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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 1972
Stopping Meat Label Confusion
Variety is the spice of life, they say It can
also be perplexing if a person is shopping
for certain cuts of meat and finds them
identified with a confusing array of labels—
depending on the store or section of the
country For example, a heel of round beef
roast carries such labels as Pike’s Peak,
Diamond, Wedge, Denver Pot-Roast,
Gooseneck, Horseshoe and Lower Round
Now this system of merchandising appears
to be on the way out In its place will be a
standardized nationwide meat labeling
system which will let the homemaker know
what she is getting (and how to cook it)
wherever she shops
The National Live Stock and Meat Board
is coordinating an industry-wide,
nationwide program of meat ” labeling
reform The president of the Meat Board
declares that it is in the combined con-
ANNA, ILL, GAZETTE-DEMOCRAT
“One of the lessons of history is
that nations are in for trouble when their
masses have too much leisure time,
without having the cultural background to
use it properly ”
SHAKOPEE, MINN, VALLEY NEWS “If
you think the U S is getting tough with
drinking drivers, take a look at these
countries AUSTRALIA The names ot
drivers are sent to the local newspapers
and are printed under the heading, ‘He’s
drunk and in jail ’ MALAYA The drunk is
jailed, if he’s married, his wife goes too 1
SOUTH AFRICA The driver is given a ten
year prison sentence, a fine of $2,800 or
both TURKEY Drunk drivers are taken 20
miles away by police and forced to walk
-back under escort SAN SALVADOR
Drunk Drivers are executed by firing
squads "
HARRISVILLE, W VA„ RITCHIE
GAZETTE & CAIRO STANDARD “People
who yearn for a return to the ‘good old
days' will be disappointed in the predic
tions of a group of scientists of what the
world will be like 50 years from now Their
predictions point toward a world more
complex than this one A specialist on
population says the ‘gap’ between rich and
poor nations will increase and foresees
more social unrest and more threats to
peace Nothing is said about the world’s
chances of survival until 2018 in their book
Toward the Year 2018 But the scientists
see great advances in the technology of
warfare They also see more international
cooperation and a decline of nationalistic
rivalries We can see it now Sane people in
the year 2018 will be yearning for a return
to simpler times and the ‘good old days’ of
the 1970's ”
MONTROSE, CALIF, LEDGER
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse And
there are now more than two million
federal, state and local laws, with more
than 100,000 more being enacted We
need only ten basic laws, and Moses helped
us with those. And ten federal laws, which
stand as the Bill of Rights If you must be
told to keep off the grass, that’s your
problem ”
WELLINGTON, OHIO, EN
TERPRISE “Don’t worry about trying to
‘keep up with the Joneses’ —just sit tight
and in a few years you will meet them
coming back ”
LAMBERTVILLE, NJ, BEACON "Earl
Butz, the U S Secretary of Agriculture in
talking about the ban on pesticides, an
tibiotics and other chemicals in farming
said, ‘Now we can go back to organic
agriculture if we must, and there are those
in this country who would like to drive us
back But, before we do that, somebody
must decide which 50 million Americans
we’ll starve
Grassroots
sumer’s and industry's interest to develop
a national system of retail meat cut
identification on a voluntary basis. “To fail
to develop and enact such a system," he
observes, “would invite local government.
legislation or other remedial regulations.
Already several states have passed
restrictive laws governing meat names.
The prospect of such regulations m as
many as fifty states, plus at local. levels,
would mean even more confusion for
consumers and would present complex
problems for multi-city retailers ”
The significant aspect of the meat in
dustry's effort to make shopping easier for
consumers is that it demonstrates how, in
a free market, an industry must respond to
consumer wishes or face the economic and
regulatory consequences of consumer
displeasure
Opinions
mcgregor, iowa, north
TIMES “Everywhere we hear that a dollar
doesn’t go very far these days Well, ac
tually it does. It goes to Vietnam, Formosa,
Pakistan, South America, the Philippines
and Outer Space ”
CORVALLIS, ORE, BENTON COUNTY
HERALD “You just cannot conquer a
country that believes in Freedom if you try
to do it by force There is something about
it that is UNCONQUERABLE—Power is
not enough It isn't enough between
nations, and it isn't enough between
human beings”
BOGALUSA, LA, NEWS “Labor shor
tages in some sectors of the Soviet
economy have some forecasters predicting
a serious labor shortage by the year 2000
and the possibility that many will be called
out of retirement to take up the slack.
That’s one possible job boom that isn’t
likely to attract many migrant laborers”
According to ‘The Spotlight", published
by Field Enterprises Educational Cor
poration, “ children have eyes, ears,
noses, and muscles, and . they like to use
them. The charm and vitality of direct
experiences, of knowledge by acquain
tance, are well illustrated in an article
published by Edward Vernon in the British
Weekly He asked children to prepare an
answer to the question, ‘What are the
loveliest things you know, persons not
counted?’ Here are some of these
children’s answers The scrunch of dry
leaves when you walk through them,
looking into deep clear water, the taste of
strawberries, smoke rising, ram on your
cheeks We could learn something very
important by noting how little children see
the world with a questioning, innocent
eye”
‘‘The spirit of man is more important
than mere physical strength, and the
spiritual fiber of a nation is more important
than its wealth."—Dwight Eisenhower
U S companies are searching intensively
for women executives to fill top
management positions—including key
seats on Boards of Directors—a national
executive search firm reported But the
rising demand for qualified women far
exceeds the available supply. Companies
conscientiously searching for women to till
offices in their executive suites—and in
their Board rooms—are ready to
acknowledge that women can realistically
bring valuable talents, a new balance, and
wider perspective to the world of corporate
management.
“Don’t believe the world owes you a
living; the world owes you nothing—it was
here first ” —Robert Jones Burdette.
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I NOW IS
I THE TIME . . .
To Mulch Strawberry Beds
Mid-November to mid-
December is the time to mulch
strawberry beds in Penn
sylvania.
The exact date of mulching
depends upon the local weather
conditions.
A good rule of thumb is to apply
mulch when the temperature
begins to stay around 20-25
degrees F; 15 degrees F or below
could cause some injury to un
protected crowns. In any case, be
sure to mulch after the plants
have been exposed to a few good
freezes and are fully dormant.
A light covering of mulch
protects the plants from severe
winter temperatures and tends to
prevent “heaving” of the shallow
rooted strawberry from alternate
freezing and thawing. If the
plants are heaved’ out of the
ground they will dry out and die.
Mulch also tends to keep the soil
at an even temperature thus
the plants will remain dormant
later in the spring then non
mulched plants. This will delay
blossoming often past the critical
frost period.
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Settled mulch three to four
inches thick makes good
protection. If the whole bed is
mulched, next spring’s weeds
will be reduced unless, of
course, the mulching material
contamed many weeds and seeds.
Straw from specially grown,
immature grain fields or
carefully harvested fields should
be relatively weed-free. Proper
application of a fall herbicide can
also deter volunteer weeds.
ONE WORLD
Lesson for November 12,1972
Background Scripture Isaiah 45 1-6,
Amos 9 7 18, Jonah; 1 Timohty 2
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* Devotional Reading Ephesians 2 11-22
Following the death of writer
F Scott Fitzgerald, there was
found a number of outlines or
plots for novels, One of these was
the story of an estranged family
who inherited a house. The pro
vision of the inheritance was that,
they had to live
happily m it to
gether.
plight The peo-
Hev. Atthouse P les of the world
nave inherited a
household, the planet earth, but
we cannot enjoy that inheritance
until or unless we learn to live in
it happily and together
Cyrus, the annotated!
Many people erroneously as
sume that their religion is strictly
“a private affair” that has nothing
to do with nations and races. Yet
the Bible has a great deal to say
on this subject and much of what
it says is along the lines that F.
Scott Fitzgerald was suggesting
in his unwritten novel.
For example, though we tend to
think of the Old Testament as
having primarily a parochial, na
tionalistic viewpoint, there is in
reality a perspective that is sur
prisingly universal and world
wide The prophet Isaiah speaks
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
F. Scott Fiztger
ald was probably
thinking of that
story as a parable
of our human
Although most any mulch
material can be used, care must
be taken when using dense
materials such as chopped cobs
to prevent smothering die plants.
to Be Careful with Abrasives
Slippery walks, steps, and
barnyards can cause serious
injury to both man and beast.
With the snow and ice season
approaching, we’d like to remind
everyone that salt does a good job
of melting ice, but is not good for
either shrubbery or grass that is
nearby; we suggest the use of
sand or sawdust for this purpose
around the home with the salt
being used only out around the
barn or buildings where it will not
harm the turf or shrubs.
Superphosphate fertilizer
has been used to improve the
footing and will be of value to the
nearby lawn of shrubs. Abrasives
should be used to prevent slip
ping, but care should be exer
cised so that nearby turf or
shrubs are not injured.
To Utilize Corn Fodder
The shortage of bedding in
recent years points to the
possibility of corn growers using
the corn fodder through the barn
as a substitute for straw or other
bedding materials. Generally
several freezes help the corn
stalks dry out and make a more
usable bedding material.
Shredded corn stalks make very
good bedding for all types of
livestock and could save con
siderable money by cutting out
the purchase of other bedding
materials. Be sure the fodder is
dry enough so that it will not mold
or heat when baled or brought
into the barn.
glowingly of Cyrus. Yet, Cyrus
was not a Jew, but a Persian king
who had become master over most
of the Near East Isaiah spoke of
him as the Lord’s “shepherd” and
“servant”, as the “annointed one”,
or “messiah.”
Isaiah was saying that this Per
sian king, who did not acknowl
edge or know God, was being
used by God to achieve his pur
poses in the world. What this can
mean for us today is the recogni
tion that God works in our world
among men and nations, using not
only men who consciously try to
serve him, but many others as
well It means also that God is in
control as the Lord of history.
Like Ethiopians
Amos also spoke with a univer
sal flavor. The Jews thought of
themselves as God’s chosen peo
ple. But Amos says to them, “Are
you not like Ethiopians to me
... 7 (Amos 9 7). What made a
people dear to God was not their
name or their heritage, but their
obedience to him.
We can see this same concern
in the admonition by the writer
of I Timothy to give “supplica
tions, prayers, intercessions, and
thanksgiving ... for all men, for
kings and all who are in high po
sitions ...” (2.1, 2). Though some
of these kings and leaders were
godless men, leading godless na
tions, the writer urged that prayer
be lifted up on their behalf so
that God’s will might be done in
all of them, not just a selected
few
“From the one man (Adam) he
created all races of men, and
made them live over the whole
caith’’ (Acts 17 26-TEV). The
Bible calls us to see this planet as
one world under one Lord.
(Based 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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