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Who said what?
How is this for some real silver-tongued
election year rhetoric?
“We will forge a new agreement on farm and
food policy that assures a fair deal for family
farmers.”
“Government’s responsibility is to create
the opportunity for a free and competitive
economic and policy environment supportive
of the American farmers' industrious and
independent spirit and innovative talent."
“Our goal is to restore the faith of family
farmers that their hard work, ingenuity, ef
ficiency and good stewardship will be
rewarded with profit.”
"Our new farm programs will bring flexibility
to adjust to rapidly changing export market
conditions and opportunities and, in a timely
and effective manner, respond to the
inherent, uncontrollable risks of farming.”
“A reliable supply of high-quality reasonably
priced food and fiber is best met by family
farms."
“A prosperous agriculture is essential to the
future of America.”
The above fancy-worded statements are
taken from both the Democratic and
Republican platforms. We won't say which is
which and who said what.
But does it really make any difference? None
of them will help pay next month’s mortgage,
feed or seed bill.
PIONEER AND FRIEND
Charles B Hoober Sr. was both a pioneer
and friend A farm equipment pioneer with 43
years in Lancaster County and a record similar
length of affiliation with IH And a friend to
everyone involved in area agriculture Many
will miss him.
Farm Calendar AS/
Saturday, September 29
Private Landowners Conference,
Pa. Forestry Association,
Holiday Inn, Ephrata.
State Maple Tour in McKean
County continues from
yesterday, headquarters at
Port Allegheny Fire Hall.
Wild Horse and Burro Days, NE
Adoption Center,
continues tomorrow.
Monday, October 1
Joint Annual Meeting of State
Commission and the Pa.
Association of Conservation
District Directors, Inc., Erie
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Hilton Hotel ; continues through
Wednesday.
Pa. Association of Farm
Cooperatives annual meeting,
Holiday Inn, Harrisburg;
continues tomorrow.
Hollidaysburg Community Fair;
continues through Thursday.
General nutrition and waste
management poultry session,
7:30 p.m , Berks County Ag
Center.
Tuesday, October 2
Open space and trail preservation
seminar, 8 p.m., New Bottom
Center Ampetheater.
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Crop associations -
their time has come
BY DICKANGLESTEIN
The Crop Management Association concept
officially goes statewide on Monday when Mel
Brown, longtime Centre County extension
agent, begins his new duties as Pennsylvania
coordinator.
Patterned after the DHIA, Crop
Management Associations have spread out
steadily from their Central Pennsylvania
origins. Now with a true statewide effort
beginning, they have the potential to surpass
DHIA in possible farmer members throughout
the Commonwealth.
Just like DHIA, the primary motivation to
join a crop association is to become a better
and more efficient manager of fields, just as
dairymen have become better managers of
their cows. And, it has already been proven
that crop associations can cut production
costs and increase profits in fields just as
much or possibly more than DHIA has done in
the barn.
But can the concept and advantages of crop
associations be expanded even more to make
them a leader in the growing effort to clean up
the Chesapeake Bay 7
Crop association technicians do such things
as regular soil tests and field inspections to
make certain farmers are using correct
management techniques and not wasting
money by overdosing fields with manure,
fertilizer and other chemicals.
And what makes these goals any different
than those being put forth as necessary to
clean up the Bay? There is no difference.
Through regular impartial and objective soil
tests and field scouting surveys, crop
association technicians are able to tell farmers
exactly what their fields need -- no more and
no less. And they tell farmers in plenty of time
to do something about it.
These technicians could also be the eyes to
monitor progress on Bay cleanup as they go
about their duties of helping farmer-members.
Let’s hope that as crop management
associations spread throughout Pennsylvania
they move into counties in the Lower
Susquehanna where their need is even
greater than where they already exist.
Adams County Farmers
Association annual meeting, 6
p.m., Sheraton Inn, Gettysburg.
Turf Equipment Day, Rutgers
Stadium, Piscataway, N. J.
Hunterdon County, N.J. Board of
Agriculture, 8 p.m., Extension
Center.
New Holland Farmers Fair;
continues through Saturday.
General nutrition and waste
management poultry session,
Wednesday, October 3
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PHRO!
MORE THAN
CONQUERORS
September 30,1984
Background Scripture:
Romans 8.
Devotional Reading:
Romans 8:18-30.
You know that old saying: “They
won the battle but lost the war.”
After World War II it was com
monly said that “we won the war
but lost the peace.”
No matter how important it may
seem to win, it is apparent to us
that sometimes winning is not
enough. Having won the contest,
we must make sure that we do not
lose what we have won.
So it is with many of the battles
we fight in life. It is not enough to
win those battles, we must also
prevail when the battle is over. As
Paul puts it, “No, in all these
things we are more than
conquerors through him who loved
us” (8:37).
NO SEPARATION
Jesus’ death and resurrection
made him “more than” a
conqueror. He not only was vic
torious in overcoming death on a
cross, but he came through that
experience with his sonship in tact.
Nothing had been able to separate
him from the love of God.
Our usual view of life is a short
run perspective. We see the ob
stacles, problems and dangers
before us. These things dominate
our thinking and our acting, as if
NOW IS THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
Phone 717-394-6g51
To Prepare For
Wheat Planting
Wheat is an important crop in
many of our fanning programs
and the selection of good seed will
result in a better crop next year.
Due to some infection of Scab and
Powdery Mildew in our winter
wheat last summer, growers
should be extra careful this fall by
planting clean seed. Certified seed
would be free of these problems. If
you are planting to use homegrown
seed, then do an extra good job of
cleaning and treating. Vitavex 200
is a recommended fungicide for
seed treatment. The fly-free date is
either after the first killing frost or
in Southeastern Pennsylvania,
October 10.
Just a few reminders on planting
wheat - it should not be planted in
the same field more often than
once every 5 years; this time
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they were all that ultimately
mattered. But, when we are able to
take the long-run view of life, we
realize that all of these are fleeting
and transitory. Wh9t really
matters ultimately is our
relationship with God.
What we need to know,
therefore, is that these short-run
experiences cannot separate us
from the love of God, not if we
refuse to k'. „._m. As Paul puts it
so elequently. “For I am sure that
neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor things
present, not things to come, nor
powers, nor height, nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation will be
able to separate us from the love of
God in Christ Jesus our Lord’’
(8:37-39).
EXCEPT FOR FAITH
A friend of mine for many years
recently told me of a disastrous
business deal into which he had
ventured. All along the way, there
had been disasters: governmental
bodies delayed too long, friends
had failed to support him when he
needed it, people had taken ad
vantage of him. The end result,
although not yet certain, would be
the loss of a fantastic amount of
capital. He might even have to
declare bankruptcy.
Neveretheless, despite all this
frustration and disappointment, he
was able to say to me, “If it was
not for God, I don’t know how I
would have been able to take it."
His faith is seeing him through this
most painful situation. He is on his
way to being “more than a
conqueror.”
That is something all of us can
experience, if we let it come in to
our lives. With Paul we may ask,
“Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ? Shall tribulation or
distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”
No, none of these has that power
if we are to be more than
conquerors.
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period will reduce the fungus
carryover in the soil. Plow the
fields as early as you can, then disc
and harrow to kill as many weeds
as possible. It’s also a good idea to
harrow the field thoroughly the
day of seeding.
To Fertilizer
Alfalfa Stands
After the last cutting of alfalfa is
removed, it is a good practice to
topdress the field with a
phosphorus-potash fertilizer.
Many growers have been doing
this for years with good results.
The fall application permits time
for the soil elements to reach the
root zone of the plants and become
available for next spring’s growth.
Well fertilized alfalfa fields will
produce more top quality forage
and will be able to withstand ad
versities much better. Also, aftrer
the removal of the first crop next
spring, another application of
fertilizer should be made.
Research continues to show that a
nitrogen application on established
stands of alfalfa is not a good in
vestment.
To Help
Cows Adjust
During this time of the year,
cows are subjected to many
stresses. They need all the help
they can get from you to adjust to
new feeding programs, changing
weather and to indoor con
finement. Feeding changes should
be made gradually, and guided by
a forage testing program. Bringing
cows in from the pasture and
confining them to concrete all day
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