Alo—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, May 1,1982
Lancaster County’s former Senior Extension
Agent M Maxwell Smith, known affectionately
by most as just plain “Max,” may be in for one
of the toughest competitions in his life And,
we here at Lancaster Farming, are certainly
pulling for him to win.
Max has thrown his hat into the ring for the
honor of being selected as a Penn State
Trustee. In his bid for this coveted position
with Pennsylvania’s land grant umvensty, Max
will be one of ten alumni vying for only three
positions on the Board of Trustees
Of the slate of candidates running, Max is
the best qualified nominee to represent
agriculture’s interests at the University And,
lest anyone should forget, agriculture gave
birth to Penn State and provided its reason for
being, or as the French would say, “raison
d’etre."
In a prepared statement, the 1936 Penn
State graduate voiced his reason for seeking
the Trustee seat.
“My 44 years in the Extension Service of
Penn State have made me well aware of the
important contributions our alma mater is
making to Pennsylvania’s citizens. Penn
State’s three major functions teaching,
research, and Extension make an
educational opportunity readily available to
everyone
“The University’s designation as the land
grant institution in Pennsylvania challenges its
leadership to maintain top-notch education in
all fields, at a minimum cost. This should be
especially true m agriculture, the first major
subject to be taught in Penn State history
"With higher education in stronger demand
than a generation ago, every college and
university faces the challenge of meeting
inflation, decreased funds, and the need to
offer a wider range of subjects.
“Considerable thought and effort will be
needed to meet these challenges. An active
and responsible Board of Trustees is needed
to guide the University’s administrators. Penn
State must be kept among the very best
universities in the country. I would be glad to
help represent alumni to achieve this goal
“At this time I do not profess to be
acquainted with all of Penn State’s problems:
however I recognize the great importance of
the Board of Trustees whose members must
be dedicated, adopt good business methods,
accept changes, have foresight, consider the
needs of people, establish policies, and
practice good public relations.
“With my past experience m working with
people, I feel that I can contribute sound
leadership in these areas If elected, I shall be
proud to work for all Penn State alumni as a
member of the Board of Trustees ’’
Well there’s no question that Max has the
dedication needed to succeed as a Trustee
NOW IS THE TIME
To Prepare for Corn Planting
It always seems like we are in
full swing of the spring rush by the
time daylight savings time
arrives. Well, this year is no ex
ception. We are fast approaching
corn planting
time and if your planter is not
“ready to go” then put this high on
your list for jobs that must be done.
If you plan to change the row
width, be sure to calibrate your
planter to the plant population you
Off the
Somd'mg
By Sheila Miller, Editor
A vote
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
Phone 717-394-6851
desire. This should be done well
ahead of time - so if y ou need new
plates - they can be picked up and
installed. Also your pest control
programs should be worked out.
If you are on a no-till program
and have a cover crop of rye,
wheat or barley then it should be
sprayed when the vegetation is 18-
24 inches tall. Paraquat plays a
surfactant does an excellent jod.
As far as insect control goes,
research data collected from
for ag
member his 44 years of almost 24-hour-a
-day service to Lancaster County farmers is
living proof of that quality in the man
Accepting change and having foresight are
exemplified by Max’s record of winners in 4-H
livestock competition. Over the years, as
various livestock judges changed their
opinions on what type of animal constitutes a
champion, Max was able to guide his “kids"
through the changing times and captured 16
,Farm Show grand champion steer trophies, 15
reserve champion steers, 19 grand champion
lambs, and 17 reserve champion lambs.
Max passed his "eye” for livestock on to his
4-H'ers, too And, through his efforts as coach,
30 of his livestock and dairy judging teams
came home from State 4-H Achievement Days
as winners.
During Max’s "reign” in Lancaster County,
he watched and kept up with the changes of
agriculture on the farm. He witnessed con
centrations of poultry and hog-rearmg
facilities sprouting up next to the county's
productive dairy operations.
As agriculture in the county grew and
modernized, so did Max He proved that he
had a businessman's head on his shoulders as
he provided counsel and sound management
advice to farmers on how they could operate
most efficiently
And, in the realm of public relations, who
among the other candidates could even hold a
candle to Max 7 It was Max who organized and
presented the very first Extension television
program in Pennsylvania. The year was 1950
Max was one of the catalysts for planning
and developing the Lancaster County Farm
and Home Center which fused both state and
federal agricultural agencies in a convenient,
one-stop location.
Helping to make country and city folks aware
of the importance of agriculture in Penn
sylvania was accomplished by Max, not only
through the news media and through con
ferences at the Farm and Home Center, but
through one of the East Coast’s largest
agricultural events Ag Progress Days. Max
served as general chairman in 1973 when the
field days were still held in Hershey. That year,
more than 50,000 people shared in this
agricultural experience
Awards and honors too long to list have
already been bestowed on Maxtor his life-long
dedication and service to agriculture. And still
he wants to serve this time as a Penn State
Trustee.
The ballots have been mailed and the
deadline for casting them in this year's
election is 9 a.m. Thursday, May 27.
Study the candidates and make a selection
But, keep in mind that a vote for Max is a vote
for agriculture
numerous sites over the past
several years indicates that soil
insecticide treatments for com
rootworm control have not
significantly increased yields
except in a small percentage of the
fields. If rootworm was not a
problem in the past, treatment will
not be necessary. If the field was in
anything but com last year, there
would not be a rootworm problem,
Board
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THE RIGHT WAY
TO CONQUER
May 2,1982
Background Scripture:
Revelation 2 through 3
Devotional Reading:
1 Corinthians 4:1-7
A little less than a year ago 1 had
the opportunity to visit the city of
Pergamum in what is now the
nation of Turkey. Even in rums,
Pergamum, 1 found, is very im
pressive. Its ancient splendor still
shines across the years, like a star
long dead but still twinkling in the
sky.
Several months later 1 visited
East Berlin's great Pergamum
Museum. Although it houses an
tiquities throughout the Middle
East, the museum is so named
because of its stellar attraction, a
gigantic alter to Zeus and Athena
built in 180 to 160 B.C. and which at
one tune ranked as one of the
wonders of the world.
NOTFOREVER
Vet, for all its ancient splendour,
Pergamum, like all of the rest of
the seven cities of the Book of
Revelation, has a sobering
message for us today. Pergamum
is a nun—a glorious one, to be
sure, but still a rum. Ephesus is
also a magnificent rum which
attracts visitors from all over the
world. In fact, the other five cities-
Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis,
Philadelphia and Laodicea—are
also rums, although not nearly so
impressive as Pergamum and
Ephesus. In other words, the seven
OUR READERS WRITE,
AND OTHER OPINIONS
Milk dealers look at referendum
In recent weeks, much has been by the Pennsylvama Department
said and written about the up- of Agriculture,
coming Milk Referendum where Some of the statements made
dairy farmers of Pennsylvania will were inaccurate and some were
vote on a mandatory deduction unfair to various parties,
from their milk checks for dairy Opponents of the referendum
advertising, promotion and have called it a “Milk Tax”. They
research. This is to be conducted (Turn to Page Al 2)
HAV HAWS
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"How long does your mother plan to stay?”
churches to whom John wrote the
Revelation are dead churches,
congregations no longer in
existance. Not one survived into
the twentiethcentury.
Thus, although the Book ofek
Revelation itself has survived an"
become an important—if not well
understood—piece of Christian
scripture, the churches to whom it
was addressed have not. Read
each of these seven letters from
John.and even m their brevity
there appear glimpses of
congregations not too unlike
churches we have known. It is
sobering to realize that each of
these congregations died, never to
be revived or replaced, reminding
us that, although the Church of
Jesus Christ is everlasting, his
congregations are not forever. My
own local congregation, First
United Methodist Church in
Dallas, Texas, is a strong and vital
church. But 25 years from now it
may no longer be here.
THOSE WHO CONQUER
Actually, that is part of the
message of the Book of Revelation.
John’s message to the churches is
not one of how to survive
defmately, but how to remain
faithful in the midst of persecution
qpd destruction. 1 am confident..
that, should we be able to
with John today, the question"
would not be a matter of which
churches survived, but which were
faithful.
In each of the seven letters John
says, “To him who conquers...”
and a promise is given to each. The
term “conquer,” as he uses it,
means to prevail as Christ
prevailed through patient en
durance, courage steadfastness,
loyalty and devotion to God even
unto death. In other words, they
are called, not to take up arms
against their foes, but their cor
sses, conquering with faith and
love.
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