Alo—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29,1980
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All parties to Pennsylania's
proposed Milk Security Fund were
front and center Wednesday to show
support for SB 1287.
That bill will establish a $4 million
fund, paid solely by milk handlers.
While it includes provisions for a Co
op Fund, that probably will be
ignored by co-ops who have made it
plain they want nothing to do with
security funds.
It includes the intent of the
legislators to accelerate payment by
handlers to the farmer. We applaud
this inclusion and hope to see action
taken on the prompt payment
provision as soon as the fund gets off
the ground.
Another important feature is that
the title to milk changes at the
farm—or as soon as the milk is
transferred from farmer to buyer.
This means milk shipped across state
lines will be covered and farmers no
longer have to sweat payment for
milk which ended up at a dairy not
covered by Pennsylvania law.
The fund will be established at the
rate of one cent per hundredweight
milk purchased, less exclusions for
government purchases.
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association
gave strong opposition to the penny
rate, saying jts members want a fund
built at two cents. The statement
THOMAS
Lesson for March 30, 1980
Background Scripture:
John 11:7-8,14-16;
14:l-7;20:19-29.
Devotional Reading:
John 17:16-26.
TO CLEAN UP
TOBACCO TRASH getting started. A number of
The current tobacco growers will be seeding their
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In my opinion, Thomas’
mtation as a cynic is
leserved. He has been
;ged with “Doubting
imas,” and the name has
(ck, despite the various
ihve qualities which this
in displayed. I think
imas was hard-headed,
and at tunes given to
pessimism, but I do not think
he was the “Doubter” most
people paint him to be.
Our first glimpse of him is
in John 11 as we fmd him
with Jesus and the disciples
when the bad news of
Lazarus’s death reaches
them. When Jesus proposes
to re-enter Judea, his
disciples are quick to warn
him of the danger there from
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growing season will soon be
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Here’s the security we need
soured an otherwise harmonious
session Wednesday.
We would hope PFA’s members or
dairy committee would adjust policy
soon on this single point. All other
parties involved made compromises.
Even should PFA not make this
change the bill probably will pass as
written. PFA members should take
their representatives off the hook so
they do not loose face and appear
boorish on Capital Hill and in ag
circles.
It is a bit ironic that the dairy co
ops had so much to say about SB
1287 when none of them will be
participating in the fund it
establishes.
The Milk Dealers deserve a nod for
their stiff but fair opposition to many
points of the bill. The fires forged a
stronger program.
The bill has the support of both
Democrats and Republicans.
Senators Patrick Stapleton, Frank
O’Connell, and their staffs deserve
credit for shaping the bill and
gathering support.
Such sentiment in both the upper
and lower house should streamline
the bill's course to the Governor's
desk. The backing of Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowell should
assure the Governor’s signiture
comes easily.
Fenton Murphy, chairman of the
his enemies. And who is it,
who challenges the rest of
the disciples to put his fear
aside and jom the Master in
Judea? That’s right,
Thomas! “Let us also go,
that we may die with him”
(11:6). He was pessimistic
about the consequences of
this decision, but he did not
waver in his loyalty.
How Can We Know?
Again we fmd Thomas
with Jesus and the disciples
in John 14. Jesus has been
speaking to the un
comprehending disciples
about his impending
separation from them. Jesus
reassures them that “you
know the way where I am
going” (14:4), although
beds as soon as weather
conditions permit. A very
important part of any en
terprise is to practice good
sanitation methods. In the
case of tobacco, I refer to the
disposal of all old tobacco
stalks and nbs. Since a large
BUT WE HAVE TO
PROMOTE OUR PROPUCT
I'LL VOTE FOR IT
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The House Budget Committee has
asked that deliveries be cut in a
move to save about $5OO million in
expenses and reduce the govern
ment's subsidy. That figure is
questioned by many postal experts.
The proposal quickly ran into
trouble from all sorts of rural
organizations.
And Congress should expect flack
from its constituants - should the
House or Senate move on such a
proposal.
When a similar move to cut mail
delivery from six days to five was
proposed about three years ago, the
House passed a resolution 377-9
urging the Postal Service to continue
six-day delivery. If that is not a
mandate we don’t know what is.
This time, it seems, Congress isn’t
quite so sure about how people feel
Two Pennsylvania legislators this
week indicated that if money could
be save by cutting mail service then
obviously none of the
disciples understand what
Jesus is saying. They know,
but they do not realize that
they know. Most of the
disciples, however, rather
than admit their in
comprehension, would
remain silent at this point.
Not Thomas, though, he
wants to know what Jesus
means! “Lord, we do not
know where you are going;
how can we know the way? ’ ’
At this point, Thomas
displays both a passion for
understanding and great
courage. He would rather
ask Jesus’ disdain than fail
to grasp what the Master is
saying. Thus the meaning is
number of growers had blue
mold in the field last sum
mer, it is very important
that the stalks and stems be
either buned, plowed down,
or burned where regulations
permit. These old left-over
plant parts will carry the
By Tom Armstrong
BETTER NOT. WERE
GONNA NEED ALL
THE CASH WE CAN
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cooperatives for a milk security fund,
said the effort “is a milestone in
agricultural history, because it
represents so much cooperation over
We need Saturday mail
The Carter administration is
considering elimination of Saturday
mail as part of its anti-inflation
strategy.
it Doesn’t matter,
[the referendum was
[three IA/EEKS AGO .
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made clear for all the
disciples: “I am the way,
and tiie truth, and the life; no
one comes to the Father, but
by me” (14:6). Call it
“doubt” if you will, but from
his questioning there came
greater faith.
My Lord And My God!
This brings us to the final
appearance, the only one
most people remember:
“Unless I see m his hands
the print of the nails, and
place my finger in the mark
of the nails, and place my
hands m his side, 1 will not
believe” (20:25). Even here,
Thomas is asking for no
more proof than had been
available to the others who
infection to the new plants in
the bed. It would be best if
the stalks were not plowed
down where tobacco is to be
grown this summer. This
matter should be taken care
of soon, before the plants are
up in the tobacco beds.
TO PLACE
FERTILIZER PROPERLY
In the next several weeks,
many gardens and fields will
Farm Calendar
Saturday, March 29
Maryland Cooperative Milk
Producers’ annual
meeting; Hunt Valley
Inn, Hunt Valley, MD;
10:00 a.m.
4-H Swim Party; 7-9 p.m.;
Golden Meadows, Lan
caster.
so long a period of time.” That it
does.
After three years, dairymen will
have the security they need.
Saturday mail may have to go. But
there is more to mail delivery than
money.
Weekly newspapers, received by
42.3 million Americans, are one of
the reasons farmers need Saturday
delivery. It’s not only farm papers
like Lancaster Farming which are
distributed through the mail, but also
local papers and the weekend
editions of daily newspapers.
The House Post Office sub
committee figured going to five-day
delivery would save less than a
penny per letter in postal costs,
hardly a major contribution to in
flation.
There is also the importance of
parcel post, containing shipments of
parts and units needed as soon as
possible for on-farm use.
Rural mail delivery m- particular
was set up to be a service, not a
money maker.
Retreating to five day delivery to
save a few cents is a poor idea.
Farmers must let their legislators
know any such idea should be nipped
in the bud.
had seen the resurrected
Lord. He was simply the only
one to verbalize it.
We all remember that
Jesus, when he appeared,
invited Thomas to make
good his boast, “Put your
finger here and see my
hands...” Yet very few ever
realize that the writer of
John’s Gospel does not tell us
that Thomas accepted that
invitation. Instead, he
records what has stood as
one of the most profound
confessions of all time: “My
Lord and my God!” (20:28).
That is why Thomas is my
candidate for one of the
greatest of the apostles a
man with both an inquiring i
mind and a faithful heart.
be planted. No doubt tons of
various kinds of fertilizer
will be used. Growers are
reminded that fertilizer
containing nitrogen, or
potash, will bum seeds and
plant roots. This is often the
case where we get poor
germination. The fertilizer
should be placed either to the
side of the row, or several
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Monday, March 31
4-H adult leader training
workshop; 7:15 p.m.;
Farm and Home Center,
Lancaster. (
Tuesday, April 1
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nerefnoC; notgmlruß,
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