Alo—Lancaster Famine, Saturday, June 28,1980
Lancaster Farming says...
The insecurity of the milk security
fund continues to be apparent as SB
1287 comes through the state house
Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association, bound by member
policy, continues to fight for a two
cent contribution by dealers to the
fund Most other farmer groups are
eager to accept a one cent con
tribution to get some Kind of security
on the books for dairymen, both
independents and co-op members
Meantime, on Thursday another
problem, this one dealing with a lack
of sub-dealer bonding, was
discovered and will have to be
remedied
Earlier, the House leadership gave
SB 1287 the same treatment Senate
leadership gave it only technical
ammendments were approved
PFA’s move to ammend the bill in
committee was destroyed, 13-2
At the same time a memorandum
signed by such diverse groups as
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A BANQUET OF
CONSEQUENCES!
Lesson for June 29, 1980
Background Scripture:
Ezekiel 1 1-3,2 through 3,
17 through 19.
Devotional Reading:
Psalms 137 1-6
I wish I could remember
TO BEWARE OF
LEAD POISONING
Livestock producers are
reminded of the danger ol
lead poisoning about the 1
farm Cattle and sheep are
curious and will lick
crankcase oil, paints, or old
batteries Some of these may
contain enough lead to cause
lead poisoning Signs of
poisoning from lead are
blindness, retarded growth,
eye or ear twitching or
uncoordinated gaits
Prevention is the answer,
RURAL ROUTE
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who first said this
Sooner or later, everyone
sits down to a banquet of
consequences.
How true! And many of us
fail to realize it! For, often,
what we put down as the
cruelty of fate, the injustice
of life, or the indifference of
God can be better un
derstood as the banquet of
consequences we have
prepared for ourselves
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The ancient Hebrews lying
in Babylonian captivity are a
case in point. Although they
may not have proclaimed it
openly, God knew what was
in their hearts and through
Ezekiel, his prophet, he told
lead poisoning
curable Keep
materials awa;
livestock
TO CONTRi
FENCES
Not all electric fences will
continue to function with
weeds touching, some may
not be of the weed-burner
strength This means that
weeds growing up against
the electric fence will short it
out and there will not be any
charge in the wire Livestock
producers are using electric
fences as they never did
previously, this is a very
economical method of
controlling livestock
Either mowing or
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It.
Fight over pennies later
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Union, the
State Grange, and the six members
of the Dairy Cooperative Coalition
repeated the general feeling that
significant modification of SB 1287
will jeopardize passage of any
security fund This trio certainly is
correct
It’s been hard enough to get that
bill as far as it is The milk dealers
nearly scuttled the whole thing
before most farmer groups were
aware it was coming in fact, the
dealers are losing only to shear
numbers—not from a lack of work
There will be enough concern over
other provisions of the bill without
hassling the contribution rate
There is an alternative to PFA’s
hard-line stand
We should hope PFA would allow
the bill to pass with a one cent rate
The current squabble endangers the
fund's very existence
them: “...the house of Israel
says, ‘The way of the Lord is
not just.’ 0 house of Israel,
are my ways not just? Is it
not your ways that are not
just’ (18:25,26).
What God really wants is
made clear in Ezekiel’s
words: “.. when a wicked
man turns away from the
wickedness he has com
mitted and does what is
lawful and right, he shall
save his life” (18:27). What
God really wants is the
repentance of his children
and their reformation “For
I have no pleasure in the
death of anyone, says the
Lord God; so turn, and live”
spraying under the wire with
a weed killer will control this
growth and allow the electric
fence to carry the necessary
charge No doubt the use of a
is seldom
dangerous
from all
WEEDS
attention and give good
results In the case of a
double wire that requires
one wire to be closer to the
ground, weed control is very
important
TO PLAN FOR SUMMER
ALFALFA SEEDINGS
It seems to be early to be
thinking about a late sum
mer seeding of alfalfa,
however, in another month
this practice will be at hand
One of the first steps in
planning for this legume
seedmgs is (a
After all, PFA members want all
the protection of a security bill Their
argument is over contribution rates
Then later, in front of the Milk
Marketing Board, PFA can argue the
need for a two cent contribution
The bill, as written now, will allow
for such an adjustment In fact,
should PFA manage to put in its two
cent ammendment, the one-cent
group could possibly have it repealed
by PMMB
George Brumbaugh, the new
PMMB head, is no dummy He has
broad experience in several phases
of dairying He, and his board
members, can decide the question of
contribution rates better than the
bunch of congressmen from
downtown Pittsburgh or center city
Erie which PFA will be appealing to
on the House floor
PFA can get its two cents worth
from PMMB, later, where the
(18:32). The bitter banquet
to which we eventually sit
down is made certain, not
because of God’s will, but
because of ours. The misery
is the consequence of what
we have done and not done,
been and not been
God’s Pleasure
Unless everything changes
remarkably between the
time this column is written
and published, the world
situation appears to be
anything but encouraging.
The threat of war, inflation,
depression (“recession”, if
you like), hunger, galloping
immorality, crime, disease,
pollution all these are a
tested if it needs lime, then
that application should be
made as far as possible in
advance of the seeding date
Alfalfa still requires an
farmers are still guessing at
the amount of lime needed
The investment in seed
and labor is getting higher ;
therefore, good advance
planning is most important
In this part of the state the
summer seedmgs should be
made late in July or the first
10 days of August That time
will be here shortly Make
good plans for alfalfa
seedmgs because they
should last three to five
years
By Tom Armstrong
BY CURT HARLER, EDITOR
banquet table spread before
us and we would like to
decline sitting down and
eating. We may want to
blame God or something or
someone else for this
unappetizing prospect, but it
is really the banquet of
consequences we have
prepared for ourselves, is it
not?
A New Heart& Spirit
If we don’t like the way
things are going, instead of
complaining, ought we not to
seek m ourselves the cause
of the world we face’ What is
there about our way of Me,
both as individuals and as a
nation, that has turned the
TO BEWARE OF
NEW GRAINS
The barley harvest is
underway in this part of the
country and some may be
near future The feeding of
new grams to livestock is
possible under very, careful
management. If fed in too
large amounts, digestive
orders such as bloatmg and
scouring may occur We
suggest that the grain be
allowed to go through a two
week curing period before
being fed Then it should be
inserted into the gram ration
at a slow rate (10 to 20%)
Farm Calendar
Saturday, June 28
PA Dairy Goat Association,
Big Weekend, Reedsville
Holstein Association of
America 95th Convention,
Nashville, Tennessee
continues thru July 2
Kutztown Folk Festival
1
Continues thru
begins
July 5
Lebanon County Dairy
Princess Contest,
Lebanon County
Municipal Building, 7 30
p m
Wednesday, July 2
l-ancasler County Vo-Ag
teachers meeting, Mt.
JoyAVTS,9am
Cochranton Community (Turn to Page A 32)
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Sunday, June 29
question will be settled in a farm
forum, and while farmers at least
have the makings of better
protection from dealer bankrupcies
PFA certainly has the right to fight
for two cents But at this late date,
the legislature is neither the time nor
the place to quibble over pennies
PFA has other outdated policies,
and policies which go against current
realities, on its books Policies like its
DDT or X-rated movie stands are not
being pursued actively at the
' moment
Milk security contribution rate
policy, equally as important, could be
relegated to the same status, to be*
revived when the security bill
becomes law and discussions on
rates of contribution can be resumed
before the Milk Marketing Board
Otherwise farmers and others who
have worked for a security fund,
including PFA, will end up losers all
around
banquet of life into a meal of
bitter herbs, decayed food,
and stagnant drink?
Yet, the message of God is
still this: “I have good news
and bad news: the bad news
is that you are preparing a
bitter banquet for your
selves; but the good news i l ,
that you can avoid
banquet of bitter con
sequences if you will hsten to
me, search your hearts, and
change yourselves and your
society; “Cast away from all
the transgressions which you
have committed against me,
and get yourselves a new
heart and a new spirit'
(18 31) *>'
Barley is a very popular
livestock feed in this area
and is a good substitute for
corn In a few weeks wheat
will be ready and may also
suggested that it be allowed
to cure for several weeks
before feeding Wheat is
used as much for feeding
purposes because of the
greater danger of digestive
problems. Smaller amounts
in the ration, compared to
barley, are suggested
Barley and wheat can be
used as livestock feeds but
need special care when
mixing in livestock rations
Fair, Cochranton,
tinues thru July 5
Monday, June 30
Maryland State 4-H con
servation camp thru July
4
Maryland State Vo-Ag
T eachei s conference
Deadline for entries to the
Delawai e State Fair
con-
Tuesday, July 1