AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 4,1986 B —... STHEI By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agriculture Agent Phone 717-394-6851 fa dfaiiiii = To Be A Better Manager ia As we look ahead to 1966, it is sF difficult to realize just what major at problems will confront the average «c farmer. It remains to be seen what ir affect the new Farm Bill will have en on agriculture. However, it is an evident that profits will be more ic difficult to realize and some very se good management will be needed to come out in the black. lei Today’s farmer must be a better du businessman than his forefathers. tl A farmer must be abjp to handle nj labor, money, equipment and keep ito up-to-date on all regulations and fit cultural practices. iui A farmer must be able to plan >r ahead and to be organized with all is the responsibilities. A farmer ..I should practice good public ei relations with neighbors and iej respect the rights of others. mi flood management is just as pp important in farming as it is in any s i other industry or business. Work at lie it and it will pay dividends. le To Attend Farm Show er Events ce Time has a way of creeping up on ; us, and here it is...nearly Farm at Show time. The Farm Show will a\ open again this year on Sunday, Jan. 12 and close on Friday, Jan. ry 17. The theme for the exhibition is m 1 n CORNING, lA. - National >n Farmers Organization President s DeVon R. Woodland, of Blackfoot, w Idaho, commented, “The 1965 ui farm bill sets up producers of the i major commodities and small business operators for con- is tinuation of the economic chaos $1 now prevailing in most farm ( communities. nc “Even our best mid-range w owner-operators who depend e solely mi farm income are in deep t trouble if they are carrying some re debt. They need more cash flow to le survive. mi gr tv “This bill reduces CCC loan u rates that support market prices. b It implements the view that we can underprice other export com- )i petitors in the world market. Most of those countries subsidize their jj commodity movements, making it p nearly impossible for our surplus j production to move at prices 4, profitable for the American producer. y “The bill contains a few com- ( j mendable provisions that will u encourage soil and water con- servation. There are provisions discouraging more sodbusting and plough-up of wetlands. - “The dairy title of the bill authorizes a whole-herd sell-off program but establishes a assessments on all milk marketed 1( Y' W HAT [T I YOO DOING- ] iUNCLf OTIS? j NOW IS THE TIME “Pennsylvania Agriculture Growing Ideas For The Future.” Well, we are proud of our agriculture because of the hard work of our family-operated farms. And here is an opportunity for our farmers to show the con suming public the high-quality products raised on our farms today. Active farmers should recognize the many educational meetings and banquets that are held during the week. Many of these are state wide organizatons and should have eonomic benefits to the producer. Farm ponds make great ice skating rinks...that’s so long as the ice is strong enough. The general rule on thickness is that two inches will support one person and three inches will support a line of people. Thickness is not always the most accurage guide though. Other factors include color and age. New ice is stronger than old ice. And clear blue ice is stronger than slush ice. Be especially cautious with ponds that are either fed by a spring or have a fast moving current. The thickness of these ponds will vary considerably. The most important thing is to NFO head hits Farm Bill; calls for joint bargaining over the 18 months of the program to pay for this provision. The bill establishes new federal check-offs on all hogs and cattle going to market to pay for advertising and promotion. It is estimated that these provisions will cost livestockmen $l5O million a year. They have no opportunity to vote on these promotional check-offs until about two years after the check-offs are effective. “Although the Congress un dertook to shore up cash income by maintaining deficiency payments on grains for two years, these too, will decline during the Tasf three years covered by the bill. It is quite HARRISBURG Democratic candidates for United States Senate will address Rural Democrats during Farm Show week in Harrisburg. Both Auditor General Don Bailey and Congressman Bob Edgar will be on hand to share their views on agricultural issues and to meet rural voters. The event is part of the Annual Meeting of the Penn Ag Democrats taking place at noon in Dining Room C of the Farm Show Com plex on Monday, January 13th. The Penn Ag Democrats is a statewide To Be Sure Ice Is Safe For Skating Democrats slate ag meeting BAKING-OP SOME LOAVES OF BREAD have rescue equipment at the pond site. It is wise to have a straight ladder, rope and inner tube nearby it could save a life. I would urge owners of farm ponds to use caution in permitting skating unless the ice is thick enough. To Move Farm Equipment Safely As farm equipment has gotten bigger and taller, a new hazard has appeared. Cabs on larger tractors or combines may approach heights equal to ground clearance of high voltage electrical lines. Accidental contact between equipment and the electrical line can be fatal for the operator. This is especially hazardous where long spans cross fields, creating considerable sag at mid span. CB antennas or other ad ditions to large equipment are almost certain to create a potential hazard of contact with the elec trical line. Wide equipment, such as planters or tillage equipment, folded up for transportation, can also reach heights that are dangerous. Also be careful when moving portable elevators. In struct all operators and other workers about this hazard and how to avoid danger. likely they will also be reduced in the first two years as a result of other new budget-balancing legislation known as the Grairun- Rudman-Hollings bill. “The net effect of this bill will be public criticism for its high cost, increasing assistance for the ex porters and central banks engaged in foreign lending, and more bankruptcies among our in dependent farmers and businessmen. It is now obvious that farmers must organize their own bargaining effort to control their marketings and cash flow if they are to survive in farming.” political action committee of farm and rural democrats organized for the betterment of agriculture. The group is recognized by the State Democratic Committee and has actively participated in campaigns since 1960. Reservations for the meeting, which includes a buffet luncheon, are available through the organizations vice-president Warren Lamm. He can be reached at (717) 787-7083 (day), (215) 678- 8326 (evening) or by writing RD #5, Box 371, Sinking Spring, PA 19608. oh; so your LOAFINCr AROUND T Hi Kitchen. HOh Ifl Background Scripture: Matthew 10:28-31, Mark 2:23 through 3:6. Devotional Reading: Luke 13:10-17. They used to say that the human body, calculated strictly on the basics of the value of its various chemical components, is worth about 97 cents. Of course, with inflation being what it is today, I’m sure that that figure would have to be recalculated upwards. Someone else might respond to the question of “What are you worth?” with a statement of capital net worth-a reflection of what they own. Another measure of your value might be indicated by the face amount of an insurance policy your employer'might take out on you to insure against the premature loss of your value to the company. OF MORE VALUE Of course, your value to some people cannot be stated in dollars and cents. No amount of money can compensate a husband or wife for the loss of a spouse, or children for the loss of a parent. Your worth to some people is incalculable. So it is with our value to God. One of the greatest revelations about God which comes to us from Jesus is the assurance that each of us is valued by God. Lots of people do not find it difficult to believe in a Creator who brought the universe into being and guides it to some predetermined destiny. What they find difficult is the concept that the Creator of the solars systems and the galaxies could possibly be aware of, let alone care about individuals. Farm Calendar Saturday, January 4 Lebanon County Beef and Swine Roundup, Lebanon Fairgrounds. Cumberland County Extension Farm Financial Management Workshop, Extension Building, Carlisle, 9:45 a.m. Monday, January 6 Farm Business Agreement Meeting, York Extension Of fice, 7; 30 p.m. Friday, January 10 Pa. Association of Conservation District Directors “Year of the Forest” Forum, Grantville Holiday Inn, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, January 11 Farm Show opens; continues through Friday. (See complete list of events in C section). WHAT ARE YOU WORTH? January 5,1986 Yet, this is the precise assurance Jesus give us; “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s will” (Matthew 10:30). If God is aware of and responsive to so small and frail a creature as a sparrow, how much more must he care for each and every one of us? This one teaching alone turns belief in a God into a belief in the God who is revealed in Jesus Christ. For the God that Jesus reveals to us is God our Father and not just God the Creator. It not only tells me something about God, but it also tells me that this world in which I live is in essence a benevolent one-or in the jargon of the computer, “user friendly.” It is not just a cold, impersonal cosmos, but a universe that despite its harsh appearance, is essentially founded upon love. MADE FOR MAN It also tells me something about myself-and yourself, too-for it reassures me that in God’s eyes I count. I cannot comprehend why it should be so, but God loves me-as he loves you, as he loves my enemies. In fact, he loves us so much that everything else he has created is for us. Even the rules and regulations, including the scientific laws which often seem so impersonal and even hostile, are created for us and our enrichment. The sabbath, the Ten Com mandments,- the Golden Rule-all of these and more were given, not to penalize us, but to enrich our lives-all of us. That’s how much each of us is worth in God’s eyes. Sunday, January 12 American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Tuesday, January 14 Pa. Dairyman’s Association An nual Meeting and Banquet, Penn Harris Motor Inn, Harrisburg. For tickets contact John Blyholder at 717-938-5404. Egg production down two percent HARRISBURG - Penn sylvania’s November 1985 egg production totaled 407 million, more than two percent below the November 1984 production, ac cording to the Pennsylvania Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. The average number of layers on hand during November 1985 was 18.9 million, the same as a year ago. Egg production per 100 layers was 2,155 compared with 2,209 for November 1984. U.S. laying flocks produced 5.66 billion eggs during November, down one percent from the 5.74 billion produced a year ago. The total number of layers during November averaged 280 million, one percent fewer than the 283 million a year ago. November egg production per 100 layers was 2,020 compared with 2,022 eggs for November 1984. ,
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