—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1967 4 From Where We Stand... He Needs Help Least Who Helps Himself Except by controlling grain price and supply, the federal government has never managed to really get its hooks in to livestock farming. Perhaps one reason they never will is demonstrated by the swine industry’s effort to run its own show, as reported on Page 1 of this issue. A National Pork Council was form ed recently and state and regional affi liates were established. Many leaders of the swine industry felt that this self help approach might be the best answer to solving some of pork’s perplexing problems. As conceived, the entire project will be supported through a voluntary pro ducer checkoff program. Funds gathered in thus way will be used largely to gamer a somewhat larger chunk of the consum ers’ food dollar, and for research pro grams aimed toward improved efficiency of production. As an industry, the hog business has been having a tough time in competi tion for its fair share of the great American stomach. While per capita pork consumption has been drifting along at about 60 pounds, beef consumption has doubled to over 100 pounds, and poultry has tripled. The National Pork Producers Council hopes to restore the industry to a steadier status of substantial growth. We are proud to note that this spirit of self-help extends all the way down to our own Lancaster County pork produc ers Several of these men are now active in the Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council, with one serving as its vice chairman. We predict that in the years ahead any agricultural industry that wants to mn its own business, instead of living off of Uncle Sam’s many-stringed dole, will follow this self-help course of action. Some other farm industries are already pointing in this direction. However, the only way an industry can truly handle a job of such financial proportions is through the cooperation of every participating producer. A contribu tion of five cents a hcg marketed would cost producers about one-tenth of one percent on a $5O hog Feeder pig pro ducers are being asked to kick-in two cents a pig sold The way we see it, if pork con tinues to run a losing race in the mar ketplace because of under-consump tion, those who refuse to contribute • Original Charter (Continued from Page I) was still in the original paper covered cloth envelope in which it was mailed to Fiank McGiann in 1916 The eldei McGiann was pio pnetoi of WhatgLen Faim, which was located between the Giolftown Road and w'hat is now the Ldiicastei Countiy Club on New Holland Pike The pi e sent Route 230 By-pass wont light thiough the McGiann farm Fiank McGiann was wide ly known as a bieedei of Single Combed Black Minorca chick ens, and exhibited these fancy birds at shows all ovei the East ern Heinispheie Also on hand toi the occa sion Monday weie John H Hess and Don Timmons, piesident and publicity chan man, lespec tively of the Lancastei County Poultry Association Hess had contacted state piesident Mvei, and helped anange details of the chaitei tianslei fiom Mc- Giann to the Pennsvhania Poultiy Fedeiation June 1 ~ 8 p m . Lancastei Co unty Poi'Uiy Assn clirectois meet at Farm Ciedit Bldg, Lancastei * June 3 Bpm, District Po- Pineapple Is neither a pijife mona Grange meeting at nor ap gppiet-it ,15-ia beiry , ' Kimberton Grange Hall When somebody thinks by the inch and talks by the yard, he needs to be moved by the foot •acbgrwnd Scriptor** Act* I 2 JO D«v«h*na| (turfing John 4 19 26. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Following a particularly ex . i-j pensive victory during the Freeman seems to be out to set some kind F r4n co-Prussian War. a German of an Olympic -record for fence jumping general is reported to have re these days marked: "If we have any more Depending upnn which way the political wind blows at any given time, are av ; jre 0 f t h o Freeman’s boss has him talking farm truth behind tins prices either up or down. The policy the apparently con- Administration is trying to make work- men} o*The 0 *The price able is one of supply-demand food we pay to win a balance. battle may some- Although Freeman has repeatedly times cost us the denied the Administration is following h &C 'iVc a “cheap food policy”, the fact remains see ds oi defeat that, in comparison with the rest of the ® ev - Althouse ma v be planted economy, prices to farmers are of a De- m the midst of our \ictoiu,s ilotn nreqcmn nature In Vue recent flvinff vlctor >’ and defeat may be mere pr ss on nature, in nis recent nying iii usio ns m the short run. Learn To Capitalize jumps around the country holding so called “shirt-sleeve” sessions, Freeman Beyond “Final" Defeat m Jerusalem learned that \ ictory himself points out that: “No American Thl f was certaial y ’ m thc is not alwa\s victory, nor is de should be complacent when the dairy iwi “ farmer in this country receives an aver- h is defeat, they had Jesus put to successes we must learn to let age wage for his labor that is less than death. In time, however, they him capitalize our disabilities, to the minimum wage set by Congress.” found that death had not stopped bring good out of evil. And to give him his due, he has iton” 0 *emore H W , eUs had *• P h e " p a taken action lately to close the loop- they tried the strategy of force on d his P °pooV P heTfth° b 'lhus! U he holes to some evasions of the dairy im- his chief apostles, Peter and John. sta y ec i home, wrote successful port quotas. “But, Mr. Secretary, what Assuming the threat of violence books, and became a world took you so long to recognize these eva- a *d wheSa/ had no effSt ?T US au *°F- ] ; :dlSO " used , hls sions of the law which you yourself have put ’them into jail. Yet each of upon described as ‘transparent ?” these victories” turned out to be go it is when we turn o\er our Dairymen and their organizations subd * defaats - liabilities and our defeats to have been explaining for acme time Sf „ f Ch,,.. ... about the way in which dairy import tempted to win with violence. The sust aining many defeats in the quotas were being ignored, but appar- death of Stephen touched off a world today. As always, how ently only now does the Administration violent persecution, aga ms t the ever> jr we W iii seek both-God’s find it expedient to take action followers of Christ. Surely;now ai id power, these defeats iina it expedient co caxe dcuon. the defeat of the Nazarene would ran h f> transformed into victories Should food prices to the farmer be final. Stephen dead, the little for the kingdom ° - make a sudden recovery, you can bet the fellowship attacked, disciples ’ 1 >- Administration will hop back over that dragged off’ to jail, others scat fence and try to jawbone prices back to ” ’ A levels more palatable to consumers. This the defeat of this strange group will be increasingly true the nearer we and silence them once and for all' get to the elections next year. President Their reasoning seemed sound Johnson will have enough problems to have^umed^to try to explain away, if he decides to run to destroy their opposition, re fer reelection, without having consumers gardmg it as "the final solution ” blaming him for food prices which they think are too high. • Dairy Princess (Continued fiom Page 1) who had not previously con sideied enteung the contest mav wish to do so now PAGEANT Tickets toi the annual Lan castei County Dany Pnncess Pageant will go on sale June Ist Mis Royer said The dinnei and pageant will be held at the Host Town Motel, Lancaster on June 13 at 7 pm, with tickets selling foi $3 50 All members ol the county’s dairy industry aie uiged to support this eifort and. in doing so, help piomote then own pioducts. Mis Royei added Tickets will be available liom any membei ol the dany pi mccss pageant commtitee, At lantic Bieedeis Coopeiative, oi liom the county extension office In addition to Mis Royei, Farm Calendar Way 29 3-5 p m . 4-H Capon Club membeis gut buds at Meivin Peiler lai m Manheini R 1 their nickels and pennies to promote their product will be the real losers. While seme segments of the food production chain are busy crying “Help” into the wilderness of Washington, the pork industry seems to have found its own HELP, and the only brand that’s really any good in the long run the kind that comes from within! ★ ★ ★ ★ As The Wind Blows the pageant committee in cludes Mr and Mis John J Herr, Mount Joy, Mr and Mrs. Samuel Myers, Elizabethtown; Robert Keen, Queen Dauy, Wil liam Deisley, Mooie Dauy, Rob eit Giegory, Millei & Bushong, C P Biantley, ABC Mi and Mrs Jay M Risser, Red Rose DHIA and Miss Mai tie Foulk, Aki on Miss Foulk was the 1964 Lancastei County Dauy Pun cess Mastei ot Ceiemonies for the pageant will again be Harry Kauffman of the Philadelphia Dairy Council. 100 years ago, Am e i ic a n [aims pioduced '/ of the gioss national product, in dollai vol ume Now, it is about l/20th Look loi tempeiatures dur ing the next five days to aver age in the noimal range of 78 to 55 degrees. A mild week end is expected to be follow ed by coolei temperatiues early in the week, then mild again about midweek. TJie piecipitation outlook is good foi field work with the only rainfall in sight expected to total '4-inch.-,This will oc cur as showers Saturday night or Sunday. To Transform Defeat Leuon for May 28, 19G7 Now Is The Time . . . By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent To Feed Hay On Pasture Dairymen who aie using pastuie foi the milking held will find it a good piactice to continue feeding hay 01 silage in spite of lush growth of toiage crops The extra dry matter will help slow down the movement of the fresh glass thiough the animal's body, and make it possible tor the digestive luices to extract moie feed nutrients Many animals will nounsh some diy mattei in addition to the fiesh foiage To Keep Spray Records The importance o£ all pioducers oi lood or feed crops to keep accuiate spiay records cannot be ovei -emphasized The date, amount, and mateual applied to any crop or to any livestock should be recoidcd S ii os such as poor packing, sort- Recoid sheets aie available 1 ... , ~, " fiom our Extension Office tor l ng °t the pieces, and even Spon this pin pose and there is little an ®p us combustion Silage of excuse not to use them Ac- 21®/\ um m ,°! s V' lle con tent) (60 to cm ate records might save the 0 ’ cou , ” e mos *- practical loss ol a maiket and laim in- 011 many f aims come To Wilt Glass Silage It any of the fii st cutting of the hay ciop is to be made into silage, it is veiy impoitant to do some wilting to get iid of excess moistuie The use ot a hay conditionei in the field im mediately aftei mowing will hasten the loss ol plant luices Forage that is ensiled when be low 50% moisture may cause some problems in conventional Often, however, It has been n hollow victory that later proves to have been a defeat, Go kill Stephen and scatter the little band of Jerusalem Christians, but Luke tells us how God turned the “ablcs: 'Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word," (Acts 84 KSV) God was able to turn the evil intentions-of his enemies to his own advantage. As Harry Mmcrson Fosdic % once pul it: he turned his 'Temors into lemonade." Defeat was trans formed. The ironv of it all is tha with out the persecution, the Cnurch might have remained cement in Jerusalem and never gotten started in its mission to thev orid. It was persecution itself, upended to kill the gospel, that actually got the apostles out of Jerusalem and into the areas where God wanted the gospel cameo The violent opposition of men may affect the course of God = will, but not its ultimate object!' e Attend the Church of your Choice Sunday LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’* Own Farm Weekly PO Box 2GO - hititz. Pa' 1754* Oll.c. 22 JC Al.im St, Lititz, p tl 17712 Phone Lunasur 5'U-.i047 or I.itU/ (,Jfi-n9l Ho i Tiiimikiiis, hrlitor ' Rob, 11 fl t *mpbell, Advertising I" 11 c tot Subset iption pi ice-' s2 per jear in Lam.istn County, ?3 elsewhere Established Movember 4,* 11*75. Published eveiy Saturdaj by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, P«_ Second Class Postage liald at Lititz. 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