10—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 11. 1974
The Unknown
Quantity
Forecasters of trends in human
affairs are invariably wide of the mark
- for one very good reason Their
forecasts must, of necessity, rest on
contemporary knowledge As. (or
example, m the days of Columbus
who could have foretold the impact of
the invention of the airplane or the
development of transatlantic jet
service 7 So it is todav with the
forecasters especially those who
unaenate the role of technology m
future development
A sample oi what tecnnoiogv coulc
do is indicated b> a report from
Bngnam Young University where
scient'sts report they nave achieved
a theoretical breakthrough ’ in the
harnessing of ‘usion power h these
scientists are correct so tne report
goes, controlled iusion in the
laboratory might well be demon
strated in the next five years instead
of in tne mid 1990 s as expected by
most experts In terms of everyday
life what are the implications of this
theoretical breakthrough 7 ' It is said
Imaginative but ambiguous names
for meat such as “His-and-Her
Steaks," "Paradise Roast” or
‘‘Charcoal Steak” are fast disap
pearing into oblivion, thanks to a
most welcome new, standardized
identification-labeling program
The voluntary program, im
plemented on a nationwide basis
among meat retailers, reduces the
number of names for various retail
cuts of beef, pork, veal and lamb from
over 1,000 to approximately 300 It is
a shopper's dream come true,
especially for the young consumer
unfamiliar with the subtleties of the
meat counter or those new to an area
who in the past have so often been
confronted with a vast array of meats
bearing regional names which
sounded delicious but still failed to
describe what was being purchased
Worth Your Life
It might be a slight exaggeration,
but not much, to say that since
gasoline has become such a scarce
item, every driver who has not bought
a small car has at least thought about
it This being the case, it is of special
interest to note that studies have
shown serious injuries are "con
siderably more prevalent” to drivers
not using seat belts in compacts than
in heavier, full-sized cars And this
holds true whether the small car is
involved m a collision with a larger
vehicle or another of its own size Use
of seat belts cuts the risk
As ever-greater numbers of drivers
turn to the small car, the use of seat
belts will be of unprecedented im
portance in helping to hold down both
the number and the severity of in
juries resulting from accidents If you
are one of the many now driving a
small, lightweight automobile and
All in How
You Slice It
that, if fusion reactors can be per
fected, their benefits to mankind will
be legion The National Observer
notes these benefits include no
radioactive waste or pollutants to
befoul the environment, cheap
production of hydrogen gas which can
replace natural gas and fuel zero
pollution automobiles, much safe’
power plant designs than the old
fashioned fission reactors and an
inexhaustible inexpensive super
powerfui light weight fuel supply
maning possible such things as more
practical interplanetary travel Tnere
could be the possibility of interstellar
tia'/el that coulo put the stars within
reach oi man ana epen a frontiei
without eno
Forecasts o' the future tnat en
tertam such views as these are not
pipe dreams They reflect the frontier
of scientific thinking that has always
made a shambles of forecasting the
future twists and turns of mankind’s
existence on Earth
According to the National Live
Stock and Meat Board, the majority of
meat labels should now show:
(1) the species of meat, (2) the
primal area, or part of animal from
which the meat was cut, and (3) the
recommended retail name An
example would be a piece of meat
identified as species "Beef," pnmat
cut “Rib” and the recommended
retail name, "Eye Steak,” with the
label reading "Beef Rib-Eye Steak.”
That same cut of meat used to be
known by such diverse names as
“Delmomco Steak,” "Beauty Steak”
or “Spencer Steak,” in different parts
of the country and often in different
stores in the same town
The system of uniform meat
labeling will eliminate confusion and
make better buying decisions
possible for the consumer. That is
good news any way you slice it.
don’t want to be caught dead sitting
ON your seat belt, it is time to buckle
up It could be worth a lifetime to you
XXX
‘The thread of energy runs through
so many areas of human endeavor
that it creates not only a conflict
between various people, but leads to
difficult problems of fairness and
equity within‘each thinking person’s
spectrum of concerns What is at
stake ( is a whole diversity of value
systems which exist, at least in
people’s minds, as independent and
unrelated areas of human concern ” -
- Mr Marvin R Gustavson
XXX
LIME SPRINGS, lOWA, HERALD
“Even if the cost keeps going up
indefinitely, -education will never
become as expensive as ignorance "
VESTED INTERESTS
Leuon for May 12,1974
Background Scripture:
Acts 18 through 19
Devotional Reading: 2
Corinthians 10-3-8
The Chamuer of Com
merce of Ephesus swung into
action In an attempt to alert
the people oi that cun to the
growing movemen* Known
as Christianity a nve r was
distributed to the general
public This i 1 wnat it said
Citizens of Creator
Ephesus 1
Wake no' Wake up'
A little band of suDvcrsu t
atheists is plotting the
downfall of our glorious
religion of Artemis Called
Christians” and led b- c
man of Tarsus named Paul
(alias Saul', this group nas
already undermined the
faith throughout muen of the
province of Asia Tney have
blasphemed Artemis and our
idols, saying, “God's made
with hands are not gods ”
They attack, not only our
religion, but also our city of
Ephesus, home of the temple
of Artemis and one of the
seven wonders of the world
Our city is known as the
center for the manufacture
of the Artemis statues What
will happen to our religion
throughout the world if it is
learned that the people of her
own city are forsaking her’
Who will want to some and
see our magnificent temple
if this subversive group is
allowed to continue’ Let us
crush this movement now. It
is the religious and patriotic
duty of every citizen of
Ephesus to ]om in the
struggle to defend all that we
hold dear.
In the public interest.
Your Chamber of Com
merce
A second communication
was sent to all the
businessmen of Ephesus.
Added to what was said in
the public notice was news of
the alarming drop-off in
sales by silversmiths and a
warning that this constituted
a threat to all merchants.
“The banks, the hotels, the
market, winerys, sacred
prostitutes-all will suffer!
Merchants, join us in
stamping out this menace to
our livelihood!”
Bad for business
Of course, no such com
munications were ever
distributed in Ephesus
because there were no
Chambers of Commerce in
those days. Still, we can be
sure that the merchants of
Ephesus reacted in a way not
unlike that noted above.
Christianity was bad for
business when that business
was based upon human
exploitation.
The clash, of course, need
not have been inevitable.
The merchants of Ephesus
were little concerned about
Paul’s theology-until he
announced that Christ
makes all idols worthless. If
Paul had just kept quiet
about the silver statues, he
probably could have con
tinued in his work un
disturbed.
This is no less true in our
own day. Christianity is still
constantly in conflict with
the vested interests of many
communities. It does not
seek to offend at times
because the values of the
| NOW IS
| THE TIME.
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
To Beware of
Alfalfa Weevil
A number of fields are
showing rather heavy
feeding of the alfalfa weevil;
in some cases nearly 100
percent of the plants are
infeclid if this u inc case,
a” with ever halt of the
nlanis being eaten at this
early stage of maturity,
some insecticide spray may
ne needed In recent years
there has been very little
infection and few producers
had to spray. but this spring
it appears that we have more
infestation ~ anc some
protection ma' be needed
Growers aie urged to
respect the time oetween
spray applications and
harvest which vanes with
different materials Check
the alfalfa stand several
times a week to evaluate
weevil feeding
To Cut At Proper Time
The forage crops are
growing and with more high
temperatures they can
mature rather rapidly this
time of the year. Growers
are urged to cut their crop at
the peak of feed nutrients
rather than to wait for
maturity, or cut by the
calender. Established stands
of alfalfa should be cut in the
bud to early blossom stage,
red clover m the early
blossom period, and all
grasses at heading time.
Whether the crop is to be
used for hay or silage the
proper stage of cutting is the
same for best feeding values.
Due to unfavorable weather
when many of the stands are
at the above maturity, some
growers favor the plan of
putting all or most of the first
cutting into the silo where
more feed numents can be
harvested. Conditioning and
wilting is strongly recom-
Farm
Calendar I
Saturday, May 11
9:00 a.m. - 7th annual alumni
meeting of the College of
Argnculture of Penn
State University, Ag
Administration Bldg.,
PSU. Registration - 8:00
a.m. to 12 Noon.
10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. -
Maryland Sheep and
Wool Crafts Festival,
Carroll County
Agricultural Center.
Tuesday, May 14
7:45 - Ephrata Adult Far
mers meeting, Topic
“ Legislation and the
Farmer.” Speaker -
Harry Gring, Ephrata
Senior H.S. Ag Dept.
Thursday, May 16
6:30 p.m. - Regional meeting
of Adult Farmer In
structors, Vo Ag Room
Ephrata Senior High
School.
gospel are radically dif
ferent.
Is Christianity “bad for
business” with the vested
interests of your town?
mended for best s. ldll|
quality.
To Control He, r |-
Weeds continue ~
major problen ~ .
farms and ear ,<
must be con'roll,
lor the ( rop u,
hghl moist’ ■
food Cheni. ,
vers eomniti'
crops but the iv ,e ,
be applied at th* m t ,
and at the forre
Timing is \er im
Most all uecch f
control when sms. j
pre-emerge soro
plications Mature weie
difficult to kd; \,,
chemicals If mec/Mnn
cultivation is used ,
should be exen isec r.
get too close to th'* old,, ■
cut off the feeder i oot<- I > .>
let weeds get a head str
because the\ will rear,
yields
To Recognize
Livestock Comfort
Good manage iru
suggests that the comfort o
the animals be considered as
well as the comfort of mar
In times of extreme!.', hot
weather, and m this area of
high humidity, every effort
should be made to provide
fresh air, shade, and fresr
water at all times. Anunais
in confinement may have
automatically controlled
ventilation to provide
maximum comfort. In other
barns cross ventilation
might be needed to keep the
air moving. If animals are
outside, they should have
access to shade. Extreme
heat without shade could
cause severe losses. Fresh
water is always needed
liberally by both man and
beast in hot weather. Con
cern for animal comfort is
needed for top production.
Saturday, May 18
10:00 a.m. - Blue Ball Lion’s
Club Community Sale,
East Earl Twp. Bldg.
Lancaster County Poultry
Assoc. Cook-Off, Nor
thern Lebanon High
School.
COURTHOUSE SQUARES