Lancaster Farming, Saturday. October 12.1968 22 • A World Divided (Continued from Page 13) starvation itself, but against man's own tendency toward iso lation. Man must lenrn tr share his knowledge, and benefit from the mistakes of others. And so emerges the great question; How can man break down the barriers that separate him’’ What must be done to bring about international co operation in the fight against starvation’ I believe that the answer- lies in America, in the enormous potential of her youth. America must send forth young people who will mingle with those in underdeveloped countries. These young people must have a knowledge of the basic skills of agriculture. I be lieve that America’s most im portant export is agricultuial technology’ An American working side by side with a faimer in an under developed countiy can break down the barrier of distrust which separates the two of them. When there is mutual un derstanding, the American can share the basic skills of agricul ture which he possesses .With this exchange of knowledge, the farmer in the underdeveloped countiy will not have to dis cover these basic skills for him self He will be delivered from his primitive condition, and the centuues of time needed to learn by experience will be eli minated Again I say, America’s most impoitant expoit is agn cultural technology' We can send tons of surplus wheat to foreign countries, but this only solves the problem temporarily The Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman, says “Unless the hungry na tions learn to feed themselves, there will be world famine in less than 20 years” The United States cannot feed the world, because her own population is growing by leaps and bounds The farmers in underdeveloped countries must learn to produce enough food for their own peo ple They can do this only if they learn moie advanced fann ing piactices Again I say • Experts Warn (Continued from Page 17) of 1969 will probably average 35 cents, about 2 cents below the thud quarter of this year Feed costs dunng the October 1968 - Septembei 1969 yeai aie expected to average about one half cent a dozen less than a year eailiei Much of this de ciease is likely to be offset by highei labor and olhei costs Thus net incomes to laimeis are expected to aveiage about 5 cents a dozen oi $1 00 a hen highei By the thud quarter of 1969 pioducei i etui ns aie ex pected to fall below yeai eaih ei levels The hatch of egg-tvpe chicks in the last half of 1968 is ex pected to be about 11% above yeai eaiher levels The hatch in the fiist half of 1969 is expect ed to be at least 11% above the same months of 1968 Egg pric es in late 1969 and during 1970 would be depressed by a hatch of this magnitude The layer flock is expected to stay under year earlier levels until the third quarter of 1969 The rate of lay is also expected to average under the same months of the previous year un til mid-1969 Production increas es beginning the thud quarter of 1969 will result from both a laiger and young flock and thus a higher rate of lay Individual produceis may re ceive puces lower than theU S average farm prices upon which this report is based The IT S puce includes prices received bj producers who sell to hatch eries and those who market di rect to consumers or to retail Amerlcn'i most important ex port I* agricultural technology! How can we export techno logy? How can inch a gigantic progiam bo financed? First of nil, there is the Peace Corps, one of our government's most successful programs for improv ing International understand ing. Here Is a chance 'for a young person to teach others, and, at the same time, he can learn to appreciate more fully the abundance in his own so ciety. Next, there is the church and other religious organizations, pleading for volunteers who will serve for a period of time in an underdeveloped area. Too many times, however, no one offers his services, and this opportuni ty is lost Finally, individuals who want to travel can finance their own way and find a rewarding ex perience in helping those less fortunate than themselves. The task is an enormous one. We Believe FARMERS AND THE TOBACCO TRADE WOULD BENEFIT BY MARKETING TOBACCO THROUGH AGWAY TOBACCO MARKETING PROGRAM Call and Get Full Details 1027 Dillerviile Road Phone 393-5131 nnd the work will not bo com pleted in n year; it will take many yean. The Job require* a new breed of American the type that does the world's work in the world's farthest corners, not tor dollars, not for glory, not for nationalistic or imperia listic purposes, but for man! When at last farmers in’un derdeveloped countries ar e farming with the same high effi ciency as those in the rest of the world, man will have conquered the enemy starvation. When the gap which separates the primi tive portion of the world from the more advance portion of the world is at last closed, mankind will have reached the zenith of international cooperation. During the ceremony for rais ing Green Hands to the degree of Chapter Farmer, every FFA member meets four obstacles which block man’s progress. Consider these four obstacles for a moment: ignorance, indo lence, waste and isolation. Because of isolation, the farmers in underdeveloped countries are unable to farm ef ficiently. Poor efficiency leads to waste nnd soon discourage ment and indolence take hold. The door is opened for the enemy starvation! Until mankind destroys these obstacles there will be starva tion, misery nnd death. FFA members, you and I have met these four obbstades and we understand their power. Be cause we have met these hin drances to man’s progress, we have a responsibility. It is a great and noble challenge that is set before us: to free the rest of the world from these same enemies. The future is stretched before us in a wide horizon, with many possibilities. We may spend our lives building a great store of material wealth. We 1968 Special CAI EC >****:> %ll| f & r '\» /f U V s.- > >'«***. CALF & CATTLE South Branch Stockyards, Inc., Moorefield, W, Va. Friday, October 18, 7:30 P.M. D.S.T. Demonstrational Sale. All calves graded and stamped. No calves under 300 lbs. or over 600 lbs. No bulls or horny cattle accepted. Friday, November T, 7:30 P.M. E.S.T. This is a clean up Sale. All kinds of cattle WILL BE OFFERED. Sale sponsored by W. Va, Department of Agriculture and the South Branch Stockyards, Inc., Moorefield, W. Va. Public Sale WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 1968 STARTING AT 10 A. M. 20 to 30 TRACTORS MANY MAKES AMD MODEIS International, Ford, John Deere, Allis-Chalmers, Case, Massey-Harris, Massey-Ferguson, Oliver FARM MACHINERY Harvesters, mowers, cornpickers, hay balers, blowers Some Lawn and Garden Equipment Attention DEALERS & FARMERS: Bring your own surplus equipment in to be sold on consignment. We buy, sell, trade, wholesale-daily. Used Parts for most make & model of Tractors & Farm Machinery. WENGER'S FARM MACHINERY, INC So. Race St. Myerstown, Pa. 717 866-2138 may count our worth by the cat* tie on a thousand hills. Or, we may spend our lives serving mankind, so that our world will be a better one tomorrow. The fate of the human race is being weighed in the balan ces today, and the possible fate is terrible to consider. If world starvation becomes a reality, the survivors will envy the deadl “No man is an island ... we are all involved in man kind.” We must all work to gether or the fight is lost. You and I hold the key to man's problem. Will we use it? It’s perfectly amazing how suddenly a little gossip will di vert attention from an intellec tual conversation.
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