4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 29,1967
From Where We Stand...
World Famine By 1975?
We note more and more concern
from some quarters on the worsening
world food-population crisis. Comments
range from the usual “surplus and over
production" lament to “cannibalism in
the space age”.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L.
Freeman told midwest farm groups last
week, the factor that has changed the
rosy farm picture of a few months ago is
the same old problem over-production,
lie said that Russia and Australia had
bumper crops of grain last year, and
that this cut into our exports.
Meanwhile, back at the Washing
ton ranch, the USDA's April Feed Situa
tion report shows the feed grain reserve
by October Ist will be about one-half of
the 40-50 million ton-level USDA has
called safe It seems farmers signed up to
divert several million more acres from
feed gram production than USDA had
hoped
Neither of these official statements
and reports are going to do much to
cheer the U S -should-teed-the-world ad
vocates In fact, there seems to be an
increasing awareness that we are not
equal to that task
A review of an upcoming book call
ed ‘•Famine 1975''’ suggests that time
has already run out That there is no
longer any question of our being able to
stop the inevitable course of famine It
reportedly maintains that our only deci
sion now is who will live and who will
die ? Which ot the developing countries
should we help, and which should we
forsake’ The reviewer credits the au
thors with the theory that India, now the
greatest recipient of U.S. aid, is beyond
saving, and should be abandoned to help
countries that are more strategically
important and salvable.
Another organization concerned
with world food problems the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAOj of
the United Nations quoted several
authorities this week to the effect that
an upsurge of cannibalism could be the
product of impending famine.
MANOR FFA CHAPTER OFFICERS elected recently are from left (front row)
Richard Rohrer, treasurer; Barry Acker, vice president; Clair Erb, president; and
Nelson Newcomer, secretary, (back row") Garland E Gmgerich, agriculture teach
er, Bruce Frey, sentinel, Abe Fisher, reporter; and Dan Ditzler, chaplain.
Cr„L Namofl Mr and Mrs Daniel Eib of geneial committee, John Mar
t O Columbia R 2 tin public relations, Claude
PfocvrJotlf Manm* othei officers elected were Miller community service. Le
ft icaiucm JTICIIAUI Vlce p,esident, Bairy Ackei, ioy Eshleman, lecreation. Ken
CpA rKanfpr Willow Sheet Rl. secretary, Nissley leadership. Dave Kil
-1 1 V/liapioi Nelson Newcomer, Washing- beffer conduct of meetings.
Af p i-Pnf'nt mppfm" of the ton Boi ° R 1 treasurer, Rich- John Best coopeiatue activi-
Manor Copter luture Patm- "<* Rohrer. Lancaster R 2: re- ties L any Haunsh and su
ets of Amenca, officers weie P° ltei ’ Abe , Fishei, Lancastei p eivlsec l fanning Dave Hoover
i R 2 sentinel, Biuce Fiey, Mil 1 °
elected foi 1967-68 Ivamed | ei sville Rl. and chaplain, Dan
chapter president was Clair Ditzler, Milleisville The idea of raising taxes to
Ei b, a junior at Penn Manor Members also elected the halt inflation goes back to the
High School. He is the son of following committee chairmen Fall of Rome. It worked there
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FAO quotes Dr. Frank Laubach.
president of Laubach Literacy. Inc.
Speaking of peoples in the famine
threatened countries who are dying from
starvation at the rate of 10.000 persons a
day, Laubach said “they’re frightening,
and they’re dangerous because they are
desperate”
Laubach adds that these people, for
the most part, are illiterate, and are hun- A:t)4 , M
gry because they are ignorant. They nave Dr ,; h , r iomm io« ir.
no concept of modern agriculture. In the early chapters of Acts
there are a number of passages
ANSWER IS YOUTH that are often referred to as the
A farm machinery manufacturer, "sermons of Peter.” This, how-
Massey-Ferguson, believes as Laubach ever, is a misnomer,
j • „ rpViQ terances are nothing like what we
does, that the answer is education. The knQW todav as <- sermo n.” They
company is providing financial support ‘ are not planned
for an FAO program called the' “Young' or even a'ntici-
World Food and Development Project’’. appar^
Realizing that the effort to change ent In these chap
adult farming habits in those underde- ters that the early
veloped countries is useless, the program church had no
emphasizes education of future farmers. emm S at°aU P for
The YWFD is designed to work through communicating
rural youth movements in more than 60 , the gospel and
developing countries. It is hoped that Rev. Althouse winning con
over the next 15 years the size and scope Y erts - Xo one prepared himself
- „ u n.™. for sfeet-corner sermons or pub
of youth programs can be doubled. Dur- hc debates. How then do we
mg that time, it is estimated, more than explain these "sermons” of Peter?
30 million young people will have been When we study these "ser
actively involved mons”, we discover that each time
TT ri . , , , , „ Peter ' preaches” it is not a
Who is right and who is wrong on planned s pea king occasion, but
this question? It is not an easy thing to an attempt to answer aii urgent
say that it is too late for billions of people question. On the first such occa
in dozens of countries. If the time comes Sl ° n > the , ° f n^ii te^?thpP Hniv
. . , , , i witnessed the power of the Holy
when such a decision has to be made, we Spint working mig htily in the
feel certain it will not be made lightly lives of the followers of the Naza-
In the meantime, it is reassuring to rene. "What does this mean?” they
know that efforts are being extended w unfed to know. is com
,, , t- i j tvt i. j monly called "Peter s tirst
through the United Nations, and sup- serm on,” then, is simply an an
ported by American industry, to teach swer, an attempt to explain
the future farmers in these under-de- "What’s going on here?”
veloped countries sound farming princi
ples.
As for the federal government’s role
in agriculture, it looks like it will.go in
one of two directions direct subsidies
underwriting food production, or, out of
the farm program business altogether.'
There appears to be strong official-sup
port for both of these moves, and worsen
ing food conditions could hasten either
action.
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Something to Explain
Lesson for April 30,1967
We see this same pattern again
at the gate of the temple (Acts 3).'
An astomshed crowd wants to
1 know how Peter and John were
able to heal the crippled beggar.
Again,-Peter attempts to explain;
"Men of Israel, why do you won
der at this . . . ?
Once more in Acts 4 we find
that another of Peter> "sermons”
is simply an attempt to answer
a question. "By what power or by
what name did you do this?”,
Once more people want to know
■ - "What’s going on here?” Once,
more Peter can give the same an
- swer: "Jesus Christ!” "Be itknown
Now Is The Time ...
By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent
To Ensile Winter Kye
Livestock producers who aie planning to
make silage fi om winter rye should try to get
the crop hai vested in the late boot to heading
stage, this is at an earlier stage of maturity
than the other small grams in older to get
unmoved pal stability most winter grains
aie at the peak of feeding value in the flower
ing (ulossom) stage Some feed additive en
siled with the winter gram silage will impiove
the feed value
To Control Weeds In Alfalfa
Gjoweis who made a straight alfalfa seed
ing earlier this spring, and did not use Eplam
before seeding aie mged to spray the field
with 2,4-D B when the small weeds are 1 to 2
inches high Spung seedings
without oats as a nurse crop,
must be sprayed foi weed con
tiol either befoie or after the
alfalfa seeding Even though
the stand of weeds appeal scant
when the above height, the
spiay should be applied when
the weeds get larger and begin
to crowd out the alfalfa, then
it is too late to contiol them
easily
To Plant Silage Corn Thicker
Corn plants per acre are on
the upwaid trend on most farms
to get a lai ger yield some
growers aie planting with less
distance between rows and some
me planting thickei on the
standard width of row' This is
a controversial subject, and it
is the opinion that most growers
can increase yields wuth improv
ed cultural practices without
going to the extremely narrow
rows Also, since so much em-
to you a 11... that by the namtf
of Jesus Christ of Nazareth . . .
this man Is standing before you
well’* (Acts 4:10 KVS).
All They Had
In each circumstance the little
band of disciples had been chan*
nels of Goa’s power. People
witnessed this power and,
amazed, could not help asking,
’What’s going on here?” Thus,
the earliest "sermons,” the earliest
attempts to witness for Christ,
were si.nply attempts to answer a
question and explain the presence
of the Holy Spirit.
Perhaps then, our problem in
evangelism today, in communi
cating the gospel, is not So much,
a lack of zeal, of cleverness, or
expertise in either theology or
communication, but the absence
of the Spirit from our lives. Often
we are in the position of giving
Peter’s answer to "What’s going
on here?" to people who aren’t
asking the question because they
don’t see'anything "going on.”
We are witnessing ioa powerwith
which it seems we are not person
ally acquainted.
This was the only thing the
primitive church had. It had no
lofty theology’ or philosophy to
attract those who were shopping
for some new idea. It had no
mysterious ritual to draw the cu
rious. These people lackid
education, culture, training, mon
ey, power, and influence. By
themselves there were a most un
impressive lot. Yet, it became
evident that they did "have some
thing.” That "something” was
God’s power shining through,
those otherwise-unimpressive
lives.
'Nothing So Compelling
There is nothing so compelling
today as a life in which the power
of God is evident. That power
may, but need not, be spectacular.
The style of one’s life may be just
as impressive as a striking gift.
The important thing is that we
have something to explain, some
thing to inspire those questions:
"How did you give up the bottle?”
"How-do you stand a job like
that?” ''Why are you always so
cheerful?” "What makes you'.so
trustful?” "You’re a different per
son: how come?” ,
Today, as in the beginning, of
the church, we need not compass
sermons in order-to witness. All
that is' required of us is that wa
have an answer when someone
wants to know: "What’s going 'oa
here?” The answer, of course,
however we say it, ia'"Jesu*
Christ!”
. Do* you have something to ex
plain?
- (laitJ •n lV» Dsviafon
•I Christian Niticrail ”CauncH «f
Cfcurthss «l Christ -In the U. S* A*
Community ftrtsr S#rrko.l
pliasis is being placed on corn
suage these days, it is strongly
advised to plant corn for silage
at least four to five thousand
plants pei acie thicker than for
gram pin poses
Ants live in most areas of
the world except at the North
and South Poles.
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