10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 6, 1974
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• MAGEE, MISS., COLIRIER “A
depositor in a Tallahassee, Florida
bank was credited with $5,800 extra,
due to a bank error. He didn’t bother^
to report it but just lett the money m
his checking account Three months
later, the bank discovered the error
and deducted the amount from his
balance The depositor was
philosophical about the incident. He
said, ‘lt's kmda like the story of the
farmer who paid $l5 for a pig, spent
$8 for feed until it became a hog and
then sold it for $23 He didn’t make
any money but he had the company of
the pig all summer.’"
AFTON, WYO., STAR VALLEY
INDEPENDENT “America’s food
production system is like a giant food
auction The more people who bid on
an item, the higher the price goes
When demand is greater than the
supply for a given product, those who
are willing to pay the best price get
that product Does this mean the
American farmer is no longer able to
feed the remaining 95 4 percent of
the population 7 Not at all He can
probably feed all of America as well as
much of the remainder of the world if
he tries, and here is where we can be
most thankful Millions of acres of
farmland have gone unplanted in
recent years simply because farmers
had been growing too much and
surpluses were causing low farm
prices These empty acres will be put
back into production Food will not
disappear from grocery store shelves
People will not starve Government
researchers say our foods in the
future will be fresher, more
nutritious, and more readily available
than ever before Seasonal fruits and
vegetables will know no season ”
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MOOSE LAKE, MINN, STAR
GAZETTE ‘‘Will you do yourself a big
favor for us 7 Try to make your life into
what you have always hoped it would
be to give you happiness No one else
can do it for you so make up your
mind and then get busy l This is our
wish for you for 1974”
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Mr George S Odiorne, dean of the
College of Business, University of
Utah, is quoted as follows in a
Standard Oil Company of California
Grassroots Opinion
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publication- “The elephant that lives
in Ceylon is a great big beast. It’s got
those beady eyes. Very thick-skinned.
Very hard to attack. Not sensitive at
all, or doesn’t seem that way. But it'
gets a lot of work done that
everybody has to have done. The
work couldn’t possibly be done by
anyone else But you don’t love it. The
only time it draws attention is once in
awhile when it steps on somebody.
Squish. Immediately everybody says,
‘Let’s put chains on it!’ Or, ‘Let’s
shoot the rogue elephant l But if they
do, they discover that they can’t get
the work done. So, they bring it back.
The corporation is a lot like that
elephant Big Thick-skinned. Lum
bering. You don’t cuddle it,.lt’s not
cute like a kitten It’s hard to identify
with an elephant You can’t expect
it to dance the ‘Waltz of the Flowers.’
But it does get work done that
everybody has to have done."
“The energy crisis,” comments the
National Association of Manufac
turers, “has begun to add real
meaning to an old word in our
vocabulary which, even though it may
be understood, has not been ex
perienced by a majority of Americans.
The word is sacrifice. We have
demanded and gotten immediacy
both in our work and play. If we don’t
have the cash/we demand instant
credit. If we can’t get the color or
style of a particular item in one place,
we move on to another to shop. Now
let’s include the word sacrifice in our
public and private vocabularies for
1974. Rather than insisting on in
stant solutions by putting future
generations in hock even more than
we have been, let’s slow down a bit
and be prepared to sacrifice here and
there Urge the legislators too, to
establish priorities on projects
requiring your tax dollars, and
eliminate those which can be ef
fectively accomplished by private
initiative ”
“Tree growth,” observes the
National Forest Products Association,
“must be increased on both private
and public forest lands to meet a
rising demand for wood products that
is expected to double by the end of
the century ”
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THESE ALSO
SERVE
Leuon for April 7,1974
Background Scripture: Acts
9: 1-43.
Devotional Reading: Acts 9:
1-43.
Last evening I had the
opportunity to return to and
speak in the church where
more than thirty years ago I
first attended Sunday school.
After the service a little
white-haired lady reached
for my hand as she said,
“You don’t remember me,
but I was your first grade
teacher.”
She was wrong, however,
for I did remember her and
had always had warm
memories of the beginning of
my experience in public
school. Turning to a friend of
hers she pointed to me and
said, “I like to think that I
helped put him in that
pulpit.”
A disciple named Ananias
In that, she was correct.
She, and many others like
her, have made many
significant contributions to
my life. So it is with all of us:
our lives are shaped and
moulded by many, many
people whom we meet along
the way. Albert Schweitzer
once remarked: “One other
thing stirs me when I look
back at my youthful days,
viz. the fact that so many
people gave me something or
were something to me
without knowing it.”
Actually, this is the way
God works in this world. He
speaks to us, not only in
nature and mystical ex
periences, but also and often
mainly through other people.
Often it may seem that their
influence or effect is small
or, as Schweitzer says, they
may not even know they
have touched our lives in any
significant way. Never
theless, their influence, both
individually and cor
porately, is great. “Much
that has become our own in
gentleness, modesty, kind
ness, willingness to forgive,
in veracity, loyalty,
resignation under suffering,
we owe to people in whom we
have seen or experienced
these virtues at work,
sometimes in a great matter,
sometimes in a small.”
“Here I am, Lord”
Sometimes we need to be
remmded that, behind the
great and glittering stars
like Paul and Peter, Martin
Luther and John Wesley,
there are little known, even
anonymous men and women
who also serve. Without their
humble contributions, we
might never know of the
exploits of the more
prominent leaders.
The Christian Church owes
much to men like Paul, but it
has always been equally
dependent upon men like
Annanias (Acts 9:10), who
overcame an un
derstandable natural
prejudice and obeyed a
vision in which he was in
structed to bring healing to a
man known as one of the
church’s arch enemies. What
the Lord asked of Ananias
was no small request, but
because this disciple obeyed,
Saul became Paul and a
great Apostle was given to
the church.
Later, it was another
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NOW IS
THE TIME...
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
TO BE CAUTIOUS OF
UNKNOWN PRODUCTS
This is the time of the year
when many salesmen are
very active selling a wide
variety of products. Many of
these salesmen may be
strangers and may not be
around to service or stand
behind their products. We
continue to stress the im
portance of dealing with
reputable people and con
cerns who will be on hand if
adjustments or
replacements are necessary.
Also, unknown or untested
products might be taking a
big chance; research
stations have been
established to test many
farm and garden products.
The testimonials of distant
individuals about the merits
of products should not be
taken too seriously; un
biased research and ex
periences are more
dependable.
TO TAKE TIME TO
BESAFE
Good weather is overdue
for field and garden work;
when it arrives many folks
will be in a hurry to get their
plowing done and their
spring planting started. With
farm machinery we urge
operators to follow the in
structions of the manufac
turer relating to safety
shields and guards and
respect the instructions in
relation to speed. In most
cases of injury or accidents
it is the operator* and not the
piece of machinery that
caused the incident. Safety
should be stressed to all
youngsters and employees;
proper speed is a very im
portant part of these safety
Farm
Calendar
Saturday, April 6
State Calf Show - Farm Show
Bldg., Harrisburg.
Lancaster County Feeder
Pig Sale for County FFA
Hog Show and Sale at
Paul Martin’s Sales
Stables.
4-8 p.m. - Fulton Grange 66
turkey Supper, served
family style. Grange
Hall, Oakryn. Take-outs
available.
Monday, Aprils
Manheim Young Farmers
monthly meeting
“Farm Law”.
Manheim Young Farmers
and wives bowling.
7:30 p.m. - Lancaster County
Junior Public Speaking
contest, Ephrata.
Tuesday, April 9
9-3 - Coop Career Day, Farm
and Home Center.
7:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. -
Ephrata Young Farmer
obedient disciple, Barnabas,
who dared to mtroduce Paul
to the leaders of the church
at Jerusalem. Throughout
Paul’s great ministry, there
would be humble, obedient
men like Ananias and
Barnabas working m the
background and making
their significant but little
recognized contributions to
the kingdom.
practices. Recognition of
these safety practices will
prevent serious injury or loss
of life.
TO STORE TIRES
SAFELY
Winter tires should not be
needed in this part of the
country for the average
person and their pleasure
car. Some trucks use them
throughout the entire year.
When storing these winter
tires it is important to keep
them in a dry place away
from heat, oil, and sunlight;
store them away from
electric motors because the
ozone produced by electrical
equipment will disintegrate
the rubber. Also store them
flat rather than upright so
they will maintain their
proper shape. Proper tire
storage will lengthen the life
of most tires.
TO BE CAREFUL WHEN
PLOWING
The plowing season is at
hand and many fields will
soon be turned. The subject
of plowing too close to the
public highway and drainage
ditches is of some concern.
Many farmers will plow the
headland or be careless
about picking up their plows
over sod waterways and
ditches. In some cases the
dirt will be carried out on to
the public highway by the
plow. We urge farmers to
respect the need for sod
headlands to prevent erosion
away from the fields and. not
destroy the sod to the extent
soil erosion occurs. Plow
operators should be given
specific instructions relating
to headlands and sod
waterways.
tour, Allentown area.
Wednesday, April 10
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 7th
annual Mid-Atlantic
States Veterinary Clinic,
Memorial Hall, York
fairgrounds.
1:00 p.m. - FFA Dairy
Products contest, Penn
Dairies.
Thursday, April 11
7:30 p.m. - E-Town young
Farmer meeting on
fertilizer, Ag. classroom.
Susquehanna River Basin
Commission meeting,
Sheraton Motor Inn, New
Cumberland.
Saturday, April 16
7:45 p.m. - Ephrata Adult
Farmer monthly
meeting, Ephrata H.S.
“Futures Market and
Hedging-Management
Tool.”
Know these symptoms of
stroke:temporary weakness
or numbness of the face, arm
or leg; temporary difficulty
with speech, or un
derstanding speech; tem
porary loss of vision, par
ticularly in one, eye, or an
episode of double vision;
unexplained headaches;
temporary dizziness; recent
change in personality. For
more information, ask your
Heart Association.