f>—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 10.1969
Plant Institute Head
Says Agriculture Not
Tinkering With Nature
Americans could well be
spending 40 to 50 cents more
lor eveiy dollar’s woith of gro
ceucs they now buy if it weren't
for the rapid technological ad
\ances in ciop fertilization and
other essential faim practices
over the past two decades
This estimate was made this
v eek by Edwin M Wheeler,
President. National Plant Food
Institute, and based, he said,
on what the groceiy shopper
vould be paying if food prices
liad risen as much as many other
consumei items over the past 20
years
Wheeler, head of the nation’s
fertilizer industry association,
spoke at a luncheon meeting of
the Eastern Chapter National
Agucultural Advertising and
Marketing Association at the
Waldoif-Astona Hotel
He lashed out at critics of
agncultuie who insist that farm
technological progress is in the
aiea of “tinkering with nature’s
c dei ’’
Man has constantly struggled
to improve his advantage over
nature, he said, and added that
ins success has never been moie
evident than in America’s highly
-P'*oductive agncultuie
It’s absurd, he said, to talk
aoout abandoning our techno
logical advances in agriculture,
w Inch some would have us do, in
fjvoi of returning to the “na
tural” way of farming
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tural technology and production
practices must realize, he said,
that if man had to rely on natuie
alone, his world would soon face
wholesale starvation and chaos.
“Make no mistake” he warned,
“nature alone could not sustain
today’s world or even the US.
for one day—not in food, not in
clothing, not in shelter.”
Lately, he noted, certain agric
ultural practices have come un
der attack for allegedly adding
to water pollution These char
ges, he said, have little factual
suppoit, but critics continue to
gam wide-spread attention with
scare tactics and emotional ap
peals for bans on various farm
ing practices
Wheeler acknowledged the
need for concern regal ding “sane
programs to improve man’s con
trol over his environment.” but
added that such programs must
evolve from “factual information
not emotion, half truth, or in
nuendo ”
It’s easy to point accusing fin
gers at agriculture, or at urban
development, or industrializa
tion, oi automobiles as causes of
environmental problems, he said
But the real need, he emphasiz
ed, is for factual research—not
to establish blame, but to pre
vent possible pollution of soil,
water or air from any source.
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Clothing Saving Tip
Loam to look for deep hems
in girls’ dresses and you can
save money, suggests Mis Ruth
Ann Wilson. Penn Slate exten
sion clothing specialist Also
look for interfacing behind but
tons and buttonhole areas It
will help prevent the fabric
from tearing Deep cut arm
holes, dresses without waist
lines, and shiits with long tails
will allow for growth and longer
wear.
Food Costs
On a percentage basis, we
spend less of our income on
food than ever before. Percent
age of income average Ameri
cans spent for foocf declined
from 20.7 percent in 1957 to 17 4
percent in 1967, and down to
17 2 percent in 1968, according
to U S Department of Agricul
ture statistics.
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And God said, “Let there
be light” and there was light.
——(Gen. 1:3).
Before we prepare to study
or even open a book, we should
affirm that we have God with
in us. Then we will feel God’s
presence and power in us and
all around us. With assurance
say “Let there be light.” Know
this. Then through conscien
tious meditation thank God for
light. Pick up the book and
through this light there will
be understanding and wisdom.
The marvel of God’s wonderful
light dispels all shadows.
• Two 4-H
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lest the local team had placed
fust
Two of this yeai’s team mem
bers did place high in indivi
dual classes, however. Avernl
Royer, 2025 Oregon Pike, Lan
caster, was first in the Ayrshne
breed with 138 points out of a
possible 150 and Wayne Yost,
New Holland Rl, had 98 points
out of a possible 100 points in
the Holstein division. These
youths are scheduled to go to
the Pine Grove Mills Elemen
tary School located just West of
State College for the awards
banquet tonight. Other team
members were Joyce Stoltzfus,
Ronks Rl and Carol Groff,
Quarryville R 3.
The Exposition is sponsored
each year by the Penn State
Dairy Science Club
Kids Fish Day
Kids Fish Day will be held by
the Lititz Sportsmen Association
on May 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p m
in the Lititz Springs Park More Pennsylvania FFA Electrification
than 300 trout will be placed in Contest, Yoik and Lancaster
the stream lunning through the Counties
park from the Head End to the
Recreation Center
All sportsmen and fathers are
No fishing will be allowed af- asked t 0 help. Kids ages 0 to 16
ter the closing time 4pm Dams a re allowed to fish on Sunday
and cover for the trout will be and cash prizes will be awarded
put in the stream on May 12 & f° r special fin tagged fish
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Colerain 'Elementary School.
Wednesday, May 14
7.30 pm Hempfield Commuu
ity Club meets, Farmdale
Elementary School
730 pm— Gai den Spot 4-H
Community Club meet, Ro
bert Bare’s Home. Millport
Road. Lancaster
8.00 p.m—4-H Adult and Teen
Leaders meet, Farm and
Home Center
Thursday, May 15
1:00 p m —Area FFA Dairy Pro
ducts Judging, Penn Dairies
Inc, Hempstead Rd , Lan
caster.
800 p m —County 4-H Council
meets, Farm and Home Cen
ter. (Reorganization)
Regional Conservation FFA
Speaking Contest, Municipal
Bldg, Lebanon
Friday, May 16
13 starting at 6 p.m.
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