Alo—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 1,1980
Lancaster Farming says...
The Pennsylvania State Police and
local law enforcement officials should
crack down on improper display of
slow moving vehicle signs.
There are too many SMV emblems
being displayed improperly along the
roadsides on state highways.
Maryland officials already have
ordered state troopers to crack down
and issue citations for illegal or
improper use of the sign.
About nine years ago, October 11,
1971 to be exact, the Commonwealth
legislature passed a law requiring
slow moving vehicles to display SMV
triangles.
Maryland passed its law January 1,
1971.
The SMV laws specify to the foot
where farmers should display the
emblems.
The SMV sign has been a life-saver,
too, on rural roads where speeding
WHO ARE YOU FOR?
November!, 1980
Background Scripture:
Luke 4:16-30; John 13:31-35
Mark 14:22-25
Devotional Reading:
Hebrews 6:1-12
The 1980 Presidential
The small game hunting
season is at hand when many
folks will be taking to the
fields and woods. Guns
themselves . are not
dangerous, but it is the
persons handling the
or being handled. All hunters
should wear bright clothing
and be sure to know where
other hunters are located.
Don’t shoot at anything that
moves; be sure it is the
game that you are shooting,
firearms that can be TO VACCINATE
dangerous. We urge all
parents to caution their
families on good gun safety;
there are many do’s and
dont’s that could save a life.
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Crack down on
election campaign has seen
the injection of a new factor,
the emergence of a partisan
religious group that has
pubhcly worked for the
election of specific can
didates and the rejection of
others. Many have
questioned the propriety of
religious groups becoming
directly involved in the
campaign. At the same time
we must remember that it
was a similar point of view
that kept the great majority
of German churchmen and
laity from opposing Hitler in
the late 20’s and early 30’s.
THE SOCIAL MINORITY
It is not so much the direct
involvement that disturbs
me as it is the manner m
Space does not permit this
listing. However, keep m
mind that too many
“unloaded” guns have been
responsible for shooting or
killing someone. Be sure
they are empty when stored
FOR BRUCELLOSIS
PREVENTION
Over the years there has
been considerable discussion
regarding the merits of
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drivers instantly are alerted to tne
presence of a slow-moving hay
wagon, tractor, or buggy by the flash
of the flourescent yellow-orange
triangle with its red border.
In fact, in the mind of the average
motorist the SMV sign is almost as
quickly recognized as the standard
red octogon tnat means 'stop' or the
yellow diamond-shaped signs that
warn of danger or change in the road
ahead.
But all too often in Pennsylvania
we see SMV signs used as driveway
markers, strung from chains across
lanes, used as reflectors on trees, or
still dangling from the backs of
construction vehicles rolling down an
Interstate highway at 60 miles an
hour.
We’re not asking the police to write
up tickets every time they-see a
violation.
Most of those who are using the
which that involvement has
been conducted. The position
of this so called “Moral
Majority” has been more a
matter of what or who these
Christians are against,
rather than what or who they
are for. Even more, I am
disturbed by the identify of
many of those whom this
group seems to be against:
the poor (translate as “the
welfare cheats”), the
captives (translate as “the
habitual criminals), and the
oppressed (translate as “the
vocal minorities”).
Yet, when we look at
Jesus’ own ministry we find
him defining it in terms of
identifying with these very
calfhood vaccination to
prevent brucellosis. Now, it
appears that most
authorities support the
practice and urge all cat
tlemen to get their heifer
calves vaccinated when 2 to
6 months of age. In light of
the recent outbreaks of
brucellosis in Pennsylvania,
it seems highly important
that herd owners get as
much resistance to the
disease as possible. We hope
that more producers will
accept this practice of
protecting their up-coming
herd. I’d suggest that local
veterinarians be consulted if
additional information is
needed.
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SMV violations
SMV signs as driveway markers
probably don’t know they are doing
anything wrong
They don't realize that improper
use of the signs detracts from their
effectiveness on the back of a
combine or planter unit.
They probably don’t see how in
discriminate use of the SMV emblem
lowers its effectiveness as a warning
on the back of slow moving vehicles
Farmers, too, can be guilty just as
are other rural res.dents. We have a
sampling on page B-15 of what would
appear to be improperly displayed
SMV signs
Those property owners probably
didn’t consider it would be even
cheaper to buy reflectors on
aluminum posts, available at any
farm supply store or hardware shop
for a dollar, than it is to buy SMV
signs
people: “The Spirit of the
Lord is upon me, because he
has anointed me to preach
good news to the poor, He
has sent me to proclaim
release to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty those
who are oppressed ” (Luke
4.18). Standing in his
hometown synagogue, Jesus
spells out the identifying
marks of his covenant
ministry.
Much later m his ministry,
when the disciples of John
the Baptist come asking,
“Are you he who is come or
shall we look for another’”
Remember how Jesus an
swered them? Not with
TO PLAN 1981
SOIL FERTILITY
PROGRAM •
It’s not too soon to be
planning for your soil fer
tility program for next year;
and where do we start? Yes,
you guessed it; we start with
a complete sod test. There’s
no better way to leam of the
actual needs of a sod than to
have it tested frequently.
And you don’t need to wait
untd next spring. In fact, this
fall is a much better tune to
do testing for the 1981
cropping season.
If you do the sampling
correctly, the test will be
just as accurate as waiting
until next March or April.
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BY CURT HAULER, EDITOR
On the night of the Last
Supper Jesus reminded his
disciples of the new con
venant symbolized in their
common meal together,
“This is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured
Also, you will get faster
service and have the in
formation for the early
ordering of materials. A
good fertility program needs
planning and includes
complete sod tests. Try to
make every lime and fer
tilizer dollar a needed ex
penditure and one that will
increase crop yields. All
acres should be expected to
produce maximum yields
with proper planning and
management.
TO CHECK
CHIMNEYS AND FLUES
The heating season is here
when many stoves and
heating units will go mto
Today, November 1
Southeast Region 4-H
Leaders Forum; Mon
tgomery County 4-H
Center; Lansdale; 9 am.
- 4 p.m
Arabian Horse Show and
Sale; Stampes Arabian
Farm; Lewes, Del; 10
a m.
Sunday, November 2
Standardised Horse Show
and Sale; through the
sixth; Farm Show
Complex: Harrisburg.
Monday, November 3
Farm Equipment
A friendly but stern warning from a
patrolman passing buy should be
sufficient to encourage most folks to
display the SMV sign properly: that
is, on the center of the back of
vehicles moving less than 25 mph,
with the base of the triangle three to
five feet from the road.
A lot of time went into developing
the SMV sign. In some farm states
like Nebraska, the symbol has been
used since 1966 when the National
Safety Council and Ohio State
University came up with the idea.
It can save a lot of wrecked farm
equipment and a number of farmers’
lives. It’s required under the
Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety
and Health Act regulations on
equipment used by hired hands.
Like any tool, SMV emblems should
be used properly so when the time
'Comes that they're needed, they can
do their jobs v/ell
doctrines or dogmas but with
the ancient prophesis of
Isaiah: “Go and tell John
what you hear and see; the
blind receive their sight and
the lame walk, lepers are
cleansed and the deaf hear,
and the dead are raised up,
and the poor have good news
preached to them.” (Mat
thew 11:2-6). These were the
ones Jesus was for.
POURED OUT FOR MANY
Farm Calendar
out for many” (Mark 14:24).
Forever after, to participate
in that sacrament is a
challenge to renew the
convenantal mission which
Christ has given to us If we
are his followers, there is no
way we cannot but be in
volved in the same mission
of serving the down-and
outers, the oppressed who
cannot help themselves. We(
cannot be against these
people and still be for him.
These people looked no
more attractive to Jesus’
followers m his day than
they do to us today. It is easy
to give them labels and write
them off. But if we are not
for them, we are not for him
and he is not for us.
service. Is your system safe
from a &re hazard stand
point? In this part of the
state many tobacco sheds,
and bams, have stoves for
winter working conditions.
There are many things that
can happen to a stove pipe,
flue, or a chimney that will
permit sparks to get out into
the building. We suggest
these items be carefully
checked before a fire gets
started. In some cases the
chimney may need to be
repaired or re-pointed in
order to make it tight. Don’t
take chances with heating
units. Building replacements
are very costly at this time.
Manufacturer’s Assn ,
Penn National
Racetrack; Grantville;
5-45 p.m.
Md. Cooperative Milk
Producers, District 3;
Carroll County Ag
Center; Westminister,
Md; 7 p.m.
Tuesday, November 4
Election day
Dairy feeding meeting; 10<
a m. to 2:30 p.m.; Farm
and Home Center;
Lancaster
County FFA Land Judging
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