—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jul
10
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
Meet the challenge,
promote your product
The challenge facing American
farmers is not necessarily increasing
sales and profit. Rather, it is
sustaining a level of sales which will
justify the marketing of their
products and adapting to economic
conditions so that iheir industry will'
remain healthy.
Granted, increased sales and
profits are ligitimate goals of
agriculture. The same holds true for
any industry. Take General Motors,
for example. They advertise their cars
in the hopes of generating more sales
and profit. But they also do it to keep
their products before the public -
lest we forget about Chevrolets,
Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs, etc., etc. GM
knows that without such promotion,
their sales will drop, and with the
competitors continuing to give their
sales pitches, th’eir share of the
market could dwindle to a fraction of
where it is now. Furthermore,
promotion includes product,
marketing, and sales ressearch in
order to fit the needs or preferences
of the consumer. Hence we have
smaller cars in automobile
showrooms and low-fat milk on dairy
shelves.
Whether we want to admit or not,
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Product promotion is emulation
Editor, Lancaster Far
ming;
After reading the letters in
your recent issue, and seeing
that there are a few people
yet in favor of this Beef
Check-off I believe it ex
pedient to present a few
more concrete reasons why
it is opposed to the well being
of all cattlemen.
Basic to all other reasons
is the fact that it is contrary
to the philosophy of the Son
of God, Jesus of Nazareth.
He taught and practiced
denial to carnality, self
exaltation, emulation etc.
which bring mankind to
poverty, and history proves
that this is true. Emulation is
classed with witchcraft,
fornication, idolatry, etc.,
and if you think this is not
emulation, read the ad under
the letters to the editor in
RURAL ROUTE
WITH THIS VARIETY YOU GET
19 7. d BUSHELS TO THE ACRE
BY DIETER KRIEG, EDITOR
last week's issue of Lan
caster Farming.,
Take a look at the pork
industry, egg industry, milk
industry, poultry industry,
soybean industry, and now
the beef industry, plus the
others. They remind one of a
bunch of dogs all after the
same piece of meat. You
decide which group you are
with, in voting for this
referendum.
There is a way that ap
pears will make you rich, but
it will bring you to poverty,
and then there is a way that
appears it will make you
poor, but it tendeth to rishes.
Strange but true.
Now regarding what some
claim to be the plight of the
cattlemen, while no doubt
there are those who have
gotten themselves in a bind
9. 1977
farmers are in the same kind of
predicament
There are imitations on the market
today to compete with most major
farm products. For example: artificial
milks, margarine, artificial eggs, ar
tificial meat, and much more. In every
case, the manufacturers are pushing
their products with heavy advertising
budgets. They (the artificial food
products companies) are gaining, and
they’re doing it at the farmers’ ex
pense.'
Every time a housewife declares
she can get along without the
vegetable grower because she gets
her’s out of a can, it should be reason
enough for farmers to mount an
advertising campaign. People are
becoming further and further
removed from agriculture. They have
nunerous misunderstandings and are
lacking in knowledge of food'
production. Meanwhile, manufac
turers of artificial foods are
bombarding them with heavy ad
vertising campaigns. Oftentimes, and
unfortunately, it’s a lopsided fight.
The sad fact is that mankind has
reached the point where some in-
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(possibly by the above
ambitious desires) there are
also thousands that are
operating on a solvent and
sound basis. This is
evidenced by what they are
paying for feeder cattle all
over the nation. We always
have had those people who
because of various cir
cumstances, have not been
successful, having the
freedom of their own
management; but we also
have had many of those who
with that freedom have
made proper adjustments to
the circumstances and are
successful. Your vote in this
referendum will state who
you want to shape your
future as a cattleman. My
vote is No.
comment on their
* relationship, but we can also
see this personal to uch in the
recorded dialogue between
Moses and God. Compared to
our vague and innocuous
prayers of today, Moses’
sounds presumptuous and
irreverent. No matter how
you slice it, these words from
Moses are a complaint.
Moses is being utterly frank
Sincerely,
Heist R. Mununau
Mount, Joy, Pa.
By Tom Armstrong
THATS T HE ROM
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FACE TO FACE
Lesson for July 10,1977
Background Scripture:
Exodus 33:1
through 36:1; HO.
Devotion*] Reading:
Psalms ISO
Someone has said many
people could describe their
relationship with God was
that of “a Friend of a friend
of a friend.” Regardless of
how accurate that charac
terization may be, it is
probably safe to say that the
relationship which many
people have with God is
something less then per
sonal. Listening to some
prayers we could hardly
escape the conclusion that
many regard God as being
more remote than the
President of United States or
the Queen of England
Some years ago. there was
a song about “The Man
Upstairs” and many
theologians and preachers
shrieked dismay and
righteous indignation that
anyone should seem so in
timate with God. While I
agree that there are some
dangers in being too
“chummy” with God, I
believe that if you’re going to
err in either direction, I’d
prefer to have you too in
timate rather than too
remote. After all, Jesus did
call God “Father” and he
encouraged his disciples to
do likewise, '
As a friend
In studying the ministry of
Moses we find that the great
prophet bad a unique
relationship with God. When
Moses first encountered God
in the desert of Midian, the
Lord identified himself to
Moses in very personal
terms: “I am the God of your
father, the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob” (Exodus 3:6). He
might have identified
himself as the Sovereign of
the universe, the creator of
the earth and the heavens,
etc., but instead he spoke of
personal relationships with
Moses’ forefathers.
So too was the relationship
between Moses and God. The
writer of Exodus tells us:
“The Lord used to speak to
Moses face to face, as man
speaks to his friend” (33:11).
If I ha ve found favor...
We have not only Exodus’
HE .St BUSHELS
~\ com from
TO VOTE
OR NOT TO VOTE
Hie Beef Referendum is at
hand and the period for
voting lasts until July 15. To
those who have registered at
the local ASC office, we
urge them to complete the
transaction by voting a
“yes” ’ or ”no” The
regulations require SO per
cent" of those registering to
vote and two-thirds of the
votes to be affirmative
betore the referendum
passes. We still do not intend
to tell fanners how they
should vote, but we do feel
those who have registered
should follow through with
their vote. Hus can be by
way of another visit to the
ASC office, or by mail ballot
when one is requested.
Further details are available
from the local ASC office or
from any Extension Service
office.
TO TAKE TIME TO MAKE
MACHINERY
ADJUSTMENTS
Many pieces of farm
machinery need to be
repaired and adjusted on the
job. Some of this is done
while the machinery is
operating and on the run.
This is dangerous and our
farm safety engineers
strongly urge that the
machine be stopped and shut
off, before any adjustments
are made. A few seconds of
patience to realize what you
are doing, and the risk bring
taken, could save a life or a
vital part of the human body.
Farm machinery has
replaced the dairy bull as the
main cause of farm ac
cidents. However, it is not
the machinery that is at fault
in most cases - it is the
operator who does not take
time to be safe.
TO PREPARE FOR
SUMMER ALFALFA
SEEDING
It’s not too early to be
making plans for that late
July or early August seeding
of alfalfa. The soil may need
to be tested so that both lime
about his feelings; why not,
God knew what he was
feeling anyway? Yet,
although -it may seem
presumptuous to call God to
question, perhaps it is even
more blasphemous not to,
more irreverent to think that
we can play games with God
and hide our feelings.
Moses reminds God of
some things he has said to
him; if those things are so,
why am I still in the dark,
Moses wants to know? Moses
is frankly saying that he is
having a hard time com
paring promises to realities.
And in a very human vein, he
throws in an argument:
“Consider too that this
nation is they people”
(33:13). Even when God
assures him that he will be
with Moses and the people of
Israel, Moses still presses
the point: “If they presence
will not go with me, do not
carry us up from here”
(33:15). Most of us would be
horrified to even think of
speaking to God in such a
manner, but isn’t that the
kind of candor that is needed
when God and man *P«k
face to face?
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NOW IS
THE TIME,.,
Max Smith
County Agr. Agent
Telephone 3944851
and fertilizer can be
before die actual st
made. If the soil is foi
lime should be workt
the top soil rather
broadcast on top of
ground this fall or
Fertilizer should be
and applied accoi
test. The band seei
tachment to the
one of the very gc
of making a new
seeding. Since man;
quality farm seeds i
short supply, we urr
seed orders be pi
once, if not already
books of your seed
Legume seedings are
costly and we urge'
planning precede f
operation.
TO ERADICATE
CANADA'
Hiis is easier
done, but should gel
attention on many f;
other non-crop land..
area one might think
snow flakes are
through the air when
peratures are around'
degrees - but the whit'
are not snow flakes.
thistle seeds. Can:
are rated as a noxii
in Pennsylvania,
they should be coi
however, it is up to
officials to enforce
regulations. Land
should be compelled
the thistles and prevei
formation; there are
local ordinances not
enforced. Numerous
calls at our Extension
reflect the concern
community folks
thistle control. We
everyone to do soi
about it.
Farm
Calen
Today, July
Young
Association aim
and tours - '
of Friday’s
State College,.
Sunday, July
York County B>.
Picnic. Rocky
Park, Mt. Zion Hill
Kutztown Young
annual picnic ai
Miller’s Grove,
R 3, 12 noon.
Elizabethtown
Fanners hold
picnic.
The Southern Crafts
July 10-12, Civic
Charlotte, N.C
Monday, July
Northeastern
Marketing
Mallard 1
Moorestown, N J
PVATA Convention at
College today tl
Wednesday. ,
Wednesday, July w
Lebanon County
servation Distnct
of directors tn (
p.m. in the 1
County
Building, South
Oak Streets,
Adams County
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