- 4 —Lancaster Farming, Sa From Where We Stand... eve In The Future Of Farming I Beli “I believe in the future of farming with a faith born not of words but of deeds achievements won by the pre sent and past generations of farmers; in the promise of better days through bett er ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come up to us through the struggle of former years.” These words from the creed of the Future Farmers of America should in spire all of us young and old alike to be proud of our heritage on the farm. Without a deep and abiding belief in the future of farming, all our modern conveniences on the farm can never bring satisfaction. Unless each one of us recognizes that we are engaged in a stiuggle to make life better for the generations of the future, we are engag ed in a futile struggle Unless we enjoy and appreciate the better things which have come up to us through the struggle of former years, we can not enjoy the challenge of creating better things for future farmers not yet born. The creed continues - “I believe that to live and work on a good farm is pleasant as well as chal lenging; for I know the joys and dis comforts of farm life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I can not deny”. To live and work on a good farm can be pleasant as well as challenging It is probably difficult for a city born and reared person to understand the in born fondness of a rural person for those joys and discomforts of farm life. It is expensive, and probably a little wasteful, for our son to keep a cow on our little half acre plot of ground on the edge of a suburban area, but when we see him help the newborn calf stand on shaky legs to get its first meal, we know he is getting a lesson no school book could ever teach We know he is building those associations which he will never be able to deny. He will never feel quite the same toward dumb animals again The creed continues “I believe in leadership from our selves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of organized farmers to serve our own and the public interest in marketing the product of our toil. I believe we can safe guard those rights against practices and policies that are unfair.” Rural youngsters learn at an early age to be leaders. They learn they must be masters of a situation, or it will be come master of them How else can we explain the large number of national leaders with a rural beginning? Future farmers learn the value of organization. They learn to organize and conduct meetings, and get practical lessons in the value of cooperation among people with similar problems Only through group action can farm ers hope to serve their own interests and the interests of the public Only Bleach for AVool A sodium perborate bleach ib safe to use on woolen fabi cs, Lancaster Farming explains Bernice Tharp, Penn 3 State extension clothing spe- Lancaster County’s Own Farm eialist A chlorine bleach dam- Weekly acres the wool fiber and if too strong- it ma> dis-sohe the fi ber Sodium perborate bleach es are most effectue when used wnth water at a tempeiature oilices that would shrink wool How- 22. E Alain St ever, sexera! suciessixe tieat- Lititz, Pa meats with warm water may Phone - Lancaster gixe the results \ou want Fol- 3 ( lf-304.7 or low dne. 1 ion-> on container for Lititz C2H-2191 use of bleach ’•i i • • • i urday, Fel P O Box 1G24 Lancaster, Penna Box 2GG - Lititz, Pa. P o ; t 1 ihiary 15, 196' through cooperation can they safeguard their rights against unfair practices. The creed continues: “I believe in. less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.” Less dependence on begging more charity when needed. Where else, except in rural areas, can you find a group of people willing to give up a work day to help a sick neighbor even though he did not ask for help? Where else can you find the cooperation be tween neighbors who share machinery and labor? In what other industry can you find competitors for the same mar ket helping each other in busy seasons? In this way farmers help to secure enough honest wealth for the life abun dant even though it is sometimes a life not filled with material things. In concluding, the creed says: “I believe that rural America can and* will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community 'which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.” If boys can subscribe to a creed such as this, we need have no fear for the future of farming in America. At least that’s how it looks from where we stand. Develop Fire Retarding Paint—Thg USDA reports development of a durable fire-retarding paint for outdoor use. The new product, looks like ordinary paint and can be applied with brush or roller. When exposed to flame, however, the paint develops a thick, carbon con taining layer that acts as an insulating barrier. Milk’s Like That, Too The wheat in a 25-cent loaf of bread is worth about two and half cents wholesale and there is about a dollar’s worth of cotton in a $5O suit Which points up the fact that it isn’t the raw product but the de livered finished goods that up the price. ★ ★ ★ ★ How You Spend Your Life It has been estimated an average American of 70 years of age has spent six years eat ing, 11 working, eight amusing himself, 24 sleeping, five and a half washing and dressing, three talking and six months in church. Production Climbs Production per man hour of farm labor doubled within the last decade, with the increase in output per man-hour for crops twice that for livestock largely due to gains in crops per acre. The Voracious Woodchuck Be sides poking holes all over otherwise perfectly good fields, the voracious wood chuck, a small one at that, will eat a ton of alfalfa in a summer. Established November 4, 1955. Published every Satur- day by Lancaster-Farming, Lit- itz, Pa Entered as 2nd class matter at Lititz, Pa. under Act of March 8, 1879. ' i ' - I j Jack Owen, Editor Robert G Campbell, Advertising Director tOi- \ SPi£/i Kt- '1 st * i*lf r> ! »ru! Unilaim L. r ani«y c r*utl Le •nrm y / mstinmmmm. A SVlan Mads Who': Lesson for February IS, ISGI Background brnpliire Luke S 2(! °9 Detotonal Heading Colosßi.ms 3 15 17, LUKE’S STORY of the "demoni ac,” the many-devilcd man, who did not know his own name, being so many different poisons at once —and all bad, this stoiy raises more questions than can well be answered here. What we want to do is to look at the sjmp toms of the man, who would today be considered by any psychiatrist as a very sick man„ The man had no name. He was so wild he hardly needed one. He Dr. Foreman lived without clothes, and (we may guess) without much to eat He would not stay under a roof, but stayed in the open not in the good green wood but among the tombs of a burying-ground It was a suitable place for him, for the man was dead. He had lost contact with living men and liv ing affairs. What the devils were —whether spawned by his own brain, or demons moving in from a dark other world—we do not know Whatever they were, they had charge of the man. His life w’as eaten out by these sinister infiltrators. When Jesus asked the man for his name, the reply was “Call me Legion”—using the word for a regiment of soldiers. Actually what was in the man was more like a mob than a well drilled regiment 20th Century demons Today we say we don’t believe in devils any more. This is strange, considering how many bedeviled victims there are all around us You do not have to go far or search lo ig, before you find men i\ho are not men. They do not know rightly who they are They have many conflicting desiics, yet no real pm pose. They aio the slaves of habit, slaves of their most beast-hke desues. Some of these modern deraom Now Is The Time . .. Farmers producing teed for their live stioclk want to produce the best and the most feed, at tihe lowest cost. Th'is requires high quality crops, maximum yields, and proper feeding' The certain .crop to produce the maximum -amount of quality roughage - mil vary according to fertility, topography, and harvesting methods. On the -great majority of farmls com for silage leads all other crops in the feed nutrients per acre In the grass mixtures, the alfalfa-grass combinations have Che highest potential. To Check Vacuum Regulators The vacuum regulator is a very imipor- tant part of the imKkuug machine system. It MAX SMITH admits air init'o the miUcing system, and pre rents the vatu urn level from going- too lug'll Regulators thlat are worn, sticky, or dusty may be the cause of inefficient milile mg and udder irritation Frequent cleaning with a dry ciot/h xnd c',ie,A'ing for proper vacuum level is advised. )To Jtecognizo Peiuiscott (Red (plover Lancaster County farmers want to giow the best variety of red clover should use the Pennscott seed because it is native, and has outyielded all other varieties The few dollars saved per bushel by buying common red clover at seeding time, is not a saving, but ac tually costs money in reduced yields later. Penjnsteott has av eraged over ’/i-ton per acre more than any other common red c'ovei Don’t overlook the variety that originated in southern Lancaster Oountj. ics ire obviously afflicted. A) coholics, dope iddicts, driven who ire never safe behind a wheel, victims of hot temper, fear, gnawing envy, or a thousand other devils, walk our streets, im peril our highways, inhabit out jails, reformatories and hospitals A person who has lost all control of himself, who cannot resist some particular temptation, who perhaps knows very well what this next drink is going to do to him but must have it regardless of consequences, such a man may have a name; but it is not he himself who bears the name. He is no longer himself, he is a walk ing habit, a walking bundle of fighting impulses, he does over and over what he swore to him self he would not do again. The cure No one knew just how Jesus did it; but one thing was cer tain; the demon-i idden man was cured. Whatever was wrong with him was made right. No longer a naked howling savage lunatic, he was seen dressed, sitting and listening to Jesus, once more | member of society, a human being. For the fiist time-in years, perhaps, he could honestly say “I” and not “we.” But it was not his own self-control that had won the struggle He had been brought so low there was no struggle left in him It was Jesus who took hold of him, it was Jesus who mastered the devils, not he In the treatment of alcoholics today, cures need not be ex pected so long as the victim in sists he can “take it or leave it alone.” For an alcoholic to be cured the first necessity is ta admit he is an alcoholic, that he can’t get out of himself by him self. And the Alcoholics Anony mous has found that the best and suiest helper there is, is God. The Christian church knows that this is true of others, too. When a man is helpless in the grip of evil inner forces, it is not a case where self-cure is advisable—be cause what really ails us is be yond our own power to cure. To admit we are defeated, to admit we need help, is the first step on the road to freedom, but there always has to be some understanding heart. Suppose Jesus had been afraid of the mafi, or despised him, or thought ol him only as a disgusting interrup tion? (Based on outlines copyrighted by tM Dmsion of Christian I-ducatioti, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the I. S. A. Released by Community Preif Sen ice.) BY MAX SMITH To Select Proper iPoragp To iStretih Your OTjime And Fertilizer Dollar The proper use of lime and fertilize! is one of the best m lestments farmeis make. Most fertilizeis die a better buy to day than they were 2'5 years ago, when contpai ed to the cost of other farm materials. As higher rates of plant nu- trients are used, it becomes more important to use them property for better utilization. Use the complete soil test to determine your needs.
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