UMLancMtar Farming, Saturday, March 13, 1976
Nixnutz’s Corral
"All the news that's unimportant,
but still interesting,"
Guess again
A former farm editor from up
around Mount Nittany recollects the
following episode between him and
another reporter. The story begins
believe it or not, with the collapse of a
barn floor. Several animals were
trapped underneath the debris and a
few were even killed. Since it hap
pened late in the evening, the farm
editor did not learn about it until he
read it in the morning paper. There,
right on page 1, was a picture of the
tragedy. But those “cows" in the
picture were a bit small, he thought.
So he mentioned it to those
responsible for the minor mistake,
explaining that the animals in the
picture were actually heifers. Un
derstandably, he was asked to explain
the difference between heifers and
cows. A third employee of the paper
couldn’t wait to hear the answer and
decided to come up with her own,
which was: “A heifer is a male cow,
isn’t it?”
Smart rooster
Final results are not known at this
writing, but I have reports that the
number one rooster in the state may
be about to make the most realistic
decision within recent memory. For
the past several months or more he
had seriously been entertaining
thoughts about becoming the number
one rooster in the whole entire U.S. of
A. After a poor showing in New
Hampshire, and an even poorer one
in Florida earlier this week, I have
reason to believe that he may decide
to give up his dream of having a big
golden egg layed in front of him.
A Lebanon County dairyman who 1
sells his milk at his store in either raw i
or processed form, had an interesting ||
experience with an approved in- 1
spector one day. According to his i
daughter, who manages the store, the 1
Mine ears have heard the inspector casually inspected H
suggestion of the coming of the equipment and products and finally |
dairymen to the Coca-Cola Building in grabbed a hold of a gallon of raw milk |
Lancaster for a meeting. I haven’t .which can be legally sold if the farmer M
found out yet if they decided to go has the appropriate license. Waving |
marching on or if they’re going to the full container in front of the |
meet in surroundings belonging to proprietor, he asked: “Has this milk |
one of their major competitors. If you been homogenized?” 1
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Colossal choice
RURAL ROUTE
By Tom Armstrong
By BARNEY NIXNUTZ
IT ISN T CASH, A CHECK , REBATE,
fund or Lancaster farming-,forget
IF
RE
decide to go there, boys, how about
leaving all the cute little air-filled
vinyl cows supended from the
ceilings. And be sure to stick a “Milk
Drinkers Make Better Lovers” sign
on the nearest “Coke" machine.
(Written with apologies to Coca-Cola
and a confession that I enjoy their
drink from time to time.)
Where else?
Have you heard about the young
Amishman who wants to build a new
chicken house for 12,000 layers?
Present zoning restrictions m that
township state that such a facility
cannot be built without special
permission from the zoning hearing
board. So the Amishman appeared at
a hearing for that purpose to face
questioning. *
Naturally, the members of the 1
board were concerned about odors, 1
waste disposal, and the removal of |
dead birds. =
iin rtU/ j*
dead chickens?" a member of the 1
hearing board said. “I’ll bury them," 1
the farmer answered. Later a second 1
board member asked: "...and 1
where do you expect to bury the dead 1
chickens?" =
"In the ground, I guess,” the |
Amishman answered to everyone’s 1
delight. g
Raw blunder
THE ‘IN’ CROWD
Lcum lor March 14, ItTI
Background Scripture:
Matthew 21:6 through 22:14.
Devotional Reading:
Isaiah 56:5-13.
Several years ago, Dr.
Karl Menninger wrote a
book with the intriguing title,
WHATEVER BECAME OF
SIN? Contrary to some of his
professional colleagues, this
eminent psychiatrist sees
the loss of the concept of sin
as very harmful to both
individuals and society as a
whole. According to Dr.
Menninger, a concept of sin
is of vita’ importance for a
man’s emotional health.
Repeat ami believe!
It must be acknowledged
that the Christian concept of
sin and the concomitant idea
of repentance are not very
popular today. It’s not so
much that people speak
against these themes, but
that they simply ignore
them.
Many Christians seem to
fall into either one or two
categories in regard to this
matter: either they take sin
too seriously or not seriously
enough. Striking a proper
balance between these two
extremes is often a difficult
task.
The problem, of course, is
not with the Christian gospel,
but rather with what we
make of it. On the one band,
many of us tend to focus
upon others when we think of
sin. The “sinner” is the other
fellow, the person whose
values and life style are
quite different, the person
who is “outside my church.”
For many of us the “sinner”
is the non-church-goer, the
frequenter of the comer bar,
the user of profane language,
etc. - in short: the “other
guy.”
Thus, we may believe in
sin and repentance ... for
someone else! There seems
to be little need for it inside
our cozy little church where
we all lead respectable lives
and adhere to the right
doctrines. To put it
somewhat crassly: When it
comes to the Kingdom of
God, we are the “in” crowd!
Right?
Which of the two?
Wrong?
Of course, that’s what was
assumed by those who heard
Jesus. They thought of
themselves as the “in”
crowd and the term “sin
ners” was reserved for the
other guy - the people who
were not very devoted to the
strict observance of the law
and customs of the religious
elite, the tax colectors,
thieves, harlots, non-
Hebrews, etc. But they were
very, very wrong, said
Jesus: “Truly I say to you,
the tax collectors and die
harlots go into the kingdom
of God before you” (Matt.
21:31). Unless there was
some radical repentance, the
“in” crowd would be OUT!
The problem was that the
scribes and the pharisees
focused too much on the sins
of others and too little on
their own sins. They were
like the ,son in the parable
that JeSus told; They say
“yes” to God, but don’t
really do what he wants. For
them, religion is simply,
“talking a good game.”
To Accept
Responsibility
The recent issue of
whether or not Bonnie Sue
Frey of Refton will be per
mitted to feed another 4-H
Club steer at their home is an
illustration of regulations
and ordinances bring made
with very little agricultural
input. To prohibit this type of
youth project in a small,
rural borough such as Refton
appears to be bringing
“down-town” living out into
the rural areas. As of this
date, I am not acquainted
with the makers of this or
dinance but surely feel that
the agricultural community
in that part of the county bad
very little to do with setting
up the restrictions. We
continue to urge farmers to
take part in these com
munity governing bodies and
strive for regulations
suitable for the area.
To Be Prepared
As expected for the past
several weeks, winter
weather returned to this part
of the country; however, the
days are longer and the sun
is higher in the sky with
more beat, and soon the
planting season wflTbe here.
A recent visit with Mrs.
Dorothy Fry, Stevens Rl, of
this county revealed that
some folks in the northern
part of Lancaster County
had planted peas and onions
during the warm spell the
last few days in February.
Most of us have had very
little experience with
planting so early, but no
doubt these “cold weather”
will survive and make a
crop. However, since we are
in die middle of the month of
March, and since many folks
try to start their gardens on
St. Patrick’s Day (March
17), I’d suggest that gar
deners get materials and
equipment on band and
Farm Calendar
Monday, Mar. 15
Cumberland County Forage-
Dairy workshops today at
either of two places:
Monroe Township
Building, Mechanic
sburg; and Shippensburg
Jr. High School.
Respective meeting
times are 1 to 3 p.m. and
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
New Jersey Fruit Growers
meeting, 9:30 a.m. at the
Watchung View Inn,
north of Somerville.
Tuesday, Mar. 16
Ephrata Young Farmers
meeting, 7:45 p.m. at the
high scnool.
Garden Spot Young Farmers
meet, subject: large
round bales.
Chester County - farm
financial management
meeting, 7:45 p.m. at the
Owen J. Roberts H.S. vo
ag room
The real “in” crowd in the
Kingdom of God are those
who know that the challenge
to repentance through Christ
is meant for them!
(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.)
NOW IS
THE TIME.. .
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone ssi-ac; i
ready to go. Don’t wait until
the weather is warm and the
ground ready, only to realize
that something like fer
tilizer, or a seed variety, is
missing. Plan ahead at all
times.
Ta Control
Rna-Off Water
As the population density
of a community increases,
the importance of controlling
surplus water becomes more
important; I’m referring to
both water from land as well
as water from barnyards
and homesteads. This time
of the year when we may
have extra rain along with
melting snow, every farmer }
should make special effort to
be sure that water is not
getting into streams, high*
ways, or on the property of
others from his livestock or
poultry operation. Our local
Soil Conservation District
representative, Henry H.
Hackman of Manheim, is
working closely with the
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources,
in checking reports of water
pollution. Knowing Henry,
I’m sure bis evaluation of
reported violations will be
should make a special effort
to manage their operations
to prevent all types of water
pollution.
To Use New
Feed Additive
The new feed additive <
named RUMENSIN Is 'i
strongly recommended for
all cattle feeders. This
material is available
through feed dealers and is
to be mixed with the protein
supplement. Research work
shows a 10 percent savings in
feed requirement. It has
been cleared for use by the
Food and Drug Ad-
ministration. Local feeders
are urged to utilize this
material.
Soybean management
meeting for Schuylkill
County growers, 7:30
6.m. at the Mansion
ouse Restaurant, Pine
Grove.
Southeastern Penna. Poultry
Banquet, 6:30 p.m. at
Arner’s Restaurant, J
Quakertown.
Wednesday, Mar. 17
Adams County Poultry
Banquet, Methodist
Church, Gettysburg, 6:00
p.m.
Horse nutrition and
management topics to be
discussed at the Mon
tgomery County 4-H
Center near Landsale,
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Mar. 18
Ephratk Young Farmers
meeting, 7:45 p.m., at the
high school
Garden Spot Young Far
mers' Recreation Night.
Broiler and Turkey
management seminars at
the Lancaster Farm and
Home Center, 7:30 p.m.
Cumberland County DHLA
workshop at the Ex
tension Office meeting
room 1-3 p.m.
Annual meeting of the
Lancaster County Soil , *
Conservation Service, Li
6:30 p.m., Good’n
Plenty Restaurant,
Smoketown.
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