AlO-Uncast»r Farming. Saturday. June 30,1990
OPINION
Cheers To Everyone Involved
The Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program is combating
teen drinking and driving with milk beverages. In the recent
prom and graduation season, Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers
joined the fight against teenage alcohol abuse by marketing a
special non-alcoholic beverage program to high school students
statewide.
“Over the last five years, more than 20,000 Pennsylvania
teenagers have been involved in alcohol-related traffic acci
dents, many during the prom and graduation season,” said
Donald Duncan, PDPP chairman. “Our Cheers program prom
otes milk-based beverages as a healthy and safe alternative to
alcohol.”
According to Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Associa
tion’s June producer magazine, more than 50 Pennsylvania high
schools participated in the Cheers prom and graduation promo
tion by ordering free party packs that include supplies, decora
tions, and recipes for milk-based punches.
Dairy farmers are also taking their case to the public through a
satellite video news release. The Cheers video news release will
be broadcast to TV stations statewide and include interview seg
ments with Duncan and a representative from Mothers Against
Drunk Driving. The dramatic story of one Pennsylvania teen
whose life was drastically altered by drinking and driving is also
a part of the video.
This milk promotion program has such widespread, redeem
ing value on both sides of the rural/urban fence, we raise our
glass of Cheers to everyone involved.
Farm Calendar
Forage-Livestock Expo, Hickory
Hill Research Farm, Cheswold,
Del., 12:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Eastern Regional Shorthorn Show
and Field Day, Howard Co.
Fairgrounds, West Friendship,
Md.
Farm Visitation Day, Navall
Academy Dairy Farm, Gam
brills, Md.
Westmoreland Co. 5-Acre Com
Club deadline.
Wednesday, ,luh 4
Independence l)a\!
Blair Co. Pa. Holstein Junior Judg
ing School, thru July 6.
Warren Co. Pa. Holstein Junior
Judging School, noon, thru July
6.
Berks Co. 4-H panel discussion
with borough and township
Judging School, noon.
PSWGA Keystone Sheep Show
and Sale, Ag Arena, Penn State
I Lancaster Panning
Established 1955
Published Every Saturday
Ephrata Review Building
1 E. Main St
Ephrata, PA 17522
by
Lancaster Farming, Inc.
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Robert G. Campbell General Manager
Everett R. Newtwangar Managing Editor
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Susquehanna Co. 4-H Dairy
Camp, Harford Fairgrounds,
PSWGA Keystone Sheep Show
and Sale, Ag Arena, Penn State
Bradford Co. Holstein Club
Picnic
Susquehanna Co. 4-H Dairy
Camp, Harford Fairgrounds.
(Continued from Pago A 43)
Farm Forum
Editor:
I am very disappointed in the
coverage of Republican guberna
torial candidate Barbara Hafcr in
the June 23,1990 issue of Lancas
ter Farming. While this paper is
most certainly an agricultural
publication, I am sure a large per
centage of its readers are not only
farmers, but also Christians.
Although the subject was named,
Hafcr’s political position on this
subject was not stated.
This is the paragraph I find
lacking:
“When asked what issues other
than fanning she would stress in
her campaign, Hafer said the abor-
POR. OUR HOMEWORK
NOW IS
THE TIME
By Jay Irwin
Lancaster County
Agricultural Agent
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To Be Aware Of Feeding
New Grain
The barley harvest is nearly
completed and some farmers may
be considering using this new
grain in their feeding program.
Feeding new grain to livestock is
possible, under very careful man
agement. If fed in too large
amounts, digestive disorders such
as bloating and scouring may
occur. We suggest that the grain
be allowed to go through a two
week curing period before being
fed. Then it should be included
into the grain ration at a slow rate
- 10 to 20%.
Barley is a popular livestock
feed and is a good substitute for
com. In a week or two wheat will
be ready and may also be fed with
care. Again, it should be allowed
several weeks to cure before feed
ing. Wheat is not used as much for
feeding purposes because of the
digestive problems. Smaller
amounts in the ration, compared to
barley, are suggested. Barley and
wheat can be used as livestock
feeds, but need special care when
mixing in livestock rations.
To Keep Cows Cool
High producing cows consume
a lot of feed and generate a lot of
body heat, which can be a problem
during the hot days of summer.
To help cows keep cool, give
them access to shade and water.
Letting cows come into a well
ventilated bam during the heat of
the afternoon can help.
lion issue was emotional but that
there were many other issues that
needed to be discussed.”
What a cop-out, from Hafcr and
also this paper! The subject of
abortion is an important one to
Christians. It is a matter of life and
death! Barbara Hafer is pro
abortion! Why was this left
unsaid?
Do we need a “friend in agricul
ture” at the expense of unborn
children? Hafer may appeal to our
pocketbooks, but does she stand
by our morals?
Cathy Mae Phillips
Mohrsville
(Continued from Pago A 43)
Breezes help cows dissipate
body heat Therefore open bam
doors, windows, hay holes and
roof ridges. Remove side wall
panels. Use fans to blow air over
cows’ heads and backs. Use
sprinklers at the feed bunk to per
iodically soak cows to the hide.
Theh let them stand in breezes,
created by fans, to cool off as they
dry down.
To Control Canada Thistle
Canada thistles are listed as a
noxious weed in Pennsylvania;
this means they should be con
trolled and not allowed to go to
seed. I’ve seen far too many this
tles this year and some along our
major highways. Too often we sec
what some people call “summer
snowflakes” floating through the
air: these are not snowflakes but
thistle seeds. We should insist that
these be mowed or sprayed to pre
vent seed formation.
Most townships have noxious
weed ordinances to prevent the
spread of Canada thistles and
other noxious weeds. These ordi
nances should be enforced for the
best interest of all farmers. You
can spot spray with Banvcl or
Roundup for control. Be sure to
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CAN THOUGHTS
HEAL?
July 1,1990
Background Scripture:
Proverbs 4.
Devotional Reading: 1 Peter
2:1-5, 9-10.
“Let your heart hold fast my
words, keep my commandments,
and live” (4;4), says Proverbs. In
recent dccaides we have been
learning that words and feelings
can harm us physically, as well as
emotionally.
Surgeon Bemic S. Siegel, M.D.
says: “Feelings are chemical and
can kill or cure.” We know now
that thoughts trigger (he release of
certain hormones into the body’s
systems. Often, if there is too
much of one of these hormones, it
can have a harmful effect upon the
physical body. So we can give
new appreciation Proverbs says of
wise teachings, “For they arc life
to him who finds them, and heal
ing to all his flesh” (4:22).
EATING YOU ALIVE
Many years ago, while I was a
pastor in Pennsylvania, a woman
desperately ill with breast cancer
came to me for help. It quickly
became apparent that the one
thing that dominated her thinking
was her anger and bitterness with
her sister. No matter how many
times I tiled to change the subject,
she would soon bring it back to
her sister. Eventually, I told her
that although I thought she was
perfectly justified in feeling bitter
toward her sister, I was afraid that
this bitterness would get in the
way of her own recovery from
cancer. “Your bitterness is figura
tively and literally eating you
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everyone to do something about
this problem.
To Look For Tobacco Aphids
Ordinarily tobacco aphids do
not appear until July 4, but we are
already getting reports the red
phase of the tobacco aphid are
numerous in some tobacco fields.
We urge growers to check their
fields - even recently transplanted
tobacco. If Furadan was applied
preplant or Orthene was used in
the transplant water, the tobacco
should have early aphid protec
tion. We urge inspections of all
fields at least once a week - twice
a week would be better. Control is
much easier if the number of
aphids are not numerous. We
recommend control when 1 to 3
plants out of 10 show aphids.
Orthene Tobacco Insect Spray at
2/3 to 1 pound per acre of Thiodan
2/3 to 1-1/3 quart per acre are the
recommended foliar materials. If
aphid pressure is heavy, applica
tions should be made 7 to 14 days
apart.
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alive.”
She agreed, but when she
returned the next week, she was
still stuck on the subject. I
reminded her that she needed to let
go of those feelings and again she
agreed. But the third week when
she returned, she started off again
on her favorite subject. Abruptly, I
gave her a large lined legal pad
and told her I wanted her to write
down every mean or thoughtless
thing or word her sister had ever
done or said to her. “Don’t miss a
thing!” I instructed her.
UP IN SMOKE
After about an hour of intensive
writing she brought the tablet to
me, page after page filled with
negative feelings. “Now, is that all
of it?” I asked. “Yes, I think so,”
she replied. I took the tablet and lit
a match to it and as it burned
before our eyes, “Now that’s the
end of it,” I said, “it’s all gone up
in smoke!” She never mentioned
her sister again and we began to
concentrate on positive emotions.
She continued to take her medical
therapy, even though the doctors
had told her there was little chance
of recovery. But she did recover
and every year thereafter, before
she would go for her annual
check-up, she would call me on
the phone for a prayer. When, at
last, she died it was at an advanced
age and from something quite
different.
I cannot say with any definite
ness what role our counselling
played in her recovery from breast
cancer, but in my own heart 1
believe that her bitterness was
“eating her alive” and that when
she let go of it, the healing power
of her oWn body was able at last to
respond to her medical treatment.
As the writer of Prdvcrbs
counseled, “Hear, my son, and
accept my words, that the years of
your life may be many” (4:10),
this woman added years to her life
by heeding wise counsel.
(Bated on copyrighted Outlines produced by
the Committee on the Uniform Series and used
by permission Released by Community & Sub
urbim Press.)
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