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Good luck, Jeffords Bill
A proposed cull cow bill which is from the government to hold up milk
aimed at reducing the nation's dairy prices, and now they may be on the
herd will need a lot of luck to be way to collect more from the
effective. government through a cull cow
The proposal, introduced by and program. That is, they’ll collect more
named for Congressman James M. if the program works. It may well not
Jeffords of Vermont, suggests work.
payments to dairymen of 15 cent per Back to the question of fairness,
pound on culled dairy cows. The the premium paid to dairymen will
measure would apply only to the hurt the cattleman’s market. Even
13th through 25th cow culled in a though the cattle associations aren’t
100-cow herd during a 6-month complaining now, the possibility for ' reason to cry for tne camei ■ .m.. ,
period. depressed markets is real -- at least Then there’s the question
The idea is to encourage dairymen for a few months during which bureaucracy in the
to reduce their herds, which, it is dairymen haul their tail-enders to the Every dair'"
hoped, would bring about reduced auction. aH>"
supplies of milk. A subsidy on cull cows of 15 cents
While the dairy industry in most per pound is a pretty good incentive
parts of the country can rightfully be to move the loafers out of the barn,
concerned about the surplus milk On a 1400-pound cow, that’s an
situation, the effectiveness of the extra $2lO in the wallet. Assuming a
Jeffords Bill can be questioned. 30 cents per pound price on the open
Certainly well intended, the Jef- market, and adding 15 cents to that,
fords Bill nonetheless fails to look-at the. dairyman gets 45 cents per
all the facts realistically. pound. He collects $6OO for her.
, To begin with, the fairness of the That’s a nice chunk of money Another factor which may not be
proposal must be brought up. towards a nice replacement cow receiving close enough attention
Dairymen, already recieve support sometime in the future. from the Bill’s sponsors and sup
-1 A preachers take an ill- was the complete revenue Sapphira did not give all the
HL fS? m// disguised delight in the story from the sale. Actually, it proceeds of the sale to the
~iJ I ) piJ ly /jf/m 0 f Ananias and Sapphira was only a portion. church. Peter made this
■ SPEMm (Acts 5:1-11). It makes a clear when he said to
- =^s perfect text for the Every The lie .
K H Member Canvas or annual To Ananias’ shock, Ananias: “While it (the
■ mm budget sermon. _ however, Simon Peter knew property) remained unsold,
L.-. So The story is simple in that he was telling a lie and did it not remain your own?
MilMiyililAlHH outline. In a period when he confronted him with his And after it was sold, was it
~ many of the disciples owned deception. Terrified to be not at your disposal? (5:4).
T iie AM AMI AQ all things in common to meet discovered in his lie, In other words, the sharing
■ MMMWIMO the needs of the whole Ananias dropped dead at of their wordly goods was
COMPLEX fellowship, a man and wife, Peter’s feet. Later, his wife completely voluntary. No
i .ccnn tnr Anrii 9 iQ7« Ananias and Sapphira, sold a also came to Peter and, not one had to do it. Ananias and
p ’ piece of property and took knowing what had happened Sapphira made this decision
e-Hnhir*. the proceeds and laid them to her husband, repeated the on their own.
BacKgrouna scnprarc. {eet q{ peter game ghe died where this couple went
thrn.mhsii foremost apostle of the on the spot when accused by wrong, rather, was in trying
church. Ananias led Peter to Peter. to “have their cake and eat it
believe that the money he Actually, the point of the too,” as the old saying goes.
I that lots of was offering to the church story is not that Ananias and They wanted to keep some of
TO CONTROL the pasture area will not be The herd or flock should be fertilizers and pesticides are
WILD GARLIC injured. Since the wild garlic controlled at first, and not a hazard to the farm family
Dairymen, who pasture plant is very well rooted, it allowed on the area for more and all livestock. It is quite
their milking herd, have the may take several sprays than a half hour; bloating common to have part of a
most to lose if they do not over a period of two or more a nd scouring may result if • bag left over of most any
eliminate wild garlic from years to eliminate the weed they get too much of the lush material; however, this bag
their pasture fields. This form the area. Don’t wait forage the first few days, should be out of the reach of
fast-growing wild onion is until the plants are mature Also, it is best to feed the children, pets, and all
already growing in pastures to make this spray ap- animals some' dry matter livestock. If there is a
and other turf areas. The plication. such as silage, hay, or straw chance for any of them to get
young plants are much TO START before turning them to into it, they often will with
easier to lull with herbicides GRAZING GRADUALLY pasture the first few times, tragic results'. I suggest that
than mature plants. We With the amount of Dairymen should keep left-over materials be placed
suggest that the plants be moisture in the soil in this milking cows from the in a special room and kept
sprayed very soon with the part of the country, warm grazing area at least 4to 5 under lock and key. We often
low-volatile ester form of 2,4- weather will bring growth hours before the milking leam of animals that get out
D. This herbicide will do a very rapidly on most pasture period. of their stalls and pens and
good job of keeping the areas. This will also be true get into these containers,
young plants fr*om with producers that are TOBECAREFUL Careful management of all
maturing; by spraying early planning to graze winter WnHLEFT-OyERS pesticide materials, as well
m the sprmg the legumes in grains such as rye or barley. Unsealed containers of as emD ty containers, is very
Rural Rome By Tom Armstrong
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It’s questionable, too, whether
slaughter cow prices will stay at their
presently good level once the
estimated 570,000 cows hit the
market when and if the Bill goes into
effect. The hamburger market can
only take so much, and once it’s
filled, prices tumble. While the 15-
cent premium might still keep things
favorable for the dairyman, the
lowered open market price will be a
reason to cry for the cattleman.
Then there's the question of more
bureaucracy in the farming business.
Every dairyman who expects to take
advantage of the culling incentive
will have forms to fill out and ac
curate records to produce. It’s a
chore which few farmers like. With a
general philosophy of "the less
government there is in farming, the,
better," it’s ironic that the Jeffords
Bill is receiving support from farm
organizations.
porters is the fact that production in
a herd isn’t necessarily reduced just
because a few free-loaders get
shipped to market. In fact, it’s not at
all unusual for the balance of the
herd to pick up the slack and keep
the milk flowing the same as usual.
Granted, the Bit 1 is well intended,
and m theory it may save the
government up to $3OO million m
revenues which would otherwise
have to go for the purchase of sur
plus milk. But it’ll need a lot of luck to
work the way it’s supposed to.
Give the dairyman this kind of a
support program is nice for the
dairyman.
Looking at such a program with
just a little bit of a twist to it, what
would happen if dairyman were
charged a 15 cents per hun
dredweight surcharge on grams they
use, and then that money would be
distributed to the nation’s ailing
grain producers? Or a surcharge on
milk to bombard advertising markets
with “Drink More Milk” slogans.
the profits (their privilege)
while at the same time
pretending that they were
turning over to the church
the whole amount.
Tempting the spirit
Actually, our stewardship
problem as Christians today
is not so much that we don’t
share enough—although we
don’t—but that, like Ananias
and Sapphira, we pretend
that we are giving a great
deal more than we are. What
we share with others is
pitifully small, but the root
of our sin—and that’s what it
is—lies in our protests that
we are sharing “all we can.”
We give the impression that
our giving is sacrificial,
important. Don’t be careless
and end up very sorry.
TO KEEP
PESTICIDE RECORDS
The growing season is at
hand and many farmers and
gardeners will be using some
type of spray material for
their crops. An accurate
record of the application
should be on file; this should
include the name of the
material, the amount, and
the date applied. This might
seem unnecessary to most of
us. On the other hand, if the '
crop is checked by FDA
officials and too much
residue is found, it is very
important to have a record
Farm Calendar
Today, April 1
Sheep meetings in Lancaster
County, 9:30 a.m. at John
Kimbark’s Manheim R 4,
and 1:30 p.m. at
Graystone Manor
Stables, 2302 New Holland
Pike, Lancaster. Ben
Morgan from Penn State
is guest speaker.
Southcentral Pennsylvania
Pork- Producers
when, in fact, it represents a
very small part of our in
come. -We continually
protest how little we have
and at the same time are
living in a material
prosperity that is unequaled
in the world’s history. As
Peter said to the tragi«t|
couple: “You have not lied to
men but to God” (5:4). j
If we want to continue to
spend our money as we are
doing, that is our choice. We
may share as much or as
little as we like. But let us
not fall victim to the Ananias
Complex and tempt God’s
Holy Spirit -with the
pretentious lie that we are
sharing all we can.
to fell back upon. Som3
farmers might lose their
market and be put out of
business, unless they can
prove they used the proper
materials. The same is true
when treating livestock;
good records are needed at
all times. Don’t rely on your
memory to prove your
practices; it is not good
enough.
Association holds carcass
contest - live weigh-in and
evaluation - Carlisle
Livestock Market, 1:30
p.m.
Franklin County 4-H Dairy
Council meeting and
supper, 7 p.ra. at Faust
Jr. High School*
Chambersburg. *,
Second annual convention ol 1
Pennsylvania Freemart- I
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