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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday,. Mar, .23,1974
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Environmentally speaking and in
terms of capacity, the railroad in
dustry is transportation’s star per
former Railroads haul about 39
percent of all the intercity freight m
the United States - more than all the
trucks, barges and planes combined
Yet they account for only one percent
of the air pollution from all sources
and only two percent of that from
transportation sources.
Without disparaging the role of
trucks in the overall transportation
oicture, figures relative to the two
means of transport illustrate the
efficiency of the steel wheel rolling on
steel rails According to the National
Science Foundation, air pollutant
emissions from trucks are about four
times as great as those from
railroads. Railroads move about four
times as much freight per gallon of
diesel fuel as trucks in terms of ton
miles per gallon of fuel consumed.
There are other environmental
aspects of rail operation that are
squally startling Since 1955, the land
occupied by highways has increased
sy an average of 370 square miles
sach year The rights-of-way for high-
Return of the Windmill
Suddenly people are taking wind
mills seriously as a way to relieve
pressure on fuels such as oil and coal
The federal government will pour
over $1 million into windmill research
during fiscal 1974, according to The
Wall Street Journal, and at least 5
American universities have also
embarked upon research programs
It has been said that windmills,
grouped to form power stations,
could provide an important portion of
L) S energy needs
The big question is what to do when
the wind stops blowing One
ngemous citizen has suggested that
the windmills be situated astride the
'awn on Capitol Hill “The constant
flow of hot air,” he remarks,
“emanating from the politicians and
oureaucrats on how to solve the
anergy shortage will assure that the
/vmdmills never stop ” Imagine the
consternation of the oil-producing
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ways, streets and roads now occupy
more than 10 times as much land as
do the nation’s railroad rights-of-way
Moreover, highways are jammed to
capacity Additional highways must
be built or more traffic shifted to the
rails.
By contrast, if the railroads con
tinue to pursue modernization
trends, rail traffic can increase two to
three times without requiring more
land, and some railroads are capable
of stepping up right-of-way utilization
seven times over And there is still
another consideration. Modern ex
pressways cost $1 million a mile to
build in rural areas and $lO million a
mile to build in urban areas. With
every mile of highway construction,
property taxes are lost as land is
converted to public use Upgrading
existing railroad right-of-way costs
about $200,000 a mile, and local
governments continue to collect
property taxes.
In every particular, the railroads --
a century-old industry - offer unique
advantages as a tool for helping to
solve pollution problems, as well as
land and fuel conservation needs
nations as our supply of electricity
grew infinitely larger with every
passing day l Soon they would beg us
to take their oil at any price The
answer to the energy crisis is clear If
we will make use of one of our most
abundant natural resources - long
winded pohticans - the U S can be
well on the road to energy self
sufficiency again
XXX
“The letting of blood was given up
as a prescription for ills long ago Let
us quit stabbing our energy industry
in the back with needless controls
We cannot afford for it to die For
those who propose, in essence if not
m fact, government ownership of the
energy industry, 1 have a suggestion.
Take a good look at the success we
have had with the federal Post Of
fice "-U S Senator Dewey F. Bartlett
of Oklahoma
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Some people object,
however, that it was one
thing for Jesus to conquer
death and something else for
mortal men to do the same
thing. That is why the story
of Stephen is so important,
for this “mortal man” was a
death-conqueror too.
For one thing, Stephen was
a man of faith. We see this
faith demonstrated in the
“great wonders and signs”
he performed “among the
people” (Acts 6:8). We find it
once again in the powerful
witness he gives to the
Hellenists. Luke tells us,
“.. . they could not
withstand the wisdom and
the Spirit with which he
spoke.” We see it again in his
fearless rebuke of the
Sanhedrin, “You stiff
necked people ... you
always resist the Holy
Spirit...” (7:51).
The greatest evidence of
his faith, however, is found
in his death. His final prayer
reminds us of his Master:
“Lord Jesus, receive my
Spirit” (7:59). He believed
himself to be firmly in God’s
hands and therefore did not
fear death. Stephen did not
ask for escape; he asked
only to be in God’s hands.
More than courage
Yet, there is more to say
about Stephen than that he
was a man of faithful
courage. Luke said that
Stephen was “full of grace
and power” (6:8). We have
already noted his power, but
his grace we find manifested
in the second petition of his
prayer: “Lord, do not hold
this sin against them”
(7:60).
If we are to be death
conquerors like Jesus and
Stephen, we must have
gracious love in addition to
courageous faith. Jesus did
not die with a complaint on
his lips, nor did he curse his
enemies.
Count von Moltke, one of
the plotters against Hitler,
has given us a contemporary
illustration. Although this
man was horribly tortured,
he was both courageous and
full of love. In his last letter
to his wife, he says: “How
good God has been to me! I
must risk sounding
hysterical, but I’m so filled
with gratitude that there’s
really room for nothing
else.”
CONQUERING
DEATH
Lesson for March 24,1974
Background Scripture: Acts
6:8 through 8:3.
Devotional Reading: Mat
thew 16:21-26.
A British theologian, L. P.
Jacks, has written: “Most of
us die of something: of
disease, accident, old age
But occasionally there ap
pears in our midst a man
who resolves to die for
something.”
Such a man, of course, was
Jesus Christ. In his death he
showed all of us how to die as
victors rather than victims.
Christianity, says theologian
Jacks, “came into being as a
death-conquering religion. It
centered in the figure of a
death-conqueror.”
Jesus Christ was a death
conqueror and he also calls
us to be death-conquerors
too.
To die like Christ
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NOW IS
THE TIME.. .
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 391-0851
TOSHEARSHEEP
Warmer weather is
coming and the flock of
sheep will do better if the
wool is removed before hot
weather arrives. Nursing
ewes will be better mothers
if they do not carry their
fleeces beyond the month of
March in this part of the
state. The wool clip should be
stored in a dry clean place if
it is to be held for one of the
June Wool Pools. The fleeces
should be rolled with the
flesh side out and tied with
paper twme. Wool is one of
the two major sources of
income from a flock of sheep
and local shepherds are
encouraged to give proper
attention to the fleeces until
sold.
TO SEED SPRING OATS
ANDSPRING BARLEY
The demand is strong for
all kinds of feed grams this
year. Some local farmers
may want to plant some
acreage of spring oats or of
spring barley. Neither of
these crops are listed among
the most profitable in this
part of the state, but if
needed both of them should
be seeded as early in the
month of March as possible.
Both of them thrive in the
cooler, more wet periods of
the spring and hot, dry
weather will decrease yields.
The 1974 Agronomy Guide
will furnish helpful
suggestions for varieties and
seeding rates.
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Farm
Calendar
Sunday, March 24
2:00 p.m. - Dillsburg 4-H
Club meeting, at the
home of Mr. Harry
Masemer, Dillsburg
EDI.
Monday, March 25
7:00 p.m. Black Rock 4-H
club meeting at the home
of Dorothy Nace,
Hanover, RD3.
7:30 p.m. - Holstein Club
Bam meeting at the farm
of Maurice Welk,
Quarryville.
7:30 p.m. - Merrill Lynch
Seminar, Hedging with
Commodity Futures,
Livestock Exchange
Room, Lancaster
Stockyards.
7:30 p.m. - York County
PAFC workshop, 4-H
Center.
7:30 p.m. - East Prospect 4-H
club meeting, East
Prospect Community
Building.
7:30 p.m. Glen Rock-
Loganville 4-H Tractor
club meeting, C. Harry
Miller’s, Glen Rock, RD2.
NEPPCO Board of Directors
meeting, Washington
Hotel, Washington, D. C.
With that courageous faith
and gracious love, we too,
like von Moltke, Stephen,
and Jesus can be death’s
victors rather than its vic
tims.
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TO USE CAUTION WITH
POULTRY MANURE
We continue to stress the
value of all types of manure
this year due to the scarcity
and higher cost of fertilizer.
However, with poultry
manure (quite high in
available nitrogen) there is
danger of burning or
decreasing the yields from
many garden and farm
crops. The amount of litter
and the amount of moisture
will determine the fertilizer
content of manure that has
been properly stored. With
dry poultry manure and no
or little leaching, it may
contain as high as 90 pounds
of nitrogen per ton, 70 pounds
of phosphorus, and 40 pounds
of potash per ton; con
servative applications of this
type of manure are
suggested. Two to four tons
per acre, depending upon the
crop, is the limit.
TO MAKE PASTURE AND
LAWNSEEDINGS
Numerous calls have been
received about being too
early to make new seedings
of pasture or lawn mixtures.
These can be made just as
soon as the soil is dry enough
to work and to get cover; the
earlier the better in order to
get as much root growth as
possible before hot, dry
weather arrives. A complete
soil test should precede the
seeding operation in order to
provide suitable soil con
dition; the amounts of lime
and fertilizer recommended
should be worked into the
soil before seeding the grass
mixtures.
Tuesday, March 26
10:00 a.m. - Hearing on Milk
Dating Requirements,
Room 309, Agricultural
Building, Harrisburg.
1:00 p.m. - Holstein Club
Bam meeting at the farm
of Elam Bollinger,
Manheim, RDI.
7:30 p.m. - Sheep Producers
meeting. Farm and
Home Center, Lancaster.
7:30 p.m. - Holstein Club
Bam meeting, at the
farm of Melvin Eby,
Gordonville, RDI.
7:30 p.m. - Forum on Land -
How Long Until Its Gone,
Gap Fire Hall, Gap.
7:30 p.m. - Garden meeting -
“Green thumb hints for
the inexperienced
Gardener.” Room 303,
York County Vo-Tech
School.
7:30 p.m. - 4-H Leader
Kickoff, Farm and Home
Center, Lancaster.
7:30 p.m - Thomasville 4-H
Club meeting, 4-H
Center.
7:30 p.m. - York County 4-H
officers training, 4-H
Center.
7:30 p.m. - Chanceford 4-H
club meeting at the
Chanceford Elementary
School.
7:30 p.m. - Spring Grove 4-H
Horse club meeting, York
Co. 4-H Center.
7:30 p.m. - Lincoln 4-H
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