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Now is
the Time
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messages. Know your pullet
source and their vaccination
program. Another thing, do not
visit other poultry farms and do
not allow your visitors in the
poultry house —padlock the door if
necessary. Let’s do all we can to
keep LT in check.
To Protect Trees and Shrubs
Your trees and shrubs can get
through the winter, but they can do
it better with a little help from you.
Some winter protection might help
save your valued trees and shrubs.
Thin-barked trees can be
damaged by sunscald in the
winter. That’s why it’s a good idea
to wrap the trunks of such trees as
sugar maple, tulip tree, American
linden, flowering dogwood and
plum. You can wrap them now, but
be sure to take the wrapping off
late next spring. You can use
commercial tree wrapping,
starting at the ground level and
working up the tree, overlapping
about every half-inch. Tie the wrap
with twine or use a waterproof tape
several places along the stem.
Smaller ornamentals should be
mulched; this will not keep the soil
from freezing but it helps keep the
soil frozen to prevent root injury
caused by alternate freezing and
thawing of the soil.
The mulch should be loose, but it
should stay where you put it. Do
not use grass clippings because
they pack too tightly. Instead, use
clean wheat straw, shredded bark
or peat moss.
To Protect Small Pigs
Cold weather is here and many
small feeder pigs are not given
sufficient protection. In our
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matching grants to states to
develop a state conservation
program, is also being opposed.
The reason we (the board) are
opposing this feature of the
program is that the monies will be
taken from current federal con
servation program funds and it
will make them less effective. The
current funds should not be
reduced but matching grants
monies should strengthen these
programs.
The proposed new conservation
program does contain severe!
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cumstances: humble parents from
the other side of the tracks
(Nazareth), a lowly stable, an
event totally unrecognized by the
authorities of the community. But
even more the manger symbolizes
God’s incarnation and appearance
on the earth, not in the form of a
great king, priest or prophet, but a
modern open-fronted finishing
houses the small pigs may get too
cold and come down with digestive
and respiratory problems. We
suggest that the pens be covered
with boards, or other materials-to
form a hover over the back part of
the pen. This will help maintain
body heat and reduce the chance of
any drafts over the smaller pigs.
When the pigs pile up during cold
weather, they are not warm
enough. You may want to use heat
lamps, or other forms of sup
plemental heat, on the small pigs
during very cold weather.
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features that we do support. The
new program will allow our
district to redirect local programs
to solve priority problems.
The proposed program - will
provide better program and
budget coordination between the
federal agencies involved in
conservation programs. The new
proposed program also allows
more research and pilot projects to
test new conservation methods.
Mary Ann Rimby, Chairman
Berks Co. Conservation District
Leesport
Bible
speaks
tiny oaby from a humble family.
The titles, SAVIOUR, CHRIST,
and LORD shout power and
authority at us. But the little babe
in a manger whispers to us of
meekness, humility and
vulnerability.
Glory In The Highest
What is God saying to us in this
paradox? Obviously he is telling us
that our human perceptions and
values are not his. Human power is
not divine power. God sees the
world and judges it differently
than we do.
Furthermore, he is telling us
that lus way ot working in the
world is not so much fireworks in
the sky as loving works done
through human beings on earth.
Jesus would first have to be a
helpless child just as all of us
born, grow and mature. Thus, with
1 the manger sign from God we are
reminded to mingle with our joy of
celebration the Humility and
meekness ot adoration before the
manger.
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‘Preferred’ spells disaster
The proposed program of the
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for
the nation’s soil and water
resources could lead to the decline
of northeastern agriculture.
The USDA proposed program
under the Resources Conservation
Act tRCAj would favor big
agriculture in the Midwest at the
expense of agriculture in the
Northeast United States.
The Secretary plans to direct the
largest amount of USDA funds
where the soil erosion is the
highest. This sounds good, but
there’s a catch. The Midwest, with
its deep soils, can afford to lose ten
ton of soil per acre per year, while
a five ton loss in the Northeast with
its shallow soils would soon spell
the end of profitable farming.
Pennsylvania is located near
one-fourth of the people in the
nation. This means {ess energy use
m getting the food to the consumer.
It also means lower costs with
shorter transportation, another
benefit to the consumer.
The Secretary’s preferred
program also emphasizes con
servation measures such as no-till
farming and contour strip crop
ping. These practices are favored
by the Secretary because they
require little money on the part of
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the farmer to install. Both are
effective in lowering soil erosion.
The practices are effective but
theviewpomt is very shortsighted.
Both of these practices are as easy
to remove as to install and can be
eliminated from the land by the
fanner with little effort and
thought about the consequences. In
addition, a recent Dauphin County
study showed that over 80 percent
of the farmers using conservation
tillage made. it ineffective for
erosion control by removing all the
ground cover over winter.
The structural soil and water
conserving practices, such as
diversions, terraces and water
ways do require a financial in
vestment by the farmer. However,
they are very effective not only in
reducing soil erosion, but in con
trolling surface runoff.
Due to the financial investment,
the farmer is not prone to remove
these practices. Based on the life
expectancy of a terrace or
waterway, in the long run, they
may be the most cost effective
method of protecting our far
mland.
Carl Kauffman
Executive Director
Pa. Farmers Union
Harrisburg
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