Alo—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 9,1982
Farm Show fever is contagious
About this time every year, people from
country and town seem to get the fever
Farm Show fever, that is.'
As people listen with straining ear to hear
the latest weather forecast and reports on
road conditions for the week of Jan. 10, the
excitement begins to build.
For exhibitor and specatator alike, that trek
to Harrisburg and the landmark Farm Show
Building is an annual pilgrimage that has a
magnetic effect. Whether it’s a day spent
ogling those mammoth tractors or scrutinizing
four-legged specimens of the animal world,
there’s sure to be a memorable experience in
store for anyone who walks through the
welcoming doors.
A very important and special person who
has some fond memories of his first Farm
Show is Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture
Penrose Hallowell.
“I was in seventh grade when my father took
me out of school to travel to my first Farm
Show and we stayed overnight,” recalls the
Bucks County dairyman who now holds the top
seat in the Dept, of Agriculture. ‘That was in
1941 and the Farm Show building was only
three years old, having been completed in
1939.
"I remember the impressive shows in the
big arena, the cotton candy, the livestock, and
looking at the Holsteins. I was impressed by
the vastness of the Farm Show I was more
of a country boy then than I am now,” he
jokingly quips.
Hallowell has witnessed a change in
philosophy for showing dairy cattle since the
time he first attended the Farm Show as a
young boy.
“At that time the emphasis was placed on
bulls, and a lot were shown and sold here at
the Farm Show each year. But that was before
artificial insemination. Now the cow receives
more attention, especially since the
development of transferring embryos.”
On Jan. 10 at 1 p.m., Secretary Hallowell
will join Governor Dick Thornburgh in
welcoming one and all to the 66th Penn-
NOW IS THE TIME
TO BE SURE ICE
IS SAFE FOR SKATING
Fann ponds make great ice
skating nnks...that’s so long as the
ice is strong enough. The general
rule on thickness is that two inches
will support one person and three
inches will support a line of people.
Thickness is not always the most
accurate guide though. Other
factors include color and age. New
ice is stronger than old ice. And
clear.blue ice is stronger than
slush ice. Be especially cautious
with ponds that are either fed by a
spring or have a fast moving
current. The thickness of these
ponds will vary considerably.
'The most important thing is to
have rescue equipment at the pond
site. It is wise to have a straight
ladder, rope and inner tube nearby
- it could save a life. 1 would urge
owners of farm ponds to use
caution in permitting skating
unless the ice is thick enough.
TO MOVE FARM
EQUIPMENT SAFELY
As farm, equipment has gotten
Off the
Soi m tiling
By Sheila Miller, Editor
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
Phone 717-394-6851
bigger and taller, a new hazard has
appeared. Cabs on larger tractors
or combines may approach heights
equal to ground clearance of high
voltage electrical lines. Accidental
contact between equipment and
the electrical line can be fatal for
the operator. This is especially
hazardous where long spans cross
fields creating considerable sag at
mid-span. CB antennas or other
additions to large equipment are
almost certain to create a potential
hazard of contact with the elec
trical line.
Wide equipment, such as
planters or Ullage equipment,
folded up for transport can also
reach heights that are dangerous.
Also be careful when moving
portable elevators. Instruct all
operators and other workers about
this hazard and how to avoid
danger.
TO TRANSFER SILAGE
Livestock and dairy producers
who have had silage stored in
temporary structures might he
planning to move this feed into
sylvania Farm Show. This is a veiy special day
for Hallowell, (who confesses he never
dreamed as a boy of becoming the Secretary of
Agriculture), because it will be the kick-off of a
show that is dedicated to one of his pet
projects the promotion logo for Penn
sylvania agricultural products.
“Pennslvania Agriculture We're Growing
Better” is the official PDAIogo developed 2 X A
years ago by a group of 4 or 5 individuals'
within the Department. This logo has become
the pass word for every PDA employee and is
now a readily identifiable sticker on many Pa.
food items in grocery stores throughout the
state.
“We had hired a professional firm to come
up with a logo idea, but all we got were things
like ‘Farm Fresh’ not very original. So I
consulted Jim Sumner of the PDA Bureau of
Markets, we put our heads together, and came
up with this."
Hallowell came up with the brainstorm in
1979 after seeing a real need to promote Pa.
agriculture to consumers. “1 kept seeing full
page grocery ads that read ‘We sell the best
Idaho potatoes’ and the like. I had to ask
myself»why were they saying that in ads when
Pennsylvania products were just as good if not
better."
This year Hallowell can take a well-deserved
bow for his idea and two-year effort The fact
that the logo was originally unveiled during the
1980 Farm Show can only make him more
satisfied with the accomplishments he’s made,
with the help of a competent staff, in the area
of promotion in just a few years.
Already more than 1,000 farmers' markets
are using the logo in direct marketing sales.
And about 170 commercial firms are
displaying the distinctive logo on their cartons,
labels, and cans.
So come out to Pennsylvania's largest farm
promotion effort the 66th Pennsylvania
Farm Show. It truly is growing better under
the direction of Secretary Hallowell and Farm
Show Director Horace Mann.
upright silos in the next month or
so. Many producers use the
temporary storage until some of
the material is fed out of the
upright silo. By transferring into
the upright silo, mechanical
feeders can be used. The objective
is to move the silage during cold
weather. The months of January
and February should give this
condition. When transferring
during warm weather (above 50°;
there is danger of more heating of
the silage. No preservative should
be needed. The faster the material
can be moved into the upright silo,
the better it will settle and remove
the air.
TO SEPARATE NEW ANIMALS
The addition of a new animal to
the herd or flock, is a very common
practice. However, there is always
the chance of bringing new in
fections into the herd. Too many
diseases and problems have been
brought by the owner. At this tune
of year and in this part of the state,
the Pa. Farm Show provides an
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THE SERVANT
January 10,1982
Background Scripture;
Matthew 12:51-12; Luke
22:24-27; John
13:1-16; Philippians
2:5-6.
Devotional Reading:
Philemon 8-22.
1 guess we still don’t have this
lesson right.
Qh, we’ve talked about it enough.
We can verbalize it. Some of us can
teach a Sunday school class a
lesson on it and preachers can
preach about it. But we still don’t
have it right.
If you are tempted to disagree
with me, take a look at your own
church. Now let’s be honest, as you
view it, is the "servant principle”
evident in the life of your
congregation?
What’s the “servant principle”?
Well, the New Testament makes it
pretty clear for us. When, for
example, the disciples of Jesus got
into a dispute about which of them
was to be regarded as "the
greatest,” Jesus rebuked them,
saying; "...let the greatest among
you become as the youngest, and
the leader as one who serves”
(Luke 22:26). Even more poin
tedly, he said "1 am among you as
one who serves” (22:27). It was no
idle boast, for we know that on his
last night with them, he took a
basin, girded himself with a towel
and washed their feet as a humble
servant. And when he had finished,
he said, "If I then, your Lord and
Teacher have washed your feet,
Farm Calendar
Today, Jan. 9
Pennsylvania Farm Show
livestock judging begins. (See
complete daily schedule on
Pages D22&27.)
Monday, Jan. 11
Poultry servicemen’s seminar,
Holiday inn North, Rt. 501,
Lancaster, 6:30 p.m.
CORE training for pesticide ap
plicators, Hunterdon County
Extension Office, Flemmgton,
N.J., 7:30 p.m.
HAV HAWS
“Quick, Cosgrove! Give this one some kind of ribbon!"
you also ought to wash one
another’s feet. For 1 have given
you an example, that you should
also do as 1 have done to you”
(John 13:14,15).
The Form of the Servant
We know, of course, that Jesus
was much influenced in his
Christhood by the “Suffering
Servant” passages of the Prophet
Isaiah. His sovereignty was so
strong that he could bend in ser
vanthood to the needs of people
wherever he encountered them. As
Paul says in Philippians, it was
servanthood born of sovereignty;
“...though he was in the form of
God, did not count equality with
God a thing to be grasped, but
emptied himself, taking the form
of a servant...” (Philippians 2:6,7).
No one coerced Jesus into his
humble tasks as servant; rather he
stooped from his exalted position
to do these things of his own free
will. As servant, he was still
sovereign in his own life.
So, how do you see that view
translated into action in your own
congregation? Is it obvious in your
church that the highest recognition
we can receive is the witness of
humble service? Do we exak
selflessness? Or is your church not
all that different from your club or
lodge: an heirarchy that depends
on power and influence? (Maybe
your church passes the test with'
flying colors. If so, good for you
and yours! land mine don’t.)
He Humbled Himself
But we need to look beyond our
churches. What about the society
in which we live: what really
counts for prominence? Power or
service? What examples do we
hold before our children? And what
kind of witness do we bear to them
in our own lives?
It is very human for us to want,
like the disciples, to be "the
greatest.” But we are called to be
more than human, we are called to
be Christhke, to humble ourselves
in service to one another, knowmg
that no matter how much we give
of ourselves, we lose nothing.
Bradford County Holstein
Directors meeting, Robert
Whipple farm, Hornbrook,
noon.
Thursday, Jan. 14
Upper Eastern Shore Agronomy '
Day, Washington College,
Chestertown, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Delaware vegetable growers
meeting, 8:30 a.m., Sheraton
Inn, Dover, continues
tomorrow. - i