—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26,1971
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Congratulations, Princess
Congratulations and best wishes for a
successful year are certainly in order for
our new Lancaster County Dairy Princess.
She is the pretty Susan Kauffman,
•daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Kauff
man, Elizabethtown RDI.
The Kauffmans are well-known in Lan
caster County Holstein circles.
And seventeen year old Susan already
has made a name in her own right. She has
toeen extremely successful showing her own
Children Need ‘No’ Sometimes
Sometime during their tender years,
every child should learn the meaning of
“no.”
James E. Van Horn, Penn State Exten
sion specialist, says this is not just for his
own safety. It’s for the sake of others or
other people’s property later on in the
child’s life.
What happens is that if a child doesn’t
run up against a “no” early in life, he may
seek that “no” later in his teen years.
Children need to meet this conflict, and the
earlier they meet it, the easier it is to con
trol.
That doesn’t mean that the “no” needs
An Interesting Cattle Study
A recent study by the USDA shows that
changing the location or environment of
beef cattle decreases animal performance.
The study involved swapping Hereford
cattle between the U.S. Range Livestock Ex
periment Station at Miles City, Mont., and
the Beef Cattle Research Station in Brooks
ville, Fla. At both locations, animals that
were moved gained less weight, an average
ranging from 18 to 48 pounds, than compar
able animals kept in the same location.
In its report on the study, the USDA
stated, “The scientists indicated that if this
type of interaction holds up in further test
ing, the beef industry will have to reexa
mine performance testing and selection pro
cedures Distribution of breeding stock and
semen should also be done with caution un
til causes for the interactions are found.”
The research raises some interesting
questions.
Did the animals which were moved suf
fer a setback during the actual moving 7
Or had the animals been bred for gen
erations to perform well in one type of en
vironment? Is it possible that cattle adapt
to a particular type ot environment over
several generations and that any significant
changes m environment should be viewed
critically by producers?
Along these lines, we have seen reports
•of some cattlemen who range feed their ani
mals, even through the winter, who make
it a practice to travel several hundred miles
north for feeder stock. The idea apparently
is that the northern animals are bred for or
conditioned to cold weather and these anr
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animals in 4-H competition and also in the
top Holstein shows involving adults.
Being named Lancaster County Dairy
Princess in competition at the Farm and
Home Center Tuesday night was a particu
lar honor because of the caliber of competi
tion. We think the judges were right in
stating that anyone of the seven contestants
would have made a fine representative for
the Lancaster County dairy industry.
Again, our congratulations to the new
dairy princess.
to include undue punishment, Van Horn
points, out. It’s merely showing a child that
there is a limit as to what he can do in this
world and still live peacefully with others.
The specialist advises parents to be fair
in their discipline, but to let a child learn
the meaning of “no” when it’s needed and
justified. He and the rest of society will
profit by it later.
A positive attitude is best and the per
missive child-rearing philosophy of recent
years does have some things in its favor.
But everyone has to make decisions.
And if these decisions are to mean anything,
there has to be at least an occasional “no”
mixed in with the “yes” rulings.
mals should find it easy to survive and
grow in a somewhat milder climate involv
ing less snow and cold.
The USDA study would tend to discour
age this practice of going north for animals.
But possibly the practice might be success
ful with range-fed animals, where it would
not be with feedlot animals.
We would suggest another possible rea
son for the lower performance with the mov
ed animals. It involves diet.
Is it possible that animals adjust them
selves to a certain type of feeding program
and quality of feed? And any change, even
if for the better, may not be readily adapted
to by the animal?
We know, for instance, that soils from
one section of the county to the next or even
from one section of a farm to the next can
vary considerably. We can readily antici
pate that the soils from one section of the
country to the next will vary to a much
greater degree.
This should mean that crops which are
grown in Montana will vary in terms of
nutrient and mineral content from com
parable crops grown in Florida Therefore
even with the same basic diet, there can
easily be enough difference, we would anti
cipate, to influence animal performance
Like the USDA, we’re not sure what the
study show's. But we think it does offer in
teresting possibilities for follow-up.
Would it matter, for instance, if the
animals were moved only a tew miles in
stead of several hundred?
Would the moved animals still show
lower -weight gains than local animals if fed
feed from their place of origin rather than
from their new location?
Answers to these questions could con
firm that present practices of going long
distances for feeder stock is acceptable and
profitable, or the answers could lead to
changes within the industry.
We’re thinking in particular that the
answers could shbw that, all other things
being equal, locally bred and raised cattle
may have a competitive advantage over
imports.
If that were established, the next step
would be to make all other factors involving
local feeder stock equal to or better than the
competition.
Then more local livestock growers who
want quality stock would be obliged to look
first around home.
To Evaluate Herbicides the pond into a public stream.
The Lancaster County, “Water
The use of chemicals to kill Patrolman,” which is a new
weeds is a very common farm title for the former Fish War
practice, the introduction of (j en> 1S Charles A. Prinz, Lititz
new materials always keeps the rd 2. He is in a position to dis
producer trying something cuss materials to use, as well
with which he has had little ex- as supply an application for this
penence Also, different weath- permit. Applications also are 1
er conditions'from year to year available from our Extension
further confuses the situation Office.
We aie aware of poor control _ , _
in many fields; also aware of To Harvest Straw Cro P
crop damage in others. It is Barley and wheat harvest will
difficult to learn why, but this soon get underway; straw from'
we should know before addi- both of these winter grams
tional mistakes are made. make excellent bedding for all
types of livestock. In recent
To Get Farm Pond Permits years straw has been very short'
Owners of farm ponds who in supply and the value has in
are planning to treat their pond creased All grain growers are
with some weed or algae con- urged to harvest as much’ stfaw>
trol chemical should first get as possible because there ap
a permit from the Pennsylvania pears to be a strong demand for
Fish Commission Theie are a the limited supplies. Prompt*
number of materials that could diying and baling will help, get
control the weeds, but may straw of bright color and top
pollute the water running from quality
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lesson for June 27,1971
Background Scripture* Micah 6, 7,
Devotional Reading Isaiah 58 l-9a.
Suppose you were to receive in
the mail today an envelope in
which you would find your last
Sunday’s church offering with a
note saying, “Sorry, this offering
not acceptable ” Or suppose that
t Sundr“ the usher were to
> hand you back
your dollar bill
and say, “I’m sor
ry, we can’t ac
cept that.’’ What
would be your re
action? (Don’t
worry it’s not
likely to happen')
If your imagm
■d ation will allow
Kev. Althouse yQU to senously
suppose the above situations, you
may have some idea how the peo
ple of Judah felt when they heard
the message of Micah. It was as
if lie was saying that their offer
ings were not acceptable to God,
that they were not good enough.
(We all know that there is no
better way to infuriate a religious
pei son than to intimate that
time’s something wrong or in
adequate about their giving!)
Two big questions
Mieah, however, was not put on
the defensive, but instead he
seized the initiative by posing to
the people of Judah two impor
tant questions from God. “O my
people, what have I done to you?
In what have I wearied you?
Answer me!” (6-3). This is really
a rhetorical question—a question
that does not really seek infor
mation, but rather assumes an
answer before it is asked. What
God is really asking of his peo
ple is to give some reason for
their rebellion and infidelity
NOW IS
THE TIME...
By Max Smith
Lancaster County Agent
against him What has he done to
deserve such treatment?
It is obvious to all, however, as
it is meant to be, that God has 1
faithfully fulfilled his part of the
covenant. Thus, the prophet is re*-
minding Judah that she has nd
justification for her infidelity. He*
is quite specific, citing what God'
has done, recalling the “saving!
acts of the Lord.” “For I brought;
you np from the land of Egypt,’?
he reminds them, “and redeemed
you from the house of bondage;
and I sent before you Moses;
Aaron, and Miriam” (6:4).
These “saving acts” were the
very basis for the Hebrew faitli
in God. This was a faith depen*
dent, not upon ideas about God;
doctrines, creeds, or speculations;
but upon God’s actions in the af*
fairs of men and nations. He was
a God who continually revealed
himself to man in his saving ac*
tions in the world. One of the
greatest of these, of course, was
the escape fi om Egypt.
What kind of offering?
We come, then, to the second
question which Micah raises;
What kind of offering does God
really w ant? If the offerings they
give now are not acceptable
the Lord, what does he want from
them? .1
With ivhal shall I come before the.
Loid, and bow myself before Goi l
on high? Shall I come before hint
tilth burnt offerings, with calves |
a year old ? Will the Lord be i
pleased with thousands of rams,
tnth ten thousands of rivers of
01P Shall I give my first-born for
mv transgression, the fruit of mf
body for the sin of my soul?
(6:7, 8)
Bigger and better sacrifices? No,
says Mxcah, you don’t have tH
keep looking for the answer: ,
He has showed you, O man, what
is good; and what does the Lori
require from you but to do justice
and to love kindness, and to walk
humbly ivifh your God (6:8). , ,
You do not have to search fop
God’s word, you already have it;,
The only question is whether yot|
will do what he asks and give tft
him the good offering. ,
(Based on outlines copyrighted by Ibb
Division of Christian Education, National
Counci I of the Churches of Christ in the U S A*
Released by Community Press Service.)