—Lancaster Farmln 4 From When We Stand ... November Is Here This is the week the shortening days seem suddenly a lot shorter, since the clocks were turned back. The long twilights of a few weeks ago are becoming but a brief afterglow. Yesterday, November bowed in and, to us. the exciting time o! tne \t-.i. i*n cred in. But. then, each succeeding season «eems. to us. the moil exciting, u.muo.e Old William Cullen Bryant described No vember as "the melancholy days are come . . . the saddest of the year." But remem ber. Bryant never lived in the Lancaster County area in sight of all the picturesque farm scenes. The changing leaves have been a sight to behold but, to us. not equal to some years inasmuch as the bright reds Uere conspicuously missing. We blame it on the comparatively mild weather. Takes a lot of frosty mornings, no matter what me scien tists say, to get those leaves truly bright! This, too, is the time of the year when much of our interest turns indoors and we prepare for the holiday season of Tnanks giving, Christmas and the New Year. Yep, it can be \ery exciting! Triumph Of Common Sense Some years ago, a tremendous furor was raised concerning the ufe of pesticide chemicals in agricultural production, and the effect which traces of these chemicals remaining in our food might have on human health. At the time, misrepresentation of the hazarads involved were of grate con cern to knowledgeable authorities, because these chemicals are an indispensable tool in the high-volume agricultural production now required to feed growing populations the world over. Fortunately, this is one area of concern to which reason has return ed. In a statement concerning “The Impli cation Of Pesticide Residues As A Health Hazard," Dr. Roy Goulding of the British Poisons Reference Service has stated that there is . . no substantiated evidence that the consumption of foodstuffs bearing resi dues of active ingredients from accepted agricultural practices in the United King dom has led to injury to man. . . In short, despite all the hullaballoo, the alarms, the excursions, the invocations and the warn ings, it certainly looks as though we are eating far less of pesticide residues than ever we feared and far less than is at all likely to do us any harm.” Substantially, the same conclusions re- r ' Farm News This Week Holstein Assn. Announces Meet For November 13 Page 1 Local Farmers Attend Agway Annual Meeting Page 17 Guernsey Breeders Asked To Report Herd & Lifetime Averages Page 1 Government Makes Relocation Payments Where Land Is Taken 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 Everett R Newswanger, Editor Robert G Campbell, Advertising Director Subscription price. $2 per year in Lancaster County, $3 elsewhere Established November 4,1955 Published every Satui day by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, Pa Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa. 17543 Member of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn. !. Saturday. November 2.1888 tCS gardlng these points have been reached in the United States. Continuous testing and surveillance programs have shown the food supply in the U. S. to be of the highest quali ty and purity. The pesticide industry in the interest of promoting the increased produc- tion of food and fiber that will, be required . by the world's growing population is push ing forward with programs to establish re alistic and uniform levels of acceptable pes ticide residues between all nations. If as much reason and good sense could be brought to bear on some of the other prob lems which offer a real threat to the life and health of man on earth, we would all indeed have little to fear. At least that's the way it looks from where we stand. Can You Imagine? Agricultural employees remain one of the largest groups outside of organized la bor. and efforts to persuade agricultural workers to join unions voluntarily have been largely unsuccessful. Union promotion of a boycott of fresh California grapes in major eastern markets including "Detroit, Boston and New York, is a new tactic to force em ployers to recognize the union as the sole bargaining agent, regardless of employees’ wishes one way or the other. As the Biggs, California, NEWS, observes, “Imagine the consequence if a handful of powerful union leaders, or any group, gams control of the nation’s food supply.” The concern which top leadership of major labor union organizations has shown for the public waif are has been notable by its absence. Unbridled use of union power has run head on into the public’s interest many times in recent years. In the case of agriculture, it may be going too far. Food is. after all, the first basic necessity of life. Can you imagine the impact of a threat to call a nationwide strike of agricultural workers at harvest time? Across The Fence Row “How do you do, my farmer friends?" “Howdy." “Nice looking country you have here.” “Fer them that likes it.” “Live here all your life?” “Not yit.” “I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on men unless they act.” Inflation A family of four must now have an income of $14,282 to equal the buy ing power such a family had with $5,000 in 1939. —lndustrial Conference Board 5 A X Praise makes good men better and bad men worse. Thomas Fuller. He who cannot stand criticism also can not stand much praise. Silence is still the best substitute for brains ever invented. Minds and parachutes work better when open. c v Local Weather Forecast (From the U. S. Weather Bureau at the Harrisburg State Airport) The fiv e-day forecast for the period Sat urday tnrough next Wednesday calls for temperatures to average above normal with daytime highs in the mid 50’s to 60’s and overmgnt lows m the 40’s. Mild at the be ginning of the period turning cool at the middle. Normal high-low temperatures is 75-38. Ram may total less than one-fourth inch as showers about Sunday. Predictable consequence Why? Is it because Christianity encourages us to inevitably re gard suffering punishment for sin? Of course not Christ on the cross is the classic example of un deserved suffering. If ever anyone had the right to protest his suffering, Jesus did. Who would have been more justified to ask, "What did I do to deserve this? How can God let them do this to me?” Despite the fact that Jesus was Don’t be surprised.. .and obedient to the will of his Father, , . . Do rejoice! he suffered. In fact, we might even (*•«•* on *uHinM c**yn»ht*H fcy Hi* Div«i*n say he suffered because of his ObcdlcnCS. It was the prsdictablc Community Profs Some# ) consequence of his loyalty. And so it may be for all of us who seek to follow him. If we are obedient disciples, we are likely to find the cross a consequence of our obedience. Indeed the writer of I Peter warns us: "Beloved,' do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happemng to you.” (I Peter 4:12 RSV) Anyone who under stands the meaning of disciple ship ought not to be surprised when suffering comes upon him. There is no crown without a cross. —Chesterton To Prepare for Cold Weather The month of November may bring freezing weather with driving snow storms; farmers are urged to protect their water pipes with ground cover or with electric heating cable Livestock producers should plan to have warm buildings for new-born pigs and lambs. Prevention of these problems is more pleasant and profitable than trying to correct them on a zero morning. v ”3 V. X s - The start of tiie winter feed ing season is a good time to do some forage testing When the true feeding value of both silage and hay it known, the grain ra tion may be adjusted according ly. Many d liry and livestock pro- . THE KEY Leison for November 3,1968 I*ck|r«un4 Seripluw I P#t*r I 3 9} 2ill 25) 3 through 5. Dtv«ti*n«l Rt«din|s I Ptl«rsiM I* Nothing so surprises some Christians than the fact of suf* fering. "What did I do to deserve this?” they ask in both bewilder ment and indignation. "How can God do this to me? How can he let this happen?” In vain they •search their memories for the remembrance of some sin that might explain or justify their pre sent plight. Suffering seems to them an evidence that something_ is wrong, either with them or with God. Either they have made a mistake or he has. That there might be some other explanation seems never tp occur to them. For Full Market Reports Read LANCASTER FARMING To Do Forage Testing Mon than physical Of court*, there art dlfllswot kind* of suffering. We tend to think only in term* of Jetut tut ferlng on the cross, of Paul being persecuted, of Roman Christiana dyi>ig in the arenas of Rome, of reformers dying at the hands of the Inquisition, and of mission* nrles undergoing terrible hard* ships in far-off lands. All of thla makes the experience seem pretty remote long ago and faraway. Yet suffering, according to my dictionary, means "to be subject* ed to pain, distress, injury, lost, or anything unpleasant.” Thus, it can mean physical pain, but it doesn’t have to. Suffering can alto mean emotional distress or any unpleasantness. Even Christ’s suffering on thecross'waa more than merely physical. Rejoice! Therefore, although we may not be called upon to bear physi* cal pain for the sake of the Gospel here in America, we may still be called upon to bear peri* odic distress, rejection, ridicule, and unpleasantness. Sometimes these kinds of suffering are more frightening and insidious than mere physical pain. Often it is easier to die as a Christian martyr than it is to live as a Christian witness. But Peter’s counsel for the suf ferer is not merely a negative "Don’t be surprised.” Along with the "Don’t” there is also a "Dol* . . rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed." (IPeter 4:13 RSV) Suffering ia a terrible foe and the only way to prevail over this enemy is to refuse to let him take away our faith and joy. If we can sincerdy thank God for the privelege of suffering with Christ, the power of suffering will be broken. It is like defusing a deadly weapon. Our joy destroys its power to de» feat us. Here, then, Is the two-edged key that enables us to meet suf* fermg: Attend The Church of Your Choice Sunday NOW IS THE TIME... By Max Smith Lancaster County Agent ducers have made many dollars by spending a few to have their forages tested Now is the time to get some forage kits and learn the quality of forage in your barn. To Provide Minerals The importance of sufficient minerals in the rations of all farm animals cannot get too much attention at this time of the year. Various types of hay and silage feeds have dilferent mineral content. Animals on heavy corn silage feeding may need greater amounts of miner als than those on legume hay or silage Free choice minerals are strongly recommended. Trace mineral salt and calcium-phos phorus minerals should be in cluded in the mixture.
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