Alo—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 10,1982 Finding a substitute for food, farmers I couldn’t believe my eyes for the second could also have a ricochet-affect on other milk time this year as I flipped through the news sales quite inadvertently, releases sent to us by the Penn State Ex- Why does Extension feel it’s necessary to tension Service. The first time I was aghast at advocate substituting and cutting corners- in the reading material they sent out was about any food department meat, dairy, grains, five months ago. And it was quite a shock to fruits or vegetables? Better they recommend me, since they’re usually an excellent source of substitutes for home video games, gas health, farm and food information. guzzling cars, extravagant vacations, motor At that time and against my better homes, and the other thousands of luxury, judgement, I decided to overlook their grand non-essential items consumers spend money faux pas in hopes that it'was merely a freak on every day. blunder, and the embarassed writer would We expect this kind of cheap food never make the same mistake twice. propaganda from consumer advocate groups, Instead of being red-faced however, it’s now but not from Extension the folks who should apparent the staff writer is unappalled and understand well the serious economic ready to repeat the previous act of indiscretion dilemma facing American farmers. Funding for by churning out more anti-meat, Egtensiqii's existence is channeled down stories. Department of Agriculture Although I was irritated by their Febru^?r-nftraarae Agency that provides the subsidies release entitled “Try Meat Substitutes for a and price supports needed to keep farmers in Change of Pace” in which the Extension writer business. typed out reasons why stand-ins for meats are It is apparent the Extension news personnel both economical and nutritious, plus a list of are taking their cues from their boss, "hearty, inexpensive meatless dishes," I was Secretary of Agriculture John Block who just furious when I read a release sent out the last recently led a U.S. delegation to the eighth day of June Dairy Month which outlined how ministerial meeting of the World Food Council consumers can "cut their milk bills.’’ in Acapulco, Mexico. The representatives of Amazing, isn’t it? Last month Secretary of the 36-member countries reviewed major -Agriculture Penrose Hallowell announced international food and hunger issues at the farmers turned down a program to educate meeting, including greater efforts to overcome consumers on the benefits of drinking more hunger through national food strategies milk, and at the same time Penn State was preparing a story to educate consumers on how to pare down milk bills. Written to be used as a public service an nouncement on the radio, the release advised parents not to deny their kids the “nutrition packed food” milk but to keep the budget balanced by purchasing nonfat dry milk. Sure, you might say, milk's milk. Whether they drink it after it’s been dried or straight from the pasteurizer, it doesn’t matter as long as they gulp it down by the gallons. But pushing dry milk consumption now doesn't help dairy farmers move their fluid milk into the marketplace instead of federal. warehouses as production continues high after a record spring flush. Isn’t it more economical to all concerned for consumers to buy the product that requires the least processing? So why push a product that costs more to take out the water when the consumer will just put it back later? n If any radio stations do use release, it’s doubtful whether there will beii run on dry milk at the local grocery store. Why? Because consumers will remember that nonfat dry milk “may cause noses to wrinkle, it you remember the dry milk of old with its cooked flavor and undissolved particles." Ugh. Who wants to take a swallow of milk after hearing that? Even though the release does go on to disclaim the old dry milk reputation, bringing up bad memories is one sure-fired way to kill a sale of dry milk and it e NOW IS THE TIME To Be Aware of Summer Water Needs of Poultry We know that hot weather in creases the water consumption in our systems; well laying hens need a good water and nutrient supply during hot summer months also. It’s important to keep hens as cool as conditions permit during hot weather. Furnish plenty of cool, high quality water and expect the Off-the So m&mg By Sheila Miller, Editor By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agriculture Agent Phone 717-394-6851 hens to spend more time drinking and less time eating. Make a special effort to avoid stressing or exciting your chickens in hot weather and provide good ventilation with all fans clean and running properly. Keep in mind that chickens have no sweat glands, but cool them selves through respiration from their combs and wattles. Birds .3S&%sZfK£r, The U.S. national food strategy has always been “cheap at all cost.” And so our farm economy continues to slip under the weight of feeding the world’s hungry. Farming is not a charity at least not based on the amount of taxes farmers pay to support middle-class America’s share of the nation’s budget deficit. Farmers need to receive full value for their product so that they can recoup their costs. Processors, too, should tack on their costs, and so on down the line. By the time the consumers put food into their basket, the cost of producing these life-sustaining nutrients should be summed. And, you can bet it won't be cheap Instead, farmers are forced into "missionary” status and will continue to carry the load of feeding the other 97 percent of the U.S population and the rest of the world until the "burden of bills" overwhelms them. Until their "dying" day. they into continuing the struggle to survive by fleeting profits which are quickly stripped away as packers and processors recoil from the sting of paving the farmers a better price, and consume j boycott higher-priced meats, milk, vegetables, and fruit. Extension radio announcements and news releases are quick to find substitutes for meats and slimmer budgets for milk, when they should be advocating “fatter” budgets for food and farmers. There’s just no' substitute for them. Board cannot stand continuous high temperatures and high humidity. Let’s do all we can to keep the birds comfortable during hot weather. To Be Aware of Feeding New Grain The barley harvest is underway and some farmers may be con- (Turn to Page Aid) YOUR RIGHT TO BE ANGRY July 11,1982 Background Scripture: Acts 6:1 through 8:4. Devotional Reading: Philippians 1:19-26. Stephen bad every right to be angry. He was simply trying to do his job as a follower of Jesus Chnst. It was not his intention to become involved in a dispute of any kind. He had been chosen to help in distributing equitably the goods to the whole congregation of Christ’s disciples. He also spent much of his time as a teacher of "The Way,” as Christianity was called in those days. But, as so often happens in life, some people, it appears, had taken a disliking to him. For one thing, when they disputed with him about Christ, Stephen always prevailed in his point of view. The writer of Adi S' tells us: - “they could not withstand the wisdom and the,- Spirit with which he spoke." Worst of all, as they saw it, this upstart was a Greek. Where did he get all his authority to teach the Gospel? They Secretly Instigated Men So, they determined to get him out of their hair. Having failed to best him to his face, they chose to plot behind his back, starting rumors - that eventually would finish him. If the plot sounds somewhat familiar, it is just because so much of the affairs of life are conducted on that same OUR READERS WRITE, AND OTHER OPINIONS To the pure, all things are pure I hasten to defend Lancaster Fanning’s pictures and article on pages C 2 and C 4 of the June 12 issue. All 4-H children and Future HAV HAWS jselc. “They want to know whether you’ll be wanting eggs or milk for breakfast." level.'They not like him and they were determined to "get” him. Who could blame Stephen if he-had -been bitter' or even outraged?'After all, it hadn’t been the first time he had been insulted. Even when he had been chosen for special work in the Christian community, there were some impression-'that the Apostles considered the work he was to perform as beneath them: "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.” How should Stephen react to all of this? You and ! might counsel him to get back at ids enemies in some way, to try to embarrass' them or start a rumor campaign about them. Somehow, Stephen needs to find a way to get even. Brethren, Hear Me But Stephen wasn’t looking to get “even” with his enemies. Instead of hitting back at them,he realized that, if be was to be faithful to Christ, be would have to rise above vindictiveness. Although he had every right to "blast” his critics and turn the tables on them, he chose to win them over instead of subjecting them to defeat. It was a worthy goal, hut it didn’t seem to work. After teaching and appealing to their consciences, he found that it was all in vain. They ■ didn’t want to understand him, and ■sthey were doing all ui their power to tnake sure that' there would be no meeting of minds. At this moment, Stephen, 1- believe, could have gone either way. -He might easily have denounced them for their hardness , of hearts' and pronounced a scathing judgement upon them. * Instead, Stephen decided there was only one way to cope with their haired against him: he would bless ' them, just .as Jesus had done when men* had done their worst to him. "Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” Fanners are well aware of the necessity for this type of vefser ’ vice. As a cattle and sheep producer, my husband was most I & iWi )r (Turn to Page AI2) ikt
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