Alo—Lancaster Finning, Saturday, August 14,1982
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By Sheila Miller, Editor
Help a young farmer , junk your haler
1 hear it all the time -at meetings, from Maybe U.S. Agriculture Secretary John
friends, and frustrated young farmers. It Block could have a ta,k with the ,RS and
seems to be universally accepted that it is next convince them to give young farmers a break
to impossible for a young couple or person to —be m have better luck there than he did
get started in farming from scratch thesedays. w armers Home Administration.
1 would agree that it's difficult But im- If everyone is as concerned about the ability
possible 7 Never °f young people to get started in farming as
I don’t go along with the claims that the only th ®y “V th ®y are - then 1 suggest that farmers
way a young farmer can get started in today’s organize a “graveyard” for old farm machinery
economy is by Inheriting a farm or marrying (Perhaps a project for the USDA’s small farmer
the farmer’s son or daughter. Granted, that committees). That's where all the antiquated,
may be the easiest way, but it’s also the most worn-out implements would be laid to rest,
morbid -and the worst possible reason for Then, when young farmers are in need of a
getting married. helping hand, a visit to the “ag cemetary" will
With today’s high costs, it takes con- arm them (free of charge) with the parts they
siderably more money to become a tiller of the need t 0 carf y on
land. There's little margin for error. But is that Let ' s face rt - almost everybody who starts
so different than when farmers were getting farming in the 1980 s has little choice but to
started in the early 1900 s? By comparison the drive second-hand tractors that probably date
prices paid for farms back then were cheap, back to the ear| y 1950 - The balers they’re
and so were the prices paid for farm products usm S to gather their livestock’s winter food
too. supply are most like that of the 1940’s vintage.
Some statisticians say that it’s proper- „ What happens when parts to these
tionally tougher to become a farmer in the “collector items" -go bad? Does the young
1980 s, but I contend that where there's a will, farmer junk the entire machine for lack of one
there also is a way. minor part?
Unfortunately, young farmers readily find
Rather than going into farming feet first, themselves at the mercy of equipment dealers
with no other source of income, more farmers who would rather sell them a brand, spanking
are getting their feet wet in this high-risk new baler than the parts for older models. In
industry by supporting thjNr mistakes with off- some cases, the machinery manufacturer
farm incomes. shares these same sentiments and labels the
These “part-time” farmers (which I suspect oldtimers obsolete discarding the part
work twice as hard at two jobs than some full- molds and striking them from their books,
time farmers do at one) have been the There should be an understood rule that no
scapegoat for much criticism recently. During piece of farm machinery can be stamped
the past two years, they’ve been blamed for "outdated" until the last one bites the dust, or
everything from a corn and soybean surplus to until all the parts are stripped from the
the oversupply of pigs. graveyard "mechani'cal corpses.”
Even the established farmers had to start Want to really welcome a young farmer into
somewhere and these "future" farmers agriculture? Then remember the somewhat
must too. They’ve got to start small acreage revised words Emma Lazarus (the woman who
and operation-wise to keep their heads wrote the sonnet engraved on the Statue of
financially above water. So their overall impact Liberty) could have written for young farmers;
on the farm market is relatively insignificant. Give us your “tired” rake, your baler "poor,”
But starting small also carries some risk for Send the “ wretched refuse" you want no
these part-time farmers when it comes time to more
file their annual income tax forms. Un- Th „ hn ’
fortunately, the Internal Revenue Service The . . h ° meless harrow - or tempest-tost
tends to look skeptically at new farmers, ~?• f r . „. . .
preferring to believe the farm is a tax shelter We u l,s t ° ur lamps inside empty barn
rather than a growing business. "doors.”
| Farm Calendar |
Saturday, Aug. 14 bersburg, continues through Royal town, Dauphin County,
South Central Pa. Black & White Saturday. continues through Saturday.
Championship Show, 10 a.m., Howard County Fair, Howard Montour DeLong Community Fair,
Carlisle Fairgrounds. County Fairgrounds, West Washingtonville, continues
Sunday, Aug. 15 Friendship, Md., continues through Saturday.
Manor Young Farmer, FFA through Saturday. Sewickley Twp. Community Fair,
Picnic, 4 p.m., Lampeter Huntingdon County Fair, continues West Newton, Westmoreland
Fairgrounds. through Saturday. County, continues through
N.J. Polled Hereford Assn. Field Washington County Fair, con- Saturday.
Day, 1 p.m., Dunwalke Farm, tinues through Saturday. Tuesday, Aug. 17
Far Hill, N.J. Monday, Aug. 16 Montgomery County Holstein
McKean County Fair, Smethport, McKean County Fair, continues Show, 4-H Center, Lansdale.
continues through Saturday. through Friday. Cochranton Community Fair,
Franklin County Fair, Cham- Middletown Community Fair, (Turn to Page Al 2)
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August 15,1982
Background Scripture: Acts 18;
Romans 16;3-sa; 1 Corinthians
16:19.
Devotional Reading: Galatians
6:1-10.
I’ve never had either a Priscilla
or Acquila in any congregation I’ve
ever served. Nevertheless, I feel as
though 1 Know these two people
very well, for I have had many
parishioners who were their
spiritual successors.
These have been people who
have been largely unsung, yet
very, very vital to the life of the
congregation. They have been the
kind of people that no church can
long survive without. They may
not be the most wealthy or well
known, but they are the kind whose
contribution to the life of the
church goes considerably above
the beyond what may be regarded
as “par for the course.”
He Stayed With Them
If Priscilla and Acquila had been
totally unable ever to teach
one word of the gospel, their
contribution to the church at
Corinth would be no less vital.
Although they had already known
the pangs of persecution in Italy,
from whence they had recently
fled as Jews, when Paul arrived in
Corinth, they opened their home .to
Paul and hosted him in it
throughout his ministry in Corinth.
“And he went to see them,” the
writer of Acts, says, “and because
NOW IS THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
Phone 717-394-6851
To Plan For Fall Wheat Seeding
The time is fast approaching for
our wheat growers to be making
plans for their fall seeding. Some
of the local wheat may not be
satisfactory due to the wheat scab
found in many fields this year. If
you use local wheat, be sure you
know the source and have it
cleaned and treated for disease.
Also, if you had a scab problem
this year, do not plant seed in the
same field this fall; the fungus can
remain in the soil.
Certified seed would be the best
route to take if you experienced
any problem with scab or powdery
mildew this year. The extra cost
for certified seed is well worth it to
help insure a good crop next
summer.
Plan your seed needs now so you
are ready to plant when the con
ditions are right.
To Check SQo Size
How much silage or high
moisture com must you feed each
day to keep ahead of spoilage in the
silo? The amount will vary con
siderably from cold days to hot
days. Can your herd consume this
much feed? The answer to these
questions depends on the diameter
of the silo, how well the feed was
processed and packed what it was
ensiled, herd size, feeding
program, season of the year and
type of storage structure, ac
cording to our Dairy Agent, Glenn
Shirk.
If you are ensiling high moisture
ground shelled com in an upright
conventional silo, you’ll need to
remove at least 2 inches of grain a
day in warmer weather to keep
be was of the same trade he stayed
with them, and they worked, for by
trade they were tentmakers.”
Priscilla and Acquila may not have
been able to contribute much
money to the Corinithians church,
but bravely and unselfishly they'
put their home at his disposal so
that Paul could pursue the gospel
in this city that needed it so badly.
By contrast, today we are often
reluctant to let the ministry of the
gospel impinge upon our private
lives. We ,go to church for our
religious observance, but we are
not anxious to open our homes for
the Church. We don’t want it to
interfere with the routines of our
lives.
Left In Ephesus
When, at last, Paul determined
that the time had come to move on
from Corinth and return to Asia
Minor, despire their well
established tent-making enterprise
in Corinth, they gave up
everything to go along with Paul. It
is a surprise, then, that we learn in
Acts 18:19 that “they came to
Ephesus, and he left them there.’’
They stayed on in Ephesus while
Paul moved on. Here were two
people who were willing to take
great risks for the sake of the
gospel. Whatever they had, they
were willing to invest it in the work
of the Lord.
Paul later writes of them,,
"Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my
fellow workers in Christ Jesus,
who risked their necks for my
life...” Yet, in a way, equally as
impressive was their willingness to
risk controversy in helping Apollo
to grow further and deeper in his
Christian commitment. Instead of
being condemning him because his
gospel was somewhat incomplete,
they invested their own time in
efforts in helping him perfect his
own ministry. No wonder Paul and
all the Gentile churches were so
grateful for these two people.
ahead of spoilage. For a 14-foot
silo, that is 1400 pounds or more of
com per day 24 pounds per cow
in a 60-cow herd. If you’re ensiling
whole shelled com or ground ear
com, the material does not pack as
tightly, and up to 4 inches may
have been removed daily. Four
inches of this material in a 14-foot
silois2,4S6Tpounds—4l pounds per
cow in a 60-cow herd!
In the latter situation, a 10-foot
silo would require 21 pounds of
com be fed. If a limited oxygen
storage unit is used, sizing is less
critical. Feeding 2 . inches of com
per day year-round would require
a silo 61 feet tall; 4 inches per day
requires a total of 122 feet of silo
height.
To Stay In Touch With Creditors
Maintaining a close relationship
with your creditors and telling
them about your financial status
won’t likely erase your debts, but
will ease your creditors’ mind.
Creditors get concerned when
someone owes a sizeable bill and
they never see him. By staying
close to your creditors, you may be
able to write another payment
plan. Some bankers will re
negotiate the payment schedule
and add a year or two, thus cutting
down the monthly or annual
payments.
You may also need to visit about
refinancing. In most cases you will
be paying a higher rate of interest
and it won’t do you that much good,
but it still deserves a look.
Sometimes by refinancing through
another source you can often ob
tain a lower rate of interest. It’s