Alo—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 10,1984
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11 Many representatives could find enough ||k /M
- - time to come to KILE earlier in the week. But ||||k SPfmW'
/ I-a ' „ " x they couldn’t find enough time on Wednesday
z' 7 to come to the meeting in the PDA offices jjjT M ~=iii
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07— illr. Where were the Cooperative Swine
\lfuna /ip», —&^3S p»iF l ' Breeders? There were plenty at the breeding “EARTH THROWN
L/l I r\% k |J7l|£Tlf/ ’ I hog shows on Tuesday INI „
W,m vICIV I Where was the Cattlemen’s Association 7
JpJlf —. iff Plenty of cattle breeders were at KILE. November 11,1984
~ '"V Where were the Sheep and Wool Growers.
// / mf ;S \ You spent the whole weekend at KILE. Background Scripture:
L I . , Where was the Livestock Auctioneer’s ~ 1 Thessalomans l through 4
Association? Devotional Reading:
' r ' Where was the Pa. Dairy Association 7 (They wh^£T!S’f"you re
C* • i y y o already got their help from the state.) dead 1- '
Sacrificial lambs OC Where were the representatives of packing These were the words, not of an
J plants that are docking producers who are atheist or agnostic, but of a
being forced to market light or heavy hogs Christian clergyman. 1 was
oTy/v y*yy/7yy IewWWIIdiS through depopulation? (This doesn’t include teaching an adult church school
Hatfield, which did send a representative, and dass on the subject of life after
has been treating its producers fairly who death and he had slipped into the
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN have been hit by PRV.) hack of the classroom to listen.
dt uiv<n APKaLtdi tin ' .* . . . . When the class was over, I knew
I’ve spent a good bit of my working life in big ,f th ® s ® g . r ° u P s waren t interested enough to that the subject had troubled him
business and industry, including farm come last Wednesday, there sno reason to He wasn t belligerent; he simply
equipment manufacturing. The two main include them in any further consideration. could not share my hope in another
things that really drove me up the wall were decision on pseudorabies should be life beyond this one.
the large number of meetings that are held made primarily between the Bureau of Animal His response was not all that
and the constant attempts to spread around lndustr y and the Pork Producers. The more surprising to me. I frequently
responsibility (and consequently the blame if B rou P s y° u ,nclude the less chance that an V encountei : reactions like this from
necessary) by those who hold high positions. Vision is going to be made promptly. my peop e mostly clergy They
Government is a lot like bie business and Let's make that ctecision and make it now, feel impelled to declare that life on
government is a lot like Dig Business ana remem K ermg W h en vou make a decision af- thls earth 15 enou 8 h to support the
industry. It, too, holds meetings just to plan ® Christian faith. Perhaps it is, but
more meetings. And, the higher the job the f ® ctmg someone else, you must be willing to not f orme
greater the attempts to spread around share m the responsibility for the con- pje-in-the-sky
responsibility. sequences that you inflict upon them. Why is it that belief in a life after
A pseudorabies meeting was held at Lancaster County agriculture is rapidly death is so troubling to many
Harrisburg this week by the PDA. After some assuming a sacrificial lamb syndrome. people' One reason may be that
two hours, the only firm decision was to defer ow many times have I heard the words of many People become too
making any real decision until another meeting P raise f ° r sacrifice of Lancaster County Ascouraged and thsiUusioned m
is held this coming Wednesday. duri " g the Avian influenza. The rest of the J^‘ r e
I believe one too many meetings are being P°“' try '^ USt^ y t have experienced. Because they
held. There’s no need for the upcoming Pending beyond belief, trying to capitalize on are afraid to , et themselves hope
session on this coming Wednesday. It’s time r those temporary egg price increases which the they cannot themselves to
for someone who is paid to make decisions to whole industry will now pay for during months believe
get off the dime and exercise his personal to come. ....
responsibility And 1 m sure there will be attempts to profit ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»
The Bureau of Animal Industry has been off the misfortune of area hog producers,
requested to rescind its forced depopulation What next. Maybe the rest of the dairy
policy by the Pa. Pork Producers Council and industry is already standing in line to see what
adopt a more moderate program of quarantine
done after the extent of Johne's ,s NQ yy Jg -JJJE TIME
The Bureau says no decision on the request s bad enough that sacrificial lambs are still By Jay Irwin
will be made until it has a concensus of opinion being offered in agriculture, but when Lancaster county A*ncuiture*«ent
from the entire livestock industry in the state, everyone else is right there to make sure the Phonern-svasasi
If the entire livestock industry wanted to have kmv .® s stay sharp, that s a little much to
a say, why weren't its representatives at the swallow in this compassionate, caring society
meeting this past Wednesday. m which we live.
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, V 1 II Development Board, 8 p.m., To Appreciate
Farm Calendar II Hunterdon, N.J. Wine Growers Week
|| Assn., 7:30 p.m., Extension Each farmer is a very important
U Center. person. While we have fewer
1 Delmarva Poultry Nutrition Short farmers than ever before, the
Monday, Nov. 12 Credit, Fogelsville. Course, University of Delaware growing population demands more
National Grange annual con- Peach/neictarine advisory board, Substation, Georgetown, Del. food. Never have so many persons
vention, Portland, Me., con- Harrisburg. ’ Thursday, Nov. 15 been so dependent on so few.
tinues through Sunday. Agronomy Ag Service School, 10 Inter-State Milk Producers annual Farm City Week is being ob-
Fulton Grange meeting on Wild a.m.to4p.m.,Dußois. ’ meeting, Host, Farm, Lan- served November 16-22 to bring a
Life at Muddy Run Park, 8:30 Catoctin and Frederick, Md. Soil caster, continues tomorrow. better understanding of problems
p.m.,Oakryn. Conservation Districts tour, 9 Fayette County annual Holstein existing between the rural and
USDA processed pork meetings, a.m. -3:30p.m. ’ meeting, 7 p.m., Glisan’s urban segments of our society.
2:30 and 7 p.m., Lancaster McKean Beekeeper’s, 7:30 p.m., Restaurant. Some people may think that
Farm and Home Center. Maple View Ag Center, Friday, Nov. 16 agriculture is a diminishing in-
Tuesday, Nov. 13 Coudersport. ’ Clearfield County Crop dustry, but this is not true. There
American Mushroom Institute Ag waste management tour of Management Association ex- are fewer farmers but each farmer
meeting on Perishable Ag Berks, Chester and Lancaster ploratory meeting, 10 a.m., is now producing enough food to
Commodities Act, 7:30 p.m., counties,9:3oa.m.-3:30p.m. Multi-Service Center feed 72 people. In Russia that ratio
Hockessin, Del. Fire Hall. Wednesday, Nov. 14 Auditorium. is one to seven.
McKean County DHIA/Holstein Md. conference to “Enhance Saturday, Nov. 17 Over one-fifth of the state’s work
Club annual meeting, Hull’s Community Vitality,” 9:30 a.m. Hunterdon County, N.J. Board of force is employed in agriculture
Restaurant, Smethport, 7:30 - 3:30 p.m., Sheraton New Agriculture annual dinner related manufacturing, wholesale
p.m. Carrollton Hotel, Washington meeting, 6 p.m., Quakertown and retail trades. Even more
USDA processed pork meeting, 2 Beltway and Highway 450 West. Fire House, near Pittstown, workers are employed in the in
p.m., Berks-Lehigh Farm Hunterdon County, N.J. Ag N.J. - dustries providing seed, feed.
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Having experienced that
everything in life does not "corfie
out all right in the end,” they tend
to regard a belief in life after death
as some kind of wishful "pie-m-the
sky ' thinking. "I will concentrate
upon life here on earth," said the
clergyman, "and leave to you the
question of what happens
thereafter.’
Somehow, these people reason
that ' -e practical and more
realistic to lucu., pon this world,
as it they had to choose bet”
life here and now and life there anu
then.
C.S. Lewis once wrote. It you
read history you will find that the
Christians who did most for the
present world were just those who
thought more ,of the next. The
Apostles themselves, who set on
toot the conversion of the Roman
Empire., all left their mark on
earth, precisely because their
minds were occupied with
Heaven... Aim at Heaven and you
will get earth "thrown in;' aim at
earth and you will get neither.
The power to live faithfully here in
this life comes from our hope of a
life beyond this world.
STEADFAST HOPE
When Paul writes the church at
Ihessalonia, he commends these
people for their “work of faith and
labor of love." These are possible
only because of their ' stead
fastness of hope in our Lord Jesus
Christ.” Later, in 4:13, Paul spells
it out. ; But we would not have you
ignorant, brethren, concerning
those who are asleep, that you may
not grieve as others do who have no
.hope."
Without hope in a life of some
kind beyond this world, grief is the
consequence - grief for loved ones
who have passed on, grief for life
on this world. But, if we aim at
heaven, we will find earth
thrown-m " ■
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fertilizer and other supplies used in
farm production. We urge you to
take part in Farm City Week
events.
To Exercise
Dairy Cows
1 know that many of our dairy
farmers keep their milking cows
confined to the stall bam much of
the time. This is easy to do when
you are short of labor during the
winter months. In order to have a
healthy herd, the cows should be
allowed outside to exercise daily
unless severe weather conditions
exists. The exercise will not only
keep their feet and legs in better
condition, but will permit the cows
in heat to be detected; this is often
a problem when cows are kept
confined too much of the time.
If the herd is turned out for 15 to
30 minutes each day, the time
involved will be very worthwhile.
You’ll find very few days when the
weather will interfere.
To Mulch
Strawberries
Winter injury has been a
problem in strawberries for a
number of years. Crown injury can
be reduced by applying mulch to
protect them for the winter. The
best time for application is from
mid-November and to mid-
December. The exact date depends
on weather conditions. But a good
rule of thumb is to apply mulch
when the temperature begins to
stay around 20 to 25 degrees F. If it
drops to 15 degrees or lower, un
protected strawberry crowns could
be injured. In any case it’s a good
idea to mulch the plants after they
have been exposed to a tew good
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