From Where We Stand... Skimming Off The Cream When we came in the office one day last week there was a copy of a national business and financial weekly journal on the desk. At story titled “Skimming Off the Cream” had been penciled by the re tired business man who brought the paper to the office. He thought we would be interested in reading it. We would, indeed! One gets the idea from the article (which is pointed to business men) that the dairy companies are mankind’s bene factors and have been the butt of a cruel joke perpertrated by nature and the fanner. After describing one plant’s moder nization program, the article says “. . . is in a way symbolic of the many steps the nation’s dairies are taking these days to free themselves from a profit squeeze between rising costs on one hand and, on the other, declining con sumption of butter and fatty cheeses by diet-conscious Americans.” It goes on “The dairy processor has clearly been caught in the Adding to his woes is the fact that the' cows saem unaware that Americans drink no more milk in May and June than in November and December. When pastures are green in the spring, the herds produce much much more than in the fall when they have to be fed in the barn. “Most processors contract to take all the milk a farmer can deliver, not only m the months of relative scarcity, but also in the flush season. They as- responsibility of disposing of the surpluses, which run as high as 20 per cent over demand even in low-pro duction months, and up to 100 per cent above at'the peak. “Meanwhile, the dairy processor has to buy fresh milk from farmers at prices regulated by federal or state authorities . . . Little wonder, then, that rrnVk profits for the distributors are skimpy even by food processing stan dards . . Not one word did the article say about quotas imposed by dairy com panies Not one word did it say about how much milk goes into class II and class 111 categories for which the dairy companies pay much less. Not one word did it say about the guaranteed profit figured into the selling price which is also regulated by federal ord ers. As we said before, it made the dairy companies appear to be the benefactors of mankind. We do not believe that any out-and out lies were told, but the picture was pretty well shaded. For the businessman who has no other contact with the dairy industry, the view is rather one sided. Now we know that the fanner has his side to tell too, but the above is what too often becomes the steady diet of the metropolitan reader. We wholehartedly endorse the in vestment Lancaster County dairymen are making to purchase advertising space in which to tell their side of the story This is what we must do if we • Farm Women (Continued from Page 1) ers Co-hostesses. who served ii>- freshments hononng Mis Kis ser, were Mm Landis M>or, Mrs S.-OU N'issle\ Jr Mrs Melvun Stoltzfus, Mrs Giav-on Cooper, and Mis Paul \Mit nran JCext meeting of the board tvt!l ,life hold A'jinl 7 at the Co-Jera.His'B’aplist Church. •" ••• “*» w > “ w “ * hope to compete in this complex econo my where an industry’s image can mean survival or defeat. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. University of Arizona scientists re port there is a wide variation in the amount of water used by individual ani mals. Working with rats, they found that some individuals drink eight times as much as others. This would be highly valuable in commercial animals. For ex ample, we may be able to select beef cows that can get along on less water and range farther from water holes. We hope they won’t need to have a hump. John Strohm in “Top Dollar Farming” ★ ★ ★ ★ When Should a Farmer Borrow Money? Some questions are suggested by University of Delaware farm manage ment specialist W. McAllister to help answer that question. First, can the farmer show that the proposed loan will earn enough extra income to pay the in terest, pay back the principal, and add to his income’ What factors now limit profitableness of the farm and will the proposed loan correct them? What is the productive potential of the farm? He says a good loan must do more than trade dollars. Bill for Detergents Detergents that will readily decompose and not pollute natural water sources is the general aim of a bill recently reported to the Senate by its Committee on Public Wokrs. ★ ★ ★ ★ Nothing Unique The special school milk program isn’t unique to the United States: Top on the list is Denmark where a school milk program provides 3 pints of milk per day per child, from Novem ber to April. Great Britain’s program furnishes a half pint per day to school children and Sweden pours out three quarters of a pint per day. Australian children under 13 get a half pint per day and the Netherlands kicks in with 40 quarts per child per year Many other countries also have sizeable problems. ★ * ★ ★ Wrong Exercise From the High land, 111. News Leader: “The only exer cise some folks get is jumping to con clusions, running down their friends, side stepping their responsibility, and pushing their luck.” Better Re-Vaccinate The Public Health Service says it’s wise to get re vaccinated for smallpox every three years. There have been a number of smallpox scares in this country during the past year. Hasn’t Hurt Yet The Lennox, S D., Independent makes this astute ob servation: “In observing some govern ment officials’ refusal to face reality in dealing with the adversaries of our system, we are reminded of the man who jumped out of a 40th story window, and when passing the fifth story called out to a friend, “It hasn’t hurt yet!” Lancaster Farming jack Owen, Editor Lancaster County’s Own Faim Robert G. Campbell, Weekly Box 1724 P 0 Lancaster, Penna Bo\ 2G6 - Lititz, Pa. P O Offices: 22 E Main St. Lititz, Pa Plione - Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 020-2191 ★ ★ ★ ★ Cows Are Like Camels A-HPalfa growers with a chick- The -posable fumes tfroan ■weed problem may 'want to use , , , „ the Chloro TPC spray to kill herbl,cldes ln ' av be sufficient to down the growth dur>ng Febru- 1 ed ' uce or kail the germination Established November 4, ary or earlv March (too late 195 S Published e\ery Satur- for best results) S'pray opera <lay by Lancaster-Faiming, Lit- lors are reminded that this p a spray material wnW Kail most of the glasses such as timothy, Entered as 2nd class matter °^ arcl that is an the stand In addi at Lititz, Pai' under Act of tlon> not use oh.loro IPC on v „ ■J la ich S, 1579, , stands ot winter gram that r j contain clnck'weed. Advertising Director THE / -K©a®sE/ SPEAKS '”1 - ,> r " ■3--. Inl*rne'i*n*! Um(crm t 'uiul*» ScK*J Lennonj Inner Circle Lesson for February 9,1554 Background Scriplmc: Matthew 4 l*-22; 17 l-n. Mink i 1C 17, 14*2-42, Luka 8 4'MO. Arts 4 K 12 1-2 De\o(fonal Heading: John J 1 15-22. JESUS never played favorites in the sense of treating one or two persons more generously . than he treated others. On the other hand he did not treat his men as if they were all alike, so many sticks in a row. If Jesus differed in his dealings with men it was because the men were dif feient As every body knows, not all the crowds that followed him from place to place were his followers, really. Dr. Foreman Out of those crowds theie were some, perhaps many, who were real ‘ followers,” eager to learn all he taught. Out of those followers, called disciples, theie was a small gioup, an even dozen men, who were not only disciples but apostles,— this la'-t name being (in our Gieek New Testament) the word for envoy or ambassador Jesus not only taught these twelve men, he taught through them. Friends all different But not even this was the Inner circle There were three men who were more intimate with Jesus, by his own choice, than any others. They were with him, by his special invitation, at the time of his transfiguration, and also in Gethsemane. They did not understand what was going on, on either occasion; but it is clear that Jesus craved their company, even if they did what we think we could never do—go to sleep Fancy any one sleeping on the Mount of Transfiguration, or on that night when he was be trayedl Yet these men, mipid as they must have seemed to them selves when they thought about it afterwards, were the only in ner circle of fuends that Jesus had. No two were alike. If you Now Is The Time . . . All seeds offered for sale in Pennsylvania must be labeled as to variety, kind, purity, germination, and nouious weed content. All farmers wishing to sell hom e-g ro : wu clover or alfalfa seed should have the seed tested at be Seed Laboratory, Department of Agricul ture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Harrisburg, Pa. A five-ounce saimlple of the seed is re auned and the cost is 12.50 per Sanuple. Stowers are urged to get this-test before sell ing seed, allow about 30 days for test re sults. harms the problem o£ condensation on the teiling of t'he barn in cold weather, should do some insulating to correct the problem When the w.amm air from the lower part of the barn, comes into contact with She cold ceiling, condensation takes place and in extreme oa&esi we get di ipiping frdra the ceiling One remedy is to cover the barn floor above with 4 to 6 inches of hay, straw, sawdust, shredded corn fodder, or any other bedding material. Kee(p he floor covered at all times during the cold winter month®. JIAX SMITH To Use Caution With Cliloru U*C Spray I had to give those men a itten examination, you might ivc thought Simon Peter the ullest of the lot. But wherever there was action, Peter was there. He was the kind of man who is a natural leader, the kind of man you would depend on in a light. James is abscure, not so well known as his brother John. We do know that Jesus’ nickname for James and John was Boanerges, “the thunder boys." They were the two who once wanted to burn with “fire from heaven” a whole village just because no one offered them beds. Friends all alike In spite of the many differences between the three close friends of Jesus, they were, or came to be, strongly alike. This was undoubt edly due to their common loyalty to, and close acquaintance with, Jesus, their Master and Teacher. Jesus did not try to make them all over into one single mold. If you read, for example, the writ ings of Peter and of John in the New Testament, you will find that even in mature years and with long Christian lives behind them, John was still John and Simon Peter still Peter. Yet they had a common likeness to Christ. We 'tend to become like those we most admire. The heart’s need Peter, James and John show how it has been with Christians ever since. No two are alike; some of us are so different that we find it haid to live with the others, and they with us. Yet among true Christians everywhere there is some family likeness: A Christian always feels at home with other Christians wherever they may be. Further, now as then, some Christians are closer to Christ than others are. Shall we say that some Christians are more sympathetic with God, they have a keener feeling for what God is doing, they are more aware of his presence. Now the number of persons Jesus of Naz areth could treat as intimate friends was limited; but the Risen Christ, the “Friend Un seen,” has no such limitations. Can we doubt that Christ is now still in search of friends? He needs friends—indeed in the New Testament his friends are some times called his “body.” Without a body Christ would be a kind of unremembered ghost in this world. Why should we be con tent with being ‘mere distaht acquaintances of our Lord when we are invited to become his friends’ (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in tha 1. S. A. Released by Community Presi Service.) BY MAX SMITH To Test [Farm Seeds v To Insulate 'Celling Above Livestock Dairy and livestock producers that are To Store Seeds Away Prom Weed Control Sprays of many types of farm and gar- den seeds During the winter and spring months, the spray materials for >k tiling weeds should be stored m a separate room or ibmldmg from any seeds that aie to he planted
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