—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 8.1968
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from Where We Stand ...
Gone But Not Forgotten
The rapid changes in technology and
taste are causing a fast turnover in the arti
facts of everyday life. According to a recent
Wall Street Journal article, trolley cars,
news reels, Mason jars, Argyle socks, blue
suede shoes, shaving mugs, soap flakes,
Burma-Shave signs, automobile seat covers
and monaural records are passing from the
scene. Next to go, say the Detroit experts,
is the convertible automobile.
Crew cuts and cherry Cokes and hot
Fudge sundaes don’t belong in the new or
der. Only 15,600 drugstores in the U. S. have
soda fountains because they can make more
money with soft drink machines and self
service ice cream than paying minimum
wages to soda jerks. The fountain pen has
surrendered to the ball point, the inner tube
to the tubeless tire, the wooden kitchen
match to the paper type, and the rubber
plug has disappeared from the tub.
The milk bottle, which currently ac
counts for 30% of milk containers, is fight
ing the paper carton. “The marketing trend
Is definitely to cartons that’s what the
public wants,” says Theodore. Crawford, an
official of Waw a Dairy Farms, Inc., in Wa
wa, Pennsylvania. He also says that those
big metal milk cans, once a familiar sight
around dairy farms, are being replaced by
plastic-lined cardboard cartons. “We can’t
find anvbody to re-tin our old cans, and we
can't find any new cans anywhere,” he
says.
And we suppose bulk milk tanks in the
farm milk house are best. But don’t you
sometimes wish you could again drive the
old picK-up truck to the creamery some
morning and watch your milk cans slowly
run the mo\ mg chain in to be dumped by
hand and sent out through the can washer.
Then you had a chance to tisit with
your neighbors And if you got behind a
“big truck” filled with several hundred
cans .you might even catch a nap.
The children sometimes got up early to
go along with dad to the “station” which
was fun And sometimes the inspector would
make a surprise appearance which might
not be so funny.
But all in all, we’re missing something
by not getting the chance to fill those out
dated milk cans and shipping them to Lea
man Place or wherever you sent yours.
At least that’s the way it looks from
where we stand.
Safety And Abundance
Remember when that new Invention
called DDT came on the market? As if by
magic, it cleared our homes of the disease
carrying housefly. Chemical pesticides
came into wide use, not only in the home,
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LANCASTER FARMING
Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly
P 0 Box 266 - Litxtz. Pa 17543
Office 22 E Mam St, Litxtz, Pa 17543
Phone Lancaster 394 3047 or Lititz 626-2191
Everett R Newswanger, Editor
Robsit G Campbell, Advertising Director
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but more Importantly in agriculture.
As with nearly every innovation or in
vention, controversy arose. Fear was ex
pressed that pesticides were poisoning our
food and posing a threat to the health of
man and wildlife. Of late years, the air
has gradually cleared of misunderstanding
and prejudice. Chemical pesticides are now
known for what they are, a revolutionary
advancement in the science of agriculture.
Secretary of Agriculture Orval Free
man recognized this truth most forcefully
in an Address to the Agriculture and Nation
al Resources Committees of the U.S. Cham
ber of Commerce. Of chemicals and pesti
cides, Mr. Freeman says, “The world can’t
feed a population that may reach 7 billion
or more in another three decades without
them. We couldn’t feed our own people at
the lowest cost in the world less than 18
per cent of disposable income this year
without the help of them. This is primary.”
Those who are familiar with the techno
logy of present-day agriculture have no il
lusions about what it takes to produce the
food crops needed by mankind today. Dr.
Warren C. Shaw of the Agricultural Re
search Service, U.S. Department of Agri
culture, expressed himself in no uncertain
terms on the matter of pesticides. “The
use of pesticides,” he reports, “has account
ed for 10 to 15 per cent of the increase in
farm output since 1940. They also are re
sponsible for $2 to $2.5 billion of the annual
saving in production resources. We should
also consider the consequences of the com
plete withdrawal of pesticides now used in
agricultural production. Sound unreason
able? Yes. But there are some who advo
cate such action! Total output of crops and
livestock combined would be reduced by
about 30 per cent. Farm exports would be
eliminated and the price of farm products
would likely increase by 50 to 75 per cent. ..
- As to the environmental problems creat
ed by the use of chemicals, he pointed out
that the Department is making steady pro
gress. and, “Research in this field has been
greatly expanded. We recognize the great
danger from improper pesticide use. We’re
working constantly on better regulation,
better instruction, and better information in
using them.”
The chemical pesticide industry itself
has taken the lead in pesticide use educa
tion, even as it has ushered in a new agricul
tural era of unprecedented productivity.
Across The Fence Row
Better to find out what is wrong than
WHO is wrong.
To live fully is to experience both sad
ness and joy.
PREJUDICE a device that enables
you to form opinions without getting the
facts.
Then this story:
The businessman had been impatiently
pacing the station platform for more than
an hour, although the ticket agent had as
sured him that his train would be on time.
Finally, he strode over to the ticket window.
“Why didn’t you tell me this train was
late when I asked you an hour ago?” he de
manded.
The agent stared back steadily. “Look
here, mister,” he replied, “I ain’t paid to
sit here and knock the railroad.’’
Weather Forecast
The five-day forecast for the period Sat
urday through next Wednesday calls for
temperatures to average near normal with
daytime highs in the 70’s and over-night
lows in the 50’s. Continued warm first half
and turning cool toward the end of the
period. Normal high-low is 81-59.
Rain may total one-half inch as show
ers early next,ui:? >
togtAsr, but art you capable of
xeaioalng wiA your Creator?
iMtnuWMpiwiH Ms#4iMvah4)> Job bid lnltndid to do At
p—iwi h*imi i4j. croiS'eocaminlng, but it it now
| Someone hat warned Aat we S“ r m *
must be careful what we make J*°J™
our heart’, deaire. for we Jutt “*M» ««•L“?. it
mleht ret it! tonable answers, u you are
We have all seen don who »»%•«> *£•*> Mb whir, were
delight In chasing after automo- ?, ou wben Ae world was createdf
bSes. But have you ever con. £ an y?“ r mind comprehend the
a dimensions of Ae universe and
do| would dS understand how It **■ fashioned?
if he caught
one? It is one P anct * an 4
thincr to chase T** answer to all of these
afw questions is obvious to this tea
sonable man; Ae human mind
else w ia too limited to understand
what to Ho V Ae intelligence of God’s creative
vour chase £“ wm and Purpose. How often, like
successful Job ’ 1 hav « found ®y lo t un-
Thi.ti what reasonable and demanded of
happened to Job. sSiS.SS-? 04 . * A*** «^“ ation * ™
hisea fnjstrateH even ariprv Toh 1 mi S ht J ust « Well have asked
has challenged God to Jffi*him'-Pagein for a simple explanation
an exnlariation for Ae sorrv of Kei* d Vlty or challenged an
plight to which he finds Mmsdt C£>m P Utationl ofthe
He has pleaded for an op- umverse ’
portunity to "have his day in ti,. u; n H>< i : m »e
court,” to reason togeAer wiA ,u,
God. After all, Job is a reasonable in
man. He will gladly understand Am!
if only God will give him a rea- * v?Vi! to aB^
sonable explanation.
An Unexpected Response are askin & *° understand what
Last week we saw Job’s tea- P°°*
sonable approach (Job 31). WiA i rasp ’*° F° ble ??*
great clarity and logic he had set If
forth his case; If he has sinned in' Creator Hunself. It
any way, Aen let God show him s r wf
and he would understand. How * e r °L
s ld 3 n wo^ d .,rsio I rs2
be* fail lo ae that'job .as a Jj!""i 11 ?*
righteous man suffering Ae af- “ wa ?Sd »savs Job at Ast b
The Lrad has been silent for ™,‘ftS’'ho b ne , £, ( ’S;. I ‘kSS
a long time, allowing Job to cata- LJ f h e^/h ;{!
logue his reasonable complaints. !«?/’• wJL^Th« h tifa« r fi
Like a defendent in a court of d r s “/ e^ as - r Tbe Q cba ® a £
law, he has allowed his accuser u*_ . , wurd m
to continue uninterrupted. Now, &^ ands °f the ..
he speaks at last: WHO, „
IS THIS THAT HARKENS church** •( cfm«> m <h« u, s. a* NlmMl by
COUNSEL BY WORDS WITH- Cwmmun.tyfrtssS.rv.ct)
OUT KNOWLEDGE?” (Job
38 ThL SV fe not the kind of re- Attend The Church Of
sponse Job had expected, God’s y-,.- SundaV
reply is not that of a defendant, Tour v - no,ce 3unaay
TRY A CLASSIFIED AD!
The new crop of barley and
wheat is in the making and with
appearance of hot weather,
these grains will be ripening
faster. Growers are urged to be
certain the grain bin is dean
and not infested with grain in
sects. The safe method is to
clean the bin and then spray the
walls and bottom with materials
such as Methoxychlor or Mala
thion This should be done at
least several days in advance of
filling with grain.
Many crops of alfalfa have
]ust been hai vested; the spray
ing for weevil control should
follow the removal of the first
crop if many weevil were pres
ent at the time of the cutting. If
the spray is not applied, these
; insects,- will prevent -normal ;
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TIE CIME
Icmoi lor Jwe f, 1999
To Clean Grain Bins
To Treat Alfalfa Stand
struggling to expiate Us
sonants actions, out As ths Lord'
of ths Unlvsrss! Who Is this, asks
God, who .casts doubt upon my
wisdom and goodness? who is
this, he demands, who speaks in
such Ignorance?
Cross-wamination
Lika a dog chasing automo*
hilts, Job had demanded reasons*
bis answers to his questions.
Then suddenly the chase Is over
and God confronts him: If I give
you your reasonable answers,
Job, will you be able to under*
stand them? You want to reason
HOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
second growth Also, if the field
was not fertilized last fall or
this spring, it should be treated
with a phosphorus-potash ferti
lizer. Both of these treatments
should be done a few days after
the removal of the first crop of
alfalfa.
To Ventilate Buildings
The month of June is usually
a very hot one and producers
should make plans to have their
livestock as comfortable as pos
sible; all poultry and other farm
animals notice the extreme high
temperatures and high humidi
ty and will not produce as well
during these periods Electric
fans will heilp keep the air mov
ing through a building, or win
dows and doors should be open
ed to get cross ventilation.
Fresh water should be supplied
at all times.
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