AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1987
OPINION
Heart Beat
A major change in the landscape
of Lancaster County could be set in
concrete during the next three or
four months. The highway plan
ning process for the Route 30,/23
bypass is now at the critical stage
where basic research has been
done by a team of engineers and
recommendations of possible mile
wide corridors have been given.
We have several concerns about
the present situation.
First, we are not sure that the
relative impact on the basic fabric
of Lancaster County has been con
sidered. Lancaster County is rural.
Lancaster County is the heart of
special religious groups that have
traditionally remained separate
and different from the modem
world. And Lancaster County has
the heartbeat of farming.
This heartbeat affects every
other person, business and indus
try connected to Lancaster County
arteries. To run a superhighway
right through the Amish valley
across Scenic Road is likely to
break Lancaster County’s heart
socially and economically-so that
this special Pennsylvania Dutch
country will never be the same
again.
Secondly, we are not sure many
of those who will be affected are
aware of the limited chance to find
out what the planners and the state
have in mind and the urgency to
Farm Calendar
Saturday, September 19
Erie County Meeting, Franklin
Center Community Bdlg., 7
p.m.
Western PA Swine Field Day,
James McCune Farm, R.D.#3,
New Alesandria, 7 p.m.
■Monday, September 21
Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show,
Farm Show Complex, Harris
burg, 8 a.m.
MAMMA Annual Meeting,
Embassy Suites Hotel, Hunt
Valley, Maryland.
U.S. House Ag Subcommittee
Hearing, Dairy Herd Buy-Out,
Carroll Co. Ag Center, Westmi
nister, 9:30 a.m.
Sinking Valley Local of Atlantic
Dairy Cooperative District 20,
Election Night at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, September 22
All-American Dairy Show.
Through September 25th.
Harrisburg.
PFA Butler County meeting, 7
p.m. Unionville Grange
York Co. Lamb and Swine 4-H
Roundup at Weikert’s Lives-
Of Lancaster
use what opportunity is given to
voice opinions about the proposed
corridors.
A meeting is scheduled for this
purpose this week Wednesday,
September 23, at Pequea Valley
High School at 7 p.m. From this
meeting the planners are going to
incorporate the response with their
thinking and make recommenda
tions for setting the final corridor
that will eventually become the
bypass.
We agree with almost every
other group and individual who
knows about the crowded road
ways through the tourist area and
the New Holland Pike. Something
must be done to help those travel
ers and truckers who are just pass
ing through and have no interest in
stopping in Lancaster. But this
must be done on the edge of Lan
caster’s fertile valley, not through
its heart. The Agricultural Pre
serve Board calls this the skirting
alignments.
Of course, some farmland will
be affected by these routes, too.
And the idea of a national scenic
farmland highway sounds good.
This concept can be seen in Jlie
scenic Skyline Drive in Virginia
and the Coastal Road along the
Pacific in California.
But to give up Lancaster Coun
ty’s farm heart is just too much for
anyone to ask.
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lock Mkt, Thomasville. Sale
begins 7 p.m.
Thursday, September 24
PFA Indiana County meeting,7
p.m., Rustic Lodge
PFA Clearfield County meeting, 7
p.m. Best Western.
Franklin County Conservation
District and ASCS Banquet,
6:30 p.m. Lurgan Lions Club,
Roxbury.
Eastern Lancaster County Private
Applicator License Training, 7
p.m.. Summit Valley Elemen
tary School, south of New
Holland.
York Co. Beeskeeper meeting,
Extension Office
Friday, September 25
Pennsylvania Maple Tour, North
west Pennsylvania. Runs
through September 26.
Delaware Ag Friends Breakfast,
Sheraton in Dover, 7:30 a.m.
Saturday, September 26
PFA Chester/Delaware Meeting,
Octorara High School, 7 p.m.
PFA Lehigh County Meeting,
Seiptstown Grange Hall, 7 p.m.
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NOW IS
THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
To Store
Pesticides Safely
Most producers are about fin
ished with their spray materials for
the year. Many of these can be held
over until next year with good
results. However, it is always best
to buy only enough for one season
at a time. When storing spray
materials, always keep them in
their original containers and away
from children, pets and livestock.
It is best to have a separate room or
building for pesticide storage.
Monday, September 28
PFA Green Co. Meeting, Waynes
burg Methodist Church Hall, 7
p.m.
PFA Clarion Co. Meeting, Murphy
Grange 7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29
PFA Mifflin Co. Meeting, Belle
ville Mennonite School, 7 p.m.
PFA Blair Co. Meeting, Williams
burg Elementary School, 7 p.m.
PA Association of Farm Coopera
tive Annual Meeting, Harris
burg Sheraton - West. Septem-
ber 29-30.
Wednesday, September 30
Pa. Poultry Federation annual con
ference, through 10/l,Grantvil
le, Holiday Inn.
East-Central Holstein Show,
Bloomsburg
PFA Adams Co. Meeting, York
Springs Community Bldg., 6
p.m.
PFA Layette Co. Meeting, Layette
Fair Grounds, 7 p.m.
Thursday, October 1
Keystone International Livestock
Expo., Farm Show Complex,
through 10/5.
PFA Cumberland Co. Meeting,
Huneydale Fire Hall, 7 p.m.
PFA Summerset Co. Meeting,
Berlin Community Bldg., 7
p.m.
PFA Crawford County Meeting,
Days Inn, Meadville, 7 p.m.
PFA Northampton/Monroe Meet
ing, Slokestown Memorial
Hall, 7 p.m.
Friday, October 2
PFA Bucks Co. Meeting, Plum
stendville Fire Hall, 7 p.m.
PFA Fulton Co. Meeting, McCon
nelsburg Fire Hall, 7 p.m.
PFA Jefferson Co. Meeting, Horn
town Community Center, 7
p.m.
PFA Tioga/Pptter Co. Meeting,
Whitneyvilie Fair Bldg., 7 p.m.
Lancaster Chamber Ag Expo, Lan
caster and Penn Squares
(Turn to Paga A 39)
Wettable powders are easy to
store; however, emulsions and liq
uids may be harmed by freezing
weather. Producers are urged to
follow the label and instructions in
this respect. It may be necessary to
keep some of them in a heated
building. Be sure they are not near
feed supplies because accidents
can happen. Pesticides kept in a
room or building under a lock is a
good way to prevent costly mis
takes and tragedies.
Fan louvers on poultry and
swine operations should close
tightly when a fan is not operating.
If they don’t air, will enter through
the open louver and be discharged
by the nearest running fan, giving
you no ventilation at all.
When the fan is on, louvers must
be fully open; otherwise, they will
restrict the flow of air from the
building. Tests have shown that a
little dust on fan louvers can
restrict air flow by more than 1,000
c.f.m. per fan. A restricted fan
operates longer and bears a heavier
load using more electricity, which
costs money.
In many cases, you can repair
louvers that are sticking open or
shut just by cleaning them and app
lying oil or rust solvent to the
hinges.
Colder weather is coming and
that means frost In fact this is
good news to many of us who have
had enough of hot humid weather
this summer. Livestock producers
who have fields of sudan-sorghum
hybrids, should keep in mind that
when frost hits these crops they
could be toxic to livestock for
seven to ten days following the
ALWAYS A
REMNANT?
September 20,1987
Background Scripture: Genesis
6 through 9:17.
Devotional Reading: Genesis
9:8-17.
The picture of God that we get in
the story of Noah and the ark is cer
tainly a pre-Christian one. In it we
see a God who is “sorry that he
made man on the earth and it
grieved him to his heart” (6:6). We
thus see a God who believes he
made a mistake in making human
beings in-the first place.
We see also a God who changes
his mind, first planning to “blot out
man whom 1 have created from the
face of the earth” (6:7), then, mak
ing an exception of
Noah’s righteousness: “But Noah
found favor in the eyes of the Lord
(6:8).
THE FIRST REMNANT
Because of the gross widespread
To Check
Fan Louvers
To Beware
of Frosted Crops
freeze. After this period, and the
plants are dead, they may be used
safely. However, any growth com
ing from the plant after a killing
frost might also be toxic.
Another frost hazard would be
to permit livestock to graze alfalfa
or clover stands while the frost is
still on the plants. This can cause
severe bloating. Allow the frost to
melt and the plants to dry before
grazing. Good management is
needed on various forage crops
after a killing frost.
To Reduce
Egg Breakage
Many egg producers are not
aware of their breakage losses.
You could be very surprised how
much. Some poultry producers do
not realize how many eggs they are
losing because they do not keep
track of them. In studies where this
has been checked carefully, we
find the percentage of eggs broken
ranging from 2% to 5% up to 20%.
With a flock of 30,000 layers
averaging 70% production, a loss
of 4% is 84,000 eggs or 7,000
dozen a year. This loss comes to
$4,900 when eggs sell for 700 per
dozen.
Check nests or cages for needed
repairs. Often we find eggs broken
right in the cages. Check the egg
trays. If they are bent, they can
break many eggs. Many times
plastic bumpers placed on the egg
tray will reduce breakage. Careful
handling will reduce breakage if
eggs are gathered by hand.
Take time to check these factors
and others to reduce breakage. It
very well could be the difference
between profit and loss.
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corruption throughout the earth,
God planned to obliterate human
life: “I have determined to make an
end of all flesh; for the earth is
filled with violence . . . behold I
will destroy them with the earth”
(6:13). But not Noah, nor his fami
ly, nor even all the beasts of the
earth. This is the first of many,
many times in the Bible when great
evil brings great destruction. But it
is also the first time that the idea of
a remnant appears.
In the Bible, the “remnant” is
always a person or persons who are
sufficiently faithful and righteous
so that God determines that they
shall be excluded from the tragic
coming events. But it is not just
that they do not deserve this
destruction, but that they are
needed by God to carry on his pur
poses after the destruction is over.
In the case of people of Israel in the
days of Isaiah, there was to be a
remnant to carry on as God’s cho
sen people. In the case of Noah,
however, it was to be nothing less
than carrying on the whole human
race, not to mention the animal
kingdom.
ALWAYS AN ARK
It is hard for Christians to think
of God making a mistake in his
work of creation or changing his
mind. But in this story of Noah and
the ark we see also a theme that is
repeated again and again in both
the Bible and in human history; no
matter how much human beings
may seem to delay the plan of God,
no matter how much we may seem
to deserve obliteration for the cor
ruption of God’s planet, he has
never failed to provide for himself
and humankind an ark, so
that his plan is carried forward
despite our efforts at self
destruction. At least, he has so far.
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