4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 15, 1966 From Where We Stand... New Woter Costs More Than Old Woter An article appearing in a major, nationally circulated magazine recently suggested the so-called “water shortage is a phony”. The author says that no matter what the population problems, we will not run out of water in the next one hundred year. Perhaps we won’t. But in light of the general public ignorance regarding the need for con servation of our natural resources, we seriously question the wisdom of an article which might create greater pub lic apathy on this vital subject. In all fairness to the author, he differentiates between the general uses of water. He says that irrigation water is the critical use, while city water is no major problem. His point is that we can afford to “manufacture” water for our cities at a reasonable cost, hut distilled water for crop irrigation would increase the retail price of vegetables fourfold. He also points out that city water can be reclaimed and reprocessed after it is used, but irrigation water is used up through evaporation. There is no question but that we will handle water entirely differently in the future. It will be extensively re processed; it will be distilled from the sea in quantity; and it will be somehow transported from areas of plenty to areas of need. But it WILL also be the cause of major concern and the cause of many critical problems. The nation right now is spending nearly $lOO million a year on water research; approximately $75 million of this comes from federal funds. Rather than glibly look at the water situation from agricultural and non-agricultural points of view, it makes more sense to talk about quantity and quality of our water supply. As a further breakdown, how much, and what kind of water does a population of 200 million need? Not want, but NEED These figures can be computed with a fair degree of ac curacy. But like the new school that’s already inadequate by the time it is com pleted, the totals will have to be steadi ly recalculated to keep pace with a thirsty, growing population. It is a problem which we will solve because the continuance of life in America, and in the rest of the world, demands that we solve it We do not in tend to be alarmists on this question, but it is equally frightening, and intoler able, to hear the subject treated with complacency by those in a position to influence an already water-logged pub lic opinion The advertising wizards say that one slogan is worth a thousand words. May we suggest the motto “Don’t be a drip' Conserve Water. ’’ Res. Champion Belgian Shown By Elmer Lapp HARRISBURG Elmei t) Lapp Kinzei Rl, a \eteian of 20 j ears in exhib'ting Lancaster Farming Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. 0 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 Dnector Subsci union puce—*2 per year in L.inca-ner Coun:>, $3 elsewhere Established November 4, 1955 Published eveiy Satur day by Lancaster Fanning, Lit itz, Pa. Farm Show's A Record Breaker! At least that’s the way it looks at press time with only 35,000 more people needed for Friday’s attendance to break the whopping 690,000 total attendance record set in 1963. With the exception of Thursday’s feeble moisture effort, fair skies pre vailed all week and the Farm Show Weather failed to live up to its formid able reputation. The white stuff on Thursday, plus the weatherman’s freezing rain predic tion, did cut crowds that day down to 140,000, smallest of the first four days. But some of those who would ordinarily have attended on Thursday are expect ed on Friday, thus the prediction of a record breaking total attendance figure. And it is very fitting that the 50th anni versary of the Farm Show should be so well received by the public. Secretary of Agriculture Leland H. Bull said this year’s booming attendance of the Farm Show “indicates a growing public interest in agriculture, and (an awareness of) its importance to our ex panding population.” Select Chicks That Will Keep Poult try House Dry Researchers at Texas A & M are conducting studies to see which strains of birds will produce drier droppings and maintain present egg production levels. They have found that water consumption and moisture are genetically related to different strains of birds; but they now need to find the relationship between water excretion levels and the economic performance of the birds. Motor vehicle death totals vary sharply for different days of the week and different months of the year, ac cording to the National Safety Council. Saturday is the worst day and Tuesday is the best. Deaths are at their lowest level in January and February, then in crease steadily to a summer peak. ★ ★ ★ ★ FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover says: “We seem to be witnessing a moral de terioration in our population. It is seen in those who are willing to compromise their ideals if an easy dollar can be made, and it can be seen at work in everyday life where a citizen will obey the law himself, but will also passively tolerate immorality and disrespect for authority within his own community. . . People have got to realize that if they deal with illegal gamblers, smut peddl ers, and other merchants of the under world, they are helping to support the organized crime complex ” Belgian hoises at Pennsx Ivan la Faim Shows, won his sec ond lesene chaiinpionship Lapps set en-vear-old was the le'.ene semoi champion stallion The hoise, Tnpsee’s Bill also won the same title heie thiee years ago In addition to the leserve championship, Lapp entries won second place in get of s,ie and thiee toiuth places, in o-jeai-old maie, stallion, and two mares, and in two males nidging Boih the grand champion Mallioii and ana County; Cuitis Roth, Kempton Rl, Berks County, Clair Fhnchbaugh, Felton Rl Yoik County, Herbert E Mveis, Hatfield Rl, Bucks Countv, Paik Thomas, Bea veitown, Leon Arnold, Leb anon at ] ,2- 3 4 inch melted occurr ing Sunday night or Monday, as the colder weather moves God Is Holy Lesson for January 16, 1966 ■eckgreuad'Scripture: Leviticus 19 2,2; I Chronicles 29 10-13' Psalm 29, Isaiah 40 21-31; 55 8 9 Acts 17 22-31; Romans II: 33-36, Revelation 4 6b-11. Devotional Reeding: Psalm 97. TF YOU STOP a dozen Christians oh the street or on the way home from church, and ask them: Do you believe God is holy? They will all give you an odd look that means What a silly question! Of course he is holy. But then if you asked these people just what exactly does ‘holy’ mean’ You vould run into a blank wall. If or dinary believers are confused by this word, no wonder, for pro- fessional theolo gians themselves are not agreed about the e\act meaning of it. Probably the best suggestion is that holiness in the Bible has two meanings: for one thing, it stands for the highest degree of goodness, the closest following of the will of God. The other mean ing is lofty even if obscure: it stands for those qualities in God which a man can never under stand and cannot fully share. It stands for God’s apartness, his indescribable greatness, for all the mystery and majesty of his sublime Being. God’s holiness in his “otherness,” what is techni cally called his “transcendence.” God alone creates The Saturday Evening Post a few jears ago earned an article by a famed theologian of our time in which he said that God does not exist- This shocked a gieat many readers, who did not read on to see what the writer meant. Just look at any object in sight a window-plant, your own hand, a glass of milk, the mercury in a thermometer .... These things and uncounted mil lions more exist. God is as real as they am, and much more so indeed. But God “exists” in such a diffeient v.ay that some theol ogians (including the author of the article) do not like to use the same word for it. The fact Now Is The Time ... By Max Smith, Lancaster Comity Agent To Apply Brush and Stump Sprays Winter is a good time to use chemicals on brush and stumps When used during the doimant season on tiees and shiubs that aie to be eliminated, we lemove ‘most of the dangex of damaging growing ciops A mixtme of the esthei foim of 2,4-D and 2,4,5- T will cfo a good job of killing most any tiee or stump, one pound of this chemical to eight pounds of fuel oil will make a good mixture to be used dunng cold weath er. To Cull Low Producers Production costs are at the point wheie dairjmen cannot afford to keep low pro ducing cows; the overhead on most herds SMITH, lequire the keeping of cows that more than pay their expenses. The enrolling in a production testing association or service is the best way to learn what cows in the herd aie not paying a good retain on the investment. To Provide Minerals For Ewe Flock Winter care ot the ewes is veiy important tor both a good wool clip and a good lamo crop The supply of cal cium and phosphorus is over looked many times when gia=s hay is fed to the flock. When we feed good quality alfalfa haj, since it is high in minerals, the need is sat isfied. However, with poor quality hay or with glass hay we suggest the feeding of a mineral mixture in addition to free 'choice of salt. The mineral mixture may be It, we believe in God first tf all as Creator. You would not have to raarranga tha uni verse' much to wipa out tha an* tire human race; but evan if you wiped out tha universe down to the last atom, God would bo just as great as ever, and just as able to create all over again. Words that point at God One way in which men have tried to speak of God is to use the noblest and strongest words imaginable glorious, just, mer> ciful, wise, victorious and many others, and say that God is aU these things PLUS. God is greater than the greatest we can imagine, more powerful than any power dreamed by man, good to a de gree we can never appreciate. Language about God is (so to speak) thrown at him rather than fitted around him. God’s holiness is this beyondness, this more-ness, this most sublime, this all-highest ness which our human languages can only suggest and never de scribe. Stand in awe The -writers of the Bible dare rot to be too familiar with this majestic and holy lord of all. A. common word used in the Bible to describe the attitude toward God that is the basis of religion itself is the word “fear. 1 ' We read of God-fearing men. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and so on. This does not mean terror. God is not a big Scare. It does mean the most profound reverence. Another word for what is in the heart of a man who sincerely wishes to worship this one true God, a better word than fear, is *we. Awe has been described as a mingling of desire and dread. The true worshipper never for gets the overwhelming greatness of the Almighty, and so never treats God like an equal. But unhke those African tribes who know of the High God, but have no desire to meet him, the Chris tian feels in the midst of his embarrassment and even fear in the presence of the Eternal Sftjte tery, the drawing power of the Divine Love, (las«d on •ullinu copyrighted by lh» Division of Chnstion Education# national Council of tho Church#* of Christ in tho Seme*) Community Pr«i« • Manheim Farmers (Continued from Page 1) Revenue Service spoke to the gioiip about income tax pro cedmes for reporting farm earnings. equal parts of .ground lime stone and steamed bonemeal, or the purchase of di-calcmm phosphate. Either of these mixtures contain both cal cium and phosphoius, -which are needed for the ewes. To Order Vegetable And Flower Seeds V The weather hasn’t en'fcopr aged us to think about'gar dening hut in order to- get the quantity and quality of seeds desired, we suggest that the order be placed soon. The preference for cer- (Continued on Page 5) U