AKRjncMtor Faming, Saturday, January 9. 1988 OPINION Major Key In Evolusion Of Excellence If you want to sum up what the Pennsylvania Farm Show does for people, you might say it gives far mers a chance to show off excel lent Pennsylvania produce, crops and livestocks. And agribusiness people can show off their equip ment and services. Or you could ay people from the city get a chance to meet farmers and see our way of life in a showcase setting. And that’s all true. But if you really want to look at its heart, the Farm Show brings people together. Acquaintances are renewed. Friendships deve loped. Diverse viewpoints are brought together as various farm organizations man booths beside each other. One such bit of togetherness comes this year as four dairy advertising organizations get together to work at one large booth with one united message, “Enjoy j* FARM FORUM our readers write J £jj tor . Becky since her reign began. The 'article you did on Becky Than* a B ain for * e ame y° u several months ago was terrific. So *P?»} with us Preparing the many people commented to me on article. its accuracy and stated it was the Marilyn Sonnen best article they have read about Mother, State Dairy Princes • Richland r .. Farm Calendar , 4-S: Sunday, January 10 PA Faith Show, Jan. 10 through 15, at Farm Show Bdlg., Harrisburg. American Farm Bureau Annual meeting. New Orleans, 1/10-14 Tuesday, January 12 Delaware No-Till Meeting, Felton Fire Hall, 8 a.m. Pennsylvania Inland Fertilizer Association Annual Meeting, Best Western Inn, Carlisle, 2 p.m. Pennsylvania Dairyman’s Associ ation Meeting, Harrisburg PA Ayrshire Breeders Assn. Mid- Winter Meeting, room C, Farm Show Complex, one hour after Ayrshire judging is finished. Wednesday, January 13 Delaware Vegetable Growers Direct Marketing Session, Sheraton Inn, Dover, DE, 8:30 a.m. LANCASTER FARMING Established 1955 Published Every Saturday at Record-Express Office Building 22 E. Main St. Lititz, PA 17543 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Steinman Enterprise Robert G. Campbell General Manager Everett R. Newswangcr Managing Editor Copyright 1288 by Lancaster Farming Milk-Pennsylvania’s Official Beverage”. We applaud loudly the American Dairy Association/ Dairy Council, Middle Atlantic Milk Marketing Association, Mideast United Dairy Industry Association and the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion program for this common effort. Cooperation rather than competition where common goals are to be achieved can only help the dairy farmer who supplies the funds for this promo tion. Whenever possible, duplica tion of efforts should be eliminated. We see this happening at the Farm Show Dairy Promotion Booth this year. And we believe this single event may cause histo- rians to view the 1988 Pennsylva nia State Farm Show as a major key in the “Evolution Of Excel lence” in Pennsylvania agriculture. National Symposium on Milking Systems and Milking Manage ment, Penn Harris. Harrisburg, two-day session Eastern PA Turf Conference and Trade Show, through Jan. 15. Valley Forge Convention Cen ter, Call Chris King, 814-355-8010. Thursday, January 14 Delaware Vegetable Growers Meeting, Sheraton Inn, Dover, DE, 9:15 a.m. PA Nut Growers Mtg.,Farm Show Bdlg., Room C, Call Tucker Hill. 717-938-6090. Dauphin Conservation Reserve Information Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Dauphin Center. Monday, January 18 Rental Rates For Farmland, Cum berland Co. Ext Office, 7:30 p.m. Carlisle. Tuesday, January 19 NIR Van, Forage Testing and Dairyßation developing, Ship (Turn to Pago A 23) OT I9, DID MAKE ANY Nr NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agriculture Agent To Service Farm Machinery This is the time of the year to be preparing your farm equipment for spring work. In the first place, this machinery should not be out in the weather. I know that buildings are expensive to construct, so if you are out of building space, cover the equipment with a tarp; this will reduce weather damage. Preparing farm machinery for the coming spring and summer is necessary during this slower sea son. You can make use of off season labor supplies. Machinery is a huge investment and should be kept in good condition at all times. We had a policy on my father’s farm to aiways give a good grease job to all equipment going into storage for the winter... this kept moisture out of the bearings. Rain and snow will soon develop ruston equipment; this will shorten the life span and is a primary cause of many unnecessary breakdowns. To Be Aware of the New Pesticide Control Act The Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act was amended in 1987 and brought about some important channges. There are new require ments for certification and recerti fication for private applicators. To be certified, the private applicator shall pass a written examination administered at our approved test site by the secretary or his agefit For your convenience, exam sites have been established statew ide. Contact your nearest Penna. Department of Agriculture Reg ional Office for details. In our area it is the Southeast-Central Penna. Office at Summerdale; the number is 717-787-3400. A private applicator shall be recertified as competent with respect to the use and handling of restricted use pesticides upon the successful completion of an update training program as determined by the P.D.A. The program shall include a review of certification topics, but shall NOT include a written exam. All update training programs must be pre-approved by the P.D.A. with a meeting number assigned. Private applicators will need to acquire six (6) Core and six (6) Category'credits during the three years proceeding the expira tion date of their permits. Training requirements for Core areas include Labeling, Safety and Health, Environmental Protection, WHAT Equipment, Application, Laws and Regulations... and for Categ ory areas include Pest Identifica tion, Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management It’s important to note that if your license expires September 30, 1988, you’ll need 8 credits (4 Core and 4 Category) and March 31, 1990 you’ll need 12credits (6 Core and 6 Category). To Separate Farm Show Animals The Pennsylvania Farm Show is a big event in our state next week. And, in spite of the winter month, the show attracts a large number of animals. Show regulations do a pretty good job of protecting these show animals and in building up resistance to a number of infec tions. However, the animals in the home herd or flock may not have had the same treatment and resistance. Therefore, it is very important to THE ANSWER IS WITHIN January 10,1988 Background Scripture: Matthew 5: 17-48. Devotional Reading: Romans 12-9-21 There’s a song by Sebastian Temple based on an old legend in which, at the beginning of crea tion, the angels try to decide where to hide the truth from Man. Diffe rent suggestions are made in matter, on a mountain, in outer space, etc. but each one is rejected when the angels deter mine that man will find it there. Finally, one of the angels suggests; “Let us take the truth and hide it deep inside of him.” Here, the truth will not be found, for the angel assures them; “He won’t believe the truth is within him.’’ Christians often have that same difficulty, despite the fact that Jesus was very insistent upon look ing within instead of without Many of his teachings in the Ser mon on the Mount point from the external to the internal, from the law to the purpose behind the law. So, Jesus says, “You have heard that it was said to men of old, ‘You shall not ki11...,’ but I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judge ment” (Matt. 5:21). Killing is the end result that the law is designed to avoid. But we can never really deal with the prob lem until we move from the exter nal act to the internal fact: anger is the parent of murder. If we are to achieve the goal of the law, we must concentrate on the cause of the evil. The same is true with the commandment against adultery. Jesus directs his disciples’ atten keep these two groups of animals separate for at least 30 days after the show. Segregation and sanita tion are still very important prac tices in the livestock world. We have known of Farm Show ani mals that were returned to the farm and remained in good health; how ever, the rest of the animals in the bam came down with shipping fever or some other infection. Don’t take chances by mixing the home animals with Farm Show animals, or with newly purchased animals. Give them a 30-day per iod without this dangerous exposure. Freezing rain, sleet and hard packed snow on walkways and driveways are quite slippery and dangerous. The next time you have this condition, try using coarse sawdust to reduce the hazard. tion to the reality within that which causes the outward act of adultery: lust THE INNER FACT The law permitted vengeance in certain circumstances, but Jesus knew that vengeance in any form could destroy people within. “You have heard that it was said of old, ’You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy,’ but I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven” (5:43,44). Ven geance is an outward act that may have terrible consequences. But the greatest danger of vengeance is the danger within. When we “pay someone back,” instead of “get-,, ting even,” we get deeper and deeper into the senseless treadmill of retribution. THE LAW IS EASY | In Jesus’ day, living by the reli-' gious law was a preoccupation with the Jews. It appealed to those who wanted a code that was, for all its difficulty, achieveable. That’s what Pharasaism was all about: setting moral and religious stan dards that people could live by if they worked at it. On the surface, this seemed like a commendable attitude, but the end result was self-satisfaction and pride, not humility. Thus, the phar isees did not strive for true righte ousness, but only the level of right eousness required by the law. For people who are zealous in living by a code, Christian pharasaism is really too easy, for the law deals only with the external, not the internal. The real meaning of Jesus’ teaching is found in his admoni tion: “You therefore must be per fect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (5:45). In Christian liv ing, we never arrive, but are always “in progress.” We will not reach perfection, but we must always be striving toward it, striv ing beyond the law to the true righteousness that is found within. (Based on copyrighted outlines produced by the Committee on the Uniform Series and used by permission. 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