OPINION Refrigerated Eggs FDA recently placed shell eggs on the potentially hazardous food list, thereby requiring mandatory refrigeration. Specifical ly, shell eggs in a food establishment (food processors, ware houses, distributors and retail food stores) must have an internal temperature of 45 degrees F or below until sold or used. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has notified everyone concerned that state egg and food inspectors will be enforcing the requirement beginning on January 1, 1991. This gives the egg industry and its customers several months to make any necessary adjustments. According to the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation, FDA’s action negates the need for the mandatory refrigeration legisla tion now in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. A number of scientists believe that proper refrigeration of eggs will signific antly reduce the number of human outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis associated with eggs. Certainly to keep eggs cold from farm to consumer should give a positive message to the public that producers and distri butors are willing to share the responsibility to get the edible egg to the family table in perfect condition. But the consumer, pri vate or commercial, should also learn how to prepare food, espe cially how to cook food properly. If eggs are properly refriger ated and properly cooked, they provide one of natures most nutritious, inexpensive foods. Farm Calendar Dutch Country Calf Sale, BCCA, Lebanon Fairgrounds, 1:30 p.m. Chester Co. first annual 4-H Beef Show and Sale, Kimberton Fairgrounds, 9:30 a.m. Bedford Cattlemen’s Association Feeder and Club Calf Sale, Bedford Fairgrounds, 1:00 p.m. Goat Health Conference, J.O. Keller Conference Center, Uni versity Park, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pa. 4-H Horse Show, Farm Show Building, Harrisburg, thru Oct. 28. Uniontown Poultry and Farm Show, thru Oct. 28. Sunday, October 28 Pa. 4-H Horse Show, Farm Show Building, Harrisburg. Umontown Poultry and Farm Show. * Water clinic, Tidioute High Lebanon Co. Holstein annual meeting, Zoars Social Hall, Mt. Zion, 7:00 p.m.. Clinton Co. Farm-City Banquet, Nittany Grange Hall. Potter Co. crop management meet ing, Downey’s Country Cot tage, Ulysses, 10:30 a.m., repeats at Maple View Ag Cen ter, Coudersport, 1:30 p.m., repeats Seneca Highlands Voc ational Technical School, Port Allegany. 8:00 p.m. Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrafa Review Building 1 E Main St Ephrata, PA 17522 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Stelnman Enterprise Robert G Campbell General Manager Everett R Newswanger Managing Editor Copyright IWO by LwieMtof Farming Wednesday October 31 llapp\ Halloween! Thursday, No\ember I Pa. Holstein Junior All- Pennsylvania entry deadline. Md. Ag Ed Foundation annual din ner, Martin’s West, Baltimore, Md. Centre Co. Farm-City dinner, Penns Valley Area H.S., Spring Mills, 7:00 p.m. Westmoreland Co. Farm-City Night, Mountain View Inn, Rocking Pond Guest Production (Turn to Page A3l) Farm Forum Editor: I note that Gov. Casey will be in Lancaster for the groundbreaking for a new VA mile section of Rt. 23 from Lancaster east to Rl. 30. While that decision has been made, the more important ques tion is whether Rt. 23 will be built as a new four-lane expressway through New Holland. It was announced in August that PennDOT would conduct an environmental and cultural study to decide whether or not the high way should be constructed. As planned, the new highway would cut through some of the county’s best farmland as well as Plain Sect NOW DON'T you FDR&ET.. NOW IS THE TIME By Jay Irwin Lancaster County Agricultural Agent To Prevent Pneumonia As temperature and weather conditions vary considerably from day to day and from hour to hour, precautions need to be taken to prevent pneumonia. Pneumonia causing organisms are normally present in the respiratory tract, but under periods of stress an animal’s resistance can be lowered to the point where it can no longer fight off the infection. So, it’s important to minimize stress on animals. Keep bams well ventilated, but avoid cold drafts. This may require frequent adjustment of doors and windows, or the proper installation and use of fans. Good ventilation prevents the buildup of stagnant, moist germ-laden air. That’s important. Also avoid overcrowding. During inclement and rapidly changing weather con ditions, one should also minimize stresses associated with transport ing animals, weaning, changing feeds, deworming, vaccinating, etc. When necessary, consult your veterinarian for advice on immu nization and treatment To Observe Weed Populations Now that most of the com is harvested, we can plainly see what weeds failed to be controlled in those fields. We are seeing more of the persistent, hard-to-conttol weeds appearing in our crop fields during the past 8-10 years. In part, this is because we have changed our farming methods, particularly tillage techniques and we’re not communities, historic buildings and achaeological sites. However, some people think the decision has already been made. Slate Transportation Sec retary Howard Yerusalim has staled he would like to see the highway built. The Lancaster County Planning Commission wants the expressway built all the way to Morgantown. I purchased a map of Lancaster County from the American Automobile Associa tion that shows the highway already in existence past New Holland. Hopefully, the $742,000 study (Turn to Pago A3l) ' '•• continuous com. Bindweeds, horsenettle, hemp dogbane, curly dock, Canada thistle, Johnsongrass, and yes, even woody plants such as bram bles and small volunteer trees have appeared in increasing num bers. We need to note the presence of these weeds now and then pre pare to deal with them. When you notice a new weed, have it identified and take appro priate control measures before the weed becomes a menancing prob lem. If weeds are presently escap ing from your control efforts, find out how to change your weed management program. To Hunt Safely The small game hunting season for rabbits and pheasants opened on Saturday, October 27. We need to remind ourselves to be courte ous and considerate while hunting on farms. We encourage all hun ters to practice good relations between farmers and hunters. Cri ticism of hunting often starts because a few hunters forget the landowner is his host. By observ ing a few sensible hunting man ners, hunters will keep themselves from becoming uninvited guests. Most landowners permit rea sonable hunting. Asking permis sion to hunt is a small courtesy in return for a pleasant day in the SPREADING IT BEFORE THE LORD October 28,1990 Background Scripture: 2 Kings 19:8-22, 32-34, Devotional Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11 One of the issues with which I have wrestled throughout my life as a Christian is that of the will of God. Time and again I have come back to this problem, only to have to work it through again at some later time. All my answers to this question are always temporary and tentative. Frequently when I pray, I am aware that if God were to affirma tively answer my prayer, he might have to deny the prayer request of someone else. How does that work, I have wondered? When two prayer requests conflict, does he bestow his blessing on the one whom he likes the best? No, of course not. Is it a matter of who gets his prayer request in first? No, not that either. Or is it a matter of knowing the right way to pray for one, while the other belongs to a religious group that is not as well-informed? No, that is unthinkable! So how does it work? “MY OWN SAKE” Perhaps this story from 2 Kings suggests a working though not final answer. God says through Isaiah: “For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for this rule. Landowners may actual ly need protection from indiffe rent, careless and destructive hun ters. When the trouble starts, many farmers post their land for protection from irresponsible hunters. It takes very little time and costs nothing to observe a few common courtesy rules while hunting: ask permission before hunting, close gates, pick-up litter after eating lunch and stay out of unharvested crops. Keep a safe distance from buildings and livestock while hunting and be sure to respect the property of others as you would expect others to respect yours. For Farm Show Entries January, and Pennsylvania Farm Show time, seems like a long time away. But, really it is not, because now is the time to be making your livestock and daily entries for the Pennsylvania Farm Show. This should be a banner year for the Farm Show since it’s the 7Sth Anniversary year. Just a reminder that November 1 is the deadline for these entries and that is close at hand. So, if you are interested in exhibiting at Farm Show, you can obtain entry blanks and a premium book from your County Extension Office. The Farm Show runs from January 6 through 11, 1991. the sake of David my servant” (19:34). God gives an affirmative answer to Hezekiah’s prayer, because it meets his own pur poses: to maintain his integrity before the nations and to fulfill his promise to David. One might also conclude that if Hezekiah’s prayer had run contrary to God’s pur pose, God’s response would have been different. Was it not in this same vein that Jesus would pray many years later: “Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me; never theless, not my will, but thine, be done” (Luke 22:42). Thus, we pet ition God for two reasons; (1) to share with him our hopes, desires and concerns, and (2) to align our lives to his will. When our hopes, desires and concerns coincide with his will, the answer to our prayer may come as it did to Heze kiah. But when it doesn’t and there are many instances of this in the Bible, too the answer we get to our prayer is no less an answer, even though it is not what we hoped it would be. At that time we have to trust God and leave it in his hands. OPEN THY EYES Hezekiah is one of the few Jew ish kings about which the Old Tes tament has something good to say. One reason is obvious: he was a man of faith who prayed. When he received the threatening letter, he “went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord” (19:14). You and I today have the same recourse: whatever comes to us in our daily walk pain, fear, injustice, joy, love, or victory we need to spread it before the Lord and pray. (Bated on copyrighted Outlines produced by the Committee on the Uniform Senes and used by permission. Released by Community A Sub urban Press.) ;
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