—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1976
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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
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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
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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
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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 .
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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 ,
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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.
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