—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 26,1967
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From Where We Stand...
That Old Cholesterol Devil
Can diet manipulation alone con
trol the incidence of heart disease? Sev
eral years ago, it was quite fashionable
for the medics to advise their patients to
lay off the food containing saturated fats.
Many producers of egg and meat pro
ducts were consequently hurt as con
sumption of the suspect foods fell.
Now. the “experts” question that
cholesterol in the blood is the leading
cause of heart attacks it was once believ
ed to be.
It was reported at a press conference
earlv this summer, held in conjunction
with tlie American Medical Association
convention, that: "The public will be
ijreatlv misled if the press even hints that
dietary manipulation will help prevent
heart disease "
Tins statement was attributed to
tlie report of AMA’s executive committee
<?n diet and heart disease. The press con
ference was held to inform the public of
the recommendations of the committee
based on feasibility studies conducted by
the group. The early studies were riot
designed to determine whether diet and
heart disease were unquestionably link
ed, but rather to determine whether a
long-range, large-scale study would be
feasible.
At this point, the National Diet-
Heart Study report does not interpret in
any way the effects of experimental diets
on the incidence of heart disease, accord
ing to conference moderator Dr. E.
Cowles Andrus.
Pennsylvania To Host N.A.A.B. 20th Convention
More than 500 delegates and Northeastern Breeders Assoeia- ment and the A. I. industry
guests from throughout the tion at Tunkhannock. Conven- programs. Delegates and guests
United States and Canada are tion chairman is David win tour Pennsylvania’s scenic
expected to attend the 20th Yoder, manager of Atlantic; Dutch Country with stops at
Annual Convention of the Na- the program chairman is Wil- farms and top dairy herds,
taonal Association of Animal ham Schaefer, Jr., operations The business sesison, includ-
Breeders (NAAB) September manager for Northeastern. j n g election of three national
5-8 at Hershey, according to At ten special workshop ses- directors, will terminate Pri
the Holstein News. sions, featured speakers and day with the annual banquet.
Hosting are Atlantic Breed- discussion leaders will cover Dairy and beef cattle producers
ers Co-op of Lancaster and many phases of cattle improve- are invited to attend.
O Star Farmer also awarded the citizenship area 4-H Clubs. His farm work
ffontinumi from Paoo 11 short course which involved a accounts for a good portion of
55 week in the nation’s capital his time as evidenced in the
Seiverlmg placed fifth in the He has spent a good part of past two years during which he
state in dairy products judging the summer traveling, return- ran an 80-acre crop farm on
at Penn State, and represented mg this week from a trip to the halves.
the county in that contest at Pittsburgh and Cleveland, - Kurtz tentatively plans to
the Eastern States Exposition which he won by placing 4th continue his-education, and is
at Springfield, Mass in the state in the FFA faim carrying college-required sub-
At the upcoming State Jun- mechanics contest j ec t s right along with the vo
ior Dairy Show, he plans to His future plans are indefin- ag program.
show the Ayrshire heifer which ite at this time but he now Gerald Phillips - One of the
he won last year at the Lam- plans to take a series of short youngest of the star farmer
peter Fair. courses following graduation competitors at 16, Geny is the
Following graduation, Howett next June. son of Mr and Mrs Blair Phil
plans to take the two-year agn- Terry Kauffman - Remholds kps of Quarryville HI, and is
business course at Penn State, Rl, is the son of Mr. and Mrs a senior at Solanco High School,
but hopes eventually to return Ray Kauffman. He is a 17-year- Phillips is president of the
to the farm. old senior at Ephrata High Solanco Chapter and serves the
Tom Houser-17-year-old Lam- School, and his main farming county FFA as tieasurer In
peter-Strasburg High School interest is swine. He has four addition to his Future Farmer
senior is the son of Mr. and sows, will feed out about 50 activities, he is a member of
Mrs J. Wilbur Houser of Lam- feeder pigs this year, and he the high school track team and
peter. He is president of his has been active in hog shows band. He is also a drummer in
local chapter and reporter for Terry is his chapter’s dele- the State FFA Band,
the county FFA chapter. With gate to the county FFA, and Gerry’s main interest is
his main farming interest con- serves the Cloister Chapter as dairying, and he presently owns
centrated in livestock produc- treasurer. He has attended the four animals Following grada
tion, beef and swine, Houser National FFA Convention as a ation, he plans to attend col
has been active in area fair chapter delegate. lege and major in agriculture
shows and in 4-H show com- While his futuie plans are education.
petition He recently received not definite, Kauffman looks Leroy Eshleman - a senior at
national award recognition for toward a future in agriculture Penn Manor High School, he is
his project work in beef either through furthering his the 17-year-old son of Mr and
Tom was a delegate to the education or by going directly Mrs Chester Eshleman of Wil-
Pa Association of Faimer Co- lnto farming low Street Rl. His father pro
opeiatives this year, and was John Kurtz - will represent duces vegetables and operates
1 the Elizabethtown FFA He is a roadside stand.
Lancaster FARMING the 17year-old son of Mr and Leroy has a diversified faim-
Eaneas+er Countv's Own Earni Mls Jacob Kuitz Of 1160 N mg program Which includes
County s Own Pam Elizabethtown pro , ects in corn> tO baCCO, sheep,
po Box 2U - Bmtz Pi i? 0 43 Kuitz is cunently sentinel in vegetables, steeis and hay He
office “ 2 n l' y the K e d K° se Chapter and is has neaily 100 peicent owner-
Phone i om .l cte- "li-in’iT or piesident of his local group ship equity in these projects
Bn it7 hrffi-S’ r 'i John’s main farming inteiest He was assistant sentinel in
Robcn'^r'caWbeib'Adverti-ms 15 daily, and he has had the the Manor Chapter last year,
" Director 7 « ” complete responsibility for the but doesn’t hold an office at
Subscription Price' 52 per i ear m breeding program in his fa- present. Eshleman has been
lyancast'er County $3 , j TT i A • t- ■» . . , . _
Established November 4, isv; ther s registered Holstein herd very active in judging at Lam-
Pubhshed every Saturday by for the past year. peter Fair competition, and us
.t.ln addition to his FFA activ- ually places high in all events,
Luitz. Pa. j?_543 , . >ties, he is an officer in two (Continued on_ Page 7) _.
He goes on to say that it will be at
least seven years before a large-scale
study on the possible effects of diet on
heart disease can be completed. The
study itself would take five years, in
volve up to 100,000 male subjects, and
cost up to $5O million, Andrus stated.
According to the National Meat
Board, many observers feel that even af
ter five years the study itself may very
well not prove one way or another that
diet alone can prevent heart disease. It
could merely substantiate what many al
ready contend: that reducing the inci
dence of heart disease can best be accom
plished by a combination of factors such
as weight reducing, proper exercise, de
creased cigarette smoking, better control
of blood pressure, and drug therapy in
addition to some possible dietary
changes.
So, we still don’t have THE answer.
We hope the AMA will caution and so
advise its doctor members, pending com
pletion of the proposed large-scale study.
We still find it difficult to understand or
believe that any wholesome, nutritious
food consumed in moderation can
be detrimental to health. Five years is a
long time to wait for further word, but
perhaps if it shows that diet is not the
single most important factor in heart
disease its benefits to farmers may be
worth the wait.
Any man who thinks he is going
to be happy and prosperous by letting the
government take care of him should take
a close look at the American Indian,
To Walt For Dent Stage
Livestock producers who are
looking forward to a top-quality
corn silage crop should keep in
mind the impoprtance of per
mitting the corn to reach the
dent stage before cutting. The
growth is rank this year and
full of moisture; with cool and
wet weather conditions the crop
may mature rather slowly; the
feed value per acre is increased
nearly four times by waiting un
til the dent stage as compared
to the silk stage.
To Prepare For Winter Oats
With wheat prices at low fi
gures, other winter grains
might be considered that may
be used locally for livestock and
poultry feeds. Winter oats is
more adapted to southeastern
Pennsylvania than any other
part of the state; the danger of
winter-killing is the doubtful
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Lesson for August 27,1967
I came apparent to him as he
. , „, . prayed did he embrace the cross.
i h23U - Certain now that this was God’s
will for him, he could not be dis-
What is Christian courage? suaded.
Some people seem to think it is Again we see this phenomenon
the native ability to face danger evident in Paul's determination to
and even death without fear, go to Jerusalem. Though tliedan-
They assume that it is a rare gift gets before him were very great,
given to the few, rather than the though the prospects of success
many. were very low, yet Paul could not
Perhaps there be persuaded this time to escape,
are some people He is certain that God wants him
who are largely in Jerusalem, not to die, but to
free of fear and perform a task, even at the risk
anxiety; natural- of death if necessary. He would
ly, their response not seek death in the Holy City,
to danger seems but neither would he shrink from
to be the very es- it if his task made this inevitable,
sence of Chris-.,
tian courage. Yet Hard Enough!
_ .... this is something "How wonderful of Paul," we
Rev. Althouse to which all fol- think. "How brave he must have
lowers of Jesus Christ are called, been l " Yet let us not be deceived
not just a special elite. Christian into thinkihg that this was a'ny
courage is not really the same as less frightening for Paul than for
freedom from fear. us, nor diti he have any assur
r,.,„ - ance that we would not have. |He
Escape in Damascus is determined to go and do God's
For example, we think of Paul will, but his courage is not that
as a man of exceptional Christian strong that it is immune to the
courage. Yet there were times pleadings of his friends. Finally,
when Paul did all he could to he can stand it no more: "Wfcat
escape danger. In those early are you doing, weeping aid
days just following his conver- bieakmg my heart? It is hi rd
sion on the Damascus road, Paul enough, he is saying, so d< n't
escaped hostile Jews in that city make it worse,
when he was lowered over the city At last his friends agree "The
wall in a basket. Nor was this the will of the Lord be done.” Note
last time that Paul was willing to that they don't say>"Do what
leave town swiftly in order to es- wish," or' "Do what you think
cape some danger. He did not al- best." No, they are agreeing that
ways stay and face the mobs. he should do what God wants.)
Why not? Where was his cour- This is really what Christian
age in these situations? Actually, courage is made of, not freedjpm
Paul was little concerned with from fear, not guaranteed safjity,
courage as such. What he wanted nor heedless bravery, but she
most of all was to be obedient to desire to obey God, even to the
God's will, to do what he wanted point of death and beyond, jj
him to do. Thus, be did not set God does not demand fearless
out to do the brave thing, but the ness, but obedience. i
obedient thing. He wanted to |
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NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
factor in winter oat production.
If a seeding is to be made it
should be done by the middle
of September on well-drained
soil. Other details may be found
in the Extension Agronomy
Guide.
To Manage Silage Crops
Due to the rank growth of
many fields of corn and to fields
of sudan or surghum hybrids,
the need for temporary stor
age of silage may appear on
many farms. Two of the most
important factors in using any
type of horizontal, or stack sil
age, is to have drainage away
from the silage and make
special effort to seal out the
air; chopping the silage fine,
packing it solid, and covering
with air-tight materials will
help in obtaining a good, tem
porary storage system.
lieved that God did not intend for
him to risk his life and mission at
that time.
Up to Jerusalem
This was also evident in the
ministry of Jesus himself. He did
not needlessly jeopardize his work
and risk his life. There were still
places where he had to preach
and teach, people yet to reach
with the kingdom message. Even
in the garden of Gethsemane jJe
sus did not seek martyrdom; jhis
chief concern here was as it had
always been; to obey God's will.
Only when his Father's will be-
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