—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978 26 Truth and fact wage war against fallacy CAMP HILL - A voice to prove simple scientific fact to the government is the main purpose of Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, CAST, stated Dr. C.E. Howes at the PennAg Industries Con vention on Sept. 20. “It is a more effective means of utilizing the only weapon we have, truth and scientific fact.” Champions (Continued from Page 2b) Showmanship 1. Janice Kaylor; 2. Peg Mullen; 3. Stanle., Heisey; 4. BemadineGish. LAMBS lightweight 1. Duane Hernley, Elizabethtown Rl; 2. Jay Garber, Elizabethtown. ✓ ** * s* >’ <■£*«> <■ J > ' Si 1 - V r ~A H s ■ ' - —<*• Janice Kaylor, showing a hog also from the mediumweight class, won the reserve cham pionship in the hog show. WE MUST MAKE ROOM FOR 1979 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES... » 22’TRAVEL TRAILER ’26 TRAVEL TRAILER 32’5th WHEEL TRAILER 34’ sth WHEEL TRAILER 18’ MINI MOTOR HOME 23’MINI MOTOR HOME 8’ PICKUP CAMPER lOV2' PICKUP CAMPER USED 17'FLEET WING . USED 26'CHATEAU.... ★ 7 YEAR FINANCING ★ RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 36 tazareth Pike (215)691-3070 Bethlehem, PA CAST., said Howes who is liason officer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, is involved with agriculture as a national concern. Data is accumulated with effective dissemination of these facts to industry leaders and policy makers rather than repeating the message to people in agriculture who already know the story. “Your environment Heavyweight 1. Duane Hemley; 2. Duane Hemley; 3. Jay Garber. Grand Champion Duane Hemley Reserve Grand Champion Duane Hemley FALL SALE! being formed this week for next year” he stated. Legislation is being made now, for what you will be able to use your land for a year from now. Besides land use, herbicide and pesticides are being banned and an tibiotics and preservatives are receiving strict control. These regulations will determine what is safe, economical, reliable, and convenient food stuffs for our future, but Howes questioned the methods of determination for these regulations. “Today’s society has the concept that modem day agriculture is forcing cancer upon us” Howes said as he cited recent concepts published in various well known publications that were still using theories of the early 1900’s from Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring,” which was written when little scientific fact was'known. Howes cited that in the early 1900’s the average American life span was 45 years. Influenza and diptheria were some major causes of such* a high mortality rate. “But today we have limited these deaths and increased our life span to 75 years. Cancer, a disease related to age has increased due to our in creasing life span.” - “There has been false distinction between natural and unnatural chemicals,” he said. “There is an im portant difference between natural and man made chemicals. Plants must have both broken down to the same elements to utilize REG SPECIAL $ 6,450.00 *5.200.00 $ 7.825.00 *6,500.00 $11,650.00 *9.400.00 $12,165.00 *10.500.00 $11,980.00 *9.500.00 $l-5,765.00 *13.900.00 $ 2,775.00 *2.500.00 $ 5.875.00 *4.995.00 $ 1>750.00 *2(700.00 Dr. C. D. Howes them. There are hundreds of chemicals produced by nature that are dangerous. Many man-made chemicals are the same as plants. Plants don’t want to be eaten,” he said. “The ’ chemicals they produce are for their protection. Man- made chemicals are essentially the same.” “Companies should in vestigate what plants are making and make the same” Howes prescribed. There are some chemicals which decrease cancer because they kill insects which produce a toxin which American Game Volleyball Was first played in the United States in 1895 TRUCKLOAD Of SAVINGS HI INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THIS WINTER’S TRUCKLOAD PRICES WILL BE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER, SO CHECK YOUR NEEDS, CHECK OUR PRICES, & PICK UP YOUR REQUIREMENTS NOW! SWOPE & BASHORE, Inc causes stomach cancer. Yet these chemicals are going to be banned. “We cheerfully overlook the fact that aspirin could not pass the pesticide tests,” he said. SAVE ptmiiiir international UtnUlHt AMERICAN MADE RD 1, Myerstown, Pa. Located 1 Mile S. of Int. 78 & 6 Miles N. of Myerstown on Rt. 645 in Frystown PHONE: 717-933-4138 Howes advocated that we must demand correction of the gross inconsistencys of government policies, and that regulatory agencies realize their is no absolute zero risk in life.
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