p ' OPINION Jph The Figures Make The Case The public’s increased aware- increased 4-5 times in the last few NOW IS ness of the high source of iron and years. Chuck Schilling, Peters- TT¥IT the flavorful nutrition in red meat burg, says the dollar checkoff is m-* *■ has been accomplished, at least in only a one percent investment in By Jay Irwin part, done with the beef checkoff the calves he sells at 100 pounds. Lancaster County Agriculture Agent monies. That’s good for the beef “A few years ago I was lucky to and veal producers. But many clear $l5-$2O after paying my To Practice Pesticide Safety dairyman forget that they produce trucking costs,” Schilling says. Pesticides are very important to beef and veal as a second cash crop ‘Today it’s $100.” our highly efficient agriculture, too. In fact, the Beef Referendum Granted, every cent of these When used as directed, they repay should interest dairy producers increases can not be attributed to our growers with higher, better because about 20 percent of the the checkoff, but the dollar invest- quality yields at minimal risk to beef market it dairy livestock. ment per animal has helped to our safety and health. So even though dairy farmers expand consumer awareness of the *H’s important to choose the wary first about the price of milk, good qualities of beef. In the last correct pesticides and application they should be in tune with what is two quarters alone, consumption equipment for your particular happening in the market for beef per person has increased. This, in problem, and veal as well. In a nutshell, spite of the low cattle numbers and *Be sure to read and follow the higher beef prices make higher cull the higher retail prices. label directions. Make sure all co cow prices. John Cope, Cumber- workers do the same, land County dairyman, notes that No one would want to do any- *Without fail, use the recom the price for beef has increased thing to stifle the momentum that mended personal protective equip from 39 cents per pounds to 52 has helped position beef as a ment to prevent harmful contact cents per pound. That means the healthy and integral part of the with chemicals, average value of a dairy animal has American diet. This means that *Mix accurately and carefully, increased about $250-$3OO. For a producers must continue to Clean up spills. Return unused farm with a 60-cow herd, that improve genetics in their animals materials to safe storage. NOBODY, translates into a $15,000-$lB,OOO and develop products that meet Triple rinse and drain empty BUT JESUS increase in average net worth, today’s consumers’ demands, containers into the spray tank. May 1, 1988 Cope figures he receives ten dol- Then they must let the consumer *Clean the equipment when you •* lars return for every dollar he know through advertising and have finished. Don’t smoke or eat invests in the beef checkoff public relations that these products until you have washed and program. are available. The numbers make a changed clothing. The picture is the same for the positive case for a yes vote on the *Store pesticides in their origi veal sector. In western central Pen- beef referendum to be held May 10 nal labeled containers in a locked nsylvania the veal prices have in your local county agent’s office, cabinet Let’s have a safe growing and I ’ harvesting season this year. Farm Calendar || Soybean Planting I Soybeans should be planted in warm moist soil. A thermometer “ w in help you decide when is the Saturday, April 30 ing, Keller Center, University best planting date. Special bayonet Brown Swiss Mid-Atlantic Calf Park type thermometers work very well. Sale, 12 noon, Frederick Fair- Tuesday, May 10 The ideal temperature is about grounds, Frederick, MD. Beef Referendum Voting Day at 62*F. The reading should be taken Monday, May 2 all county extension offices at about 8:00 a.m. when the soil State Grange Banquet, Penn Har- Wednesday, May 11 temperature is stabilized. The ther ris, Camp Hill. Hunterdon Wine Growers Meet- mometer should be inserted at least Tuesday, May 3 ing. Extension Center, Re- two inches in the soil. Beiks-Schuylkill Christmas Tree mington, New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Many people planting soybeans Meeting, PSU Schuylkill Saturday, Mayl4 will either end up with too many Haven Campus, 7 p.m. Christmas Tree Growers Short plants per acre or too few. This will . Saturday, May 7 Course, Cook College, Bruns- happen because they will use the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festi- wick, NJ. Contact pounds per acre philosophy which val, Howard Co. Fairgrounds, 7 201-932-9271. won’t work for soybeans. Because p.m. West Friendship, MD. 4-H Dairy Fitting & Showing soybean seed differs greatly in Monday, May 9 Workshop, Smithdale Farm, size, this also means they differ PA County Agent’s Spring Meet- Shippensburg. greatly in number of seeds per !i FARMFORUM oun readers write liawenßWO^BN*********^*******^* o *"*”^*** - Today that number has decreased MORAL TOXIC WASTE Editor* that time we were alSo voting on a to 1.39 million farms. “Whether we are Dairymen, self-help beef check-off program. In the late ’7o’s, Americans Cattlemen or Veal Producers, the What has happened to our spent 2.71 percent of their income challenge remains the same. Prom- industry in those twelve years? on beef. Now those sameconsum^ ote vouroroduct lest you lose your At that time beef consumption ers spend merely 1.79 percent on share of* the market to someone per person was 89 lb. and poultry our product. Statistics show that who believes in what they are sell- consumption was 37 lb. Today, for each 1/10 percent change, a ing more than you believe in beef consumption per person has $3.00 per hundredweight is yourself ” decreased to 77 lbs. and poultry reflected in the price received for Nearly 12 years have gone by has increased to nearly 53 lbs. per finished cattle, since I wrote to the Editor of this person. (Turn to Page A3l) paper with the above highlights. At '" 1 - WH£RFS )( HE SAID SOMETHING X DIDNT KNOW THAT ] Lancaster Farming CTiS ( \ ABOUT HAVING ID DO HE HAD AN AUNT / Estabi,shed 1955 GOING 7 V) CHORES ON AN UVIN&INTHIB / Published Every Saturday ' 1 I I AUNTS FARM \AREA S~~~~ — At Record-Express Office Building / / I J —7 NEITHER 1 22 E Mam Street / j/ T| ]/ I DIH T I Lititz, PA 17543 ’ / J Robert G Campbell General Manager 77 R /jW Everett R Newswanger Managing Editor f J \ U J j CvpyrifM 1M ky LmeaalH Fombif may average 2,100 seeds per pound while another variety aver ages 3,100 seeds per pound . . . that’s a difference of 1,000 seeds per pound. So, if you plant a bushel of seed with 85% germination, that’s a difference of about 48,000 plants per acre. The only way to plant beans is by seeds per foot of row. If a grain drill is used, three beans per foot of row is plenty. If a 30 inch com row is used 8 to 9 beans per foot is about right To Check Farm Ponds Many ponds are showing both algae and weed infestation build up and as the weather warms up, these pond plants will begin to grow. Permits are needed in order to use the proper material, and to protect livestock downstream from the pond. Before any ponds are treated in Pennsylvania with any chemical or fertilizer, the owner should obtain a permit from the Background Scripture: Hebrews 4:14 through 7:28. Devotional Rreading: 2 Cor inthians 5:16-21. “Nobody knows de trouble I’se seen,” croons the old Negro spir itual. There are lots of times when many of us could well make that our personal theme song. Often it does seem that our problems, our disappointments, our sorrows, and our temptations are unique and unequaled. Nobody, anywhere, at any time has experienced what we have. That’s the way it seems; but, if we are truly observant of the world about us and honest about what we see, we know that our suffering, our sorrows and our worries are not all that unique. If my illness is painful, I can always find someone whose illness is considerably more painful. If I have been let down by someone else, I can find in the lives of others betrayals that are even more painful. If I have been disappointed with some of life’s twists and turns, there are always others around me who have even greater cause to be disappointed. Even if I suffer the loss of a loved one, I find that that is a universal experience from which no one is spared. Very often it seems that if we are in any way unique, it must be in that secret moral level that is large ly hidden from the eyes of others. These are the temptations that bedevil us, that keep coming back again and again, no matter how tiard we struggle to shut them out Df our consciousness. These are [he secret sins of hidden thoughts, whose depravity and horror only Application for the permit is avail able from the Pennsylvania Water way Patrol Office or from our Penn State Cooperative Extension Office. To Inspect Lightning Rod Systems The “rumble season” is upon us . . . I’m referring to lightning and thunder. Just a reminder that we are in the thunderstorm season and buildings that have rods should be protected, that is if the rods are connected and free of obstructions. We urge owners of nodded build ings, especially bams, to inspect them closely and remove all items that will stop the flow of the elec trical bolt In many cases straw, hay or bird nests might be between the rod and the building and cause a fire. Also, be sure the rods go into moist soil and are well grounded. A close inspection of the rod sys tem will assure the protection that is needed. we can know. These are the “for bidden” thoughts and images that bop into our consciousness. ‘Nobody knows . . .” and we are profoundly grateful that they can not know. So, what can we do with this spiritual garbage, this moral toxic waste? If we let it accumulate in our consciousness, it becomes an unbearable burden. If we shove it under the rug of our unconscious, it continues to fester and rot our spirits, even though we may not be consciously aware of it. If we look for someone who can “haul it away” for us, we may find that there is no one with whom we can entrust it. Sometimes our guilt, our despair is so great that we find it difficult to share with a counselor or confess to a pastor/priest. No one could possibly understand us and what we’re carrying around inside. HE UNDERSTANDS “Nobody but Jesus,” says the spiritual. That’s why the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews likes to refer to Jesus as our “great high priest.” Jesus alone “knows” all that we have known. He under tands because he himself has stood under the same proscription of being human. “For we have not a high priest,” says Hebrews, “who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are.” (Hebrews 4:15). Hebrews finishes this assurance with a sobering thought: “. . . yet without sinning.” Jesus knows both the limitations and the poten tials of our humanity, for he exper ienced both. He understands what we arc and what we can be. Thus lis perfection does not disqualify bim to be our high priest, the one who above all others knows what we know and even more. So, “Let is then with confidence draw near o the throne of grace, that we may eceive mercy and find grace to relp in lime of need” (4:16). Whenever we are feeling that ‘Nobody knows . . .”, let us emember that life-saving qualifi :ation: nobody but Jesus! §> 0) © 'ANT POOD UNCLE OTI*? COULD >OU PLEASE FEED N\y ANTS AT NOON. Vii> 0^ fsL Ant farw\ SCHOOL science PROJECT
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