4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16.1967
From Where We Stand ...
Suburbia With Us
In the face of the ever outward
movement of the suburbian population
into the surrounding countryside, farm
ers are having increasing problems with
odor nuisance complaints. This was
brought out in discussion last week at
the Lancaster County Poultry Associa
tion directors meeting.
Several examples were given of
complaints leveled at poultry farmers.
One had to do with a farmer (not in Lan
caster County) who needed to haul man
ure through a town, on a dump truck. In
this case the tail gate flew open and
spread the lead down Main Street,
But poultrymen aren’t the only
farmers having problems. We know a
dairyman whose meadow borders a su
burbian back lawn. Mrs. Farmer had a
call from the owner of said lawn, de
manding the cows be put into the barn.
Our first reaction is to “forget it”.
We farmers are the backbone of the na
tion We were here first. If they don’t like
country smells why didn’t they stay in
the city with all the smoke and smog?
But as Walter Wheelock, president
of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
very sensibly pointed out, we can’t take
such an attitude We have a public image
building job to do If we want to sell our
milk, meat, and eggs to these people (and
we do) we need to create a good relation
ship with them
So, if the spreader must be taken
on the highway, be sure it is covered and
doesn’t leak Keep loafing and housing
areas clean as well as farm lawns and
surroundings
Learn to know your suburbian
neighbors as friends. Invite them out
some evening to see you gather -the eggs
or milk the cows
And when there is 'a
- d 6 something
about it. It’s not always possible or prac
tical to meet the demands of new neigh
bors, but being 'able to show that you
Lave tried will help.
Yes, we have the suburbia with us.
We see no end to its creeping-into-the
farmland tendencies So we must accept
it and as much as possible attempt to
Lve with it.
At least that’s the way it looks from
where we stand.
In The Top Of The
Farm News This Week
No Sense Corn Spoiling With
Hay Drier Idle, Group Told Page 1
Solanco Opens The Fair Season
This Week Page 1
Soil And Water Directors
Plan State Affair Page 1
Pennsylvania Food Will Be Exhibited
At European Shows Page 20
One Man’s Rose Garden Is
Another Man’s Briar-Patch Page 13
Kauffman Heifer Now Wins
All American Honors Page 7
Guernsey Breed Shows Increase
Im Registration Page 17
LANCASTER FARMING
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When you turn on a light switch,
it is a far different matter than turning on
your water faucet. Water can be stored
in a mountain reservoir against the time
when it is needed, but when a light
switch is flicked, the energy that spreads
illumination through the room does not
come from a stockpile. It comes from a
generator that must be capable of stepp
ing up output of this form of energy.
Electricity must be generated as
used. That means the power companies
must have enough capacity to supply
the peak demands of their customers. It
also means that during a part of the day
some of the equipment will be idle. Since
power generating facilities require a high
capital investment, an electric company
is always looking for ways to keep its
plant running steadily so that investment
costs will be spread over a greater
amount of use. It all adds up to an en
gineering problem of the highest order.
According to a leading power com
pany official, the use of electric power in
the United States doubles roughly every
ten years due partly to new uses for it
and partly to a big expansion in existing
markets.
When you stop to think about it,
the most amazing thing about electricity
is that it is non-existent until we need
it, and yet it is instantly present at our
command Here is a wonder of science
and industrial ingenuity that few of us
farmers really appreciate until we have
to milk the cows by hand, carry water to
the chickens or pitch silage out of the
twenty-four foot silo for the steers.
At least thg£§-*fc; Way it looks from
■^ere^ve'S^nd.
Across The Fence Row
“It’s not money that causes so much
trouble, but the misconception that a lot
of it can be had for nothing.” Joseph
M Shaw, Jr., Centra (Ala.) County
Herald.
“A lot of men do not want to make
footprints in the sands of time because
they do not want someone following
then.” Geo. B. Bowra, Aztec (N. Mex.)
Independent-Review.
He that knows not,
and knows not that he knows not,
is a fool
Shun him!
He that knows not,
and knows that he knows not,
is a child
Teach him!
He that knows,
and knows not that he knows,
is asleep
Awake him!
He that knows,
and knows that he knows,
is a genius
Follow him!
Weather Forecast
Temperatures for the five d'ay period
through next Wednesday are expected to
average near normal along the coast and Many local farmer* will be
warmer over the inland. The high tern- buying feeder cattle and feed
perature is expected to be 77 and the er pigs in the coming months,
over night low 56. Warmer at the beginn- When new animals are brought
ing of the period 'and cooler at the be- °f 1 'the farm it is strongly ad
ginning of next week. Normal high is 77 Y* sec * keep them separate
and normal low is 56. I?'!
n j. , i _ far at least one month. In
Chance of scattered showers and cases the shipped cattle
thunder showers beginning the first of will carry infection to the lo
•next week. Normal. cal animals without coming
Paul was thankful because he
knew that his life was in God’a
hands. He did not discount the
danger before them. In fact, he
forecast shipwreck. Yet, he was
assured that God was with him
in this danger and nothing could
separate them.
PAUL, THE FRUSTRATING
Some people, however, might
object that Paul was confident
only because God had already
assured him that he would be
spared death and sent to Borne
(to face, perhaps, a more cruel,
death). It Is true that God had
revealed this to Paul, yet Paul’*
I attitude in this situation was no
'—'different from the many time*
s«ehflr*unj senator# 271 through 2i is. when he had faced danger before*
D«.h.n.i*«Jin* Psoims 107 23 32 This is why his enemies be-
What can a man expect from came so frustrated with him. Ig-
God when he is in danger or nore him, let him walk the strees*
trouble? Some people believe that of your town and he thanked God
God doesn’t help his children at for the privilege of preaching to
all. Others are convinced that he the crowds. Throw him behind
guarantees us immunity from all bars and he thanked God for tha
harm. opportunity of testifying to his
WHAT TO EXPECT
Lesson for September 17,1967
Either of these jailors and fellow-prisoners,
points of view is Threaten him with execution and
quite inadequate Paul praised God and thanked
for the Christian, him for the chance to witness to
Actually, God al- Christ with his own suffering and
ways helps us death. He was unbeatable, you
when we are in see, not because his safety wa»
need, although assured, but because he knew he
the "help”may was in God’s hands. If he lived*
not always ap- he would continue his work; if h«
- pear inrecogniz- died, he would share the same
Rev. Althouse able form. The fate as his Master.
help we receive maybe deliver
ance, or it may give us the NOT RELEASE, BUT POWER
strength to endure, or even to die The answer to our prayers for
victoriously. That we prefer help help may come, not as the release
of the Erst type, is understanda- from some burden we carry, but
ble. That God often sends us the as the power to bear it trmm
othcr kinds of help, is quite evi- phantly. The burden may be
dent, particularly in the Bible. painful and humiliating, but if we
carry it, not as victims but as
PREMATURE THANKS? victors, what a testimony for
What, then, can a man expect Christ!
when he is in danger or trouble? Fabian von Schlabrendorff
The basis of our faith is not was one of those arrested because
guaranteed escape, but theknowl- of the unsuccessful attempt on
edge that, whether in life or death, Hitler’s life. He was cruelly tor
escape or suffering, we are in his hired; even his guards were hor
hands. rified. Afterwards he wrote:
Paul was a man who certainly "Those of us who had never
possessed such a faith. It shines learned to pray, did so now, and
through in Acts 27 where we find found that prayer, and only
that, in the midst of danger from prayer, can bring comfort in such
sinking on the high seas, Paul terrible straits, and that it gives a
encourages the people to take more than human endurance.*
some nourishment. As he breaks (Manvell & Frankel, The July
the bread, he gives thanks to Plot, Pan Books, Ltd., London.)
God in the-presence of everyone. What may "a man expect from
‘ This must have seemed a God when he is in danger or
strange attitude to some of the trouble? Whether in life or in
people who watched. How could death, let him remember that ha
he give thanks while he was still is in God’s hands and will not be
in danger? What did he have for left without an answer to his
which to be thankful? Why didn’t prayer.
he wait until God had saved him (i* st j 9n ctpyrisM.j by DiwU[«m
before giving him thanks and •! chmt,.„ EJuc.i,.n, N<i«n>i c.und
praise? Churches ef'Chnsf in Ihe U. S. A. Released fey
* Community Press Service} *
To Evaluate Weed Control
Program
Before freezing weather ar
rives it is suggested that farm
ers observe the success of their
weed control' program Since
weeds continue to compete
with the crops for plant food
and moistuie, it is very im
portant to keep them to a min
imum. If the weeds have not
been pioperly [controlled in a
certain crop, then check with
your directions on the chemi
cal container and try to learn
what did not work.
To Segregate
Newly-Purchased Animals
NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
down with the trouble them
selves Cattle feeders should
always be an the alert for ship
ping fever during the moving
of cattle from public yards or
auctions.
To Plan For Corn Drying
The recent senes of com
drying meetings reflected in
terest in this practice this fall
due to the expected good crop.
Since many cribs will not hold
the corn crop, some special at
tention may be needed to keep
the corn from spoiling after
harvest The practice of piling
the corn on the bam floor
when high in moisture may re
sult in heating and molding.
The use of electric fans to
blow either natural air or sup
plemental heat up through the
corn is recommended: and ad
ditional information will be
found elsewhere in this issue
of this newspaper. Growers are
urged to give corn drying some
special attention before the
crop is picked.