10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17, 1973
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"DuPage county, Illinois, has built a 150-
foot-high ski mountain out of trash, Mount
Trashmore, the highest point in the
county," says a publication of the Public
Service Company of Colorado, “will be
laced with five 1,200-foot ski runs, five
1,000-foot toboggan trails, picnic areas,
and other recreational facilities. Electric
power will run the snow-making machines,
refrigeration equipment for the runs, and
the ski lifts."
“If you are interested in avoiding fatal
accidents," comments Cipsco News, a
Central Illinois Public Service Company
publication, "... and isn't everyone? . . .
statistics show that you are safest while at
work. Of 114,000 accidental deaths in the
United Sates during 1970, only 9.5 percent
occured while the person was at work,
according to National Safety Council
statistics. That compares with 48.1 percent
in motor vehicles, 23.1 percent at home
and 19.3 percent at play."
“We must review with profound respect
the infinite capacity of the human mind to
resist the introduction of useful
knowledge."—Mr. Thomas R. Lounsbury.
More than half of the families in the U.S.
had annual incomes of $lO,OOO or more in
1971 for the first time in history, according
to the Bureau of the Census. The new
median, $10,290, was 4.2 percent higher
than the 1970 family income median of
$9,870. However, since consumer prices
rose during the year, median family income
in 1971 was about the same as the 1970
figure in terms of constant dollars. These
Census Bureau income estimates are
based upon a nationwide survey of about
47,000 U.S households made in March of
1972.
“A free nation must cultivate the talent
of its people and increase the op
portunities for free men to develop and
learn their great individual potentials,
skills and undiscovered talents.”—Mr.
John W Gardner.
Better packaging has contributed to
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improved efficiency of handling food
between farmers and consumers, and as a
result saves the consumer about $lO
billion per year, reports an extension
economist at Ohio State University.
“There is today a distinct danger of
nationalization of the railroads. If that
happened, it would be a turning point in
the long history of our country because if
we can’t solve the railroad problems under
free enterprise, the rot will spread to the
rest of transportation and from there to
the electric utilities; from there to coal and
from there to steel and who knows where it
will end.”—Mr. J.V. Springrose, vice
president, Cargill, Inc.
The National Association of Manufac-
turers states that, “The cost of running
Congress has doubled. In 1968 ap
propriations for the legislative branch
totaled $277.5 million and for 1972 the
figure was $557 million."
“Indsutry has been indiscriminately
accused by some of ignoring the pollution
problems of our times and being
responsible for most of them. The charge is
dead wrong.”—Mr. Maurice H. Stans,
former Secretary of Commerce.
“Garbage is becoming big business. It’s
not just the back alley collection,” says the
Arizona Farm Bureau Federation, “but a
whole new recycling of garbage and waste
into different forms which can be reused
and -or relocated .. (In 1971) this phase
of the garbage business grossed $8 billion
in the U.S.A. and involved hundreds of new
corporations... Give Americans a problem
and someone will solve it."
The “Floodlight", an lowa Public Service
Company publication, forecasts, “Energy
from the sun could someday supply our
electrical needs without polluting the
environment. It is still only a dream of
mankind . . . some say a fantasy. But,
enough solar energy falls on the U.S. every
20 minutes to fill the nation's entire power
needs for a year."
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Due to the adverse weather
conditions last fall at corn har
vest time, there is a fungus in
fection present in some corn
crops. Many of these cases have
been found in corn imported from
the mid-west. To the eye there
would appear to be nothing wrong
with the shelled corn but some
hogs will not consume it. We have
had a few local calls reporting
this experience. Local feeders
are urged to be on the alert for
this problem and give it due
attention because if some hogs do
eat the fungus-infected grains
they will be the loser. The
diluting of this corn with two to
five times as much good grain is
suggested as a method of utilizing
the corn
Manure storage and handling
will become more of a problem on
many poultry and livestock
farms as additional regulations
are passed. We urge all
producers to take the time to plan
ahead for the storage and
disposal of the manure problem.
It has a great fertilizer value and
is worth due attention. Even
though the government program
that did offer some financial
assistance has been terminated,
there is still need for planning
and compliance with existing
regulations. Run-off from
feedlots and barnyards into
public streams must be
ted as nossible
Lesson for February 18,1973
■ackgraund Scripture; Zachariah 1:1 -4,4.
Davalianal Rm jin*: Micoh 6:6-8.
Basically, I am an activist, a
doer.
Usually, I would rather tackle
a problem than debate it. Even
when things seem bleak, if would
rather, as the saying goes, “light
just candle,
than ''curse the
darkness.”
That is why it is
particularly hard
for me to “let go
and let God.” In
tellectually I know
better, but prac
tically speaking, I
God’s world and
He, not I, will determine its
course through time and space.
Because I believe in “doing some
thing” when confronted by a chal
lenge, I neglect to remember,
necessary as it is for me to “do
something,” that God also is at
work in this world. For me, no
matter how many times I return
to this realization, this is always
my hardest lessop to leam.
“Not by might, nor by
power..
There is nothing wrong in be
ing an activist or in being a
“doer,” so long as we keep our
own efforts in perspective. Singu
lar reliance on our
our own resources can a'mount to
subtle self-deification. There is in
this attitude a conviction that “If
I don’t do it, it won’t get done.”
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
To Beware of "Gib”
Fungus in Corn
To Plan Waste
Disposal Systems
MY HARDEST
LESSON
;e forget that this is
Agrici thead
and meet these needs with or
without government aid.
To Care for
Dairy Heifers
The future of the dairy herd
largely depends upon the
replacements. Careful attention
to the proper growth and
development of the dairy heifers
is most important. Even though
some small dairy cows may
produce as much as larger ones,
it is accepted that good large
cows are better than good small
cows; the price of beef after the
milking life of a cow reflects the
value of having as much weight
as possible to sell. Adequate
nutrients to meet growing needs
are very important the first two
years. Growth measurements
may be taken and compared to
average for the breed. Good
quality hay and silage should be
the foundation of the ration. Some
grain may be needed depending
upon the quality of the roughage
and the flesh of the heifer. In
ternal and external parasites
must be eliminated. Dairy
heifers are a very valuable farm
commodity. Special attention is
suggested.
To Prepare Farm
Machinery
Even though we haven’t had
much severe winter weather to
date, spring is approaching when
every farmer will be anxious to
' get his 1973 crops started. With
good machinery in a good state of
repair he should be ready to get
the work done; however, with
poor machinery not ready for the
work load, he will be delayed and
handicapped for a good crop If
the machinery has not been
serviced or replaced, it is time to
get on it. Planting dates are
important and delays will be very
costly.
To carry this line of motivation
a step further, what we are really
saying, although usually without
quite realizing it, is that we do
not truly trust God. There is in
our attitude the implication that
God is not dependable, that we
can’t count on him when "the
chips are down,” that we are, in
fact, the only ones upon whom we
can depend
If that line of reasoning sounds
somewhat blasphamous, it is be
cause it really is l To fail to trust
God, to trust only our ownselves,
is definitely a rejection of God,
whether or not we are aware of it.
The manjyho needs no one else,
not Clod, has made a re
ligion ofhimself.
“.. by My Spirit”
The/ prophet Zechariah is not
trying to discourage the returned
exiles from doing what they can
do in meeting their problems and
challenges. He is not counselling
them to sit back passively and let
God do it all. What he is trying
to communicate to them is that
when they have done their best,
when they have exerted their
“might” and “power,” it is still
the Spirit of God that makes the
difference, that can turn defeat
into victory, failure into success.
What I need to learn is what
they resisted learning: that when
we have used all our God-given
“might” and “power,” we must
put it in God’s hands and trust
him to do even more than we ask.
“Not by might, nor by power, but
by my Spirit, says the Lord of
hosts’’ (4 6). I ought to have that
inscribed across the face of my
wristwatch where hourly I could
be reminded of it and approach
life with the realization that I do
not face it alone.
That is my hardest lesson.
What about you? Have you
learned it yet?