—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1976 10 EDITORIAL COMMENTS Oops, I Looks like an editorial appearing on this page a couple of weeks ago went to press about the way a dairyman goes to do his milking when he forgets to close the valve on the bulk tank. An unfortunate combination of timing and inadequate explanation on my part may have given readers the impression that I was opposed to the 80 per cent parity level for milk prices. The editorial, entitled “Yes, Unions, Many years ago unions in the United States started with what most people would agree were good causes. Over the years, however, they, with apparent consent of the U.S. government have allowed their power to develop into a monstrosity which is now beginning to threaten farms, according to the American Farm Bureau. The detrimental effects union power could have on the production of food are many, the most obvious of which is that food is perishable and we can’t afford to have employees striking when commodities need to be harvested. Cows always need to be milked unless they’re dry, and they need to be fed and cared for. Unions will hopefully never be present in the field or barnyard. I doubt that far mers would ever willingly submit to them. But unions don't operate that way. Some leaders within their ranks are as cruel as any criminal ever was and I present the following account by Samuel Kirkland, a Florida backhoe operator, to prove that fact. The construction Worker, on an excavating job for builder Reuben Brown, refused to submit to demands made by Dick Nell, president of Local 675 of the International Union of Operating Engineers - AFL-CIO. Kirkland describes Local 675’s methods of persuasion, as he presented them in a sworn deposition: “The union steward for the Operating Engineers local, Chuck Moore, stopped .me on the way to work and asked me if I was planning on working. I said, ‘Yes’... “He said, ‘lf you do it will cause trouble.’ He said there were about RURAL ROUTE BY DIETER KRIEG, EDITOR r, rn Pennsy/vomo Areas goofed they are high enough," was in reference to milk prices and was written after President Ford vetoed the 85 per cent parity request. That level of support prices was* requested by some farm organizations, but was deemed unnecessary by some others, including this writer. The 80 per cent level, however, coupled with quar terly adjustments, yvas needed and when it was passed it was regarded as being sufficient. keep out! 195-200-Operating Engineers there and he would bring them in to stop me working and if I went in there, ‘We will cut your hands off and stuff them in your pocket and tote you across Marco Island Bridge ...’ “They said because I wasn’t union, I couldn't operate the machinery on the island ... On Thursday we went back. They told me not to come back any more. I went back on Thursday anyway and had a, deputy (sheriff) with us working under cover ... We were on the job site and they pulled up and said to me, 'You came back, huh?’ “I told them, ‘Yes, I have a right to do a job’... They told me to get off - the machine. I got off and started running. They said, ‘Let's get him/ “I ran by the deputy, around the machine and when I saw I didn't have a chance, I hit the ground ... "They hit my head with a crescent wrench, they poured something in my face" metal filings in his eyes “and I lost my vision for a time, they kicked me and beat me and were talking about cutting my hands off. One of them pulled a knife and' the deputy fired a shot ... Then they congregated around him, hit him on the head, beat him up ..." After the attack, Nell, president of the local, said, “Well, I guess Reuben (Brown) will sign a union contract with us now ... If he don’t get right, it’s- going to get pretty wormy for him." Newspaper columnist, Ralph de Toledano, had the following to say in one of his recent editorials: “The beating that Samuel Kirkland received at the hands of the con [Continued on Page 15] # V WHO ARE YOU FOOLING? Lessen for March 21,1976 Background Scripture: Matthew 22:15 through 23:39. Devotional Reading: Matthew 22:3440. Upon reading the twenty third chapter of Matthew; a boy in my confirmation class exclaimed: “Gee, Jesus sure had it in for the scribes and the Pharisees, didn’t he?” When we read the gospel' narratives it certainly seems that way: his bitterest words and acts are aimed at the scribes and Pharisees. Yet, some people today find that difficult to understand, for the scribes and Pharisees were, for the most part, the most conscientious and dedicated followers of the Jewish faith. They were dominated'by a passion to make that faith relevant to the daily lives of the people. ‘Whitewashed tombs’ Why was Jesus so hard on these dedicated religionists? Why did he reserve his strongest language for them? “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly ap pear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity” (Matt. 23:27, 28.) The answer is that, although these people were in truth the most dedicated and fairthful followers of the Jewish faith, they still were not what they pretended to be. It seems that the person who is “good” and pretends to be even better, is not actually as “good” as the person owns up to being what he is. In other words, Jesus expected more of the “good” people. The proof of their being “good” would be their refusal to pretend to be more than they really were. The measure of your fathers The scribes and Pharisees dutifully honored and revered the prophets and saints who had been mar tyred in their time, but this struck Jesus as hypocritical: “ .. you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of your fahters” (Matt. 23:31, 32). Jesus did not mean that they were the biological descendents of these tyrants, but rather that they were their spiritual heirs and offspring. In other words, despite what the Pharisees said about these long-dead martyrs, if they were to come back from the dead Tom Armstrong By " ' I To Cleanup Drug Residues The withdrawal period on feeds containing various drugs and antibiotics should be recognized by every food producer; these are clearly marked on the container or package. However, after the feed has been withdrawn there still may be some feed residue containing the material; the proper cleanup of the feed trough or bunk is a very important part of complying with the regulations. We feel that most producers follow the instructions for the various feed additives, but often fail to remove the residual feed materials in and around the feeders. This should be throughly done" at the start of the withdrawal period. Food and feed quality must be protected at all times. To Apply Sewage Sludge Carefully In and about cities and towns there are many op portunities for farmers to utilize sewage sludge horn the public disposal plants. This organic waste is useful as a fertilizer and as a soil conditioner when it is ap- r iIFTTI plied in the proper amounts. 1 111 There is some danger of . eicesaiveappllctionson the Calendar same land by loading the sou with too much of the heavy Saturday, Mar. 20 metals contained in sludge. Vineyard pruning sessions at We refer to the possibility of ' Bob Hummer’s on toxic amounts of cadmium Colebrook Road, east ’of and copper. I’d suggest that Landisville, 9 a.m.; and farmers utilizing this type of < at the S.E. , Field material to keep in touch Research Lab of Penn with the person in charge of State, located 2 miles that particular sewage pUmt north of Landisville on and request information Auction Rd., 10:30 aon. about the amount of these Monday, Mar. 22 elements in the sludge. Tests Sheep Producers meeting at can be made on the sludge the Lancaster Farm and and the soil to keep abreast Home Center, 7:30 p.m. of the conditions. Producers from neigh- To Prepare For boring counties welcome." Early Plantings Sheep management, third in The calendar indicates a series at Penn State’s that planting time is here for Schuylkill Haven cam some of the early crops and pus, 7*30 p.m. vegetables. Whether or not Conrad Weiser Young the weather will cooperate in Farmers hear talk _on this respect is yet to be seen. “New Chemicals and However, we suggest that their Use” at the high fanners and gardeners get school, 7 p.m. ready for these early Eastern Milk Producers plantings when the soil and meeting at the New air temperatures permit. Holland Fire Hall 7 p.m. I’m thinking of plafatings of pa Young Fanner’s Region spring oats, early potatoes, H Leadership Conference alfalfa, and the hardy a t the Eastern Lebanon County High School 10:00 and begin to prophesy again as before, the Pharisees • would be-among the first to Milldng School at Penn State oppose and try to destroy “ Ke^ e f,^° n ‘ them ference Center. Meetings The problem, thus, was not twSS” just that the scribes and through Thursday. Pharisees were fooling ?°pics to be discussed others, but they were first of “ d “de: Anatomy and all fooling themselves. They ° f , were “good” people, but rmo^ 5 °-5^ they weren’t Marly as ysiol ®P “good” as they supposed. ®°!L u l6 Aid because they aSuned Machine Works, that they “knew better,” Vacuum and Milking Jesus expected more of them than others. Studies, Equipment And you? Who are you cleaning foolmg? Principles, Cow “ 0 "2 1 I “ M Psychology, Mastitis - copyrighted by the Division D -^ ase . A $lO of Christian Education, registration fee is National Council of the r JL: r(V i Jf—- f ta r Cedi?Crest Young Farmers U,S 'iL Com- h w re gi olU Q volleyball mimlty Press Service.) on Pige 16) NOW IS THE TIME. . .1 Max Smith County Agr. Agent Telephone :!94-r>xr> i vegetables SII9II as peas, radishes, lettuce, and onions. All of these can stand some cold weather and will give better yields when planted during the latter part of March. However, we still suggest that the soil be permitted to dry so that it can be easily worked. To “mud in” the plants or seeds is not a very good practice. To Force Early Pastures Livestock producers who have some permanent pasture areas can apply fertilizer to part of the field in the next few weeks in order to grow the grass faster; this will enable the livestock to be turned into ths area a week or two earlier than normal. On straight grass pasture 30 to 40 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre will give results. On grass-legume stands a complete fertilizer such as 10-10-10 at the rate of 300 to 400 pounds per .acre is suggested. A suggested area of y«-acre per animal unit is suggested for this treatment. i I
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