4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 1,1, 1964 From Whore We Stand... A Malthusian Views The Farmer GUEST EDITORIAL A grim figure of the past seems to be pointing his finger with contempt at our modern generation. Thomas Rob ert Malthus looking from his grave into such areas as China, India, Indonesia and other areas bulging with humanity must have a contented, “I told you so,” pursed on his lips. If you are not acquainted with Thomas Robert Malthus and you are a farmer, then I suggest you consider his grim prophecy which was penned in 1798, This man has hurled at you the most demanding challenge ever to be fall a single group of working people. In short, Mr. Malthus predicted that the world’s population would eventually outgrow its ability to produce enough food to sustain it. The choice he seemed to leave is that you farmers of the world devise methods of keeping up or mankind will be reduced to dog eat dog, survival of the fittest, type of society. At this point you are' probably thinking that the dog eat dog concept already exists, and this whole thing is so much clap-trap. I believe, however, that the United Nations standing in its weak est form is still a symbol that we do not pirefer to be at one anothers’ throats, and have advanced considerably since ancient times. United States in general and Lan caster County in particular abounds with the means to survive as far as our stomachs are concerned. Only a blind, deaf, mute, however, would be unaware of privations suffered by our fellowman throughout the world. Indeed, we are becoming so concerned with these areas that we spend man y hours in the halls of our highest government offices trying to work out the methods for giving or lending food stuffs to both friends and enemy A feature article in one of our na tion’s leading magazines seems to add fuel to the Malthus fire. Titled, “Why Hunger Is to He The World’s No. I Problem,” the article cites the slow rise of grain output in some areas of the ■world and even an output decline in other areas. The big jolt, however, is the rise of population from 1,551,000,000 in 1900 to an estimated 4,219,000,000 by 1980. Plainly speaking, that is putting almost four more chairs at every table, just since 1900. • Brubaker C Continued from Page 1) jou start” he said, explaining that he lavs aside the “nice” apples at picking tune and makes his selection from these. It would take a lot moie if you picked them from ‘‘tiee run”, he added Biubaker selects lus corn lor exhibit m much the same wav, picking all his corn by hand and leseiving the better ears in rodent-proof storage. But not all the 20,000 nh hons came from the Farm Show. During the past jeans he has exhibited at the X e w Holland, Bpluata and Manheim community fairs in the county as well as the larger state shows at Allentowm, Carlisle, AVbotstown, Reading, Blooms- Indiana. Lancaster Farmin'' Jack Owen, Editor (Q Years ago, he said, he also showed at Lebighton and Kutz- Lancaster County’s Own Farm town m Pennsylvania and at Weekly the International Livestock _ » „ show in Chicago, the corn P 0 Bt>x 1524I 524 t „ shows at Ties Moines and Wa- Pn P „ ancast - er ' Penna. terloo, lowa. P 0 Box 266 " LitUz ' Pa - But e\ en though he has ex- Offices; lubjted at every Farm Show 22 E. Mam St. Hint has been held since 1933, Lititz, Pa. Brubaker has no intention nf Phone - Lancaster emitting. Yon will he seeing his 394-3047 or i..mie mentioned frequently m Lititz G 20-2191 Ihe pi’emhfm lists next wedk. ‘ ' The only bright spot in this depress ing picture, seems to be the American Farmers. You have not been sitting idle over the years and the result is, gigantic surpluses here in this county. You have experimented with your work and never seem to tire in your efforts to produce more and better crops. Be cause you have done this, however, you are going to be looked on for the gui dance and help others will need. You also will have to continue the long gruelling hours of labor; and retirement will be available for few. Your reward for all of this will pro bably be only the satisfaction that you have lived a life that was beneficial to mankind, and I doubt if you will even get a medal. The backbone of the man who will dare challenge the prophecy of Malthus better be strong and straight for his plow will be heavy, awkward and hard to push. Our tables are already surrounded by many. What happens when we slap in eight or sixteen more chairs as the chain of population keeps doubling its length? That, Mr. Farmer, is your big problem, and the rest of us, including the rich, the poor, the strong and the weak, the scientist and the spaceman, must tumble around on this globe and pray you will come through. That haunting finger of the past rests on a trigger that can doom more lives than, a nuclear holocaust. Not scientists, not generals, not even heads of states can plug that awesome barrel. Only the dusty hands of the farmer can do die job, and with you ride our hopes, our dreams and our prayers. William B. Helsel Elementary Teacher Editor’s Note: While we do not agree entirely with the Malthusian theory, we do agree with Mr. Helsel that a growing population does present a challenge to the American farmer. However, we have faith in the inventive and productive ability of America. We believe agricultural technology will con tinue to increase production at a faster pace than the population can grow. While population has grown at a tre mendous rate in the past half century, agriculture production has grown faster, and we believe it will continue to do so. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. • Tobacco Growers • Osborne (Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1) ville, told tobacco groweis herd has led the state in milk that several new chemicals for production for two consecutive tobacco sucker control look years. very promising in preliminary tests. He said several compounds Psach Bottom R 2 herd averag dcroed from fatty acids were e< * 10,178 pounds of milk and tested by the Department of pounds of butterfat. Agriculture’s research statf A member of Southeastern last yeat m comparisons with Artificial Breeding Coopera- MH-30 (see Lancaster Farm- tive ’ s Jersey sire purchasing mg, Dec 28, 1963). While committee, Osborne is also pre none of the new compounds sident of the Lancaster County have been approved, several Jersey Cattle Club. of them were very effective in A U.S Air Force veteran controlling the unwanted grow- of World War 11, Osborne is th “If they are approved”, married to the former Shirley he said, “they should be cheap- Brisco, Lancaster County, Neb., er and give better control than and is the father of five Chil- Maehc Hydrazide (MH-3ff)," dren. ' Last year, on Dairy Herd Improvement Assn test, the Lambing time Is one of the most .important times of tbe year to the sheep producer. Every lam!b saved will mean a Established November 4, f*t ter . r K eturn ; * ve .... „ flock should be watched close -1955. Published every Satur- , y during i ambin g. tim€i day by Lancaster-Faming, Lit- the Owes about to lamb should itz, Pa. ,be separated into a small pen Robert G. Campbell, Advertising Director Entered as 2-nd class matter cold winter days and nights, at Lititz, Pa. under Act of 1110 heilt lamip wiU of great March'B 1879. ielp Ao the n « w -horn laxnh. » ■ > ‘ Careful attention is very im- 7NE ■ , \©asas/. mr' UkK»((« Sunday Sch**l Lmimi EVANGELISTS Lesson for January 13. 1964 - - -I why called evangelists? Because Background scrip tar «i Murk !;U-19»: that word evangelism just means Act?i*u Mlf * :W4: 12:2014 :M2; spreading the good news, and Davotionai Beadins i John these two men did. that in the waassMs ssssnswsas pfth«lbm s' h “A°w s.d. tb s' 1 ‘%. ’ j V, njut- have made a low grade m a sera events and stones. The Bible sel- inary class; but they cou i d do nr^PVP^hpfJ e frnm‘t>^ e nfpia 0 S much—they would tell others or never hear, from the pages of about Jesus . the Bible, of a man who was i avMiß l,l an * ge ot spedalizaUoa, the cowardly! coura- ****** church follows the geous not in usual P attern and thinks of the so manv words at ““"“ter (parson, pastor, rector, all events We whatever they call him) as the hear about neo only P erson in the outfit “U -pie C of those and censed t 0 P reach ” That w “ not mini other the way in the New Testament, kinds; but the Bi- Undoubtedly in our churches t<> ble lets us see day we need organization and Dr. Foreman what a man is like (just as it lets us see what J* a t. non ministers, laymen, God is like) not by adjectives but by verbs—not so much by saying f? n I I IU T d “* y to what he is as saving what he did nbout Jesus, as any minister has. wnat ne is as saying wnat ne tua. There is a seminary which hts „ Two in tho outer circle rule forbidding students to preach Everybody has heard of the in- durmg their tot f ar - But not s 0 ner circle of Jesus’ friends, those IWO1 W0 y ° un ! “ en closest to him, who shared his who didn t know this rule, during most sublime and most agonizing s ?”l me s before they enrolled experiences. Peter, James and ? s in , seminary, John are as familiar as they are brought fifty-eight persons to important. But most Christians , J* 8 ’" would be hard put to it to name *® there a secret! the other nine of the special dis- what did those boys have? ciples who were later to be called What does any successful evan- Apostles. gehst have, in or out of the pul- Two of these meet us in the P lt? I s it some mysterious gift? first chapter of John: Philip and No, what Philip and Nathaniel Nathaniel. Maybe Nathaniel was i* a( i w ® can a U have—if in our the same as Bartholomew; but if hearts we desire it so. We note this guess is true, still we hear that these two men were open nothing of either Nathaniel or nunded. They believed the good Philip after that Pentecost time news with minds free from preju (We hear of other Philips, buf dice, or at least willing to be con none of the Apostles by thal vinced. Then they had the open name) All that is known of Na mouth (in a good sense)—that Is, thamel is in this fragment of th« they'did not keep quiet about the Gospel by John. We do know a Master. (What a contrast to most htUe more about Philip, but it of us!) And they were men of the adds up only to the fact that the open hand. It is not just loyalty to man was a little stupid. Jesus that makes the evangelist, However r the point here is fiat it is friendliness with other per- Jesus needed, invited, made sons. Suppose these two men had friends with and made use of or- had no friends with whom to < nary man share the News? Now Is The Time . . . To Do Farm Planning During the next few months w* have a good time to make our plans for the com ing crop season; farm records should be studied and evaluated to determine the prop er direction for this year’s enterprises. Plann ing ahead and then following through with the decisions prior to the crop planting tiffl* is good farm management. To Get Your Farmer’s Tax Guido A special publication for farmers » available without cost titled, “Farmer’s Tai Guide". This sixty page document is Up to date and should be very helpful to all ~,T ovrrrrtr farmers in filing their income tax returns jjxixa Copy is available from. Internal Revenue or from our Extension Office. To Be A Good Shepherd few days old. (using: a 4' x 4’ hurdle). During These two men, IJhinp and No thaniel, are sometimes called “evangelists.” In 20th century America, with the kind of church organizations we have now, it sounds a little odd to call these men evangelists. They were not Billy Grahams. They had no or ganization of their own; we never hear of either of them preaching a sermon; they had no choir to accompany them, they had no publicity at all. They nev er issued an “altar call,” they were not known for the large r ? la, L number of their converts. Then (Sued on outline* copyrighted hr tha Divmon of Christian Education. National Council of tha Churches of-Christ urtho IT. S. A. Released by Community press Service.) BY MAX SMITH To Benefit From FtM Stun* "State Farm, Show Is one *f the largest events of it‘» toffi in the world. It is Intended to be. of educational value to ifaisV' ere and to all citizens