IfiriLancaster Jan ; 1977
With Mommy not home, Daddy
laving to work on a newspaper, little
ioys wanting to see their father, and
Daddy wanting to see wife and
daughter, some improvising has to be
done.
My wife, Lisa, you see, wasn’t home
for most of this week due to the stork
being hot on Santa’s heels to deliver a
belated Christmas present named
Heidi.
The common belief that storks seek
a warmer climate during this time of
year is just not true. You folks know
how cold it’s been lately if you live
anywhere along the East Coast. -
What's more this stork chose to
knock at 1:30 a.m. on Monday, and
delivered the present a little over
three hours later. Mother and
daughter are doing real fine.
How Daddy and sons are doing is
questionable
Tuesday morning I wanted to be
with the boys while simultaneously
preparing a feature on 1976 (it
begins on page 70 and will be con
cluded in next week's issue). It didn’t
work so well
While the boys - Paul aged 4, and
Karl aged 2 1 /? - were downstairs
playing, I was upstairs reading and
typing. In spite of a generous amount
of new toys from Santa, little Karl
wasn’t happy being with inanimate
objects. So he came upstairs and
made himself comfortable on Daddy’s
lap. Any misspelled words in the
aforementioned story are therefore
Karl's doing because typing with a
little fellow on your lap doesn’t work
out very well It sure isn’t a fast way
to write stories.
Later in the morning, the doorbell
rang. “A fine time for company," 1
thought, “at least we can still use
Christmas as an excuse”
It turned out to be a gentleman
from a carpet shop to install a
protective strip which had been
forgotten a few weeks ago
So I showed the man in and we tip
toed across a toy-strewn floor Then it
was back to the typewriter with Karl
When lunchtime approached, I
asked Karl if he wanted a hot dog
“No, I donwannahog-gog,” he
replied.
From the other side of the table
came the eager words “I want a hot
dog, Daddy”
So I slipped a few hot dogs into the
pan - one for Paul and a couple for
myself.
Men - whether they’re two feet tall
or fully grown - don’t like waiting for
food, so while we waited for the
doggies to get hot, I made some jelly
sandwiches That's, what Karl was
asking for
I didn’t get much to eat at first,
since I was kept busy spreading jelly
on bread and m Ik into
glasses Karl was taking short-cuts as
usual by licking the jam off of the
bread and then handing the bare
slices back to me for more “I want
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The boys
just don't
look the
same when
Daddy's
in charge
more; Daddy,” he’d say with eyes
sparkling and a mischievous grin
stretching from ear to ear.
When the hot dogs were done, I ate
mine in between filling glasses with
milk and spreading more jelly on
bread.
“Do you want mustard on your hot
dog?” I asked Paul.
We just'nodded and then reached
out while proclaiming: “I want to do
it.” I guess squeezing mustard out of
a container is fun.
“Here's your hot dog,” I said,
placing it on Paul’s plate.
“I don’t want it,” he replied,
“Okay, what do you want - cookies,
cereal, a sandwich 7 ” I asked.
“I had enough now,” he said, and to
prove it he even refused a half a
banana.
Well, by now it was time to check in •
at the office, so I put on the boys’ j
coats to take them across the street:
to a neighbor Stepping carefully;
around wall-to-wall toys, Christmas •
wrapping paper, boxes, and other:
debris, we meandered across the •
living room and out the door I
So ended the first chapter of my :
baby-sitting. , •
That evening-while preparing the j ’
next weather report (it still needs to :
be written, so if you can’t find it in this •'
issue, it probably means I didn’t get it »
done), I was a little wiser by moving :
my notes and typewriter to the kit- ;
chen table. J
After an appreciable time of :
relative calm and quiet, Paul tugged j
at my arm and with eyes big as golf •
balls and said: “Look Daddy, see my I
office l ” •
I looked around for his office. We
did give him a little desk and ac
cessories for Christmas which we
said could be his office But I couldn’t
see any office.
“Where is it 7 ” I asked my little
editor.
“Right there - see it, Daddy l ” he
said excitedly with eyes still as round
and sparkling as ever
The sight before me wasn't what I
had in mind The little fellow had
stacked everything he could find--
from a big red wagon to stuffed
animals to newspapers - into a good
sized heap, and called it his "office ” I
guess my desk does look something
like that, now that I stop to think
about it
ft was time to go to bed
“Where are your pajamas,” I asked
Karl, just to be able to hear his
adorable answer to every such
question “I don’t see it ”
Children are terrific Lisa and I feel
very blessed to have this new little
addition in our family With a brand
new baby to start the year with, we’re
confident of 1977 being filled with
happiness for us
May it be likewise for each and
every one of Lancaster Farming’s
readers
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Dieter Kneg, Editor
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THEHOLY
FAMILY
Lesson for January 2,1977
Background Scripture:
Luke 1:80; 2:39-52
Devotional Reading:
1 Timothy 4:12-16.
It is traditional to regard
Joseph, Mary, and Jesus as
“The Holy Family.” But, - of
course, as the New
Testament indicates, their
household eventually in
cluded other children as
well. At least one of his
brothers, James, played a
significant role in the early
church.
Beyond that, the Bible tells
us very little about the
family of Jesus. Most of what
we know about the years
between his birth and the
beginning of his ministry is
to be found in the latter
portion of the second chapter
of Luke’s Gospel.
According to custom
For one thing, it is ap
parent that here was a
family with a strong
religious foundation. l.uke
says: “And when they had
performed everything ac
cording to the law of the
Lord, they returned to
Galilee” (2:39). Later he
tells us that “his parents
went to Jerusalem every
year at the feast of the
Passover” and again: “And
when he was twelve years
old, they went up according
to custom...” (2:41,42).
Furthermore, as Jesus sits
with the elders in the Temple
and asks his surprising
questions, it is apparent that
this boy has been taught the
scriptures, probably at home
and in the synagogue.
Secondly, we can see that
there was a strong element
of mutual respect in this
family. For one thing, as a
twelve year old lad Jesus is
given a certain amount of
freedom, so that when the
return journey from
Jerusalem begins, his
parents assume that Jesus is
somewhere in the caravan
with his playmates.
It used to seem strange to
me that his parents could go
a whole day’s journey before
missing their son, but
several years ago I had a
similar experience. I was
conducting a bus tour
through Europe and we had
stopped briefly in the Italian
alpine town of Cortina
D’Ampezzo to take a few
photographs. About 30 miles
beyond this, someone asked
me where was my son,
Kevin. “Oh, sleeping on the
back seat of the bus as
usual,” I replied confidently.
As I turned to gesture to the
back seat, I realized Kevin
was not there. Immediately
we turned the bus around
and drove all the way back to
Cortina where we found
Kevin waiting patiently! He
didn’t understand why we
had been so excited.
Didn’t you know...?
So, I can better appreciate
what Jesus’ parents were
feeling when at last they
found him in the Temple and
I can also understand why
there was some misun
derstanding between them.
From his point of view, there
was nothing over which they
should have become excited
From their point of view, his
unexplained absence seemed
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TO FEED FOR BOTH
CARCASS GRADE
AND YIELD GRADE
Cattle feeders are ex
periencing a change in the
basis for market values of
fat cattle. Many local
feeders are accustomed to
feeding for the Choice or
Prime grade of cattle on the
rail; prime cattle have a
limited demand' and lately
feed costs have been too high
to get Ihem into this grade
profitably. However, current
carcass values are based on
both the carcass grade and
the yield grade; this latter
grade refers to the “cut-out”
value of the carcass in
relation to red meat and to
fat. Cattle with a high per
centage of red meat yield
grade No. 1 or No. 2, while
cattle with considerable fat
will grade No. 4 or No. 5. The
market value is considerable
lower for this latter group.
Therefore, feeders' should
try and market their cattle
when they will yield a choice
carcass grade and a No. 2 or
.No. 3 yield grade. Too much
fat will lower the price per
' pound.
TO BECOME PESTICIDE
CERTIFIED
We are aware of the small
amount of interest in far
mers become certified in the
use of pesticides. The
deadline is October of* 1977
and we urge local producers
to take time now to meet the
requirements. Certification
requires that the producer
take an examination
regarding the use of various
kinds of pesticides; if his
grade is good enough, he will
.become certified. One of the
best ways to start this
program is to enroll in the
Pesticide Correspondence
Course at Penn State; this
will cost $6 and will provide
information prior to the
examination. Application
blanks for this course are
available at any Penn State
Extension Office. Penn
sylvania is publishing a list
of pesticides that will require
certification to buy and use.
This program will be
regulated by the Pesticide
Division of the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
at Harrisburg.
TO USE CATTLE
IMPLANTS
Cattle feeders have had
quite a struggle to make
ends meet, and this condition
may continue for several
months. One of the practices
to produce cattle at a lower
cost is to use implants such
as Synovex or Ral-Gro;
these are approved and will
give more economical gains.
Another practice that will
save feed is to use the feed
additive named Rumensin;
a lack of consideration for
them.
Yet despite the fact that
Jesus did not understand
their attituderfcuke tells us,
“And he... was obedient to
them,” and although Mary
did not understand her son’s
strange explanation, she
nevertheless “kept all these
things m her heart.” In the
Holy Family misun
derstanding and hurt were
healed with love and
respect ..why not in our
families also?
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NOW IS
THE TIME
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
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saving in the amom
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TO SECURE FAR
INCOME TAX Q
Our supply of p
Tax Guides have art
we urge local folks I
a copy; this is ,
without cost and sho
great help in filing
income tax report
published by the
Revenue Service. A 1
folks who are mat
income tax report I
farmers will bend
referring to this f
Tax Guide. We reci
this publication for
understanding of ini
reporting for the fa
Farm Cal
Saturday, Jan
Leola Fire Compaj
pork and saul
dinner, 12 noon fa
at the Leola
Memorial Bu
Take-outs are
available.
Monday, Jan I
Red Lion Young F
meeting. Subject
- come tax chang
farmers, IRS
present in class 8
"7* thelugh school.
Manheiih Young F
meet, 7:30 p.m
high school. Topu
varieties selectioi
Tuesday, Jan.
Hunterdon County N
Conservation D
supervisors meet
p.m. at the Ei
Center in Flemmj
Dairy calf housm
ventilation meetui
p.m. at Octoran
School vo-ag room
41, about two mile
of Atglen.
Dairy management it
7:30 p.m. at Card
High School. Topi
include registrat
grade Holsteins,
perature reco
thermometers,
somatic cell
program,' new
selection informat
Adult farmer recon
analysis mei
Ephrata Young Fa
Epbrata High S
7:45 p.m.
Area meeting on fa
come tax, Royal
Ridgeway, 10 a.m
p . m . A d vi
registration req
Contact your t
agent.
Wednesday, Jan
Regular meeting «
Lancaster Ci
association of
teachers, 4:16 p
Garden Spot High!
New Holland.
Executive com®
meeting of the Him
County, N.J. boa
agriculture, Bpm
Hunterdon Count
tension Center.
Virginville Grange
Area meeting on fa l
| Continued on PaB e
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