10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. October 1.1977
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
Forage for thought for 4-H
I must confess I was never a 4-
H’er. Nor an FFA’er Instead, I was a
plain old farm boy I’ve never
regretted that, and will always
cherish the precious years I spent on
the farm
But I can see that 4-H clubs offer
enough stimulation and activity to be
worthy of consideration to any
adolescent. If you think that all they
do is play childish games and parade
animals around a show ring, you're
wrong 4-H is much more than that
The activities offered within 4-H
clubs encourage responsibility,
-competition, service, leadership
cnatunty, fun, and dedication to the
The udderly fantastic show
The Pennsylvania All-American
Dairy Show ranks as one of the finest
such displays of dairy cattle in the
country, possible the world If one
Holstein breeder hadn't already
thought of the clever name for his
own herd, you could call this entire
show “Dream Street.” It’s that good
Larger in the number of entries
than the World Dairy Exposition
which takes place in Madison, Wis
next week, the Pennsylvania All-
American has won recognition all
over the U S. as well as foreign
countries. This year, for example,
representatives from Central and
GUILTY
JUDGES
Lesson for October 2,1977
Background Scripture:
John 8:1-11;
Luke 6:37-42; Romans 14.
Devotional Reading:
Psalm 133.
NOW IS THE TIME...
TO INSIST ON
HEALTH PAPERS
Livestock diseases con
tinue to be a threat to many
local producers. Some
authorities feel that the
fewer animals pruchased
from other farms, the better
off a man will be; however,
this has some limitations
when it comes to buying
replacement sires. With the
ever presence of Brucellosis
RURAL ROUTE
The scribes and Pharisees
weren’t fooling anyone, least
of all Jesus, when they came
to him asking, “Teacher,
this woman has been caught
in the act of adultery. Now in
the law Moses commanded
us to stone such. What do you
say about her?” (JohnB:4).
No one believed for a
moment that they were
perplexed by this question. It
was an obvious trap, a plan
to get Jesus to say something
self-incriminating.
They knew Him
Obviously, they wouldn’t
have even asked him this
question if it weren’t for the
fact that they thought they
already knew how he would
m cattle, and the danger of
hog cholera or Pseudorabies
m hogs, producers should not
take chances. With the
heavy dairy and livestock
population in this part of the
country, there is a lot of
traffic between farms and
sales concerns. We urge all
breeders and feeders to
continue to be extremely
careful; be sure the health
papers are sufficient and
official. Don’t buy disease.
@ Tom Armtlrong 1977
improvement of the four H’s -- head,
hands, heart, and health.
No, 4-H clubs don’t make a
superman out of anyone, nor will
they give anyone some sort of
magical formula to success and
happiness But they’ll help towards
those goals Also, these same clubs
will do a lot for the young fellow
who’s too shy to stand m front of
anything but a cow or tractor And
there isn't a better place around for
meeting people your own age with
your kind of interests.
When you witness a well organized
4-H club in action, two well-known
advertising slogans come to mind:
“It’s a natural and they’ve got a
better idea ”
South American dairy interests were
in Harrisburg. Several breeds hold
their national shows here.
Wiht junior dairy shows included,
the Pa. All-American boasts around
2000 head of top quality dairy
animals It all adds up to offer the
interested dairyman a look at some of
the top cows to be found anywhere.
Sadly, however, relatively few
people take advantage of this op
portunity The arena seats at the
Farm Show Complex were very
sparsely populated. Here we have a
high calibre dairy show right in our
own backyard -- the kind some folks
feel about it. They had heard
him often enough to know
that, unlike many, he was a
man who focused, not upon
rules and regulations, but
upon forgiveness, redemp
tion, and mercy.
But, if they knew him, he
knew the woman. Oh, that
doesn’t mean he necessarily
had ever met her or knew
anything personal about
her, but that he saw her, not
as an adulteress, but as a
child of God. He knew that
she was a far better woman
than the scribes and
Pharisees would admit. He
knew that there was
something worthwhile in her
to redeem.
By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agr. Agent Telephone 394-6851
Sheep breeders are in the
midst of the breeding season
and should be giving special
attention to the ewe flock. If
they can be fed extra gram,
or turned to lush grass
pasture, for several weeks
before being bred, most
ewes will produce more twin
lambs. To get the ewes in a
gaining condition at
breeding time should be the
TO FLUSH
EWE FLOCK
By Tom Armstrong
BY DIETER KRIEG, EDITOR
would travel 1000 miles to see -- and
yet the opportunity is missed by
many area dairymen In contrast, it’s
interesting to note that a dairy
farmer friend of mine traveled here
this week from Petalumu, Calif just
to see some cattle m eastern parts of
the country.
Perhaps too many dairymen in this
area are too busy during this time of
year to want to take time off for a day
in Harrisburg Silos are still being
filled, corn is ready to be picked, and
local fairs aren’t yet over with.
The fact remains, however, that a
lot of good insights could be har
vested by attending an event such as
They’re molding the future
Some folks I meet make me wonder
how or when they get their farm work
done. They show up at various
meetings -- particularly youth ac
tivities - and are present at a lot of
competitive events. One might think
that their entire lives center around
this sort of thing. They never seem to
be too busy to not be able to attend a
show or meeting.
Surprisingly enough, these same
folks are often times the better
managers Somehow they do get
their work done And it isn’t just
farmers who fit into this category, it’s
also agribusinessmen and county
Extension personnel and other
people who take an interest in raising
the best crop.
The best crop, of course, are our
children.
Even more, Jesus knew
them, the scribes and
Pharisees. As he saw this
woman as better than they
saw her, he also saw them as
not as righteous as they
imagined themselves. None
of them were as wonderful in
the sight of God as they
imagined. He knew that in
every heart there lurked
some of the same evil that
the self-righteous legalists so
despised in others. Thus, he
knew what he was doing
when he said: “Let him who
is without sin among you be
the first to throw a stone at
her” (8:7).
He knew them
The scribes and the
objective. A treatment for
eradication of internal
parasites should also be on
the list of practices to get a
better 1978 lamb crop.
TO PREPARE FOR
COLDER WEATHER
The month of October
usually brings our first taste
of frost and colder weather.
Insulation, ventilation, and
storm doors will soon be put
into use. Flowers and
vegetables subject to frost
the Penns; ican Dairy
Show. These shows go on in
Harrisburg each Fall and they're an
event which would amaze even the
dairyman who’s just casually in
terested in breeding stock. My
California friend, for example, is a
commercial dairyman
The Pennsylvania All-American can
boast a lot of top A-l dairy animals,
there’s no doubt at all about that.
The men and women who devote
so much of their time to organizing
activities and providing op
portunities are 4-H club leaders.
They’re just as busy as many other
people are, but they always have
time left over to work with the 8 to
19-year olds. They know that the
best way to raise children is to give
them a part of their time, and they
apparently never feel imposed upon
to do just that. They’re all volunteers
who care enough about their own
future to want to give the next
generation a good healthy start in
theirs.
We salute the men and women who
have done so much to make 4-H one
of the most wholesome and wor
thwhile youth organizations in the
country.
Pharisees knew that Jesus’s
attitude toward the sinner
was likely to be different
than the traditions of their
religion. They expected that
he would show concern for
the sinner, not the law. So,
they anticipated a different
approach and they got it.
Just as last week I
suggested that with all too
few exceptions Christians
have rarely “bought” Jesus’
idea of love, so too I would
say that we have rarely
“bought” his approach to
judgement and redemption.
Someone recently told me
that the atmosphere in his
church is much more one of
judgmentalism than of
damage should be given
some protection; be
prepared to cover these
plants on short notice.
Buildings in which small
pigs and lambs are to be
housed should be tightened,
insulated, and prepared for
cold weather. Water pipes
should be buried at least 36
inches deep (normally deep
enough) or warpped with
electric heating tape. Water
cooled motors need attention
Farm Calendar
Saturday, Oct. 1
Adams County Apple
Harvest Festival, South
Mountain Fairgrounds.
FFA trap shoot, meet at
Ephrata High School, 7:30
p.m.
York County 4-H Teen
Leader and Leader Banquet,
covered dish style, begin
ning at 7 p.m. at the 4-H
center.
redemption. “It is one of the
last places to which I would
want to direct a sinner,” he
said.
At our own peril we fhrget
that judgement belongs to
God alone and the reason is
that we are not capable of
that judgement. Like the
scribes and Pharisees who
confronted Jesus, we cannot
cast the first stones because
we ourselves are not without
sin. Our vision of our brother
is too much obscured by the
“logs” in our own eyes. As
guilty judges, it is enough to
focus on our own sins.
in order to keep them from
freezing. Don’t wait until
freezing weather to get some
of these chores done.
TO PROVIDE
PROPER CORN
STORAGE
The com crop is being
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Sunday, Oct. 2
Adams County Apple
Harvest Festival continues.
Monday, Oct. 3
Lancaster County 4-H
rolling skating club gets
organized at 11 a.m. at the
Overlook Roller Skating
rink.
York County 4-H lamb
round-up, Sechrist Sales,
Stewartstown.
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