10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 13, J. 978
Guard yourself against bad business
There is at least one farmer in
Pennsylvania who lost an estimated
$200,000 in his farming operation
earlier this year because he had too
much trust m the people he was
dealing with. Fortunately, after
weeks of anguish and frustration,
conditions turned around and his
losses were comparatively minimal.
Farmers who aren’t careful in their
business transactions leave them
selves wide open for “plucking” by
unscrupulous salesmen. It’s a
perennial problem. Just a couple of
weeks ago, for example, Penn
sylvania’s Department of Agriculture
Mothers are wonderful people with
the most noble of responsibilities.
Truly, we couldn’t live without them.
Warm and comforting, loving and
thoughtful, they guide their children
and husbands throughout life. From
near and far, they glow with special
qualities which only mothers are
blessed with.
My mother is a perfect example of
what I’m talking about. She is the
kind of person who has always been
busy with housework and calf
feedings, but she's never been too
THREE
VISIONS
Lesson for May 14,1978
Background Scripture:
Acts 10.
TO CONTROL
MULTIFLORA ROSE
The highly promoted wild
>se bush of more than a
;cade ago is now getting to
be a nuisance in too many
places. The Multiflora Rose
once strongly promoted by
the Soil Conservation Ser
vice and the Pennsylvania
Game Commission is getting
out of hand on too many
farms. This is especially
true in pasture land and in
woodlots. We suggest that
land owners get on the job
and control this wild rose at
Rural Route
put out a statement cautioning
farmers about the purchase of
“miracle products.” Every year it
seems like someone has something
to peddle that sounds too good to be
true. And that’s just the trouble
sometimes -- it isn’t true. The farmer
spent his money and is left holding
the proverbial empty bag.
Whether buying or selling, farmers
should know beforehand who they’re
dealing with. It might be very wise in
the long run to treat strangers and
over-the-phone-offers with suspicion.
The commonly recommended advice
Mothers are special people
busy to have time for those she loves.
She raised five children under some
of the most trying circumstances,
including hiding in a field with her
first-born while invading Russian
troops searched the farm.
She used to walk a half-mile to a
bus, go to town, and come back with
bags full, of groceries for a family of
seven. She saved every penny that
she could.
My mother’s concern has always
been greatest for her family. But
she’s just as devoted to her work -
Devotional Reading:
1 Corinthians 1:18-25.
The story of Simon Peter
and Cornelius the Centunan
is a tale of three visions.
The first of these was the
vision that came to Cornelius
while he was praying. Luke
tells us that he was a Roman
officer, commander of a unit
of 100 men from the Italian
mainland. Cornelius was
stationed at Caesarea, a
coastal city that became the
Roman capitol of Judea.
Furthermore, he was “a
devout man who feared
God,” a term often applied
to Gentiles (non-Jews) who
adopted Jewish religious
this time. The best known
treatment as of this time is
to treat the bushes with
Tordon 10K pellets;
maximum control can be
expected when the plants are
growing rapidly and in
bloom. A Certification Card
is required before the
material can be purchased.
Extension Agents are in a
position to instruct folks in
the use of pellets and issue to
card. Don’t let Multiflora
Rose take over part of your
farm.
ideas and attended the
synagogues without going so
far as receiving cir
cumcision and becoming full
proselytes.
Praying constantly
Cornelius was a man who
took religion seriously and,
as Luke puts it, “prayed
constantly.” It is in the
midst of praying one day
that he sees a vision. The
vision is a reassurance that
God has heard his prayers
and also an instruction to
send someone to bring Simon
Peter to his household.
Cornelius was not only a
devout man, he was also
obedient and he does as he is
told.
TO BE ALERT
FOR ALFALFA WEEVIL
We are not expecting a
very heavy infestation of
alfalfa weevil this sprmg;
however, growers should be
on the alert and inspect their
fields weekly to evaluate the
problem. The weather has
been cool and after a severe
winter, we could easily get
by this year without much
trouble. However, when
infestation reaches more
than half of the plants, and
not in the bud stage, some
insecticide may be needed
is to do a little checking on the
strange buyer or seller who’s ap
proaching you Even then, you can't
be sure. In a way it’s like the wild
animal trainer in a circus having a
half-dozen tigers before him. The
question always remains: When will
one of them strike The best method
of defense is to be costantly alert and
cautious.
When in doubt about making
either a purchase or a sale, ask the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture to give you an evaluation
of the individual’s or company's
especially the calves she feeds daily.
She has raised a couple thousand of
them m the past 19 years.
A bird fallen out of its nest has a
good home once my mother finds it.
There’s food for a stray dog, too. And
flowers, shrubbery, trees, and many
of God’s other creations always
receive the best of dedicated at
tention and care.
Mothers are truly special people
They mean so much to the world
around them, even we don't always
realize it.
The second vision takes
place while Cornelius’
messengers are on their way
to Joppa. Having ascended
to the rooftop of the house of
Tanner to pray, Peter falls
into a trance. In the vision
the hungry man is instructed
to kill and eat some of the
creatures he sees, but Peter
refuses because some of the
animals are forbidden as
food by the Jewish law. But
the vision’s voice commands
him: “What God has
cleansed you must not call
common” (10:15).
Truly I perceive!
While Peter is still trying
for protection. The
Agronomy Guide will give
additional details for Penn
sylvania growers. In recent
years, some growers have
found some infestation at
cutting tune; under these
conditions it is suggested
that the field be sprayed
immediately after the first
cutting is removed. This will
prevent the small worms
from eating the second
growth.
TO COMBAT
GYPSY MOTH
Property owners in nor-
By Tom Armstrong
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integrity and reputation Be
especially careful when dealing with
individuals or companies outside nf
your state.
Probably every farmer m Penn
sylvania has heard about the “fly-by
night outfits” who offered to paint
barns and barn roofs at really
bargain prices. Of course, what the
unsuspecting farmers m that case
didn’t know was that the paint came
off after a good ram or two.
There are lots of people in this
world who are out to make a fast and
easy buck. Farmers are among their
targets
On some products the farmer
buys, for example, the farmer could
actually face a double and triple loss
First he spends money on a product
which is worthless. Secondly, he
hurts his 'production because the
product he ended up buying isn’t
doing what he thought it would.
Despite all the laws that are on the
books, and the state and federal
agencies that are supposed to watch
out for us, the farmer-businessman
himself is the best line of defense
He’s got to be careful in his every
business transaction if he wants to
avoid being taken for a nightmarish
ride.
to understand the meaning
of his vision, the messengers
arrive We cannot tell
whether he realizes im
mediately what the vision
means, but even his decision
to go with the messengers
was a breakthrough, for
Jewish law forbade all but
the most necessary contacts
with Gentiles who like the
animals in Peter’s vision
were thought to be “un
clean” in a spiritual sense.
So Peter goes to Caesarea
and meets Cornelius and
each shares his vision with
the other. Peter must have
them and eastern Lancaster
County, and all points north
and east, can be expecting
the small gypsy moth worms
to be appearing at any time.
Mid-May is the normal time
for them to start blowing
around and eating foliage.
We suggest that home
owners get prepared to
protect their favorite oak
shade trees, because the
gypsy moth like them also.
Sprays of Sevin, Orthene, of
Imidan will kill the worms
that are present. Repeated
Farm Calendar
Saturday, May 13
Chicken barbeque and flea
market, Montgomery
County 4-H Center,
Lansdale; flea market 10
a.m. to 4 p.m ; barbeque
at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. All
proceeds to benefit the 4-
H program.
Oxford Area High School
FFA banquet, 7 p.m. m
the high school cafeteria.
Spring Steam Up continues
at Rough and Tumble.
been somewhat amazed that
God would reveal himself to
a Gentile in a vision and Iv
must have been equally
overwhelmed with the at
titude he found; “Now
therefore we are all present
here in the sight of God, to
hear all that you have been
commanded by the Lord”
(10:33).
By means of this ex
perience the doors of the
church were opened wide to
the Gentile as well as the
Jew, a development that
profoundly affected the
whole course of Christianity.
sprays are needed in order to
give any length to the
protection. Owners oi*
woodlots may want to secure
commercial sprayers that
operate from the air.
Eradication of gypsy moth is
very difficult; however,
some protection to private
shade trees is possible with
repeat applications.
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Sunday, May 14
Have a Happy Mother’s
Day!
Ag Symposium begins at the
Beltsville Ag Research
Station, Beltsville, Md.
Continues through the
17th.
Elizabethtown Area Young
Farmers hold home
made ice cream party.
Tuesday, May 16
Ephrata Area Young Far-
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