TO BEWARE OF
HERBICIDE DRIFT
Many acres of corn ground,
and no doubt some other
areas will be sprayed with
chemical weed killers in the
coming weeks. Custom
sprayers and farmer
operators should keep in
mind the danger of the wind
blowing some of these fine
particles to nearby gardens,
properties and easily-killed
crops. This often happens in
the rural areas with graden
plants. If spraying can be
done when there is no wind,
or the wind going away from
the properties and gardens,
there will be less complaints.
The ester forms of 2, 4-D are
more likely to give off more
vapors that the amine form
s; this is especially true in
very hot weather. Respect
for the property of others
should be kept in mind at all
times.
TO KEEP PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT IN PLACE
Field work will be going at
full speed as soon as the
weather clears; this means
that farm machinery will be
used to get the job done All
It took my mother 55 years to become a
grandmother, but she was a grand mother
long before that.
She started out as a mother just prior to the
end of World War 11. The scene was war-torn
Germany and Russian troops were pouring
into the area en masse. They took whatever
they could get their hands on and frightened
the women and children especially.
Cradling her infant in her arms, my mother
went into hiding in the fields of our farm.
Discovery would have meant harrassment
and possibly death by bayonet or bullet.
Post-war Germany wasn’t easy on mothers,
either, even though the world was finally at
peace in that region. Shortages of food,
housing, medicine and clothing were very
real. Some items, such as chocolates and
oranges were totally unavailable. The country
was partitioned into four sectors, with our
state being occupied by the Soviets. That
made matters worse yet as it cut us off from
American aid. But worst of all was the agony
which followed due to my father's im
prisonment by the ruling communists. Openly
denouncing the system, he drew a 15 year jail
term from the totalitarian regime. Mom was
left to take care of herself and four young
children.
Life for Mom must have improved
significantly when Dad was released from jail
just 13 months after having been taken away.
And I’m sure it improved still more when the
family crossed into West Berlin one dark and
drizzly night. That adventure alone involved
risking death. Imagine the joy of the suc
cessful escape. But Mom still had many years
to go during her unusual career as a wife and
mother.
The escape from East Germany led to 2 Vz
years of life in West German refugee camps,
which were generously supported by America.
Nevertheless, housekeeping there oc
casionally involved sharing a single room with
NOW IS
THE TIME...
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 394-6851
of us get in a hurry at times
when this happens we may
fail to respect the safety
guards that have been
provided with our farm
machinery. All chain and
gear shields should be put
bade in place. The PTO
guards on tractors are often
removed and not replaced.
This shaft travels at rapid
speeds and can tear off
clothing and break bones in a
few seconds. We urge all
machinery operators to take
time to keep guards and
shields in place. A few
minutes to be safe may
prevent life-time injury.
TO PURCHASE
OUTSTANDING SERES
In the livestock, industry
spring and early summer
is the time when many
breeders are replacing
their herd sires or studs. We
urge farmers to take the
time to look for the very best
performance-tested sires in
order to improve their herds
or flocks A cheap sire might
be able to reproduce his
kind, but may not do much
for improving the group
< >ood sires are seldom < heap
10—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 7. 1977
A bouquet for Mother
OF FAITH
AND WORKS
Lesson for May 8,1977
Background Scripture:
James 1:19 through 2:26
Devotional Reading:
Psalms 40:1-8
Protestant Reformer
Martin Luther called the
Epistle of James “a right
strawy epistle” and openly
regretted the fact that this
letter had never been in
cluded in the canon of the
New Testament. Others have
had a similar reaction. The
and do not come at a
“bargain”, but in the long
run they may be the most
profitable investment. Keep
in mind that the herd sire is
half of the new-born
animals; his influence on the
future herd or flock should
be the determining factor.
Many sires are now
available that will produce
fast-growing and meat-type
market animals; those that
still throw small, and fat
producing carcasses will not
be of much va'ue in the long
run Try to hm the best siros
available and you will stay in
the profit column longer.
By DIETER KRIEG
several families. Luxury was having one room
for yourself - even if it was a family of six, as
we were at that time.
Homeless, and the owners of nothing other
than our lives and what was provided at the
refugee camp, we could still consider our
selves fortunate for having escaped from a
system which continues to enslave millions.
Mom endured all.
Arriving in the United States, my mother
did her grocery shopping by walking to a bus
station more than a half mile away, and often
carrying the shopping bags on the return trip.
Meals were always planned with pennies in
mind, but no one was ever shortchanged of
good, wholesome nourishment. The same held
true for clothing. We always had something to
wear. Nothing was ever allowed to go to
waste. What’s more, Mom never ran out of
love, patience, .kindness, understanding and
caring, even when others in the family ran
short with their feelings. There were seven of
us now, with the youngest being just a year
old when we arrived in the United States.
Mom’s outstanding qualities as a mother
continued to shine when we moved to a farm
in late 1959 and she became the foster
mother of every calf that was born. Over the
years she*has raised thousands of them. Her
devotion and patience has never run low --
whether it be for the family, calves and cows,
or the hundreds of plants she cares for.
Her life has always been one of service to
others and all living things around her. A bird
fallen from its nest, for example, has often
found a home with Mom. No plant in her
garden and flower beds was ever endangered
by weeds. No calf she has raised ever
received less than 100 per cent of her
devoted attention.
My mother’s dedication and faith shine
through the occasional dark clouds of life, and
the entire family has benefitted greatly
because of it.
reason for this unhappiness
with James is to be found in
the presumed conflict bet
ween Paul’s teachings about
“salvation through faith”
and James apparent em
phasis upon “works” instead
of “faith.”
The conflict seems ob
vious:
Paul: “For we hold that a
man is justified by faith
apart from works of law”
(Romans 3:28).
James: “You see that a
man is justified by works
and not-by faith alone”
(James 2:24).
Show me your faith
But the conflict is more
apparent than real. The two
scripture passages quoted
quite out of context are not
mutually contradictory. In
fact, when we examine them
more closely, we find that
they are simply approaching
the same truth from two
different perspectives.
The problem is in the
meaning of the word “faith.”
For example, James asks
us:
“If a brother or sister is ill
clad and in lack of daily food,
and one of you says to them,
‘Go in peace, be warmed and
filled,’ without giving them
the things needed for the
body, what does it profit 1 ”
12:15).
What James is really
saying here is that that kind
of “faith” is not faith at all.
The faith that is expressed
only in cheerful words in
stead of helpful actions is not
the faith that Paul speaks of
Farm Calendar
Sunday, May 8
Have a Happy Mother’s Day
Wednesday, May 11
York County Beekeepers
meeting, 4-H Center in
Bair, 7:30 p.m.
Lebanon County Con-
in Romans. It is mere belief
and there is a big difference
between belief and faith.
“Show me your faith apart
from your works,”
challenges James (1:18).
The completion of faith
Two illustrations are used
by the apostle. First, tbe
example of Abraham of
fering his son Isaac upon the
altar. It was not enough for
Abraham to believe this
what be was to do, but for
him to be willing to act upon
that belief. Because he was
ready to follow his belief
with action, James says,
“You see that faith was
active along with his works,
and faith was completed by
works...” (2:22).
The second illustration
seems strange to us, but it is
well suited for his point.
Rahab was spared
destruction, not just because
she believed the messengers
were from God, but because
she 'acted upon that belief
and “sent them out another
way" (2:25). Thus, as with
Abraham, it was not a
matter of belief or works, but
belief and works. These two
together comprise faith.
servation District board
of directors meeting, 8
p.m. Room 209 in the
Lebanon Municipal
Building.
Poultry Industry symposium
on the conservation of
energy, 9 am. to 5 p.m.
at the Farm and Home
Center, Lancaster
Fruit growers’ meeting and
tour of Phil Roth’s Apple
Valley Orchard, Fair
field, Adams County
Thursday. May 12
York County Fruit Growers
meeting, 7 p.m. at
Blevins Fruit Farm,
Stewartstown.
Friday, May 13
Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Association
meeting, 7 p.m. at the
Sheraton - Conestoga,
Lancaster. “Is There a
Computer in Your
Future?”
Hunterdon County, N.J. 4-H
Youth leadership
weekend begins, con
tinues through Sunday.
Saturday, May 14
West Virginia Country Fling
Weekend, today and
tomorrow, Harpers
Ferry.
Lancaster County FFA
poultry judging contest
at Weaver’s Poultry
Plant, 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Third in a series of TV farm
programs, Channel 8,
Lancaster, 7 p.m.