goods, including cotton, soybeans, wheat and feed grains. ★ ★ ★ ★ last September. Alfalfa hay at iU4 50 per ton declined $1 00 from mid-April but was still $17.00 above May last year Wheat, barley, rye and potatoes also showed de clines trom a month earlier while corn and apples showed seasonal price increases. The index of Prices Recei ved, which is a measure of the trend and changes of pri ces received by farmers, was 212 percent of the 1910-14 — 100 base This compared with 218 a month earlier and 210 a year ago. Xj.S. PRICES Curing the month ended CVlay 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 1 peicent to 240 percent of its A Spoonful Of Milk (Reprinted by request) ‘> < X‘ 0-5 Lancoster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. O Box 1524 Lancaster, Penna. P. O. Box 266 - LiUtz, Pa. Offices: 22 E. Main St. Lititz, Pa. Phone - Lancaster Express 4-3047 or Lititz MA 6-2191 Jack Owen. Editor Robert 6. Campbell, Advertising Director Established November 4, 1955. Published every Satur day by Laneaster-Farmlng, Lit itz, Pa, If God Cares Lesson for June 9,1963 Bible Material: Psalms 105; 138. Devotional Readier: Psalm 106:1-5* GOD cares for His own. How often we have heard that! But tiiere are millions of people who don’t believe that at all, be cause they are convinced that if God cared for them He would do iut it. The trouble here is not with God* However strange His ways may be, we can not conceive of Him as a cruel or uncaring Creator and Crusher, one who delights to destroy his own creatures'? The Dr. Foreman trouble here is with people, just like ourselves, or perhaps actually ourselves. There may be people who could have believed in God if it hadn’t been for us. That is a terrible thought, but don’t throw it away just because it hurts. It may be true. If He cares, we must If God is our God (and we like to claim Him), then if He cares for other men, so must we. No use talking about ourselves as God’s children if we act more like the devil than like God. No use talking about ourselves as God’s children if we make no effort to be and do like the true Son of God. If the Father in heaven is concerned over what happens to any human being, even the least; if our divine Father notes even a sparrow’s fall, then the least we can do is to share His concern. Now it is not psychologically pos sible to have exactly the concern for people that God has, for one simple reason. His mind is infinite and oufs is not. For example: Suppose a big airplane crashes somewhere in Peru. You read in the papers the list of American passengers. All strangers. So you breathe a little sigh of relief,— “Nobody I ever knew.” And off you go to business or pleasure and never give that crash another thought. Is this sinful 7 Partly so; Now Is The Time . . . To Beware of Wild Cherry Trees Livestock producers uiat are grazing any kind of livestock under or near wild M cherry trees should be on the alert for wilt- MAJv M. sisuiii Jn g or f} r y i ea v es Following storms,-branches and limbs may be blown to tbe ground; the fresh leaves are not poisonous, but in a wilting or a dry condi tion these leave will kill livestock Owners are urged to check their pasture land after each wind stoim if wild cherry trees are present. To Plant Pennbel Tobacco Early Tobacco growers who are planning to continue grow the hybrid tobacco, Pennbel 69, should keep in mind the need for planting it by the middle of June; if this date is recog nized, then the crop should have simple time to matvflre and partly cure before cold weather arrives. We should try to benefit from last year’s experiences and curing pro blems. bit bneMg reason-why we c«n*t feel desperately sorrowful, maybe not even jt tiny bit sad over the crash, is that our minds just can’t 'grasp iU JEvery minute -or *o some one' dies, and that death means sorrow for some one, per haps for many; and .if you felt all that grief yourself, you would be crushed by the continual bur den. If we care, we must help One writer in the Bible, Saint James, makes fun of people who tell people in trouble, “Go in peace, be warm and fed,” without doing anything to make the wish come true. A benediction is not a happy substitute for a break fast Caring about people is not a matter of emotion, feeling sad when they get into trouble and dancing with them when they are gay. If you do actually care for people, you will go to some trou ble to help them out of trouble. A person who is helpful only when it’s convenient von’t be much help, and not very often. It’s hard to believe in God when the people who smg (and even holler) about Him act like the devil. It’s hard to believe in God if people who do claim to believe in Him act as if they had not even read His Book. God is being made credible, or incredible, every day m the world, by the people who bear His Name. The shape of love If we ask a blessing before we eat, the usual way is to thank God for the food which is spread be fore us; and at breakfast we may thank God for a peaceful night. Now.it does not make God’s glory or goodness a bit less if we re member that without the aid of people we would have neither the food nor the comfortable night. Somebody planted the seeds of what you eat, somebody raised the chickens and the pigs and cows, somebody planted the wheat for the bread; and somebody knew how to cook. So with the peaceful night. Policemen kept it peaceful, so did the army and navy, when you come to that. So did the good cook; without her (or him) you’d have had indiges tion and a night you couldn’t feel thankful for. The personal God uses persons to help persona; that is the way God operates. We sure ly would not want it otherwise. To be a true God’s-helper is the hap piest opportunity'of life. Not that we are like the tools of a ma chinist. God does not use persons as you use