4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 21,1967
From Where We Stand ...
Til They Get A Rope
Did vou see who would serve on the
nine-member milk advisory committee
proposed by Governor Shaffer this week?
There would be two consumer represen
tatives, two milk dealers, one retailer and
a milk marketing labor representative.
Oh, yes two dairy farmers are to be in
cluded (just to disguise the real purpose
of silencing the farm voice).
Now. of course the two consumer
rep’s are going to understand farmers
problems and be sympathetic to their
needs (big joke) And the milk dealers
and the retailer will certainly take care
of the tanner (another big joke).
Anyway what's so drastically wrong
with the three-member Milk Control
Commission we now have 0 Records show
they have done a rather good job under
the circumstances
Certainly, milk from the cow to the
dinner table is a complex route. And a
complete study of everything involved is
necessary But we believe the Milk Con
trol Commission has been falsely accused
in the name of the game “Political Foot
ball"
A loud vocal chorus of housewives
has accused the commission of keeping
farm prices low (how would they know?)
and consumer milk prices higher than
say Ohio prices. We understand there is
a small section of Ohio where a milk
price war has been continuing for a num
ber of years Now, however, a movement
is in progress to establish milk control
laws.
And consumer milk prices (home
delivered) are not the highest in the na
tion. They are right in the middle of the
listing of The Fluid Milk and Cream Re
port published by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture in September 1967.
Through the consumer oriented
news media, <an avalanche of propaganda
has spilled forth declaring the farmers in
the Pittsburgh area are under paid m
comparsion to the rest of the nation. But
facts from the Government Report shows
them to be receiving milk prices in the
top third of the nation
Farmers themselves are supporting
the milk control laws A repoit in this
issue by John W Scott, Master of the
61,000 member Grange, says, “Sporadic
and isolated attacks on Pennsylvania’s
milk control law 'are no reliable indica
tion of the value of this program to the
whole Commonwealth ”
We believe the attacks on the milk
control commission come largely from
political and out-of-state interests that
want to suppress the dairy farmer’s voice
to fatten their own wallets.
It is certainly obvious from the pro-
Farm News This Week
Shuman Blames Gov’t. Programs For
The Farm “Mess We’re In” Page 1
Soil Testing Laboratory
Dedicated At Penn State Page 13
Miss Royer Has 4-H Record
Book Score Of 97.6 Page 1
Local FFA Boys Join 10,000 Others
In K. C.; Bring Photos For L. F. Page 1
LANCASTER FARMING
Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly
P 0 Box 266 - Lititz, Pa 17543
Office 22 E Mam St, Lititz, Pa 17543
Phone Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626 2191
Everett R. Newswanger, Editor
Robert G Campbell, Advertising Dh ector
Subscription price $2 per year in Lancaster
County, $3 elsewhere
Established November 4, 1955
Published every Satuiday by Lancaster.
Farming, Lititz, Pa
Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa.
17543
Member of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn.
posed line-up of the new Milk Advisory
Committee that farmers would have only
two votes out of nine. Well, from where
we stand, it looks like that should hold
farmer’s ’til they get a rope.
@ & (ES
Farmers Greatest
Contribution
The Lancaster County Farmers As
sociation, Tuesday night, adopted all 14
of the recommendations made by their
policy development committee. They are
as follows
1
. We recommend public utilities, when
condemning land for right of way,
be governed by current Eminent
Domain laws.
We recommend a small fee be charg
ed to persons using public recreation
al facilities to help pay for mainten
ance of same.
We recommend the PF A. reaffirm
its faith in the P M C.C.
We recommend that truck license not
be increased, but any additional re
venue for highways be raised
through fuel tax increase.
We recommend the Department of
Highways increase the width of sea
sonal permits, for agricultural equip
ment, from 166 inches to 186 inches.
We recommend that P.F.A speed up
Farm Business Analysis service.
We recommend 'that the state meat
inspection laws be retained as to the
present specifications.
We recommend opposing the use of
federal funds for political campaigns.
We recommend the livestock markets
participate in the National Livestock
and Meat Board and the Pork Pro
ducers Council voluntary check off
programs to promote meats.
We recommend that ho sewage be al
lowed to drain into wells, open ere- -
vices, or sink holes.
We recommend that no city or boro
can annex any property without the
propei ty owners consent
We recommend the A F B F make a
study concerning why there is an im
port tax of 16 cents on unstemed and
a tax of 23 cents on stemed cigar fill
er tobacco
We recommend the erection of a me
dial strip on “Death Curve” on the
New Danville Pike
We recommend section 148 of the
Taft Hartley law remain in its pres
ent enforcements.
We would not go so far as to say
that we support every one of these pro
posals But we certainly do think this
function of the largest farm organization
in Lancaster County is their most
worthy contribution to the agriculture in
dustry.
At least that’s the way it looks from
where we stand
Across The Fence Row
You should not say anything you
dare not write and sign
Don’t think of a job as a roof over
your head, but as an opportunity.
Weather Forecast
Temperatures for the five-day period
Saturday through next Wednesday are
expected to average below normal. Day--
time highs in the 50’s and over night lows
in the 30’s. No marked day to day change
is expected. Normal temperature for this
time of year is high 64 and low 42.
Rain may total one-half - inch as
showers at the beginning of next week.
& & #
need to be disturbed, divinely dlcW
turbed.
A Sick Society
There are many people today*
who do not see any relevance be-l
tween the Gospel and social af
fairs, who believe injustice, inte*
gration, alcoholism, war and
peace, poverty, etc., are not the
proper concerns of Christiana
and their churches. Perhaps you
will agree, but then what would
you do with a prophet like Amos?
His prophecies were directed not
only to sick souls, but also to a
sick society, a sinful social order:
l«ckfr«unrf ScnpKirt Amos 3 through 6, "But let justice roll down like
D(v*ii«ml RoSinf psalm, 82 waters, and righteousness like an
If you’ve read Paul Wellman’s overflowing stream”. (Amos 5:24
The Chain, you will recall the RSV).
two clergymen who are contrast- Amos was deeply disturbed
ed in their pastorates at St. Al-because the righteous were af
ban’s parish. One is " Little Rob- Dieted, the needy were ignored,
bie,” the pious, amiable pastor and the authorities accepted
who is loved by all. There is also bribes. Furthermore, the people
Father John Car-were complacent because they
lisle, his succes- were so prosperous: "Woeto those
sor. Reminiscent who lie upon beds of ivory, and
of Christ himself, stretch themselves, upon their
Carlisle did not couches, and eat lambs from the
hesitate to minis- flock . . . who sing idle songs to
ter in the slums, the sound of the harp . . . who
to associate with drink wine in bowls, and annoint
sinners, and con- themselves with the finest oils, but
cern himself with are not grieved over the ruin of
the welfare of the Joseph!” (Amos 6:4-6 RSV)
Rev. Althouse disreputable. Ti.p nc a t I if*”
His pastorate was a disturbing Ir< " , , „
one. His sermons upset his par- What he described was the af«
ishoners and his acts were no less fluent society of the ancient world,
cause for disquiet. He took away a society not too different from
their comfort at St. Alban’s and our own in some respects. We
gave them a conscience. Yet, this might easily change a few words
disturbing man was the parish’s without doing violence to his
salvation. He was not enjoyable, prophecy: "Woe to those who are
but he and his divine disturbance at ease in First Church (or what
were necessary. ever yours is called), and to those
who feel secure in their suburban
Jesus The Treat hide-aways, the respectable men
DIVINELY DISTURBED!
Lesson for October 22,1967
Jesus was not enjoyable either, of our communities.”
The scribes and Pharisees found Self-indulgent living, the evil
him infuriating. The priests and that provoked the ministry of
Sadduccees saw him as a disturb- Amos, still calls for prophets to
ing influence. The Roman author-day. Unless men like these can
ities watched him with distrust divinely disturb us, we too will
and apprehension. The respecta- face the consequences of that life,
ble people were appalled at the With affluence and prosperity
people with whom he associated, there is always a "therefore.*
The clever, the rich, the powerful; "Therefore they shall not be the
all found him to be a threat. first of those to go into exile and
It does not take much imagin- the revelry of those who stretch,
ation to realize that the Prophet themselves will pas.s/away.*
Amos was a disturbing man too-(Amos 6:7 RSV) - ,
He made people uncomfortable, .Such a -message toggy may
hostile, angry. His prophecies disturb tis, but we need-.prbpheb*
wounded their pride, tore away to divinely disturb us, lest we too
their self-respect. These people re- learn the hard way the conse
sented Amos and we would not quences of the "fat life,”
very likely be any more receptive (las . w copyr „ M . d fcy th . D , v!sT . n
tO him today, for Xl6 had th. 6 pow- of Chnstion Education, National Council of th*
er to disturb people . . . and who churches oi ctmsi m the u. s. a, Keieosed h/
wants to be disturbed? Community Press Service)
What we want are men like
"Little Robbie, ” antiseptically
pious and inoffensively amiable.
Yet it is the John Carlisle’s, the
Arnoa’s whom wc need. For we
To Manage Dairy Herd struct them with less open
Carefully... sides and ends Efficient ven-
Fall is a very impoitant time tilation calls for a system of air
of the season for dairymen in movement through the build
oider to keep their cows in g inlets and outlets are le
healthy and in high milk pro- quired to remove excess heat,
ducuon Produceis grazing lat- moisture, and odois Don’t con*
er cuttings of alfalfa 01 clovei gt iuct the hee stall barn too
aie icminded of the sugges- ijofot
tion to feed then cows some
hay or silage befoie turning _ „ „
the herd on the green forage, To Aware Strangers..,
also, remove them from the „ „ , ~
area at least four hours befoie + prope ?2
the next milking period These ™ s Sub;, f eCt t 0
practices will help control f ™ m J tran Z ers wb ®
bloating and piotect milk qual- . h ffei mg ave y
- ltv good bargain We re not oppos>
y mg the idea of shopping
around to get the (best buy;
however, we’d, suggest that
Dairy ißarn Ventilation... folks be sure of the reputation
Most types of dairy barns of the man with whom they
need some additional tentila- are dealing. (Local business
tion, this is especially true of concerns are usually repre«
the stanchion barn Modern sented by local people who aim
barns are ■filled to capacity to give service and satisfao
which may create greater ven- tion. Strangers seldom ara
tilation problems. The trend around when trouble or dis*
in free-stall" barns is to com satisfaction exists "
To Recognize
NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent