—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. September 6.1969 4 From Where We Successful Experiment We lue m the post moon-walk age Us i-iOer people ha\ e to make the adjustment in our thinking, because it is a fact, though we ->a\e heard of some people who still don't believe it And some adiustment will need to be mad., in our thinking also if the no-til corn planting method continues to show up as loou as it has for the farmers reporting in ‘he feature storv of this issue We would like ■*o cling to the plowed and finely harrowed Lancaster County fields of the past It just seems to be more like the Garden Spot we are acclaimed to be. But facts are facts And if a few more seasons produce the same results as was evident in no-til corn plantings this week, we will have to be classed with the people .\ho don't believed in the moon landing if ac don’t accept the facts. Every farmer we talked to is going to plant no-til again next year. They like the time saved. They like the reduction in soil -oss They even like the savings in expenses and machinery wear and most of all they .ike the promising >ields of the no-til fields. True, as one farmer said, no-til is still an experiment But so was the moon w'alk. That doesn't say it wasn't done, or that it wasn't done successfully. The same can be said for no-til corn planting At least that's *ne way it looks from where we stand. Music Reduces Dark Cutters Just when you think you ha\e heard of everything something else comes along. And in this day of changes in the beef in dustry (longer, taller cattle instead of the short stocky ones that won the shows 10 years ago) you are trained to listen to them all. According to research at Kansas State University the sounds a steer hears before slaughter affects the meat produced. They found that loud noises prior to slaughter caused “dark cutters" in beef. Meat labeled a dark cutter has an abnormal dark color after slaughter and is normally avoided by the consumer and for this reason meat pack ers and retailers want to avoid this condi uon. We know of carcass contests where car casses which would have made it into the championship circles were labeled dark cut ters. What do you do? Would you believe playing soothing music before slaughter? It was found at the Cudahy Company packing plant in Wichita, Kansas, that when the soft music usually played for its work ers was not on they had an increase in the number of dark cutters produced. From this a study was conducted at Kansas State with two groups of cattle being Farm News This Week Jay Smoker Wins Kunzler Scholarship Page 1 No-Til Planted Corn Fields Show Excellent Promise Page 1 Mrs. Brubaker Has Exhibited Produce For Thirty-Five Years Page 20 LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. 0. Box 268 - 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 Lancastei County; $3 elsewhere Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, Pa Second Class Postage paid al Lititz Pa. 17543 Member oi Newspaper Farm Editors Assn -A.-'—.. .^. ..I.**-,'*. ... .j. Stand. .. handled the same except one croup was handled as usual and the other group was subjected to recordings of traffic, airplanes, and heav\ equipment before slaughter. The results showed the latter animals produced darker meat than the control group. Dr Allen of Kansas State Unuersity sa\s that if music affects cattle, it may alfect sheep and hogs. For a long time many show men of beef herds ha\e used radios in their show barn and then took it on the show circuit for then contented cows. It would appear from these limited tests that sounds and noises do place more stress on cattle than we thought and perhaps showmen should be more selec tive with their music this show season. It just might eliminate most of the current popular songs. At least that’s the way it looks from where we stand. A Loser’s Game In the American experience, inflation has always been associated with booming business and general good times. Those who warned that continued deficit spending and debt accumulation by government, without regard to the taxpaying ability of the people, would lead to disaster were labeled reac tionaries by new-atyle liberals who believed that government spending could open the door to attainment of the highest human aspirations. Now 7 w’e are beginning to learn what other nations have learned throughout his tory that beyond a certain point the pro gress of inflation is accompanied by hard ship rather than good times. Economists are beginning to speak of the possibility of a recession and inflation at the same time. Time magazine summarized a lengthy list of spectacular wage settlements settle ments that range as high as a 49 per cent increase in 13 months for construction work ers in one Ohio city. But far from bringing good times to workers, these dramatic wage increases are becoming increasingly illu sory. Wages are outrunning output. Says Time: “During the last three years . . . the purchasing power of the average U.S. work er has done no better than hold steady.” One union official, conscious of the trend, concedes: “Every time we get a raise, the prices increase and the hospitals go up as well. Somebody should stand still. If the others stopped, I think our men would be happy to stop too.” The question is, are we ready to stop following the doctrine of false liberalism that has set the stage for a “re cession” with inflation. Across The Fence Row Nothing, no, Nothing, causes-more ac cidents than the Other Fellow. Another example of a hazardous hie is mat of a long - tailed cat in a house full of rocking chairs. 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 80’s and over-night lows in the upper 60’s. Seasonable tempera tures are expected Saturday with a warm ing trend toward Sunday through the end of the period Normal high-low for the period is 80-69. Precipitation may total up to one-half inch as rain Saturday and scattered showers and tnunder showers toward the end of the pen oa THE GREAT LIE Lesson for September 7,1969 B*cl|r