—Lancaster Farming, Soturday, October 29, 1966 4 From Where We Agriculture Newest Government-Owned Public Utility? “We are getting into a new genera tion of farmers, a new generation of supply and demand factors, and a new generation of political values. In short, a whole new generation of farm and food problems " So said farm newscaster and editor of the Kiplinger Agricultural Letter John Harms recently at the 29th NEPPCO Exposition. Under this new concept, farm pro giams will be run by the USDA for consumers, not for farmers. Harms said. He added that agriculture is increasing ly looked upon by the government as a public utility, not an independent in dustry This is a fact we have been be moaning for at least a year, and one that causes great concern for the sur vival of Jthe American farmer. We are reassured to learn that others are also concerned, .but more important, that or ganized efforts continue to resist this consumer-oriented policy of USD A. Most of this resistance will have to be carried out in the legislative arena, as, for example, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s recent request that the Senate Agriculture Committee make a detailed study of USDA’s various pro grams before considering S 3699. That piece of legislation, although good, doesn’t go nearly far enough. It was de signed to require the Secretary of Agri culture and the Director of the Budget Bureau to make an accounting of USDA’s funds according to those bene fiting farmers and those benefiting the general public AFBF feels this won’t tell the whole story of fund allocations. It wants a third category included. It says that funds solely for assistance to farmers can only be determined by further separating the budget break down to include distinct categories for foreign aid and national relief and wel fare allocations Although USD A is now encourag- Four County Farmers Delegates To PFA Convention Nov. 9-11 Foui faimeis fioin Lancaster County will attend the state convention of the Pennsylvan ia Fanners’ Association, No vembei 9-11 as votine dele gates repiesenting the County Faimeis’ Association. At the PFA meeting, to he held at the Penn Alto Hotel in Altoona, will be delegates Clyde Wivell, Columbia HI Noah Wenger, Stevens Rl, Haiold Ney, Manetta Rl. and Clyde Martin, East Fail Rl Accoiding to county associ ation piesident Noah Wengei, additional membeis aie plan ning to attend one 01 moie of the state convention sessions The convention will detei tmne the Pennsylvania Farm ens’ Assn policy legarding a wide vaucty of pioblems af fecting agricultiue and uual Kite A state piesident, nine of sixteen PFA dnectois, and half of the PFA Women’s Committee will be chosen Speakers will include Wallei Randolph, Ameucan Faim Bu reau Federation vice pi esident LANCASTER FARMING Lancastei County’s Own Farm Weekly PO lilA 2i,G Of (i<. - Litit?, Pa 17310 J 1 i It mi st J itit/ Pi 17710 Phone 3-riiic ist 11 5 r M-jftA7 or 1 UH7 (iJf’.-Sl r 'l I)on Timmon-", 5 ‘liioi j£olh 11 f» Campbell, I 111 ( ctoi Subsc i iiiiinn pncc S 2 pci if<ii in ('on 11 1\ '.‘s cl-nt lie i e Est ibli-hed Xotembci !, I't'", Pnbli-liid e\ei\ batmdai In J-uil istti Fumim, Pint/, Pa &• < oml Cl is- Postage paid at Luiu, Pa IT.H3 and Pennsylvania state sena te! Elmei D Hawbaker Moie than 400 faimeis and then wives aie expected to at tend this 16th annual meeting Voting delegates represent ing 44 county faimeis’ associ ations will woik on resolutions submitted by the counties, and will develop PFA policy for 1967 • Agr.-lndustry (Continued from Page 1) vest, Possums, Politicians and People and Too Many Faim eis. Othei ciedits over the years include Piesident, Ameucan Association of Agncultuial Editois, Director, Bell Tele phone Company, New Jeisey State Chamber of Commerce, WeafAer --wr i Temperatures for the next five days are expected to average neai, or slightly be low, the normal range of 60 and 40 degrees. Seasonable temperatures will prevail for the opening day of the small game hunting season, followed by cooler weather Sunday and Monday, with a return to milder conditions about mid-week. Arh ei tinnier Precipitation for the peri od will occur as showers Sunday or Monday, and again Wednesday. Less than Vi -inch total precipitation is predicted. •hall conceal.* One of our most common mil* conception! li the notion that being a spokesman for God (what the Old Testament calls a proph* ing more farm production, it is not 1 * a en J° y “ bl * __ .. ... ’., , vocation. That isn t the way Jer* about to let go of its authority to con- cmlah looked at it when Clod’* trol agricultural prices and production, call came to him. Told by God for without this tool the whole food that he had a prophetic message policy plan would be unworkable. *«** nl m «A^ dc i lV r,*’ r er^n!a, P i3* *uu ,1. , , . i .. . tested: "Ah, Lord God! Behold. Although recent legislation and Ido not know how to speak, foe more moderate public opinion has “lib- y., u iif lam only a youth”, (Jeremiah erated” some minorities, farmers will nilBT H 6 WSRIS * :6 KS V) You’ve got the wrong have to carry their own banner of T man, Lord, that’s not up my line. .•, .. . j , Lesson For October 30. Jeremiah wasn t the first liberation. And more and more, they „ 11 1 i spokesman for God to react that will have to fight on the political front. »«!, r.„nd senptur. j c cm3 i,i,::7.n, way, nor the last. Moses, when The only way farmers will e'ver regain . . * confronted \sith the gieat mess-. their freedom and indenendence from o ' v * ,, * nol * n ‘* Jcrcn ’' al,P3l; ’- age he was to take to the people xneir ireeaom ana inaepenaence irom Carnccie conceived of Jhrael - had said virtually the federal domination is by working to- ir.s^ow'JMth [nK : "Who am I that I gether through their local, state, and fluencc People, * he struck a com* should go to Pharaoh, and bring national organizations. mercial gold mine, for everyone sonb ol l s,rac j, out of Egypt?’* And they will have to, as one wants to know how to "gel , e f e are lls today who sneaker said *at a local meeting last alon ff-” There arc few of us i\ho don 1 respond inin similar fash* speakei said at a local .meeting last don - t care about being accepted J ? n: ho 0411 L Lord, that ] week, get their story to the consumer. and adniired bj , should attempt to do that! After all, the consumer can be an im- otheis, \\c all |Am With You j portant political ally if she can be made know how pleas- ‘ aware of the fact that, as more and pToplclmd 'how correct "hen we’ask, "Who ami more family farms are forced out of unpleasant it that I should attempt to do that?*, business, food prices can only go one may be to dis- for the ta ? kh to which God call* wav un' please them. us a re a lways those that ask; y A, Tins ,s no more than we can supply by om» fSP O ] ess t rue 0 f c | er . own, native resources, 'there wa| gvmen than it is 110 denying that Jeremiah wag Good Weekend Coming Up of lay people only a youtla and Moses did nol Perhaps you’ve heard the little know how to talk for God - An( l This Weekend promises to be a limerick: you and I are constantly over* good one, especially for hunters. There was a clergyman out in whelmed by the demands hf ° c i . ~ niimnnt makes upon us. 1 The Pennsylvania small *ame sea- wil " k ““|j shhlsb . The key, however, is nol son gets underway today (October 29) at font. m our adequacy, but in his. "Be 9 a.m Daylight Saving Time. Although it surprises ? ot afraici „ of them”, he assured But that schedule will be about the The babes he bapfkes v f ° r last official event this year which will 1 to be Just what the y RSV) Our made! go by DST. When you hunters come We all like to give people what Tuaey is more than compensated home after a hard day’s tramp through they want, enjoy, and expect. for b y him power which he giveg .he woods and fields, don't get so tired you go to bed without bringing your he wants is in conflict with P ower if we will undertake to da clocks up-to-date what people want. Unfortunately, what he wants. _ i At 2 a.m., approximately, Sunday we often find it more unpleasant , Have you, given thought fd morning daylight time sees back to in the short lun to displease peo- ke f an * s y° a ? Have yot| T i j a !r s , eg J , • pie than to say 'No” to God. honestly faced what he wants yoxl standard. The key word here is * to say, to do, or to he? True, if BACK. If you set your clocks back When GOO Commands may not win friends or even in# one hour you’ll be on the same sche- Thus, we are constantly in the tjp ence people, but there is tj dule as the rest of us for the re- “gdte of the conflict between. higher mdo mg whaf . , e ~ # what God wants of us and what ne wanls mainder or tne year. _ otheis expect of us. John Milton, (B«.d •n outlines copyrlsMcJ iy th* Division So, to the hunters, Good Hunting! the English poet, put it SO Well* Christian Education National -Council «f HiS To the sleepers, enjoy that extra hour’s “To f very £food and peaoable U ‘ S ‘ A ’ sl “P -we intend to! £ molester of thousands: much nTTT7\Tn mijr ennortn member of the President’s Ad- better would it like him to be a J-tltU cnUKLn visory Committee on Youth niessenger of gladness and c6n- Fitness, and trustee of the ma n ds n t o take Faim Foundation and Rutgeis fclow a do lorous and iar- Univeisity. ling blast, it lies not in mans’ will In addition, MeMillen holds what he shall say or what he honoiaiy degrees from Ohio Northern Univeisity and Par sons College He has also "re ceived several Freedoms Foun dation awards for editonals and speeches The piogram foi the county wide banquet also includes brief leports on trends in county aguculture and m dustiy. Stand... Tickets for the banquet, which will be held at the Dutch Town and Country Inn, may be oideied fiom the Lan caster Chamber of Commerce Midwest Experiments Reduce Hog Backfat “Backfat in swine can be le cluced thiough selective breed ing, oui studies at the Univer sity of Missouri have shown,” says J F Lasley, piofessor of animal husbandly. Lasley says (that within a span of five generations of swine, the back fat in one line of hogs was reduced from 109 inches to 88 of an inch In another line, reduction was fi om 113 inches to 88 of an inch On the average, this rep resents a 20 percent ieduction The study, headed by Las ley, shows “that selection tor thinner back fat in the live hog is an effective method of impioving the desirability of the swine caicass” The research also turned up other information of interest to swine pioducers Selection ifor reduction of back fat thickness did not adversely af- Now Is The Time ... By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent To Use Corn Fodder Farmers who are fortunate enough to have coin left for picking may want to har vest the fodder for bedding purposes Shredd ed corn fodder is one of the very best bedd ing materials and will absorb large amounts of liquids With the lack of bedding on many farms, this material should be utilized. To Prevent Kodent Damage Feed grains and all crops are valuable piopeity and every effort should be used to eliminate the waste by rats and mice With the coming of winter these rodents will be migrating towaid the buildings Storage bins and all buildings should be rodent proofed to eliminate this needless waste Poison bait stations - will help keep down killed All hunters should h« the popuiatmn _ certain of their target before To Look Before Shooting pressing the trigger Young* 'Hunting season is at hand inexperienced hunters are cau* and guns should never be tioned about “pulling up” on pointed at anything that you any moving object until it ia dont want to shoot Many an definitely the game beina empty gun has injmed or jh u , n ited feet other desirable traits Traits not influenced were conception rate of sows, birth weight of pigs, litter size at birth, litter size at weaning, daily gain from birth to 170 pounds, feed ef ficiency from weaning to 170 pounds, conformation scores, and carcass cutout. Lasley explains that the lines were developed in 1958 front One woman to another? sows of an inbred Poland “My husband is absolutely no China line and four unrelated good at fixing anything,- so hoars Litters farrowed in the everything 1 in our housti spring became the Spring line; works.” OF YOUR CHOICE SUNDAY thofee born in the fall from the same matings became the Fail line. Researchers are now conn parang the feedlot performance of the two lines, how the tw* compare when both are pro duced in the sprang, and whal happens when both are pro dneed in the Ml. i SMITH
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