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From Where We Stand...
Be Sure You Come . Back Upright
Another hunting season is upon the
■land.
Millions of Americans will take to
the woods and fields this fall in quest
of every form of game from cottontail
rabbits to Canadian moose. All will go
with high hopes of success and ot re
turning proudly home with filled bags.
But, the American Medical Associa
tion tells us that at least 200 of these
hunters will not return under their own
power. They will be brought back dead
the victims of hunting accidents in
volving guns.
The rules for gum safety would fill
many books, but they are fairly simple,
founded on the hard rock of down-to
earth common sense In fact, it is the
very simplicity of the rules that en
courage some gun handlers to ignore or
bypass them.
In the heat of the hunt, many
shooters forget that their weapons will
shoot just a§ accurately and as deadly
when pointed away from the line of
sight as they will when aimed at game.
Before you go into the fields this
year, think over these simple rules; see
how common-sense they are, and see
how very little time and effort is in
volved in observing them.
Know what you are firing at before
you pull the trigger Everyone knows
this rule, yet every year several hunt
ers are killed by companions who
thought the rustle in the bushes was
made by a deer.
Never climb over or through a
fence without first unloading the gun
We know you might miss a shot at a
rabbit, but that is better than shooting
yourself or a companion.
Never shoot at hard flat surfaces;
ricochets can wound and kill. This rule
includes being sure of your background
as well as your target. Shooting towards
buildings or highways can be as dan
gerous as taking direct aim at people or
property.
Keep guns and ammunition away
from children- This does not mean just
babies. The pre-teen youngster who has
seen his father handling the gun in the
house but never in the field has no way
of knowing the terrible force enclosed
in those shiny shells. Teenagers often
handle guns safely, but they should nev
er be trusted to handle a gun alone un
less they have demonstrated that they
'know and use safe practices.
Be absolutely sure guns carried
into camp or home are unloaded. Keep
them cased until your hunting area is
reached.
Never look down a gun barrel to
see if its’s loaded This rule sounds
ridiculous, but breaking it is the cause
of deaths every year Treat every gun as
if it were loaded.
Never point the gun at anything
you don’t want to shoot, and always
keep the safety on until you are ready
to shoot.
Remember that alcohol and am
munition can make a deadly mixture.
In sum, treat a gun with the re
spect it deserves Work on the principle
that it is always loaded and ready to
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math, treasurer of the Lanc
aster County Poultrv Associa
tion, and piano selections will
he played throughout the eve
ning hy Glenn Smith.
Galen McQuate is Banquet
•Chan man, assisted by the fol
lowing committee A L Har
nish, Carl Harmsh, Lester
Hin st & Russel Mease
All Poultijmen, wnes ami
associates are welcome Con- phone - Lancaster
tact the Lancastei CounU Poul- EXpress 4-3047 or
t.c Association office toi ieser- u t MA 2
lotions.
Many areas of the state and most
of Lancaster County will be short of
forage for cattle this winter.
In addition to the dry weather, late
frosts last spring and early frosts this
fall made 1963 one of the shortest grow
ing seasons on record.
But not all the farm picture is to
tally bleak. Several farmers this week
have reported corn yields in excess of
100 bushels. The local wheat crop was
above average in yield and much of it
excellent in quality. The barley harvest
wasnear average, and the crop report
ing service of the state Department of
Agriculture said the oat crop was one of
the best on record.
Many Lancaster County farmers
reported near record tomato yields with
higher prices than have been seen in
several years. Some tobacco farmers
were caught with part of their crop in
the field when frost came, but several
have told us they disced down the
frozen leaf, hoping the sound tobacco
might be a little higher in price this
winter.
We do not mean to belittle the
seriousness of the drought, but we be
lieve one county farmer summed it up
pretty well this week when he said,
“We sure could use some rain, but we'
ought not complain we have so many
other things to be thankful for.”
And we are thankful there are still
farmers with this attitude.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand.
Fallout Overplayed—“ There is no
reason whatsoever for the public to re
duce consumption of milk or other dairy
products due to fear of radioactive con
tamination,” says the assistant surgeon
general. He says the public has shown
greater concern over fallout in milk
than the facts warrant. Fallout levels
in foods including milk are now and
never have been at a dangerous level.
Countryside Brighteners The
countryside is scheduled for an innun
dation of bright, eye-catching posters.
Joint Agriculture and Interior Depart
ment plans are to plaster them over
camp and picnic grounds. The poster
yellow and black on white, showing a
“despicable little creature throwing
trash in all directions” will assure
instant attention and readability. Pur
pose: to discourage litterbugs.
Lancaster Farming J,ck owen * Editor
Lancaster County’s Own Farm
tVeekly
P. O Box 1524
Lancaster, Penna.
P. O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa.
Offices:
22 E. Main St,
Lititz, Pa.
fire, even though you know it isn’t.
We know it is too much to expect
or to even hope for but if every
one followed these rules, all the armies
of hunters yourself included will
come home under their own power.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand.
It’s Still Dry
Most of Pennsylvania is still suff
ering through the second season of se
vere drought.
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To Be Alert For Wild
Cherry Trees
When wild cherry leaves
are damaged by frost, or in a
wilting stage, or entirely wilt
ed, they aie poisonous and
may hill nearly all types of
livestock After severe storms,
broken limbs or fallen trees
are very dangerous Producers
are urged to cut down all
wild cherry trees this fall in
their pastures and thus eh
fistablished November 4, minate this problem
1955. Published every Satur
day by Lancastor-Farmlng, Lit-
Itz, P*
Robert G. Campbell,
Advertising Director
The fall of the year is a
good time to ,fish the farm
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Entered as 2nd class matter vest from thls part of the
at Lititz Pa. under Act of Mar. farm. Many farm ponds are
8, 1879. over-stocked with blue gills
which ’may interfere with nor
mal bass re-production; also;
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For My Neighbor
Lesson for October 20, 1963
Bible Material: Matthew 4:1-11; 1 Co
rinthmm 8 through 11:1.
Deletions! Beading: I Counthlana 0:7-
AS A Christian, I have acknowl
- edged my responsibility m two
directions. I am responsible TO God
and FOR my neighbor. No matter
how high in the scale of human so
ciety a man may live, he never can
climb so high that he is no longer
answerable to
God. No matter
how high a wall
a man builds
around himself,
though he may
shut himself away
from mankind, or
from the needy
part of mankind,
every man is still
responsible to God
for his neighbor. This is true of all
men whether they know it and be
lieve it and live by it, or not. The
Christian is not the only man who
has this double responsibility, but
he is the only man who is clearly
aware of this. If he is not aware of
it, or denies it, we have a right to
ask, Is he actually Christian?
Three illustrations
Three illustrations will show
how this works out in practice.
Take first the problem of liquor.
Many a man is able to drink in
moderation all his Me Such a man
may say to himself: “Drinking or
not-drinkmg is a personal prob
lem. Every man must solve it or
answer it in his own way according
to his own best judgment. Other
people have no business caring
whether I drink or not, and it’s not
my business to inquire whether
other people can drink and hold
their liquor like gentlemen. Every
tub must stand on its own bottom.”
But this man, just because he
himself can “hold his liquor like a
gentleman,” can be one of the
worst influences in his community.
You will'hear such a man denounc
ing juvenile delinquency, unaware
that he is contributing to the very
delinquency of which he com
plains. For others, seeing how lit
tle he is hurt by his temperate
drinking, will be encouraged to
drink also, only to find, when it is
too late, that they haven’t the same
Now Is The Time . . ,
BY MAX SMITH
With the increase in cattle population
on many faims in the east and the south,
a build-up of stomach woims is occuring
Local dairymen are urged to prevent young
stock trom eating hay or silage from the
floor where worm eggs could be, hay racks
should be constructed to reduce the fall of
leaves and hay to the floor as the animals
eat it. Plans are a\ailable tor these pieces
of equipment Cattle feeders that impoit
feeder cattle should have the animals check
ed by their veterinarian and treated for
stomach worms These practices will reduce
feed costs and inciease profits.
MAX SMITH
To Harvest Blue Gill Pish
powers of restraint.
Attitudes
Another Some poo.
pie are so constructed mentally
that they can take, or seem to take,
some wrong attitude more or less
in fun, without really meaning it.
They speak of sacred things in a
tone of light mockery, or they
make all sorts of jokes, some pret
ty sorry ones, about marriage, or
women, or the church. They will
say with a laugh, "I’d like to wring
his neck” or refer to some absent
person as “that dirty buzzard.”
Now such a person may be one
who really doesn’t mean any harm
by this, and takes no harm himself.
It’s just a “manner of speaking."
He doesn’t seem to be affected by
the silly or vulgar words that pass
his lips. Essentially he remains an
honest and honorable man. (This
doesn’t happen often, but it does
happen.) Now here is a parallel to
your moderate drinker. This care
less talker spreads the dirt or the
froth in moderation. He’s really
sober for all his careless speech.
But perhaps just because he is an
attractive personality, he (maybe
without intending it) induces oth.
ers to imitate him. And most of
these imitators find out, too late,
that “he that toucheth pitch shall
be defiled.” Using vulgar language
leaves the user vulgar; use of the
language of hate and contempt
helps to shape the soul of the man
who even-plays at hatred and con.
tempt. “It doesn’t hurt me,” the
first man says. Hut it hurts others
who try it, just to be smart. The
first man does harm to others, just
because he doesn’t think about oth
ers. He feels responsible for him
self alone, whereas he is actually
responsible for all whom he influ
ences.
Justice
Take a third example. Some con*
dition of injustice may be pressing
hard on some of your neighbors.
Not neighbors you see, perhaps,
but the “invisible poor,”'for exam*
pie. It may be a bad condition m
the public schools; or it may be
the denial of an education to those
who are eager for it; it may be lack
of recreation facilities for young
people; it may be an unfair clifferi
ential in wages because of sex os
race. Whatever the injustice may
be, if it doesn’t hurt me I’m not
likely to worry much about it. But
this carelessness about injustice
from which we benefit is exactly
the opposite of the Christian posi*
tion. The Christian question al*
ways should be: “What is this do*
ing to my brother, my neighbor?’*
(Based on outlines copyrighted by the
Division of Christian Education, National
Council of the Churches of Christen the
U, S. A. Released by Community Press
To Control Internal Parasites In Cattle
too many fish in the pond ac
tually means there is not
enough food to make them
grow normally Pond owners
are urged to permit the heavy
fishing of the blue gills in
order to maintain the proper
fish balance.
To Topdress Pastures And
Hay Fields
The fall of the year is a
good time to apply phosphor
us and potash fertilizer to
grass-legume forage mixtures.
After the last cutting of al
falfa or clover, and after the
livestock have been taken
from the pasture to their win
ter quarters, the application
of 300 to 400 pounds of an
0-20-20 or 0-15-30 will fur-
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