—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 4, 1965 4 From Whore We Stand... Ag. Colleges Note Enrollment Increoses It was reported recently at the an nual convention of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, that under graduate enrollment in agricultural ‘colleges increased 13 percent in 1965 over 1964. At the freshman level the increase was 20 percent. Right now there are 42,500 undergrads enrolled in agricultural institutions, an increase of nearly 5000 over last year. Why this reversal of a long-time toward decreased enrollment ? One very big reason of course is the in crease in total college enrollments. There are many more kids going to college than ever before. But another reason might be an in creasing awareness on the part of agri culturally-oriented youths of the need for more technical know-how to suc ceed in the agribusiness field. It is also possible that the long-time talk about the deficit of trained personnel in the fields related to agriculture food technology, sales, etc. has aroused the interest of a larger segment of college-bound youths. Whatever the rea son, we’re glad to see ag. college enroll ments on the rise. Unfortunately the colleges in our area are not listed among those with the larger increases. Many of the east ern agricultural schools are still hurt ing for students. This effects both the number and variety of courses they may offer, for certainly a college can not afford to teach a class with fewer than half a 'dozen students except perhaps on the graduate level. So col lege students in eastern areas have yet to become fully aware of the great need for technically trained people in the agribusiness field. You don’t have to be confined to farming just because you graduate with a BS. in agriculture In fact, Dr. Morris Cover, chairman of the department of animal science and agricultural bio chemistry at the University of Dela ware, said recently that “relatively few of today’s animal science students plan to become farmers. Even though a good technical training is more important than ever for a stockman or dairyman, the students are more likely to go into some phase of agribusiness related to farm production.” One-third, or more, of ag college graduates from Delaware are employed in sales positions, Cover says. And likely this is true for colleges throughout the northeast Many of today’s technically trained animal science graduates con tinue their education in a graduate school where a bachelor’s degree in ani mal and poultry science makes an ex cellent foundation for advanced work in veterinary medicine, animal nutri tion, physiology, genetics, teaching and management. People have been saying for twenty years or more that farming is becoming big business That is now a fact; it has indeed become big business, and the emphasis here should be placed Loncoster Forming Letters To The Edl>or Lancaster County’s Own Farm . Weekly Echto1 ’ P. O Box 266 - Lititz, Pa, 17543 Offices; 22 E. Main St. Lititz, Pa. 17543 Phone - Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191 Don Timmons, Editor Robert G. Campbell, Adver tising Director Established November 4, 1955. Published every Satur day by Lancaster Farming, Lit itz, Pa. s'. <- % - n . 5 Social welfare programs continue to expand at a galloping pace. It seems a certainty that regardless of the party in power federal money or assistance of one kind or another will be made avail able to an ever greater number of mem bers of groups which will be singled out to be cuddled under the protective wing of the welfare state. Individual need for assistance will often be ignored and eli gibility for benefits will depend on such factors as age, where you live, your race, occupation and even the amount of rent you pay relative to your total income. In this way, large blocks of citizens are given a common vested interest in the extension of the welfare state. As this process continues, practi cally every person in the country will find himself, sooner or later, in a group being favored by some sort of public welfare. At this point, we will have to ask ourselves a very personal question. Is freedom really worth a monetary loss, or can we be bought? In the Odessa, Texas, American, Oscar Cooley observes that, “In one breath, people complain of ‘big govern ment’ and in the next demand their share of the loot . . . The fact is that between asking for a dole, and merely accepting it when proffered, the differ ence is so slight as to be invisible, at least to the eye of the average congress man He judges the popularity of a dole by the number of takers and this statis tic usually tells him to vote for it. . . . Social evils become established because of their acceptance by individuals, one by one Likewise, such evils wither on the vine when individuals, one by one, condemn them and refuse to participate in their fruits.” When a dole gets around to you, make a decision If you don’t absolutely need it, refuse it, thereby registering a vote of “no confidence” in government domination over your life. Your Sena tors and Representatives in Congress may hesitate to collect more taxes from you, annoy you with regulations, depre ciate your money and wreck your busi ness in order to pay you a dole of one sort or another that you don’t want and won’t accept. Lancaster Farming Deai Sn In tour last issue of Lan caster Farming, you said that anyone who v ants something in the paper that you don’t have should ask for it I also recene Wallace’s Farmer from Des Moines, lowa. In there they hate a question and answer page. The readeis ask all kinds of questions about management, finances, it they should buy land or not, keep their factory job or not, etc I find this very in teresting. on BUSINESS. Although a boy'doesn’t necessarily need a college education to go into farming today, he is faced with a desperate need to “keep up with the changes’’. The fact that so many of Lancaster County’s “young farmers” will attend classes and meetings indi cates they are aware of this need, and that they are doing something about it. There are opportunities in this land for future farmers, and for those who love agriculture but will serve it only by serving the needs of farmers. There is a need for both of these, and the opportunities await those who will seek them out. The State Of Welfare (Guest Editorial News Service) I like your articles by Max Smith (Editors note: Mr. Mar tin’s request for an “Ask the Experts" page or column in Lancaster Farming is one wh'.ch could very likely be ■worked into your farm paper To (Pro|vide Salt and der to satisfy their wants. Cattle^feeders are urged to Both sal't and minerals are provide free choice of both needed to get the .most ef sal>t and minerals for their ficient gams, it there is sufficient reader cattle These two itenih Xo Kill -duckweed interest for it. If you have should be separate and not „ •- , ... -o The month of December is any ideas on this, or on oth- mixed together There are „ ’ .a good time to spray new er material you d like to see many mixtures ot minerals - ~ v . . , , T _ _ , , , , alfalfa fields for the control regularly in .Lancaster Farm- that nfay include some salt t, - , , , . . , , ot duckweed. Either one of nig. let us hear from you. without any objections, how- the Dl Nltro sprays or CWolo Reminder all letters must be ever, in addition to this mix- ip he is of ’ ten hated and I pressures of an scorned by the very people he is system, trying to help. Many a states* Isaiah was a con- j s not recogn i2; ed u auc h trasting type un yi after his death. One marl* person, the stuff o£ t he statesman-prophet is that of which play- be rea iizes that God has an in* boys are made, terest in mankind, humanity, all yet no playboy. lnen and every manj an( j no t one He had wealth, party or nation alone< just social Portion, because he has this wide vision , , , , *J e f ll that considers mankind, and not best people. And yet he too be- one part or f rac ti o n of -it, he is came one of God's prophets. God called sometimes a traitor and can use, and has used, as his enemy 0 f jjj s country. "What spokesmen and champions not was it Lincoln did (or £ oped t< J po ° r . and , ? bscur< LT n do) which brought down on him and anst ° the anger of his own party in crats like Isaiah. 1865? He wanted to treat the Prophet’s Patriotism states in the Civil A rare combination was this Jl* * Christian way. What Isaiah; he was both a preacher Jf aa „ crime of Woodrow (which, it will be remembered, prison? Dreaming of aJLeague was the meaning of “prophet”) Nafaons. What was wrong” and a statesman. We sometimes -f? a ® Hammarskjold? He find Christians in public life. It Save his great mind and heart is worthwhile to think about ser Y* nations rather than Isaiah as an example of a ° ne * Statesmen are often mar* statesman who was also a man y rs ! out what makes them hated of God. We can define a states- , often the very quality which man, to begin with, as a man of generations will praise. God wisdom who plans wisely for his send . us ., mo , r . e , leaders who see country and countrymen. inen 111 God. Prophet’s plea A true statesman not only sees that something is wrong m v «l /*| I with his nation, but what is (lA I A I lIP I It lIIT|| wrong. Isaiah saw the unclean- w " ,v 1,1 hess, the pride, the silly and stupid use of wealth which could Jiave been used for help of the .distressed.. Ha s?w the hypoc risy of the temple services, where there was pageantry and liturgy in plenty, but mighty little heart religion. He saw the neglect of the poor, the hardships of the unemployed. He spoke plainly about these things. He knew the remedy too: a return to God, Now Is The Time ... By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent To Dehorn Heifer Calves According to modern dairy herd manage ment, horns on dairy cows aie a liability, they usually reduce profits by causing in juries, discontentment, and unrest in a herd of cows One of the best times to remove the hoi ns is when the calf is two to three weeks of age, at this age they may be removed with the electric dehorner or with the use of caustic paste or sticks When horns are re moved at this eaily age there is less shock and the head develops into a natural poll shape Some dairymen have secured local \ eteriananans to remove the horns at an older age with good success. To Protect Ornamental Trees and Shrubs Snowfall can be expected at any time and when the ground is covered for several days rabbits and field mice can do con siderable damage by eating the bark If the trees are scattered in such a location that a fence cannot be put around the group, then each tree can be wrapped with aluminum foil or with fine mesh screen or wire. The protection should be fiom the ground to 20 to 24 inches above the ground. Now politicians and demagogues often mention God. They may even talk like evangelists about a “return' to God.” But when a mere politician talks like that, he does not mean very much except a kind of emotional binge, a witch-hunt to find the villain who is causing all the trouble. A. politician never admits anything is wrong with the voters; it’s al ways the other party that’s to blame. A true statesman has the courage to say to his country-! men: It is you the people who! have gone wrong. It is not a Of Your Choice Sunday SMITH