*lo—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 10,1981
Lancaster Farming says...
After 65 years and a host of
triumphs and disasters, the Penn
sylvania Farm Show remains the
premiere agricultural show in the
Northeast
Sometimes it seems like the same
old routine of shows, meetings, and
judging But turn your head for a
second or two and glance back at the
Farm Show and suddenly it's alive
with new twists and wrinkles
The hog shows times will catch
many spectators by surprise By the
time you read this editorial most of
the judging in all eight open swine
classes will be completed, ihe rib
bons awarded Judging began on
Saturday morning at 8 a m
Despite the usual grand opening
ceremonies Sunday afternoon, the
show will be in full swing by the time
the Governor makes his appearance
to get the ball rolling
Carcass lamb judging also will be
finished That competition starts
WORDS TO LIVE BY
January 11, 1981
Background Scripture:
Matthew 6 through 7
Devotional Reading:
Ephesians 3 1-12.
Someone once said, “What
you are speaks so loudly that
I cannot hear what you are
TO ORDER
SEED SUPPLIES
Even though the snow is
several inches deep outside
of my office window, it is still
the best tune to order your
supply of farm and garden
seeds In less than eight
weeks from now it will be
tune to broadcast alfalfa or
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Always a new twist at Farm Show
Saturday at 6 p m
Open sheen classes traditionally
start on Sunday This year’s 11 a m
start also jumps the gun by a couple
of hours on the official opening
The early hog judging, due to late
approval of the show, is a bit to the
exhibitors’ advantage They can
show without listening to popping
drink cups and without putting up
with curiosity seekers The open
classes will be out of the Complex
before junior hogs come in
On the minus side, it’ll take a lot of
interest in hogs or carcass lambs and
a good grasp of the schedule to get a
farmer to Farm Show Saturday
There will be no chance to see the
usual commercial exhibits since the
mam exhibition floor will be closed
until 1 30 Sunday
There will be some reorganization
of the 13 acres of exhibit space under
the Farm Show roof
Aisles on the mam floor now run
saying'”
Try beginning your day
with those words for the next
several weeks They could
make a difference in your
life
Christianity has
traditionally been a religion
of words, the laws of the Old
Testament, the Good News
of the New, the preaching,
teaching, witnessing, and
liturgies, hymns, and can
tatas, the books, pamphlets
and brochures. And at the
heart of all these the words
of Jesus Christ
It is easy to understand,
then, how so much emphasis
came to be placed on ver-
balization
traditionally separates
Christians from one another
clover seed in the winter
wheat crop. In addition,
folks who qrder their needs
early have a better chance of
getting the variety and
quality of seeds wanted. In
many cases the supply of the
popular seeds will not meet
the demand Then we have to
take what is left Be a good
farm and garden planner
and order your seeds early
this year
TOSEGREGATE
FARM SHOW
ANIMALS
The Pennsylvania State
has been the particular ways
m which different groups
have verbalized their
beliefs The Inquisition and
all heresy crusades have
been based upon the words
with which Christians have
chosen to express them
selves.
Tnese Words Of Mine
Jesus himself seems to
pave the way for our
preoccupation with words
As he comes to the close of
the Sermon on the Mount, he
says; "Every one then who
hears these words of mine
and does them will be like a
wise man who built his house
upon a rock (7 24) But if
we examine what Jesus says
to us here, we find that it is
not just a matter of hearing
What
Farm Show is the big event
m our state this coming
week In spite of the winter
month and the usual bad
weather, the show attracts a
large number of animals
Show regulations do a pretty
good job of protecting these
show animals and in building
up resistance to a number of
infections. However, the
anunals in the home herd or
flock may not have that
treatment and resistance
Therefore, it is very im
portant to keep these two
groups of animals separate
for at least 30 days after the
show Segregation and
sanitation are still very
important practices in the
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crosswise to give better traffic flow
from one area to the other They are
named after commodities produced
in the state The mam floor covers
roughly four acres, and on days like
Wild Wednesday when over 100,000
people will be at the Show mobility is
a must
There's a new Farm Show
Director, too Horace Mann is back m
harness temporarily He replaces
Hugh Coffman who resigned the
position last month
Mann is remembered with respect
for the job he did at Farm Show a
decade ago There’s an interview
with him on Page 1 It’s worth
reading
There’ll be the crowning of a
Potato Queen the first since 1957
when the Potato Blossom Queen
program was dropped after 21
successful years We hope the 1981
queen marks the start of a long
dynasty
the words (or reading them),
but of doing them.
In fact, the whole Sermon
on the Mount, an par
ticularly Matthew 6 and 7,
emphasizes the Gospel, not
so much as words to believe,
as to live by. It is the domg
rather than the saying that
-Jesus emphasizes Thus, he
chastizes the piety of words
and outward appearances,
“Thus when you give alms,
sound no trumpet before
you, as the hypocrites do in
the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may be
praised by men . And when
you pray, you must not be
like the hypocrites, for they
love to stand and pray in the
snyagogues and at the street
corners, that they may be
livestock world We have
known of Farm Show
animals that were returned
to the farm and remained in
good health, however, the
rest of the animals in the
barn came down with
shipping fever or some other
infection. Don’t take chances
by mixing the home anunals
with Farm Show anunals, or
with newly-purchased
animals. Give them a 30-day
period without this
dangerous exposure
TO EVALUATE
SEWAGESLUDGE
The use of sewage sludge
as,a farm fertilizer is getting
more and more attention In
the first place, the supply of
BY CURT HARLER, EDITOR
seen by men” (6.2,5) “And
in praying,” he continues,
do not heap up empty
phrases as the Gentiles do,
for they think that they will
be heard for their many
words” (6 7)
By Their Fruits
Jesus warns his disciples
against false prophets.”
And how will we know them ?
Shall we judge their words,
their ideas, their doctrines 9
No, says Jesus, ‘ You will
know them by their fruits”
(7 16,20) Like trees, they
will not be judged on the
basis of the signs that are
hung on them, but by the
fruit they bear So Christians
will be judged, not by their
pronouncement, not by the
way they verbalize their
Christian discipleship, but
this organic material is
increasing and secondly, we
are learning more about it’s
proper use The farmers that
have been utilizing sludge
have recognized it’s fertility
value with limitations To
those who are considering
the use of sludge on their
land, we support the idea but
caution that every land
owner should become well
acquainted with both the
advantages and disad
vantages of sludge All
disposal plants distributing
sludge should know the exact
content of the material
relative to fertilizers and
heavy metal content. This
latter item is the dangerous
ingredient, too much heavy
metal content will limit the
use of the sludge When used
in excess, sludge will make
the soil toxic to plants
because of excess amounts
of heavy metals We urge the
consideration of sludge as a
fertilizer wher available, but
wai n about the danger of
heavy metal content
TO AIM FOR
EFFICIENCY
In any kind of livestock
production it is very im
The premiums offered are up to a
“whopping” $109,743 for the 2000
head of beef and dairy cattle, swine
sheep and horses and 2000 poultry
birds who make the trip to
Harrisburg
Many of the 220 commercial
exhibitors aren’t overly pleased they
must pay the $1 parking fee just like
visitors They feel they pay enough
for their booth not to be nailed for
daily parking
Still, all of the old familiar faces will
be there And a number of new
exhibitors will dot the Complex
We must confess to a certain in
terest in booth 374 at the Show It’s
located by the door leading to the
Small Arena and the Sheep barn, just
across from the Ford Tractor display
LANCASTER FARMING, for the
first time ever, will be represented at
the Show Stop by, say hello
And enjoy the 1981 edition of
Pennsylvania Farm Show
by the fruits that their
convictions produce.
And what
fruits” but deeds, acts,
efforts, works, ac
complishments, service to
others 9 ‘Not every one who
says to me, Lord, Lord,’
shall enter the kingdom of
heaven, but he who does the
will of my father who is in
heaven” (7.21) Yes, believe
the words, say the words, but
don’t stop there, for you
must do these words to live
by
(INDIA & NEPAL, ‘A
Spiritual & Cultural Jour
ney,” with Larry Althouse,
March 20-Apnl 10. For in
formation contact New
Dimensions Center, Ist U M.
Church, Ross & Harwood
Sts , Dallas, TX 75201)
portant that we make a
special effort to get efficient
weight gams or milk
production Healthy animals
is the place to start Be sure
you are not feeding either
internal or external
parasites; they will cost you
money. Adequate supplies of
both salt, minerals, and
fresh water at all times are
other practices that help
give cheaper results Too
many animals are restricted
in their intake of these items
In most cases water is the
cheapest and most im
portant
daily intake, in cold weather
warm water will encourage
consumption, and when we
have animals drinking a lot
of water, they will usually be
doing very well We must try
to improve efficiency at all
times in order to realize any
profit
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