AlD—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18,1984
Progress . . .
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
Next week, agricultural progress will be on
display at Penn State.
As we,gaze at the millions of dollars and
hundreds of acres of progress, our viewpoint
will be directed toward the future. Progress
and the future are synonymous. But progress
and the future must always be tempered with
the lessons of the past and the realities of the
present.
| ijast and present must never be forgotten as one looks ahead
Ufl or else the path there will be aimless.
I pjeal can be the benefits of progress as long as the methods
of attainment are as realistic as the goals.
wT'lur must always be the scope of progress -- not just mine. One
person’s progress can often result in another’s decline.
Great are the gains of orderly progress, but equally great can
be the losses of disorderly progress.
I • Retention of the status quo is considered non-progressive, but
UJ actually it may be progress seasoned with common sense.
Eternal must be the land, from which all agriculture springs.
Progress must always be concerned with its preservation.
Simplicity getting back to the basics of what’s really
I important is a form of progress sought by too few.
Sane progress is movement ahead that benefits all agriculture
and not just the pocketbooks of a few.
So long, Laura - Best of Luck
This is the final issue of Lancaster Farming
for Laura England, who has moved on to Inter-
State to practice her profession in the field of
public relations. Hailing from a dairy farm
family, Laura possesses a rare combination of
Farm Calendar
Saturday, Ang. IS
Summer show and sale of Pa.
Polled Hereford Association,
Dayton Fairgrounds.
Central Regional Championship
Holstein Show, Huntingdon.
South Central Regional Cham
pionship Holstein Show,
Carlisle.
Ephrata Area Young Farmers
Association ice cream social,
. Woodcrest Retreat.
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triple commitment - to the betterment of
agriculture, to professional excellence and to
personal beliefs. And her work is an equally
rare combination of youthful exuberance and
mature context. Best of luck, Laura; ag needs
more youthful leaders like you.
Tuesday, August 21
Ag Progress opens at Penn State
Rock Springs Research Farm,
continues 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through Thursday.
Northeast Regional Championship
Holstein Show, Troy.
New Holland Beef Club Tour,
Wilmer Yost Farm.
Wednesday, Ang. 22
Field Day, Pa. Simmental
Assodation, Skytop Farm, Port
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Matilda.
Pa. 7th Performance Tested Boar
Sale, PDA’s Meat Evaluation
Center, State College, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Ang. 23
Southeast Pa. District 4-H Dairy
Show, Kutztown Fairgrounds,
continues topiorrow.
Friday, Aug. 24
Lebanon County Holstein Club
Sale, 7 p.m., Lebanon Area
Fairgrounds.
THE WAY
TO GROW
August 19,1984
Background Scripture:
2 Kings 21:1 through 23:30.
Devotional Reading:
2 Kings 21; 1-9.
Most of the most deeply spiritual
people I know were not born that
way. Rather, it seems that as they
have met opportunities and
challenges in life, they have
responded by growing in ways that
have led to new levels of maturity
and spiritual vitality.
Correspondingly, most of the un
spirited people I know were not
bom that way either. They have
encountered similar opportunities
and challenges along the way, but
they have not responded by
growing in the way of spiritual
maturity.
REPAIR THE TEMPLE!
When Josiah became king of
Judah at the age of eight, who
could have predicted that this boy
would prove to be one of Judah’s
greatest kings? His great grand
father had been the beloved
Hezekiah, but his grandfather
Manasseh had been one of Judah’s
worst kings, and his father Amon
was also a disaster. The nation was
headed downhill. How could this
mere child halt this downward
slide?
At the age of 18 Josiah made a
momentous decision when he
decided to have repaired the
NOW IS THE TIME
UncMtor County A|ricuKura Afmt
PhoiM 717-3M-4MI
To Ensile Cora
At The Proper
Stage
Most of our corn crop looks real
good this year and corn silage is an
important part of the feeding
program in dairy and feeder
cattle. Harvesting com silage at
the right time is very Important.
I’d like to point out that more feed
nutrients will be harvested if the
ear can be allowed to mature into
the early dent stage. Silage
research reveals that com made
into silage in the silk stage will
yield only 63% feed nutrients,
while com in the dent stage should
give silage with 69% feed
nutrients.
The important thing is to allow
the ear to develop properly before
ensiling, if at all possible. Com
silage is a valuable crop; let’s
make every effort to harvest the
maximum feed nutrients.
SALUTE VOO
temple which had fallen into
disrepair and decay during the
idolatrous times of his father and
grandfather. This decision itself
was hardly an act of piety on hu
part, but it was a first step that
started the young king in the right
direction. He realized that his
people needed the temple worship
that had fallen into disuse in the
past two reigns.
Furthermore, because Josiah
made tli~ to repair the
temple, his life moved into a whole
new level of spiritual growth. Fur,
during the repair of the temple,
Hilkiah the priest found an ancient
scroll upon which was discovered
the Deuteronomic law that ap
parently the people of Judah had
forgotten.
Now, Josiah might have said the
Biblical equivalent of “Isn’t that
interesting?” and let it go at that.
But, according to 2 Kings, his
reaction was dramatic: “...when
the king beard the words of the
book of the law, he rent his
clothes” (22:11). Hearing the
ancient laws for the first time,
Josiah realized how far his people
had drifted from their God and he
was distraught.
HEART AND SOUL
At this point in his life, the young
king made another dramatic leap
forward in his spiritual growth.
Gathering the people of Judah
together in Jerusalem, Joaiah read
the book and took the lead for his
people by personally renewing the
convenant that his forefathers had
made with the Lord. He and his
people joined together in pledging
themselves to live by the book and
the commandments of God.
It had all started with a decision
to repair the temple. And each
time Joaiah took a step deeper into
his own path of spiritual growth
and development. He wasn’t born a
better and more devout king, but
he became that way because he
was willing to grow.
By Jay Irwin
To Use
Equipment Safely
We are fast approaching the
harvesting of nearly 200,000 acres
of com in Lancaster County. This
harvest is the result of a big in
vestment of time, effort and
money. A good yield depends on
your fanning skills, land resources
and a smile from Mother Nature.
But whether it’s free from costly
mishap depends on how well you
prepare your equipment and how
safely you and your help run that
equipment:
* Operate and maintain all
harvesting machines as directed in
the operators manual.
* Keep all shields in place.
* Shut off the power before
unclogging or servicing. Walt until
all parts have stopped, especially
on choppers and blowers.
'Adjust ground speed to field
and crop conditions.
* Use caution on highways with
SMV signs in place.
* Keep children and non-workers
off and safely away from har
vesting equipment.
* Look up as well as to the front
and back when driving, moving or
portioning tall equipment near
overhead power lines. (
Safety requires practice let s
practice it every day.
To Apply lime
When Seeding Small
Preparation is being made for
fall wheat and barley seeding. This
is an excellent time to apply lii» e -
A soil test will indicate how much
per acre, if needed. This is doubly
Grain
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