—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 29,1971
20
Egg Sandwich
The egg sandwich contest which was
held recently at the State Department of
Agriculture building at idarnsoiug is an
example of the type of effort which can
yield big returns for the egg industry at
very little cost.
.The possible results of such a contest
are very far reaching.
The contest involved restaurant chefs
who were competing to for the honor and
up to $250 in prize money for developing the
egg sandwich which can be best suited to
the restaurant business
Restaurant owners are like farmers in
feeling a cost squeeze these days. Even
more so than farmers, restaurant owners
have large labor needs in an increasingly
costly labor market In order to continue to
serve good food at a price that people can
and will pay, restaurant owners must think
in terms of providing a nutritious and low
cost food with a sufficient spread between
cost and return. And they need a food which
can be prepared rapidly in order to mini
mize the labor costs which go into it.
Faced with this kind of challenge, the
restaurant industry is taking a fresh look
at eggs. The significance of this interest
by the restaurant industry should be fully
appreciated and encouraged by egg pro
ducers and allied industrymen.
Development of new recipes suitable to
the restaurant trade could open up major
new markets for eggs.
The side benefits could be even greater.
We think there’s a tendency for foods which
become popular in eating establishments to
also become popular in the home. Expan
sion of egg sales through restaurants could
lead to even greater expansion of sales to
housewives.
Stay Alert to the Borer
While local sources indicate the corn
borer isn’t a major problem in Southeastern
Pennsylvania, a recent report by Geigy
News indicates the borer may prove to be
a major problem in most of the nation’s
important corn areas.
This year’s prediction of heavy infesta
tions, Geigy reports, is based on_several
factors, high borer populations last year,
heavy overwintering populations, and, in
some regions this spring, evidence of early
moth activity.
States cited as having heavy borer in
festation are Delaware, Maryland, Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Da
kota and Wisconsin.
But just how serious this season’s out
break will be depends on two things
weather and crop management. Heavy
Match Plants to Soils?
Lancaster County is fortunate to have
unusually good soils.
However, soils in Lancaster County and
neighboring areas, like soils everywhere,
vary considerably from one farm to the
next and from one part of the county to the
next
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Big Potential
When all things are considered, it is evi
dent that the egg has long been overdue for
a revival m consumer interest. Among
some ot the things going for eggs are - high
food value, including high protein content;
relatively low cost, only three to five cents
each at recent market prices; convenience
of handing; relatively easy storage; easy
availability; low calories for many persons
who are concerned about diets today just
to name a few.
, u _ . ~ the next few weeks Many of mum yields The application of
With that many things going for it, we the grasses are goin g to seed any nitrogen fertilizer, after the
have been hard put to understand why the an( j the weeds are also matur- stand is established, is still a
egg is waging a losing battle, or at best a mg One of the most important questionable practice,
break-even stance, in the market place. benefits from regular clipping
Farm people- have a tendency to be (every four to six weeks) is To Provide Good Ventilation
production oriented and overlook the im- the control of weeds In addi- Livestock that is confined to
portance of selling their product. But what turn, the cutting of the mature a building should have ample
Colonel Sanders and his Kentucky Fried grasses will encourage new cross-ventilation for the sum
Chicken did in opening up broiler markets giowth and increase the grazing mer months. Remove windows
should not be overlooked bv efis producers c f pacity of the area The old and keep the doors open to get
snouia nor oe overiooKea oy egg proaucers. c hpp m gs Wl ll dry and will be maximum air movement. In
Most of the Advantages that broilers consumed by the animals. Good some cases large fans may be
held before they were discovered by Colonel pasture management requires needed to keep the air moving.
Sanders and people like him are advantages regular clipping throughout the Hot weather is approaching and
which eggs enjoy. We’re thinking of factors growing season livestock comfort is important
such as - high volume, low cost, and con- Tn *> r Hii7- mroifa 01 ’ e / flcient gains - In some
sumer acceptance Esigs like milk also dairy bains the exhaust fans can
sumer acceptance. Jiggs, mce miiK, also one of the dti to be used to draw air through the
have great potential for use as the basic fertlllze an established stand of barn and keep the cows c g ooler
part of many types of recipes. alfalfa is right after the remov- Cattle that are being fattened
With some determined promotion, such °f the first cutting This ap- should have access to an out
as the current effort to bring eggs and chefs Phcation of a phosphorus-potash side lot, if at all possible. Fresh
together, we think everybody can benefit, 61 tdizer (0-20-20 o r 0-15-30) water at all times will also help
including farmers, restaurant owners and ?St- months 3 mußt ” for thesummer
consumers.
Organizations which have backed this
egg sandwich program, including the Penn
sylvania Poultry Federation, Pennsylvania
Restaurant Association, and the Pennsyl
vania Department of Agriculture, deserve
the wholehearted support of everyone.
rains or strong winds when moths emerge
could reduce the problem. And growers who
chop or shred their stalks can expect lower
populations. The pest can be controlled by
spray.
In 1969, according to the USDA, the bor
er cost US. corn growers an estimated
$lB2 5 mihon. The borer can cost the in
dividual farmer an average of 15 or more
bushels an acre.
If coupled with blight losses, corn borer
damage would be greatly increased.
While the borer is not considered an im
portant problem here, producers should con
tinue to stay alert to its existence in order to
be prepared to stop any buildup.
And major problems with the borer else
where this Summer could also have impor
tant impact on corn supplies and feed prices
for the next year.
It’s because soils lack or are low in
some nutrients that a sound fertilization
program is particularly important. The nu
trient requirements will vary, depending on
the types of crops that are grown.
All this leads to an interesting recom
mendation which was made recently at a
meeting at the National Fertilizer Develop
ment Center in Alabama. Where maintain
ing the proper chemical status of the soil
requires large and repeated applications of
chemicals, it was recommended that tail
oring or selecting plants to fit problem soils
could provide permanent and inexpensive
solutions.
It represents a different way of looking
at an old problem • how to match plants and
soils to achieve maximum results.
The idea encouraged here is that while
farmers have long been used to changing
the soil to meet the needs of the plants, per
haps some more thought should be given to
finding the plant which is best suited for
the available nutrients in the soil.
To Clip Pastures tings Alfalfa is a heavy feeder
Livestock pioducers with of both phosphorus and potash
permanent pastuies should and needs this extra plant food
start clipping the area within each year in order to give maxi-
CHRISTIAN
ATHEISTS
Lesson for May 30, 1971
lackground Scripture Isaiah 10 5 15;
14 24-27.
Devotional Reading, Isaiah 35.
“Terrible!” said Hiram".
“Scandalous l ” retorted Emily'.
“Shocking'” exploded Ralph .
This was a fair sampling of re
sponses by many of the good
church people of Afton' to an
’tide in the local
mday paper con
irning the public
•onouncements
a now infamous
iheist. “There is
God,” the athe
; was quoted as
lying, “and the
toner people give
n U P their supersti-
Rev. Althouse tIOUS re li g i o us
practices, the quicker this world
will know peace and prosperity
for everyone.!”
Slightly dishonest
‘Terrible!” Hiram had exclaim
ed. He is sales manager for a
local discount store. Much of that
store’s success was attributable to
Hiram’s shrewd and often,
slightly dishonest merchan
dising tactics. These included
“marking down” prices that had
been purposely over-inflated, mak
ing puce comparisons on pro
ducts that only seemed compara
tive in quality, holding “bargain
sales” that weren’t really “bar
gains,” failing to mention extra
“hidden costs,” and staying open
Sundays and holidays in defiance
of local closing laws. Hiram’s
success was recognized by his
church when he was elected a
trustee, a move that was resented
by some members of the church
whose own businesses had suffered
in competition with Hiram’s tac
tics.
“Everyone does it!"
“Scandalous!” Emily had said.
She is a bookkeeper for a small
NOW IS
THE TIME.. >
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
company that makes precision
missile parts for the government’s
space program. Emily, a teacher
of youth in the church school,
likes her job very much. The sal
ary is excellent and the working
conditions are ideal. When she
first took the job she was dis
turbed to learn that it was un
written policy to falsify entries
on costs data. But when she was
told that “everyone does this kind
of thing on government con
tracts,” she decided it wasn’t
worth losing her job. As a result,
she never even thinks about it
anymore.
“Shocking l ” had been the ex
plosive response of Ralph, a su
perintendent in his church school
for more than twenty years He
was also a clerk in the city licens
ing bureau, a 30b he had gotten
through political patronage and
kept by doing what was expected
of him. What was “expected of
him” included giving preference to
fnms and individuals that “voted
right” and financially supported
the paity. It sometimes even in
cluded “looking the other way”
when some of the best contribu
tors to the party were found to
be in violation of the license pro
visions Doing “what was expect
ed” didn’t really bother Ralph,
for he was convinced “that’s the
way it is in politics,” and the
other party would do the same if
it got a chance.
An atheism of deeds
There we are three churchmen
who react vigorously against the
suggestion that there is no God,
Strange that it never occurs to
them that their lives say pretty
much the same thing.
This is the message that the
prophet Isaiah brought to the
people of his own day. They pro
fessed to believe in God—the God
of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
but they lived in a way that de
nied their profession of faith.
Regardless of what they said with
their mouths, the atheism of their
deeds was clear to the prophet.
So it is with the Christian athe
ist. He does not say, '“There is
no God,” he just acts that way!
( All names in this story are
wholly fictitious—L.W.A.)
(lased on outlines copyrighted by the
Division of Christian Education, National
Council of the Churches of Christ in the
USA Released by Community Press
Service)
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