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BYDICKANGLESTEIN
Many years ago on that small hillside farm I
fell asleep on hot muggy summer nights to the
telling of bedtime stories. Here’s one of the
favorite farm fairy tales told to us kids by
Grandmother Heidi:
Once upon a time there was a king named
Good King Ronnie I. After serving his ap
prenticeship to the court jester, Ronnie took
over the leadership of his kingdom that fn
cluded a good bit of farmland.
In the third year of Ronnie’s reign many
problems befell his farmers. It didn't ram and
the crops dried up. Then, Ronnie opened some
of the royal granaries because they were so
full of grain and the price of feed for livestock
increased. And still, there was too much milk,
meat and eggs for the people of Ronnie's land.
The farmers decided to walk to Good King
Ronnie's castle and tell him of their problems
and ask his help. But to get there, they had to
walk through a deep, dark forest.
About a hundred farmers gathered on the
far edge of the forest to begin the trek to the
castle. But alas, they couldn’t agree on the
way to go through the forest.
The farmers who each had a cow were first
in the group.
"I have the biggest cow so I should lead the
way,” said the farmer with the black and white
cow.
But the farmer with the brown and white
cow disagreed. And the farmer with the little
cow with the big eyes had a third opinion.
So, each went his separate way.
Farm Calendar
Saturday, Sept. 10
Mon-Valley District 4-H Dairy
Show at 2 p.m. at Washington
County Fairgrounds.
Pennsylvania State Jersey Sale at
12:30 p.m. at the Guernsey
Sales Pavilion, Lancaster.
Fourth Annual Agricultural Foods
Exposition from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. at Independence Mall,
Philadelphia. Continues
tomorrow.
York Interstate Fair, York
Fairgrounds. Continues to the
17th.
Monday, Sept. 12
NT Ag Extension staff at the
Bradford County Extension
Office from9;3o a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Inter-State District 6 meeting at 7
p.m. at Blue Ball Fireball.
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Bradford Co. Dairy Princess
Committee meets at 8 p.m. at
the Extension office.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Big E Eastern States Exposition in
West Springfield, Mass. Con
tinues through Sept. 25.
Core recertification credit course
from 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. at
Hunterdon Co., N.J., Extension
center.
Fayette County Holstein Family
Picnic at 7:30 p.m, at the farm
of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brown,
Acme R 2.
Estate Planning, Bradford County,
from 1 to 3 p.m. and from 7 to 9
p.m.
Beekeeper meeting at 6:30 p.m. at
the Stephen Stoltzfus home,
Next were the pig idi ■ < uj. The farmer with
the red pig got into a heated discussion with
farmers who had spotted pigs or black and
white ones So each of them also went their
separate way.
It was the same with the steer farmers - the
black steer farmer going one way and the
white one another.
The chicken farmers split up, too. The
farmers with chickens that laid eggs followed
one path and the farmer with eating chickens
went another.
And, even though the farmers who planted
seeds did so in the same way, at about the
same time and in the same soil, they couldn’t
agree either.
The farmer who planted with a green
colored plow went one way and the farmer
with a red one went another. And those who
made the plows didn’t want to be there in the
first place and only showed up for appearance
sake.
A kingdom scribe was tagging along with the
group to write a story. After he saw each
farmer taking his own path, he just gave up
and went home.
Meanwhile back in the castle, the time of the
farmers' appointment with Good King Ronnie
arrived and passed.
“Where are my farmers?" the king asked
“I thought they wanted to talk to me."
The king’s secretary replied;
"None have arrived Your Highness. But
there are reports of people wandering around
out in the deep, dark forest and crying out with
bleak little voices in the wilderness."
So, Good King Ronnie grabbed his hearing
trumpet and held it out the window of the
castle. Sure enough, off in the distance he
could hear a hundred little voices bleating
"help, help," but he couldn’t make out any
more of the words as they all ran together.
“We’ll just have to forget about the far
mers," Good King Ronnie said.
"I have a lot of other things. There’s those
naughty red barons over in the next kingdom.
And, there’s the battles in all of those other
places.
“Besides, my royal steed needs exercise."
Moral to the story:
If farmers ever hope to get their show on the
road and be heard, it's about time they get
their act together.
Honey Brook R 2.
Thursday, Sept. 15
State Council of Farm
Organizations legislative
breakfast at 8 a.m. at the
Quality Inn, Villa Leo
Restaurant, New Cumberland.
Bradford Co. rural development
meeting at 9 a.m. in the Ex
tension office.
Saturday, Sept. 17
Delaware Valley Old Time Power
and Equipment Association
antique exhibition at
Washington Crossing State
Park, N.J. Continues tomorrow.
NE Pa. Sheep Show and Sale at
Harford Fairgrounds.
Bradford Co. 4-H County Council at
8 p.m. at the Extension office.
HIS STORY,
OURSTORY
September 11,1983
Background Scripture:
Deuteronomy 26:5-10; Psalms
105; Acts 7:2-53.
Devotional Reading:
Deuteronomy 26:5-10.
Belief in God has always had two
main sources. Many of us,
beholding in wonder and awe the
world about us, experience him as
the God of creation. At the same
time, we may behold him in the
fabric of events and phenomena
that we call history. This is one of
the great contributions which the
Hebrew religion has made to the
world: the perception that the God
of creation is also the Lord of
history.
Remember His Works
The Jews had no creeds, no con
fessions of faith, and few specula
tions about what God is like. What
they had and still have is a convic
tion that God is and has been
perceptively present in the affairs
of the world. The Hebrew relgion
was always much more concerned
with what God does than with who
God is. In fact, any inquiry into
who God is has usually been based
upon what God had done in human
history.
Thus, the Hebrew call to belief m
God usually came as a challenge to
remember what God has done. The
Psalmist, thus, says: “Remember
the wonderful works that he has
done, his miracles, and the
judgements he uttered" (105:5).
NOW IS THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
- Lincuter County Apiculture Agent
Phone 717-394^*51
To Fertilize Alfalfa Stands
The fall of the year is one of the
best tunes to apply phosphorus and
potash to established alfalfa
stands. Many growers will top
dress the field after the last cutting
is removed. In addition, the stand
can be fertilized next spring after
the first cutting is removed. When
the plants are fertilized in the fall
they will be stronger next summer.
Since alfalfa is a very heavy
feeder of both phosphorus and
potash, these elements must be
replaced for top yields. If the area
is to be grazed in the fall instead of
removing the final cutting, the
fertilizer should be washed down
with a ram before livestock should
be allowed on the field; also
bloating may result if grazed soon
after application. Use the ap
plication rates as recommended on
your soil test results.
To Protect Show Animals
September, m Lancaster County,
is fair tune. It is also a time to be
concerned about the health of show
animals. Fair should be a place
where we can exhibit our animals;
they should not be a place for
spreading diseases and other
ailments. Be considerate of other
exhibitors and of other show
animals. If your animals have an
infectious or contagious problems,
leave them at home; it’s like
keeping a sick child out of school to
protect those who are healthy. If
you do show, consult your
veterinarian about necessary tests
and protective vaccines.
When you return your livestock
to the farm after the show, isolate
And in Deuteronomy the Hebrew'
declaration of belief in God is set i
the form of a bnef recital of God'
role in the history of Israel:
wandering Aramean was m
father; and he went down ml
Egypt and sojourned there, few i
number; and there he became
nation... And the Egyptians treate
us harshly, and afflicted us, an
laid upon up hard bondage. The
we cried to the Lord the God of ou
fathe’-" md the Lord heard ou
voice.. .and brought us out of Egyf
with a mighty hand and
outstretched arm...”
The Righteous One
In Christianity’s early days, this
remembrance of God’s mighty
works continued to be an impor
tant factor in interpreting Christ to
the Jews. When Stephen was taken
before the Sanhedrin to answer
charges of blasphemy, he made his
defense with a long recitation of
God’s acts, beginning, as was
customary, with "our father
Abraham.” What enraged those
who listened to him and brought
about his violent death was not his
remembrance of God’s mighty
acts, but his conviction that Jesui'
of Nazareth was the fulfillment of
God’s plan and purpose. Just as the
Sanhedrin's forefathers resisted
God’s plan, so now were they, said
Stephen: "And they killed those
who announced beforehand the
coming of the Righteous One,
whom you have betrayed and
murdered...”
Thus, it is not enough to see God
at work in human history. We need
also to see him at work in our own
personal story. If we look closely at
our own lives, we must be able to
discern his presence in thos events
which are personal. Along with our
contemplation of who God is, we
need to have a remembrance of
what God has done in our lives as
well as in the broad scope of
history. In Jesus Christ, we must
learn to see his plan and purpose
his story/history-as our story too.
them from other animals on the
farm before introducing them to
their herd mates.
To Check Feed Bins
We are coming into the fall
season where we see considerable
temperature change from day to
night. This causes a lot of moisture
condensation, as we see it on car
windows in the morning. This
same type of condensation takes
place in the bulk feed bins on our
farms. It causes the build-up c_’
molds on the bins and in the feed.
When feed bins are cleaned out,
they should be inspected
thoroughly, right down to the boot.
Also, when you are taking feed out
of the bin, keep a close watch for
chunks of feed, it will tell you if a
problem is developing.
After cleaning out the bin, it
should be sprayed with a mold
inhibitor and allowed to dry. You
can use calcium propianate
solution, as the inhibitor, at the
rate of 2 ounces per gallon of water
for this spray.
To Check Stored Grain
Farmers should check all their
stored gram at this tune of year,
because heating of stored gram
can be a sympton of insect activity
or just too much moisture. In
either case, the heating problem
should be corrected before the
gram is mined. If grain requires
fumigation to control pests, it.
should be done while the aii
temperature is still fairly high or
above 60 degrees F. If it’s
moisture, then check for possible
leaks in the roof.
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