ram Ting, Saturday, June 12, 1976 incaster LIFE on the farm We started the day the same as usual get up at 5 a.m., bring the cows into the' barn, milk and feed them, care for the calves, and clean up facilities and equipment after milking. But on a hot muggy morning it’s just not quite the same as other days, especially when a person has spent the previous day or two tossing'hay bales. After a while the arms and fingers get sor'e and the entire body becomes sluggish. During this time of year, we often had hay wagons to unload which had been brought .in the previous evening. Time for breakfast was short and sometimes one or two of us would start unloading bales while someone else finished the barn work. By ten o’clock the sun would be generating plenty of heat and the hay mow got so warm that sweat would roll down a person’s face, back, chest and arms even if he only stood there. The strings on the. bales tore at fingers which were still sensitive from handling as many as a thousand the day before. ‘ As with other jobs on the farm when there are more than one person involved, tossing and stacking the hay bales some of which weigh over 100 pounds is something of a competitive event. You’re competing with the clock, the weather, and your fellow workers. Thinking positively Some folks are lucky enough to have jobs which double as hobbies. Among them are a number of farmers and people who work with farmers in related businesses. Last week’s story on the outlook of dairymen in the grea reflected this mood. Sure, farmers complain from time to time just like everyone else, but almost all of them enjoy what they’re doing. Very few would be willing to trade with someone else. Taking everything into con sideration, that's how it should be too. Take away the enthusiasm, in terest and pride from any job and you RURAL ROUTE "'XT i ' twit i~~ I By Dieter Krieg, Editor ; \*> V * *ic- -if **'“*** \ X ' '"» -> \ '»->?• V * -\ v * \ •> * *l' S' " '? - v i** «N, „ y >v*»V v x. '-V * * N ✓ > - Everyone involved might want-to rest now and then but you can’t Time is too critical when there’s hay out in the field. What’s more, once the pace if broken by a “time-out," it’s often harder to regain momentum than it would lsve been to maintain it. So the work goes on, bale after bale, and hour hour, whether a person likes it or not. Opportunities for a “breather” came only when wp rode the wagon back out to the field to get another load, and when we returned with a v full load; Depending on which direction we were going, we might stop at the house, barn or cool spring underneath a big shade tree to get a quick drink. Our stomachs become pits in this kind of weather when physical activity was vigorous and continuous. Hay making and hay hauling was interrupted by the afternoon milking for several hours, and then we’d go out again to pick up one, two, or three more loads. Thoroughly soaked with sweat and covered with hay dust and chaff, the best and most appreciated solution to that problem was a relaxing, soothing dip in the pond. We'd float around in there while the moon came up over the horizon and frogs and crickets serenaded us from all sides. lower productivity. It’s the positive approach to things which has made American agriculture productive, not the pessimism which is displayed by a few. And it’s the positive thinkers who have excelled in their careers, while chronic complainers lack that same degree of success. ’ . Although other reasons enter into the picture, the job-hobby com bination makes a big difference in the outcome of things. Work and all the challenges involved become a source of enjoyment and satisfaction if genuine interest and enthusiasm are present right from the start. /ill NEVER get ■ [THIS THING BROKE I IN TIME FOR THE . SHOW. ft —r v V*> <* J v By Tom Armstrong STOP COMPLAINING. at least you COT A HANDLE ON VOORS. ON SERVING TABLES Lesson for June 13,1976 Background Scripture: Acts 6:1-6; 1 Timothy 3:1-13. Devotional Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16, I have read the sixth chapter of Acts many times, but it was only ""in preparation for this column that I realized there was something there that had eluded me in the past. The story seems simple enough: because the Greek speaking Jewish Christians felt their widows were not getting their fair share in the daily distribution of food and because the' apostles felt that their duties of preaching and teaching would not permit them to adequately oversee this matter, seven men were appointed and consecrated to be responsible for this function. In some churches today the deacon is still regarded as the person specially set apart . to minister to people’s material needs, while the pastor or elder devotes himself, as did the apostles, to their spiritual needs. Murmuring at \ the tables Yet, reading between the lines, there seems tobe more to this story. I sense con siderable conflict in this incident. Luke says that the “Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews” the (Greek-speaking against Aramaic-speaking). The point of the dispute is clear: the Hellenists feel there is discrimination against them by the Hebrews. This is a serious charge andvthe first indication that the early church had the same kinds of problems which we still have today. Whether or not the Aramaic speaking Christians were actually prejudiced against their Greek-speaking counterparts, the Hellenists believed that they were the victims of -discrimination. Thus was the unity of the church threatened. The congregation . was pleased In their response to this complaint, the apostles sound as if they are more than a little defensive. In stead of commenting upon the unequal distribution, they protest that their religious duties will not permit them to exercise sufficient oversight of the food distribution. Then, in an attempt to find a com promise, they suggest that seven Greek-speaking Christians be selected, to administer the food tames. ssassfi TO KNOCK THE LEAF HOPPERS. , The-potato leaf hopper has been named the most severe insect on alfalfa at this time. Local growers have suffered in past years from stunted, yellowing second and third cuttings of- alfalfa. This can be prevented by the ap plication of Cygon, Malathion, or Methoxychlor. on the new growth when three to six indies high. Do not wait until you see JPcirill yellowing before making the application. One application folon/lap per cutting should-control vtilldlllctl the leaf hoppers. Later Today, June 12 vnWif* anrt* York County Pork Producers valuable and contam the Bar-B-Q, Ellikers Grove, most feed nutrients; -every . . IT?’ ' effort should be made to get County 'Dairy yieldS ° n 311 Princess contest ■iSb&wabeof Leb - anon c -° unty . Dair » AdM " s Cou ”V ' Dalr i' ThJ B receS Ir p'uMlclly, L r l%”„s ' regarfflng tte control ot Steels srtsffsrsasi v,r cr w: called lipaMj, BIP to a “™SI „ place m the disease control R o l uth meeting at programwhenproperlyused » vhginville Grange. by experienced applicators. Monday, June 14 Central DaSy 4-H Club meets at 7:30 p.m.' at the elates j eit . tane h^2 fU lkto bS< County 4-H horse through the. skin, may j U( jges practice at the th!w te n n!j h qicin y Tm Rose FeUenbaiiin’s farm, throat, and skin, also, keep -» - out of lakes, ponds, and i.a.mitoW S, urge iStoy.JoaelS treatment; also, it works Princess chos best on healthy trees that are Restaurant, 7 not infected or lightly .in- . _ Ift fected. Dent eepcet this u material to eradicate the Jit. *♦ £! IS Slrito Mrtlv Her*hey Counties and landscape Hmlterto „ Camt , i NJ . H ’ erS Practice for admlnirter toe ferial. Presentation Day, 7:30 LIVESTOCK COMFORT... at **“ Extenslon Hot, humid weather is ./ s SS*sutfeHteLnc“£ Paanwlvaaili Poultry ' Conference, Host Corral, Y Lancaster, 9 a.m. to make a special effort to Cuin berland County Wool provide shade, fresh water, Carlisle Fairgrounds, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Berwick Vegetable Crop Directors meet at the, BVC Office, 8 p.m. Woodland Tour in Adams Cofihty sponsored-by the GlatfelterPulp Wood Co., Spring Grove, 10 a.m. Saturday, June 19 The tactic''seems to satisfy the Hellenists for “what they said pleased the whole “ (6:5). multitude. Yet, another source of tension. remains: The apostles indicate that their spiritual duties are in compatible with serving tables. But hadn’t Jesus himself said: “For. which is the greater, one who sits at table, or one who serves?’... But I am among you as-one who serves.” (Luke 22:27). And in John 13, Jesus girds himself with a towel and washes their feet. Isn’t it ironic too that Luke tells us that Stephen, a man appointed to serve tables because the apostles didn’t have enough time, is remembered as a disciple “full of grace and power*.. who did great wonders and signs.among the people”? Stephen’s official task may have been serving tables, but he is obviously no less an apostle because of it. .J, , -'U-- NOW IS THE TIME.. Max Smith County Agr. Agent Telephone 394-6851 and good air movement, , of these will add to t comfort of the anima Exhaust fans can be used move the air out of building. Open doors a windows will help get cr< ventilation. Animals outsi should have access to sha at all times. Swine product may want- -to inst [Continued on Page 191 Lancaster County Dairy Princess Contest, Farm and Home Center, Lancaster World Champion Auc tioneering Event at New Holland Sales Stables, 1 p.m.' Berks County Dairy Prin cess Pageant, Berkshire Mall 6:30 p.m. Horse Show at the Lancaster Riding and Tennis Club, Columbia Pike _ Schuylkill County Dairy Princess Contest, Boscov’s, Pottsville Sheep Field Day at Penn State University. * i Sunday, June 20 Hunterdon County, N.J- Dairy Day M i
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