AiO-Lancastor Finding, Saturday, October 4,1M6
OPINION
A Reminder We Can’t Escape
The only redeeming value of
losing the life of a 13-year-old boy
on an upset three wheeler is what
we can learn from this tragic
accident. Someone said you can’t
lose your life on a three wheeler.
But it isn’t so.
A Lancaster County youth was
killed last Saturday evening when
an all-terrain vehicle he was
operating flipped on a small hill in
a field. State Police said the
autopsy showed the boy died from
traumatic chest injuries. He was
riding on a 100-acre farm of a
neighbor between cut corn and hay
fields when he drove up a short
bank between the fields and the
vehicle flipped end over end. The
boy had permission to be riding
there. But he wasn’t wearing his
helmet.
It’s a sad, sad story. And our
hearts go out to the family. But we
mention it here as a reminder
Farm Calendar , %
Saturday, October 4
Lancaster County Pomona Grange
legislative dinner, Witmer Fire
Hall, 6:30 p.m. For tickets
($6.50 each) call Everett
Kreider at 717-786-1545.
National Apple Harvest Festival,
South Mountain Fairgrounds,
ArendtsviUe, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
FARM FORUM
>UR READERS WRITE
To The Editor;
In recent months your paper has
featured “pro-farm” candidate for
Governor, Wm. Scranton, at least
twice on its front page. We are
offended, even though we have
traditionally voted Republican and
usually support the Republican
ticket.
You should be aware that Mr.
Scranton is “pro-choice” (read,
“pro-abortion”), or anti-life. Since
when can an anti-life candidate for
public office be construed as pro
farm? The blood, sweat and tears
of the American Farmer are
dedicated to LIVING things - our
crops and animals, not to mention
our families, born and unborn!
You must be aware that the farm
families who are your readers
have to be among the sane
majority of Americans who know
that abortion is nothing less than
murder. Mr. Scranton’s opponent,
Bob Casey, knows that abortion is
murder and is strongly and openly
opposed to it. It looks to us that Mr.
Casey, as the pro-life candidate, is
the truly pro-farm candidate.
Jim & Barbara Barlow
Meadow Bend Farm
Orbisonia, PA
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again that we must treat all farm
equipment with respect. ATV’s
have become part of farm life.
They are economical, but
powerful. Sometimes they act in
place of tractors to haul a load of
hay or carry a farmer to tend his
fences. And when the farm work is
finished, the ATV becomes an RV
(recreational vehicle) that
provides transportation to the
fishing hole or goes along to the
hunting camp in the mountains.
As we greive with the family this
week, we have a feeling of loss so
great that it provides a reminder
we can’t escape. We must
rededicate ourselves again to self
discipline. A self-discipline that
does not allow ourselves to get so
absorbed in our work or play that
we forget to respect our ATV as a
farm machine that has the
capacity to add grief as well as
pleasure to our lives.
continues Oct. 5 and Oct. 11 to
12.
Falmouth Goat Race, Falmouth,
10:30 a.m.
Manheim Community Fair,
Manheim; continues through
Oct. 10.
Annual Conference, State Con
servation Commission and
PACDD, Holiday Inn, John
stown; continues through Oct.
8.
Hollidaysburg Community Fair,
Hollidaysburg; continues
through Oct. 10.
Pa. Association of Farmer
Cooperatives annual meeting;
contact Kathy Gill at 717-232-
7232.
Pesticide License Update Training
Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Blue Ball
Elementary School.
Wednesday, October 8
Unionville Community Fair,
Unionville; continues through
Oct. 11.
Thursday, October 9
Pa. Friends of Agriculture
Foundation, Hershey Con-
vention Center.
York County Hazardous Waste
Collection Days, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Penn Dot Facility, N.
George and 1-83, Exit 10;
continues tomorrow.
York County 4-H Achievement
Night, 4-H Center, 7:30 p.m.
Fall Feeder Calf Sale, Mercer
Livestock Auction, 7 p.m.
WEU-.X Live ALONE
Monday, October 6
Tuesday, October 7
NOW IS
THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
To Salute 4-H
National 4-H Week runs through
the week of Oct. sto 11.1 wish to
commend the 3,567 members, 550
volunteer adult leaders, 47 teen
leaders and professional youth
workers for their ac
complishments and service to
Lancaster County.
Through 4-H projects and ac
tivities, youth from all social and
economic backgrounds, both rural
and urban, demonstrate that they
can make a difference in food
production, conservation of our
natural resources, improve
economic understanding, and in
the formulation of future career
decisions.
As a result of the fine exchange
Friday, October 10
Maryland Egg Council Annual
Meeting, 140 Village Center.
State 4-H Horse Show, Farm Show
Complex; continues through
Oct. 12. Contact James
Gallagher at 814-865-1362.
Unionville Fair Dairy Show, 1:30
p.m.
Saturday, October 11
Berks County Sheep Tour; contact
Clyde Myers at 215-378-1327.
Ox Roast, Witmer Fire Company.
Maryland Shorthorn Association
Calf Sale, Frederick
Fairgrounds, 7 p.m.
UnionvLQe Fair Beef Show, 9 a.m.
Sunday, October 12
Mason/Dixon Angus Sale, Rocky
Forge Farm, Hagerstown, Md.,
1 p.m. Contact Dr. Joseph
Eisenbaugh at 301-797-4078.
Monday, October 13
Lancaster Farmer’s Association
Annual Meeting, Country Table
Restaurant, 7:30 p.m.
Fulton Grange 66 meeting, Fulton
Grange Hall, Oakryn. New
officers will be installed.
Tuesday, October 14
Pennsylvania Farm Women Day.
Dairylea Cooperative, Inc. annual
meeting, Syracuse; call 315476-
9101.
Thursday, October 16
Dillsburg Community Fair,
Dillsburg; continues through
Oct. 18.
Bedford Farm Bureau Co-op
Association annual meeting,
Bedford. Contact: Gerald
Miller, 814-623-6194.
Pa. Veterinary Medical
Association annual meeting,
Pocono Hershey Resort, White
Haven; continues through Oct.
19. CaU 717-233-7720.
programs, 4-H also contributes to
international understanding and
increased world food production.
Four-H provides an important
pathway to the future for many
youth.
To Manage
Horizontal Silos
Most of our permanent silos are
filled, but we do have some
livestock and dairy producers that
need to store silage in temporary
structures. In many cases this is a
trench or a bunder silo, mostly
above ground. In these cases, it is
very important to keep out excess
water and air from the silage
mass. This will require tightening
down the plastic cover week by
week as the silage settles. Also,
surface water should be drained
away from the silage area. There
are cases where the black plastic is
flapping in the wind during fall
months. This will usually result in
large amounts of spoiled silage.
To Beware of
Grazing Hazards
Dairy farmers who are grazing
their milking herds in woodlots, or
in pastures with oak trees, should
be cm the alert for fallen acorns.
Our Veterinary Science people tell
us that acorns are somewhat toxic
to cattle and will dry up most cows
for the rest of their lactation. We
are aware of many oak trees in
pastures, and in most years there
will be a pretty good acorn crop.
If the cows start eating acorns,
then the milk flow will be reduced
Penn National Horse Show, Farm Friday, October 17
Show Complex, Harrisburg; Uniontown Poultry and Farm
continues through Oct. 25. Produce Show, Uniontown;
Contact Corby Rider, 717-236- continues through Oct. 19.
1600. Green Dragon Annual Dairy Cow
Show and Sale.
Lebanon Manure Management
Field Day, Hoover Farms, at
intersection of Routes 322 and
934, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. To
register, call Ken Winebark,
717-274-2801.
THE YEAR OF
JUBILEE
Octobers, 1986
Background Scripture:
Leviticus 25
Devotional Reading
Leviticus 19: 9-18
The year of jubilee is one of the
most interesting and unique
concepts in the Old Testament;
“And you shall hallow the fiftieth
year, and proclaim liberty
throughout the land to all its
inhabitants: it shall be a jubilee for
y0u...” (25; 10a). Every fifty years
was to be a year of jubilee, a year
in which the people are to return to
their original homes, in which
families shall regather, in which
servants and slaves shall be given
their freedom and family
properties be reclaimed.
RETURN TO
THE FAMILY
One of the purposes of the year of
jubilee was to undergird the family
drastically. Either cows should be
removed from the area, or
someone should pick up the acorns
before the cows are turned out
daily.
To Store Apples
Properly
This is apple picking season and
whether you grow apples or just
like to eat them, there’s some
information on how to store them.
Remember that cool apples will
keep longer. Ideally, they should
be stored at 33* Fahrenheit at 90
percent humidity and in dim light
or darkness. Since most people
can’t provide these ideal con
ditions, the next best thing is a
family-type refrigerator. Just put
the apples in a plastic bag, then
close the bag loosely or punch a
few holes in it so the air can cir
culate.
Now as to picking, it’s a good
practice to store the fruit in shade
as it’s picked, then alloy it to stand
in the orchard overnight to cool.
Then, place the apples in storage
early in the morning before the
temperature rises too much.
If you leave apples in a packing
shed or in piles under the tree for
one week, you’ll shorten their
storage life by about five weeks. So
keep apples cool, maintain good
air circulation during storage and
your apples should keep a long
time.
Tht Cooperative Extension Service is an af
firmative action, equal opportunity educational
institution
Saturday, October 18
Pa. Shorthorn Breeders Autumn
Classic; Waynesburg; contact
Richard Peoples, 412-533-4473.
Discovery ’B6 Club Calf Sale,
Lebanon Fairgrounds, 1 p.m.
life of the nation and a unique
concept of property: “...each of
you shall return to his property”
(25:10b). The land of Israel was
given by God as an inheritance for
the families of Israel, not as a
possession for financial ex
ploitation. The strength of Israel’s
social and economic structure was
to be a strong bond between the
land and the family. Actually,
Leviticus encouraged people to
redeem their land even before the
year of Jubilee.
But the spirit behind the year of
jubilee is also concerned with
ending exploitation of the poor and
unfortunate. Slaves and servants
are to be freed in the year of
jubilee “proclaim liberty
throughout the land to all its
inhabitants.” People, who because
of financial necessity, sell their
family homestead shall receive it
back in the year of jubilee.
THE JUBILEE SPIRIT
Best of all, one doesn’t have to
wait until the 50th year to make
these necessary changes. There is
a deep concern for the welfare of
the powerless and unfortunate.
“And if your brother becomes poor
beside you, you shall not make him
serve as a slave...” (25:39). In
other words, although the year of
jubilee was a special time set aside
to eliminate exploitation, the spirit
of jubilee needed to be kept even in
the non-jubilee years; “You shall
not wrong one another, but you
shall fear your God; for I am the
Lord your God” (25:17).
Thus, the year of jubilee was for
everyone, not just the fortunate
few. And it was never to be limited
to an occasion every fifty years.
We observe Christmas just one day
a year, but the purpose of
Christmas is to motivate our days
for the rest of the next twelve
months. So it was with the jubilee.
In the heart, every year should be
the year of jubilee.
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