410—Uncarttr farming, Saturday, January 8,1983 &S omdtimg Board By Sheila Miller, Editor Butterflies at Farm Show? Nobody has to explain these butterflies complete, we remembered too late the vows of we've been feeling for the past few weeks. No, "I'm going to have those animals clipped and they're not the result of pre-Christmas jitters ready to go," made hastily during longer, or New Year's Eve excitement. What's been warmer days. Now evenings find us freezing causing all the flutters can be summed up in our fingers off in 20 degree weather, two words Farm Show. promising ourselves through shivering lips Here at the paper, everyone has been that once we’ve thawed our typing digits we’ll pouring all of our energies into bringing you a send a letter to Secretary Hallowed asking for super pre-Farm Show issue. Now that the big Farm Show to be rescheduled in July. Despite week has arrived, we’ll be heading to these frosty late night vigils in the barn, during Harrisburg to bring you all the news and which clippers go on strike, cattle kick, and happenings Pennsylvania’s largest indoor tempers flare, many of us will still be frantically agricultural show can provide. We hope to see clipping away on our livestock entries just you all there and be sure to take a minute hours before the show ring call, and stop by Lancaster Farming’s booth in the I have to confess, although some folks are Main Exhibition Building (Number 30) to say more organized than lam about traveling to "hi.” shows, I always seem to forget something Just as it take weeks to get a pre-Farm Show whether it’s feed tubs, water buckets, combs, newspaper ready for the big farming event, brushes,. . . whatever. Luckily, and probably farm families across the state have been quite by accident, I have yet to forget the show preparing for months to bring their finest entries or my camera and notebook, livestock, poultry, crops, Christmas trees, But, as the hours wind down to departure fruits, nuts, and home economics projects to time for our trip to Harrisburg, I listen with the state's historic agricultural complex in strained attention to every radio news Harrisburg. But it always seems that no broadcast, hoping that the weatherman matter when we begin getting ready for Farm doesn’t make my nerves stretch even tighter Show, procrastination asserts itself and wins by coating the highways with snow or ice. the upper hand. First-hand experience has given’Vne a better For those who find that hard to believe, insight into what each Farm Show exhibitor consider this. Who could have possibly been goes through to bring the thousands of Farm thinking about getting entry forms filled out for Show visitors a better-than-ever show each Farm Show when Halloween costumes and year. From paperwork to packing the show box trick-or-treat prank possibilities preoccupied to pulling a reluctant calf into a crowded, noisy our minds? But, regardless of how involved we show ring, the Farm Show initiation has were in picking out the scariest face mask or opened up another side ot this awesome event carving the funniest jack-o-lantern, we had to for me. drop everything and concentrate on "how many" and "which ones of what” we’d like to Quite conveniently, I can’t remember ‘ake to Farm Show. exactly how our cattle placed after our debut Why then? Weil, for most Farm Show on the Farm Show tanbark three years ago. exhibitors, all that sort of paperwork had to be But I vividly remember straining my eyes in completed and in the mail to Horace Mann's order to see the other end of the lineup and office (Farm Show director) by Nov. 4. who had received the blue ribbon in the class. With that out of the way, there’s nothing left Now, some folks might be discouraged by to do until the big day arrives for the drive to that kind of "success" at Farm Show but it Harrisburg, right? Wrong. But that doesn’t sure lets you know how your breeding lean we remember to get everything done. program compares to others in the state, and So, with thoughts filled with Thanksgiving whether a change is needed. The message urkey and the number of shopping days left came through loud and clear that year, ntil Christmas, it’s no wonder the fact that all So, three years and a change of bloodlines le blood work and health charts on animals later, we’re coming back to Farm Show. No lipped out of our minds. Miraculously our matter where our calves stand in their class, lemories returned in the nick of time so that the week-long effort will be a worthwhile ur temporary Yuletide amnesia still per- experience for us, just as it has been for nitted the necessary tests and paperwork to farmers across the state for more than six je completed. (With a sigh of relief, we opened decades. We'll be joining the rest of the he envelope containing the health charts that Keystone farmers in measuring our somehow were rushed through any red tape agricultural performance by the state’s oldest, delays and arrived in the mail this week.) biggest and best yardstick the 67th Penn- With entries accepted and health charts sylvania Farm Show. Something for everyone N Joyce Bupp s, articles always If XiCtI'EPS To II 1 would t 0 compliment the “hit home.” The recipe page is II || Lancaster Farming staff on the always useful and “Off the ILThC Editor Jl fine job you do on the paper. Sounding Board” is informative U| 11 dl Your articles are timely and and thought-provoking. accurate, not to mention that there 80 here is a pat-on-the-back for is something of interest for the each of you, to start the new year, reader of any age from kids to A Faithful Reader, great-grandpap. New Enterprise, Pa. HP'Vm! ( b—z_/ oemanchm& a TV. SET. SO H W I I 1 r \LL£I that vou cam watch *aais& E ■ , \ ] q b / i- -Jv p ' eey l2 J | TOOFARi 0 5T P '.S.' 'ft''}- BY LAWRENCE W AHHOU-SE m/ GETTING “PERSONAL” January 9,1983 Background Scripture: Luke 7:11-23; 10:2547. Devotional Reading; Luke 6:6-11. . Lots of people I know like to talk about religion. They love to discuss and argue the fine points of religious ideas. In fact, for some people, the essence of religion seems to be doing battle with “wrong” religious thinking, combating “unsound” religious concepts, and debating differing theological formulations. Those same people, I’ve often observed, are considerably less enthusiastic when those abstract religious ideas are personalized. For example, it is one thing to discuss the nature of God and quite something else to begin to spell out what demands our belief in God makes upon the way we live our lives. TESTING JESUS This was true in the encounter between Jesus and the lawyer who asked him, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit entemal life?” It was a perfectly, good question to provoke a religious discussion. People often discussed the meaning and nature of “eternal life.” But, of course, Luke tells us that the lawyer’s interest was not really in eternal life, but in putting Jesus “to the test.” The lawyer wanted to see how Jesus would answer this question Perhaps he would say NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lanatter County Agriculture Acent PhoM 717-394-6851 To Attend Farm Show Events Time has a way of creeping up on us, and here it is this week is Farm Show week. The Farm Show will open again this year on Sun day, Jan. 9, and close on Friday, Jan. 14. The theme for this year’s exhibition is ‘Pennsylvania Agriculture - We’re Growing Better.’ Well, our agriculture is growing better because of the hard work of our family-operated farms. And here is an opportunity for our farmers to show the con suming public, the high quality product that’s produced on or farms today. Active farmers should recognize the many educational meetings and banquets that are held during the week. Many of these are state wide organizations and should have economic benefits to the producer. To Evaluate Computers Farm people have always looked at new ways to do a better job in producing food and fiber and now, as we enter the computer age, farmers are taking a good look at the potential of computer to assist in the decision-making process. We urge farmers to become aware of the many and varied ways a computer can be used. In an effort to assist farmers in sorting out and evaluating this information, the Extension Service in south central Pennsylvania will hold a Farm Computerization Symposium and Trade Show. On Feb. 1, the event will be held at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center, and on Feb. 2, it will be held at the Embers Restaurant, something that could be held against him. Or maybe he would be embarrassed not by having a worthy answer. At any rate, the lawyer probably figured he could hardly lose, for, if Jesus gave the traditional answer the lawyer would be able to get some points with his perfect obedience to the Pharisaic life under the law. And, at first, that’s what appeared to be happening. Jesus asked him, “What is written in the law?” and this gave the lawyer a perfect opportunity to parade his own moral rectitude. - MY NEIGHBOR? Flushed with success, the lawyer went one step too far. Not content with his victory, be pressed Jesus on still another debatable point: “And who is my neighbor?” The lawyer should have quit while he was ahead, for at this point Jesus got “personal” in a way the lawyer would have preferred to avoid. Instead of discussing the question in theological or philosophical terms, Jesus told a parable that made the ..answer so clear to everyone as to place their behavior under judgement especially that of the lawyer. • The lawyer began the con versation on a wave of religious pride, but when Jesus per sonalized, it, the proud lawyer was humbled by the Master’s answer. To inherit eternal life would make some requirements on the lawyer that he was not prepared to make. So long as the preacher inveighs against sin in a general way, we may be led to express enthusiasm for his preaching. But if he should move from generalizations to specifics that touch our lives, we may be led to conclude that he has moved from preaching to med dling. In that sense. Jesus was more a meddler than a preacher, for the essence of the gospel, as he saw it, is in “getting personal.” Carlisle. We encourage pre registration obtain a copy of the program and registration form from any Extension office in south centra] Pennsylvania. The sym posium starts at 9 a.m. both days. Two half-day programs will be presented each day with identical programs in the morning and afternoon. A trade show with various types of computers will run concurrent with the sym posium. To Be A Better Manager As we look ahead to 1983, it is difficult to realize just what major problems will confront the average farmer. However, it is evident that profits will be more difficult to realize and some very good management will be needed to come out in the black. Today’s farmer must be a better businessman than his forefathers. He must be able to handle labor, money, equipment and keep up to date on all regulations and cultural practices. He must be able to plan ahead and to be organized with all his responsibilities. He shold practice good public relations with his neighbors and respect the rights of others. Good management is just as important in farming as it is in any other industry or business. Work at it and it will pay dividends. To Segregate Animals One of the major practices in preventing livestock diseases is to segregate new animals when brought to the farm. This is true with all species of livestock. Too many diseases and infections are (Turn to Page Al 2)
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