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Lancaster Farming says...
There’s one of those fine stories
that seem to be less and less
frequent these days coming out of
Berks County.
Farmers, it seems, tend to be at
the center of a number of the ‘good
news’ items appearing in the papers
these days.
In an era of wars and muggings,
fraud and political dishonesty, it's
good to see a community pulling
together for a common goal.
Berks County Agriculture Center
has a 10.2 acre tract of land leased
from the County for 99 years.
At present there are a couple of
large horse rings, a pond and a two
story announcers stand on the lot.
But the farm community in Berks
County has a larger vision of what
could be done with that acreage
They want to put up a $550,000 4-
H community center on that
property. And they don't really want
to go begging the government for the
TRANSFORMING
THEFEAST
November 9,1980
Background Scripture:
Acts 2 through 3.
Devotional Reading:
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12.
Many Christians assume
TO REDUCE FEED
WASTE
Feed grains and proteins
are a big part of costs in
most livestock production
programs. With the
possibility of feed - costs
going even higher in the
years ahead, it is good
management to be sure that
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They’re pulling with a purpose
half million dollars they need.
Instead the farm community is
banding together to hold a number of
benefit sales There’ll be a dairy calf
sale to kick off the fund drive It will
be followed by a hoedown, feeder calf
sale, craft sale and a general
livestock sale all with proceeds
going to the community building
project.
The dairy sale will be held at
Leesport on November 22. Already
over 100 calves have been donated
by Berks County farmers. They range
from top dam and sire animals down
through grades.
Of course, the Berks Countians are
not so provincial they would refuse
donations from neighboring counties,
too. Buyers from anywhere are
welcome at the sales
The hoedown is slated for
November 29 at the Hamburg Field
House The feeder calf sale will run
December 5 at Leesport
that Pentecost was instituted
as a Christian feast on the
day that is described m Acts
2. But Pentecost was not
something new, it was an old
and traditional celebration
m the faith of IsraW Acts 2
does not speak, therefore, of
the first Pentecost, but
rather of an old feast that
was suddenly and
dramatically transformed.
For centuries the Jews had
celebrated Pentecost -
literally 50 days after the
Passover - as the feast
honoring the giving of the
law to Israel. Following the
destruction of the temple ui
586 B.C. and the Babylonian
captivity of the people, the
your animals are not
wasting feed. I fear that too
many self feeders are not
properly adjusted; they
permit too much feed to
come down at a tune. I have
seen a good many hog
finishing floors covered with
wasted grains. This will be
hard on profits.
All producers are urged to
inspect their feeders
frequently to be sure they
are working well and not
wasting costly feeds. Some
may need repairs such as the
case might be with feeding
law emerged as the central
focus of Judaism. It was an
honest and sincere attempt
to construct a whole way of
life that would be positively
responsive to the will of God.
Yet, regardless how sincere
this attempt was, it
somehow failed to fulfill the
ancient promises of the
people of Israel.
WHEN PENTECOST HAD
COME
It was for the purpose of
celebrating the revered feast
of Pentecost that Peter, the
apostles and a company of
believers was assembled
together in one place. It was
m keepmg with what they
had learned from Jesus. The
bunks and troughs; at tunes
they develop holes and the
feed does not get into the
livestock
management practices
include no feed to be wasted
at any time.
TO BE CAREFUL WITH
SPACE HEATERS
When cold weather arrives
we get many types of heating
equipment. Most of these are
quite acceptable providing
they are properly handled
and vented. In some cases
the fumes from the fuel can
be the cuase of suffocation
and bodily injury; in other
cases, they can be a fire
hazard. If temporary
Of course, three or four sales won’t
generate the funds needed to put up
a 10,000 square foot multi-purpose
building and the 60 by 240 foot pole
barn with a 60 by 60 show ring in
side
The Berks County project will
continue over three years A number
of farm businessmen have pledged
sizable donations to be made over
the three years of the fund drive.
But the major push for money will
be held between November 21 and
June of 1981
Construction for the project is
scheduled to begin after the ground
thaws m the spring
Anyone who has ever thought
about trying to raise a half million
dollars can appreciate the task ahead
of the farm community in Berks
County
Several years ago, Lancaster
County went through a similar fund
raising effort
Master had respected the
law, even though he in
terpreted m differently and
sometimes went far beyond
the law in his teachings.
What happened to the little
band of followers at that
feast was nothing less-than a
major transformation of the
whole meaning of Pentecost.
While they sat or stood m an
attitude of worship
something surprising and
startling happened. “And
suddenly a sound came from
heaven like a rush of a
mighty wind, and it filled all
the house where they were
sitting... And they were all
filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak m other
heaters are used, we suggest
that extreme care be used to
be certain they do not make
people sick, or present a
health hazard. Your local
fire department official, or a
local plumber, might be the
person to give additional
suggestions. Don’t take
chances with the health of
your family, or your em
ployees.
TO CHECK FOR
Good
INTERNAL PARASITES
The winter feeding season
is at hand. Many head of beef
cattle are being imported
into the county for fattening
purposes. In addition, we
have large numbers of young
ST CURT HAULER, EDITOR
tongues, as the Spirit gave
them utterance” (Acts 2:1-
What the writer of Acts
describes for us-is an ec
static experience. People
were moved with great
emotion, but it was
something much more than
just emotion - there was a
sense of being filled with the
power and presence of God.
Instead of focussing upon the
law, these worshippers
found a new reality on which
to base their faith: the ex
perience of God within.
PROPHECIES, VISIONS,
DREAMS
Unlike the "speaking in
tongues” of which we hear so
much today, this outpouring
dairy animals that are being
raised for replacements.
Any of these animals may
carry heavy infestations of
stomach worms. Normally,
feeder calves that come
from the southern states are
often infested with internal
parasites.
Also, on many local farms
where cattle have been
managed for years, the
build-up of worms can
become serious. We urge all
Farm Calendar
Today, November 8
North American In
ternational Livestock
Exposition; Louisville,
Kentucky; continues
through Tuesday.
Cumberland Co. Farm
Women’s Convention; 10
a.m.; Embers
Restaurant, Carlisle.
Lebanon 4-H Horse Club
Banquet; 6:30 p.m.;
Schaefferstown Fire Hall,
Schaefferstown.
Beekeeper Seminar; 8:45
p.m.; Schmucker Science
Center, West Chester
State College, West
Chester
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The county’s $375,000 Farm and'
Home Center project, initiated in
1965, called on the public for
financial support But five years after -
the Lancaster project was begun it
still was $128,000 iq the red
Continued donations in subsequent
years finally erased the debt
But the memory of the struggle
should linger on in Lancaster
Countians’ minds.
Now Berks County's farmers are
pulling together with a purpose <5%
community spirit, determination, ana
a gung-ho attitude can carry the day,,
the youth of Berks County can 100k 5
forward to having a fine center in
near future. s’
Unfortunately, it’ll take money,"-
too But with a little help from theiK
friends in neighboring Lancaster,
Lebanon, Schuylkill, Lehigh, Bucks,
Montgomery and Chester Counties,
the Berks project should be a roaring
success
of the Spirit was not sought
and the tongues that were
spoken were not gibberish,
but languages which
someone in the audience
could understand. The
important thing about the
transformed Pentecost wasi
that it testified to the im
portant difference betwe<u
the old and the
covenants: the old covenant
was a school for the teaching
of principles; the new
convenant was a source of
power to bring those dead
principles to life.
The Holy Spirit tran
sformed the feast of Pen
tecost into a celebration of
God’s power let loose m the,
world through his people. ;
livestock producers to be
sure they are not feeding
worms in their animals. A
fecal sample submitted to
the local veterinarian is the
place to start; he can advise'
the owner of the extent of
parasite problem and wrßn
to use to eliminate the'
parasites. Healthy livestock
are the only ones that can
make efficient use of feed
and all inputs. Don’t waste
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First Lancaster Co. Sheep
Roundup; 12:30 p.m.; Jay
Stauffer’s farm.
Monday, November 10
American Agri-Women sth
Annual Convention
continues through
Thursday; Hershey
Motor Lodge, Hershey.
National Grange Session;
continues through
November 18; Cedar
Rapids, lowa.
4-H Beef Roundup; Farm
Show Bldg., Harrisburg.
Dairy Reproduction Sch?4t
for Cumberland and Yoi J
farmers; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.;
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