—'Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 10, 1965 4 From Where We Stand Wife's Role In Form Decisions In our modern society, women seem to be playing an ever-increasing part. Certainly this is true m the aver age suburban family, but how does the role of the farm wife fit into this chang ing picture'.' According to a rural sociologist at the University of Wisconsin, E A. Wil kenmg- wives may be making more of the decisions than their husbands would care to admit. He found that the wife’s activities in family business decisions was related to several factors. For example, the farm wife who helps with the chores and drives the tractor is likely to have more to say about buying equipment for the farm than the wife who spends most of her time at household duties. Wilkening also found that the level of formal education is a factor in de terming which partner has the major say in such matters. He found that the farmer who has a high school education and agricultural traimng, and who operates a large farm, and is married to a girl from town is more likely to make the big decisions himself on such things as buying land or equipment, or constructing new buildings. And as the farmer’s level of educa tion, farm experience, and farm income increase, his complete authority on such decisions increases but he’s more likely to “discuss” it with his wife! However, in the part-time farm operation in which the man works away at custom work or in a town job. his wife is likely to have a bigger say in how the farm is run She will also Have more to say about farm management decisions if she keeps the books and pays the bills The farm wife with more educa tion, and living on a big farm with a good income level will probably make independent decisions about the family and household. But if she has several small children to care for she is less likely to be involved in the farm busi ness regardless of other factors This is only a part of Wilkening’s long range study, but it is based on interviews with 500 farmers and their wives and can offer some clues on the great decision-making process Some of the young, unmarried fellas might want to consider these factors carefully in choosing their brides! We heard of a non-farm husband recently who summed up the problem this way “We have no conflict in our family,” he said. “I make all the big decisions like, are we doing the right thing to stay in Viet Nam; reapportion- • 24 Counties (Continued from Page 1> heie, but concluded that con ditions did not wan ant dis astei lelief at this time Drought disastei status ie quests must be initiated by farmeis thiough their county USDA Disaster Committee These committees are made up of the county ASC chaii man, the county agueultural agent and the county supervi sor of the Farmeis Home Ad ministration Requests approved by the Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. 0 Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. Offices: 22 E Main St. Lititz, Pa. Phone - Lancaster CARD OF THANKS Don TfmmoS, Editor f We s.nee.ely thank our Robei t G, Campbell, Adver- -Cuends. neighbors-and firemen Using Dnector 1 fOl their many deeds of kind ' Established November 4, ne5S Woids cannot express '’1955 Published eveiy Satur- om feelinas God bless you 'day by Lancaster-Faiming, Lit- Ray and jEvelyn Longeneckei itZj Pa* Lititz R 2 * • • ment; are Communists in control in the Dominican Republic; etc. She makes the minor decisions how we spend my income; where we should live; when wo should buy a new car; who our friends should be; and other little things like that.” ★ ★ ★ ★ The Freedom Sword Cuts Both Ways We have supported the so-called “Civil Rights” movement in the past and expect to continue doing so, even though we don’t always agree with some of the methods involved. The Negro “revolution” in this country is a century overdue, and it is morally right that all citizens of a free country should be free and equal But civil rights is not the personal property of Negros or anybody else. Everybody white, black, yellow, red, Catholic, Jew, Protestant, Democrat, and Republican lives under the same code of civil rights in this country. But it’s beginning to look as though dis crimination is in danger of getting stuck in reverse It could easily happen that the causes of'the “persecuted” minori ties will come to take precedence over everything else, and the persecuted majorities will have to begin demon strating. In particular, we are disturbed over this ridiculous Girard College fracus. The man who founded the col lege did so for disadvantaged “white” boys, specifically. This matter was ap parently spelled out in his will. So far as we know, no federal or other “public” funds are involved in any way, nor is the college in interstate com merce. So what possible business is it of any outside group or any court? The founder expressed his wish that the college be established and perpetuated for use by a specified group, and he did it with private money. We don’t personally care whether he set up the college exclusively for whites, for Negros, or for one-armed piano players. Have we come so far toward mass homogenization that a citizen can not express his private wish es and support these with private funds without consulting all the minorities that might be offended? There is a vital question at issue here We fervently hope that the courts, if called upon, won’t misjudge this issue as they have some other American rights in the past year or so. But if the courts force Girard Col lege to open its doors to all comers, the next crisis will be a lot closer to Lan caster County than Philadelphia' What Do YOU Think? county committees aie for warded to the State Disastei Committee foi its leview and i ecommendation and then to Governor William W. Scian ton for ceitification to the U S Department of Agncul ture, Washington, D C, for final authouzahon Secretaiy Bull serves in advisory ca pacity to the Governor check ing on drought conditions Secretaiy Bull explained that to haivest this iclief foi age, faimers need a permit fiom their county Agricultur al and Stabilization Commit tee (AISC) and agree to a downward revision of benefit payments. He said farmers with such acreage may harvest it for their own use, or they may make it available to others who aie eligible for drought relief 9 Corn Club (Continued from Page 1) pei faimer, oi faim opeiator (wheie moie than one fai m is involved) A field of five acies or moie on which a complete soil test has been taken within the last two years is eligible for entry If the com is giown in contour strips, two to three stups on the same slope may be used as long as the com bined acreage is not less than five acres The entire acieage must be planted to one variety of com Irrigated fields cannot be entered. Fields should con tain 14,000 or more stalks per acre. Theie are two classes again this year A Hand Harvest ed Class, and A Machine Harvested Class The decision on which class to enter may be made at haivest time. • County Holstein (Continued from, page 1) The weather has cooperat ed well during 'recent Field Day activities, and moie of the same has been lequested foi this year Y«, Again The other truth li thatw§ Christian life call* on the Chrla* Uan to stand up and be counted, to say “Yes” to God again and again. You don't grow automati cally into Christian character. And you certainly make a poor showing if you think the race U won when it’s not. St Paul can give inspired advice. If ever there was a Christian saint, it was he; yet he did not claim to have-ar* rived. All he could or- would claim for himself was that he had not stopped running. “I prea* j on,” he said. l.ekor.und Sciiplur.l Homon* 8 26-21, PHlippvana 3 7-16 Whose Victory IS it? D.T.ti.Ml BMduwt H.ir.w* 5.7-M. yrf paul dQes dllm cred lt ARE YOU a Christian? Some f or his progress on the trail of people—Christian or not— Christ, It is a long, lone mara find this question in had taste, to thon, and yet not lonely either, say the least of it. The best that p au i knows where the credit for can be expected, sometimes, is his spiritual progress should gol just a glassy stare. Sometimes the to Qod himself. He speaks of the person who is asked the question Holy Spirit (who is not a thing doesn’t answer but the personal God at work in because it seems the world and in the heart* of to be "loaded,” m en). The Spirit takes our feeble however you an- prayers and so to speak tran*» swer. If the an- lates them into God’s language, awer is a straight For our prayers are often selfish. Yes, that seems sometimes selfish without out like bragging. If realizing it. t vur / \wmm/ UnU«m J/ SundUy Scht«l __ Yes, Again lesson for July llj 1965 the answer is No, it is a stirring thing to realitat: that seems like n 0 ma tter how many or hoW Dr. Foreman giving the lie to strong your personal temptation* this person’s background, to his , re> no matter how much stronger character, to his church member- they are than you, the exciting ship. Sometimes the reply is: “I £tc t i s that God is for you. Yoa don’t know, I hope sol” This in may £ee i like quitting; but you* a very dubious and uncertain V ine partner has no intention way. Well—, we wonder why 0 f quitting. You may grow tired people get all mixed up about 0 £ t he everlasting inner warfare this. Maybe there .are some who the true Christian is called on to are puzzled about whether they W age against ‘‘the world, the flesh are Christians or not. They ate and the devil,” But God doe* net Christians by intention. They aim slee p t You may think you am at being true Christians. Anyone no t important. But even onn who wants to live as a Christian soldier in the vast battle between is surely a Christian by intention, night and Wrong, even on% - rt , eBO i steadfast battler for Bight I* • Toward lha eoai need ed man. If every Christian Being a Christian take* • Bto* were a growing Christian, -God'# time of devotion. But you. Who- # wou i d he growing stronger ever you are, can begin to M cvery yetr Doet it> or down'* Christian before you finish till* it where you are? paragraph. A man may say, al- K » wn ' rc * ou _ mnst with nride: Am 1 a Chris- (!«•< •> •utUa»«ewy<V>t*darJan u»1 . i« K a«ni I«» saved right In that old church u. s. a. iuu«*«d ij Cwiwahf bh* one night in June when I was a boy. It would be more close to the truth if he had said, I began to he a Christian right there and then. But what since then? Was that a climax, a sort of Mt. Ever est? Or was it a step on the way, calling for other steps every day? At all events, we can' put down two truths. One is, that the Christian life can start, in you, whenever you say, in the words of the old carol, "There is room in my heart, Lord Jesus < •«room in my heart for Thee.” Now Is The Time *.. To Dry Grain Giain must contain less than 14 per cent moistme to store without spoiling Much small gi am has been damaged by high moistme content Do not combine small giam too early m the morning, too late m the evening, or too soon aftei a shower If gram is too tough to store, and drying facil ities not available, spiead it on the barn floor and turn often until dry Never store giam in bulk until ceitam it is below 14 peicent moistme To Build A Corral Since pasture season is hdre, many beef produceis have their cattle on pastures However, many of these farms don’t have a conal. chute or head-gate A hard way to handle cattle is to drive them into a bam or large lot and than try getting close enough to place a lope on them The beef producer who plans has an easier method He has a corral located where it is con venient It is equipped with a chute and sorting gates He has a head gate to restrain the animal, he doesn’t need to fight it with a rope He finishes his job in about a third of the time and keeps his animals healthier because it isn’t such an un pleasant chore The plans for these facilities are available at our office. To Check Pigs for Rhinitis fected animals will become If your pigs aie sneezing runts with crooked noses by and aie poor feed converters, the time they should be ready they may be suffering from for slaughter. See your vet atrophic rnimiis. Research ennarian if you suspect this work show's that the common- condition. est cause of the disease is a To Noft Remove Com - Suckers specific organism that yields Whether or not there are to low-let el sulfonamide heat- advantages in removing sweet ment Tne sulfa diug when coin suckeis fi equentiy I puz used as directed is safe, easy zles home gardeners and com to administer and economical meicial glowers. are Without treatment pigs grow Secondary stems grow slowly and inefficiently. Af- (Continued -1 on Page 12) B M Go To, Church Sunday MAX SMITH
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