From Lo<q| Aa Teachers: The article this week was prepared by Robert D. Herr, agriculture department chair man at Eastern Lancaster County School District. A New Direction For Agriculture When reflecting on a few recent statistics related to agriculture, it is interesting to learn that modem farming is the nation’s single largest industry employing 4.6 million workers and that three out of every 10 jobs in private employment are related to agriculture. There are many additional facts and figures one could cite to demonstrate the impact and magnitude of agriculture as an industry and illustrate its importance to the economy of our country. In an area such as Lancaster County it is difficult not to be aware of the importance of agriculture and related agri-businesses. Perhaps the famed in dependence of the farmer and agriculture is to blame but it seems as though agriculture— □acaoiQ MOVE UP TO THE SUNSET "SPACE SAVER" The Latest Development in Stainless Steel Milk Coolers for the Expanding Dairyman. Move up in capacity without adding space. This efficient atmospheric cooler with the modern, elliptical shape gives up to 50% more capacity in the same floor space. Move up in convenience as you add capacity. The “SPACE SAVER’S” shape, with its single posi tive-closing cover makes it ideal for automatic Sunset Spin-Clean washing. It’s easier, more thorough, more economical, with no overspray. Move up in versatility. “SPACE SAVERS” are “Advanced Evaporator” models which can be installed with one or two compressors, controlled from a dual refrigeration system. These “AE” de signed coolers permit buying for your present pro duction needs and allow future expansion at lowest cost. Four “SPACE SAVER” sizes 1,500 gallons. 24 Hour Service Daily Thoughts in Passing both modem farming and the agri-business industry could use a good public relations effort. Since public relations is little more than a high pressured educational program, a logical place to start might be in the public schools. Here in the Eastern Lancaster Couinty School District we do have one program which includes all children on a grade level in volved in an agricultural program, that being the Elementary Agriculture program. But all to often agricultural programs are developed and offered to a small percentage of students who are already highly oriented toward agriculture and have some ap preciations of the scope and importance of it as an industry. The large body of students who are future employees and con sumers are neglected. Many of the problems faced m agriculture today arise because the general public as consumers have no appreciation or un- 600, 800, 1,000 and SUPPLY CENTER 1027 Dillerville Road, Lancaster Ph: 717-397-4761 wf Robert D. Herr Chairman, Agriculture Department Eastern Lancaster County School District derstanding about agri-business and modern farming There is a serious communications gap between the farmer and the consumer. This fact is being highlighted in the recent political picture both on the state and national level. Another area of misun derstanding is the number and type of jobs directly related to agriculture that have developed in recent years. This career potential is often overlooked by students as they map out their future, mainly because they don’t Certainly Lasso 9 plus atrazine controls fall panlcum. Plenty of growers last season learned that the "foxtail" they thought grew through their herbi cide was really fall panicum. And plenty of growers this season will learn that if you tank mix Las so plus atrazine, you won't find fall panicum. Nor will you find giant foxtail, crabgrass and most other grasses... or lots of broadleafs like smartweed, pigweed, cockle bur. Lasso plus atrazine gets 'em all in corn. That's what you expect from your herbicide. even know it’s there. With the tight employment situation in many occupational areas, the employment picture in agriculturally related fields is very birght. Perhaps programs should be developed for kindergarten through 12th grade for all pupils to develop appreciations, at titudes, understandings, and knowledge about agriculture in all its phases. This program could include many areas In our own school distirct the sixth grade Elementary Agriculture Program includes the areas of safety (conservation of our human resources), sanitation (the quality of our environment), conservation (conservation of our natural resources), and an orientation to career education Safety includes the areas of safety around the farm and home, safety at school, safety around animfls; bicycle safety, fire prevention; power mower safety; and other related areas Sanitation includes such things as rodents and rodent control, safe use of pesticides on the farm and in the home, water purity and its testing, and the elementary planning of home and farm sites to eliminate sanitation problems. The conservation phase includes soil, water, wildlife, air, and forest con servation. Problems of current environmental and ecological interest are emphasized in all the areas of study Career orientation is composed of ex posing the children to the variety of jobs that are available in each of the areas studied An effort is made to acquaint the students with as many jobs as possible since most have very limited notions about what kinds of jobs they can get when they grow up P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC. Smokefown, Pa. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22,1972 j IHI | Ph. 397-3539 / A recent research study of the Elementary Agriculture program showed that the program did significantly im prove attitudes and increase knowledge in the areas studied. So it can be said that a program of this type is valuable and can help students develop better understandings. The public that has an un derstanding of the agricultural industry would certainly be more cognizant of agricultures needs and operation and agri-business would benefit from having a reservoir of potential employees with an appreciation of the nature of United States agriculture and some knowledge about it m all its phases The job seekers would have many more avenues open to them and could make more meaningful career choices. As consumers, an in formed public could buy with more wisdom and understanding concerning products and pricing It seems that everyone would benefit from such a program FREE Subscribers to Lancaster !•: Farming will receive one $ advertisement Fiec each month in oui Mail Box Market Subset ibeis using the Mail Box Mai Ret vv ill be $ governed by the following rules Limit your advertisement to 25 words, All ad vertisements must be in our hands by Thursday noon or ;fsamc will be held over lor yiicxt week’s paper. No business advertisements accepted 21 .•.%v.v.v.<s
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers