—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 11, 1966
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From Where We Stand,..
Father-Son Farming Partnerships
While it may not always be the
best of all possible arrangements, a
father and son farming partnership can
solve a lot of problems for the family
farm.
A new circular on the subject from
Penn State University suggests three big
advantages to this type of operation:
1 A larger, more efficient busi
ness with higher earning ability
2 Relief from the worries of hir
ing help
3 Opportunity for the father to
retire gradually from farming with the
farm staying in the family.
Many farm boys in the county
simply stay on the home farm and work
for wages after they have finished
school. Others may work on some sort
of a loose “share” arrangement. Still
others have no definite arrangements at
ell.
Some boys, usually with parental
help, may buy or rent a farm and oper
ate on their own. Others may leave their
homes and either work for another
farmer, or work in town
There are several important points
to weigh when considering a father-son
partnership. First of all, will the two
partners be able to get along together?
Will they respect each other’s opinions,
moods and ideas? This doesn’t mean
they should never have any differences
©f opinion, but rather that they can
work together as a team in ironing out
their - differences to the best advantage
of the partnership.
Secondly, is the farm large enough
to support 'two families, or can it be
made large enough? If not, the partner
ship would probably have no long term
advantage.
One extremely important point this
16-page circular makes, we think, is that
any such agreement between parents
and son should-be made definite and
legal by putting the terms of the agree
ment in writing and being certain that
all parties understand them. This can
4-H Club Congress Slated For
Penn State Campus June 20-23
Thirty-two Lancaster County
4-H Club members will be
among more than 950 young
people from all 67 Pennsylvan
ia counties gathered on the
campus of Penn State Univer
sity June 20 to 23 for the sev
enth annual Pennsylvania 4-H
Club Congress
The keynote address for the
four-day conference will be
delivered by a former Miss
America, Marilyn Van Derbur
She will talk on “Goals and
Dreams”
The obiectives of this an
nual event aie for members to
learn more about their loles
as citizens, gam a bettei under
standing of career oppoi turn
ties, receive iccieational train
ing, and exchange ideas to
Lancaster Farming
Lancaster County’s Own Farm
Weekly
P. 0 Box 266 - Lititz, Pa.
17543
Offices:
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Phone - Lancaster
394-3047 or
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avoid misunderstandings which could
arise later and become quite bitter.
In discussing the business mechan
ics of making a father-son partnership
work, the circular tells how a son may
buy out his father’s farm interest in
time in such a way that the father has
a steady income as he gradually retires,
and the son slowly works his way to
ward complete ownership. It also ad
vises how two or more sons can be
brought into the partnership.
'This booklet is well worth reading
for any farmers between the ages of 40
and 50 with young sons who are inter
ested in getting into farming. Your coun
ty extension office can supply you with
this circular.
Another "First" For
Lancaster County
We were very pleased this week
to learn that Lancaster County’s bid to
host the state soil & water conservation
association’s annual meeting ip Novem
ber of 1967 had been accepted. This
will mark the first time in the history
of the state association that Lancaster
County was chosen as its convention
site.
Our congratulations to the, county
district directors and others who helped
bring this honor to the Garden Spot.
But as district chairman Amos H. Funk
said, “Now the work really begins!” It
will take top planning and a lot of work
on the part of everyone concerned, in
the seventeen months between now and
convention time. These association an
nual meetings are customarily attended
by approximately 200 conservation peo
ple from all over Pennsylvania, and
run for three days, Funk told us.
With communities becoming in
creasingly aware of the effects of tour
ism on their local economies, it is not
surprising there was so much spirited
bidding to host the 1967 annual meeting
of the state soil and water conservation
association.
strengthen their 4-H programs
in the county.
Chaperoning the county 4-
H’ers will be Mrs Eva Snader,
Ephrata Rl, and Mrs. Glen
Watts, Gap Rl A county ex
tension worker will also ac
company the group
The following are delegates
to the 4-H Club Congress from
Lancastei County
Dennis Allen, Quarryville,
R 2, Steve Arrowsmith, Peach
Bottom, Rl, Earl Mull, Quairy
ville, Rl, Fred Hess, Leola, Rl,
Jeff Millei, Bambndge, Rl,
Michael Hosier, Manheim, R 3,
Enos Leed, New Providence,
Rl, Larry Antes, Mt Joy, R 2,
David Leininger, Denver, R 2,
Eugene Bollinger, Denver, R 2,
Chuck Risser, Stevens, Rl, Mar
tha Fisher, Manheim, Rl, Bren
da Burkholder, 405 S. Custer
Avenue, New Holland, Susan
Peifer, Manheim, Rl, Patricia
Yunginger, Marietta, Rl, Judy
Buckwalter, Lititz, R 3.
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• County Chosen
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R Campbell, Jr. last Decem
ber, director Aaron Stauffer
announced the distuct had
submitted its bid to host the
November 1967 state conven
tion
“If our bid is accepted,
this will mark the fiist time
in the history of the state
association that Lancaster
County has served as the
site for the annual state
meeting,” Stauffer said at
that time.
At the present tune, the
district is considering several
possible facilities in the coun
ty, but none -had definitely
been selected, Eunk said, at
the time of this wilting
This year’s state convention
will be hosted lointly by Mif
flin and Juniata Counties, and
will be held near Lewistown
in November.
■- " ■ If winter wheat is to be used for other than grain, the
A Frev Cow best way to harvest the most feed value is to make it into
w , „ rl 7 y „ silage, if cut for hay, it will be coarse and straw-like - the
(Continued from rage 1) time to cut the-wheat is the same as for winter barley when
schedule, “Rae” averaged more it is in the blossom stage, or in the dough stage,
than 39 quarts of milk each ,
day throughout her testing To s P ace Strawberry Runners To Topdress Grass Pastures
period The Frey Holstein’s New strawberrv nlants will Pastures, including most
nroduction is neailv four u strawberry plants will grasses will reS pond to an ap
proauction is neauy ioui be sen ding out runners and , A*
times that of 'the average + hese D i an t s Wl n Dro duce most P licatlon o£ nitrogen d,uiirj b
dairv cow * se V lS , wlll P roauce most j une; man y dairymen will ap-
Fultonway Ivanhoe Rae was n f xt y ear ® cr°p; give each j , this extra lant [md d n
bred in the Frey herd and Plant lea ? ® inchea after the first grazing and the
Sby OsbofndL " antac of' L.I.S "bpping Tb e -,mo mt L
This new record was made in Jun | an( j affai n m Aueust vary but 40 pounds jpf
under the rules of Herd Im- ' „ „ agam m AugUSt actual mtrogen per acre 4ill
provement Registry- one of, w . IU plocluce stronger runne v r give frtereasefi'lyields rater /his
two herd testing programs c,on- Plants. \ summer ‘oh amply grass stands
ducted by 'the. Holstein ASso-„ ; ’* I- . • x-, /
ciation This and the Dairy
Herd Ini provement Registry
testing program have a_ com
bined" enrollment of neai ly
145,500 registered' stein
cows in over 3,250 herds
Devil's Disciple
Lesaon for June 12,1966
- gods Molech and Baal; thatwas
. , .. . „ , wicked no matter-who did it. Sin
" K,nas 21 11 Chronl - is sin when committed by gutter
pjoim U 3 MB. snipe or aristocrat. But at 4he
.... , , . time, it is a little hard (to «ay Hie
Why do people go wrong? The least) to live differently from the
fact is. nearly e V ery one who dis- aristocrats. This argument, by
obeys God does so because of th e way, is seldom honestly put,
some one else. The "best people” to whose ex-
One of the worse kings in his- ample thc devil’s disciple points
~~ earned Manasseh. He is us are no t always actually best,
Bible not only what is meant is the notorious
*n his own ac- people, the rich people, the social
:ount, bu t be- register people, the playboys and
:ause he made gi r i s . Those who get their pictures
iudah to sin*” oftenest m the papers are not
How do you necessarily the best nor thewisestl
make a nation _ „
sin? How doyouMAKING IT HARD
make any one "You don’t want to make a
martyr out of yourself, do you?
The answer jf y OU stand against the crowd
< in another y OU w yi do yourself no good.
word the inspired people will think you are tome
historian-prophet uses: the king kind of nut.” For example, when
"seduced” his people into sin. He a young man (perhaps against
was a kind of "devil’s disciple” the advice of his family) -decides
who lured (not lashed) his people to enter the Christian ministry,
into sins, worse than those of their one Q f the tests he will be required
godless neighbors. to take is psychiatric. This is
Let’s see how thisworks today. on i y right and fair, for a man
We can easily imagine the line put may be as unfit for the ministry
out by the devil’s disciples. No f or reasons of mental illness or
doubt Manasseh used some form weakness as by physical defects.
of these same old arguments. But what is not so right and fair
'CU/IM with tup Tine* is the fact that often these-tests
bWIWI Wlltt I fit IlUt are set and graded by psychia
" Everybody does it..'. Every- trists who are not Christians,
body thinks 50... Who sees any Their settled opinion is that if a
harm in it? It’s the New Thing, young man "feels a call” to the
it is the wave of the future... ministry in the first place, it is a
Statistics show...” and so on. sur e sign he is mentally ab-
Now wait! You can’t use statistics normal. It is a fact that ministers
by themselves to show that any- (and one might add, Christians in
thing is right or wrong. You can general) in these times need to be
prove by the books that the con- specially hard-headed, tojftvira
sumption of heroin and mari- against the tide of popularity, to
juana and similiar drugs is on refuse to follow the pace-sett®* of
the increase. But that is a long society, and to face the a cqi*£and
way from demonstrating that the even contempt of those wHS“re
use of heroin is growing less and gard all godliness as so much
less bad all the time. "All the kids weakness of the mind. But better
in school cheat one way or an- this than saying "Yes” to any
other, it’s only a kind of game.” devil’s disciple!
What does that prove? Suppose , , ... .. ~ _
t . s -r • -i/iV {U%*4 «n •uHihm CMyriflhM by Hi* Oivliltlt
they did all cheat (which they Chriiihan Education, National Council *f lh«
don t), SO what? It would not ChurchM *f Chr.*t in th* U. 5. A. Nhitdby
prove that dishonesty is getting community fr«»« Same*.}
nearer and nearer right all the
time; all it would prove is that
Now Is The Time ...
By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent
Many farm ponds are infested with algae
or weeds; these usually grow in the shallow
parts where the sunlight gets to the bottom
of the pond, this is the reason that the
shallow parts of the pond should be at least
18 inches deep If the pioblem is to be cor
rected, the starting place is to get a permit
from the fish warden to treat the pond with
chemicals, the use of bluestone (copper sul
phate) will eliminate the algae, and teen the
pond should be fertilized regularly in order
to maintain a cloudy appearance Don’t ferti
lize the water when heavy growths of algae
or weeds are present
SMITH
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rtiesty Is getting more and more
:arce.
E BEST PEOPLE*
Another line put out by devil’s
jciples In all ages is: "Look at
ie best people; they wouldn’t
.jer you Wrong.” In Manasseh’s
ime, as we look bacjc on it, this
rgument seems and is pretty
.•eadful. For the "best people”
were the king and his court, and
what they did was often cruel and
wicked to the sickening-point This
evil king burned his own -child
alive as a sacrifice to the 4«rk
To Treat Farm Ponds
To Utilize Extra Wheat
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