C :6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 27,1987 hiw Philosophy * Newton Bair The Resurrection of Cicero This is a tale of the “Maticicada septendeeiau". Ordinary folk like me and you use the more common trade name of Seventeen year locust. Entomologists seem to think it sounds better in Latin, which has merit when translated as “Magical Seventeen.” The term “locust” is a misnomer applied by the Pilgrims in ?630; not too sur prising, as they were frequently wrong about other things also. But let Cicero tell his own story. After all, how often do you get a chance to talk to an intelligent bug? “My name is Cicero, which goes back a long way in my family. Some Roman guy by that same name wrote a poem about my ancestors over two thousand years ago, so I thought it would be nice to name myself in his honor.” “I was bom in 1970, on a twig of the old apple tree that still stands along Route 501 north of Lititz, Pa. The poor fellow who owned the tree at that time nearly went crazy THE LANCASTER CO. RELIABLES Lancaster Ford Tractor FORD TRACTORS & NEW HOLLAND FINANCING For Qualified Buyers of Farm Or Industrial Tractors As Low As 4.5% A.P.R. Terms of Contract Will Vary APR Rate OR WAIVER For Qualified Buyers of Farm Or Industrial Tractors NO INTEREST NO PAYMENTS Until Nov. 1,1987 OR CASH Rebates For Anyone As Much As $16,000 Based On A New TW3S when the small twigs began to wither and break off. He thought it was the end of his Red Delicious. The tree needed pruning anyway, so I did him a favor. My personal twig was about 20 feet from the ground, and when it broke off I rode it gently to the ground. Being unfamiliar with the theories of Sir Isaac Newton in regards to the apple tree and the effects of gravity, I felt no fear and rather enjoyed the ride.” “Now, nobody told me what to do next. Luckily, I have a small computer built into my brain. It had all the necessary instructions built into it’s memory, so I got to work right away. It’s em barrassing to speak of it now, but I was only a tiny worm then, so nobody noticed me. No respectable bird wanted me, and I was only a curiosity to the bigger bugs and the mice that stomped over me. The soil was fairly loose, so I began to dig in.” Before You Buy Any Tractor, Consider The Name Behind It There’s more to consider in buying a com pact tractor than the tractor. See for your self how the competition stacks up against our dealership and the company behind our tractors: IS YOUR TRACTOR BUILT. AS WELL AS A FORD? FORD NEW HOLLAND PROGRAMS SCHEDULED TO END JUNE 30th ‘That first year of my life is rather vague in my memory 1 dug lower under the tree until the roots became very tender and juicy, just about my size.” 'The competition for food was terrific the first couple of years, as there were a lot of my relatives fighting among themselves for the tiniest, tenderest roots. To my surprise, I acquired a tough coat t.iat enabled me to grub my way easily through the soil and find the new rootlets. I hated to do it, but sometimes it was necessary to punch out a couple of my obnoxious cousins and take away their din ner. They were sort of puny anyway, and wouldn’t have sur vived for seventeen years.” “Then one day a crazy thing happened. My brothers had been kidding me about getting too fat, and that I looked like I was going to burst out of my britches. Well, they were right. My best coveralls split right down the middle, and I suddenly found myself standing in front of the whole family stark naked! It’s a good thing it was so dark, or I’d have died of em barrassment. (I didn’t know it then, but none of us had eyes yet, so it didn’t much matter.) ’ ’ “Well, this happened again and again, four tunes at least, until I became a teenager. By the time I was sixteen, I was eating some of the tougher roots nearer the surface, and had grown pretty big. I also had three pairs of sturdy legs, and a sort of useless hump on my back. I chose to ignore the hump, thinking that what it con tained was none of my business. But it did bother me at times, when I dreamed that someday soon I would get too close to the warm surface, and be tempted to climb out of the dirty world and visit the old apple limb where I was born. I was really very tired, and my newest coat was already too tight for comfort Something warned me that I would never need a new one, once that one wore out ” "What a glorious place the old apple tree is! To think that I’ve finally lett the cold, dark earth, and climbed to this heavenly place! My old, worn out coveralls are split down the back, and I’ll never need them again! The hump I worried about contained the most beautiful pair of wings, and I can fly like an angel! And they make the most glorious music when I rub them with my legs. Much better than a harp. There are lot’s of Soybean Hulls Found To Be Rich Source Of Iron WASHINGTON - A form of dietary iron usually found in meat has been identified in fiber-rich soybean hulls by a U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture scientist. Nutritionists have known that soybean hulls were a rich source of dietary iron, but until now they didn’t know why. The type of iron usually found in plant fiber is hard to digest. However, the newly identified dietary iron in soybean hulls, known as iron 11, is easily digested in the body, said Joseph A. Laslow, a biochemist for USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. “We were surprised to find iron 11 in the soybean hull,” Laszlo said. “As far as I know, this type of iron has never been found in plant products with high levels of fiber ” Laszlo believes results of his analysis might promote the commercial use of soybean hulls to Reach For The Sky! 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I am willing, just so I don’t have to spend the next seventeen years raising a bunch of silly little worms.” I guess they’ll have to take the fall from the Apple tree, grub their own way in the earth, and finally get into heaven, like I did! I hope the cycle never ends! fortify breads and other baked products with more iron and fiber. He said that most iron in high fiber plants is iron 111, which combines with the plant fiber and is difficult for humans to absorb. “Finding iron II in plant fiber,” he said, "is like walking through an auto junkyard and coming across a ’57 Chevy without any rust on it.” research was carried out at the agency's Northern Research Center in Peoria, 111 I-ancaster, PA m'uyn.’M
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