—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 10.1968 4 From Where We Stem/ ... Pesticides For Other Countries A late issue of “International Agricul tural Development,” published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, contains some hard facts about food production and pest control that tell, in some measure at least, why.a large part of the peoples of the earth suffer from malnutrition. It notes that crop losses in developing nations of 25, 50 or even 80 per cent are not uncommon. These losses are caused mainly by weeds and pests. Underdeveloped countries, where little progress has been made in pesticide application, suffer the heaviest losses. . In the words of the Department of Agri culture publication: “The direct food loss to insects and other pests is large; minimum estimates of world losses range from 20 to 30 per cent of the total food produced.” It then describes the need for expanded pro duction of chemical aids to weed and pest control. It says, all types will be needed insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nemato cides, and rodenticides. And it goes on to point out that . . agencies responsible for the safety of our food supply . . . agree that pesticides, used wisely, are safe.” The U. S. pesticide industry is a world leader in producing crop-saving chemicals and is also a leader in educating everyone to their proper use. Pesticides have be come a form of worldwide life insurance for future food supplies. This should "be re cognized by adaption of international agree ments concerning such matters as residue tolerances which will permit the export of U S. knowledge and chemical products to lands where they are most needed. As the Agriculture Department publica tion makes obvious, the research and enter prise of our pesticide industry have put at man’s disposal the means to greatly in crease' world food supplies. In the name of humanity, these blessings should be utilized to the fullest. Disrespect For Law Every law abiding citizen fears and de tests the sporadic violence and vandalism that have become so much a part of daily life in the U.S They sense, and rightly so, that if not controlled, the present state of affairs can weaken the very foundations of representative government and personal liberty Many find it hard to stand on the sidelines, so to speak, as mute witnesses to the destruction of the institutions and pro cesses of a free society. Many wonder what they can do to help bring back stability. A short time ago, the nation’s leading law enforcement officer, Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, long-time director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was interviewed by the Associated Press and used the occa sion to give some very pointed advice to private citizens. Mr. Hoover believes our Farm News This Week Local Young Farmers Visit Beitsville Research Farm Page 1 ASCS Committee Elections Set For Sixteen Local Communities Page i Livestock Judging Teams Bring Home Championships Page 1 LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P 0 Box 266 - Lititz, Pa 17543 Office 22 E. Main St, Lititz, Pa 17543 Phone Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191 Eveiett R Newswanger, Editor Robeit G Campbell, Advertising Director Subscription price- $2 per year in Lancaster County, $3 elsewheie Established Novembei 4 1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming. Lititz, Pa Second Class Postage paid at Lititz Pa. 17543 Membei of Newspaper Fai m Editors Assn present troubles stem prifnarily from our own growing indifference to right -and wrong. He says. “A rising contempt of and disrespect for law and order lies at the heart 1 of the growing violence in America today. This disrespect is reflected in many ways: a spiraling crime rate, riots, civil disobedience, rebellion on our campuses, and the rise of extremist racial and vigil ante groups. “Mr. Hoover believes, we have been entirely too soft on the question of civil disobedience which he says is a “perni cious doctrine.” Our permissive attitude toward civil disobedience can do great damage. As the* FBI chief observes, . . to break the law even ‘gently’ can have eventual tragic con sequences.” Mr. Hoover also says bluntly, .“We are living in an age when too many citizens are thinking about their ‘rights’ and ‘privileges’ and too little about their ‘duties’ and ‘responsibilities’.” Of course, many of us have heard a sim ilar indictment of the current behavior of U. S. citizens. Implicit in them is'the ans wer for those who still wonder what they can do to help correct the situation. In Mr. Hoover’s words, “Citizens can set a person al example of obeying the law themselves and encouraging others to do likewise. Far too many adults set bad examples for others to follow. We must encourage respect for our flag, our history, our principles of free government. Young people in particular must learn the significance of the law. Re spect for law is not something to be learn ed in ‘one big bite’ but is the result of living this principle day after day.” Beyond this there are specific ways in which the private citizen can aid law en forcement. The press can report facts promptly and accurately in situations of lawlessness. We can all take an interest, as business and industrial leaders are now doing, in helping to remedy the conditions such as poverty, discrimination, poor hous ing and so forth which help breed crime. When civil disorders occur, the private citi zen can help by obeying the instructions of the police or other authorities on the scene. Encourage others to do the same. Don’t cir culate rumors and misinformation. Furnish relevant data promptly to the local authori ties Don’t condone lawlessness, rioting and looting. These are a few of the more pertinent points covered in the AP interview with Mr. Hoover His suggestions come from a man who is held in high esteem by nearly every one in public and private life alike. His faith in American institutions .and his abhorence of police state methods are well known. His words of stern admonition to his fellow citi zens are timely. Across The Fence Row The Arizona Farm Bureau Federation states, “During recent years many errone ous statements have been made describing agriculture as a declining industry. These statements are not so. The general trend has been upward over the past 10 years, rather than downward. Enrollments in col lege of agriculture programs in the fall of 1967 has been exceeded only by the record number right after World War 11. People who have never learned to work constructively seldom enjoy it. Local Weather Forecast (From the U. S. Weather Bureau at the Harrisburg State Airport) The five-day forecast for the period Saturday through next Wednesday calls for temperatures to average above normal with daytime highs in the upper 80’s to low 90’s and overnight lows in the 60’s to low 70’s. Warm throughout the period with little day to day change. The normal high-low for the period is 85-65 Rain may total one-half inch as showers on Sunday and again late Tuesday or Wed- nesday. , ft child i«d or accepted Into' member* » of the churph: we say that, ugh thslt period of cetechUm ver, it Is Just the beginning clr life of dUclpleshlp in Christ. . ifthsbejteninz anion Baldwin’s Battles lost - Won, Harper & Row, is.a study of some of the major bat* ties of World War Two. Op# of the chapters describes .the Al* lied invasion of Sicily. I was ap prised to find it entitled, "Tha end of the Beginning,” for surely, 1 thought, he means the begin* ning of the end! As I read thj# ■ A concert pianist was playing marked the end of the first phai# a concert in a Midwestern city. °f the war. I suspect that R to It was the last number on his common for us-to think that*# (program and he was playing the have readied the beginning of ’dramatic "Revolutionary Etude* the end when, In reality, it pi lust at he came to merely the end of the beginning I, crashing chords, This must certainly have begp I a tornado swept the attitude of the exiled Jaws through the sec- when, after so many years gt don of the city waiting, the promise was fulfilled in which the con- and Cyrus, King of Persia, did cert hall was lo- as the prophets had foretold. HI cated. The nian- made a proclamation informing ist struck the last the exiles tint they would be per* chord just as the mitted to return to Jerusalem. tornado brushed How they had ws Ted and longed by the building, for this dc y- h had seemed as Her Aithnuse shaking it and if the great “Day” would *arct Kev. Aitttouse gmashing lar . come* . ge windows. In the stunned sil- T ' -m ence that ensued, one man who 50WB fQSctlp apparenfly did not know what , But now It was here and they had. happened was heard lo ex- had to face the challenges that claim: “Great Scot! What does wnfroolod them on die day af he do for an encore?” ter the “Day.” It was one thing to await the end of exile, but From Old 10 new something else to contemplato This is often the kind of ques- *hat they would do when it cam*, don with which we are confronted they had been in Chaldea, when some dramatic event takes mr *■ long time, Only the ei* place In our lives, particularly derly remembered Jerusalem*, if it is something to which we Most of them had been bora in have looked forward with great exile and Chaldea had becomp anticipation. We look forward "home” to them, the place pf diets to these "Days* with the expect- roots, their livelihood. Jerusalem, ation that they will put ati end on the other hand, lay in ruiuB» to something oldthatweareeager It would have to ha rebuilt, Tim to have behind us. Yet, they trip back alone would take&mg often signify the beginning of months of hazardous journey, something new as well. For ex- When the great "Day*tjhai| ample, when the day of h*E*» come, all rejoiced. In the fayp school graduation finally dawns, that followed, however, only sTom# after what has seemed to be an of the exiled Jews decided t# eternity, we find ourselves con- meet the challenges. When atlaip fronted with new challenges: col- they got to Jerusalem, it wa* lege, our first job, the armed for- perhaps, an even more sorry sighf ces. Having reached the end of than'expected. But they rose 1 9 waiting for the big "Day,” we the task and in time "the peopl# begin a new period of working gathered as one man to Jens toward the coming of annthpr salem” and began the job of r#- one. building with a new goal, a-new THE DAY IFTEII "THE lAY" tenon for August 11,1968 Thus the days of graduation "Day” stretching into the futuni are called "commencements,” for before them. they are really both, the end of b/4,>cwufi^p something and the commencement «• chrniwn E4ucoti>n N«ir«».i c*u»cij ■ 4>« of something else. So it is that sh“5 h “" t ’“ • f . a » r “' in *• s. W«*W t>* ° Ofnmumty frw S«rvicfJ Lancaster Farming Ads Pay To Tost Soil For Winter Grain .If the fields going to winter grain need lime, the best time to make this application is prior to the seeding in the fall When done at this time the lime may be worked down into the soil where it is needed The practice of placing the lime on top of the winter grain next spring or summer is not to be recom mended Soils that are to be seeded to legumes next spring should be limed this fall To Be Careful With Gasoline The improper use and storage of gasoline causes many rural fires throughout the country every year This veiy common form of fuel is found on most farms and should be handled as an explosive, flammable fuel Gasoline should be stored m metal containers and never in glass jugs or bottles, the refuel- MOW IS THE TIME... By Max Smith Lancaster County Agent ing of hot motors is dapggrous because of spilling And above all, do not smoke or allow'open flame near gasoline storage or where gasoline is being used. Keep these tips in mind, add avoid a serious fire or injury. To Give Special Care To Calves " Many dairymen 'will be' rais ing many of their heifer calves dropped this fall; these replace ments are very important ani mals in the future of any herd. With the large number of out standing dairy herds in this area, the value of the heifer calf crop is enormous Dairy men are urged to provide spe cial quarters for their calves that are clean, dry and draft free: special rations including ample amounts of top quality roughage will help grow large young stock Don’t neglect the heifer calves because they are the future herd in most cases.
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