AlO-Lancaster Firming, Saturday, October 15, 1988 OPINION Fast Or Slow, Is fast food worse than eating at home, carrying a meal, 0r... slow food? The subject or the debate is not likely to be resolved in the near future. Once the “golden arches” mentality became family dining rather than a teen haven the subject became fair game. According to Judy Dodd, a registered dietician with Dairy & Nutrition Council, the reasonable answer is that any food that doesn’t meet certain nutritional standards is a poor choice. In today’s food abundance, poor choices are avail able at home, in a bag lunch, and in fine restaurants. The choice is yours... the diner! Here are some facts to consider to keep your “fast food” choices healthy choices. * Special order your burgers... skip the extra condiments and stay with the lettuce and tomato. You can control sodium (mustard, pickle and catsup) and fat (mayonnaise). Farm Calendar Saturday, October 15 Food for Peace Regional Confer ence, David Mead Inn, Mead ville, 12 noon. Sheep dog training clinic, Tri poli, 1 mile off Rt. 309. Through Sunday. Monday, October 17 Park City Farm Week, 17 through 21. Penn State Tax Workshop, through Oct. 18, Souderton, 12 niuus uv. vn on RL 309, 2 miles west on Rt. 113. Family Heritage restaur- ant, Franconia. Atlantic Dairy Coop Dist. 32 meet ing, 7 p.m., Virginville Grange. Dairy Farm Management work shop, vo ag room at Shippens burg Jr. High School. Tuesday, October 18 Franklin Co. Holstein Sale, 7 p.m., Chambersburg. Wednesday, October 19 Lancaster Co. 4-H Swine Club annual meeting, Country Table Restaurant, Mount Joy, 6:30 p.m. York Co. PA Holstein Association annual meeting, St. Matthews Luthem Church, 7 p.m. Thursday, October 20 National Poultry Health meeting, Sheraton Fontainebleau, Ocean City, Md. Penn State Tax Workshop, through 21st Route 220, Arena Restaurantnorth of turnpike Interchange. Feeder Calf Sale, Mercer Lives- Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E. Main St Ephrata. PA 17522 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Stelnman Enterprise Robert G Campbell General Manager Everett R Newswanger Managing Editor Copyright ISM by LaneuMr Farminf It’s Good Food * Seek restaurants that offer broiled rather than fried fish or chicken... or remove the breading. The extra mess will save you 100-200 calories from absorbed fat * Order low fat milk as the beverage for a calcium boost with no caffeine! * Choose fresh fruit for dessert! Most fast food meals are low in vit amins C and A, nutrients found in fruit. * Choose “undressed” salads and watch the extras. Measured portions may offer less temptation than a salad bar. Use a lemon wedge, a lower calorie dressing, or choose dressing on the side to con trol calories, fat and sodium. Fast food, or slow food. Either way you can have a nutritious meal. And we have farmers to thank for working hard to give us good food. ■feta lock Auction, Mercer 7 p.m. Park City Farm Show, Lancaster, through the 22nd. Adams Co. PA Holstein Associa tion, York Springs Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Friday, October 21 Dairymen Luncheon meeting, Sheraton Inn, Gettysburg, 12:30 p.m. 4-H Dairy Awards Banquet, Lan caster, Solanco Fair grounds, 7:30 p.m. Erie Co. PA Holstein annual meet- ing, Wattsburg Social Hall, Waltsburg, 7:45 p.m. Eastern PA 4-H Eeef & Lamb . Show, 2:30 p.m., Ag Hall, Allentown Fair Grounds Saturday, October 22 Western PA Pork Producers Day, Cranberry Motor Lodge, War- rendale, 9 a.m. Antique Engine Tractor and Toy Club meeting, Kempton Fire HaU, 6:30 p.m. PA Jr. Holstein Association, Executive Committee meeting. PA Holstein Office at State College, 10:30 a.m. Eastern PA 4-H Beef & Lamb Sale, Ag Hall, Allentown Fair Grounds, 10 a.m. Monday, October 24 State Grange annual meeting, through the 27th. Cumberland Co. Dairy Farm Man agement workshop, Vo-Ag room, Shippensburg Sr. High School, 7:30 p.m. I Ml NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin ‘Lancaster County Agriculture Agent To Be Careful Around Manure Pits This is the time of year that many liquid manure pits will be cleaned out and spread on the land; the crops have been harvested and the ground is open enough to absorb much of the liquid; this is necessary rather than to apply it on frozen ground. A pass over the field with a disc will reduce the possibility of odors a great deal. When these pits are emptied there is a danger of poisonous gases being present. If the mixture is agitated before being moved then good ventilation must be pro vided above the pit. Also, never go into a pit without a gas mask or some type of respirator. Keep in mind that these gases can be explo sive as well as poisonous to man and animal. Special care is needed in and around manure pits. To Evaluate Farm Records The 1988 cropping season is about over and soon it will be time to summarize your farm accounts and be reporting to the IRS. In addition to the need of good farm records for tax reporting purposes, I’d like to suggest these farm records be used for future farm planning and in making major farm decisions. When time permits and as the outside work winds down this fall, it is a good idea to spend some time in your office and do some “pencil pushing” regarding the most pro fitable parts of your farming busi ness. Your records of success or failure of the various enterprises are the best guide to future expan sion or termination. Tuesday, October 25- Lebanon Co. annual meeting, Zoar’s Lutheran Church, 25 through 27, 7 p.m. United Egg Producers annual meeting. Hotel Nikko, San Francisco. CA. Penn State Tax Workshop through Oct 26. Days Inn Motel, New Kensington 300 Tarentum Bridge Rd. Exit S, PA turnpike to Route 28, Route 28 to exit 14 east, % mile across Tarentum Bridge. Swine Meeting, Rothsville Fire Hall. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free meal at noon, must make reservations. Call 1 800 222-2084. Susquehanna Co. annual meeting. (Turn to Pag* A3l) To Inspect Heating Systems With colder weather upon us, we’ll be.using different types of heating units. In order to prevent the potential for fires and other problems, we suggest that all chimneys and flues be checked for' cracks and places where sparks can escape. In this part of the country, tobac co sheds have stoves to provide comfort for the winter job of strip ping tobacco. Many of these have been in operation for years and may need some attention. The mortar around pipes and between bricks may have fallen out; in some cases a repainting job with mortar will make the system much safer. Don’t take chances with a faulty system; it could start a major bam fire or the filmes could cause suffocation. THE SOURCE OF CONSOLATION October 16,1988 Backrgound Scripture: Isaiah 40. Devotional Reading: Hosea 14. Old Testament prophecy is full of moral indictments and predic tion of woes to come if those pro phecies are not heeded, as often they were not. But the prophets also brought messages of comfort and consolation, even after the people failed to heed them and suf fered tragic consequences. That’s what Isaiah 40 is all about and, in fact, all of Isaiah 40-55 is some times called “The Book of the Consolation of Israel.” Like the people of Israel we need both types of messages, we need warnings of judgement so that we might not fail and we also need reassurances and consolation when we have failed. We need to hear God’s command to “Repent!”, and we also need to hear him say; “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned...” (40:1,2). GOD STILL REIGNS! But when we have truly suf fered, experienced tragedy, fai lure, alienation, disillusionment, enmity, rejection, or persecution, how can God give us “comfort?” Isaiah told the exiled people of God that “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed” (40:5). Consola tion in the midst of human depress ion and suffering is to be found in being reassured that, although our lives are in shambles, God still reigns. “The grass withers, the flowers fade; but the word of our God will stand forever” (40:8). When we look at ourselves and our own resources, we may dispair. IT SOUNDS To Enjoy The Fall Season The fruits and seeds of a grow ing seasons are meaningfully expressed as seen during the fall of the year. 1988 was both productive and unproductive in field, garden and orchard crops for feed and food. Now, the harvest season reaches a peak of activity. There is that cer tain urgency to get outdoor work finished as the first killing frost is behind us. However, take time to fully appreciate the world of Nature all around you. For exam ple, no season can equal the colors of fall. See them everywhere in the foliage of shrubs, trees and vines. Farm, garden and orchard harvests are to be admired for they, too, are colorful in their own way. Fall has in it a time and place for reflection, evaluation, satisfaction and thankfulness. But, if we look to God, we can find that our hope is in his resources, not ours. It is a temptation to look at our own circumstances and generalize for them that life is hopeless and meaningless. But our perspective is too narrow and we can not see far enough into the universe or the future. Our views may be accurate enough as far as they go, but we must never assume that what we see is all there is. That’s why Isaiah reminds us: “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span...?” (40:12). At our own per sonal level - or even the level of our own community or nation -- we may find that life is coming apart and God does not seem to be prevailing. But God is not limited to those levels: “Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he who sits above the circle of the earth...” (40:21b,22a). POWER TO THE FAINT When I look out upon our world today, I am tempted to dispair when I see greedy people mining our planet, despots persecuting the helpless, violence ruling the city streets, millions starving and liv ing in filth, arrogant rulers threatening the peace and security of this world. But Isaiah reminds me that “It is he who... brings prin ces to nought, and makes rulers of the earth as nothing. Scarcely arc that planted, scarcely sown, scar cely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble” (40:23,24). Our comfort, our consolation is in the faith that from God we can draw the strength to endure and prevail, even when we have been exhausted and drained of all our vitality. “Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” (40:30,31). (Bated on copyrighted Outlines produced by the Committee on the Uniform Series and used by permission. Released by Community t Suburban Press.) BOUNDS LIKE HE'S HAD A BUSY WEEK ED ITELV
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