10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Mar. 16, 1974
Take Steps against
Accidental Poisonings
March 17-23 may be one of the
most important weeks m your life. It
is National Poison Prevention Week,
when concerned people will be ex
ploring the dangers of accidental
poisoning and preventive measures
which can be taken
According to the latest figures from
the National Poison Control Center,
there were 160,824 poisonings in the
United States during 1972 Of these,
a tragic total of 74,703 were one and
two-year-old children
Why are so many accidental
poisonings related to very young
children 7 Mainly because kids under
five are constantly exploring and
investigating the world around them
And unfortunately what they see and
reach for. they put in their mouths
When a child is crawling, he finds
things like scouring powder, floor
wax, and laundry detergents stored
under the kitchen sink and on the
floor When he is able to stand, he can
get hold of more items, including
purses containing vials of medicine
When he starts to climb, he can reach
the medicine cabinet.
Children are not the only victims of
accidental poisoning It can happen to
adults, too, usually due to
carelessness -- giving or taking
medicine in the dark, mistaking one
container for another, putting a
National Wildlife Week
National Wildlife Week is to be
observed March 17-23. The theme of
the week in 1974 is particularly
significant Emphasis is to be on the
cause of Endangered Species. The
term refers to wildlife species that
still live, but are in danger of
becbmmg extinct, never to be seen
again on Earth by man.
It is a tragic fact that a single
careless hunter, in the case of certain
Endangered Species, could ex
tinguish forever a life form that has
filled a niche in nature’s scheme of
things through countless ages The
Endangered Species Preservation
Act passed in 1966 directed the
Grassroots Opinion
KERMIT, TEXAS, WINKLER
COUNTY NEWS “It matters not
whether you are a policeman,
housewife, or what, without the
death penalty you can easily lose your
life to the gunman or knife-wielder,
for he can kill you without in the least
endangering his own life The gunman
who said - ‘There’s no death penalty
mow, so I got nothing to lose’
displayed more wisdom than all the
over-educated intellectuals who
claim the death penalty is no
deterrent against murder ”
XXX
The following text was condensed
from “The Spotlight,” a Field En
terprises Educational Corporation
publication, “Everyone likes to be
competent in what he or she does
But no one becomes competent
without effort Competence doesn’t
come all at once. It takes practice
When a person starts his or her job,
the ability to handle the job must be
developed. A person must practice
the skills and thinking processes
hazardous substance in a container
used for drinking.
There are a number of good
practises that can help prevent these
tragic accidents
Keep all household products and
medicines out of reach of youngsters,
preferably locked up when not in use
When they are in use. don’t let them
out of your sight, even if it means
carrying them with you to answer the
telephone or doorbell
Store internal medicines separately
from household products
Keep items in their original con
tainers, never in cups or soft drink
bottles
Make sure all products are labeled
properly and read the label before
using
Turn the light on before giving or
taking medicines
Avoid taking medicines in front of
youngsters, since youngsters tend to
imitate
Refer to medicines as just that, and
not as candy
National Poison Prevention Week
should serve as a powerful reminder
of the need to exercise great caution
with poisonous materials, especially
where children are involved
The new telephone number for the
Lancaster County Poison Control
Center is 299-4546
Secretary of the interior to publish a
list of native soecies threatened with
extmct'cr T-e ‘ist includes over 100
animals tr.ese are the
whooping c'2"e tre tamest bird in
Nortn A~-'ca :"e Ca '*ornia con
dor, the .='§est a~c cird on
the coniine'' *~e *c* me cougar
and the allisa-m
These are a is* c* soecies
whose presence - me ruture
depends upon me p r eser,at.cn ef
forts of man National Wildlife Week
should be a time for everyone to
devote .enous thought to the tragedy
of needless wildlife extinction
necessary to reach competence.
Repetition should result in the
competence desired ”
XXX
MARION, WISC ADVERTISER
“As far as the elderly - we can’t see
any reason for them to cut back on
fuel oil for their homes They don’t go
boating or snowmobilmg, use chain
saws or snowblowers, tractors or
motorcycles and don’t usually drive a
car so as far as we are concerned
- keep warm this winter 1 ”
XXX
CRYSTAL LAKE ILL, HERALD* “If
you think Americans face gasoline
shortage problems, consider the
plight of the average citizen of
Moscow, as reported in a Reader’s
Digest article With just 20 public
gasoline stations m the entire city,
cars sometimes line up for blocks to
reach the pumps Moreover, car
repairs often take months, and
disabled cars wrapped in tarpaulin
are among the commonest sights in
Moscow ’’
LYING TO GOD
Lesion for March 17,1974
Background Scripture: Acts
5:1 through 6:7.
Devotional Reading: Psalms
24:3-6.
People often miss the point
of the sin of Annanias and
Sapphira. They wrongly
assume that these two people
are condemned because of
their failure to give to God
all the receipts from their
sale of a field. Acts tells us
that Sapphira “kept back
some of the proceeds, and
brought only a part and laid
it at the apostles’ feet’’ (5:2).
Did it not remain your own?
But these two people
erred, not in holding back,
because their gift was a free
will offering: nothing had
been asked of them. It was
theirs to do with as they
pleased. Peter says to them:
While it remained unsold,
did it not remain your own?
And after it was sold, was it
not at your disposal? (Acts
5:4)
Peter is pointing out that
no one had compelled them
to sell the property and no
one had requested that they
give all or a portion of the
sale price to the church. This
is still pretty much the way it
is with us today. What we
return to God for his work is
something that we can freely
and voluntarily determine.
We, alone, determine where
our money will go.
What, then, was the reason
for their condemnation?
Luke tells as clearly,
“Annamas, why has Satan
filled your heart to lie to the
Holy Spirit... ?” (5:3). And
later, he says again: “You
have not lied to men but to
God*’ (5:4).
How had they lied?
They had attempted to lie
to God by pretending to give
everything while holding
back a portion. In a sense,
we might say that they at
tempted to “have their cake
and eat it too.” They wanted
people to think that they had
given everything and at the
same time they were ac
tually keeping back a part of
it
Lying to God
It was thus their attempt,
then, to deceive their fellow
Christians that got them into
difficulty. This is still a
relevant concern for we
sometimes do pretty much
what Annanias and Sapphira
did: we pretend that what we
give of ourselves is all that
there is to give. If it’s a
matter of money, we say that
our giving is all we can af
ford. If it is a matter of time,
we say we don’t have enough
tune to do anything more.
While we are mouthing
these familiar excuses, God
knows that we are not telling
the truth. He knows that we
could give more of our time,
talent, and possessions.
Thus, though we think we are
simply deceiving other
people, Luke makes it clear
that it is really God to whom
we have been lying. “You
have not bed to men but to
God” (5:4).
God does not compel us to
give certain amounts of
ourselves. But when we have
freely chosen to give God but
a portion of our lives, let us
not seek to lie to God in
pretending we have given all
we can.
| NOW IS
I THE TIME...
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 3M-6551
TO SPRAY FOR GARLIC
CONTROL
Wild garlic is quite
common in this part of the
state and can be a major
problem to dairymen. All
cattle seem to like the wild
garlic flavor and will eat the
plants in preference to many
other forage crops. Milking
cows should not have access
to garlic infested areas
because the milk will carry
an onion flavor. The control
of wild garlic is difficult
because it is a strong
perennial; however, annual
sprays of the ester form of
2,4-D will keep the weed
under control. This should be
done early spring (March)
before the legumes in the
pasture mixture get started.
If garlic is in the pasture
area, then heifers or dry
cows should have access to
the field before the milking
herd.
TO TOPDRESS WHEAT
There is a strong demand
for all the wheat that can be
produced thiS year; prices
are favorable and the
outlook is for continued good
prices for all feed grains. On
many winter wheat fields the
yields may be increased by
top-dressing now (when
spring growth starts) with a
nitrogen fertilizer. The
amount of actual nitrogen
will vary from 25 to 60
pounds per acre depending
upon the type of soil, the
fertility, and whether or not
a legume is to be seeded into
the wheat. The smaller
amounts should be used
where alfalfa or clover are to
be seeded for permanent hay
or silage crops.
TO RECOGNIZE MANURE
VALUES
The tune is at hand when
many bams and feedlots will
be cleaned and the manure
Farm
Calendar
Sunday, March 17
Broken Bit 4-H Horse Club
field trip to Valley Forge
Military Academy.
Monday, March 18
March 18-19 - Lancaster
County Holstein Club
Northeast tour. Buses
leave 6:00 a.m. from the
Farm and Home Center,
Lancaster,
Lancaster County Guernsey
Breeders tour of Lebanon
and Dauphin Counties.
Bus leaving 8:00 a.m.
from Acme Store,
Quarryville
7 00 p.m. - York County 4-H
Wrestling club meeting,
York Campus of Penn
State, Gym.
7:30 p.m. - Merrill Lynch
Seminar, Hedging with
Commodity Futures.
Livestock Exchange
Room,
Lancaster
Stockyards.
7:30 p.m. - Central York 4-H
Tractor Club meeting.
7-30 p.m. - Glen Rock-
Loganvdle 4-H Tractor
club meeting, C. Harry
Miller’s, Glen Rock RD2.
Tuesday, March 19
9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m - Farm
taken to the fields. Also, the
winter’s supply of poultry
manure may be available to
many farmers. When we
realize that average
livestock manure contains
about 10 pounds of nitrogen,
5 pounds of phosphorus, and
10 pounds of potash per ton,
it becomes a valuable fer
tilizer. Poultry manures
contain several times more
of the fertilizer elements
than livestock manure
depending upon the moisture
content and the amount of
leaching allowed. In fact
more than 5 tons of poultry
manure per acre may be too
much and will hinder plant
growth. Manure is a
valuable farm by-product
and its proper storage and
application can reduce
commercial fertilizer costs.
TO MANAGE DAIRY HERD
CAREFULLY
The spring grazing season
is approaching and soon
some of the winter grains
such as rye will be ready to
graze. The milking cows
should be permitted to graze
this lush forage only after
the milking period and
removed from the area at
least 4 to 5 hours before the
next milking. Grassy
flavored milk is' ob
jectionable to most con
sumers and new forage can
be the cause. Dry matter
such as hay or silage should
befed before the animals are
turned out the first few
times, bloating and scouring
may occur if they get too
much of the lush forage at
one time. After the grazing
period and if the cows are
returned to an enclosed
barn, good ventilation is
essential to remove the
grassy odors. Special han
dling of the milking herd at
the pasture season is needed.
Financial Management
Clinic, March 19-20,
Farm and Home Center,
Lancaster.
9:30 a.m. - Capital Region 4-
H Programming
meeting, York Co. 4-H
Center.
7:30 p.m. - Swine Producers
meeting, Farm and
Home Center.
7:30 p.m. - District Horse
Meeting, Cumberland Co.
Extension
Carlisle, RDI
7.30 p.m. - Ore Valley 4-H
Club meeting. Red Lion
Grange Hall, Cape Horn.
7-30 p.m. - Trailblazers 4-H
Horse dub meeting, York
Bank, Shilow Branch.
7:30 p.m. - Lancaster County
4-H Council meeting,
WGAL-TV Studio,
Lancaster.
7.45 p.m. - Ephrata Area
Young Fanners meeting,
“Crops and Fertilizer for
1974.” Ephrata Senior
High School, vo-ag room
-0:00 p.m. - Fulton Grange 66
visitation meeting,
Quarryville Fire Hall.
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