—Lancaster farming. Saturday, Nov. 6, 1976
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Happiness is .. .
Lancaster Farming and its editor
were recently given a “feather” for
their caps when a reader wrote:
"Dear Editor Kneg -
“I was sent a gift subscription to
Lancaster Farming by a friend a few
years ago and have continued my
subscription ever since. I enjoy it very
much, as it helps me in my position as
a member of our Matanuska-Susitna
Borough Planning and Zoning
Commission. I personally feel that
your editorials alone are worth the
subscription rate. They are very
inspirational and seem to get to the
heart of the problem with very few
words.”
Further down in the letter it was
noted that one of Krieg’s editorials
and an editorial cartoon on OSHA
were used by the gentleman to make
a point with state and federal
legislators.
Mr. Robert Risley, from Palmer,
Alaska, sent the letter. Lancaster
Farming and its editor thank him
publically for this very fine com
pliment.
Bull story
Several weeks ago the Lancaster
County Farmers’ Association put on a
Hats off to
the ladies!!
Farmers’ wives deserve an awful
lot of credit for the many things they
do. Not only do they do the
housework and raise a family, they’re
also busy helping with the chores and
bill paying.
One would think that this would
saturate anyone's schedule. And
probably it does.
TO BE GOD’S
COUNSELOR
Lesson lor November 7,1976
Background Scripture:
Romans 10; 1-13; 11.
Devotional Reading:
Isaiah 42:5-9.
Paul’s rhetorical question
sounds absurd:
big promotional effort at the Park
City shopping mall, Lancaster. One of
the highlights of a few dairymen there
was the reaction of a lady proprietor
whose store wasn’t far from the dairy
display. Being an observant woman,
she took notice that a Holstein was
bigger than the Guernsey which had
■been on display the day before.
Commenting to the dairymen about
it, -she.presumed thaf’the bigger cow
must have been a bull.
Slim pickins
There’s a rumor going around that
cattle prices are so bad that one
partnership of brothers isn’t making
money even when one rustles cattle
and the other swipes feed.
Nevertheless, farm women find or promotion at Lancaster’s Park City
create time to do even more than the shopping mall last month. It was a
above. For example, it was the ladies huge undertaking, and they deserve a
who organized the fabulous lot of credit for having had the am-
“For who has known the
mind of the Lord, or who has
been his counselor?”
(Romans 11:34)
But it isn’t!
The fact is that lots of
people pose as and attempt
to be God’s “counselor.” Not
quite satisfied with God’s
rule of the universe or his
revelation, they are con
stantly at work “improving”
upon it, helping God with his
implied “communications
gap.”
Of course, these people
would hardly think of
themselves in that role, in
fact they would be horrified
and scandalized if someone
were to suggest that they
were giving theimpressionof
NOW IS
THE TIME...
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
Nixnutz’s Corral
By BARNEY NIXNUTZ
"All the news that’s unimportant,
but still interesting.”
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS
BY DIETER KRIEG, EDITOR
acting as God’s “coun
selors”! But being ignorant
of the significance of then
actions and attitudes does
not make them one Ipit less
significant. Aware or
unaware, it is blasphemy to
try to improve upon one’s
Creator!
Unsearchable and in
scrutable
It is not that we do not have
sufficient warning. All
through the Bible (as well as
in other sacred writings) we
have one warning after
another of the danger, of
trying to ursurp God’s role.
In Romans, for example,
Paul cries;
“0 the depth of the riches
and wisdom and knowledge
TO UTILIZE CORN
STALKS
Many fields of corn have
been picked and the rank
fodder growth is on the
ground. This fringe benefit
from a real good corn crop
may have two additional
uses on livestock farms.
First, the com stalks and
leaves have some fertilizer
and organic matter value
when incorporated into the
soil; rotted crop waste is a
good souce of organic
matter. Secondly, fodder has
a potential bedding value in
livestock barns and feedlots.
Powerful dryer
A number of dignitaries were on
hand to make speeches, including a
cabinet officer and a senator.
After the big ram fell, the cabinet
officer announced: "Farmfest will dry
out in a half hour if the senator is a
speaker."
Serving The Centro* and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
of God! How unsearchable
are bis judgements and how
inscrutable his ways!”
(11:13).
Here is a tacit admission
that God’s wisdom,
knowledge, judgements, and
ways are often far beyond
our feeble comporebension.
What this calls for from man
is a deep sense of humility.
The more we grow in our
understanding of God, the
more firm is our relationship
with Him, the more humble
we should be in the face of
these awesome realities, the
less ready we should be to
substitute the ways and
judgements of the creatures
for those of the Creator.
“Everyone”?
Shredded corn fodder has
real good water absorption
powers and can be very
useful in keeping livestock
clean and wanner during the
winter months. The fodder
can be shredded and when
allowed to dry for several
days, it can be baled or
brought into the bam loose.
Bedding materials are very
expensive and com growers
are urged to give some at
tention to the use of the
shredded corn fodder to
reduce the amount of straw
needed.
d
A report coming out of Lake
Crystal, Minn., where the big FARM
FEST 76 was held, says that the
whole place turned into a sea of mud
for much of the proceedings due to
.badly needed rains finally reaching
the parched area. While the rains
were indeed welcome to the area’s
farmers, they did make the test a bit
uncomfortable at times.
Peanut stories
When the editor of this newspaper
walked into his office on Wednesday
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mornings his tiesk was full with the,
usual amount of, papers, pictures,
pamphlets, etc. Scattered all over the -
top of that were scores of peanuts.
They were put there by an employee
who had promised to do the deed if
Kneg’s candidate lost the election.
Another employee noted that the
recent election proves a fellow can
work for peanuts and still get to be
president.
On the same subject, a young
farmer near Denver said his outlook
on agriculture was good until Wed
nesday morning.
Support needed
The Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association has an interesting
proposal on its agenda. They're
thinking about notifying the Penn
sylvania Department of Tran
sportation to use more macadam and
less shovels when fixing potholes. The
group of farmers, like most anyone
else, has' noticed that a lot of the
shovels are being used to lean on and
they're getting tired of it. A legislator
who was present at the meeting told
the farmers that unions have made it
mandatory to send road crews out in
complete units. In other words, if
you’ve got five in a crew, and you
need six, you’ll automatically get 10.
bition to follow through. Similar
events have taken place or are being
planned elsewhere. Again, it's the
ladies who are doing much, of the
planning.
This past Thursday the Farm
Women Society of York County
donated $6OOO to their 4-H '*
organization. All told, they've
presented that particular program
with over $20,000.
That, too, is quite an undertaking
and quite an accomplishment
Congratulations to all involved!
Yet, despite all these af
firmations and warnings,
“religious” people havb
often attempted to “ascend
into heaven” and even
“descend into the abyss” to
find the revelation that will
bring them closer to God and
make them more privy to his
secrets. And with these
“secrets” clutched tightly in
their hands, they have
assumed a stance, not of
humility and awe, but of
arrogance. By virture of
what they now “possess,”
they see themselves stan
ding higher than other men.
Even if they grudgingly
acknowledge that there may
be something to your path,
they will gather their skirts
Farm Calendar
Today, Nov. 6
Keystone Livestock Ex
position begins, closes
next Friday, Nov. 12. For
complete schedule,
please see page 63 of last
week’s Lancaster 'Far
ming.
Sunday, Nov. 7
Annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association, Sheraton
International Inn, Get
tysburg. Meetings last
closely to themselves and
shrink from all others lest
the purity of their revelation
be adulterated by contact
with yours.
How distressing then when
Paul asserts that in the
grace of God “there is no
distinction between Jew
or Greek” (or between
Protestant and Catholic,
etc.) Even worse is Paul’s
declaration that “the same
Lord is Lord of all and
bestows his riches upon all
who call upon him” (10:12).
Everyone, Paul? Yes, says
Paul, “everyone” (10:13).
Thank God we are not His
counselors!
through Wednesday. For
more details, please look
for article on page 55
entitled “PFA outlines
convention program.”
Monday, Nov. 8
National Grange Conyention
convenes in Atlantic City,
N.J., with programs and
activities slated daily
through next Monday,
Nov. 15.
Schuylkill County Con
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