AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 14,1990 OPINION From The End Of The Farm Lane Beautiful dairy farms are a credit to the community and to the state dairy industry. And the efforts of the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification program are to be commended. This program encourages dairy farm families to keep their farms looking good so that consumers of dairy products who drive past the farm will have a favorable impression of their source of dairy products. The program started in the mid-west and came into New York State about eight years ago. The Pennsylvania version of the program has recognized 353 dairy farms over the last four years. Early each yeat, applications from the ten state districts are received. By May, district volunteers have set up their road-side inspection teams and during June Dairy Month activities recog nition is given to the local winners. A farm sign and a certificate are part of this local recognition. Many people, organizations and businesses have supported this worthy program at district level. At the state level, The Americian Dairy Association and Dairy Council, and the Pen nsylvania Milk Promotion Program have provided the funds for the low-cost program. Lancaster Farming has helped to add to the reward of the program by providing an 11 xl4 color photo print of each winning farm. This color enlargement is presented to each farm family during Dairy of Distinction ceremonies held each year at Ag Progress Days in August at Rock Springs. We believe all the volunteers involved in the Dairy of Dis tinction program deserve a “thank you” from the dairy industry. And all the winners including the 82 new winners this year, should take credit for their part in the total efforts to promote milk from the end of the daily farm lane. /•£J7 Farm Calendar ; 455/ Maryland Angus Field Day, McGill Creek Farm, Earleville, Md. Schaefferstown Folk Festival, Alexander Schaeffer Farm Museum, Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co., 11:00 a.m., thru July 15. Clarion Holstein Town and Coun ■ try Day, Grissman Farm, Rimersburg, noon. Lancaster Co. Goat Field Day, Windy Hill Goat Dairy, Man- Itein^LOOiun^O^ Schaefferstown Folk Festival, Alexander Schaeffer Farm Museum, Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co. Crawford Co. Holstein picnic, Robert Waddle Farm, Townvil le, noon. South Central Holstein Show, Cow Palace, Timonium, Mary land, 10:00 a.m. Susquehanna County Dairy Tour to Canada, thru July 21. Southern Conservation Tillage Conference, Raleigh, N.C., thru Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E. Mam St. Ephrata, PA 17522 by —- Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Stdnrmn Entfpfkt, Robert G Campbell General Manager Everett R Newswanger • Managing Editor Cspv>t|W laNTby Unseator Farmlnf Penn State Plant Material Short Courses, Pittsburgh Civic Gar den Center, thru July 18; repeats July 31 and August 1. Adams Co. Small Grains/Milo Field Day, Eisenhower Farm, 9:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Southern Conservation Tillage Conferences, Raleigh, N.C. (Turn to Pag* A3B) Farm Forum Editor: Recognizing the importance of public debate, 1 rarely take issue with press reports of controversial issues, even when reporters quote critics who twist the facts. But Vernon Achenbach’s story on the new state budget is misleading and wrongs When Achenbach quotes an unnamed man who claims to have worked on the budget, I’m left to wonder if a man who won’t iden tify himself tells a true story. Senator Wenger’s quote that the There is one - advantage 2. 6 » IN HAVING - A LEAKY ROOR.. < ( J‘ NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agricultural Agent The late summer and early fall seeding season is coming rapidly; August seedings of alfalfa should now be in the planning stage. Winter barley and wheat seedings should be planned and orders placed for the right kind of seed. Don’t wait until seeding time and then discover the supply is exhausted. Certified seed is highly suggested in order to realize the most from all imputs. If you plan to use homegrown seed from a healthy field, they should be tested at the Pennsylva nia Department of Agriculture seed lab; don’t waste time and money on poor quality seeds; you could be spreading disease and more weeds. To Control Sweet Corn Earworm One of the annual problems for sweet com producers is the com earworm and this year is no excep tion. The very hot weather creates ideal conditions for them. Indica tions are that the adult com ear worm population is getting pretty heavy and that means possible trouble for the growers of sweet com. The com earworm does not overwinter in Pennsylvania but migrates from the south and begins to build-up in July. It is the second generation of com ear worm that is present in August through September that becomes a serious problem to the sweet com growers. If you are concerned about com state surplus is gone fails to recog nize the fact that Pennsylvania fin ished the fiscal year with a $136 million surplus in spite of revenues that fell below expectations. In addition, your readers should know that funding for animal health programs WAS NOT CUT. Previous line item appropriations for seven animal health programs were lumped together, and the funding for those programs now appears in the budget under the (Turn to Pag* A 23) (^ To Plan For Fall Seeding 1 » i I Q earworm injury, start treatment as soon as eggs are found on the silk. Apply sprays at 3-day intervals when ears are 20% in silk until a week before harvest. This may mean 3 to 7 applications, but it should produce a maximum of ears free of com earworm. Car baryl (Sevin) does a good job. Always follow label directions. To Take Time To Be Safe Once every four years the aver age farm laborer can expect to be injured so severely that medical attention is required. Our safety engineers tell us that agricultural workers are much more suscepti ble to accidents and injury than industrial workers. Many pieces of farm machinery need to be repaired and adjusted on the job. Some of this is done while the machinery is operating and on the run. This is dangerous and we urge you to stop the machine and shut if off before any adjustments are made. Just a few seconds of patience could save a life or a vital part of the human body. Keep in mind however, it is not the machinery that is at fault in TRAIN UP A CHILD July 15,1990 Background Scripture: Proverbs 22:1-16, Devotional Reading: Romans 12:1,2,9-21 There is a familiar passage in Proverbs 22 that 1 stumbled over as I read it: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (22:6). Both as a father and as a pastor I have tried to live by that precept. Yet, in my own experience the promise of Proverbs 22:6 has not been fulfilled. I sometimes lament that I was apparently unable to transmit to my own children and the children of others many of the precepts I so highly valued. In the lives of other people I have also seen grown children do just what the writer of Proverbs said they will not do: depart from the teach ings of their parents and church. I have mourned with parents whose children have committed crimes and known full well that that was not what they taught (heir children by both word and exam ple. I have heard mothers and fathers say, “You didn’t learn that in our home,” and I have believed them. Parents have taught the val ue of a “good name,” (22:1) but some children nevertheless choose “silver or gold.” Churches have taught children to share “bread with the poor” (22:9), but some of those children have learned instead to “oppress the poor” (22:16). Institutions* have T f W DON T WAVE TO 60 OOTBIDC 7D CHECKIHE Pain gauge r most cases, but the operator who does not take time to be safe. The summer months increase outdoor activity with your dog. Keep in mind that a dog owner’s responsibility is to keep their pet under control at all times. Free roaming dogs cause accidents, bite, damage property and can be a general nuisance. They also carry disease from farm to farm. Dogs are personal property and the owners are responsible for any damage caused by their pets. Many dog related problems would be alleviated if owners were more aware of their respon sibilities. All pet owners really need to do is to have their dogs licensed and keep them under con trol. Remember, all dogs six months of age or older must be licensed. A license is an inexpen sive means to identify your dog if it should stray. It also shows you care for your pet. The Cooperative Extension is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educational institution. attempted to instill “prudence” and “humility,” but children have nevertheless chosen “the thorns and snares... of the perverse” (22:5). IN THE LONG RUN So why should the writer of Proverbs say, “Train up a child in the ‘way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it? One reason is simply that, although it often fails, in the long run it still seems to produce the best results. We have long known that groups that make religious education a vital part of the child’s up-bringing will still be more positive, and constructive than those that do not. Statistics have repeatedly told us that children of Jewish homes will tend to be less likely to be in trouble than those of Christians, I am embarrassed for Christians to have to admit that, but it is true. Similarly, the chil dren of Mormons generally live on a higher moral level. We can hardly escape the conclusion that those of us in the standard brand name Christian groups are less dedicated to educating our child ren in the Christian faith. The second reason is that, even when it seems to fail, it remains as a standard by which our children can judge and compare the values that are contrary, and if they choose, embrace again at any time. Our children may reject much that we have held to be essential in life, but, if we con tinue to espouse and uphold these values, they have something to which they can return, if they will. In a sense, our children can never “depart from it.” They may choose not to follow it, but it will always be there to call them to return. 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