10—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 25. 1974 .
Change■A
Change is a constant companion of
life. It has always been so. For a
variety of reasons, the people of the
United States seem to be rounding
some kind of turn in their way of
thinking and living. The bend in the
road of the nation’s economic,
political and social development will
inevitably lead to new pastures.
Whether they will be greener or not,
only time can tell.
In a special section, U. S. News &
World Report gives some views of
“How America Is Changing" as it
approaches its 200th year of national
existence Lying at the root of many of
the changes to which the nation must
adapt is growing world demand for
basic natural resources and the
location of many of these materials in
the relatively undeveloped and non
mdustnalized nations of the Middle
East, Latin America and Africa. U. S.
News points out that the U. S. is
finding its power control world
events after patterns of its own
choosing, limited, not only by the
political opposition of the Soviet
Union but by the fact that other
nations -control the supply and, to a
great extent, the price of many
essential raw materials, including not
only petroleum but a key list of vital
metals and minerals as well. It is a
new experience for the American
people to discover that U.S. economic
growth and habits of consumption
can be limited both by the price and
the supply of resources from other
nations.
In peacetime, the people of the
United States have not been in, the
habit of worrying about shortages --
now they are. As U. S. News points
out, on the horizon "... are the
beginnings of a new American way of
life -- more limited in material ways
but perhaps more beneficial in tempo
of living, human relationships and
basic values.” Those who have
spoken of the desire to return to a
more simple life may have the op
portunity to find out if they really like
it. the petroleum supply shortage,
developing over the past 20 years
and more, was brought home by the
cutoff of Mideast oil. Until then, few
people paid much attention to the
most extravagant environmental
demands on available resources.
Clean air legislation that virtually
prohibited the use of the nation’s
vast coal deposits and sharply in
creased gasoline consumption in the
average automobile caused little
public worry, regardless of its long
run -practicality. Now people are
thinking more seriously about
achieving a balance in the field of
environmental protection and are
striving for higher levels of economy
that previously were the primary
concern of the particular industries
involved This cannot be judged as
anything but a plus on the balance
sheet of national maturity.
The energy shortage has con
tributed markedly to inflationary
pressures. By increasing the cost of
production for most industries, it has
brought price boosts felt by every
consumer. There may be broader
public interest in controlmg govern
ment's extravagant use of tax money
and in curbing deficits at the federal
level as a result of inflation’s bite,
now felt so keenly by the majority of
the American people. Inflation is no
Companion
Constant
longer the bitter enemy chiefly of
those living on pensions or other
sources of relatively fixed income.
The United States has, up to now,
been the land of unlimited abundance
-- the throw-away society. Recycling
scrap material was fine in theory but,
from the standpoint of cost, really not
too practical in most cases. Now the
junk business is experiencing a great
boom, brought on by shortages of all
kinds of materials. Scrap newspapers
are going for $2 per 100 pounds.
Bags in some grocery stores are
being reused. Plans are being
developed to burn processed garbage
in electric power generating facilities.
Unsightly piles of junk automobiles
throughout the country are disap
pearing as the price of scrap steel
rises. There is a growing disposition
to make things last longer for the very
good reason that even if
replacements are available their cost
is sure to be much higher.
As a first impact, the shortage of
fuel has completely disrupted, and
throws into doubt, the future of many
major industries and businesses -- as,
for example, the manufacturers of
motor homes, fuel-guzzling pleasure
boats and operators of facilities in
tourist or vacation-oriented areas of
the country. On the otheh hand,
recreation facifities within relatively
short distances of laf-ge metropolitan
areas may experience an un
precedented boom as people spend
their vacation time closer to home. As
to social change, it is reported that
various kinds of group living seem to
be coming more in style. As U. S.
News puts it, “A new kind of
American ‘family’ -- a household of
strangers teaming up to combat
loneliness and the high cost of living -
- is blossoming in urban centers
across the nation." Leaders in many
of the major categories of organized
religion see a less frantically active
America as the fertile ground for their
endeavors.
Theseare some of the changes that
will shape the United States. Whether
they will prove to be good or bad
hinges, as it has, on the
character of the American people.
Will there be the spirit of optimism,
the determination to succeed and the
confidence in the individual creative
ability of free men, as well as in the
integrity of our economic.and political
institutions, that are the basis of
America’s future? Change is a
familiar companion. How we adapt to
it as a nation will be determined by
the individual reaction and attitudes
of all the American- people.
XXX
“Telephone doodling,” it is noted
by the METER, a publication of the
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company,
"characterizes you, psychologists say.
The scnbblmgs you sometimes make
during 'h telephone conversation
come very near telling what you are. If
you draw animals and birds, you are
affectionate and understanding. If
you draw arrows, your goals are high.
Squares and checkerboards show
logic and emotional stability while
boats indicate energy and a wish for
freedom. Flowers and trees show
loneliness. Circles give away a
daydreamer Sketching facial
features shows that you appreciate
beauty and if you draw stairsteps, you
are very ambitious.”
THE PRISONERS
Lesion for May 26,1174
Background Scripture: Acts
25 through 26.
Devotional Reading: Psalms
118:6-9.
Two men faced each other.
One was a ruler with the
power to pronounce both
verdict and sentence. The
other was a man in chains.
Yet, the man in chains was
not the prisoner!
The king was Agrippa, the
grandson of Herod the Great.
Born into a royal family, he
had been educated in the
most cosmopolitan of all
cities, Rome.. There he
learned to love extravagant
living and moved in imperial
circles, cultivating many
valuable friends from among
Rome's best families.
The friendships paid-off,
tor when Caligula, his good
friend, became emperor,
Agrippa was made king over
various territories in Judea
and Samaria. In addition, he
held consular rank in Rome.
In his own land he was highly
regarded for his Jewish piety
and his magnificent building
programs.
Behold the tentmaker
Paul also was a Roman
citizen, but that was about
all they h£d in common,
apart from their Jewish
faith. Although Paul had a
good education for a Jew and
seemed to have been headed
for a fine career, he had
chosen’to throw his lot with a
losing cause .that had
collected around an executed
Nazarene criminal named
Jesus. He sustained himself
by "plying the trade of teril
maker.
It must have sounded
incredible, then, to hear this
man in chains say to the
monarch: “I would to God
that not only you but also all
who hear me-this day might
become such as I am
except for these chains”
(26:29). How audacious for
this man in chains to say that
he wishes that they might
become like him, except, of
course, for his chains. Even
in chains, this man believed
he was in better condition
than either' Festus or
Agrippa. He had something
they did not have. How could
this tentmaker be better-off
than a governor and a king?
Paul simply tells the story
of his persecution of the
followers of Christ and the
subsequent life-changing
encounter he experienced on
the Damascus Road. By this
experience he was set free of
the futile legalism of
Pharsaism.
Such as I am
The Damascus Road
experience also gave him a
purpose in life. With that
vision he was given a
commission to preach Christ
to the Gentiles. This was no
mere switching sides, no
change of mind, or “selling
out to the other side.” It was
a command from God
Himself and he could not
ignore it: “Wherefore, O
King Agrippa, I was not
disobedient to the heavenly
vision...” (26:19). Paid
took up this new cause, not
with the slavery with which
he had been a Pharisee, but
in perfect freedom, willingly
responding to the Lord’s
invitation.
Festus and Agrippa are
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Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
To Be Alert for Insects
All garden' and crop
producers should constantly
be on the alert for insects
attacking their plants. This
infestation will vary from
year to year. At the moment
the Black Flea Beetle is
doing considerable damage
on corn and tomatoes;
spraying with Sevin or
Malathion should give
protection. In the near future
we will see Tent Caterpillars
feeding and making their
webs. These may be burned
or sprayed with Sevin or
Malathion. Another insect
(Gypsy Moth) will be doing
more damage to shade
trees; property owners are
urged to be ready" to apply
sprays when feeding occurs.
A small pressure tank
sprayer is very useful for the
average home owner.
To Handle
Wool Carefully
This is not sheep country
but we do have several
hundred producers that try
to get good returns from
their flocks through a good
lamb and wool crop. Wool
marketing time is at hand
and growers are urged to
evaluate the various wool
pools for their top market
price: The one at Reading is
scheduled for early June and
the other pool at Carlisle is
listed for June 20. Both of
these grading pools provide
a market for the wool based
upon quality and grade. The
wool should be clean, dry,
and tied with paper 4 twine.
Details are available at our
Extension Office.
To Spray
Alfalfa Stubble
Many crops of alfalfa will
Farm
Calendar
Monday,May27 " Young" Farmer Soil
Fulton Grange meeting, _ Conservation Plans
Grange Had, Oakryn. meeting, Ag Classroom,
Tuesday, May 28 Elizabethtown High
8:00 p.m. - Elizabethtown School.
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remembered today because
of the man in chains who
stood before ■ them.
Seemingly, he was in their
power, subject to their wills.
Yet, this man in* chains
'seemed more free than they
had ever been. In truth, they
were the prisoners.
be cut in the next week. The
bud to early bloom stage is
proper for established stands
and 10 to 20 percent blossom
for the first year stands. Due
to the general infestation of
alfalfa weevil, growers not
spraying before cutting
should be sure to spray the
stubble immediately after
removing the first cutting. If
the feeding weevil are
present at harvest, and not
killed, they will feed upon the
new growth and prevent
much of a second cutting.
Also, if the field has not been
fertilized this spring, an
application of a phosphorus
potash fertilizer should be
made. Special care to get
maximum yields from
alfalfa stands is very much
in order.
To WQt Hay-Crop Silage
Many livestock and dairy
producers may be putting
some of their first cutting of
alfalfa or clover into the silo;
this is a good method of
preserving maximum feed
nutrients. The wilting of this
forage is strongly suggested
and will eliminate the need
of any preservative. In most
cases the crop will be con
ditioned as it is cut, and then
should be allowed in the field
long enough to dry down to
the 60 percent moisture
range. To go lower in
moisture may mean more
field losses and more heating
in the silo. With the low
moisture silage fer
mentation should take place
sufficiently without adding
any chemical or other
preservative. When ma&ng
silage the proper stage of
maturity to cut is the same
as in making hay.
(Based on outlines
copyrighted by the Division
of Christian Education,
National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the
U.S.A. Released by Com
munity Press Service.)