AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1990 OPINION Country-Wide Milk Market Transportation of milk from one federal order to another, even across the country from Wisconson to Pennsylvania or Maryland will be easier and less expensive if this new product is produced commercially. A new USDA researched frozen milk concentrate combines reconstituted milk with the texture of whole milk but with the low cholesterol content of skim milk. And the frozen milk tastes great. Even if cholesterol isn’t a concern, consider the convenience of reaching into your freezer to make up a quart of milk when your cake mix falls a cup shy. And although the concentrate must be kept frozen in storage, it occupies only about one fourth the storage area and has only about one-fourth the weight of fluid milk, and could be shipped from the mid-west for about 12.5 cents per gallon The milk concentrate is the brain-child of George Bookwalter and Steven Lyle of the Agricultural Research Service. They got the idea while working on a formulation to provide fluid milk for victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. An 8-ounce serving of reconstituted milk from concentrate contains just 4 milligrams of cholesterol compared with 33 mil ligrams found in whole milk. Skim milk and the new milk bever age have the same cholesterol level. Composition of the frozen milk is variable. Current formula tions are adjusted so the reconstituted milk product contains a minimum of 8.25 percent milk solids and up to 2 percent veget able oil. Past attempts at a frozen concentrate resulted in difficulties in reconstituting the butterfat of milk. But by conbining nonfat dry milk with a critical level of water, then blending cholesterol-free oil. such as soybean, com, or peanut oil, overcomes the need for emulsifiers and homogenizers. Several companies are interested in commercializing the fro zen milk technology now patented by ARS. And with this new product the milk marketing area from dairy farmers in any given location becomes the whole country. Who knows? In the not 100 distant future, for milk promotion check-off dollars to follow the milk to market, the Pennsylvania milk promotion groups may need to advertise in San Fransisco. Farm Calendar NW Keystone Jr. Beef Classic, Crawford Co. Fairgrounds, Meadville. Monday, May 28 Memorial Day Bradford Co. Dairy Festival, Athens, Pa., 7:00 p.m., thru June 2. Cecil Co. Farm Show, Western, Fairhill Grounds, 9:00 a.m. Washington Co. Sheep & Wool Field Day, Washington Fair grounds, 8:00 a.m., thru June 3. Bradford Co. Dairy Festival, Athens. Pa. Sunday. June 3 Washington Co. Sheep & Wool Field Day, Washington Fair grounds, 11:00 a.m. I Lancaster Fanning Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E Main St Ephrata, PA 17522 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Sldnimn Srue.pree Robert G Campbell General Manager Everett R Newswanger Managing Editor Cc' , gfrifh( IMO by LaneMtor Farmlnf Lancaster Co. Plant Disease Clin ic, Lancaster Farm and Home Pa. Rabbit Conference, June 6-9, Montgomery Co. Creamery (Penn State Extension), (215) 489-4315. Berks Co. 4-H Center Get- Acquainted Program, 4-H Cen- Delmarva Chicken Festival and Cooking Contest, Easton, Md., thru June 9. Saturday. June Delmarva Chicken Festival and Cooking Contest, Easton, Md. Northeast Ohio Dairy Goat Asso- Heߣ'£> A HAMMER YOU CAN USE, BUT BE SORE AND RETURN IT ‘CAUSE X BORROWED IT FROM. JTM AND TIM BORROWED IT FROM FRANK, AND FRANK BORROWED IT FROM PETE, AND PETE BORROWED IT FROM ED, AND ED BORROWED IT FROM HANK.. AND HANK BORROWED IT FROM RALPH loot. I ;SHeo£ NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agricultural Agent To Be Alert For Corn Pests We are into excellent corn growing weather and we are also into the season for cutworm dam age and this includes the black cutworm. Just a reminder to keep a close check on all com fields for the next few weeks. Damage symptoms will be plants cut off just above the ground level. The culprit will be hiding in the soil a few inches from the cut plant. We suggest a rescue treatment if 2-3% of the plants are cut and you can find more than 5 larvae in 100 plants. Remember the black cut worm is the one with the granular skin. The control materials listed in the 1989-90 Agronomy Guide include Sevin, orLorsban, orPyd rin, or Ambush, or Penncap, or Dylox. Be sure to follow all label directions. To Be Aware Of Fly Build-Up There is considerable increase in fly population in many of our operations this spring. Keep in mind that one of die best ways to prevent fly problems is to elimi nate fly breeding opportunities. Flies are almost impossible to control with the use of chemicals only. However, chemicals are helpful if combined with other management practices. To help prevent flies from breeding, clean up accumulations of manure and spilled feed along feed bunks and a the edge of feed lots. Design lots and alleys so they can be scraped thoroughly and frequently. When ciation Annual Show, Ran dolph Fairgrounds, Randolph, Ohio, thru June 10. Sunday, .lune 10 Northeast Ohio Dairy Goat Asso ciation Annual Show, Ran dolph Fairgrounds, Randolph, Ohio. Tuesday. June 12 Cumberland Cooperative Sheep and Wool Growers Wool Pool, Eisenhower Farm, 8:00 a.m, i l) i manure is hauled to the field, incorporate it before flies have a chance to hatch. Your fly control program should integrate several different control techniques and insecti cides, if you are going to be suc cessful. Flies will become resis tant to a particular insecticide if exposed to the same material sev eral times in succession. For best results, use a wide variety of insecticide formulations (space sprays, mist sprays, baits, residual sprays, etc.) and different classes of insecticides. Always follow label directions when using any pesticide. To Practice Bio-Security Livestock and poultry diseases continue to be a threat to farmers. I still feel that in too many cases the farmer brings the infection home to his own animals and poultry. Are you careful about the footwear worn when attending the public stockyards or sales bams? Most of these places are an outlet for animals with some infection; WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT YOU? May 27,1990 Background Scripture: 2 John; 3 John. Devotional Reading: Luke 18:18-30. The Third Letter of John is interesting because it is written to an individual instead of a church. We don’t know much about him, except that his name is Gaius and he is obviously highly respected. If I had been Gaius, I would have held 6n to this letter for a long time. It is a wonderful tribute to Gaius and it must have been very gratifying for him to receive it. The writer of this letter says, "For I greatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testi fied to the truth of your life, as indeed you do follow the truth. No greater joy can I have than this, to hear that my children follow the truth” (vs. 3,4). Truth is one of the writer’s greatest and most persis tent concerns. In his first letter he wrote: “Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and truth” (1 John 3:18). In his second letter, he wrote to the church: “I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children following the truth, just as we have been commanded by the father” (2 John:4). And now, in his third let ter, he rejoices in finding that Gaius enjoys a reputation for “fol lowing the truth.” A LOYAL THING We need to remember, howev er, that the writer of these epistles never thinks of “truth” in the abstract. For him to follow the truth means to “follow love’’ (2 the chances of picking up these organisms on your boots or shoes an great Even though the public places are often disinfected, there still is a danger of infection. We urge farmers to be very careful with their sanitary habits. The same is true when using pub lic trucks to transport animals; be sure they are clean and well disin fected. Don’t be guilty of bringing home infection to your own animals. To Clip Pastures Mowing permanent pastures at this time of year is a very good idea. Many of the plants will be heading out and some will go to seed; this means that the plants should be mowed. This practice will help control weeds and encourage new growth of grass. Livestock will consume the dry clippings. Pastures should be clipped several times during the season. In addition, the clipped area will look much better to the general public as they travel through the county. John 6). Gains is commended because he lives the truth of the gospel in a way that is obvious to others. “Beloved, it is a loyal thing you do when you render any ser vice to the brethren, especially to strangers, who have testified to your love before the church” (3 John S). Gaius is loyal to what the writer of the epistle has taught him. I’m not sure we make enough of this in the churches today. When I think of those whom we honor, it occurs to me that we usually com mend most highly those who spend much of their time and talents working on church boards, committees and agencies. I’m not suggesting for a minute that we should not honor these contribu tions, but simply question whether we shouldn’t recognize even more those who, like Gaius, are out standing in their “serivce to the brethren, especially to strangers...” ESPECIALLY STRANGERS In one of my previous congre gations there was a man who held many offices in the church and was certainly reckoned as one of our top congregational leaders. Above that, he was a man of loyal ty, one upon whom you could always count, regardless of how small or menial the task might be. But even more than that, he was a man who rendered service to others, including and especially strangers. I remember and honor him for these, much more than for the offices he held. Nineteen hundred years after he lived and died, Gaius is still remembered and honored for his loyalty in rendering “service to the brethren, especially to strangers.” That’s what they said about him. Is there any higher honor than that? And what do they say about you? (Based on copyrighted Outlines pro duced by the Committee on the Uniform Senes and used by permission. Released by Community & Suburban Press.) AND RALPH BORROWED IT FROM ME r
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