—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. November 6, 1965 4 From Where We Stand... USDA Further Dilutes Farmer Emphasis In a continuing c/Tort to reorient and expand its functions, the U. S. De partment of Agriculture announced re organization of its Economic Research Service this week. A new Economic De \ shipment' Division has been created to conduct research on low income prob lems and the "opportunity gap" m rural a reas In the words of Secretary Free man. this is part of the over-all effort an the Department to place more em phasis on the problems of rural life. We might add U is a part of the Depart ment’s continuing effort to find places to go with Us vast manpower and bureaucratic facilities in view of the s irinking number of farmers in the nation Some time back there was a strong indication that USDA would change its name to better match the apparent caange in direction of its functions. However, it appears to be working the other way. The functions are becoming more and more oriented to serving the general consumer, all the while paying lip service to the non-farm rural prob lems, and the name change will probab ly tag along almost as an afterthought. But these are mere mechanics. The important thing is that the Depart ment of Agriculture can not be all tnings to all people Either it represents farmers or else it misrepresents them The apparent trend in USDA activities suggests the Department will go with the mostest the consumer Where does that leave the producer, we won der 9 We recognize that times change and that needs change with ihem But it seems so typical of government organi zations to meet these changes by dupli cating services in other areas and by creating rather than answering needs Wouldn’t it make more economic sense to consolidate their manpower as old needs are outgrown, and even eliminate certain functions when they become obsolete? If we seem continually critical of the USD A as a whole, we can only apologize to its many branches which perform a real service to the farmer day after day. Our major criticism is of its over-all intent and management; its lack of coordinated policies, and needless conflict and duplication of ser vices For example, there are some agencies within the USDA designed to ease marginal and sub-marginal farmers out of farming, other Department bureaus are working just as hard to keep the same low-income farmers m business Perhaps a federal agency is needed to represent consumers as a group But one is also needed to represent farmers as a group to set and police stand ards, aid in marketing problems, co ordinate conseivation aims, and to per form valuable research functions In- Extension Club Notes Lancaster Farming Two Social Events 1 ancastci CounU’s Own Faun Weckh P 0 Bo\ 266 - Litit? Pa 17543 Offices: 22 E Main S( Litit/ Pd 17543 Phone - Lancastei 394 3047 oi Lititz 626 2191 Don Timmons Ediloi Robeit G Campbell Adver tiding Duectoi Established Novembei 4 1955 Published even Satin clay by Lancastei Fanning Lit it/, Pa stead of the Department of Agriculture spilling its abundant self over into con sumer areas, why wouldn’t two distinct departments be a sensible way to meet two distinct needs? A good part of the second department could probably be supplied by a much needed streamlin ing of the USDA itself. What Do YOU Think? ★ ★ ★ Can't Fight "City Hall"? There’s an old defeatist slogan that has been around for far too many years. It is usually said with a shrug of futi lity “Well, you just can’t fight City Hail” It suggests an inevitable accep tance of entrenched authority as some sort of supreme power from whose final verdict there is no appeal. It is a saying that has time and again been refuted by one of the little people who had the courage to challenge self-righteous authority; but still the saying persists as a refuge and comfortable retreat for those who gave up An example of some who didn’t give up is very much in the local, state and national news at the moment Mr. and Mrs Charles Steward, Sr., of Chester, Pa. They protested a ruling of their local school board which stated that every student must avail himself of the 35-cent school lunch. The rule prohibits a student’s bringing his own lunch, he must buy the federally-subsi dized fare The Steward children follow ed their parents’ wishes and brought their own lunch, they were suspended from school The Stewards decided to fight The wire services picked up the stoiy and circulated it around the coun try, and the battle was on Local school boards have their problems not the least of these is trying to fill unlillable young stomachs, and to do so nutritionally and yet econo mically The simplest way to implement authority is to make an arbitrary ruling which permits no exceptions That is the simplest way, but certainly the least acceptable way The school board claimed that to get the 6-cent federal subsidization on each cafeteria lunch all students had to cooperate The Dept of Agriculture has said that no federal regulation makes school lunch purchases compulsory (in dependent action like that taken by th.e Stewards will go a long way toward keeping the program voluntary). So it apparently amounts to the school board selling out the rights of individual citi zens for a 6-cent federal dole. Doesn’t it sort of set you to wondering in just how many other areas of citizen-government relationships our individual rights are being bartered away by our “representa tives” 7 Win or lose, the Stewards deserve our vote of thanks and encouragement for being willing to “fight City Hall”, and for proving once again that it can be done' '1 1. j E, ac as* c t foil ill \ Sf'ii .oi i:\ti nsiou Club is spon soinu a Sfiuaie i). nice \o i(in lx i i, a i so i) ji m in the Lroia Uai Memoi.al Hnild im, Thf piiblu is nulled M’oiii- Ciioie will be the call fi and ,i tnike\ will be gu- Mi .is Du dooi in i/e Thei e will also lie a j)ii m i u pie walk On \o\ ] ! tlie Laiuaslei Counu b< nun Extension Club is iiuiitcl to tlie Ileiks Co benio. Extension Club si|iiaie dame at the Sbai tlesville File Hall in Shai tlesiille Anvone mleiested in gome, along with the Eamastei club is asked to mi e at 7 10 pni >.o\ 13, it the Piude'itial Instil arce Cii l-u.l/ Pile (opposite the Kite hen) Additional 111- ’ o’in.it iim (in be obtained b' (<llllll!_ -lill-l Mu, • Smith (Continued troin Page li pi 041 am in Lancastei County He mtioduced a county Daily Dav piogiam in 1950 which has been continued an nually He also conducted a senes ol milk maikeling clinics lot local danymen to inciease undei standing ot maiketing ptoblems and piocedures Smith took the leadeiship in getting Lancastei County live stock pioducets to pai ticipate in the aiea biucellosis testing piogiam in 1957 He also su pei vises one of the largest 4- in the family who will welcooo the newcomer. In the atory of Hannah the reader will notice the deep aympathy throughout between Hannah and her hua>- band Elkanah. Even when ahoj aenda her little aon away, had husband understands and apJ proves. So we may be sur«| that little Samuel's father corned him even as his mother did, if not so intensely. Happy the child whose whole family ,rejoice when he is bornl . Her son was cared for J “From each according to hit UcVai.und Scts p iut.i 1 Samu.l i.l ability; to each according to his throujh 225 . . need.” The communists havo. Drr»ti»iml B.aduw Psalm 37 Ml. stolen this motto from Chrij . IDEAL mother does not tians and other religious people; * exist, for no creature is per- but it cannot be enforced on a feet and women are no exception, large scale, as any one can see. An ideal mother would be one Where it really works is in the against whom no cuticism could family. Every good family oper fairly be brought at any time or ates on this principle. When his for any action in her life. Not mother took little Samuel his the first mother robe every year, she did not do a of the race, not little arithmetic to find whether even Mary of the lad had contributed to the Nazareth, could family enough work to pay for be rated perfect, the robe. On the contrary, likt But while no every good mother she provided perfect mothers for her child’s need without send are to be found, ing him a bill. good mothers are Len , fh L not hard to find. Dr. Foreman To be sure, just A mother never ceases to be * being a mother, merely beaiing mother. But mother-love ca* children, does not thereby im- become sraothcr-love.' ’ What mediately and necessarily make JJl*. B reat bottleneck of tha a woman a good mother. But Christian ministry? Why 1S rt that is another story. What w« „ the / e so few nussronaryjvoL have in the story of Hannah is toteenf The answer is mothers, the story of a good mother, a Mothers .who suppose a man must much better than average moth- 1)6 ween God' and hi* er. She lived long ago, and she mothers who think-that had five other children besides dear sons So into tha the famous one; but her chief ministry or into some God-for* claim on our notice is how she ® aken heathen land, they ara lived out—though never outlived turning their back on parents —her motherhood of her one kindred. Hannah did not famous son Samuel. think so - At an y rate > ske was ready, even eager, for her sou Her son was welcome to begin “serving the Lord” in A mother’s relation to her son the way she understood best, at begins, of course, before he is the Shiloh shrine. (He was des boin Indeed it begins perhaps tmed to serve God in larger ways years before, as was the case of which she could hardly have with Hannah She wanted a son dreamed ) But she did not call long before she had one. She it “giving up” the child. She w'ept bitterly as time went by called it lending. Hers he still and no son was bom to hex, was through all his years. A though her husband s other wife child lent to the Lord will ha (this was when polygamy was given back, with interest! "“©aiuag/ SPEAKS * .w—t Vtiitra 9ea4«r Itlwl Lihhi A Good Mother Lesson for November 1, 1965 lespectable) had any number of {l . a , d on outlioM eopyrighl . d by them Now it makes a great dea Dmsion of Cbn»ti«n Education, Notion** of difference with a child whetli of er his arrival in the family u 3«m«.) looked foi ward to and hoped foi and prayed for, or whether his birth is a sort of inteiruption p h ■ in his mothei’o busy life Is the lj|| | A (,||(||Xll baby to come as a blessing or ”■ a burden ? Tee v anted cnild has a tiemendous rvaotrgo, Winch only a nimher cm give him To be sine, it is f heU;r if 1 e motnei >■> iwt t i or.y peisc.i Now Is The Time *.. By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent To Evaluate Agricultural Programs Government is m agncultuie and no doubt will be theie foi quite a while Local faimeis aie uiged to look into the govern ment piogiams that aie adapted locally and to study the benefits that might be avail able To Protect Milking Tedders Giound tcmpeiatuies aie getting low enough that danvinen should not be allow ing then mil King cows to stay out ovei mght The chilling oi uddeis as well as uddei inpuy, mav bmig on uddei intlamma tion and a decie.'se in pioduction All etfoit should be marie to 1 eep uddei 111 itaiion 10 a minimum H livestock piogiams in the state He is now seiving as a duec toi of the Pennsylvania Live stock and Allied Industnes As sociation In 1057 he icceived the U S Depai liiitiii of Agu cultuie’s Supeuo Seivice Awaid foi his woik in the live stock field Whet Do You Need? A Forming Classic;; 1 s*.d Helps Sunday To X'se Farm Records: Theie aie mam reasons fof keeping n set of accmate faint itcoids one of these should be to use the recoids as a. guide toi Latin e planning and de\ elopment Since most of the held ivoik is done tof the season, launers are urg- ed to spend some tune going o\ ei then records and rec- ognizing the areas of gieatest leturns 01 operations at a loss Some “pencil pushing’' is necessary for good plan* mug SMITH
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