AlO-lancasW FanMng. IHSiy OPINION Let’s Find The Shooter For the second time in as many months, a farm animal has been shot while sleeping in the pasture. Last month a Hereford bull calf was shot with an arrow. Not only did the calf suffer, the fanner had an unnecessary expensive hospital bill from New Bolton Center. In addition, a heifer calf was stolen at the same time. This week a bred Holstein heifer was shot at night. This animal sur vives only because the shooter was a poor marksman. We find it hard to believe that anyone is so deranged that they u-- Farm Calendar Saturday, July 30 Brown Swiss Maryland Field Day, Frederick, Md, 10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 31 Wyoming/Lackawanna Holstein Field Day, George Sheypuk’s, Jermyn, noon. Lebanon Area Fair, Lebanon, through August 6 Mercer County Grange Fair, Mer cer, through August 6 Union County West End Fair, Laurelton, through! August 6 Monday, August 1 Tioga County Invitational Sale, Gordon Wood sale manager. Morrison Cove Dairy Show, Mar tinsburg, through the sth Goshen Country Fair, West Ches ter, through the 6th Cecil County Fair Clearfield County Fair, Clearfield, through the 6th Potter County Fair, Millport, through the 6th Tuesday, August 2 Fayette County Holstein Show, Fayette County Fairgrounds, Uniontown, 9:00 a.m. Franklin County Holstein Field Day I FARM FORUM our readers write J presented to him before the July 1 deadline, state funding would have stopped: period. In the meantime, he has and will continue to urge the State Senate to get serious about passing a budget that is balanced and fair. When that happens and I am confident that it will we will finally sec the true budget figures. In the meantime, let’s hope we get a lot less rhetoric and a lot more rain. Editor: Mark Twain used to say there were liars, - liars, and statistics. I’d like to amend that and say that there arc liars, - liars, and budget figures. Over the last several weeks, far mers from one end of the state to the other have been led to believe that the Governor cut the heart out of agriculture by signing a state budget Balderdash! What he did was avert a budget crisis that could have stopped state spending for agriculture altogether. If he had not signed the only state budget Lancaster Farming ' Established 1955 Published Every Saturday At Record-Express Office Building 22 E Main Street- Lmtz. PA 17543 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A SMnman Enkrpfkm Robert G Campbell General Manager Everett R Newiwanger Managing Editor C«noHW tar k» Lanuafcr Fwmltlrf would want to cause animals to suffer by pinging rifle bullets off their heads and lodging arrows in their throats. But deranged they must be. Any true farmer at heart hurts within himself almost more for the suffering of his animals than for his economic loss. We can only hope that should you know or see anything or any one that may provide a clue to who did these horrendous acts of vio lence to these animals- we can only hope that you will call the police. You may remain anonym ous if you wish. Tioga County Holstein Sale Butler County Holstein Twilight Meeting, Ken Brennan farm Ephrata Young Farmers Tour, departs Ephrata Junior High School at 3:00 a.m„ through August 3 Jacktown Fair, Wind Ridge, through the 6th New Stanton Farm & Home Fair, New Stanton, through the 6th Sire Power Twighlight meeting, E. James McMath’s home, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 3 Berks County Area FFA Swine Show & Sale, Leesport Auc- lion; show starts at 9:00 a.m., sale starts at 6:00 p.m. Penn Jersey No-Till Conference, Annandale, WJ. Linesville Area Community Fair, Linesville, through the 6th Tioga County Fair, Whitneyville, through the Bth PA Bureau of Forestry, Northum berland Co. Conservation Dist Woodland tour, 6:30 p.m. John Epler’s property behind the Leon Epler Farm Market on Rt. 11. Boyd E. Wolff PA Secretary of Agriculture WE'LL BE LEAVING AT FIVE O'CLOCK, SO YOU CAN MEET ME DOWN AT . * I HE AREA WHERE THEY'RE n. SHOWING THE HORSES. . i L i Mh l^&T~ Ml NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agriculture Agent To Attend Ag Progress Days Most farmers do not need much prodding to visit an agricultural show whether it is in the county or half way across the state. Each year thousands of people have jammed Penn State Universi ty’s Rock Springs Agricultural Research Center, nine miles weset of Boalsburg on Route 45, to attend the Annual Ag Progress Days. The dates are August 16-18. Activities will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. each day. This year’s show should be one of the biggest and best ever. The theme of this year’s event is “An Industry Called Agriculture.” Come to Ag Progress Days and see how agriculture research affects your life. Special exhibits will show why agriculture is Pennsyl vania’s #1 industry. Take a day out of your busy schedule (you’ve earned it) and plan to attend Ag Progress Days. Parking and admission are free. To Observe Poultry Month The Lancaster County Commis sioners have proclaimed August as Poultry Month. So, this is a good time to reflect on the impact this important industry has on the eco nomy of Lancaster County. Poul try products in Lancaster County provide nourishment for over 6 million people. The value of the York/Lancaster Vegetable Grow ers meeting, William Smith Farm, Mt Wolf. Thursday, August 4 Mifflin County Holstein Show, 4-H Park, Reedsville Friday, August 5 Lebanon County Holstein Show, Lebanon Fairgrounds, 9:00 a.m. Morrison Cove Holstein Show, Memorial Park, Martinsburg, 9:00 a.m. PA Seedmen’s Association Meet ing, Hershey Motor Lodge, 10:00 a.m. Lancaster County Poultry Queen Pageant, Farm & Home Center Berks County Holstein Club Picn ic, Schuler Farm, between Kutztown and Fleetwood, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 6 1988 PA Simmental Field Day, Windy Hill Farms, Titusville, 10:00 a.m. PDA Performance Tested Ram (Turn to Page A3l) poultry products sold totaled over $193 million. It is estimated that nearly 10,000 people are employ ed in the many different areas of the poultry industry in Lancaster County. The industry is strong because of the dedicated, well-managed poultry farms along with a highly efficient and supportive allied industry. Eggs and poultry meat are two of the most nourishing foods in your health diet Let’s be supportive of this important part of our agricultural economy during Poultry Month. To Communicate With Legislators How long has it been since you, as a fanner, have been in contact with your Senator, Congressman, or Representative? I’m afraid that too many of us are reluctant to inform our legisla tors how we feel on certain issues. Yet we expect them to represent us and support legislators to our satisfaction. It often has been said that far mers do not make enough “noise” when it comes to agricultural legis lation. This is no doubt true, but it should not be that way. You have heard the phrase “the wheel that squeaks the loudest gets SHALL WE LIVE BY THE RULES? July 31,1988 Background Scripture: Exo dus 19 through 20. Devotional Reading: Exodus 20:2-17. A little boy was asked by his Sunday School teacher to name one of the Ten Commandments. In genuine puzzlement, the lad responded: “Gee, I thought they had repealed them!” I think I can understand why it might seem the Ten Commandments arc no longer in force. It’s not just that people don’t seem to be keeping them, but that much of our society acts as if they no longer apply in the present age. Many people, for example, see nothing wrong with killing (“It’s time to rid our society of certain elements”), adultery (“We have an ‘open marriage’”), stealing (another term for “shrewd busi ness”), bearing false witness (“it sells newspapers”), and covetous ness (a basic ingredient of success ful advertising). THE OLD RULES GONE The reason behind all of the dis regard of the Ten Commandments, as well as all other religious rules and laws, is that * many people believe that the old rules are no longer valid for our times. The days in which we live, they point out, arc much too complex for us to HOW DO I GET DOWN THERE ? the grease.” I feel that too many times those who sound off the loudest do not represent the major ity views of the farmers. Don’t hesitate to be on good terms with your elected officials; they will appreciate your opinions and it will help them with their major decisions. To Be Aware of the Pollen Count The “hay fever” season is here. Despite its name, “hay” is not nor mally the cause of hay fever. Rag weed is the chief cause. Ninety percent of all allergic reactions to grass and weed pollens are due to ragweed. Hay fever is a seasonal disease. It’s a disease that many people tend to minimize despite the fact that one out of every three suffer ers develop its serious form chronic asthma. In Lancaster County it is wide spread from early August through September when the weeds flower. The best way to destroy ragweed over large areas is by the use of a weed spray such as 2,4-D. Cutting the plant low, near the roots is recommended for small areas. The best way to prevent the spread of ragweed is to keep idle land cov ered with grass. live by these old rules. Others remind us that even Jesus didn’t hold with the strict rules for the observance of the sabbath. Actual ly, Jesus urged his disciples to live beyond the law, rather than in vio lation of it. The law, including the Ten Commandments, is a starting point, not the end of the line. So, it is not so much a matter of repeal ing the old rules, but of taking them several steps further to meet the complexities of the times in which we live. Actually, there is something even more important than the old rules - and this is true even in the Exodus 19 and 20 passages about the Ten Commandments. For, behind the rules and prior to them is the covenant relationship between God and his people: “Now therefore, if you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my own possession among all peoples; for all the earth is mine, and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (19:5,6). A HOLY NATION We must never overlook the fact that everything begins and stems from our relationship with god, the covenant we make with him. Recently a poll indicated that a majority of Americans still hold some belief in God. But the real question is, not do you believe in God, but have you committed yourself to him. If you have, then your morals and ethics will follow from your relationship. We still need the old rules, but much more than that, we need to commit ourselves to him and his will. (Based on copyrighted Outlines produced by the Committee on the Uniform Series and used by permission Released by Community & Suburban Press) M JUS liV s ! M
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