AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 5, 1988 OPINION Bush Or Dukakis? You 9 re The Deciding Factor Farm policy doesn’t seem to have received appropriate atten tion from the national presidential campaigns of either party this year. And we think that’s a mistake. While only two percent of our peo ple live on farms, twenty percent of the population in Pennsylvania, for example, are directly affected by ag policy. This additional voter group will side with farmers because their jobs depend on it. We’ve all heard about the depressed economic conditions where the coal and steel industries have lost their profitability. Rural communities would be affected by agriculture’s demise too. In what little that has been said about agriculture, the traditional party differences can be seen. Bush wants to get government out of farming. Dukakis proposes supply management first on a list of his proposals. Art Hershey, state representa tive from Chester County and chair of the Pennsylvania Farmers For Bush, said the vice president wants to relax subsidies to farmers by the year 2000. “Bush wants to subsid ize sales rather than growers,” Hershey said. According to Her- Farm Calendar Saturday, November 5 Bucks County Annual Holstein Meeting. ISth Annual North American International Livestock Exposi tion, Kentucky Fair and Expo Center. Runs through Nov. 19. Berks County 4-H swine, beef banquet, Kutztown Grange, 7 p.m. Monday, November 7 Octorara Young Farmers annual dinner meeting, West Fallow field Christian School, 6:45 p.m. Cumberland Co. Dairy Farm workshop, vo-ag room, Ship pensburg H.S., 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 8 Ephrata Area Young Farmers Swine and Beef meeting, Ephrata, H.S., 7:45 p.m. Wayne County bam meeting at Richard Shipsky’s farm; speak er - Dr. Jud Henricks, 8 p.m. Call 253 597-0239. Wednesday, November 9 National FFA Convention, 11/9-12 Maryland Governor’s Conference, Future of Ag, Omni, Baltimore; 11/10-11 Lancaster Fanning Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E Mam St Ephrata, PA 17522 . by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Stemman Enterprise Robert G Campbell General Manager Everett R Newswanger Managing Editor Copyright IIU by Lancaster Farming shey, Bush has proposed a World Food Conference shortly after the election if he wins. Dukakis says he wants to open new markets for farmers too. According to Eric Schnurer, policy coordinator, Philadelphia office of the Dukakis campaign, the Massa chusetts governor wants to encour age research into new uses of farm products. And he wants to get tough with international trading partners who will not play fair. Bush has called the 1985 farm bill “Outstanding Legislation” and believes the recent drought relief for the nation’s farmers and the “pro-agriculture” party platform to be reasons why he is popular in rural areas. To us, it looks like Bush and Quayle have shown more interest in farmers than Dukakis and Bent sen. But next T uesday, on election day, let’s get out the rural and farm vote in large numbers. Let’s show the national candiates just how much influence the rural vote has on the outcome of the election in many states across the nation. Bush or Dukakis? You’re the deciding factor. McKean County DHIA and Hols tein Club annual meeting, Hall’s Restaurant, Smethport, 7:30 p.m. from 11/9-12. Lancaster Farm Credit meeting, Hershey Lodge. Thursday, November 10 Bradford Extension annual meet ing, Wysox Presbyterian Church, 7:00 p.m. Lackawanna Co. extension meet ing, Lakeview Lounge, Intersection Routes 107 & 247, 7:30 p.m. Beiks Co. Farmer/Businessperson exchange, sth annual Farm- City banquet, 6:00 p.m. at Stokesay Castle Cumberland Co. Dairy Herd Improvement program annual meeting, Penn Township Fire hall, Huntsdale, 6:30 p.m. Mifflin DHIA meeting, Belleville Mennonite School, for reserva tions call 248-9618 at7:oo p.m. Drought Adjustment meeting, Vo- Ag room Gettysburg H.S., 8:00 p.m. Cumberland Co. Dairy Banquet, Penn Tupt Fireball, Huntsdale NOW'S VOOR CHANCE TO BE HEARD BE —r sure t 0... —V A' _/ v i f *KK^f\ NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agriculture Agent To Stretch Your Food Dollars With food being the largest single item of cost in producing meat and milk, it’s important to make feeds go further. Several things can be done to accomplish this. Here are a few. Avoid feed waste and spoilage. For more effi cient utilization, test your forages and balance your rations. Also, feed frequently and offer animals smaller portions at each feeding; this is one of the benefits of elec tronic feeders. Where practical, it may be beneficial to blend some or all of the ration, such as in total mixed rations. Grind and chop feeds to the proper length. For example, com kernels should be broken into about 6 pieces for dairy cattle. Take advantage of good feed buys. Don’t waste feeds on non-productive animals; cull low producers, problem cows and excess heifers of questionable generic merit. To Appreciate Farm-City Week “Partners In Economic Prog ress” is the theme of this year’s Farm-City Week being observed November 18-24. Farm-City Week was created to bridge gaps that may occur between rural and urban residents. It presents an unparalleled opportunity for city and farm people to cement bonds of friendship. We hope that a bet ter appreciation of the contribu tions of both rural and urban Lan caster Countians is recognized. In observing Farm-City Week, the Lancaster County Farmer’s Association has opened nine (9) farms for urban and suburban peo ple to visit. These farms will be open for visits on Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The farms range from turk eys, sheep, dairy, fruit, hoiscs, vegetables, hogs and steers. If you would like a list and directions to the farms, contact our extension office. We urge you to take part in Farm-City Week events. To Mulch Strawberries Winter injury has been a prob- Lancaster Co. PA Holstein Associ ation annual meeting, Good-N- Plenty Restaurant, Lancaster, 6:45 p.m. Centre Co. annual Holstein meet- (Turn to Page A 33) lem in strawberries for a number of years. Crown injury can be reduced by applying mulch to pro tect them for the winter. The best time for application is from mid- November to mid-December. The exact date depends on weather conditions. But a good rule of thumb is to apply mulch when the temperature begins to stay around 20 to 25 degrees F. If it drops to 15 degrees or lower, unprotected strawberry crowns could be injured. In any case it’s a good idea to mulch the plants after they have been exposed to a few good freezes. Mulching is a very good practice to insure a better crop next year. To Be Aware Of Mystery Holes In The Lawn Many people have called about small holes all over their lawn. WHY NO JOB FOR GOD IS “TOO BIG” November 6,1988 Background Scripture: Devotional Reading: Don’t all of us wish we were as certain of God’s intention for our lives as Jeremiah was? No one in the Old Testament was as con vinced that he was doing what God wanted him to do as this pro phet was. Jeremiah was quite cer tain of what God had said to him: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. I appointed you a prophet of the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). Some people have the idea that sometime after we are bom, we finally recognize our need for God and therefore set out to find him. But Jeremiah makes it clear that that isn’t the way it works. God “knows” us even before he creates us in the flesh. In fact, it is God who plans and calls us into being. We may not know God, but he knows us. Furthermore, he not only “knows” us, but he creates us with his purpose in mind. Before Jere miah was bom, God “appointed” him to be a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah was created to be a pro phet and each one of us is created by God to be, become, or do something. So, therefore, each of us is called by God to fulfill the purpose for which he created us. I believe God called me to be a minister, but I am just as certain that he called you to something as well. The call of God comes to all of us. In that sense each of us have a vocation, a “calling,” from God. THE “ONLY” DEFENSE Many years ago I saw the Broadway play The Lark, a dra matization of an episode in the life of St. Joan of Arc. I remember mm . I \. \ . - /' "I 't . 'TO&SDAY, NOVEMBER 8^ Jeremiah 1, John 1:43-51 The holes are about 3-5 inches deep and 2-3 inches wide and are found scattered throughout the lawn. According to Bruce Heller ick, Extension Agent - Horticul ture, these mysterious holes are the work of a skunk looking for grubs in the soil. Skunks do most fo their feeding at night so you rarely see what is causing the damage. There is little you can do now, except fill in the holes wht loose soil and soft a little grass seed on it As the weather con tinues to get colder the grubs will move deep into the soil and insec ticides will have no effect. Mark your calendar to do something about it next August. Penn State Cooperative Exten sion is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educational institution. vividly-if not word-for-word- a scene between Joan and the Dau phin (next in line as king of France). The Dauphin demands to know why the “voices” from heaven speak to Joan, and not to him. “They do speak to you,” replied the saint, “but you do not listen.” God calls each of us, but many of us do not listen for that call. Confronted with God’s formid able role as “prophet to the nations,” Jeremiah reacts in an entirely human manner: “Ah, Lord God! Behold I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth” (1:6). Hearing these timid words, we can’t help remember ing the response of Moses to God’s call from the burning bush: “Who am I that I should go to Pharoah, and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” (Exodus 3:11) and Isaiah’s terrified response in the temple: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips...” (Isaiah 6:5). We, too, are likely, when con fronted by God to fulfill our rea son for being, to respond with the “only” defense— we think of ourselves as “only” something only a youth, only a senior citizen, only inexperienced, only one per son, and so on. Whatever the task, we don’t see ourselves as being adequate. I AM WITH YOU But God had heard that excuse before, so he says to us as he said to Jeremiah: “Do not say ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you you shall go, and what ever I command you you shall speak. Be not afraid of them,k for I am with you to deliver you” (1:7-8). We are quite right in thinking that we are inadequate for God’s big challenges, but it doesn’t mat ter because God supplies us with the strength and whatever else we need. “Behold,” he assured Jere miah, “I have put my words in your mouth” (1:9). When God calls us to do a job for him, we must remember, that no job is ever too big for God - even when he works through us. (Based on copyrighted Outlines produced by the Committee on the Uniform Senes and used by permission Released by Community & Sub urban Press) I _
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