AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 2, 1988 I OPINION The Easter Story WHO hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from hfm; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he Farm Calendar Saturday, April 2 York 4-H Spring Judging Contest - Livestock and Dairy, Penn State. For information Tony Dobrosky, 757-9657. Monday, April 4 Hunterdon County Sheep Breeders Mtg, Extension Center, Flemington, NJ, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 Water Quality Fair, Beaver Audi torium in McCreary Hall, Get tysburg College. Cedar Crest Young Farmers Ban quet, Schaefferstown Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Columbia-Luzernc Dairy Tour, 11 a.m., Richard Kreibel Farm, near Benton. Bring covered dish. Wayne 4-H Tractor Club Mtg, Extension Office, Honcsdalc, 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 Hunterdon County Board of Ag. Meeting, Extension Center, Flcmmgton, NJ, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7 Chester/Delaware Co. Fanner’s Association Banquet, West Fal lowficld Christian School, Atg len, 7 p.m. PA OCIA meeting, Farm Show Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday At Record-Express Office Building 22 E Mam Street Lititz, PA 17543 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Sleinmtn Enterprise Robert G Campbell Everett R Newswanger Managing Editor Copyright 1M by Lancia* Farming openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generadon? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no vio lence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief; when thou shall make his soul an offer ing for sin, he shall sec his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous ser vant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made inter cession for the transgressors. Building, Harrisburg. Larry Lcnhardt, speaking on Organic Products. Friday, April 8 PA Association of Conservation District Directors meeting. Williamsport, through the 9lh. York Extension annual meeting, Jefferson Fire Hall, 6:15 p.m. Carla Shermcyer, 757-9657. Twin Valley FFA Banquet, 7 p.m. High School cafeteria. York Co. Extension annual meet ing, Jefferson Fire Hall, 6:15 p.m. Saturday, April 9 Supreme Creation Holstein Calf Sale, Slate College. 4th Tri-State Rabbit Council and Trade Show, 4-H Park, Denton, Md. Montgomery Co. Holstein and Dairy Princess Contest, Tow amencin Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Maryland Stale Holstein Show, Timonium Fair Grounds, 9 a.m. Monday, April 11 4-H Capitol Days, Harrisburg, April 11-12. Maryland Slate Holstein, Cow Palace, Timonium. United Egg Producers Spring BOY, PARMIN& SORE ) ([T SURE HAS. ITUSED TO BE. HAS CHANGED I \ THE KEY TO SUCCESS PUD OVER THE YEARS. ] ) PARNMNG WAS TD HAVE J ( a good HIRED MAN... General Manager ISAIAH 3 Jib* V T* NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agriculture Agent To Inspect Pasture Fields It won’t be long before some permanent pastures will be ready to graze. I am afraid that some may be grazed before they are ready. However, another area that I would like to review, is that you should walk over the pasture areas before livestock is turned out. Remove all trash to prevent injury and poisoning. Unfortunately, people still use the rural areas to dispose of their solid trash. Some of this may contain glass or poi sons that will be harmful to lives tock. Remove the junk before the livestock has a chance to become involved. If there is any evidence in the trash reflecting the guilty party (addressed envelopes, etc.), this information should be given to local officials. Most township reg ulations do not permit the dumping of solid waste on private property. To Operate Machinery Sensibly Farmers arc always in a big hur ry when the good spring weather arrives. As a result, they operate their tractors and other machinery at 100 high a speed. This presents safely hazards and is the cause of 100 many accidents. Grain drills and com planters arc designed for Legislative Meeting, The Grand Hotel, Washington, DC. April 11-14. Berks Conservation Banquet, Hoggs Hotel, Shortlesville, 7 p.m. Beef Producers Workshop, Cecil Co. Extension, Elkton, MD, 7:30 p.m. Mcrcer-Venango County, Sheep Shearing School, Through April 12, 9 a.m. Carl Gadsby Farm near Grove City. Tuesday, April 12 Conservation Tillage Field Day, Herbert Mycr Farm, 11 a.m. Poultry Sales & Service Confer ence, Penn Stale University, University Park. Through April 13. Wednesday, April 13 Lawrence County, two-day sheep shearing school, 9 a.m. Whiling Farm near Pulaski. Thursday, April 14 Land use meeting, 7:30 p.m. Farm and Home Center Friday, April 15 Western PA Holstein Spring Spec tacular, Mercer. Saturday, April 16 Little International Livestock Expo, Ag Arena, University Park, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 371 h Annual Delaware State (Turn to Page A3l) accurate planting, if operated at a normal rale of speed. Often in the rush of things, we travel 100 fast and the planting job is disappointing. We urge farmers to take lime to properly prepare and adjust their machinery and then drive at a speed that will give good perefor mancc. With many pieces of farm machinery the speed is listed on the manufacturer’s directions. Take time to be safe and not sorry. To Control Wild Garlic Dairy farmers who pasture their milking herd have the most to lose if they do not eliminate wild garlic from their pasture fields. This fast growing wild onion is already growing in pastures and other grass areas. The young plants are much easier to kill with herbicides than mature plants. We suggest that the plants be sprayed very soon with 2,4-D. This has proven effective in keeping the young plants from maturing; by spraying early in the spring the legumes in the pasture area will not be injured. Since the wild garlilc plant is very well rooted, it may lake several sprays over a period of two or more years to eliminate the weed from the THE LAST FRAUD April 3,1988 Background Scripture: Matthew 27: 62 through 28:15 Devotional Reading: Romans 6: 1-1 Essentially, it boils down to this: either you believe that death is the end, or you believe there is an exis tance of some kind after death. There is no one in the world today who can prove cither of those beliefs. People can give you argu ments pro or con, but they cannot prove them. Each of us must exa mine the evidence, make a choice, and live by the faith that we have chosen righdy. Actually, there are a number of other things in life that we choose in pretty much the same way. Our vocation or spouse, for example— none of us can prove in advance that we have chosen rightly in either case. Yet, as important as these and other choices may be, none is likely to be nearly so cru cial to our lives as this one. What we believe about death and its aftermath has a profound influence upon all that transpires before death. If the disciples of Jesus had not been convinced that he had sur vived the experience of death, there would not likely have been a Christian Church then or now. What we believe about both the aftermath of his death and ours is equally consequential. AS SECURE AS POSSIBLE The Pharisees regarded Jesus as area. Don’t wait until the plants are mature to make this spray applica tion. Follow label directions when applying any pesticide. To Avoid Herbicide Residues Evidence is showing us that residues of atrazine, simazine and to a lesser extent, bladcx, are affecting subsequent crops in the rotation following corn. Even though no visual symptons are evi dent, the sub-lethal residues, still present in com field soils, arc low ering yields of small grain and alfalfa. Consequently, we must make every effort to reduce herbi cide carryover. Here arc some recommendations: ** Soil test prior to the last year of com in the rotation. Then apply all the lime recommended before the com is planted. Liming will release any atrazine, simazine, bladcx still lied up in the soil and help control com crop weeds. ** Use a low residue herbicide program avoiding the triazines (above). Lasso and Dual would be choices to consider. ** To control broadlcaf weeds that might escape, Banvel should be applied as a follow-up. Always follow label directions when applying any pesticide. an imposter and we can at least understand their fear of fraud and their request to Pilate that the tomb of Jesus be sealed so that Jesus’ disciples could not steal his body. Should that happen, they told him, “the last fraud will be worse than the first” (27:64). Arc we any less fearful of being taken in by fraudu lent or unfounded religious claims? Haven’t we all seen enough fraud and sham in religion to make us permanently skeptical? But one does not live by one’s skepticisms. Eventually we have to choose and live by faith of some kind. So, it is one thing to have some honest doubts; but it is some thing else to have nothing but doubts by which to live. One of the best ways of working through a choice like this is to ask yourself how you would live with the alter native. How would life work for you if you lived with the convic tion that death is the end? What would life be like? What would motivate you? If you can live by this conviction, then, as Pilate told the Pharisees concerning Jesus’ tomb, “Go, make it as secure as you can” (27:65). For millions of us, however, the Pharisees were never able to make that tomb secure enough. The evi dence presented by the early church, the New Testament, and millions of others is that the tomb could not contain Jesus! The two Marys met the Risen Christ along the way and he told them to “go and tell my brethren to go to Gali lee, and there they will see me” (28:10). For many of us, .t is the belief that death is the end that is really the greatest fraud of all. (Based on copyrighted Outlines produced by the Committee on the Uniform Series and used by permission Released by Community & Suburban Press) JDDAN, If-lE. KE'Y Vb TO HAV£A GOOD . TAXMAN | rr~ “JESUS MET THEM”
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