Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December 6.19f>9 4 from Where We Vote Yes On Milk Referendum Now that you are back from hunt inf? in the nimintains. it is time to get that milk referendum ballot in the mail. You ha\e al ready wasted precious lime. And don't for get to mark it YES. That is right We are supporting the pro gram because we think it will benelit dairy farmers. No. we were not originally m favor of it. We had the same fears that all farmers ha\c We were alraid the go\eminent was again starting a gimmick to try to control farmers and get their money a kind ol a program like special short-term taxes that just ne\er get phased out But that was bctoie we understood how the program will work. First it is not a per petual program one that continues for ever once it is inaugurated. In fact, a new referendum must be held every three years at which time dairy farmers may \ote it down. (Dairy farmers are the only persons who may vote in the referendum). And though we are sure e\eryone will want to give the program at least a three year trial to see what results can be ac complished, it would be possible for a small percentage of dairy farmers to call for a new vote even shortly after it started. So, that takes care of our fears that the pro gram will continue even if dairy farmers don’t like it. As for the government getting the money nr controlling its use, that can’t happen under the law that provides for the referendum, because dairy farmers them selves will nominate the men from their own ranks who will be appointed to the State Advisory Board. This board will decide how, when and where the money collected will be used. And only five percent of the collected money will be allowed to go for administrating the program. When you think about it, that is reasonable even if it is the State Agriculture Department that collects the administrative fee. No other or ganization is big enough to do the job on a state-wide scale. Some farmers think everybody drinks miik anyway, implying that there is no need to advertise it. But quite frankly, these fellows who think that haven’t read the soft drink and beer companies’ net profit state ments lately. And if they do, they will know there are other drinks in America’s refri gerators beside “moo-juice”. When you consider that this assessment is meant to be all-enclusive, with every dairy farmer in the state contributing about 3 cents per hundred weight and taking the place of what you are now paying for the services of such organizations as the Ameri can Dairy Association and the Dairy Coun cil, it seems reasonable And with every one carrying his share of the load, much greater benefits can be realized for all. Yes, we think you should exercise your opportunity and right as a dairy farmer to wote now in the milk referendum And not only that. From where we stand, it looks like you should vote a big YES on it. Farm News Ibis Week Outstanding Farmer Thinks You Need Balanced Program Page 1 Referendum Ballots Mailed Page 1 LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. O Box 266 - Lititz, Pa 17543 Office 22 E. Mam St Lititz, Pa 17543 Phone Lancaster 394 3047 or Lititz 626 2191 Everett R Newswangei Editor Robeit G Campbell, Advei Using Duector Subsciiption price $2 pei yeai in Lancastei County, $3 elsewhei e Established Novembei 4, 1955 Published eveiy Satin dav by Lancaster Farming, Lititz Pa Second Class Post >ge paid at Lititz Pa. 17543 Member of Newspaper Faim Editois Assn Stand,,, $367,000 Per Minute According to "SOUTH." The News Ma gazine of Dixie. "There are 100 taxes on an egg. 130 on a woman's hat. 151 on a loaf of bread, and (>OO on a hon s c. But our national debt has soared to $360 billion and Repre scnlatiu* Otto E. Passman of Louisiana figures it now exceeds by M 3 billion the total debt ol all other free nations. “As inflation continues to take its sharp bite. Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans points out that it stems primarily from M 0 billion in government deficits over the past fi\e years. ‘During that period,’ he says, ‘the country was deluded into think ing we could somehow get more out of the economy than the economy could produce. All we had to do was spend more money. This delusion has now collided with reali ty.' " A publication by the Standard Oil Com pany of California observed that according to a study made by the Chamber of Com merce of the United States the federal government is spending tax money a lot faster than a taxpayer can earn it or send it in. For example, the chamber observes, if it takes an individual an hour to fill out his tax return and most people struggle with it longer than that the government will spend $22 million in the same amount of time or “before you even get the envelope stamped ” The calculation is based on the federal budget for fiscal 1970 which propos ed outlays of $192.9 billion $lOO billion more than 1960. To make the spending speed more comprehensible, the Chamber calcu lates it at $22.02 million per hour or $367,000 per minute. As the delusion that government hand outs are free is stripped away, the true generosity of voters and taxpayers will be put to a severe test along with their fore sight. Will welfare programs seem as at tractive when they are adorned with price tags that hit every pocketbook? The way in which taxpayers resolve these questions will determine the future course and strength of the nation. At least that’s the way it looks from where we stand. Across The Fence Row It is impossible to pour the wisdom of the old into the energy of the young, but we must keep trying. Each person creates our friends, as surely as we create our enemies. The more children’s fingerprints at home, the fewer on police records. The ideal home is one where the only scraps are those brushed off the table after a meal. There are two good ways to spread light he a candle, or a mirror. Some children are afraid of the dark, but many adults are afraid of a bit of light. Local Weather Forecast (Fiom the U. S. Weather Buieau at the Harrisburg State Airport) The five-day forecast for the period Sat urday through next Wednesday calls for temperatures to average near normal with daytime highs in the lower 50’s and over night lows in the mid 30’s. Mild at the be ginning of the period, turning colder Tues day and Wednesday. Precipitation may total one-half to three-tourths inch water equivalent as rain or showers Sunday night and Monday and possible ram again Tuesday. THE STRANGE WAY le*ion for Dccnnljcr 7,1969 StrSplur* li» •• 7 111 10 13 tbfoojh 5J I? 61 I 3 r o» t 7 4. Ha ( 1 I J Recently a little boy caused a furor In the toy department of a large department store wl.’n he walked up to the Santa Claus there ana punched him In the nose! "1 told you I wanted a bi le,” he shouted, "not a scooter, you Idiot!” That little boy Is like many of us: we do not like to be disap pointed when we have set our hearts upon something. We know what we want and close our eyes to anything else that might be offered in its place. We reject any substitutes. The rejected Messiah This is what happened when Jesus came into the world. Hewas God’s most wonderful gift to men, yet many rejected him because he did not fit the description of the messenger from God whom they were looking for. What they were expecting was someone who would bring back their freedom and sovereignty. The man to bring this about, they reasoned, would have to be a man of power, one who could force the nations to respect them. Jesus did not fit that description. The prophet Isaiah had for seen the need for the kind of ministry which Jesus performed. His fifty-third chapter is a des cription of just such a suffering servant. Instead of being a hand some leader, the servant of God would be a manwithout"beauty.” Instead of one who would be ad mired and accepted, he would be "despised and rejected.” Not a man of obvious personal success, he would be "a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. "Not a conqueror who subjects his foes, God’s servant would be one who "was oppressed.” Strangest of all, instead of punishing others fpr their sins, he himself would be •* Mlimts <«ayn§ht*W by lha o!vJsT«n # af Christian ftlueatian, Nahanal Cauncil af tha CKurchas #f Christ jniha U. S, A Nalaasadiy Cammumfy Prtss Sarvica) Read Lancaster Farming For Full Market Reports To Control Lice Controlling lice on livestock in the fall prevents them from building up during the winter Both hogs and cattle are bothei ed with external parasites and infestations will reduce gains and milk production Some young stock may be stunted and held back by heavy infestation of body lice Sprays will result in a better coverage of the body, materials such as ciodnn will give good conti 01, repeat in 2 to 3 weeks Don’t expect maximum lesults when livestock are in fected with eithei intei nal 01 ex ternal paiasites To Utilize Quality Roughage The value of good hay and sil age should be recognized in han dling young stock and with the breeding herd of most species of animals Growing heifers need very little gram if permitted lib eral amounts of hay and silage The breeding ewe flock also re quire little more than quality le- punished for ihc sins of others. The servant Messiah Wc can understand why the "suffering servant” of Isaiah 53 was hardly a popular concept with the Jews. How could they ever win back their self-respect with that kind of image? How con Id thev prevail over their enemies with such a cowardly ap proach? What would this ever bring them but more suffering and humiliation? Ye*, in Isaiah’s prophecy there arc two new and startling ideas that actually provide the answers to all these questions: Sovereignty through servant hood! Victory through defeat! Although the prophet w role of the "suffering servant” more than twenty-seven hundred years ago, these‘two concepts still strike men as "new- and startling ideas.” Like the people of Judah, most of us look to physical force as the only means of establishing authority and order. The image of the "suf fering servant” is no more popu lar w-ith us than it was when these words were first written. Nevertheless, Isaiah knew- the fultihty of force He knew it could not accomplish long-lasting re sults. Try to force your ideas on someone and often, no matter how good the idea is, they will resist it. The Jews had not been able to force anyone else to wor ship their God and live by his laws. Their military power never converted anyone. The victorious servant Isaiah pointed to a revolution ary new way to bring their enemies to God: vicarious suffer ing. What this means is to suffer willingly for the sake of some one else. Instead of impressing their foes with the power of their hatred and violence (their enemies were really bitter at this anyway), they would witness with the strength of their service. In the long run, their suffering servanthood would be more powerful than anyone’s hate. A strange way to conquer, is it not? Yet, this is God’s way and, because it is, it was also Christ’s way. This is how he conquered. It is also the way he set before sus. Are we any closer to accepting that way today than were those who rejected him when he came among us almost twenty centuries ago? NOW IS THE TIME... By Max Smith Lancaster County Agent gume hay duung the winter months. Heavier grain feeding might be needed in special cases, but usually larger amounts of roughage and limited amounts of concentrates will result in grow thier and healthier livestock To Exercise Livestock Some dairymen might consider it too much trouble to turn out the milking herd each day, how ever, we lecommend this daily practice for best herd health bleeding efficiency, and length of time in the held Sheep breed ers have leained that daily out side exercise will result m strong er lambs and greater profits Hoise and pony owners should allow daily outside exercise for their animals Beef cattle feed ers who peimit their steers to go in and out at their leisuie notice gi eater comfort in their animals and increased efficiency. Housing has its place, but the great outdoors is where most animals prefer most of the time.
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