—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 8. 1966 4 From Where We Stand... Fifty Years Of Farm Show Progress The first official, state “farm show” was held in 1917 at 10th and Market Sts., Harrisburg. It was called “The Pennsylvania Corn. Fruit, Vegetable, Dairy Products and Wool Show”! How about that? Since only the products list ed in that title could be exhibited, aren't you glad they didn’t stay with that idea as swine, steers, honey, nuts, poultry, eggs, etc. were added? We are! About 5000 farm and city folk at tended that first show. Secretary of Agriculture Bull estimates an atten dance of one-half million for this year’s Golden Anniversary Farm Show. This seems like a reasonable estimate since at least that many people have visited every Farm Show since 1938, with the exception of the war years 1943-’46 when meetings, but no exhibits were held. The popular annual event finally outgrew its early facilities, and in 1931 the new Farm Show Building was suffi ciently completed to house that year’s show. Additions came slowly over the until the complex reached its pre sent size We hope that further expan sion and improvement, will be consider ed as indicated One needed improvement that was very strongly indicated at last year’s show was more effective ventilation to ease the dust and odor problems, parti cularly in the large arena. Of an estimated 15 million persons who have attended the Pennsylvania Farm Show since 1917, only three now living are known to have attended all 49 TOBACCO SHOW CHAMP Melvin S Fisher, center, examining a fine filler tobacco leaf with judges Vincent Hurst, left, and Ben E Mann, right Fisher look championships in both wrapper and filler classes at the Lancaster County Tobacco Show Thursday. L F - Photo Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. 0 Box 266 - Lititz, Pa, 17543 Offices: 22 E Mam St Lititz, Pa 17543 Phone - Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191 Don Timmons, Editoi Robert G Campbell, Adver tismg Diiector Suhsc i iption puce—>2 per yeai in Lancaster Counts, Sf"j elsewheie Established November 4, 1955 Published eveiy Satui day by Lancaster Fanning, Lit itz, Pa. shows to date. These three gentlemen are now all retired, but still living in the Camp Hill area. They will be special guests at this 50th anniversary show. Highlights of the show over the years have been compiled by the De partment of Agriculture into a 64-page historical booklet which will be placed on sale next week by the Farm Show Commission. A condensed version ap pears in the colorful 40-page Farm Show program book which may be obtained from the county agent’s office or at the Farm Show Bldg. Form Show Weofher? Farm Show weather over the years has attained such a fierce, and depend able, reputation that we now take it for granted. But at this writing the Farm Show opening is still a few days away; the sky is clear; the national weather map shows some snow over the Rocky Mountain areas, but there’s no snow in sight for us for the next several days. Where is that rough, cold, white winter the predictors promised? Looking back at last year’s Farm Show Issue of L F., we said pretty much the same thing We suggested that the Farm Show carries its weather right along with it It did. Only one thing is certain in this respect. We’re going to have weather; whether or not it’s good weather we’ll be looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends at the Farm Show, and, hope fully, meeting some new ones So see you at the Farm Show' ★ ★ ★ ★ • Tobacco Show (Continued from Page 1) E "Mann Lancastei tobacco btokei and Vincent Hm st, letned manasei ot the Bav nk him Show lesulh OPEN CLASS A\ rail) per Lena leaf —1, Alehin L Lons ,2 R W Alartm, 3 Alehin S Fishei , 4 Ross B Denlmsei Alildied A Xis slev Shoit leaf 1 Alehin S. Eishei champion, 2 Alitmer I Rolnei 3 Eugene AI Roh lei 4 Roj M Rohier, 1, R \\ Mai tin BukUw Lons leal 1 Robert B Leed champion, 2, Roj AI Rolnei 3 1 C St oilman 4. Aloh in L Long 5, Alelvm S Fisher. Slioit leat 1 Witmer J Rohuei 2 9u.s.an L Rolnei, 3 iVlehm S Fishei , 4, Roy If Roluei 5 J. A Hostet tei Fuller Long le'at —1, Melvin S Fis'hei champion 2, J A Hostetler, 3, Eugene M Roh iei , 4 Rov M Rohrer, 5, Wal'tei K Gasset. Short leal —1, Roy M. R'ohiei, 2. Witmer J. Roh lei 3. Ross B Denlmger, 4, Melvin Fishei. 5. Eugene M Rolu ei. FF\ Wiappei —1, Clifford Bol lingei , 2 Ricliaid Thoma’s; 3 Donald Xissle.v, 4, Dennis Weavei, 5, Linloid D. Mar tin Fillei —1, Ricihard Thom as champion; 2, Hairy By eis. 3, Lany R Weaver, 4, Dairy High, 5. Roy Bowman. THE __ / - \®a©aa/; SPEAKS u> 4: 1 I * , 1 /, //‘ 1 tunday Sefc—l I«>im> I / '///"j E Why We Believe Lesson for January 9, 1966 Background Scripture Psalm 19 1-4 John JO 31 Roirarvs 1 19-20, 10 5-17, T I Tmothy 3M 17 Devotional Headings Psalm 19. \\/’IIY DO PEOPLE believe any ' ’ thing’ Man is a believing animal; indeed he lives by his beliefs. But this is no place and there is no room for investi gating beliefs in general. Other wise we should have to inquire why men believe all sorts of things that there is no life on the moon, that pota toes grow better if planted in the dark of the moon, that the moon af- fects the tides, and so on and so on. Our question is a shorter one Why do Christians believe as we do? Are our reasons good or bad or do we believe without any reasonable reason at all? Is there solid giound under our feet or is the Land of Faith so to speak only a marsh? Religious beliefs are not like the beliefs of science The scien tist takes the object he is exam ining into the laboiatory and analyzes it But no worshipper would think of taking God into the laboiatoiy and examining him 1 You can dissect fiogs and you can see. the spectrum of.sun light, but it is -Impossible in the same way to dissect the joy of faith or to chait the spectrum of the Light of the Woild. Fur ther, religion, especially the reli gion of Christians, is in a class of beliefs of a peculiar and non scientific (though for from non sensical' ) sort, namely all beliefs that involve confidence, as Chris tian faith, does. Scientific belief asks for proof first, then belief will follow, but with anything involving confidence, belief has to come first, then evidence or pi oof follows. For instance, when you learn to swim, you have to be lieve that the water will hold you up, fat and clumsy though you may be. You can wait forever for proof, the only proof you will ever get is to believe it is true and then act on your belief. Now Is The Time By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent To Attend Farm Show Meetings Theie aie many events at State Farm Show which opens at Harnsburg next Mon day; many of them aie interesting, entertain ing, and satisfying However, theie is great educational values to be hai vested if pio gressive farmeis will make an effort to in clude them m then long and tnesome days I lefei to the many meetings of farm organizations and then educational progiams These should be veiy beneficial and we’d urge all faimers to be piesent in older to obtain the latest mfoimation To Be Prepared Weather conditions have left out any snowfall up until this time; howevei, we are SMITH of the belief that Mother Natuie usually comes up with the average for the wintei at one time 01 the other This means that we might expect some very heavy snowfalls in the remain ing months of the winter These might mean temporary isola tion or the loss of power, preparing for such emeigency might save considerable suffenng and loss of property and materials. We uige some attention to this possibility before it happens To Prepafro Brood Sows . . Just before sows move into ■the fanrovving house, wash the it udders with soa,p a,nd warm water; then when the pigs get thait first meal, it Will be a cleam one, free Pi om worm eggis and other harmful bacteria. Goad sani tation is veiy important. To U>