AlD—Lancaster Farming, Saturday .November 29,1980 Lancaster Farming says... It does not seem fair that Penn sylvania, the state with the largest rural population in the nation, should have absolutely no representation on either the U S House Agriculture Committee or the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Of the 60 members on the com bined committee, only one can be said to represent the middle-Atlantic area That person is Democrat Frederick Richmond of New York There is nobody else from New York Nobody from New Jersey Nobody from Delaware 01 Maryland Nobody from West Virginia There’s not even a single soul on either Ag Committee from a big farm state like Ohio which must suffer this slight because of its proximity to Pennsylvania Given the overall impact of the Gram Belt states on American Agriculture, it is understandable ON A CLEAR DAY... November 30,1980 Background Scripture: Revelation 11 15-19,21 Devotional Reading: Isaiah 11 1-9 A few months ago I stood in the cave - now a tiny chape! - where, it is believed, ALFALFA WEEDS Many alfalfa growers are bothered with winter-time weeds such as duckweed and shepherdspurse. The best time to control these weeds is after the alfalfa is dormant and prior to Jan. 1 This means that December is the month to get the best results. When herbicides are applied at this time the weeds are smaller and easier to kill. Q33EQ3KQ x oust me mim am-h iwdz M-M'ER WINDS U)ORK LIKE PARACUOTESI Get us an ag committee seat states like Illinois and lowa have three representatives on the Committees It might be taken as poor sport smanship to say we deserve representation on at least one of the U S Congress’ ag committees But when the list of members is reviewed, the omission of Penn sylvania and its neighbors has to be seen as a downright insult A political lightweight like Vermont merits not one but two members on the ag committees Patrick Leahy on the Senate side, and James Jeffords on the House side Worse yet, North Carolina has four representatives, including a trio of Democrats on the House Ag Com mittee Now we have nothing at all against Democrats, but North Carolina’s over-representation in the House can’t even be chalked up to an effort John wrote the great Apocalypse, the Book of Revelation A Greek Or thodox monk showed Valere and me the place where John knelt in prayer, the crack in the ceiling through which, according to tradition he heard the voice while “in the Spirit”, and the wntingstand where his disciple Prochoros took down dictation from him to write the revelation he was receiving A little pamphlet the monk gave us reads Dear visitor, Your coming to this holy place is not a chance event in your life, God, who “wishes Some farmers may wait until next spring when the weeds are more mature and harder to kill There are several materials to use depending upon the mixture m the stand and the age of the plants I’d suggest that growers refer to the Agronomy Guide for in formation on materials and rates The important thing is to make the herbicide ap plication yet this fall TO VACCINATE REPLACEMENT HEIFERS All dairy and beef producers who are raising young stock for breeding purposes should establish PARACHUTES? WHAT KIND OF MINDS WORK LIKE PARACHUTES? ommE^j all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 24) who directs all things for man’s spiritual benefit, has guided you here for you to listen, deep within yourself, to the secret echo of the words that were spoken to St John and to the seven Churches of Asia Minor FLASHES OF LIGHTNING I agree I have visited many “holy” places and shrines throughout the world, b„t seldom have I been so moved as I was in this tiny chapel There was nothing exceptionally beautiful about the chapel. the good practice of vac cinating their heifers for Brucellosis This should be done when the heifers are from three to six months of age The younger the better within this range The purpose of vac cinating is to build resistance to the disease in the young animals If they become exposed to the in fection later, their chances of coming down with a positive test is much less Considering the fact that we do have some problems with this cattle disease in the state, 1 strongly suggest that producers make an effort to eradicate the infection through calfhood vac cination to get seats for members of both parties Would it be too unkind to suggest this excess representation is a result of the powerful tobacco lobby there 7 In fact, the South has had a strangle hold on many key positions in Congiess for a long time This includes the agriculture committees Seven Southerners out of 18 on the Senate Committee, and 14 out of 42 on the House side, seems like too many people representing one area at the expense of other areas Does Dixie really merit one-third of the representation on the House Ag Committee 7 We think not and would like to see something done about it Not being ones to grouse without offering alternatives, we’d like to nominate Arlen Specter for a seat on the Senate Agriculture Committee Specter, at a pre-election lunch with LANCASTER FARMING, m but there was an indefinable feeling there of God’s presence On the ceiling is a large crack, a fissure, it is believed, caused oy ex ceptional physical and supranatural phenomena that accompanied the vision,” quoting Evthymios Koutsanellos, Superior of the Holy Cave of the Apocalypse John himself speaks of the power with which the revelation came to him 1 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, TO MARKET CATTLE WHEN FINISHED The fat cattle market continues to have problems with too many over-finished cattle This helps drive down the price of fat cattle. This is not a new suggestion from this Extension Agent; I have mentioned it previously However, we still have feedeis who keep their cattle too long and get discontinued on the market. In this part of the state we have lost our demand for the neavy, over finished cattle; it never was too good but is weaker now than previously When cattle get so fat they are Yield Graded 4 or 5, the producer gets less per pound for the entire steer If he ULU> (JL» BY CURT HAULER, EDITOR loud noises, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail (Rev. 11:19). Well, I heard no thunder, saw no lightning, and felt no earthquake, but I did feel a quickening of the Spirit within me The message of Revelation thundered inside me- Though the nations rage, God is in charge and the kingdom of the New convenant will be victorious in his own good time - so keep the faith. SEEING THE HOLY CITY John had been banished to the tiny, remote island of Patmos because of his ef fectiveness for Christ in would have marketed the animal earlier when it would Yield Grade 2 or 3, he would get more per pound and have better feed efficiency. It costs money to over-fatten cattle from the feeding standpoint, plus the fact that the market will pay less per pound All feeders are urged to pay more attention to selling when they will Yield Grade 2 or 3 (Quality Grade of Low Choice), and not put costly feed into them any longer TO CHECK STANDBY GENERATORS That standby generator may be needed at any time. Is it ready } With all the uses Farm Calendar Today, November 29 harden State Beet Cattle Classic, N J Foiled Heretoid Assoc , Flemington Fair Giounds, begins at noon Sunday, November 30 National 4-H Congress, Chicago, 111 , continues Ihi ough December 4 Monday, December 1 Delawaie I’uitgrass Con tcience, Heitules Counliy Club, Wilmington, Dela , 8 o m 4 p in dicated he would welcome such a position He was elected largely on the basis of support from the farm and rural areas of Central Penn sylvania He is, of course, a Republican And the new Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Jesse Helms of North Carolina, should welcome some party backing on the agriculture committee even if it isn’t from the South Specter made an effort to talk 1 farm groups during his campaign and we presume he will keep those lines of communication open Pennsylvanians, and all mid- Atlantic farmers, need a? representative who understands 150-acre farms and doesn't think in terms of bales of cotton, thousands of acres, or tens of thousands of steers Pennsylvanians deserve an ag seat in the 97th Congress Ephesus. But his punish-- ment became an opportunity ■ as, one by one, he converted the people of Patmos to Christ And it was in this place of bamsh|nent that on a “clear day” of God’s Holy Spirit John was able to see clear through to the holy citv of New Jerusalem which w Sjk still to come For a few moments I too was granted a ‘clear day” to see beyond the present to the fulfillment of God’s covenant, promised from the beginning in Abraham, manifest in Jesus Christ, and still firmly in the grasp of an omnipotent and loving God of electricity on the farm today we need this type of emergency department We are in the weather season now when we can expect both snow and ice storms that can give us power outages. This means. thaL activities on many fam2| will stop when we do not have electricity To have a standby generator is very good management, however, to check it over and be sure that it will work is even better planning. This kind of emergency equip ment can be a life saver for both man or beast, as well as eliminate possible financial losses Tuesday, December 2 New Castle-Kent Counties Crop Meeting, Clayton Fire Hall, Clayton, Dela , 9 dU a m -i p.m Peninsula Horticultural Society Vegetable and Fiuils Day, Uelmar Convention Hall, Uelmai, Md ,9 3Ua m -t 45 p m North Jeisey bmall FrujA conteience, WalchunlP View inn, Pluckmmm, N J , 9 a in -4 p m. (Turn to Page A 34)
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