—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 20, 1976
10
LIFE
on the farm
Dieter Krieg,
By DIETER KRIEG
Every Sunday was the same - and
yet very special.
Whether we were in church or not,
my mother always made us wear
some of our better clothes while we
were m the house during this day
Just plain clean clothes would never
do. They had to be of the Sunday-best
variety or something close to it. And
we had to have our hair combed, and
arms scrubbed better than usual. The
occasion was that we were all invited
to first-class Sunday dinner It was as
regular a happening at home as a
sunrise and sunset
All three of my sisters would assist
my mother with the preparations
during those days when we all lived
together as a family. One would set
the table. The other two helped in the
kitchen The every-day dishes
wouldn’t do The good stuff was
brought out. A white table cloth was a
must. A big vase filled with lots of
flowers decorated the center of the
big oak table
Farm Calendar
Monday, Nov. 22
Lancaster Co. 4-H Beef and
Sheep Club Round Up,
Lancaster Stock Yards.
Monday, steers picked
for State Farm Show at 1
p.m. Tuesday at 9 a.m.
other counties included
and baby beef sale at 1:30
p.m.
1976 Forage, Corn and Seed
Conference, Nittany Lion
Inn, University Park, Pa.
with registration from
11:00 a,m. to 3:00 p.m.
Conference will run
through Tuesday.
Water Manure Management
Tour. Meet at County
Extention Office. Tour
will start at 10:30 a.m.
and go to three farms.
Land Use meeting, York-Vo-
RURAL ROUTE
By
Editor
© Dieter Kneg 1976
Tech school beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Lancaster Co. Holstein
Association Barn
Meeting at Kenneth
Beiler farm, Paradise.
To get to the Beiler farm,
travel east on Route 741,
come to a crossroads and
turn right onto Vintage
Road. At the first stop
sign continue through
and the farm is l /4 mile
beyond the stop sign on
the right hand side of the
road.
Tuesday, Nov. 23
Bam Meeting at Furry Frey
farm Farm is at 1343
Gypsy Hill Road, Lan
caster. Gypsy Hill Road
is second road to the left
off 222 south after the red
Some “canned" cherries or pears
were brought up from the cellar. A
delicious duck or chicken was
roasting in the oven and the aroma
was mouth-watering. Everything was
being prepared so methodically that
it looked easy. My sisters - Brigitte,
Hilke, and Fnedenke - all had their
responsibilities, while my mother
kept busy with her duties. Everything
was orchestrated to come up with a
superb meal.
When everything was prepared, my
mother and sisters would take their
aprons off and drape them across a
chair in the kitchen. Also dressed in
some of their finest clothes, they'd
come to the big table in the dining
room, and call the rest of us to do the
same.
Flowers, delicious food, and a
spotless tablecloth awaited us.
Once seated, all members of the
family would bow their heads and one
would say “Komm Herr Jesus, Set
Unser Cast..((Come Lord Jesus,
be our guest .”)
light at Willow Street
(Mylins Comers). The
Frey farm is the first
farm on the right.
York Co. DHIA banquet,
Avalong Farms
Restaurant, 7:00 p.m.
A couple of old fnends ran
into each other on a city
street and began discussing
the cute little dog one gent
was taking for a walk “Oh,
what a cute little pup,” com
mented the first “I got it for
my wife,” beamed the other
“How’d you ever manage a
fine trade like that 9 ” was
the incredulous reply
Fine Trade
By Tom Armstrong
HOW COME
BUYING OUH TURKEY
IN A STORE, DAD ?J
THE ACCOUNTING
Yet, though we might not
dispute with each other
over the use of meat or of the
proper day upon which to
worship in our church, there
are many other issues over
which we do dispute with
each other. To us today they
seem much more important,
but from Paul and
perhaps even the church at
Rome to whom he wrote
these issues would probably
bring the same response:
“Do not, for the sake of food,
destroy the work of God”
(14:20) and in place of
“food” we might as easily
write style of church
government, ritual and
liturgy, “debtors” instead of
“trespassers,” mode of Holy
Communion, and many
others.
Those of us who become so
adamant about this form of
worship or that, this creedal
statement or another, need
to hear Paul saying to us as
he did the church at Rome:
“For the kingdom of God
does not mean food and drink
(or ... you fill-in the blank)
but righteousness and peace
and joy in the Holy Spirit”
(14:17). There is lots of room
for differences of practice
and opinion in the Church of
Jesus Christ, but not for him,
“who disputes over
opinions” (14:1).
So “let us no more pass
judgement on one another,”
for on the day of the Ac
counting, God alone will sit
in judgement.
There is a story about a
man who went about the
country selling tickets for
reserved seats in the
courtroom of the Last
Judgement. The tickets were
eagerly purchased by people
who had a keen desire to be
present when the “just
deserts” wound be meted
out. As they stood in line
waiting to be admitted to
the courtroom, however,
they began to compare their
tickets. The Christian who
had purchased a ticket
marked, “Good for one
admission to the Judgement
of the Jews,” found that
the Jewish man standing in
front of him had a ticket that
read“ Good for one ad
mission to the Judgement of
the Christians.” The Fun
damentalist who was there
to witness the judgement of
the Liberal was no less
shocked to find that the
Liberal held a ticket of ad
mission to the judgement of
the Fundamentalists.
It wasn’t long before all
the people waiting in line
discovered that each person
holding a ticket would be both
part of the audience and part
of the company of the con
demned! Everyone was to be
called to account in this Last
Judgement. Too late they
remembered the words of
SHUT UP ANP
PUSH THE
CART
TO CHECK PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT
Partnership agreements,
like cars, tractors and other
farm machinery must be
checked regularly and oc
casionally overhauled if they
are to operate in a
satisfactory manner. Once a
farm partnership is
established, the agreement
should be checked at least
annually. First, to see how
well each of the partners are
meeting their partnership
obligations. Second, to
carefully evaluate the
agreement to see if it is doing
its intended job. Farming is
a rapidly changing business.
So don’t be surprised if the
agreement you set up only a
couple of years ago isn’t
entirely adequate to meet
your needs today. If it does
need changing, make plans
to do so before 1977, and put
it in writing!
TO THINK
BEFORE PURCHASING
It may not always be the
best decision to snap up that
first seemingly good offer for
the farm. A bona-fide offer
today will probably stand
tomorrow or next week, and
meanwhile a prospective
seller can learn as much as
possible about a prospective
buyer and what he plans to
use the land for. Industrial,
business and residential uses
are increasing for land in
rural areas. So assuming
that a prospective buyer
wants the land only for
agricultural purposes can'
cost you money, because
your land could be worth
substantially more if it’s
going for a non-agricultural
use. Farmers who haven’t
checked real estate values
recently may be wise to
consult or hire a qualified
real estate expert.
TO CUT
MACHINERY COSTS
One way for farmers to
reduce costs per acre in crop
production is to improve
field efficiency. Many far
mers have purchased larger
machines and failed to
benefit from this extra
capacity because of bot
tlenecks created by other
equipment which is also
necessary to the same
planting or harvesting
operation. For example, a
farmer may purchase a 4-5
bottom plow and then leam
he doesn’t have enough
tractor power. Again, a
farmer may have bought a
high capacity baler only to
have it frequently sitting idle
in the field due to a lack of
tractors or wagons to sup
port its operation efficiently.
We suggest that the “mat-
Jesus: “Judge not, that you
be not judged. For with the
judgment you pronounce you
willl be judged” (Matthew
7:1,2).
The Apostle Paul had
many occasions to reiterate
this teaching of our Lord. In
writing to the church at
Rome, he asks: “Why do you
pass judgement on your
brother?... For .we shall all
stand before the judgement
seat of God” (14:10). No one
shall be spared an ac
counting.
To the modem reader
NOW IS
THE TIME...
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
ching” of all the equipment
involved in a cropping
operation may be more
economical than purchasing
a larger unit. Fitting
machinery size to the size,
shape and topography of
your fields is also important.
Improved field efficiency
can reduce crop costs.
BEWARE OF
SINKHOLES
Sinkholes are naturally
occurring depressions m the
land surface occurring
throughout the limestone
regions of Pennsylvania. In
the past, many fanners have
used these locations to dump
garbage and other junk
unaware of the serious
consequences that could
result from this activity.
Sinkholes are formed when
the roofs of underground
limestone caverns collapse
causing the earth above
them to slump downward. In
most cases, sinkholes lead
directly into an underground
limestone cavern that acts
as a conduit for water in die
groundwater reservoir
system. When garbage and
other refuse is dumped into a
sinkhole, surface drainage
entering the sinkhole can
become contaminated and
pollute the groundwater
supply. The potential for
human consumption of this
water via contaminated
wells is very great. To avert
possible tragedy and to
prevent unlawful ground
water pollution, fanners and
other landowners should
refrain from dumping trash
and other wastes into
sinkholes.
TO CONTROL
WILD BIRDS
Many livestock producers
have wild bird trouble during
the winter months. These
birds come by the thousands
to feed out of bams and
automatic feeders. They not
only eat considerable feed
but leave droppings in the
feeders, and carry a disease
threat. They are very dif
ficult to control, but effort
should be made to screen
them out of buildings, and
keep their numbers to a
minimum. Only a few baits
are approved for use in.
Pennsylvania; one is
Starlicide put out by feed
companies; details are
available. Producers are
urged to check with their
County Agent before using
other materials. If we get
periods of heavy snow cover,
the problem will be much
greater.
TO ADJUST FEEDERS
The loss of expensive feed
from automatic bunks and
feeders is too high on many
farms. This usually can be
prevented by proper ad
justment or repair. Feed
grains are still one of the big
items in production costs;
wasted feed costs money and
reduces or eliminates any
profit. I’m aware that some
feed bunks used for hand
feeding have holes and
cracks in them; as a result,
the feed falls through on the
bedding or manure pack.
Hog feeders should be ad
justed so the feed does not
build up in the bottom of the
feeder spaces. With outside
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