AlO-Lancaater Fannins, Saturday, April 1,1989
OPINION
Add Congratulatory Remarks
At its March meeting in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program Commodity Marketing Board received a
brief congratulatory visit from PA Secretary of Agriculture
Boyd Wolff, following the Board’s approval of a concept that
will serve as the framework for cooperation among four dairy
promotion groups in Pennsylvania.
The proposal, hammered out over the past couple of months
by the program managers and board chairman, is aimed at
establishing a solid working relationship between the PDPP,
American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Inc. (Federal
Order 2), the Federal Order 36 Advertising and Promotion
Agency/Mideast United Dairy Industry Association, and the
Middle Atlantic Milk Marketing Association. Representatives
of the three other groups, whose own boards have also
reviewed the partnership concept, were present at PDPP’s
board meeting
A partnership contract outlining the agreement between the
PDPP, Mid-East UDIA, ADA/DC and MAMMA is now in the
drafting stage, and it will become the basis for how the four
programs will work together to best utilize the monies
entrusted to them by Pennsylvania dairymen.
We want to add our congratulatory remarks too. By working
together, dairy promotion efforts are strengthened through the
use of mutual resources. Now, promotion moneys can be used in
cooperative programs that will avoid duplication of advertising.
In addition, marketing efforts can be directed to new areas.
No doubt about it, the joint efforts by all these milk promotion
groups will do a much better job for the dairymen who fund the
programs with check-off dollars from their milk checks.
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Farm Calendar
Saturday, April 1
Bucks County Holstein Club annu
al dairy tour, depart Bucks Co.
Bank Corporate Center, Cross
Keys, 7:30 a.m.
Pennsylvania Spring 4-H Live
stock Judging Contest, Penn
State Ag Arena, State College,
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Dauphin County Fifth Annual
Consignment Sale, Dauphin
County fairgrounds, Gratz,
9:00 a.m.
Eastern North American Murray
Grey Field Day, Jackson’s Mill
State 4-H Camp, Weston,
W.V., 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
cookout at noon; for informa
tion, call Jon Chapman at
304/428-4775.
Penn State Dairy Science Club
judging contest, Penn State Ag
Arena, State College, 10:00
a.m.
Bradford-Tioga Jersey Cattle Club
annual meeting. Alba Church,
noon
Fruit Pruning Demonstration, Ber
tram’s Fruit Farm on Rt 670
between Honesdale and
Bethany, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Maple Festival,
Meyersdale fairgrounds. Mey
ersdale; runs through April 9.
Sunday, April 2
Northeast Dairy Conference, Col-
Lancaster Panning
Established 1955
Published Every Saturday
Ephrata Review Building
1 E. Main St.
Ephrata, PA 17522
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Robert G. Campbell General Manager
Everett R. Newiwanger Managing Editor
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onial Williamsburg, Williams
burg, VA; runs through April 4.
Monday, April 3
Pesticide Examination, Lancaster
Farm & Home Center, 8:30
a.m.
Sheep Shearing School, Carl
Gadsby farm, near Grove City,
9:00 a.m.; runs through April 4.
For information, call 662-3141.
University of Maryland Wye
Angus auction, Wye Reserach
& Education Center, seven
miles southeast of Queenstown,
noon.
PFA Legislative Conference,
1 Holiday Inn East, Harrisburg,
1:00 p.m.; banquet at 6:30 p.m.
Call 717/761-2740 by March
30 for tickets.
Beiks County Conservation Dis
trict and Agricultural Stabiliza
tion Conservation Service ban
quet, Kutztown Grange Hall,
Kutztown, 7:00 p.m.
State 4-H Capitol Days, Harris
burg, runs through April 4.
Tuesday, April 4
Evening for Friends of Ag, spon
sored by PFU, Holiday Inn
Center City Harrisburg, Harris
burg, recepdon at 6:00 p.m.;
call PFU at 717/234-4311 for
tickets.
Mercer County Sheep & Wool
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By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County Agriculture Agent
To Consider
Concentrate Starter Rations
A recent lowa State study has
shown the advantages of a 60%
concentrate starter ration for feed
lot cattle compared to a com
silage/supplement diet. Over 500
newly weaned calves were started
on diets that were either 40% com,
40% com cobs, soybean meal, and
minerals, or 86% com silage plus
a protein/mineral supplement
Both groups showed the typical
fast gains for the first 14 days, fol
lowed by lower gains for the next
two weeks. Average daily gains in
both phases were significantly
greater for those on the high con
centrate diets, with a difference of
.34 lbs. per day. Those on the high
concentrate diets also ate more
feed and gained more efficiently
during the first 28 days.
This data indicates the high
concentrate diets were an advan
tage as starter diets. It should be
considered, however, that these
were not highly stressed, pur
chased calves. Secondly, there
was no information about health
differences between the groups.
Some research has shown that
there will be a higher incidence of
sickness in stressed calves on this
type of starter diet.
To Build Flower Boxes
If you like flowers and don’t
have room for a flower garden,
why not plan for an attractive
flower box for your porch or win
dow sill? Porch boxes can be built
with small pieces of surplus or
unused lumber. You can probably
find what you want at any lumber
sales or you may have some wood
pieces just lying around.
The depth of an average size
Growers dinner meeting. Trim
ly United Presbyterian Church,
6:30 p.m.; make reservations by
March 27, caU 412/662-3141.
Maryland Ag Safety & Health
Federation meeting. Friendly
Farms Restaurant, west of Rt
83 at Exit 27 in Baltimore
County, Md.; call Gary Smith at
301/454-3501 for details.
Cedar Crest Young Farmers
awards banquet, Schaeffer
stown Fire Hall, Schaeffer
stown, 7:00 p.m.
Child Caregivers Shortcourse 3:
Discipline, First Church of the
Brethren, York, 7:00 p.m.; call
717/757-9657 for reservations.
Repeats April 11.
Allied Milk Producers Coopera
tive dinner meeting. Masonic
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box can range from 7 to 9 inches
and the width from 9 to 12 inches
whatever size suits you best.
The box should be made solidly
and can be just about any length
you want. The most popular
woods used for flower boxes are
cypress, red cedar, and white pine.
After you finish your box, be sure
to bore holes in the bottom to pro
vide adequate drainage and treat it
with wood preservative.
To Ventilate Stables
Stables can be very difficult to
ventilate in the spring of the year
due to frequent and drastic
changes in weather. It is important
to have a constant change of air to
control temperature and humidity
and to keep odors and germs to a
minimum, and this should be done
without creating cold drafts on the
animals. That means the windows,
doors and vents need to be
adjusted frequently throughout the
day as weather conditions change.
This is not convenient to do, but it
is a very necessary chore. Many of
these adjustments can be auto
mated by installing thermostati
cally controlled fans and self
adjusting air inlets, both of which'
need to be properly installed and
maintained.
For good herd health, be sure
THE SECRET
OF CONFIDENCE
April 2,1989
Background Scripture: Phil
ippians 1:1-26.
Devotional Reading: John
15:1-11.
Thomas Paine, who inspired
many Americans during our War
for Independence, in one of his
books wrote scathingly of “the
sunshine patriots”— those who
managed to maintain their patriot
ism only so long as conditions
seemed to be favorable to the
cause of the American Revolu
tion. “Sunshine Christians” are no
less a concern. So long as things
are going along reasonably well,
many of us have no difficulty in
keeping up our Christian disciple
ship. But let some clouds obscure
the sun, let the storms of life come
upon us, and it may be a whole
new ballgame.
I can be perfectly content with
my faith so long as everything is
pretty much going my way -- my
health is good, my family is stable,
my work is progressing, and my
problems are really quite minor.
But let some problems arise, let
illness or injury come, let my
work meet obstacles and my plans
be frustrated - all or any of those
-- and I have to re-examine just
what is the basis of my
confidence. '
ADVANCING
THE GOSPEL
It is in times such as these that I
your buns arc properly ventilated
this spring. It will hdp improve
animals’ appetites and reduce the
problem of respiratory ailments
associated with warm, stuffy
bams.
To Prepare For
The Pasture Season
One of the cheapest ways to
boost feed production quickly is to
lime and fertilize pastures, and
now is a good time to do that. This
could give a quicker response to
your investment of time and dol
lars than reseeding the pasture,
plus you don’t have the risk of
erosion and seeding failure nor the
cost of reseeding. Desirable spe
cies of grass are already present in
many permanent pastures; all they
need is a little encouragement and
the opportunity to grow. Rotation
al grazing, controlled grazing,
weed control and soil aeration can
help them become productive.
If pastures have to be reseeded,
delay seeding until September.
That’s when die chances for suc
cess are greatest. Take advantage
of this summer to control weeds
and build up fertility.
The Penn State Cooperative
Extension is an affirmative action,
equal opportunity educational
institution.
-- and others like me -- need to
look to Paul to put things in true
perspective. In Philippians, Paul
sets forth the secret of Christian
confidence. One doesn’t have to
get very far into the first chapter to
know that Paul is supremely con
fident, even though he doesn’t
seem to have much reason to be.
Things certainly haven’t gone his
way. He is in jail unjustly accused.
Some of his enemies have grasped
the opportunity to ridicule and
scorn his work. Paul’s cherished
plans for preaching the gospel
seem to be utterly thwarted. So
how can Paul be confident?
Paul has apparently learned that
faith is not dependent upon
“things going along” the way we
want them to. Actually, Paul dis
covered that, although everything
had gone all wrong, God was still
able to accomplish his purposes
through Paul. So Paul writes. “I
want you to know, brethren, that
what has happened to me has real
ly served to advance the gospel...”
(1:12). Actually. Paul’s defeat has
become God’s opportunity, for the
gospel is spreading because of
Paul’s imprisonment and the local
Christians are encouraged and
inspired.
IN THE LORD
Even if Paul is put to death, he
can’t lose: “Christ will be honored
in my body whether by life or by
death” (1:20). In jail or out of jail,
unopposed or buffeted by ene
mies, plans fulfilled or dashed to
pieces, Paul’s faith stands unsha
ken. for it never depended upon
any of these. Nor are God’s pur
poses for us and the gospel depen
dent upon them. Paul's secret is
something we can all share, if, like
him, we are “confident in the
Lord” and nothing else.
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