4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20, 1964
From Where We Stand.
If We Grow It,
Pennsylvania’s apple growers are
out to polish the apple
A 15 point program to increase the
sale of Pennsylvania-grown apples has
been proposed by the state’s newly or
ganized Apple Marketing Advisory
Council.
We believe the Advisory Council
deserves commendation for recommend
ing the 15 separate points, described as
long range plans to strengthen the
economy of Pennsylvania’s apple indus
try. We further believe that other com
modity groups could take the action as
an example and do more work on sell
ing the product of the fields.
The 15 points are included here as
an example of what might be done by
other groups interested in promoting
the sale of agricultural goods.
1. Develop an industry-supported
promotion program.
2. Prepare an apple certification pro
gram incorporating a quality seal to
identify Pennsylvania apples.
3. Develop a set of quality standards
and identification symbols for roadside
markets, and possible certification of
such markets.
4. Provide apple buyers with a direc
tory of sources where Pennsylvania
apples may be procured.
5 Seek a larger share of the military
market.
6. Expand foreign markets for Penn
sylvania apples
7. Encourage greater use of apples
and apple products at state institutions.
8. Increase use of apples and apple
products in school lunch programs.
9. Provide or coordinate marketing
research as needed.
10. Carry out an enforcement pro
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Two Faces
Automation has two faces. It is a
great, homed monster that devours hu
mans and it is a benevolent mechanism
that dispenses riches and leisure time.
Generally, it is believed to live in
sprawling factories or in the skyscraper
headquarters of industry and commence.
But the spore of the creature can
be found on every farm in Morrisons
Cove And, both snarling and smiling,
he leaves behind mixed blessings
Economists, industrialists and social
scientists debate furiously about the ef
fects of automation, while they agree
that it is bound to increase.
Great factories are operated by a
few men who read dials and charts, then
push buttons to control the machines of
production As better equipped competi
tors gain an advantage, or as costs of
raw material or labor go higher, they
turn toward more automation (and few
er workers) as a means of survival.
Down on the farm, the same prin
ciple applies. However, on family farms
there is a further complication. How can
a hard pressed farmer finance more and
more improvements in the race to cut
costs and increase productivity?
This substitution of capital for labor
has more than doubled the investment
per farm since 19550, according to Gov.
R .B. Tootell of the Farm Credit Asso
ciation. He said further:
“Production per worker on farms
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June 24-25 Penna. Poultry
Federation Convention at . „ . _ . , _ _
„ .. Lancaster County’s Own Farm
Penn State University
June 25 1 p.m. Small y
gram field day at the South
eastern Penna Field Labora
tory near Landisville
8 p.m. County wide meet
ing of all Junior 4-H leaders (j ffices .
at the Faim Bureau Build- ■>■> c-.
ing, D.llerville Road. £7®- J* 1B St
130 pm Merry Stitcher
4-H Club of Manheim Town- Phone - Lancaster
ship will meet at the Man- 394-3047 or
' ’hefflf *Township Jbiioi? s Higtf ‘Lltitz G 2 * '
School,
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We Gotta Sell It
gram against improper labeling and mis
representation in advertising.
11. Improve industry communications
to keep growers, processors and distri
butors informed of matters that, affect
the marketing of Pennsylvania apples in
other states.
12. Compile a list of regulations in
other states that would apply to the
shipment or sale of Pennsylvania apples
in out-of-state areas.
13. Prepare an annual report on cold
storage holdings of apples in Pennsyl
vania after Dec. 1.
14. Hold a hearing to prepare regula
tions for controlled atmosphere storage
of apples.
15. Publicize the apple industry on a
statewide level.
We believe other groups might do
well to consider assessing themselves for
funds to promote their products.
At least that’s how it looks from
where we stand.
has increased more in the 13 years since
1950 than it did in the first 50 years of
the century. This increase in effiency
manifests itself in mechanization and the
application of science and technology on
the farm. These, in turn, are the result
of increasing amounts of research and
education which most surely will in
crease rather than decrease in the fu
ture.
“Because the internal generation of
capital on most farms has not been ade
quate to finance these rapid changes,
increased use of credit has become a
necessity for most farmers. Farmers and
ranchers of the U.S. are now using ap
proximately twice the amount of credit
used only 10 years ago.”
The quality of the individual farm
er, the man himself, as a manager has
always been possibly the most impor
tant factor in making a loan whether
from an individual or a lending institu
tion.
Now banks and Farm Loan Asso
ciations have a further responsibility.
Lending a farmer money is not always
the simple answer to a complex pro
blem. The lender has the responsibility
to “finance farmers constructively,” as
Gov. Tootell states it.
For years, people have been shak
ing their heads about the increased costs
of starting a young farmer into business.
But every year there are young farmers
starting in business in the Cove. As it be
comes more difficult, only the more pro
mising are able to meet the standards.
Farming is not an occupation for
the lazy or dull or the indifferent. It
demands the best of a good man.
Our good, young farmers will meet
the problems of automation and high
finance as well as industry will.
Morrison’s Cove Herald,
Martinsburg, Pa.
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See Fertilizer Boost Farmers are
expected to strive for higher 1964 in
come by increased application of fertiliz
er, according to recently published re
ports. Word from areas where farmers
are preparing to plant indicated greater
fertilizer purchases; sales at one large
midwestern coopertive were running
10 percent ahead of a year ago.
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Jack Owen, Editor
Robert G. Campbell,
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day by Lancaster-Farmmg, Lit-
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Missionary Must
Lesson for June 21,1964
Background Scripture: Matthew 28*16«
20: Acta 1 6*B, Roman* 1 8-16: 10 1-18«
Devotional Beading: Romans 15.7-13.
IF A CHURCH is like t club, it
is no true church. A club ex
ists for the convenience, pleasure
and benefit of its members. But
a church is not chiefly for the
benefit of its members, though
they will receive many benefits by
their being mem
bers. A club can
close its doors and
shut out anyone
they don’t like.
But a church that
is not open to all
men, regardless,
is not a true
church. The min-
ute Jesus said,
Dr. Foreman “Go into all the
world . . . make disciples of all
peoples ..he opened the doors
of the church once and for ail, to
every human being.
“The church is mission’'
Among the most memorable
sayings of Jesus is this: “The Sor
of Man came not to be servec
but to serve.” So the church exist;
to serve. When it forgets this, its
days of usefulness are over. There
are many forms of service in
which the church can be active;
but the basic, most vital service
is winning souls, to use an old
fashioned but expressive slogan.
The church exists for the transfor
mation of the world through the
transformation of lives from with
in. It is the only organization in
the world with a purpose so pro
found and penetrating as this.
Various words have been used to
express this fundamental service
of the church; too much used in
our time are "evangelism” and
“mission:” It is often said that the
church is mission, and this is
true. The church as a whole, and*
every single person in it, is meant
to be missionary in what it does
and what it teaches. Christ’s chal
lenge is too plain for us to reject
or neglect it.
Now Is The Time . . .
Due to the dry weather condition t
most parts of the county, the chemical
killeis may not do a very good job of kite
weeds this summex. In most cases the '
cides will not control weeds unless sat
cient moisture is present If grass and
appear healthy and growthy aftei hf
sprayed for several weeks, we sugges f
the field be cultivated in order to help
tiol the weeds. Another spraying 01 hew
amounts of the chemical are not the
to this moisture deficiency.
MAX SMITH
with good feeding results. The piopei 81
of maturity to cut the crop is when the plants aie m
flowering stage and before they develop into the milk so
This will usually be only a few days after heading The ci
does not require wilting and a feed additive may be used'
valuable preservative. If a new legume seeding has been i
in the oats, it is suggested that the crop be cut 3 to 4 w
high.
To Circle July 9th timely sprays. Get the
On Thursday, July 9. our when the first tassels
Extension Service will conduct j. n the whorl of the - ■
TT ~ _ A . four applications at w*'
s unit Demonstration Dairy tervals The earworm *
Field Day at the farm of J. inated by spraying fiom 3
Wade Groff, Lancaster, #7. 5 days after the first sil
This all-day affair will feature P ear and the second a?!
forage variety, weed control,
barn remodeling and farm m . t Do not fe ed'
management demonstrations
and exhibits. We urge dairy- trea ted fodder to lives
men to mark this date and
plan to attend.
HERE’S A GOAL FO?-
Plan for Quality Sweet Corn Increased secuuty
_Both the corn borer and the self and the nation tin
porn jlf.pi?* Savings
damage to the sweet corn crop, purchases. Buy that
These may be controlled by bond tor'
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Missionary her*
Where is the place for tli»
church—including you, if you a r ,
one of that great hand—to be rru,,
sionary? Not in-some room in th»
chu’rch where the "missionary S 0)
ciety’’ meets once a month, tv
whole church is meant to be ton,
sionary the whole time. Mission
cannot be and will not be shovtj
into a corner by a true church
We can illustrate what is meant
by looking at the case of a church
that ran away. It was in a l»r {9
city, and the neighborhood
changed, that is, the houses be,
{an to get run-down, and then
were more people around than
, ever. But they were mostly people
the church gentlemen and ladies
'did not care for. So they movei
’ the church... and soon the neigh,
horhood to which they move
I started to run down, and so they
j moved .... This went on for in
moves, and finally one of the
officers said sadly: "Seems there's
no place that’s safe.” That chunk
had been running away from peg,
pie who needed help, poor people,
displaced people, discouraged pet-
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Every Christian, it can’t be
I said too often, Is called by God
to be missionary—that is, to bet
radiating Christian, where he is.
I But some people are specially
called by God to he missionaries
there—far off, overseas, in the
Congo or the back country of
Brazil or in some great crowded
city like Tokyo or Seoul. Bat
how can I know whether God so
calls me? Well, it’s like this: Sup.
pose you are a good swimmer and
you are standing at the edge of t
pool. You notice at one end of
the pool a number of swimmers
having trouble, but there’s quite
a flock of life-savers about; at the
other end there are more swim
mers in trouble and nobody uo
ticing it or helping them. Now
would you think you had to will
for a message from the skies to
tell you what to do? Wouldn't
your common sense tell you tint
if you can help where help a
most needed, that’s the place God
wants you to. he and to work? A
need, and your ability to fill Out
need, is as good and plain a All
sionary call as you could ask for,
to go there, from here. It mr
be that som* arc "fitting in dull
ness’’ this very day, waiting for
youl
(Bated on outline* copyrighted ly Hi
Bivjuon of Christian Education, Neutral
Council of the Churches of Christ in th
XJ. S. A. Released hr Community PrM
Set vice.)
BY MAX SMITH
To Inspect Weeds In Coin
To Make Oat Silage
Spring oats may be made into