—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978
10
EDITORIAL COMMENTS By dieter krieg, editor
Meddling with cattle business can get messy
Cattlemen m the United States
have been slapped in the face by
none other than President Jimmy
Carter for having realized the all-
American dream of making a profit.
And that isn’t all. What Carter is in
effect saying is that cattlemen are
also the villains who are responsible
for this country's wave of inflation.
So, President Carter, farmer and
inflation fighter that he is, opened
the way for more beef imports to
keep domestic beef prices lower than
what they’d be without imports.
The net result, according to a
statement released by President
Carter on Thursday afternoon, will
be a saving of $5OO million or more to
the consuming public.
Admittedly, the 200 million pounds
of beef President - Carter is
authorizing for import isn’t much. It
only amounts to about a pound per
person. But it’s the principle of the
matter which is worthy of argument.
Now, the obvious question to ask is
why pick on beef prices?
The answer is that beef is food and
everybody can identify with that.
THE
MEDIATOR
Lesson for June li, 1978
Background Scripture:
Acts 15.
Devotional Reading:
Romans 12:9-21
Well, they were back at it
again!
TO REDUCE
HERBICIDE DRIFT
* weed killers are not
lective and will injure
other nearby plants and
trees. We urge applicators
and home users to beware of
the danger of drift from the
spraying operation. There
are two things to be done to
reduce the danger of drift.
One is to spray when air
currents are slow - below 5
miles per hour. This is more
common during the early
morning hours than later in
the day.
The second thing that can
be done is to reduce pressure
and mcrease droplet size.
The greater the pressure in
the spray tank, the smaller
Rural Route
DO VOU THINK I COULD
GET A 10 SPEED FOR MY
OIRTHDRV ?
Food is for everybody. President
Carter wants to be for everybody (or
at least have their vote) and this
latest slap to the farmer, he believes,
is one way of getting a favorable nod
from a majority of Americans. He
realizes, evidently, that he needs a
favorable nod desperately. Public
opinion polls show the former peanut
farmer has sunk to rather low
esteem.
But even if President Carter
regains some of his former
popularity, he’s sliding for new
depths as far as farmers are con
cerned. Especially cattlemen.
“Why didn’t he do something to
control prices and inflation when the
coal miners were on strike?" one
lady fumed even before the
President made his beef import
statement at 3:30 p.m., Thursday.
“And what about postage stamps,
why didn’t he do something about
that?” she continued. Possible
answers to those questions might be
that 1. the United Mine Workers
(UMW) are unionized and Carter is'
every inch a union man,(or union
boss’ puppet) and 2. the U.S. Post
le same wonderful
; who expressed such
ay when the
-itans responded to
i’s preaching and
'ed tiie Spirit, who
led” Peter for going up
isarea and preaching
itiles, the same crowd
we thought had been
“silenced” once and for all
in Acts 11 (as Luke thought
they had been) - were now
causing another uproar in
the church over the same old
issue!
...some men came down
from Judea to the church at
Antioch and were teaching
the brethren, “Unless you
are circumcised according
will be the droplet size; for
example, there is little
danger from drift when
using a sprinkling can. Low
pressure means larger
droplets and less danger of
drifting to nearby plants.
Be careful with spray drift
this time of the year; there
are herbicide-suceptible
plants that will be injured.
TO USE
RESPIRATORS
It is suggested that far
mers invest in respirators to
meet safety measures under
today’s farming procedures.
These are often needed for
handling and applying
various spray materials, and
when using solvents that
give off toxic fumes.
WHERE
IS HE?
HE WENT TO
FIX THE
K HOTTER ON
THE 3HLER
WHV OON'T
YOU GO SEE
HIM
—v
to the custom of Moses you
cannot be saved.” (15.1)
No Small Dissession
What, hadn’t they got the
message before when Peter
came back from being with
Cornelius? Hadn’t they
grasped, as he did, that “God
is no respecter of persons,
but in every nation any one
who fears him and does what
is right is acceptable to
him”? (10:34-35). Didn’t
their “silence” of which
Luke speaks mean that they
at last perceived the error of
their narrowness?
No, apparently not. Their
“silence” did not mean the
issue was settled in their
In addition, farmers
working in dusty places, in
manure storage tanks, and
in silos should wear one of
these protective devices.
Dusts, molds, and fumes are
hard on lungs and require
some mechanism to reduce
injury. Canister respirators
are suggested because they
cover the entire face, and the
filter is carried in a can
nister that is connected by
hose with the face mask.
Don’t expose yourself to
permanent lung injury when
protection is available.
TO USE ANTIBIOTICS
WISELY
Every livestock and
poultry producer should be
certain that antibiotics are
Office is run by the government.
Furthermore, postal workers are also
unionized.
The shameful thing about the coal
strike is that this country has plenty
of miners who were willing to work
and who aren’t members of unions.
The union thugs prevented the non
union workers from going into the
mines, and even if they did manage
to get the coal out, the UMW boys
stopped the trucks and forced
drivers to dump their loads.
Where was Jimmy Carter during
those days to protect an individual’s
right to work?
It’s worthwhile to note here that
even as of this writing Congress is
considering legislation which would
eliminate a person’s choice as to
whether he’ll belong to a union or
not. The union bosses want the
workers whether they like it or not.
And President Carter, of course, is
all for that scandalous scheme.
Strangely enough, however, not
much of a fuss is being made about
this sinister plan to take away a
person's right to work.
hearts, only postponed.
Sometimes prejudices and
hardness of heart are too
well established in people for
the Spirit of God to dislodge.
They kept quiet for a while
and then resumed their
trouble-making in the
church, smugly confident
that God was dependent
upon them for his defense.
When people are that
confident of their role as
God’s defenders, it is very
difficult for God to get
through to them, let alone
persuade them that the God
of heaven and earth does not
defenders, but ser
vants. Of course, it’s always
used in strict compliance
with published regulations.
To fail to do this invites more
regulations and places the
product in jeopardy. When
these materials are used, be
sure to read the regulations
and follow them accurately.
In addition, it is strongly
suggested that record be
kept of the application or
treatment. This might be
very important if the Food
and Drug folks find excess
residues. Withdrawal
periods should be recognized
as vital to the future of the
market. Don’t take chances.
TO MOVE
LIVESTOCK CAREFULLY
Hot weather requires
some special handling of
Tom Armstrong
By
DIO VOO FIND HIM X
VUP. .. BUT 1
didn't think it
W*S THE RIGHT
Some of you folks may wonder
what in the world this portion of the
editorial has to do with beef prices.
Well, you see, beef prices are being
blamed for inflation and cattlemen
are the fellows being pushed in the
ground because of it. But the truth of
the matter that beef prices have
been rising m the supermarket
because (you guessed it) the unions
got a handle on the retail end of it. If
President Carter were serious about
his so-called battle with inflation he’d
check' with the boys who run the
meat cutters’ union. The Chicago
area is reported to be especially
notorious for questionable activities
in that industry. And Carter would
also (like the lady said) have done
something about the coal strike and
rising postage, to name a few.
All things considered, it looks as
though government is catering to
union interests, while forgetting
about free enterprise and individual
initiative. With that, we’re all losers,
not just the nation’s cattlemen.
more fun to be a defender
than a servant. The capacity
of the God-defender for
causing “no small dissen
sion” in the church is
staggering.
No Greater Burden
The church at Antioch,
however, approached this
dangerous problem with
great judgement. Instead of
splitting into warring
groups, Paul and Barnabas
were sent to Jerusalem for a
decision by the church
leaders.
It must be admitted that as
the leaders at Jerusalem
approached this problem,
the prospects of a har
monious settlement looked
livestock, if losses are to be
kept to a minimum. When
temperatures and humidity
both get above 80 degrees
livestock suffer the same as
human beings. Fat animals
suffer more than breeding
animals, and fat hogs can
stand the least amount of
heat and humidity.
We suggest that livestock
be moved during the early
morning hours, and be
hauled on trucks bedded
down with wet sand or
sawdust. A minimum of
stress and excitement will
also reduce the danger of
Farm Calendar
Today, June 10
Rough & Tumble Historical
Association in Kinzer
sponsors four-wheel drive
pull, 6 p.m. at the R&T
grounds, east of Lan
caster.
Mondav, June 12
Poultry meeting, 6:30 p.m.
at the Treadway, Lan
caster. Dr. Anthony
Stemberger from Penn
State will take part in
discussions.
Tuesday, June 13
Cedar Crest Young Farmers
annual banquet, 7 p.m. at
Schaefferstown Fire Hall.
extremely unlikely. Yet,
somehow there came out of
that meeting a compromise
that both maintained
essentials and yet gave both
parties some sense of
satisfaction. Something or
Someone had moved both
groups to listen afresh to the
Spirit of Christ. The Holy
Spirit was able to mediate
betweemthem and persuade
them that the most im
portant question was not
what they wanted, but what
did Christ want for his
church?
Even today that Mediator
is available to us in our
disagreements if we will
seek him.
heat exhaustion. Trucks
should be either open-sided
or have good ventilation
, during hot weather; losses
during breakdowns can be
reduced by having a stand
by truck available on short
notice.
Livestock values are very
high at this time; don’t
experience losses because of
careless handling.
FFA activities begin at Penn
State. They continue until
Thursday morning.
Wednesday, June 14
Lebanon County Con
servation District board
of directors meets, 8 p.m.
in Room 207 of the
Lebanon Municipal
Building, Lebanon.
Twenty-eighth Flower
Growers’ Short Course,
today and tomorrow at
Keller Conference
Center, Penn State
Registration today from
8:30 to 10 a.m.
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