AlO—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 20,1980
Lancaster Farming says...
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A NAME FOR
THE CHILD
December 21,1980
Background Scripture:
Matthew 1:8 through 2:23.
Devotional Reading:
Isaiah 9:2-7.
Eight hundred years
TO BE POSITIVE
FOR THE FUTURE
This tune of the year many
of us are wondermg what lies
ahead for agriculture and
the farmer. The farm press
is full of articles about the
future and how the
American farmer is gomg to
cope with all the problems.
I’m sure that we all realize
there are major problems
otb auras
HOW fIIHJCH mONEV DO VOU HAUE ?
May the gifts of peace,
before the birth of Jesus of
Nazareth occurred an event
in Judah that the writer of
Matthew would later view as
a revelation of Jesus the
Messiah. Ahaz was on the
throne of Judah and Isaiah
was God’s prophet. The tiny
kindgom was once again in
danger of annihilation by its
enemies Syria and Ephraim,
(Israel), and Ahaz and his
people were struck with
terror; “...his heart and the
heart of his people shook as
the trees of the forest shake
before the wind” (Isaiah
7:2).
Ask A Sign Of The Lord
So God sent Isaiah to Ahaz
confronting our farmers,
such as high mterest rates,
higher costs of all inputs,
surpluses, and depressed
market prices. However, we
have always had problems in
agriculture and no doubt
they will continue in the
future. On the other side of
the com, we have a growing
demand for most of our farm
products, both domestic and
abroad, and a greater
recognition of the con
tribution of the farmer. If all
farmers will make a special
effort to do a better job of
management and planning,
and take a positive attitude
joy and love be yours
to reassure imu auU ms
people that they would be
saved. But apparently King
Ahaz was not comforted by
the prophet’s words, so
Isaiah says to him: "Ask a
sign of the Lord your God;
let it be as deep as Sheol or
as high as heaven” (Isaiah
7:10). But Ahaz, whose faith
had withered, refused to do
so.
Thus, Isaiah proclaimed,
since Ahaz would not
designate a sign, God
himself would give one to
him: "Behold, a young
woman shall conceive and
bear a son, and you shall call
his name Immanuel” (7:14).
Before the child should
of success and survival, they
will be more successful and
contented.
TOKEEP
SMALL PIGS WARM
The pork enterprise
continues to be popular and
one with a bright future. The
finishing of hogs is very
important in this part of the
state and most folks have to
start with small feeder pigs.
During the cold winter
months these small pigs
must be kept warm; this
often means supplemental
heat in the finishing barn. If
these small pigs get cold and
pile up, there will be
numerous health problems.
Hovers over their sleeping
area can help along with
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reach maturity, the Lord
would defeat Judah’s
enemies, because Ahaz’s
lack of faith, an even greater
ordeal would befall him and
his nation. Those who
believed in God’s sign would
be saved, while those who
doubted would suffer
greatly.
We don’t know who was
the “young woman” who
conceived and bore a son.
Some believe it was one of
Ahaz’s wives, while other
think it may have been the
wife of the prophet. At any
rate, it was a young woman
known to both the prophet
and the king and the con
ception and birth of a child
extra insulation above and
around them. Temporary
heat units will help in ex
tremely cold weather. The
important thing is not to let
them get cold at any time.
TO BEWARE OF
MANURE PIT GASES
All livestock operators
with the liquid manure pit
system of manure storage
must be aware of the ex
treme dangers of toxic gases
from the pit. With proper
ventilation and routine daily
management there should be
little trouble. However, at
cleaning time there are
many potential hazards.
When the manure mixture is
disturbed, or agitated, these
gases develop rapidly and
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would be under cir
cumstances that would
make the event discernible
as a sign to those with faith.
“God With Us”
Even more significant,
however, would be the
child’s name; Emmanuel,
meaning “God is with us.”
This was the message God
was bringing his people
through Isaiah: God is with
you! Therefore, do not be
afraid! Trust m God! The
child would symbolize God’s
assurance that he would
save his people if they
trusted in him.
Eight centuries later the
people of the newly-born
must be regarded as lethal.
Even in open-fronted hog
finishing barns we have
heard of the hogs above the
slats being killed. This can
depend upon the location of
the barn and the wind
direction. Extra air
movement in the barn might
be needed during calm
weather. Along this line, it is
still stongly suggested that
the pits be emptied during
clear, wmdy days; this is
better for the animals in the
barn, the farmer, and the
folks in the community. Pits
that are empty, or partly
empty, should not be entered
with out the wearing of a
good respiratory system.
These gases can kill man or
beast.
TO PLAN FOR
MAXIMUM CORN
ACREAGE
Current reports indicate
that our annual grain
Farm Calendar
Monday, Dec. 22 Refton Fire Hall, Rt. 222,
Milk Security Act hearing, 10 7; 30 p.m.
a m.. Room 309, Ag
Building, Harrisburg. Thursday, Dec. 25
Bridge weights meeting, HAPPY CHRISTMAS
church saw the birth of Jesus
as the ultimate fulfillment of
this event. As the birth of
that unknown Bth century BC
child was a sign and
challenge to Judah, so the
1 birth of Jesus was a sign and
challenge to the whole world
that God was fulfilling his
promises of old.
To the people of Judah the
name Emmanuel was a
reminder that God would be
with them in their national
struggle. To Christians,
however, the name Em
manuel is even more
meaningful, for, in this child,
Jesus, God was and con
tinues to be present to all
who in faith receive him.
production is very im-
portant; with bad weather
and poor grain yields we
could be in serious trouble
with grain inventories.
Therefore, it appears that all
feed grams are going to be in
strong demand tor several
years in the future. Com is
particularly very much in
demand and appears to be a
crop that could be very
profitable in the next several
years. Our domestic demand
is strong, the alcohol-making
program is looking to corn
for raw material, and our
export demands seem very
good. This all adds up to a
strong demand for all the
corn that we can produce
Local livestock and poultry
producers that need their
feed grams, should plan to
produce maximum amounts
rather than have to buy at
higher prices.