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—Lancaster Faming, Saturday, August 26,1978
Actions speak louder than words
Twelve days ago, before a large
gathering of the Midcontinent
Farmers Association at the
University of Missouri in Columbia,
Mo., President Carter delivered his
first major speech on agriculture
since his arrival at the White House
19 months ago. The half-hour
presentation was generally well
received, which is saying something
since a good number of Midwestern i
farmers had visited the nation's
capital under somewhat unfriendly
terms last Winter.
The phrases which won the
President the most applause was his
assurance to the farmers that he
would not expand beef imports this
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Editor: This letter is in
reference to the article in
last week’s (August 19)
Lancaster Fanning con
cerning Lehigh Valley
Cooperative Dairy’s
THE 29th
CHAPTER
Lesson for August 27, 1978
Background Scripture:
Acts 28
Devotional Reading:
Phillippians 1:12-21.
The close of the Book of
Acts is usually puzzling to
.COL WEEDS
i NEW ALFALFA
iy August seedings of
alfalfa should be off to a good
start. However, the weeds
will also be growing
provided a herbicide has not
been used. Too many times
we get requests from
growers on how to kill the
weeds in alfalfa after the
growth is about a foot or
more high.
These weeds must be
killed when small; other
wise, it is hard to kill weeds
without hurting the alfalfa
plants. When the weeds are
only one to two inches high
the application of 2,4,D-B
over the field will control
RURAL ROUTE
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itter to the editor
recapitalization program. I,
for one, am not in favor of
any assessments unless
certain criteria are met.
This assessment is ex
tremely unfair to those
the average reader. At last
Paul arrives for trial in
Rome. But instead of being
thrown into a dungeon in
preparation for a quick and
speedy trial before Caesar,
upon arrival, we are told,
“Paul was allowed to stay by
himself with the soldier that
guarded him” (28:16). It
seems a strange
arrangement to us. The only
thing suggestive of it in
today’s world is what we call
“house arrest,” a procedure
sometimes followed today
with important political
prisoners. (We must con
clude that it was more a
matter local practice than
Paul’s importance.)
most of the broad-leaf
weeds. The grassy-type
weeds are hard to kill after
the field has been seeded;
this requires an Eptam
treatment just prior to
seeding. The important thing
to keep in mind is to kill the
weeds when they are very
small.
EO ELIMINATE
JOHNSON GRASS
This sorghum-like grass is
taking over on too many
farms in this part of the
state. I’m aware of in
festation in which nothing
seems to be done to control
the weed. In com there is
little to do at this time of the
year; this requires a spring
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year and would not permit
, unrestricted beef imports next year.
He also emphasized that the is
“strongly and permanently opposed
to any price controls on meat or other
farm prooucts."
That's fine.
What Mr. Carter failed to clarify,
however, is at what point he will
begin to restrict beef imports, next
year (or on any' other commodities,
for that matter). What good is the
idea of restricting beef imports if the
point of restriction comes too late?
“The time for uncertainty and for
unpredictable government-imposed
embargoes on farm exports is over,”
Carter continued. It was one of many
producers who began
shipping their milk to Lehigh
Valley with the assumption
that Lehigh Valley was in
better financial shape than it
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We Want To Hear
Another strange
development is Paul’s
freedom to meet with and
speak to the Jewish com
munity in Rome. One would
think that the prisoner would
be restricted from pursuing
the very activity that had
gotten him into trouble in the
first place. Without any
hindrance, they come to his
residence in great numbers
to hear him.
In light of all the op
position and hostility he has
experienced from Jewish,
communities in other
locations, we also find
surprising the attitude with
which they greeted him:
treatment with Eradicane at
planting time.
However, in other fields
such as small grains, when
the growth of the Johnson
Grass reaches 2% to 3 feet,
the plants may be sprayed
• with Roundup for good
control. These plants are
very heavy seed producers;
a few plants allowed to go to
seed this fall will mean
hundreds of plants next
summer. Johnson Grass is
very fast growing and will
crowd out most farm crops.
We urge land owners to
make every effort to
eliminate all plants from
their farm.
WELL. ...TELL ME
ABOUT IT. WHAT
HAPPENED THEN ?
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phrases which farmers welcomed
and applauded. For the most part,,.
President Carter's remarks deserved
applause. His speech was filled with
good thoughts and ideas.'The un
fortunate thing about it all is that all
that talk doesn’t mean a thing. After
having made scores of promises both
during his campaign and since
becoming president, and then
reversing his positition or ignoring
the promises altogether, there is
little credibility left in his speeches,
regardless of how good they may
sound.
Even if we credit the President
with good intentions, his record is
full of contradictions and broken
promises. He often/ tells the
American public what they want to
hear, but fails to deliver.
In his Missouri speech earlier this
month, the President vowed to
always protect the Capper-Volstead
Act which gives direct protection to
-farmer cooperatives and in turn the
family farmer. Let’s hope he keeps
his word on that, especially now
while farmer cooperatives are under
“we desire to hear from you
what your views are, for
with regard to this sect (the
church) we know that
everywhere it is spoken
against” (28:22). The very
fact that - others have been
violently opposed does not
stop them from listening to
what Paul has to say.
The result of the hearing is
equally interesting. We are
told that “some were con
vinced by what he said,
while others disbelieved”
(28:24). We are told that they
“disagreed” and some
departed because they could
not accept some of Paul’s
ideas, but there is no hint of
dark plots or riots.
TO KEEP ON TOP
OF CATTLE MARKET
I can’t remember when I
have noticed as many empty
feedlots in this part of the
state. Many feeders are
reluctant to fill their bams
with cattle at current feeder
prices. I believe that many
are waiting until the larger
runs of cattle hoping that
prices may recede. I’m not
in a position to predict what
is going to happen in either
the feeder or the finished
cattle market.
However, I would suggest
that cattle feeders get better
informed on the market
conditions and become more
WE MILKED I2ST HQLSTEINS
IT WAS THE MILKING
RARLOR SHE INVITED ME
INTO.
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serious fire from some government
agencies ancfconsumer groups.
“I want to go as far as I possibly
can to get the government out of the
farm business of America. That is
why the first few months after I took
' office I spent more hours working on
the 1977 Food and Agriculture Act, I
believe, than any other single piece
of legislation,” Mr Carter stated.
Ironically, that same farm bill
receives low scores from many
farmers.
While the President claims pride in
his farm background, and he has
openly told farmers that they have a
friend in the White House, his words
and actions have consistently left a
lot of doubt and disappointment
among the citizens, whether they be
farmers or non-farmers.
, It'll be interesting t(T see if the
President will become more of a
farmer’s friend through his actions,
rather than just nice sounding
speeches. He put a lot on ime
when he addressed the Farmers
Association in Missouri.
Preaching Unhindered
Thus, with' the reader
waiting for the grand climax
- perhaps either escape of
execution - we find that there
is no climax at all. Instead,
the book closes with these
words:
And he‘ lived there/ two
whole years at his own ex
pense, and welcomed all who'
came to him, preaching the
kingdom of God and
teaching about the Lord
Jesus Christ quite openly
and unhindered.
That’s the end of both
chapter 28 and the t whole
Book of Acts. How Paul’s life
went on or ended is still
knowledgeable on prices
and on the supplies of cattle.
Frequent visits to the
market, or have a
representative there, will
help make major decisions.
I’m of the opion there’s little
chance of much drop in
feeder prices this fall; cattle
numbers are down and feed
supplies are very ample.
TO APPLY LIME
' Early fall is a good time to
be applying lime to open
fields. For land that is to be
seeded to legumes in 1979,
now would be the best time
to correct any soil acidity.
For lime to have time to
work properly it should be
Farm Calendar
Today, Aug. 26
Centre County Grange Fair
is in progress at Centre
Hall. Through Aug. 31.
Great Allentown Fair in
progress at Allentown.
Continues through Sept.
2.
Sunday, Aug. 27
Maryland State Fair,
Timonium, Md., con
tinues through Sept 5.
simply a matter of con
jecture and theory. The 28th
chapter of Acts ends with
Paid still working.
Thus, Acts is a kind of
openended book. The Acts of
the Apostles are presumed to
continue on through Paul’s
time and into every era of
the church. Paul’s story ends
with chapter 28 but the acts
of the apostles and disciples
continue on as countless
others follow in their foot
steps, preaching and
teaching of'Jesus the Christ
and witnessing to his power
throughout the world. The
acts of the apostles go on
beyond chapter 28. They
neverend!
applied well in advance of a
new legume seeding; also, it
should be well mixed with
the topsoil to do the most
good.
The practice of applying
lime on top of the soil for a
new legume seeding is not
recommended. Keep in mind
that heavy lime trucks can
ruin a wet field next spring.
Give Jime a chance to
correct acidity both in terms
of time and mixture.
Tuesday, Aug. 29
Flemington Fair begins in
Flemington, N.J. Closes
Labor Day, Sept. 4.
South Central District Dairy
Show, Harrisburg Farm
Show arena.
Thursday, Aug. 31
Southeast "Pennsylvania 4-H
dairy show, today and
tomorrow, Kutztown
Fairgrounds.