—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 1,1979 10 Lancaster Farming says... There’s a meeting scheduled for this Thursday, December 6, that’s more important than county DHIA dinner, is bigger^ than the poultry bahquet, will have more impact on the future of farming than Farmers Convention. Tfte result of this session may determine whether dairymen will hay# a place to milk cows in Lan caster, County, whether poultry odors can be outlawed in this area, whether there will be any farmers in the County’s future. If it all sounds a bit dramatic, it isn’t. The meeting is on Farm Land Preservation in Lancaster County for the 1980 s. And the simple fact is that if something does not come out of the proposals offered at this meeting, the future of agriculture in this county could join the American eagle on the endangered species list. The meeting, sponsored by the Farm and Home Foundation of Lancaster County, is not going to be the final word on land use planning in the county. Rather, it is being set up to give farmers a chance to sort out the various proposals which have MINIATURIZING CHRIST Lesson for December 2,1979 Background Scripture; Colossians 1. Devotional Reading: Isaiah 40:21-26. TO CONTROL WEEDS ENALFALFA Have you been bothered before they choke out the with some of the wmter-tune alfalfa plants. The penod weeds such as duckweed or between Thanksgiving and shepherds purse in your Christmas is excellent for alfalfa stands? If so, now applying herbicides to RURAL ROUTE Attend this important meeting People never seem to lose their fascination for miniatures: miniature bottles, books, models, toys and what not. There is something m human nature that seems stimulated by the process of scaling things down in size, particularly to a size that is much more easily controlled and han dled. Some of that fascination seems to dominate some of our religious lives as well. At least part of the American nostalgia for “The Little Brown Church In The Wildwood” is m that it is ‘little”! Little things we can keep in hand. . . NOW 1$ THE- TIME V '-J would be a good time to apply a herbicide to knock out these weeds. Too many alfalfa growers" wait until* they see a heavy growth of these weeds and then think of spraying. All weeds are easier to kill when small and been advanced to help save our precious farmland. The meeting will open with remarks by John Ahlfeld, Executive Director of the Lancaster County Planning Commission. He will outline the process of coordinating land preservation efforts., Then three speakers will talk for 10 to 15 minutes, each on a specific proposal to save farmland. Amos H. Funk, Millersville farmer, will talk about deed restrictions which would limit a property’s use to farming alone. Legal framework for this plan is taking shape as Penn sylvania HB 1983. H.H. “Billy” Haverstick, Jr., Lancaster, will outline his proposal to grant inheritance and capital gams tax relief to farmers and thus eliminate the exodus from farming of young men forced to sell the family farm to pay taxes . David Landis, Lititz, will speak on the ag district approach where 12 or 15 farmers get together to form an agricultural area which would be free from nuisance ordinances and other anti-farming hassles The entire presentation will be Image Of The Invisible So it is with Christ. The Christ we find in some religious fellowships is obviously a “miniaturized Christ,” a Christ scaled down from cosmic proportions to one that fits mcely into our Lilliputian spiritual perceptions. Such a Christ can be easily iden tified with and limited to “our church.” Several years ago for a period of months I had the opportunity to visit many different churches on Sunday mornings. I was frequently surprised to find proclaimed a “miniaturized Christ” who, it was implied, would be found exclusively alfalfa stands. The material to use will vary with the age Fertilizer prices are rising of the stand and whether or and we suggest that farmers not any grass is there as a act now in order to reduce companion crop. We suggest this production cost. A that growers refer to the complete soil test now will Agronomy Guide, or to their reveal the exact fertilizer local pesticide dealer for elements that are needed in suggestions relating to a certain field for a par materials. The important ticular crop. The idea of thing is to do the spraying applying the same amount of while the weeds are small. th e same analysis of fer jßy Tom Armstrong summarized briefly by County Agent worked on by local people who are Max Smith. farmers, who know farming. Best of all, meeting moderator Jay The alternatives to not attending E Landis has set aside plenty of time - this- meeting are distasteful, wat for questions, answers, and chmg the slow, cruel loss of our discussion of all of the various farmland to development: or being proposals. ' saddled with, some;,--unrealistic Which proposal is«, .“best" lor by'a but iH- Lancaster County farmers? informed government agency. By the end of the meeting every ' No farmer proud of his occupation, farmer in the County should have a no one who considers himself a man clear idea of what the plusses and of the land rather than a land minuses are on each program. speculator, can afford to miss the No one plan has all of the answers. meeting. None is perfect. But all are heading None of the speakers has ever along the road to the right goal— claimed to have 100 percent control saving farmland. of the situation. All admit their programs have loopholes, short comings All are looking for those ideas which will bring Lancaster County a solid and worthwhile land use plan Those ideas will come from the farmers who invest an hour or two of their time on Thursday so there can be a tomorrow for themselves, their children, their grandchildren. Carpool with a neighbor. Be there the Farm Land Preservation meeting, December 6, 7:30 p m., .at the Farm and Home Center on Route 72 just below Route 30. Whether it’s fixing a dead engine or stopping runaway loss of far mland, half of correcting any dif ficulty is defining the problem. This meeting on farmland preservation will bring together the various people and groups which have been working so long towards saving our farms While some proposals are farther along than others, nothing has yet been chiseled in stone. Best aspect of all of these proposals is that they have been in that particular church. I was reminded of the little boy who charged the neignoorhood kids ad mission to come into his yard to see the eclipse. There is nothing miniature about the Christ that Paul jiresents to the church at Colassae: TO USE NEEDED FERTILIZER ELEMENTS r ift i a- / BY CURT HAULER, EDITOR “He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in him all things were created, m heaven and on earth, visible and invisible... (1:15, 16). “He is before all things, and m him all (TRY T'' BE BAC things together...(l:l7) Paul’s description is hardly that of a backyard Christ and the dimensions he outlines can best be described as nothing less than cosmic. When we look at Christ we see something infinitely more than a miniaturized glimpse of the Almighty. There can be nothing petty and trifling about a Christ who is before all things and in all things. Much as we might like to try, it is hard to keep such a Christ locked-up m our churches. All The Fullness v tihzer each year might help but is not the best way to get the most from your fertilizer dollars. Some fields may have sufficient amounts of potash, or be m excess of some elements; in these cases it is not economical to apply more of these same materials. With higher fertilizer costs we suggest that farmers do soil testing and then apply what is needed for each crop. TO FOLLOW WITHDRAWAL REGULA- TIONS The use of drugs and Farm Calendar Today, December 1 Lancaster County 4-H Horse Club’s award banquet at the Farm and Home Center, 6:30 p.m. Monday, December 3 York County 4-H hor ticulture club, 7:30 p.m. at the 4-H Center, When we are confronted with Christ, Paul is saying,' we are confronted with nothing less than God himself: “For m him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things.” (1:19,20). It is a cosmic Christ whose universal mission is in tended, not to confirm our parochial views of the Almighty, but to reveal “all the fullness of God,” and, m an age when many mt pickingly divide the Kingdom mto miniaturized religious townships, to reconcile all things to each other and himself. hold antibiotics may be needed in many cases with livestock and dairy production. Their use is quite common in many farm operations. However, the mis-use of these materials is what gets producers into trouble. When these items are ad ministered to an animal the owner should be sure to read the label, or get directions, relating to the withdrawal period for milking cows, or time between treatment and slaughter for meat animals. This is only good common (Turn to Page 21) workshop on making tree ornaments with straw. Tuesday, December 4 Lancaster County DHIA banquet and meeting at Good ‘n Plenty, Smoketown, starting at 11:45 a.m. (Turn to Page 14)
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