I was g lad Dad wasn’t around on
July 16, 1969 and a few days
thereafter That's because the work
routine was adjusted pretty much
during that week Dad was never one
to take time out or make post
ponements for anything
But as far as I was concerned, a lot
of things would just have to wait
while I watched television.
Ordinarily I’m not at all excited
about watching TV, but 10 years ago
around this time the world was
preparing to take ‘‘one small step for
man, but one giant leap for
mankind.”
I’m an avid follower and supporter
of the space exploration program,
and I’m proud to admit it. And, if an
important historic event such as the
THE PROPHETS
WE HATE
Lesson for July 15,1979
Background Scripture
1 Kings 22
Devotional Reading:
Psalms 86 1-13
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TO KEEP RECORD OF
PESTICIDE
APPLICATIONS
The importance of keeping
accurate record of all ap
plications of pesticides
comes to our attention at this
time. As we all should
realize, The Food and Drug
Administration is constantly
monitoring our feed and food
crops. Some of the tests are
quite accurate and can
detect a very small amount
of residue When these
residues are found in excess
of the tolerance level, the
product may not be per
mitted to be sold In these
cases it is very important to
have written record of the
material that was used
RURAL ROUTE
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King Ahab had four
mndred and one prophets,
'our hundred of these men
pleased him greatly, but
there was one whom he
ieeply heated. Just one
rophet among so
iany...but that one man was
enough to feed Ahab’s
anxieties.
Ahab, King of Israel, at
tempts to persuade
Jehoshaphat, king of Judah,
to join him in a military
campaign against Syria for
the purpose of wrestling
control over the city of
Ramoth-gilead Jehoshaphat
is almost persuaded, but,
being a devout man, he
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NOW IS THE TIME .By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agricultural Agent ' J
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There could be moral and
financial assistance if ap
proved materials were used
correctly These records
should be kept on crop ap
plications as well as on
livestock. Don’t depend upon
your memory for these
important records
TO CONTROL WEEDS
All kinds of weeds are
maturing and the battle
continues for good control
In the last few days we have
seen Canada Thistle seeds
blowmg m several localities
This will surely bring
complaints from the general
public As we have men
tioned previously, we urge
every land owner to try and
control Canadian, thistles on
their property. Some local
ordinances require the
control of these weeds. We
suggest more rigid en
forcement of these or
dinances. Farmers should
take the lead in trying to
blast-off of a Saturn rocket was to be
broadcast on television, I made every
effort to get to see it It never mat
tered how many blast-offs I had seen
previously They were all interesting
and exciting.
So I watched Werner Von Braun,
the famed German-born genius of
rocketry, Walter Oonkite, an
chorman for CBS, and Christopher
Craft, at “Mission Control,’’ among
others, as they showed and ex
plained what was going on As far as I
was concerned, what I was watching
represented one of the proudest
moments of all history
America may have a long list of
significant achievements, but as far
as my life-time was concerned, none
could top a trip to the moon
requests that they “Inquire
first the word of the Lord” (1
Kings 22:5).
Another Prophet?
So Ahab assembles four
hundred of his four hundred
and one prophets and in
response to his question,
“Shall I go to battle against
Ramoth-gilead, or shall I
forbear’”, they reply: “Go
up; for the Lord will give it
into the hand of the King”
(22 6) Four hundred
prophets in agreement' That
should have clinched the
matter But something must
have told JehosJwphat that
four hundred pi onhets were
not enough ‘ Is there not
eliminate so many thistles
At this tune of the year
mowing is the best control
Several weeks ago the
spraying with some weed
killer, when in the early bud
development stage, would
have prevented them from
developing seed heads. Don’t
be content to stand by and
observe the thistle seeds
blowing over the landscape.
Folks are asking about the
danger of Japanese beetle
preventing the pollination of
both field and sweet corn
This could happen if the
beetle eat off the silk before
the corn pollinates. We urge
growers to inspect their corn
fields frequently in the next
few weeks. If less than 50%
of the stalks are in silk and if
two or more beetles are
found on these early silks,
then some spraying could
prevent loss of good
TO OBSERVE
CORN SILKS
By Tom Armstrong
The three astronauts aboard the
Apollo space craft became heroes
Their names - Neil Armstrong, Edwin
Aldnn, and Michael Collins - were
household words at the time Now,
unf ortuntely, they’re beginning to
fade from memory
The televison crews used to devote
most of the day to broadcasting what
was happening at Cape Kennedy and
beyond As commentators talked, I
watched the vapors excape fiom the
powerful rocket many times taller
and heavier than the biggest silo on
any farm It was hard to comprehend
that any such thing could get off the
ground l In fact, that big beautiful
thing was going to go all the way to
the moon 1
It was fascinating, to say the least
Words can’t describe the
awesomeness of the project and how
thrilling it was to see it all happen
In recent weeks we were all
reminded of the phenomenal
dimensions of the space program
Not only did we read about Skylab
and its death over the Indian Ocean
and Australia, an unmanned
spacecraft is sending sharp pictures
of Saturn back to Earth
America's flight to the moon
represented a project which
here another prophet of the
Lord of whom we may
inquire’” (22-7).
There is nothing subtle
about Ahab’s petulant
response- “There is yet one
man by whom we may
inquire of the Lord, Micaiah
the son of Imlah; but I hate
him, for he never prophesies
good concerning me, but
evil” (22-8). Obviously Ahab
judges a prophet by one
criterion alone whether or
not he tells him what he
wants to hear' Ahab hates
Micaiah, not because he is
not an authentic spokesman
for the Lord, but because he
disturbs Ahab with his
prophecies
pollination If 75% or more of
the stalks are silking when
the first beetle are noticed,
then it is doubtful if spraying
will be needed. Insecticides
such as Sevin, Diazinon, or
Malathion can be used to kill
Japanese Beetle. In most
cases field spraying is not
practical for the control of
beetles. Some gardeners
may want to spray in order
to get perfect pollination
TO BE CAREFUL
WITH SEED WHEAT
Many local growers have
reported poor kernel
development in the wheat
heads Some are lacking any
normal wheats kernels;
others
developed kei£|}s. This
condition is caiim by two
possibilities, onepwiown as
Scab and the othlnfe Glume
Blotch Both vt these
diseases can cause poor seed
head development. Also,
there is some possibility of
benefited more than science and
industry Just as important, or
perhaps even more so, was the fact
that the project gave us all
something we could be proud of
There was, and still is opposition to
the space program, but for the most
part it was an undertaking which had
the backing of the entire country We
don’t have much of that anymore
But that’s exactly what we need to
help solve the problems we’re facing
Yes, life on the farm was changed
temporarily for me when a powerful
Saturn rocket left Earth And when
you think of all the technological
advancements that have come about
since those famous days of July,
1969, you realize that farming itself
has changed because of what was
learned through the space program
The fancy tractors and milking
parlors with cumputenzed circuitry
and space-age plastics are just two
examples
Next Friday will be the 10th an
niversary of man's first moon
landing. I’ll be observing it with
pride And if there are any televison
documentaries about it, I’m hereby
giving notice of my intentions to
watch as many as possible
But Jehoshaphat prevails
upon Ahab and Micaiah is
summoned to prophesy on
the campaign. Ahab is
shocked when Micaiah
mimics the advice of the four
hundred prophets “Go up
and triumph, the Lord will
give it into the hand of the
king” (22 15) At last,
Micaiah has told Ahab what
he wants to hear but Ahab
doesn’t believe him He
suspects that the prophet is
poking fun at him and asks
Micaiah how many times he
will have to ask before the
prophet tells him the ti uth
toxicity in these poorly condition of their wheat
developed kernels, we aie heads and be careful about
investigating this item In using the wheat for seed
the meantime we suggest purposes this fall without
that growers observe the disease treatment
Farm Calendar
Today, July 14
Polled Hereford Field Day,
Spring Bottom Farm,
Fairfield, 9 a.m.
Lancaster County 4-H horse
show, 9 a.m. Lancaster
County Riding Club,
Columbia Pike, Lan
caster
Alternate Energy Fair, 11
a.m. tofip m., Fellowship
House Farm,
Fegleysville, east of
Pottstown.
Colonial Charolais Junior
Show and Field Day,
Myers Charolais Farm,
Clear Spring, M -
Monday, July 16
York County 4-H hor
ticulture picnic and tour,
Harold Raubenstem
farm, Hanover, 6pm
Wednesday, July 18
York&County .„4rH dress
re#e, at thwkH Center, 9
a.nt:
Soil Conservation Field Day,
Donald Mowrer farm,
Marietta.
Thursday, July 19
Land use workshop, Capitol
Campus of Penn State
University, Middletown,
lOa.m to 3:30 p.m. Land
use laws and legislation,
Didn’t I Tell You?
He doesn’t have to wait
long and when the prophet
tells him of his impending
defect and death at Ramoth
gilead, Ahab turns trium
phantly to Jehoshaphat
“ Did I not tell you that he
would not prophesy good
concerning me, but evil’”
(22 18) Later, when it was
too late, he would learn that
Micaiah alone of the four
hundred and one prophets
had spoken the truth
But, really, is Ahab’s
reaction all that hard for us
to understand'' Do not most
of us have some prophets
whom we hate - for much the
same reasons 7
government’s role in land
use control and control
techniques such as
taxation, transfer and
purchase of development
rights, agricultural
districts and the free
market place will be
discussed.
Friday, July 20
Pennsylvania Seedmen’s
Association Summer
Meeting, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Hershey Parkview
Manor, Hershey (next to
Chocolate World).
State Conference of DHIA
supervisors, Keller
Conference Center, Penn
State University, today
and tomorrow
Farmers Market opens at
Liberty Village parking
lot, Hunterdon County,
N.J.
Harford County Farm
Bureau picnic and Farm
Queen Contest, Rocks 4-H
Camp Grounds, af
ternoon
European farm tour slide
program, open to all
persons interested. Free
admission, Fulton Bank,
Mam Street, Akron, 7
p.m.