10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1978
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Well, it’s back again This makes about the
fourth time in my life that I’ve been plagued by it
By this time I can see it commg--the symptoms are
always the same It starts with a small lump in my
throat that gets bigger and bigger and hurts more
and more At the same time my eyes cloud up and
begin watering profusely, and when I try to talk I
sound like a screeching guinea pig The bouts last
anywhere from seconds to minutes, but the
disease may continue as long as a month or more
1 call it Lump-m-the-Throat-itis and have pinned
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THE EAGLE’S
SWANSONG
Lesson for July 30, 1978
Scripture : and rarewell
Acts 20 1 through 21-16 Paul - S addre ss to the
Devotional Reading: Ephesian church leaders at
John l4 1 2 ' 24 Miletus might well be
There san old belief that regarded as his swansong to
TO MAKE SUMMER
ALFALFA SEEDINGS
Even though straight
Spring seedmgs of alfalfa
have been giving excellent
results, producers who are
planning to make a Summer
seeding should get on the
job We suggest that these
seedmgs be made by the
middle of August here in
southeastern Pennsylvania
The idea of making these
seedmgs later m the Fall is
to be discouraged
The plants will not get
enough root system to
withstand the Wmter. The
band seeding method con
tinues to be one of the best
ways to make the seeding
Today, July 29
Keystone Grange Fair, 11
a.m. to dusk, Collegeville
- Trappe Water Works
Municipal Park, West
First Ave., Trappe Ram
date Aug. 5 Features
tractor pulling contests,
cattle shows, antique
RURAL ROUTE
where are
you off ral
'OVER To
JAKE'S SALE
My Thoughts...
And welcome to them
just before it dies, the swan
sings a death song. From
that tradition has come the
term “swansong”, which
has come to mean the last
act or presentation from one
who is about to die, retire, or
step down from some
position Several years ago I
made a final speech to an
organization as I prepared to
step down as its president.
To put light mood on the
occasion, I entitled my
address “Swansong From
A Lame Duck ”
Both lime and fertilizer
applications should be made
prior to seedmg and worked
into the topsoil
Don’t plan on good results
by spreading the lime on top
of the ground next Summer
Weeds should be controlled
by spraying with Eptam,
prior to seedmg, or with the
2,4-DB when the weeds are
less than 2 inches high
TO HARVEST
BLUEGHJL SUNFISH
One of the major problems
with many farm ponds is the
failure of the owner to
harvest the sunfish crop
each Summer. In many
cases the sunfish are put mto
the pond as food for the bass;
chicken
automobiles.
barbecue, music, en
tertainment, arts and
crafts, games, vegetable
show, commercial
exhibits, pony rides,
blacksmithmg, refresh
ments, and much more.
Maryland Christmas Tree
WELL PER GOODNESS
SAKE CHANGE YOUR
OVER-ALLS . THEY RE
A SIGHT
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By JOANNE SPAHR
Assistant Editor
the cause to leaving home fa.ml, loved ones and
friends, which I’ll be doing, again, in a short time
when I go back to school for a masters’ degree in
journalism
And, along with leaving my family, I’ll be leaving
Lancaster Farming, a move I just can’t fathom at
the moment
1 remember just last year at the end of fair
season, driving home from the final show and
screaming at the top of my lungs, “If 1 ever have to
them He fully expected
never to see them again and
he plainly told them this
would be his farewell to
them When he had finished
speakmg, “they all wept and
embraced Paul and kissed
him, sorrowing most of all
because of the word he had
spoken, that they should see
his face no more” (30-37,38)
Yet, if this was his
swansong to them - and it
seems likely that he never
did return - his message was
hardly that of a “lame
duck”, a term we often apply
to someone who is
relinquishing a position of
authority or power Paul
does not appear before them
however, most folks put in
too many sunfish and fail to
take them out Most of us
like to go for the larger bass
and forget about the sunfish
In these cases the sunfish
multiply too rapidly and
soon we have a pond over
stocked and out of balance
The sunfish take over by
eating the spawn of the bass
and thus preventing re
production of more bass
In ponds already stocked
with sunfish we urge heavy
fishing of the sunfish each
year and go easy on the
removal of too many large
bass In new ponds stock
with Golden Shiners and
Farm Calendar
Growers Summer
meeting, Pine Valley
Farm, Elkton, 9 • 30 a.m
Jersey Dairy Cattle Field
Day, Frederick County
Fairgrounds, Md
Brown Swiss Dairy Cattle
Field Day, Frederick,
Md.
TO
Ykeep PEACE
fefe
“weepy” and weak. He
speaks powerfully, seeking
to inspire and influence them
even after he is gone
The essence of his
message is two-fold First,
he reminds them of the
heard and perilous work he
did among them. He had
been responsible for their
faith, the beginning of their
church and even though he
has been “on the road,” so to
speak, they have looked to
him for support and
guidance Now, however,
they would have to assume
responsibility for them
selves “Therefore I testify
to you this day that I am
innocent of the blood of all of
Black Bass and avoid the
sunfish problem
TO PREPARE THE
SILO
The corn
developing rapidly and soon
it will be silo filling tune The
condition of the silo should
get some attention before the
new corn crop is ensiled
Many of the concrete silos
may be pitted and have a
rough inside surface This
will permit air pockets and
moldy silage Some inside
joints may need to be re
pointed in order to keep out
the air and have a smooth
surface.
Don’t wait until the silo
Adams County Beef Field
Day, Pigeon Hill Farm,
Abbottstown, 9am
Flower-Vegetable Open
House at Rutgers
University, 8.30 a.m. to 3
p m
By Tom Armstrong
NOT ONLY DO You NOT
LET Your HUSBAND GO TO
A SALE IN DIRTY DUNGAREES,
you donV LET HIM GO with'
THE CHECKBOOK EITHER
chase another champion hog around a ring I’m
going to butchei 't and eat it
And, after galloping around the 4-H center to
catch a bunch of itchy 4-H'ers who wouldn’t stand
still for a picture, I recall grumbling under my
breath, “There has to be an easier way to make a
living ”
But now that my last day at Lancaster Far
mmghas arrived, the thought of no more 4-H’ers
or champion hogs gives me a lump in my throat
I’ll rrnss the work, I know, but I’ll especially miss
the wonderful people I’ve come to know and care
for during my two years on the newspaper staff I’d
fill all 136 pages this week if 1 began listing names,
so I won’t But, you’ve all touched my heart in one
way or another
Whether it's been by stopping to talk at a show
or writing a note of thank you, or even by naming a
heifer Joanne-all the kindnesses have stockpiled
in my mental scrapbook, which makes it difficult to
say goodbye
But, when I think about it, I know I’m lucky A
friend of mine once said to me, “It’s hard to leave
something or someone you love, but if you leave
with a heavy heart you know you've been blessed
because what you’re leaving has been good ”
So, as I leave my desk and typewriter for the
final time with mist in my eyes and a lump in my
throat I can truly say I've been blessed
Thank you all
you, for I did not shrink from
declaring to you the whole
counsel of God” (20-26) He
has more than done his part,
now they must “Take heed to
yourselves and to the flock,
in which the Holy Spirit has
made you overseers ’ ’
Blessedness of Giving
The second point Paul
makes is that they will find
in his own example the key
to their continued success
and safety as he gave
himself willingly for them,
enduring trials and suffering
on their behalf, so they must
now be willing to give
themselves for the sake of
the church for which God
had given his own Son He
reminds them of a saying of
filler is coming to make
these repairs
Silage is one of the most
economical livestock feeds
A good storage facility is
needed to have top quality
feed Don’t let it spoil after it
is in the silo
TO PREVENT TOMATO
BACTERIAL SPOT
crop
We are aware of moderate
infection ol tomato plants
with a leaf spot; the
pathologists name it bac
terial leaf spot which has
been found in several
southeastern tomato fields;
also, has been diagnosed in
garden tomatoes The lower
leaves begin to show spots
with brown centers and
Sunday, July 30
Harford County 4-H Fair,
Rocks 4-H Camp
Maryland Angus Association
Breeders’ Show, Mon
tgomery County
Fairgrounds, Gaither
sburg.
Monday, July 31
Cecil County, Maryland,
Fair begins at Fair Hill
Harford County, Maryland,
4-H Fair, Rocks 4-H
Camp.
Cumberland County
(Maryland Fair, Cum-
berland
Goshen Country Fair begins
in West Chester, con-
tinues through Aug 5
Middletown Communtiy
Fair begins, continues
through Aug 5
Tuesday, Aug. I
County Holstein
Club Field Day at Jav
Jesus which has not been
included in the gospels and is
known to us only through this
passage in Acts. “It is more
blessed to give than to
receive” (20 35) Both Jesus
and Paul had demonstrated
this with their very lives,
and so now must the
Ephesians
It is a sad but inspired
group of Ephesians that bids
goodbye to Paul and his
spirit would remain with
them for a long tune Paul’s
swansong could have been
pure sentimentality Instead
it was a powerful and in
spiring challenge It was a
high-flying eagle, not a lame
duck, who had said farewell
ask fli
eventually the entire leaf
dies.
We suggest weekly sprays
with Fixed Copper plus
Maneb or Bravo, this should
keep the infection from
spreading to other parts of
the plant The cure is very
difficult The prevention of
this infection is suggested
before the plants start dying.
These fungicides will not
make the fruit unfit for use;
after a thorough washing the
tomatoes should be ac
ceptable.
Landis farm, south of
Millersville, 10 a.m.
Chester County Holstein
Club Field Day at the
Donald M. Hostetter
farm, east of Oxford
along Route 1. Program
begins at 7 p m.
Carroll County 4-H and FFA
Fair, Ag Center, West
minster, Md
Field Day at the Penn State
research farm near
Landisville, 10 a.m. to 3
p m
Morrison Cover Dairy Show,
Martinsburg, August 1-4
Wednesday, August 2
Cecil County 4-H Livestock
Club market lamb and
hog sale at the Fair Hill,
Md Fairgrounds, 6 p m
Monthly meeting of the
Hunterdon County (N J )
Board of Agriculture, at
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