—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 30, lSp4
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From Where We Stand...
Is Sprayed Alfalfa Safe Feed?
Since the U S. Department of Agri
culture withdrew recommendations and
cancelled registration of heptachlor for
use on alfalfa plantings, many farmers
have been concerned over the use of
hay crops sprayed with the chemical
last fall.
Many farmers applied the spray
according to directions (correct amount
at the proper time) last fall when hep
tachlor was approved for weevil con
trol. Now the question arises; can the
hay or silage made from those fields
this spring and summer be used as feed?
According to university entomolo
gists, the first cutting would normally
be more susceptible to residue; there
fore, the following suggestions are made.
If the sprays were applied accord
ing to recommendations, the forage
may be used in a nomal diet ration, but
if possible the first cutting should be
fed to beef cattle or to non-milking
dairy cattle. If the first cutting is fed
to milking cows, the experts suggest
mixing it with other feeds or hay in
the ration. The latter cuttings should
be safe for any use, the specialists say.
The insect and pesticide specialists
are understandably wary about making
any flat statements concerning the use
of sprayed forages, and usually preface
any remarks with “using all available
research information”.
If there is still a question about
illegal residues on any forage sprayed
last fall, we would suggest having a hay
or silage sample analyzed before feeding
it to dairy or beef cattle. A list of
laboratories which specialize in such an
alysis is available from the county
agent.
Such a test is not cheap, but it
might be worth every penny if it con
tributed to peace of mind.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand.
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It gives us a great deal of plea
sure to report that the athletes at the
Olympic Games in Tokyo next October
will be assured of a plentiful supply of
milk and ice cream.
An Olympic milk and ice cream
bar will be operated in the recreation
hall at the Olympic Village where the
more than 6,500 athletes and officials
will live. The bar will be co-sponsored
by the American Dairy Association,
Dairy Society International, and Japan
Milk Association, Inc. under an agree
ment among the three organizations
made in Tokyo early this month.
Similar to the dairy bar sponsored
by the American Dairy Association,
during the Winter Olympic Games at
Squaw Valley, California, in 1960, the
Tokyo counterpart will supply dairy
products to official residents of the vil-
Lltitz-Manheim The next meeting will be u s _ SAVINGS BONDS
Sewina Cluh Mwtc held June 16 at the Warwick
d wing uiub Meets Hlgh School from g t 0 u am
Future events were discussed
at the second meeting of the
Lititz-Manheim 4-H Sewing
club held last week at the
home of Mrs David Buckwal
ter, Lititz R 3.
These include Demonstration
Day at Penn Manor High
School, July 6, and Field Day
at Long Park, July 16.
Barbara Jean Rohrer and
Janice Bomberger presented a
“show and tell” program on
the proper proceduie of stay
stitching
Judy Buckwalter, president,
was in chaige of the meeting,
and Judy Rohier was secie
tai y
At a pievious meeting the
membeis weie given 4H cauls
pi o\.ding a 10 pci cent reduc
tion on the puce of mateuals
in ceitam stores.
lage at no cost. The dairy bar will sup
plement the dairy foods included in the
regular meals provided for the athletes
m the village.
We believe that this extra serving
of milk and ice cream to the athletes
will call attention of people all over
the world to the goodness of dairy foods.
We hope that the efforts of the
committee will help spread the story
telling the importance of dairy foods to
good health.
We believe dairymen everywhere
should join in supporting the project,
because in so doing, they will be work
ing toward strengthening their market
at home.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand.
A concentrated or dried whole milk
that would taste good enough to drink
has long been the dream of dairy scien
tists.
Now it seems that the dream is
about to come true.
A patent for a process to produce
powdered whole milk has been granted
to a Pennsylvania State University Pro
fessor of Dairy Science.
The process is said to produce dry
whole milk which will not develop ob
jectionable tastes and odors normally
found in powdered milk products con
taining butterfat.
According to the inventor, Stuart
Patton, dry whole milk has never been
acceptable as a beverage even though
powdered skim milk has a big market
in this country. Consumers have al
ways objected to the buttery-coconut
flavors which develop during manufac
turing and storage.
The newly pattented process eli
minates the development of off-flavors
by subjecting milk fat to steam under
relatively high vacuum. The fat, steam
cleaned of certain lactones and ketones
which cause the off-flavors, can then
be re-emulsified into the skim milk for
evaporation into dried whole milk.
Whole milk, rich in butterfat,
which is scarce in many of the under
developed areas of the world, could
solve many of the nutritional problems
of undernourished people. American
soldiers in foreign lands would also re
lish dry whole milk where fresh milk is
not available.
With several leading milk product
manufacturers already considering the
treatment, it may be that the age old
problem of storing milk without refri
geration will soon be solved.
This is just one more example of
things Grandpa would never have
dreamed of in his day.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand.
Sanitation is the number one
requuement in a good summer
fly control program around
farm buildings.
Loncaster Farming Jack Owen, Editor
Lancaster County’s Own Farm Robert G. Campbell,
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Dried Whole
Sales of U. S. Savings bonds
in Lancaster County, January
through April, totalled $2,853,-
865, according to Milton H.
Ranch, county Bond chairman.
The sales in April came to
$409,637.
To Manage Alfalfa Stands before cutting. This ' vlll
, r . ~ T rhizome formation iot
Many fields of alfalfa have y ear > s gro wth
been cut early to reduce weevil
damage, application of a phos
phoius-potash feitilizer (0-20- m
20 or 0-15-30) within a few Don,t ne S lect 3 ' oun “ e
Established November 4, days after the fust crop is by turning them to pa- j
1955 Published eveiy Satur- removed will help impiove lat- for g et t in g a bout the ’ a ,
day by Lancaster-Farmmg, Lit- er cuttings Also, the spiaying may need supple !)ien ;
itz, Pa. for leaf hoppers when the new and some gram and
. . , growth is 4 to 6 inches high ers under one yeai 01,1?e |
Entered as 2nd da-s matter will help get moie quality b on e>.i= 3 2 ,
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come into at least 75% bloom good calf raising.
Advertising Director
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Backtronnd Scripture: Isamh 10-5-11, 20;
31:1; Amos 1 and 2, Act* 17-22-31,
Devotional Readme: Acta 17:22-28.
AS OF October 25, 1962, there
were 110 nations in the
United Nations Organization.
(How many can you name?) Na
tions a;e there which did not exist
when World War II ended. Na
tions are there whose very terri
tory was marked
on maps UN
KNOWN or UN
EXPLORED just
a few generations
ago, when the
writer’s father
was a boy. People
all over the world
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who never gave
much thought to
Dr. Foreman it before, now
■want to belong to a nation, able
to take its place, perhaps a small
place but a real one all the same,
among the nations of the world.
Great nations that used to take
themselves more or less for
granted, now are keenly aware of
their role in the world of nations.
The good In nationalism
Nationalism is a state of mind.-
It is no more visible than the
“Spirit of Old Siwash”- on the
college campus; yet as with the
college, so with the nation; the
kind of spirit it is, the kind of
national outlook and inlook that
prevails, determines what Siwash
College or the nation itself shall
he. Like all states of mind, na
tionalism is not just one thing
hut a combination of things. At
hase it is patriotism, the love of
one’s own country, a wish to work
for its welfare; it is pride in the
achievements of the pioneers, a
sense of the living reality of the
history of the nation; it can be
a sense of national ideals, an
“image” of what one’s country
wants to he; an awareness of her
resources, a empathy with one’s
fellow-citizens, a proud and hap
py sense of belonging.
Tho bad in nationalism
Like all good things, national
ism can be spoiled. It is like
Now Is The Time . ..
MAX SMITH
Growers of any variety of pine tree*'
ornamental purposes or for Christmas Tree production sbj
do some trimming and shaping of the trees during June u
ly the pine trees will have completed most of then S lo ' v
early June and at this time the trees may be trimmed ,
purpose of trimming is to improve the shape and fullness 0
tree Most evergreen trees should be trimmed following ®
their new growth; the spruce trees will not be icady f° r ‘
mg until August or September.
latamaliaiul H«k!am
SunHiy Schcal Lanana
Nationalism
Lesson for May 31,1964
To Buy Purebred Rams
Sheep producers are reminded of
great value of using purebred rams on t
ewe flock this summer and fall Sheep!
duction is on the increase in this part of
state and we have approximately one U
sand flocks in Lancaster County A {<
mutton-type ram will increase the B*
value of each lamb; the grower will l
more pounds of higher value meat to
next spring. Rams of unknown backgrt
often produce lambs of undesirable bJ
value. Growers are urged to obtain “
rams early in the summer.
To Trim Pine Christmas Trees
family feeling in some
It is good to be pleased vm wh
.family, even to be proud o f,
to uphold its standards, u/J
very words “family pride" r
a bad sound, because m n,
it means, too often, nothin,;'
snobbishness, family conceit,
nationalism can degenerate ti
take the form of ®
ican tourists are in many
unpopular. They go t 0
countries and keep comnl,,. 1
all the time - about the food”?
the language and the people «
never see anything abroad’?:
out telling you how much u
they do or make things ha*
good old Siwash, U.S A. They ,
like rich people going on
through the slums and nub
loud unfunny remarks about#
way the people in the slunui,
But when a slum clearance,?
gram comes up, these same S
pie don’t want any part of
They are willing to tour am,
and make fun of the way ti.
who are miserable have to Z
but they aren’t on hand lob
when something is being
to make the slum more Im
Likewise _ nationalism can eisj
become simple conceit, umniij
ness to co-operate in progress/
‘‘Man’s othar raiigion”
Nationalism has been «1
“man’s other religion” Thu
the greatest danger in it;
imaginary danger, as hist
plainly shows. Nationalism
comes a religion when the (
zens think of their nation
beyond criticism; when dtvoi
to it becomes fanaticism;
many forms of anti-social W
ior are tolerated in society so®
than brave and intelligent a
cism of elements in national!
that call for criticism. It hem
a religion when its commands,
taken to be the highest autU
on earth.
The prophets of the Old Ts
ment had a good deal toi
about nationalism. They werei
heeded. It might be truly s
that the Hebrew nation perish
of repeated attacks of nationals
One thing, however, the propli
made perfectly clear; God ins
pet nations. Some nations
knowledge him, some pretend
honor him, some perhaps tei
do. But every nation is “uni
God.” What will be his verd
on us?
<Baied on outfinas topyrirfted ty
Jhviuon of Christian Education, Niti
Council of tin Churches of Cbiutu
5* S. A* fitleMoi br Convmumty t
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BY MAX SMITH
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