—Lancastw Farming, Saturday, January 20,1979
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ffmS IO TLI f" Tl A IT. ByMaxSmith, Lancaster County Agricultural AgenL^^B
TO EXERCISE
DAIRY COWS
The importance of turning
oat the dairy herd each day
from stanchion or comfort
stalls should not be over
looked. As we expect more
production per cow, the
stresses get greater, and if
not given due exercise, more
breeding problems will
result. Dairymen with free
stalls have the opportunity of
observing all the time for
BORN FOR
VICTORY
Lesson for January 21,1979
Background Scripture;
John 14:1-3; Romans 8:18-
39;
I Thessalonians 4:13-18;
Colossians 2:6 through 3:4.
URAL ROUTE
satisfied with split show
By KENDACE BOBBY
HARRISBURG - Beef
exhibitors that participated
m the split show system at
the Pennsylvania Farm
Show last week seemed
happy with the results and
organization shown, ac
cording to comments from
different breed officials.
Frank Darcey, president
of the Pa. Polled Hereford
Association, stated that his
organization is drafting a
letter to the Farm Show,
telling that the “beef people
thorouglhly enjoyed the split
show, finding it the
smoothest job ever done. ”
Darcey went on to say that
he had no complaints about
the show whatsoever, and
said that he thought those m
charge should be com
mended.
His only concern was that
he hopes in the future that
there will not be a possibility
of the beef exhibitors being
prejudiced against by the
dairy people He noted that
there had been some talk of
limiting beef entries and
this, he firmly stated, the
beef people do not want.
They wish to bring as many
animals to the Farm Show as
they want.
bad that the milking herd
should not be turned out for a
few minutes. If the dairymen
is alert and observing, cows
that are in heat can be
detected and bred. We seem
to be having more breeding
problems in too many of our
good dairy herds. Exercise
might help.
TO CONTROL PARASITES
Colder weather, and the
resulting longer hair coats
on all species of livestock.
Devotional Reading:
8:31-35,37-39.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
seemed to be a man who was
marked for tragedy and
defeat. His young wife who
he loved dearly died
tragically. Two brothers who
were quite close to him also
died. As if these losses were
not enough, he was forced to
resign his pastorate of a
Boston Unitarian Church
because his views on Holy
Communion were judged to
be objectionable to the
leadership of the
congregation. “A doom
Beef exhibitors
He added that he hopes
that the Farm Show will be
able to salvage the ap
propriations to build a new
pole barn for the beef
animals but until such a barn
is built, “we will live with the
facilities available”.
The shorter time that the
cattle were at the Farm
Show, he reasoned, resulted
m healthier catile and less
expenses for the exhibitors.
Representing the
Charolais exhibitors, Roger
Mitchley, stated that he had
no objections to the split
show. His only suggestion
would be to have the shows
rotated. This year the
Charolais, which arrived on
Tuesday along with the rest
of the cattle, showed on
Wednesday. He thought a
fair system would be to
change the show schedule
every year.
He stated that the
Charolais Association
reccomended that the Farm
Show be extended from
Saturday to the following
Sunday so that the dairy
show could be longer and the
dairy and beef shows could
be mixed, with some of both
being at the Farm Show.
He said he liked the way
festations. Animals with lice
are not comfortable and will
not produce or gam weight
efficiently. There are a
number of dusts and sprays
that can be used even in cold
weather. When spraying be
sure to use cold water during
cold weather so the pores of
the skin will not be opened.
Constant rubbing and the
appearance of bare spots on
animals are signs of lice
infestation.
seemed to hover over his
family and his life,” wrote
his biographer.
Dark Moments
“But under the surface of
his life,” continues his
biographer, “dark as it was
at the moment, a purpose
was taking form in his mind.
He knew that he was bom for
victory!”
In the darkness of these
moments, Emerson seemed
a “loser.” But he was able to
look beyond the darkness to
a victory of which he was
certain, no matter how far
ahead it might be. And
because he focused his at
tention on the victory that
was ahead of him, he was
IF A HEATING CABLE T HAWS
OUT PIPES
DOESN'T M/ t
me snow was run this year,
that there was more room,
and the show was not rushed.
For the Angus exhibitors,
Walter Laird, echoed the
above thoughts, saying that
he liked the split show, and
thought it was a good idea, at
least until the new building
was built. He noted that
without a split show, there
would be a 20 to 30 per cent
Pennsylvania cattlemen
elect officers
MECHANICSBURG - J.
Paul Espy, Tyrone Rl, a
Huntingdon County cattle
feeder, was elected
president of the Penn
sylvania Cattlemen’s
Association at the
organization’s recent annual
meeting in Mechanicsburg.
Espy has served as vice
president of the association
and was chairman of the
membership committee.
Elected vice president was
Galen Dreibelbis, of State
College, a Chianma breeder.
Dreibelbis is serving as
director of the northeast
Except in the case of a
complete dispersal of a herd
or flock, the animals that are
offered for sale are released
because of some reason.
When a producer buys these
animals there is little known
about their problems or
background. This is one good
reason to buy directly from
the producer, or to have
some guarantee that the
animal is sound and healthy.
Health papers should be a
able to put all his defeats
behind him.
This is precisely what Paul
is saying in Romans 8: “I
conside that the sufferings of
this present moment are not
worth comparing with the
glory that is to be revealed to
us” (8:18). It was this hope
of a glory to OOme *bat
enabled him to live vic
toriously even in the face of
defeat. “For in this hope we
are saved” (8:24). This does
not mean “saved” from the
experience of the present
peril, but “saved” from
letting the present peril
conquer us.
Actually, not only may we
be spared permanent defeat,
By Tom Armstrong
cut in cattle exhibited, and
that, he stated, he was
against.
Each year, expenses of
showing the cattle are up, he
added, but this year ex
penses were down, due to the
amount of tune at the show.
He added that this year he
thought he had the least
number of complaints from
exhibitors also.
1 V,*.
Association.
Reelected secretary was
Dr. Lowell L. Wilson,
professor of anuna l science
at Penn State, and reelected
treasurer was Ray Bratton,
a Charolais breeder from
McVeytown.
The Pennsylvania Cat
tlemen’s Association co
sponsors several programs
for all segments of the beef
industry, including com
mercial cow-calf production,
feeder cattle, finishing
programs, purebred
breeders, and marketing
personnel
when buying and be sure
that you are not buying
animals with disease or
some major problem.
TO FEED EFFICIENTLY
Cattle and hog producers
face favorable prices for
their finished animals.
However, m most cases the
profits must be made from
cheaper gains rather than on
the margin between first
cost and market value. Good
management at all times
but even in apparent defeat
we can be “more than
conquerors through him who
loved us” (8:37). We can
wring from our defeat a
blessing even greater than
that experienced by the
victor. The reason: “We
know that in everything God
works for good with those
who love him...” (8:28).
Even in the midst of our
apparent defeats God is
working to turn defeat into
triumph! With God helping
us we cannot be defeated
permanently. “If God is for
us, who is against us ? ”
(8:31).
If GodlsForUs
One day, we are told, when
Monday, Jan. 22
Dairy Interests Day,
Sheraton Motor Inn,
Bordentown, N.J. 12
noon.
jP
m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23
Ephrata Area Young Far
mers meeting on dairy
calf hutches, at the high
school, 7:45 p.m.
Delaware Pork Producers
annual meeting,
Harrington, Del.
Cattle Feeders Day at the
Lancaster Farm and
Home Center, all day,
begins at 9:30 a.m.
Garden Spot Young Farmers
meeting on dairy
management, at the high
schol, 7:30 p.m.
Farm income tax meeting,
Country Cupboard
Restaurant, Lewisburg.
Orchard management
school, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Penn State Fruit
Research Lab., Bigler
ville.
Thomasville 4-H Club meets,
7.30 p.m. at the 4-H
Center near Bair
Solanco Young Farmers
meeting, 7:30 p m. at the
high school. Topic dairy
nutrition.
Pennmarva annual meeting,
Hunt Valley Inn,
Cockeysville, Md. JO a.m.
Carroll County, Md. Mid
winter Farm Meeting,
County Ag Center,
Westminster.
Beef Ball
FAIRFIELD - At a recent
meeting of the Adams
County Beef Producers
Association, Miss Cindy
Leonard, Gettysburg R 2,
was selected the 1979 Adams
County Beef Queen. Miss
Leonard will be formally
crowned at the Association’s
Third Annual Beef Ball on
February 17, at Schottie’s
Restaurant in Littlestown.
The Runner-up is Miss
Martin Luther was in deep
despair, his wife entered the
room and asked: “Have you
not heard the news? God is
dead!” The Reformer
rebuked his wife of her
blasphemy and she replied:
“And if God is not dead,
what right have you, his
servant, you a Christian
man, to be so downcast and
depressed?”
His wife’s reproach is a
timely reminder for all of us,
for there is nothing that can
“separate us from the love of
God in Christ Jesus our
Lord” (8:39). And if that is
so, we were created and
destined, not for defeat, but
victory!
Farm Calendar-
k
Wednesday, Jan. 24 'V
Regional ASCS meeting,
a.m. Hershey Hotel,"
conference begins 10 a.m.
Maryland ; Holstein
Association Convention; 1
Venice Inn, Hagerstown.
Sale tomorrow.
Meeting on solar grain
drying, 1 p.m. at the
Berks County Ag Center.
Farm income tax meeting,
Leibys Ice Cream House,
Tamaqua.
Delaware Dairy Day.
Lancaster County Farm and
Home Foundation dinner
meeting, 6.30 p.m. at the
Farm and Home Center.
Secure tickets by Mon
day, Jan. 22 by contacting
Howard Campbell, 717-
392-4911.
Lancaster County 4-H
Tractor Club organizes, 7
p.m. at Messick Farm
Equipment, off Rheems I
Exit of Route 283.
School for orchard
management continues at
Fruit Research Lab.,
Biglerville, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
York Agribusiness seminar,
9 a.m to 3 p.m. at
Avalong’s Restaurant,
York.
Farm income tax meeting,
Cleaverack Electric
Building., Tunkhannock.
planned
Dawn Keefer, York Springs
R 2. The third contestant was
Miss Barb Wood, Orrtanna
Rl. Both winners received a
gift certificate and all
contestants received a
Christmas plant.
Anyone wanting ticket
information on the Beef Ball
is asked to call Faith
Peterson at 717-2594)250, or
when ready are all things
that should be handled for
efficient gains. With the
moderate prices of feed
grains the cost of weight
gains should be low enough
to realize some profit when
market prices are favorable.
Attention should be given to
the lower cost of weight
gains in all feeding
programs. This is the area
where the feeding operation
can mean profit or loss.
Thursday, Jan. 25
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