Alo—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1984
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
Carlton Coup
It will go down in dairy marketing annals as
the “Carlton Coup."
Lehigh Valley Farms this week launched
their new milk promotion campaign featuring
Steve Carlton, Phillies pitcher, as their
spokesman for Lite.
Lehigh Valley couldn't have made a better
choice.
"Silent Steve's" devout belief in physical
fitness speaks for itself.
He’s the Kind of person with a reputation
that he would endorse only a product he truly
believes in.
And, most farmers can relate to his 11-year
avoidance of the press and mass media. Every
farmer who has ever been misquoted by a
newspaper or TV reporter who obviously knew
nothing about agriculture can applaud Steve's
more than a decade of silence.
While Carlton is a natural spokesman, there
are other possibilities;
Gene Garber, relief pitcher for the Atlanta
Braves, has his own Holstein herd around
Elizabethtown in Lancaster County.
His teammate Dale Murphy looks like a big
healthy country bpy who could pitch a hay bale
as far as he can hit a baseball.
Claude Osteen, pitching coach for the
Phillies, is a chicken farmer up around
Lebanon.
And, there gotta be some metro-born
athletes out there who were introduced to
good, clean farm life as Fresh Air Kids.
Farm Calendar
Saturday, July 14
Pa. Angus Breeders Show, Centre
Hall.
Pa. State Beekeepers Assn. Sum
mer Picnic, Indian Trail Park.
Dairy Goat Field Day, 1-4 p.m.,
Fischer’s Windy Hill Goat
Dairy, Manheim.
Chester County 4-H Dairy Roun
dup, Kimberton Fairgrounds.
Lycoming County Fair continues
through next Saturday.
Monday, July 16
Professional Judges Conference,
Pa. Holstein Association, Tioga
County.
Md. North-Central Championship
Show, State Fairgrounds,
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But today’s Blue Ribbon goes to Lehigh
Valley. And, there’s a lesson in their coup.
I believe there’s a place for brand name
advertising in state and federal milk
promotion programs. Let’s hope someone
gives it a chance to prove itself in these
programs as it has been proven by Lehigh
Valley in its own campaigns.
Vo-Ag Shortage
There are a lot of dedicated people in
agriculture. It takes a foundation of dedication
to be a farmer in the first place.
Among these dedicated people are vo-ag
t( chers.
teachers.
They’re gathering at Penn State this coming
week to discuss some of their problems, in
cluding a possible shortage of teachers this
fall.
Teaching vo-ag is a tough job. It’s a 12-
month assignment of very long days. There are
fickle school boards and administrations to
contend with and the ever present budget
problems.
We in ag communications face a situation
that many ag teachers face, also. It’s the
choice of making more money in agribusiness
or staying in something that truly gives more
personal satisfaction.
This true satisfaction for the ag teacher is
that occasional student with the real potential
to be a force in shaping ag's future.
But when you're younger and just beginning
your career, it's a tough decision. Life is an
economic challenge for all of us and at times
it’s hard to sidestep that reality.
I've met a lot of dedicated vo-ag teachers.
Each in his or her individual way is a factor in
the future of farming.
Just a few brief comments about some here
in Lancaster County
Phil Ogline
Michigan’s gain
Dick Yencer -- Your understanding,
dedication and humaness will be missed.
Lou Ayers -- Well, Lou, you’re a competitor
now. But your contributions to ag are well
scattered across Northern Lancaster County
and beyond.
Vo-Ag teachers -- They’re the 24-karat gold
in the Blue and Gold.
Timonium.
Jefferson County Fair, continues
through Saturday.
Pa. Vo-Ag Teachers Assn, annual
meeting, Penn State, continues
into Wednesday.
Kimberton Community Fair, con
tinues through Saturday.
Tuesday, July 17
Fair Directors, Courthouse,
Smethport.
Wednesday, July 18
Annual Meeting of Inland Fer
tilizer Association, Hostetler
Farm Supply, Inc., Hanover.
Pa. Flower Growers Annual
Meeting, Penn State, Continues
tomorrow.
Pennsylvania’s loss is
Adams County poultry meeting
for egg producers, 7:30 p.m., Ex
tension Office.
Lancaster County 4-H Holstein
Show, 9 a.m., Solanco
Fairgrounds.
Thursday, July 19
Lancaster County Holstein Club
Show, 9 a.m., Solanco
Fairgrounds.
Friday, July 20
USDA cattle report due.
Saturday, July 21
District 111 Jersey Picnic, 11
a.m., Long Meadow Farm.
Shippensburg Fair opens, con
tinues through Tuesday.
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ON RECOGNIZING
“EVIL DAYS”
July 15,1984
Background Scripture:
1 Kings 16:15 through 22:40,
Devotional Reading:
1 Kings 19:9-18.
For us it is quite simple: we need
not be particularly astute to realize
that the era covered in 1 Kings is
one of evil compounded with yet
more evil.
Despite God’s warnings,
Jeroboam, first king of the nor
thern Kingdom of Israel, had been
a sinful monarch, leading Israel in
ways which were an abomination
to the Lord. Futhermore, each
succeeding generation seemed to
perpetuate and even magnify his
evil deeds. Nadad, Jeroboam’s
son, also “did what was evil in the
sight of the Lord, and walked in the
way of his father, and in his sin
which he made Israel to sin”
(15:26).
MORE THAN OTHERS
Nadad was succeeded by
Baasha, who continued the evil
traditions of his predecessors.
Baasha was followed by his son,
Elah, who lasted only two years
until he was assasinated by Zimri.
Attacked by Omri, Zimri chose to
die in the flames of the palace,
rather than be captured by the
next monarch of Israel. And
Zimri’s fate, says the chronicler,
was “because of his sins which he
committed, doing evil in the sight
NOW IS THE TIME
By Jay Inwin
Lancaster County Acnculture Agent
Phone 717 394 6891
To Readjust Time Clocks:
This is the time to readjust time
clocks controlling the lights laying
houses to provide the layers with
the day length they received on
June 21, according to Dr. Forest
Muir, Poultry Specialist at Penn
State University.
One of the cardinal rules of
poultry management is to never
decrease the light period of a Hock
in production. Most flock
managers would never in
tentionally decrease the day length
of a flock in production, but we are
in a season when this can happen
accidentally.
The longest sunrise to sunset
period occured on June 21, so the
day length will decrease until
December 21. It is approximatley
the third week in July before this
decrease in day length is apparent,
parent.
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of the Lord, walking in the way of
Jeroboam...” (16:19).
Omri was no improvement on
the throne of Israel and the writer
of 1 Kings concludes: “Omri... did
more evil than all those who were
before him” (16:25). But there was
even more evil in store for Israel,
for Omri was followed on the
throne by his son, Ahab and the
chronicler proclaims: “And Ahab
the son of Omri Hjd evil in the sight
of the Lora more than all that were
before him” (16:30).
It’s easy to see: these were evil
days.
THE ACTS OF AHAB
But, if we had lived in those
days, we might not have
recognized them as “evil.” The
contemporaries of these kings
probably did not regard them as
evil. More likely they saw them as
“successful.” The days and years
of their reigns were times of
political strength and material
prosperity. Omri established the
city of Samaria as the new capitol
of Israel. He subjugated Moab and
established political alliances with
the Phoenicians. Ahab, his son and
successor, brought Israel victory
over the powerful Syrians.
What the kings and their people
probably failed to realize was that,
although these were days of
political might and material
prosperity, they were also a time
of spiritual weakness and decay.
Unfortunately, when we are
prosperous and powerful, it is
difficult to realize that we are
spiritually in decline. Even if we
are aware of some spiritual and
moral decay, we may assume it is
the price that must be paid for
political power and prosperity.
What we may not realize is that it
is too high a price to pay!
Often, as 1 Kings proves again
and again, it is difficult to know
when we are in the midst of “evil
days” until it is too late.
<6ome layers are in light con
trolleld not light tight housing. Two
major sources of light leakage in
these buildings are from exhaust
fans and air intake. Therefore,
layers housed in light controlled or
in housing with windows may be
subjected to a naturally
decreasing day length unless time
clocks controlling the lights are
readjusted to provide the layers
with the day length they received
on June 21.
To Vaccinate Calves;
To keep your herd healthy it is
important that cows and calves be
vaccinated at the proper time. A. J.
Heinrichs, Penn State Extension
Dairy Scientist, tells us that
specific vaccine use varies with
the disease present in the par
ticular area.
Because IBR (infectious bovine
rhinotracheitis) is widespread in
Pennsylvania cattle, vaccinate all
replacement heifers at least once.
Six to eight months is a good age to
do this because maternal im
munity has disappeared by then.
In herds with widespread
respiratory infections in young
calves, a nasal vaccine to protect
against IBR may be given to
calves as early as two weeks after
birth. Parainfleunza protection is
usually given in the same dose with
the IBR.
To Keep Dogs Under Control
The summer months increase
outdoor activity with your dog.
Keep in mind that a dog owner’s
responsibility is to keep their pet
under control at all times. Free
roaming dogs cause accidents,
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