Ald-fiiteMter Fannmo, Saturtuy, Jdiy 9,' 1988 OPINION When You’re Hungry Experts say the drought will have little effect on inflation. Most analysts believe the deepening crop damage in the nation’s mid section has added 0.2 to 0.5 per centage point to forecasts fa - con sumo- price inflation in 1988. This translates into an annual inflation rate this year of between 5.0 and 6.0 percent compared with 4.S per cent in 1987, according to Knight- Ridder, financial news. Many economists play down the effects of inflation because as Car ol Stone of Nomura Securities in New York put it, “Food is not a very large percentage of the con sumer’s budget” Analysts figure 'that while grains and oil seeds prices are rising, meat and poultry Farm Calendar Saturdat, July 9 Schaefferstown Folk Festival, Alexander Schaeffer Farm Sunday, July 10 Mercer Co. Holstein Club picnic. Lake Wilhelm, 1:00 p.m. Ice Cream Day in Adams County, recreational park, Gettysburg, 2:00 to 8:00 a.m. Monday, July 11 Dairy Laboratory Workshop, two week demonstration of all milk tests, and includes tests to become PDA Dairy Lab Director. Tuesday, July 12 24th Annual Baltimore County 4-H Fair, State Fairgrounds, Timonium, Md. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., through the 16th. PA Purebred Dairy Cattle Associa tion, judging school, Crawford County, 9:00 a.m., through the 13th. Lancaster Co. Fruit Growers Mtg., ' Brooklawn Farm, Neffsville, 7:00 p.m. geared to small fruits. National meeting, Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders, Clock Tower Resort, Rockford, 111. Wednesday, July 13 Lancaster County Dairy Bam Ven tilation meeting, Lapps Valley Farm, New Holland. Thursday, July 14 Bedford County Holstein Quality Sale, Bedford, 7:00 p.m. Mifflin County Holstein Club Picnic, Ed Click Farm, Belle ville, 7:00 p.m. Lancaster County Dairy Bam Ven itlation Meeting, Oregon Dairy, Oregon, 7:30 Friday, July 15 PA Association of Conservation District Director’s meeting, State College, through the 16th. Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday At Record-Express Office Building 22 E Main Street Lititz, PA 17543 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Sttkumn EnlwpriM Robert Q Campbell General Manager Everett FV Newswanger Managing Editor Capyrlfht IMS fey Lancaster Farming t prices are falling as animals are slaughtered to avoid higher feed costs. “Food and beverages account for 17.6 percent of the consumer price index,” says Eveli na Tainer, Economist at the First National Bank of Chicago. What took our eye in these reports was not the inflation fig ures, but the fact that food was such a small part of consumer expenses. We can’t help but won der what would happen if grocery shelves became bare and consum ers needed to spend 85 percent of their income on food, like they do in some other countries. It’s easy to be against farmers when your belly is full. When you’re hungry . 7 v < *2 PA Ayrshire Field Day, Went worth Farm, QuarryvUle, 10:30 a.m. Maryland Jersey Cattle Field Day, Frederick County Fairgrounds, MD, 10:30 a.m. Contact Stan Lutz at Ag Center, Westminister. Saturday, July 16 PA Angus Summer Field Day, Loysville (Perry) Sunday, July 17 Schuylkill County Holstein Picnic New York State and Southern Tier Ayrshire Club Field Day, Blue Meadow Farm, Oneonta, N.Y., 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 18 Biotech Insect Management Con ference, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., through the 20th. MAMMA Annual Meeting, Stouf fer Harborplace Hotel, Balti more, through the 19th. Tuesday, July 19 Pennsylvania Holstein Executive Committe Meeting, State Col lege, 1:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social, Capitol Steps, Harrisburg Wednesday, July 20 Jefferson County Holstein Show, Sykesville, 9:00 a.m. Western Pennsylvania Tillage Field Day, Robert Smith Farm, New Alexandria, 9:30 a.m.; contact the county extension office for information Lycoming County Holstein Show, Hughesville, 10:00 a.m. Pennsylvania Holstein Board of Directors Meeting, Holiday Inn, State College York County 4-H Dairy Roundup Thursday, July 21 York County Holstein Show, York r HELLO, . ‘ AL'3 ELECTRIC c €3?:~ /*» l »-^L fi NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agriculture Agent To Keep Poultry Comfortable During Hot Weather Ventilation is most important during hot, humid weather. During hot weather our broiler and larger houses need more air movement INSIDE the house. I would sug gest placing circulating fans inside the house to move more air across the birds. This will definitely give relief. In weather reports it’s known as the “chill” factor. If you move air at the rate of 500 c.f,m. across the birds, it will reduce the temperature - to the bird - by 10 degrees F. I know if the temperature is 95 degrees F. outside, it will not be any cooler than 95 degrees inside, but the chill factor would make it feel like 85 degrees to the bird. Another very important factor during hot weather is to ventilate the attics. The best way is to have an inlet at one end and an exhaust fan at the other end. If you don’t move the air out of the attic, the temperature can rise to over 150 degrees F. This trapped hot air will eventually work down through the insulation and into the house. To Graze Sudan and Sorghum Grasses Carefully Some livestock producers plant Sudan grass or one of the hybrid sorghum for extra summer pasture. These grasses have the ability to grow well during the heat of the summer. However, they should be managed carefully in order to pre vent livestock poisoning. When sudan is grazed or green chopped before it is 18 inches County Fairgrounds, 10:00 a.m. Lancaster County Holstein Show, Solanco Fairgrounds, Quarry ville, 10:00 a.m. Eric County Holstein Show, Fair grounds, Waterford, 10:00 a.m. Dauphin County Twilight Meet ing, Great View Farm, Harris burg, 7:30 p.m. Conference on Land Ethics & Community Values, Elizabeth town College, through the 23rd Northampton County Holstein Show, Plainfield Farmers Grove Friday, July 22 Brown Swiss Maryland-Delaware Association Picnic, Long View Farm, Hiurmont, MD, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 Jefferson County Holstein Club (Turn to Pag* A3l) AL, HAVE yOO FIXED THAT MOTOR FOR MV WATERIN&- SVSTEM. YET ? lII' fas' (F ass' high, and if the sorghum hybrids are used before they are 24 to 30 inches high, there is danger of prussic acid poisoning. There is greater danger with the sorghum hybrids. After the herd of flock has grazed the area, it should be clipped high, and then the regrowth allowed to reach the same length before using as fresh feed. Horses should not be allowed to graze or eat either of these two forage crops; it has been blamed for causing urinary bladder infec tions in equines. Manage Sudan grass and sorg hums carefully for best results. Chemical weed killers are used quite frequently these days for controlling weeds. Many of these sprayers arc used for other pur poses. We have seen several cases of herbicide damage on tobacco and other crops. Most were due to improper sprayer cleaning before spraying the tobacco field. Chemi cal weed killers such as 2,4-D will stick to the sprayer equipment for years, unless soaked and washed with ammonia water and other strong detergents. It is best to flush the sprayer and hoses with clean water first and finish with the ammonia solution. Use one pint of ammonia for every Background Scripture: Exodus 13:17 through 14:31 Devotional Reading: I’m often tempted to look down my nose a little at the Hebrews in their exodus from Egypt. Why did God choose to save these people and give them the promised land? Daily they demonstrated their lack of faith. They were complainers from the very beginning and, as we will see later, their fidelity to God was fragile at best. Of course, none of us can afford to judge the Hebrews because we have never been in their circum stances. We have only the benefit of what someone has called “20/20 hindsight”. Our concern should not be with the Hebrews and their lack of faith, but with the state and strength of our own faith. Is our own level of performance a shin ing example of faithful response to God’s guidance? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO US? The Hebrew people had good reason to fear the Pijaroah, whose will was law and whose armed might awesome. When, in the wil derness, they realized that Pharoah and his forces were pursuing them. 00 To Be Careful With Sprayers IS IT BETTER TO SERVE THE EGYPTIANS? July 10,1988 Exodus 15:1-10. t *"> s. 25 gallon of warm water. Choose your cleaning area with great care. It is important to discharge the cleaning water where it will not contaminate water supplies, streams, crops or injure other plants. The driveway makes a good place. To Keep Dogs Under Control The summer months increase outdoor activity with your dog. Keep in mind that a dog owner’s responsibility is to keep their pet under control at all times. Free roaming dogs cause accidents, bite, damage property and can be a general nuisance. They also carry disease from farm to farm. Dogs are personal property and the own ers are responsible for any damage caused by their pets. Many dog related problems would be alleviated if owners were more aware of their responsibili ties. All pet owners really need to have their dogs licensed, inocu lated for rabies and kept under con trol. Remember, all dogs six months of age or older must be licensed. A license is an inexpen sive means to identify your dog if it should stray. It also shows you care for your pet. The Penn State Cooperative Extension is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educational institution. they turned upon Moses: “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us in bringing us outofEgypt? (14:11) Isn’tlhatour question when, in trying to follow God’s will, we find that things get worse instead of better? We are all for being firm in the faith, so long as we are rewarded with good fortune. Actually, although we have nev er experienced anything like the exodus, their situation is not totally foreign to us. There are times when we too are tempted to complain; “...it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than to die in the wilderness” (14:12). It would be better to keep our jobs, than to speak, out against injustice or dishonesty. It would be belter to maintain our standing in the com munity than to take a moral posi tion that is guaranteed to earn us opposition. Or would it be? DOG, OR LION? I remember reading in Winston Churchill’s History of the English Speaking Peoples, during a time of persecution in the English church, a certain leader decided that “It is belter to be a live dog than a dead lion.” Lots of people still live by that questionable wisdom. Just as I cannot make that deci sion for the people of Israel in their exodus, neither can anyone else make that decision for me-or you. We all want to be survivors; that’s just human nature. 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