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
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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
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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-
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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
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