AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 5,1990
OPINION
This Banquet Was For You
If you are in the poultry business, this banquet was for you.
The largest poultry banquet in the Northeast and maybe any
where in the world was attended by more than 1700 industry
people Thursday night in Hershey.
And after you merged with the crowd, the next thing you
noticed was the smooth running event. Obviously this well
planned event had been rehearsed. In fact, that’s what happened.
About six months ago, SO sales people and their spouses actually
tested the meal and reviewed the entertainment. If all was not
right, changes were made.
Guests who purchased whole tables received maps of their
table location in advance. Signs on the tables showed company
names and logos too.
This year, the entertainment was the Forester Sisters, coun
try’s newest hit singing quartet and Jay Johnson, one of Ameri
ca’s funniest ventriloquists. The $lOO-a-plate dinner included
Turkey Medallions with Wild Rice.
The attention given to this banquet is due to the fact that it is
the primary source of income for the Pennsylvania Poultry Fed
eration. Proceeds after expenses provide 75 percent of their
annual operating budget.
We believe the industry support of this event and therefore
the Federation is commendable. The Federation provides a
voice for the poultry industries’ producers, processors and their
suppliers. The organization’s activities include educational
programs, government relations, promotion, college scholar
ships, research, disease control and a source of information.
While we could never mention all the people who worked
hard to make this banquet a success, Paul Sauder, Penn Dutch
Farms, Tom Brass, 111, Round Hill Foods, Inc., and Don Horn,
Pennfield Corporation, served as co-chairman. They deserve a
lot of credit.
Yes, another very succesful Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
banquet was held this week. And yes, if you are in the poultry
business, this banquet was for you.
Farm Calendar
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Maryland Sheep and Wool Festi
val, Howard Co. Fairgrounds,
West Friendship, Maryland,
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festi
val, Howard Co. Fairgrounds,
Pa. Association of Dairy Sanita
rians and Dairy Laboratory
Analysts Conference, Keller
Conference Center, Penn State,
State College, thru May 9.
Clearfield Co. 4-H officers train
ing, Clearfield Co. Vo-Tech
cafeteria, 7:00 p.m.
School tour at Max Isenberg’s,
Pa. Association of Dairy Sanita
rians and Dairy Laboratory
Analysts Conference, Keller
Conference Center, Penn State,
State College, thru May 9.
Red Rose Quitter's Guild, quilt
conservation, Columbia Ave.,
Lancaster Farming
Established 1955
Published Every Saturday
Ephrata Review Building
1 E. Main St
Ephrata, PA 17522
by
Lancaster Fanning, Inc.
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Robert G. Campbell General Manager
Everett R. Newtwanger Managing Editor
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Lancaster.
Canning Pie Fillings Workshop,
Logan Grange Hall, Pleasant
Gap, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. and
7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
School tour at Bob Oliver’s,
Pa. Association of Dairy Sanita
rians and Dairy Laboratory
Analysts Conference, Keller
Conference Center, Penn State,
State College.
York Co. Envirothon Competi
tion, Izaak Walton League,
York Chapter #67 grounds,
Dallastown, 9:30 a.m.-2:00
p.m.
School tour at Harold Byler’s, Mill
Centre Co. 4-H County Council,
Logan Grange Hall, Pleasant
Gap, 7:30 p.m.
Huntingdon Co. 4-H Dairy Club.
School tour at Gibboney Farms,
Alfarata, Huntingdon, 9:00
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NOW IS
THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County
Agricultural Agent
To Control
Flies
Flies are a continual problem to
keep under control on most farms.
Successful fly control begins ear
ly, before flies become a problem.
Best control results from using a
variety of preventive and control
measures. Flies have developed
resistance to many chemicals.
Therefore, it is beneficial to use
different classes of insecticides
(i.e. organophosphates, pyre
thrines, etc.) - not to be confused
with methods of application (resi
dual sprays, baits, feed additives,
etc.). By using a variety of insecti
cides, flies that are resistant to one
might be killed by another. New
fly baits appear to be effective. Of
equal importance is the prevention
of fly breeding places. In other
words, keep the premises clean. If
feed is spilled, clean it up, scrape
yards and alleys several times
weekly, clean pens and box stalls
weekly and incorporate manure
soon after application.
To Consider
Deworming Cattle
Internal parasites can cause
costly problems, according to
Glenn Shirk, Extension Dairy
Agent. Infected cattle have poorer
feed conversions, grow more
slowly, have a poorer immune
system and don’t produce or con
ceive well. Young cattle under 20
months of age and poorly fed
cattle are most susceptible. Resis
tance to internal parasites
increases with age, but older cattle
can also become infected.
A major source of infective lar
vae is pastures, especially those
that are overstocked or over
grazed. Another source is feed that
is contaminated by the feces of
infected cattle. Thus, young cattle
should not be grazed on land
grazed by older cattle.
A good time to deworm cattle is
Farm Forum
Editor:
Governor Casey’s proposed
budget cut of the FFA Founda
tion’s funding of $33,000 will
make efforts to improve agricul
tural education in Pennsylvania
difficult. The removal of this
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a few weeks after they have been
turned out to pasture, with a sec
ond deworming about 3-6 weeks
later. Young calves should bb
dewormed about every three
months.
To Use A
Starter Solution
Gardening is a way of life for
farmers and most suburban peo
ple. And if you want to give your
garden a real boost this spring ...
then use a fertilizer starter solution
when you set out your plants. It’s
easy to make... just dissolve about
3 tablespoons or so of regular
10-10-10 or similar analysis fertil
izer in a gallon of water. And, as
you set out your plants, such as
cabbage, tomatoes or peppers,
pour some of the starter solution in
the h01e... stir the 50i1... put in the
plant... cover the roots with soil ...
and you’ve got that plant off to the
best start ever.
A starter solution makes plant
nutrients available to the young
roots immediately.
Or, even better, you might want
to buy a special starter fertilizer.
These are specially designed com-
THE MURDERER
AMONG US
May 6,1990
Background Scripture:
1 John 3:11-24.
Devotional Reading:
Galatians 6:1-10.
The writer of 1 John has gone
too far, hasn’t he? It is one thing to
proclaim, as he does, that “we
should love one another.’’ It is no
less fitting that he should remind
us not to “be like Cain who was of
the evil one and murdered his
brother” (1 John 3:11,12). Both of
these admonitions make us feel
rather comfortable, because, as
Christians, we subscribe to love
and we haven’t murdered our
brother.
But, John goes much too far
afield when he says, “Anyone who
hates his brother is a murderer,
and you know that no murderer
has eternal life abiding in him”
(3:15). That is a hard passage to
swallow. (Not that you and I
“hate,” mind you; we’re too
Christian for that.) One can hate
quietly, inwardly, or, at worst,
with fierce looks and harsh words.
Hatred will make the person hated
feel badly, but will not necessarily
cause him any physical harm. The
murderer, on the other hand, com
mits violent physical injury and
takes away that person’s life.
Surely there is a wide, wide gap
between hatred and murder!
SPEAKING IN
METAPHORS
The writer of John, of course, is
speaking metaphorically in this
passage. He knows that there is a
gap between hatred and murder.
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To Check Your
Dog For Parasites
Most all farms have a dog or
two around as pets and for security
purposes. In either event, now is a
good time to check for parasites.
Reas become a special problem
during the spring. The eggs they
laid in the fall that were not killed
by insecticides may have been
dormant over the winter. Then in
the warmth and moisture of the
spring, these eggs hatch.
Numerous treatments exist for
fleas such as flea and tick powders
that contain carbaryl. One applica
tion won’t eliminate the problem.
You must also pay attention to
your pet’s environment. Aerosol
sprays work well for treating liv
ing areas.
You may not be aware that your
dog has fleas, especially with a
long-haired dog. Just roll the dog
on its back and look at the belly
where the hair is thin. You can
usually spot fleas in this area.
But, he is trying to help us
understand that the gap is not
nearly so wide as we think. Hatred
and murder are inextricably linked
and most murders begin with
hatred. If there was no hatred in
our world, there would be few, if
any, murders. If, as Christians, we
want to reduce the crime of mur
der in the world, we must begin by
reducing the level of hatred.
John is also trying to help us
understand that hate always “mur
ders,” even if not physically. You
and I know lots of people whose
lives have been heavily burdened
and even ruined by the hatred that
they have experienced from
others. Physically their lives are
still in tact, but figuratively, psy
chologically or spiritually they
may have been “murdered.” It is
not true that “sticks and stones
may break my bones, but names
will never hurt me!”
SELF-INFLICTED
WOUNDS
Worst of all, however and
this is the hardest thing for most of
us to leant hate usually “mur
ders” the hater. I have known far
too many people who spend their
lives engulfed in bitterness
because of what others have done
or said. Logically, we might say
that their anger is justified. Terri
ble things have been done and said
to them and about them. But, by
holding on to their bitterness, their
resentment, no matter how righte
ous or logical, they have suc
ceeded only in wounding their
own spirits and perhaps killing
their own souls. The person who
hates is like the person who shoots
himself in the foot.
There is not likely to be among
our circle of associates a person
who has taken the life of another
human being. But in John’s fig
urative sense, there is always a
murderer in our midst. And often
that “murderer” is us.
(Bated on copyrighted Outlines produced by
the Committee on the Uniform Series and used
by peimistion. Released by Community & Sub
urban Press.)
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