Al2—Upcast f Firming, Saturday, March 3,1984
OUR READERS WRITE,
AND OTHER OPINIONS
We’re forgetting
I have been reading in your fine
weekly the sorrowful lamentations
of readers concerning such
common subjects as farm
foreclosures, Avian influenza and
pseudorabies in hogs.
Although my first reaction was
to feel sorrow for all those who
have been stricken with one form
or another of bad luck, my second
more compulsive emotions lean
toward the remonstrative.
In all of life we learn that in
order to avoid problems there are
certain rules by which we must
abide. In like manner, there are
certain rules of nature far more
forceful than any rules laid down
by man, and these are the rules of
God’s Universal Nature.
Modem man has conquered so
very much that he fails to
recognize these rules, or has the
false confidence that he can
conquer < or circumvent them.
Sooner or later, however, man is
made to realize just how in
significant we really are.
Over the past several years we
have had some very clear
examples that we cannot long
violate the rules of Nature and
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NEED ROOFING & SIDINGY
about the rules
always come out the winner.
First, we had a pseudorabies
outbreak; secondly there was
Avian influenza and even now I’m
hearing of a deadly devastating
disease in large dairy herds in
Eastern Pennsylvania.
In all of these cases the victims
followed the philosophy with which
I was recently admonished:
“Speacialize, get in big, mechanize
or get out!” This is the modern
way. The word is monoculture.
God and his nature did not intend
this to be so. In monoculture the
pathogens have a “field day.” We
have been shown that alien
pathogens can adapt much faster
than man can possibly formulate
his miracle drugs to combat them.
Far better the farmer heed the
rules of Nature (God) than blindly
follow the urging of governmental
agencies whose purpose is to
maintain a stable society through a
cheap food policy! Sooner or later,
and perhaps not too much later,
this strategy is destined to back
fire.
Already it is not at all unusual
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Farm Calendar
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I'U lilU i ■ ',v I'l ILLllllg,
bheialon Danville Inn, con-
tinues tomorrow.
Grassland FFA Banquet, 6.30
p.m., New Holland and Blue
Ball Fire Halls, program in
high school auditorium
Lamb grading workshop,
Waynesburg, continues
tomorrow
Beef cattle field day, 9 a.m ,
Bellsville Md Ag Research
Center.
York Extension Soils School, 9 30
a m. - 3 p.m., 4-H Center, Bair
Farm computer program, 9 a.m ,
Hunterdon County, N.J Ex-
tension.
Manheim FFA Banquet, 6.45 p m ,
Ruhl’s Church.
District 4-H dairy leaders,
Dauphin County.
Saturday, March 10
Cecil County, Md. Farm Bureau
annual meeting.
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I Hardware ■
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J COAL FIRED BOILERS \
* • Welders & cutting torches "
I • Custom made farm gates, etc. I
| • Custom built high pressure washers I
| * Stainless steel, aluminum and spot |
_ welding.
" • UPS Service
PLATE SHEARING AND
PRESS BRAKE WORK
■ D.S. MACHINE SHOP
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pigs warm, relax aching muscles,
or warm crankcases of tractors
and automobiles so they’ll start
easier. The heat lamp can also be
used in brooders for small pigs or
lambs, or baby chicks or at your
workbench to give you quick heat.
But, I’d like to add a word of
caution. A heat lamp can be
dangerous because the ’amp’s rays
can easily burn you, the same as a
sunburn.
Also, if you are using the lamp
continously for a long period, use a
procelain socket. Brass and most
plastic sockets will not be able to
stand the heat. Another thing ... in
a brooding area use a wire or chain
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to support the lamp. Dont’ hang it
by it’s cord, the cord was designed
to carry the current and not the
weight. Remember, a heat lamp
can come in handy around the
farm or home in cold weather. But
handle it with care.
To Develop
Good Pesticide Records
The arrival of March means the
beginning of a new growing season
and warmer weather. And, the use
of various spray materials and
chemicals will be a common
practice. They’re all intended for a
special purpose, if used correctly.
In order to protect the producer
from the danger of having excess
residues in food and feed crops, it
is very important that accurate
records be kept. This is true on
crops as well as with livestock. In
case the producer is charged with
excess residues, these written
records may save your business.
Don’t rely on your memory or oral
statements; they will not stand up
at a hearing or in court. Be sure
records list the name of the
material, and the rate and date of
application.
AOWAY