AlO-La*caster Faming, Saturday, Juna 7,1986
OPINION
June Dairy Month -
A 50 Year Tradition
It’s a golden anniversary; a fifty
year tribute, a nation-wide
celebration honoring the thousands
of men and women who produce
and process nearly 140 billion
pounds of milk annually. We join in
this tribute to milk and milk
products which provide nearly 70
percent of our daily calcium needs
and many other important
nutrients.
On June 1, 1906, millions of
Americans across the country
began to observe the fiftieth
celebration of June Dairy Month.
The month of June has been
purposely set aside to encourage
greater consumption and en
joyment of milk and other dairy
foods, and secondly, to salute the
dairy farm families and industry
employees whose daily work
assures the continued availability
of these nutritious foods.
The June Dairy Month tradition
dates back to the summer of 1937
when the National Association of
Chain Drug Stores sponsored
National Milk Month. Later that
same year, a dairy industry
publisher decided to further
celebrate the American dairyman
and his wholesome products by
sponsoring National Milk Week.
The month of June was chosen
because it was customarily the
most productive month of the year.
In 1939 the National Dairy
Council (NDC) became involved
with the now annual dairy salute
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Farm Calendar
Saturday, June 7
Bucks County dairy princess
pageant, Richland Mall,
Quakertown.
Wayne County dairy princess
pageant, Seelyville Fire Hall,
Honesdale.
Fleece Day, Amazing Acres,
Womelsdorf; Contact Debbie
Mikulak, 215-589-4023.
Lancaster Dairy Promotion
Committee cheese hero sand-
wich promotion, Park City,
Watt and Shand Mall, noon.
Clarion-Venango County dairy
princess pageant.
York Mall Dairy Month Promotion
by York Chapter Young
Dairymen, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday,June 8
Eastern Shell Egg Quality School,
Conestoga Resort Inn, Lan
caster; continues through June
11.
Adams County Strawberry Queen
Pageant, Lycoming Mall,
Muncy, 6 p.m.
which had become a single month
long celebration promoting dairy
foods and saluting the nation’s
dairy producers. The NDC
developed special materials and
carried out activities planned by a
committee representing dairy
farmers, processors and dairy
publications.
In the mid-1950’s the American
Dairy Association (ADA) became
actively associated with the
celebration and has since become
the national headquarters for June
Dairy Month campaigns. The ADA
has used both advertising and
merchandising programs to
spearhead an effective public
relations campaign to kick off the
summer dairy season.
Today milk and milk products
are promoted year long, but June
continues to be an important focus
for over $2OO million spent on
advertising and marketing
programs used to enhance the
consumption of milk.
Events such as June Dairy
Month and other national and local
promotions have been effective in
selling the dairy message.
Currently consumers spend over
$4B billion a year on milk and milk
products, which accounts for 12
percent of the total food bill.
So this week, we join the millions
of dairy enthusiasts in Lancaster
Farming territory as they
celebrate cows, country and dairy
foods in the 50th anniversary of
June Dairy Month.
Monday, June 9
Annual Meeting, Pa. Meat Packers
Association, Seaview Country
Club, contact Jim Watkins at
814-865-1787.
Wednesday, June 11
Grape Growers Meeting, Seven
Valleys Vineyard, Glen Rock
(York County), 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 12
Bradford County 4-H Demon
stration Day at Towanda
Middle School.
Grape Growers Meeting, Fox
Meadow Farm, Chester
Springs, Chester County, 6 p.m.
Huntingdon County, County-wide
4-H Dairy Meeting, 7:45 p.m.
Friday, June 13
Penn State Rabbit Conference,
University Park; continues
through June 14.
NW Pennsylvania All-Arabian
Horse Show, New Castle;
contact Elizabeth Boulware at
412-697-5011.
WE'LL... I WO OLD
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NOW IS
THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
To Move Livestock Carefully
Hot weather requires some
special handling of livestock if
losses are to be kept to a minimum.
When temperatures and humidity
both reach 80* F., livestock suffer
the same as human beings. Fat
animals suffer more than breeding
animals, and fat hogs can stand the
least amount of heat and humidity.
We suggest that livestock be
moved during the early morning
hours, and be hauled on trucks
bedded down with wet sand. A
minimum of stress and excitement
will also reduce the danger of heat
exhaustion. Trucks diould be
either open-sided or have good
FARM FORUM
lUR READERS WRITE
To the Editor:
The headline of the lead article
on the front page of the May 24
issue of LANCASTER FARMING
deserves comment.
American agriculture, with
some exceptions, has been ex
periencing its worst economic
depression in 50 years. It is going
through the pains of restructuring,
resulting in an extremely stressful
period for many farm families.
Dr. Kenneth Robinson, professor
of agricultural economics at
Cornell University, has the
temerity to suggest that ‘ ‘part time
farmers are socially desirable.”
How many of these part-time
farmers would rather be full-time
farmers? May I suggest that with
the “relatively small group of
efficient farmers” that the good
professor expects will remain,
maybe part-time agricultural
economists might be socially
desirable as well.
Sincerely,
Chester J. Teller
Trenton, N. J.
Milk Carton Sculpture Contest,
Willow Valley Mall.
State Dairy Goat Show, noon to ?,
Huntingdon Fairgrounds;
continues through June 15.
Saturday, June 14
Susquehanna County dairy prin
cess pageant, Montrose Fire
Hall, Montrose, 8 p.m.
Clearfield County dairy princess
pageant, multi-purpose center,
Clear Haven Building, Clear
field.
Adams County dairy princess
pageant, Biglerville High
School, 8 p.m.
Beaver/Lawrence County dairy
princess pageant, Laurel High
School Cafeteria, New Castle, 8
p.m.
ventilation during hot weather.
Losses during breakdowns can be
reduced by having a standby truck
available on short notice,
livestock are valuable; don’t
experience losses because of
careless handling.
To Prepare Grain Bins
We are approaching barley
harvest season with wheat not too
far behind, so I would like to
remind our grain producers that
now is a good time to clean up your
grain bins in preparation to har
vest. First, clean out all the old
grain, sweep down all the sidewalls
and floors making sure to remove
old grain lodged in the cracks.
Next spray the floor and walls
with a residual insecticide.
Malathion and methoxychlor are
still very effective. Follow the
label for directions. Finally,
prevent birds and rodents from
entering the bin. Repair holes with
metal or other rat-proofing
materials. Clean up all spilled
grain around the bin to discourage
the various pests from the area.
To Use Medication Wisely
Every livestock and poultry
producer should be sure that
medications are used in strict
compliance with the directions and
regulations. Failing to do this will
invite more regulations and place
the product in jeopardy. When
DO-IT-YOURSELF
GODS
JuneS, 1986
Background Scripture: Jeremiah 2
through 6
Devotional Reading: Jeremiah
5:1-5-
“For my people have committed
two evils,” God said through
Jeremiah, “they have forsaken
me, the fountain of living waters,
and hewed out cisterns for
themselves, broken cisterns, that
can hold no water” (2:13).
It was not the first nor the last
Erie County dairy princess
pageant, Cass Farm, Watt
sburg.
Franklin County dairy princess
pageant, Kauffman’s Com
munity Center, Chambersburg.
Lebanon County dairy princess
pageant, Annville Elementary
School, Annville.
Sunday, June 15
Father’s Day.
Dairy Farm Open House, Charles
Roger’s Farm, Everitt's Road,
East of Route 202/31, Raritan
Township; Open to the public 1
to 5 p.m.
Annual Convention, Pa. Food
Merchants Association, Valley
Forge Convention Center, King
of Prussia; contact Dave
McCorkle at 717-234-6031.
Jefferson County dairy princess
pageant, Edgewood Dairy,
Brookville.
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these materials are used, be sure
to read the directions and follow
them accurately.
In addition, I would suggest
keeping a record of the application
or treatment. This could be very
important if the Food and Drug
Administration finds excess
residues. Withdrawal periods
should be recognized as vital to the
future of the market. Don’t take
chances.
ToUseßepiraton
A great many different types of
chemicals and pesticides are used
on farms today. This includes
mixing, handling and applying the
various materials. We would urge
farmers to invest in respirators to
meet safety measures under
today’s farming procedures. They
are needed for handling and ap
plying various spray materials and
when using solvents that give off
toxic fumes.
In addition, fanners working in
dusty places, in manure storage
tanks, and in silos should wear one
of these protective devices. Dusts,
molds, and fumes are hard on
lungs and require protection to
reduce injury. The canister type
respirators are suggested because
they cover the entire face. Don’t
expose yourself to permanent lung
injury when protection is
available.
time God would make this com
plaint about his people. In fact, it
seems to be a continuous thread
throughout all history. Having
joined together in covenant with
the Lord in a time of need, the
people of Israel managed to forget
that relationship when they no
longer seemed to need it.
WHAT WRONG?
The relationship, the Lord says
to Jeremiah, was like that of a
marriage, solemn vows taken by
both parties, not for a while, but
forever. “I remember the devotion
of your youth,” says the Lord,
“your love as a bride, how you
followed me in the wilderness...”
(2:2). Since those early days,
however, Israel has proven un
faithful and broken her vows.
“What wrong did your fathers find
in me that they went far from
me...?” he wants to know.
Not only has Israel broken her
vows to the Lord like an unfaithful
wife, but she has also conducted
herself like a prostitute, flitting
from lover to lover and com
pounding her shame and dishonor.
The “lovers” were, of course, the
Baals, the exotic gods of the
Canaanites that made no moral
demands upon their worshippers.
Worshipping one of these Baals
was a lot easier and certainly more
exciting.
Things really have not changed
all that much in the three thousand
years since Jeremiah received this
message from God. We still look to
God to help us when we are in one
of those “wildernesses" that come
to us in life. We have no hesitancy
about pledging ourselves to God
and his service in the days of our
need. But, when we have arrived in
our own “promised land” and left
the “wilderness” far behind, that
is when we find the Baals of this
world considerably less exacting
and more “fun.”
THE GODS YOU MADE
Of course, one can pass all too
quickly from the “promised land”
to the “wilderness” again. Very
quickly we can be calling once
again, “Arise and save us!” And
that is when God says to us, as he
did to the people of Israel through
Jeremiah, “But where are your
gods that you made for yourself?
Let them arise, if they can save
you in your time of trouble” (2:27,
28).
More perhaps than even the
Israelites of Jeremiah’s time we
are enamoured with the do-it
yourself gods that we fashion with
our own hands. These shiny,
glittering things we make, will
they, can they save us in our time of
trouble?
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